Naruto: I, Uchiha, Just Want to Die

Chapter 176: Sage Art · Sharingan · White Stimulus Eye!

In the luxurious courtyard, led by Uchiha Hachidai, the three Uchiha clan members suddenly felt their hearts race uncontrollably.

They followed the determined voice of the young man and saw Uchiha Ci's Sharingan, distinctly different from those of an ordinary Uchiha.

Eerie, chilling, and stunningly beautiful, defying all logic.

Just looking at those eyes sent shivers down their spines.

"These eyes…"

"Is that… a two-tomoe Sharingan? No, something seems off!"

The elder Uchiha Takei furrowed his white brows, his eyes narrowing cautiously as he warned his companions:

"Don't underestimate him!"

"Hachidai, Ketsu, I've got a bad feeling. Go all out!"

"If he only has a two-tomoe Sharingan, we can suppress him with our three-tomoe advantage. Hachidai, you distract him. I'll use genjutsu, and Ketsu, you handle ninjutsu!"

"Just like we've always done."

The three nodded and moved into action simultaneously.

Uchiha Hachidai unsheathed his blade and lunged forward, his movements steady and swift. During his charge, he pulled four kunai from his pouch, hurling them forward. Attached to the kunai were thin, nearly invisible steel wires that intertwined mid-air, slashing towards Uchiha Ci with deadly precision.

Meanwhile, Uchiha Ketsu, a man with a hooked nose, deep-set eyes, and long gray-white hair, leapt backward. From mid-air, his hands formed seals as he launched a jutsu.

"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"

He tilted his head back, channeling an enormous amount of chakra into his throat. A fiery torrent erupted, sending a massive crimson flame directly at Uchiha Ci, sealing off all possible escape routes.

At the same time, Uchiha Takei had stealthily moved to the side of the battlefield, his footsteps silent and elusive, akin to the Mist's Silent Killing Technique. His hands formed seals as his scarlet eyes glowed, crafting a genjutsu prison with his Sharingan.

In mere moments, their combined assault, enhanced by the Sharingan's capabilities in taijutsu, ninjutsu, and genjutsu, fully engulfed Uchiha Ci.

As Takei had once said, ordinary jōnin wouldn't last a minute under their coordinated attack—this was no exaggeration. It was a cold, hard fact. Even elite jōnin risked death if caught off guard.

However, as their assault neared, Uchiha Ci merely stood still, calm and composed, until the attacks were upon him.

Then, his gaze turned wild.

In taijutsu and shurikenjutsu, his mastery far surpassed that of Uchiha Hachidai.

In ninjutsu, his combination techniques could split through Ketsu's Great Fire Annihilation with ease.

And in genjutsu, even with his two-tomoe Sharingan, his skills outclassed the three-tomoe Sharingan in sheer potency.

If he wished, he could unravel every attack aimed at him with precision.

But that would be too much trouble.

"Let me show you my true power!"

Uchiha Ci suddenly lifted his head, his serpent-like pupils contracting sharply.

In the next instant, a surge of immense power erupted from his entire body.

A dazzling radiance rose behind him like the blazing sun.

He took a single step forward.

A fierce gust of wind surged around him, forming a barrier that blocked the incoming flames. The fire twisted into a massive vortex, ascending into the sky as a roaring fire tornado.

"What is that?!"

The pupils of the three Uchiha widened in shock. They were no ordinary shinobi; with their Sharingan, they could clearly see the chakra fluctuations emanating from Uchiha Ci.

Blazing white flames enveloped his body, consuming his skin entirely.

When the fire tornado dissipated, what stood before them was no longer a human figure, but a humanoid entity cloaked in radiant white flames, its mere aura dispersing the clouds above.

"This… this is… a Tailed Beast's partial transformation!"

Uchiha Takei, having survived the First and Second Shinobi World Wars, immediately recognized the fearsome form. Though its color and lack of a tail were unusual, the overwhelming pressure was unmistakable. This was the power of a Jinchūriki, a living weapon of war!

"So this is what the elders meant by the 'hope of the hawks'?!"

But where did he get a Tailed Beast?!

Takei's scalp tingled with dread. Without hesitation, he activated his Sharingan's genjutsu, attempting to control Uchiha Ci's partially transformed state.

A Jinchūriki in this form would grow increasingly unstable, succumbing to the Tailed Beast's chakra. If Uchiha Ci went berserk, there'd be no reasoning with him.

Takei felt bitterness rise in his throat. This wasn't a trial—it was a death sentence.

Nonetheless, as an experienced veteran, he cast his genjutsu without hesitation, locking eyes with Uchiha Ci's fiery form.

The genjutsu took effect instantly, and Uchiha Ci momentarily froze.

"It's working!" Takei exhaled deeply, wiping the sweat from his brow.

However, Uchiha Ci's pause wasn't due to the genjutsu.

Instead, the genjutsu triggered the latent Sage Art abilities hidden within his eyes.

Instinctively, Uchiha Ci lifted his head and stared back.

In that moment, Takei's genjutsu world shattered under the force of an overwhelming ocular power.

A crimson dragon emerged from the cracks, holding a black orb in its claws as it coiled around Takei, staring down at him with cold, scarlet eyes. The dragon opened its maw, swallowing the orb before releasing a blinding white light.

Takei's senses were overwhelmed—his vision and hearing plunged into unbearable agony.

The sheer vibrational force numbed his bones, paralyzed his senses, and blurred his consciousness. In an instant, he collapsed, unconscious, his last thought filled with resentment.

This brat doesn't know how to respect his elders! If you're a Jinchūriki, just say so!

With a dull thud, Takei fell.

Uchiha Ci blinked, momentarily stunned as he realized what had just occurred.

The power within his eyes was revealed: Sage Art · Sharingan · White Stimulus Eye!

This ability mimicked the White Stimulus Technique once used by Kabuto Yakushi, inducing sensory overload through sound and vibrations to immobilize opponents. Combined with the 360-degree vision of his serpent-like Sharingan, it was an almost unbeatable ocular jutsu.

Unless the opponent fought blind, they'd first have to endure this ultimate test.

Glancing at the fallen Takei, Uchiha Ci shook his head, then looked up.

Above, four fire dragons tore through the smoke, crashing down. Behind him, Hachidai charged with his blade, aiming straight for his back.

Surrounded on all sides by fire and steel, Uchiha Ci smirked.

His partially transformed face stretched into a maniacal grin as he raised his hand, channeling dark chakra into his palm.

A pitch-black, rapidly expanding Rasengan began to form.

Darkness · Expanding Rasengan!