Capítulo 92: Ch.92 Monsters
One week later.
Boom.
With a dull thud, Uchiha Shinji's body was sent flying backward.
At that moment, Karin's offensive came at him once more.
Uchiha Shinji's eyes narrowed, and his hands quickly formed seals: "Fire Release, Great Fireball Jutsu!"
Boom!
A scorching fireball shot out of his mouth, carrying intense heat as it surged toward Karin, who was charging straight at him.
Using the cover of the 'Great Fireball Jutsu,' he flickered and leaped into the crown of a large tree.
Swish, swish.
Suddenly, his ears twitched as he heard the sound of something cutting through the air behind him, and he quickly leaped high into the air.
Just as he jumped, two senbon, gleaming coldly, embedded themselves with a 'ding ding' into the branch he had just been standing on.
"That was close!"
In midair, Uchiha Shinji glanced down, his heart racing.
But before he could catch his breath, Karin suddenly appeared out of nowhere and threw a punch at him, leaving him with no way to brace himself in midair.
Seeing this, Uchiha Shinji had no choice but to take Karin's punch head-on.
Boom.
With another low thud, Uchiha Shinji, unable to absorb the impact, was sent flying backward and crashed into a large tree before finally coming to a stop.
Karin landed on the ground as well, eagerly asking Uchiha Shinji, "How did I do? Have I improved this time?"
Uchiha Shinji steadied himself by leaning on the tree's slightly shaking trunk.
The vibrations traveled up to the tree crown, making a rustling sound as leaves swirled down from the air.
Uchiha Shinji opened his mouth, unsure of what to say.
Karin's improvement was visible to the naked eye.
The most direct indicators were her speed and strength! Karin was already an exceptionally talented sensory-type shinobi, so once her speed and strength improved, combined with her acute sensory abilities, her combat power skyrocketed exponentially.
During their earlier exchange, Uchiha Shinji's arm had been painfully rattled, and now his head was still buzzing.
"What kind of monster have I created?"
Uchiha Shinji was secretly astonished.
And this was without Karin using Wood Release.
Indeed, after gradually fusing with White Zetsu's cells, Karin, like Uchiha Madara, Obito, and Danzo, had gained the ability to use Wood Release.
However, according to Uchiha Shinji's analysis in the lab:
This kind of Wood Release, achieved through the use of the First Hokage's cells or White Zetsu's cells, didn't mean the user had truly mastered Wood Release; it was more of a shortcut.
The advantage was that there was no need to master the complex fusion of Water and Earth chakra natures.
The downside was that if the user became too emotionally agitated or their chakra became severely imbalanced, leading to the loss of control over the First Hokage's or White Zetsu's cells, a Wood Release rampage could occur.
This was why Uchiha Shinji had always emphasized that Karin should master Wood Release through her own ability, using chakra nature fusion.
Only by doing this could she truly grasp the essence of Wood Release.
In Uchiha Shinji's eyes:
All the shinobi in the world who had transplanted the First Hokage's or White Zetsu's cells hadn't truly achieved full cellular fusion.
The worst example was Danzo, who had to rely on the mass implantation of Sharingan just to barely maintain the balance between the Yin and Yang chakra in his body.
Uchiha Madara and Obito had achieved a higher level of fusion.
But they, too, hadn't completed the fusion, as they still had noticeable transplant scars on their bodies.
Yamato had fewer visible transplant scars, but even he hadn't fully fused with the cells.
Because through intense rejection reactions, Yamato had already expelled most of the First Hokage's cells during the transplant phase, and his body only accepted a very small portion.
As a result, his state was stable, but his potential was limited.
Karin's current state was closer to that of Uchiha Madara and Obito.
She still had wrinkled scars on the transplant area of her arm, scars she couldn't remove no matter how hard she tried.
So Karin wasn't yet the perfect Sage Body that Uchiha Shinji envisioned.
Only when Karin had fully assimilated White Zetsu's cells and all transplant scars had faded, with Wood Release never going berserk, would she achieve the ultimate Sage Body that Uchiha Shinji desired.
Of course.
Even now, Karin was already terrifying. Uchiha Shinji could only imagine what the ultimate Sage Body might be like.
At that moment, Haku emerged from the forest and said, "Shinji, your reflexes are sharp! I thought I hid my sneak attack well, but you dodged it!"
Uchiha Shinji was speechless, thinking to himself, "Are you really struggling to find ways to comfort me?"
Without using the Mangekyō Sharingan, Uchiha Shinji was no longer able to keep Haku and Karin, these two monsters, in check.
So from the perspective of others, it looked like Uchiha Shinji, the recognized 'genius' of the shinobi academy, was playing with Haku and Karin, who were seen as the underdogs.
But in reality, Uchiha Shinji's combat strength was ranked second among the three of them, and it wouldn't be long before he dropped to third.
"Let's go, time for school!"
Uchiha Shinji waved his hand and started heading toward the academy.
Haku and Karin quickly followed.
The three of them had grown increasingly close lately, training together not only after school but also meeting up in the morning for sparring sessions. They had essentially formed a small group.
Of course, this was by Uchiha Shinji's design, as he needed to constantly monitor the state of the half-damaged Mangekyō Sharingan in Karin's eye sockets.
From their sparring just now, Uchiha Shinji judged that Karin's blind right eye had already regained some vision. He had launched several sneak attacks from her right side, only for her to block them with impressive precision. He decided to visit Karin's room later that night to confirm it.
If Karin's blind Mangekyō Sharingan had truly regained its sight, he could transplant his grandmother Uchiha Naori's half-damaged Mangekyō Sharingan into her.
If all went well, after another week, Uchiha Shinji could finally merge his eyes into Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan!
When they arrived at the academy, Iruka announced that the final exams would take place in three days.
This time, the exams would focus on teamwork, and the academy had decided to conduct them in three-person squads to foster team cooperation.
As soon as the exam and its importance to their grades were mentioned, the classroom erupted into a buzz.
Everyone began discussing how to form teams.
Tenten grabbed Neji and walked over to Uchiha Shinji, saying, "Shinji, let's form a team! I asked Iruka-sensei earlier, and there will be a competition with other classes at the end. The three of us together will definitely win!"
Neji looked serious, "Kimimaro will be tough to deal with."
Uchiha Shinji was about to respond when he noticed Karin sitting alone in the front row, sneaking glances at him. When she saw that he had noticed her, she quickly turned her head away.
Clearly, no one in the class had asked the introverted Karin to join their team, and she didn't know who to ask, so she was feeling anxious.
With a smile, Uchiha Shinji turned to Tenten and Neji, "Sorry, I've already got a team!"
Tenten asked curiously, "Who are you teaming up with?"
Uchiha Shinji pointed to Haku and Karin, "The three of us already made plans!"
Haku, sitting in the front row, looked back at Uchiha Shinji in surprise.
And Karin, who had been eavesdropping, breathed a sigh of relief, her face lighting up with joy.
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