Chapter 25: Clever Hidan, S-Class Forbidden Jutsu!
Half a day later.
Land of Hot Water, the location where Uchiha Jin fought.
A young man with black short hair, dressed in a black tight combat suit and wearing a Konoha Jonin vest, descended swiftly.
This person is Uchiha Fugaku.
When he saw the scene in the village, he was shocked.
The original village no longer existed; instead, there was a gigantic, shattered volcano.
It was as if a forty-meter-long great sword had been wielded recklessly, leaving it in this state.
Scalding hot underground water continuously gushed out, forming a small river at the mountain.
"Great Elder, what exactly did they encounter?" Fugaku frowned slightly, standing on the volcano, pinching some sand and gravel from the ground, and opened his Sharingan.
"Such a disastrous scene can only have two outcomes."
"Either Shana Elder awakened that forbidden power at the last moment."
"Or he used that forbidden technique."
Fugaku's tone grew serious as his Sharingan quickly scanned the ruins.
"Hm?"
He suddenly frowned, noticing a relatively intact circular area exposed from the boiling riverbed.
Shurikens and kunai were scattered all over, along with dull explosive tags.
Numerous deep gouges and craters were everywhere, evidence of intense Taijutsu combat.
"Another person fought here. The level of this Wire Manipulated Shuriken Technique—could it be Seichiro? No, he doesn't have that capability. It must be Uchiha Jin."
"Uchiha Jin."
"Given this catastrophic aftermath, one can imagine how intense the battle was."
"Is he really just a Genin?"
Fugaku doubt, thinking that even the most talented Shisui of the Uchiha Clan, lacking the accumulation of age, could not achieve this level at this time.
"No matter which option was used, Elder must have wielded this power with strong emotions."
"So, what does he want to do?"
He furrowed his brows, narrowing his eyes slightly as he observed the paths of the giant sword strikes, trying to deduce.
His gaze finally settled on the volcanic rock wall, specifically on a Dodai with a clear notch.
"They might still be alive."
"At least, Uchiha Jin is very likely still alive!"
Uchiha Fugaku took a deep breath, and Shisui's words from before came to his mind:
'Uchiha Jin will surely become the bridge between the clan and the village, Fugaku Senpai!'
And now, The hawkish leader, Elder Uchiha Shana, burned his life to pave a path for this child.
Uchiha Jin, What kind of charm does he possess that could make the hawkish and dovish factions, so irreconcilable, go to such lengths for him?
"Find him!" Uchiha Fugaku exhaled deeply.
"We must find him!"
"This might be the final intel left by Elder Shana."
"And... the final will!"
Land of Hot Water,
In an abandoned village near the capital of Land of Hot Water.
Uchiha Jin opened his eyes.
What he saw was a strange ceiling, swaying and covered with cracks.
"Hey, you're awake?"
A gray-haired kid with a large hairstyle, munching on a pork chop, sat by the bed and glanced over.
"Where am I?" Uchiha Jin asked, feeling confused.
His last memory was of being in the volcano, ambushed and knocked out by that old geezer, Uchiha Shana, and hitting his head hard.
And this certainly wasn't the first time!
Uchiha Jin gritted his teeth silently, remembering how he wanted to help set up warning traps before the battle erupted.
At that time, the old man had also slapped him on the forehead, knocking him out.
Damn it, does he think he can turn a kid into a square head with such slaps?
"Yesterday, some underground water gushed out and formed a hot spring river."
"I found you floating on the river and pulled you out."
"Tsk tsk, you're a Ninja, aren't you?" The gray-haired kid turned his stool around, propped his feet up on the bed, and asked with a raised eyebrow.
Uchiha Jin's Sharingan flashed briefly.
Through the unique vision of the Sharingan, he observed that this arrogant kid did not have a significant amount of Chakra, even less than a Genin's level.
He frowned slightly: "You know I'm a Ninja and still dared to save me?"
"Aren't you afraid I'll slice you up?"
However, the gray-haired kid replied calmly:
"You're covered in all kinds of wounds, but after inspecting you, I didn't find any wounds on your back."
"A person who doesn't run away,"
"In the Land of Hot Water, might be considered a good person."
Uchiha Jin's smile immediately became stiff.
It was his first time being labeled as a good person, and it came from a snotty little brat.
It made him want to stick his fingers up this brat's nose and give him a good throw.
But after all, the kid saved him, even though he didn't really want to be saved.
In the end, as a good person, Uchiha Jin could only sigh. Having received nine years of compulsory education, he couldn't bring himself to backstab his benefactor.
The road to insurance fraud is long and obstructed!
It's tough!
"Hey, let me introduce myself. My name is Hidan." The gray-haired kid grinned and gave a thumbs-up towards himself.
"You can call me Brother Duan."
"And you?"
Uchiha Jin replied succinctly: "Genin, signing off."
But he quickly came to his senses and looked at the kid in front of him with a stunned expression.
"Wait, what did you just say?"
"You're called... Hidan?"
"What kind of look is that? Of course, my name is Hidan." Hidan snorted and nonchalantly pointed to himself with his thumb.
"The future savior of the Land of Hot Water, the Yugakure Shadow! That's me!"
"I'm going to end the chaos in the Land of Hot Water, drive all the great country Ninjas off this land, and become the next 'demigod' in the Ninja world!"
"That's my Ninja Way!"
"Wait a minute, Hidan, aren't you just an idiot?" Uchiha Jin looked at the kid in horror, nearly activating his Sharingan to see if this Hidan was the real deal.
After all,
Hidan is a future member of the Akatsuki organization, a loyal follower of the Jashin Cult, a member of the immortal duo, and possesses the extremely terrifying ability of "first sight killing".
Defeating the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, killing The Twelve Guardian Ninja's Chiriku and Asuma. Hidan's achievements were impressive and his abilities are formidable!
In terms of personality, he is arrogant, bold, verbose, and arrogant, and his brain is a bit slow.
That's Hidan.
But, Clever Hidan??. What kind of Hidan is this?
Uchiha Jin's mind immediately flashed back to when he argued with a group of fanatics about Hidan, suggesting that if Hidan had a brain, it would lead to: Summoning Mosquito Hidan, Sanitary Pad Hidan, Blood Donation Truck Hidan.
If Hidan had a brain, the absurdity would be absurd beyond belief—
Absurd to the extreme!
Uchiha Jin blinked in astonishment, his pupils beginning to tremble.
"Why are you insulting me?" Hidan frowned, noticing a gradual change in Uchiha Jin's expression.
"Oh~! I understand now!"
"Sure enough, you were intimidated by my name, so you started babbling."
"Very well, I forgive you."
Hidan laughed heartily and threw a scroll at Uchiha Jin.
"This came floating along with you, but I couldn't open it; it should be yours."
"Take it. I'm going to call a doctor to check your brain."
Ignoring Hidan's absurd comment about checking his brain,
Uchiha Jin took the scroll and immediately noticed the Uchiha Clan's emblem on it.
After weighing it, Uchiha Jin found that he seemed to have a strong connection with the scroll.
It seems he was able to open it.
So, Uchiha Jin carefully unfurled the scroll. When he saw the contents of the scroll, His pupils suddenly constricted.
Because, the few big words that caught his eye were:
"Uchiha Style · Secret S-Class Forbidden Technique Kenjutsu Mastery"
"Dance of the Solar Halo"!
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