Chapter 2: Divine Demon Transformation: Two Heads, Four Arms
After hearing the system's prompt, Uchiha Sanpō didn't stop running—instead, he accelerated forward.
Ahead lay a dense forest with plenty of places to hide, so he leaped onto a large tree branch, using the foliage and trunk for cover. Only then did he check the system reward.
But suddenly, a bone-chilling cold rose from deep within his heart. This feeling was all too familiar… it was killing intent!
The Three Tomoe Sharingan burst open in his pupils, crimson patterns spreading like a spider web.
In an instant, he dodged at high speed. Dozens of earth spikes erupted from the ground like black arrows, piercing straight toward where he had just been hiding. Tree branches snapped, leaves scattered everywhere.
With Three Tomoe Sharingan active, he evaded the attack!
Immediately after, four Iwagakure ninjas leaped out from the bushes. Leading them was a male Iwagakure jōnin in his thirties, followed by three male chūnin in their twenties.
Seeing the enemies appear, he instinctively began forming seals, intending to counter with Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique—but he forcibly stopped himself halfway.
Then he turned and fled swiftly toward the southwest. The reason for heading southwest was simple: he was currently in the Land of Earth, and the Land of Fire lay to the south of it.
Suppressing his battle instinct, Uchiha Sanpō inwardly complained: The Uchiha bloodline really is arrogance and madness incarnate.
The pursuers consisted of one male jōnin and three male chūnin, while he himself only had about 40% of his chakra and pupil power left. The strength gap was massive, yet this body's instinct was still urging him to charge forward and fight to the death… He didn't even know what to say anymore…
The four Iwagakure ninjas saw the Uchiha youth fleeing and the leading male jōnin gave a pursuit signal. The three chūnin immediately understood and split left and right to encircle him.
Seeing this, Uchiha Sanpō no longer hesitated. His left hand formed the "Ren" seal while his right hand drew four shuriken. With a fierce throw, he shouted:
"Shuriken: Shadow Clone Technique!"
Instantly, over sixty shuriken appeared in the air, flying toward the four Iwagakure ninjas.
A Uchiha ninja with Three Tomoe Sharingan was usually at elite jōnin level, and Shuriken: Shadow Clone Technique was an A-rank ninjutsu. Combined with the Uchiha clan's famous throwing techniques, it made the leading Iwagakure jōnin react quickly. He formed seals with both hands and slammed them on the ground:
"Earth Release: Earth Wall!"
A massive earth wall rose instantly, shielding all four Iwagakure ninjas.
A few seconds later, the expected fierce barrage didn't come—only the sounds of a few shuriken embedding into the earth wall.
At that moment, the Iwagakure jōnin realized he had been tricked. This wasn't the A-rank Shuriken: Shadow Clone Technique at all—it was just the ordinary E-rank Clone Technique. The enemy had turned and run the moment he saw them, using such a low-level ninjutsu to stall. It meant the opponent's remaining chakra was very low.
Analyzing the situation in mere seconds showed how experienced this Iwagakure jōnin was. He immediately dispelled the earth wall and shouted in anger:
"Chase him! His remaining chakra shouldn't be much!"
Hearing this, the three Iwagakure chūnin grew even more excited and chased after him with greater fervor, eager to beat the dog while it was down.
Uchiha Sanpō was fast. Thanks to that brief delay, he had already covered over 80 meters. The current distance between them was around 110 meters—still relatively safe.
Desperately needing to increase his strength, he mentally chanted in his mind:
"Fuse skills!"
"Ding! Detected: Clone Technique, Transformation Technique, Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique—all at Minor Accomplishment proficiency. Fusion deduction possible!"
"Ding! Initial deduction complete. Please choose a deduction direction, host!"
"1. Fire Release: Phoenix Return to Nest — Based on Fire Release chakra, fused with Transformation Technique to create a fire bird. Incorporating Clone Technique principles increases the number of fire birds. The fire birds possess limited intelligence and can automatically fly toward enemies for self-destruct attacks."
"2. Fire Release: Ten Sides Ambush — Based on Fire Release chakra, fused with Transformation Technique to create special explosive traps that confuse enemies. Incorporating Clone Technique principles increases the number of special explosives. When triggered, they cause explosions and massive flames. Note: The user can actively detonate the traps!"
"3. Divine Demon Transformation — Based on Transformation Technique, fused with Clone Technique principles, allowing the user to enter a 'two heads, four arms' special state. Since this ninjutsu uses Fire Release chakra as its foundation, the 'special clone' produced consumes less chakra when using Fire Release techniques."
Uchiha Sanpō pondered for two seconds, then mentally selected:
"Choose 3. Divine Demon Transformation!"
"Ding! Fusion deduction complete. Congratulations, host, on obtaining the new skill: Divine Demon Transformation!"
Along with the new skill came a surge of memories in his mind, as if he had practiced this ninjutsu for a long time.
Iwagakure jōnin Fujino saw the target pulling farther away. His eyes narrowed. He gave a hand signal, then began forming seals: Rat – Tiger – Ox – Snake – Tiger...
"Earth Release: Earth Stone Dragon!"
After completing the seals, a dragon more than ten meters long burst out of the ground.
The four Iwagakure ninjas jumped onto the dragon's head, and the earth dragon immediately moved, chasing Uchiha Sanpō at high speed.
The ten-meter-long earth dragon moved incredibly fast; the distance between them shrank rapidly.
Noticing Uchiha Sanpō seemingly muttering to himself, Iwagakure jōnin Fujino sneered coldly:
"Distracted in the middle of battle? Since you're so eager to die, I'll grant your wish!"
With that, he began forming seals again: Rat – Horse – Dragon – Tiger...
"Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet!"
The charging earth dragon opened its massive mouth and fired a barrage of sharp earth projectiles.
Thanks to the Sharingan's enhanced dynamic vision, Uchiha Sanpō was able to dodge the incoming earth spikes even while running at full speed.
Bang… Bang… Bang…
The flying earth cones struck the ground nonstop, leaving more than twenty craters along Uchiha Sanpō's escape path!
At this moment, Uchiha Sanpō's heart pounded wildly as his mind raced. He quickly checked his status:
Host: Uchiha SanpōStatus: WeakenedLife: 192/520Chakra: 365/996Pupil Power: 316/958 ...
After upgrading the Sharingan, his chakra and pupil power had surged dramatically, but his body remained in a weakened state.
If he kept running like this, death was almost certain. So he began carefully observing his surroundings.
Soon, he spotted a large tree ahead and an idea formed.
His figure flashed as he darted behind the tree. Both hands formed seals: Rat – Monkey – Boar – Horse – Tiger...
"Divine Demon Transformation!"
His neck tilted sharply to the left. From the right side grew a new head with fiery red hair. Below his original arms, another pair of arms sprouted.
The 'two heads, four arms' form looked eerie and unsettling to behold...