Aomizu and Obito Uchiha stood facing each other.
The atmosphere on the field gradually grew tense.
The spectating Academy students held their breath in unison.
Obito Uchiha was no longer the goofy classmate who occasionally acted like a clown.
Having awakened the Two-Tomoe Sharingan, he had already pulled far ahead of most of the students present, creating a pathetic barrier between them.
Especially after his sudden outburst of savagery moments ago; in the eyes of many Academy students, he seemed to possess the authority of a future squad-leading Chunin, no longer someone they could gossip about casually.
Obito Uchiha curled his lips, enjoying the bizarre quiet.
The Two-Tomoe Sharingan in his eyes spun slowly as he spread his hands.
“Aomizu Uchiha, before these eyes of mine, your attacks are utterly useless…
An Uchiha without the Sharingan cannot possibly compare to me.” Aomizu narrowed his eyes.
Ignoring him, he asked Tobirama Senju within his body in confusion, “Does awakening the Sharingan really have such a huge impact on personality?” “That brat awakened his eyes through anger and jealousy directed at you.
After awakening, the stimulation of these emotions is multiplied many times over by his ocular power.” Tobirama Senju stared at Obito Uchiha and said in a deep voice, “When someone’s heart is filled with jealousy and anger, their temperament naturally undergoes a drastic change, driving them to extremes.
Their speech, of course, becomes vastly different from before.” Aomizu nodded in understanding.
“Thank you, Dora-Tobirama…” Tobirama Senju snorted.
Although he did not understand the meaning of the word “Dora,” he could guess it was a term of praise, so he did not bicker with Aomizu.
Jealousy and anger—these were precisely the emotions most easily amplified…
Aomizu looked at Obito, who was not even taking a combat stance in a show of sheer provocation.
He too spread his hands and spoke in a clear, powerful voice, “Obito, why are you so angry?” “My fight with Rin was strictly according to shinobi rules.
Although I controlled her with Genjutsu, Rin still never thought of giving up.
She was still trying to turn defeat into victory when my guard was down.” “If you think that cushioning Rin’s fall because I was worried she would hurt herself, and then healing her injuries, was overstepping…” “Then your attempt to interfere, showing zero respect for her battle, seems to me like ignoring all her hard work.
That is the truly terrible behavior that warrants an apology to her.” “You are not Rin’s boyfriend, Obito.
Your abnormal, inner possessiveness has blinded your eyes.” “Even though I don’t have the Sharingan, I still want to remind you…
Obito, do not let your emotions and power blind your eyes.
A shinobi’s clear, rational mind is our most precious asset.” Aomizu’s speech was so full of inspirational sentiment that everyone present nodded in agreement.
Ikaku Umino looked at Aomizu with a gaze full of relief.
He had already decided that, even if it meant bending the rules slightly, he would not let this child face any danger in the upcoming battle.
In his eyes, these words were the very embodiment of the Will of Fire!
Meanwhile…
Inside the Hokage Office, Hiruzen Sarutobi stared at the crystal ball on his desk with a look of surprise, murmuring softly, “Aomizu Uchiha…
He is a special Uchiha.
He seems like a good child…” “Let’s observe him further.
Perhaps he can serve as a bridge to ease the tension between the Uchiha Clan and the village…” However, Hiruzen Sarutobi’s teacher rolled his eyes quite bluntly, expressing his disdain for those words.
If a naive, blank-slate Academy student had uttered those words, Tobirama Senju might have sighed in admiration at how successfully the Will of Fire had been propagated.
But coming from Aomizu’s mouth…
he felt something was off.
He even had an urge to aggressively critique this speech that was ostensibly overflowing with the Will of Fire.
Obito Uchiha lost his cool.
He discreetly swept his gaze across the audience out of the corner of his eye, only to see everyone nodding in agreement.
His heart grew increasingly frantic and enraged.
Aomizu’s words sounded incredibly grating to his ears.
In short, they boiled down to a single sentence: “I, Aomizu, didn’t do anything wrong to Rin Nohara, and you have absolutely no right to tell me what I can or cannot do with her…” *On what basis?
On what basis did you, Aomizu Uchiha, get to say that?!* *I’ve been with Rin for over two years, and she cares about me deeply!* *You hypocritical bastard!
Was I wrong to tell Rin to stay away from you?!* *Why is everyone else nodding along to your words?!* *How dare you lecture me!* After this brief spiral of thoughts…
The last remaining embers of sanity in Obito Uchiha’s mind were completely ignited.
The red glow in his eyes flared intensely as he formed hand signs at a speed he had never achieved in his life, taking a deep breath with all his might: [Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!] A massive fireball erupted from his mouth.
The scorching heat made breathing difficult, and the exploding flames dyed the entire training field a brilliant orange-red!
Ikaku Umino and Kakashi, the two proctors responsible for the safety of the match, both had their pupils shrink in unison.
This was absolutely not a jutsu an Academy student could unleash!
Even among Chunin, the power of the Great Fireball Jutsu Obito Uchiha had spewed would be considered top-tier.
But Ikaku Umino was a standard Chunin, and Kakashi Hatake was currently a shinobi who relied mainly on kenjutsu.
More importantly, with the boost of the Sharingan, Obito Uchiha’s hand-signing speed had completely surpassed their expectations.
Thus, this meant Aomizu would have to face the fireball alone!
Just as Ikaku Umino was inwardly cursing his own slow reaction, believing he wouldn’t make it in time and that Aomizu would be severely injured…
A water hurricane over ten meters high instantly swallowed the fireball—which had been raging with overweening arrogance just a moment ago—and completely engulfed Obito Uchiha with irresistible force!
“Water Style: Water Colliding Wave…
This is a move I really like.
It’s a Water Style jutsu developed by the Second Hokage…” Aomizu smiled as he met the eyes of Obito Uchiha, who was struggling in the raging torrent, and slowly closed his palms together.
With that, the water hurricane morphed, shrinking into a dense sphere that trapped Obito Uchiha inside like a water prison!
Inside the water prison, dense streams of water formed chains, pulling Obito Uchiha’s limbs apart from different directions and suspending his body in a spread-eagle shape.
Obito Uchiha’s eyes were filled with absolute disbelief.
He struggled violently, bubbles gurgling from his mouth, but it was all in vain.
The combination of the water prison and the water chains was not something he could resist after already falling into the trap.
Despite being in such a humiliating position, Obito Uchiha caught a glimpse of Rin Nohara standing not too far away out of the corner of his eye.
How could he let Rin see him in such an ugly, helpless state?!
Obito Uchiha struggled even harder…
But his efforts were useless.
The water prison remained standing quietly, and as the oxygen in his body depleted, his limbs began to grow increasingly weak…
Aomizu walked slowly up to him, smiling as he met his gaze.
“Good fight, Obito.”