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Chapter 211: Reforging the Glory of the Uchiha!

Lightning Plow Hot Knife—

This move is a signature technique of the Hidden Cloud Village, a variation of the Lightning Release: Chakra Mode. It involves condensing a lightning armor around the body and using immense speed to crash into an opponent, delivering a devastating blow with tremendous arm strength!

During this process, the user's speed becomes as fast as lightning, with destructive power beyond measure!

In the original story, the Fourth Raikage’s Lightning Armor was so fast that even the Mangekyō Sharingan couldn’t keep up. This speed was even capable of dodging Amaterasu, which activates instantly upon eye contact!

A ghastly white lightning glow illuminated Uchiha Shinji’s small face.

"Holy shit!"

He was completely dumbfounded.

Before this, he had never even met the Hidden Cloud Village’s Eight-Tails Jinchūriki, Killer Bee, let alone had any personal grievances with him.

Yet now, not only did the system interface show that Killer Bee harbored extreme hatred toward him—

But the moment he attacked, he aimed to kill!

Ci had no idea what he had done to offend this guy!

In an instant—

Like a lightning arrow tearing through the night, a flashing figure closed the hundreds of meters distance in the blink of an eye!

Uchiha Shinji’s pupils shrank sharply. His two-tomoe Sharingan couldn’t keep up with the sheer speed at all!

A wave of dread ran down his spine, but thankfully, his heightened combat instincts kicked in, allowing him to react just in time.

In a desperate moment, he swiftly formed a one-handed "Chen" seal and unleashed Wind Release: Gale Palm, generating a burst of wind that forcefully propelled him sideways. He tumbled across the ground, rolling several times before flipping back onto his feet with a quick slap to the ground.

At that moment—

Boom!

The lightning strike crashed down like a heavy hammer!

The impact exploded upon the ground, sending cracks sprawling out like a spider web!

“Oh? I missed?”

Amidst the dust and debris, Killer Bee furrowed his brows and tilted his sunglasses upward.

He quickly shifted his gaze to the side, where he spotted a black-haired, red-eyed teenager nonchalantly patting the dust off his pants, looking utterly unfazed as he gazed back at him.

"So, the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki from the Hidden Cloud Village, huh?"

"What a joke. As a Jinchūriki, you dare to attack a Uchiha?"

"What, do you want to dance too?"

Hearing the boy’s arrogant words, Killer Bee grinned, revealing two rows of white teeth against his dark skin.

“What a cocky little brat.”

“But I’m in a pretty bad mood right now. Some cruel memories just came to mind.”

“So I’ll play with you for a bit—Baka yarō! Kuso yarō! Baby!”

The moment he finished speaking—

Boom!

A violent storm erupted around Killer Bee!

A crimson chakra gushed out from his body, forming a bubbling Tailed Beast Cloak around him!

With the cloak on, Killer Bee straightened his stance and reached back to grip the hilt of his red sword in a reverse grip.

His gaze instantly turned ice-cold.

"Next move—I’m killing you."

Unlike his playful swordfight with Sasuke when he first awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan, where he tested various styles and techniques—

This time, Killer Bee was dead serious.

His hatred for Orochimaru ran deep, and he had now projected that hatred onto Uchiha Shinji.

Uchiha Shinji narrowed his eyes slightly.

A Jinchūriki wielding a sword, clad in a Tailed Beast Cloak—this stance and aura...

He immediately recognized it.

Killer Bee was about to use his signature Eight-Sword Style!

By combining the A-rank Taijutsu technique, Acrobat, with his supersonic lightning-infused blades, and amplifying his speed and strength with the Tailed Beast Cloak,

Killer Bee could even form additional “chakra blades” controlled with the Eight-Tails’ power—

This was the ultimate Eight-Sword Style!

In close combat, this form of Killer Bee was even more dangerous than his rampaging, semi-Tailed Beast transformation!

And now, after hearing what Killer Bee said,

Uchiha Shinji had a rough guess as to why Killer Bee harbored such intense hatred toward him.

He vaguely recalled a past event from the original story—how, years ago, Orochimaru had infiltrated the Hidden Cloud Village, triggering the Eight-Tails’ rampage. He had stolen a horn sample from the beast and even drugged the Jinchūriki—what was his name again?—with a genjutsu pill that could even control Tailed Beasts.

Now, it seemed that the genjutsu seal within that pill had been broken right after Uchiha Shinji left the village—thanks to Orochimaru.

Realizing this, Uchiha Shinji let out a small chuckle and muttered:

“So even this was part of Lord Orochimaru’s plan?”

Then, looking at the battle-ready Killer Bee, an intense fighting spirit ignited in his eyes!

"This is going to be fun."

“What a formidable opponent they’ve found for me!”

Uchiha Shinji took a deep breath.

Fixing his gaze on Killer Bee, he slightly curled his lips into a faint smile, tilted his chin upward, and spoke with an air of defiance and indifference:

“Eight-Tails—”

“Perfect timing. I’ve recently mastered a new sword technique,”

Uchiha Shinji slowly unsheathed the Kusanagi Sword, its tip aimed directly at Killer Bee’s nose.

“In that case, use your pathetic form to entertain me!”

Hearing those words, Killer Bee’s expression instantly darkened.

“You insolent brat!”

Initially, he had only planned to swiftly eliminate this kid, avenging Orochimaru while completing his big brother’s mission.

However, upon encountering this kid for real, he realized—

Every single movement, every glance, and every word from the boy before him precisely struck at the bottom line that a Jinchuriki could not tolerate.

Most of all, there was that condescending look in his eyes, as if he regarded the Tailed Beast as nothing more than a mere plaything!

It was enough to make both him and the Eight-Tails inside him erupt with fury, veins bulging visibly on their foreheads as if forming the kanji for "井" ("well"). In Killer Bee’s inner world, the Eight-Tails was already furiously cursing.

“This is your final warning—”

“I am the great Killer Bee, the rapping, Eight-Tails-wielding, killing machine!”

As the words fell,

Killer Bee swiftly drew his blade!

The seven swords strapped to his back soared into the air, landing perfectly on various parts of his body—

his mouth, the back of his knees, his elbows, and even under his arms.

With an unconventional stance, each part of his body simultaneously gripped a blade, while his hands remained free to adapt to combat as needed.

This was the Acrobat Style!

An incredibly difficult and chaotic sword technique, it involved wielding seven blades at once while moving in a fluid, dance-like manner to launch sudden, precise strikes on all of an opponent’s vital points. Even the most skilled swordsmen found it nearly impossible to predict such attacks!

In the original story, Suigetsu foolishly tried to duel Killer Bee in swordsmanship, only to end up being skewered into a human pincushion by this very technique.

If it weren’t for his team having three healers, he would’ve died on the spot in the Valley of Clouds and Lightning!

And now—

The Acrobat Style, the dashing Uchiha, the brawny, dark-skinned swordsman, and a swordsmanship showdown—

all the elements were perfectly in place!

Uchiha Shinji glanced at the Kusanagi Sword in his hand, the same kind Sasuke used.

He couldn’t help but laugh!

“Sasuke lost miserably because he never learned the Uchiha clan’s secret sword techniques!”

“As for me—”

“I’m going to restore the glory of the Uchiha clan!”

(End of Chapter)

Chapter 212: The Sun Halo Dance vs. The Savage Heron Slaughter Blade! Flaming Sword Leap!

In an instant—

The wind on the battlefield suddenly stirred!

Uchiha Shinji swiftly turned his head, his pupils silently transforming into vertical slits!

Natural energy surged through his bursting meridians, flooding into his eyes.

As soon as his 360-degree infrared vision activated, he saw—

A crimson blur of ferocity somersaulting into the air!

The two blades wedged between his armpits and elbows slid up to his neck as he leaped, clamped tightly by his raised shoulders. Mid-flip, Killer Bee lifted his leg, kicking the sword nestled in his knee into the air. He then expertly caught it in both hands.

Without hesitation, he launched a powerful twin-blade slash aimed directly at Uchiha Shinji’s arms! Meanwhile, the sword clenched in his mouth, along with the two clamped between his neck and shoulders, sliced through the air in deadly arcs—one targeting Uchiha Shinji’s eyes, another his throat!

As for the remaining two blades—one spun through the air, slicing toward Uchiha Shinji’s waist, while the last was sent flying by a well-placed kick, thrusting straight toward his heart!

In an instant, seven blades aimed at seven different vital points!

The onslaught was dazzling—death hidden in every motion!

Uchiha Shinji’s snake-like pupils contracted sharply!

A wave of shock rippled through his mind.

Even with his 360-degree infrared vision, which allowed him to perceive every blade’s trajectory without moving his eyes, and even with his near-divine mastery of shuriken techniques that let his brain compute multiple attacks simultaneously—

Facing such an intricate sword technique head-on, his body simply couldn’t block all the strikes!

After all, Uchiha Shinji wielded only one sword. It was impossible to parry seven attacks at once!

In the original timeline, Sasuke suffered for the same reason. When Killer Bee lunged at him, he had no choice but to retreat to protect his eyes and heart. He dodged three swords while blocking two with his blade, continuing to retreat.

And that was where he lost the initiative.

What followed was an unrelenting barrage of attacks from Killer Bee, forcing Sasuke into a purely defensive position—constantly on the receiving end of attacks!

In the end, he was struck by Killer Bee’s supersonic Vibrating Thunder Slash, sending him flying and sealing his defeat.

From the moment Sasuke chose to retreat, this sword fight was already lost.

But—

This is the world of ninjutsu.

Where the impossible becomes possible, and miracles emerge from the brink of despair!

To defeat Killer Bee’s Savage Heron Slaughter Blade, the key was to never lose control of the battle!

At that thought—

Uchiha Shinji disregarded the fact that he had only just learned a crucial taijutsu technique and had yet to fully master the Uchiha clan’s ancestral sword style.

He had no choice but to dive headfirst into this battle!

However, unlike Sasuke, who had three teammates acting as healers—

Uchiha Shinji alone had an even greater margin for error than Sasuke did with all his backup!

As countless thoughts flashed through his mind at lightning speed, in that instant, Uchiha Shinji devised his battle plan!

Facing Killer Bee’s seven slashing swords mid-air—

A crazed smile slowly spread across Uchiha Shinji’s face.

“Well then, Eight-Tails, let me show you…”

“What it means to be *the God of Margin for Error!*”

And so—

As the seven blades came slashing toward him, Uchiha Shinji stood completely still!

He didn’t dodge.

He didn’t retreat.

He simply twisted his sword hilt and thrust his blade straight toward Killer Bee’s forehead!

He wasn’t even trying to evade!

Since he wasn’t sure if his Sharingan could regenerate, he needed to block at least one attack. But he also couldn’t let Killer Bee realize his eyes were a critical weak point.

So, Uchiha Shinji chose to counter with a direct stab at Killer Bee’s skull!

If Killer Bee insisted on slashing his eyes with the sword in his mouth—

Then Uchiha Shinji would shove his blade straight through Killer Bee’s head!

Attack instead of defense.

A life-for-a-life gamble!

Witnessing this, Old Chen, who had been clenching his fists nervously in the background, widened his eyes and shouted in alarm—

“Kid Shinji, you can’t defeat that guy like this!”

“Withdraw your sword and dodge!”

At that moment—

Killer Bee, mid-air and mid-slash, was also momentarily stunned by Uchiha Shinji’s response.

But quickly, as he saw Uchiha Shinji refusing to dodge and instead aiming a thrust at his forehead—

A mocking glint flashed beneath Killer Bee’s sunglasses.

Tilting his head slightly, he dodged the thrust effortlessly. At the same time, aside from the sword he bit down on and the one he let slide from his shoulder, the remaining five blades came crashing down!

“Foolish to the extreme—this ends now!”

“Dance! Dance like a butterfly!”

In that instant—

Blades flashed. Shadows streaked. Five swords struck like lightning!

Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash!

Five blood splashes soared high into the air from Uchiha Shinji’s body!

Killer Bee landed steadily on the ground, executing a dazzling sequence of blade maneuvers to retrieve all seven swords.

With lightning-fast kicks, he sent three swords stabbing into Uchiha Shinji’s shoulder and forearm, before launching him skyward with a powerful kick.

Next—

The blades clutched in his elbow, right hand, and right armpit shot out in quick succession, piercing into Uchiha Shinji’s chest, abdomen, and thigh!

Finally—

The sword gripped in his left hand delivered a sweeping slash, carving a deep, gaping wound from Uchiha Shinji’s neck to his left kidney!

And in the end—

Killer Bee’s entire body erupted in a blinding storm of crimson lightning!

With a Thunderous Flaming Lariat, he unleashed the final, earth-shattering slash!

"Eight-Tails, strike like a bee!"

Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!

Accompanied by the sharp sound of blades piercing flesh, Uchiha Shinji was instantly turned into a human pincushion!

"Ugh—cough!"

Still suspended in midair, Uchiha Shinji's eyes widened in shock as he vomited a mouthful of fresh blood!

Yet, even with blood pouring from his mouth, there wasn’t a trace of fear in his expression. Instead, he lowered his head to glare at Killer Bee, who was swinging his eighth blade. His lips curled into a crazed, blood-streaked smile.

"Seven slashes weren't enough for you, huh?"

"Eight-Tails, you’re far too greedy!"

"Now—"

"It’s my turn!"

Seizing the moment as Killer Bee retracted his seventh blade, pausing briefly before unleashing his next move, Uchiha Shinji’s face twisted with resolve. Midair, he suddenly swung the Kusanagi sword downward, using the momentum to spin his body violently!

Between his clenched teeth, a spark of fire ignited in an instant!

And then—

Four Symbols Seal: Release!

Eight Trigrams Seal: Release!

Evil Sealing Method: Release!

Four Limbs Sealing Technique, Finger Engraving Seal, Black Snake Binding Technique—

Release, release, release, release, release, release, release!

All seals undone!

The long-lost power surged through his body once again. In this moment—

Zero Tails, Immortality, Tailed Beast Physique, Forbidden Technique: Corporeal Regeneration, Fire Style: Chakra Mode, Secret Technique: Earth Grudge Fear Stitching, Heaven's Curse Mark, Curse Mark Level 2—

All erupted at once!

Empowered by the terrifying resilience granted by these forbidden and secret techniques,

his flesh instantly restructured, his body revitalized, and his bones regenerated!

The six blades embedded in his body were forced out by rapidly healing flesh!

From his chest, blazing white energy lines spread outwards, instantly connecting with the dark mass of chakra swirling in his abdomen.

Boom!

A blazing sun burst into existence in midair!

Leaping into the heart of this radiant sun, Uchiha Shinji’s face showed neither fear nor hesitation.

He suddenly twisted the hilt of his sword, spinning fiercely and slashing downward!

As described in the Uchiha Style: Dance of the Solar Halo scroll, he channeled every ounce of his chakra and ocular power into the blade,

forging a radiant white sword brighter than the sun behind him!

This was the first form of the Uchiha Style: Dance of the Solar Halo—

Sword Leap Blaze!

(Chapter Ends)

Chapter 213: Forbidden Swordsmanship and Ancient Legends

At this moment, Uchiha Shinji brandished his dazzling longsword, almost blindingly bright, and swung it down with immense force!

To Killer Bee, it appeared that the chakra of the brat before him suddenly surged explosively. His aura skyrocketed uncontrollably, exuding an overwhelming pressure.

What Killer Bee saw next was the boy performing what seemed to be a "common" technique he had witnessed other Uchiha use. The attack, though familiar, was directed straight at him.

Indeed, Flame Leap, in Killer Bee’s eyes, appeared to be an ordinary move.

In truth, the Uchiha-style swordsmanship, Dance of the Solar Eclipse, was merely a B-rank sword technique. Typically, it involved channeling Fire Release onto the blade to create a fiery weapon capable of attacking enemies. Essentially, it was a technique for infusing fire chakra into ninja tools.

However...

When this seemingly "ordinary" technique was executed by the young Uchiha, things were entirely different. As Killer Bee observed the blazing white-hot sword in Shinji's hands, it became apparent that it wasn’t just a simple "little flame" like other Uchiha ninjas would use. The heat emanating from the sword twisted the very air around it.

Killer Bee’s eyelids twitched violently, and an ominous feeling surged in his heart.

Seven blades clashed.

Killer Bee instinctively responded, shifting into his Arhat Lariat Dance stance. His Tailed Beast cloak rippled wildly as he borrowed additional chakra from Gyūki to enhance his speed and strength.

With seven blades spinning and slashing chaotically in his hands, Killer Bee's expression grew stern.

As Shinji had anticipated, the Arhat Lariat Dance was more of a martial performance than a pure sword technique. Its strength lay in its ever-increasing momentum—each attack grew faster and stronger, overwhelming the opponent with relentless pressure until they could no longer defend.

However, if the rhythm of this technique was interrupted, regaining the flow would become extremely difficult.

Killer Bee, a master of swordsmanship who understood his weaknesses, naturally didn’t want his dance to stop.

As he prepared to rely on the Tailed Beast’s power to forcibly block Shinji’s incoming strike, a thunderous shout erupted in his mindscape—

“Bee, DON’T BLOCK THIS ATTACK!”

“RETREAT IMMEDIATELY!”

“That’s no ordinary Flame Leap!”

When Gyūki sensed the intensely scorching chakra emanating from the sword in Shinji’s hands, its expression darkened as though recalling a terrifying memory. A massive bead of sweat, the size of a dump truck, rolled down its forehead.

“What?!”

In his mental world, Killer Bee, sitting atop Gyūki’s nose, was momentarily stunned. He then asked:

“Isn’t that just the Uchiha clan’s fire-enhanced sword technique? Simple stuff. I just need to show my charm a little, yo! Supersonic Thunder Blade, unbeatable!”

“NO!” Gyūki interrupted him with an unusually grave tone.

“That’s NOT an ordinary Uchiha sword technique. If I’m not mistaken, this is a forbidden sword art from an era even older than the Warring States period! It was a time when an Uchiha once wielded multiple Mangekyō Sharingan!”

Gyūki’s voice grew heavier as it continued.

“In that era, a man named Uchiha Naga used this sword art, combined with the ocular powers and forbidden techniques of the Mangekyō Sharingan, to defeat every other Uchiha with a Mangekyō and claim the position of clan leader. Not just that—he became the ruler of the world before eventually falling to an even greater genius within the Uchiha clan, a powerful kunoichi named Uchiha Chiri.”

“Uchiha Naga? Uchiha Chiri?”

Killer Bee furrowed his brow and thought for a moment before shrugging.

“Never heard of them.”

Gyūki sighed deeply.

“I’m not surprised. That was a horrifying era, second only to the one 47 years ago when the God of Shinobi and the Demon of the Shinobi World clashed. Back then, even beings like me, the Tailed Beasts, were nothing more than playthings.”

It continued solemnly.

“At that time, the Uchiha clan possessed over a dozen Mangekyō Sharingan. They could even artificially cultivate humanoid weapons with extreme abilities—like the ultimate Mangekyō power, the Eight Thousand Spears. If not for their internal conflicts, they would’ve united the entire shinobi world.”

“That era’s history has been sealed away, forgotten by nearly everyone.”

Gyūki’s voice carried a deep sense of foreboding as it added:

“But now, this little Uchiha boy standing before us... he gives me the same feeling as that terrifying man from back then.”

“In short, don’t underestimate this forbidden sword art—especially its FIRST strike!”

Gyūki stared at Killer Bee with the most serious expression it could muster.

“This first strike burns the user’s body, their soul—burns everything they have! In exchange, it unleashes the strongest slash of this sword art!”

"No need to fight him head-on. He’ll come charging in on his own,"

"If everything goes as expected, that brat has already used a forbidden technique that complements this sword style. All you need to do is avoid his attacks, wait for the moment when the forbidden technique wears off, and then kill his true body—"

"Understood!"

The situation was urgent. Without waiting for Gyūki to finish speaking, Killer Bee nodded immediately and vanished from the spiritual world.

But as Gyūki was speaking, he suddenly froze. His gaze shifted to the real world, where Uchiha Shinji was already inches away—his face twisted in a menacing expression!

A pair of crimson serpent-like eyes seemed to pierce through Killer Bee’s sunglasses, locking directly onto Gyūki inside the spiritual world.

A sudden chill ran down Gyūki’s spine, and his round pupils widened in shock!

After a brief moment of stunned silence, he finally finished his sentence:

"Wait… this brat only has a Two-Tomoe Sharingan."

"He didn’t use Izanagi?!"

"Then this sword technique…"

The exchange in the mindscape lasted only a fleeting moment.

Back on the battlefield—

As Uchiha Shinji’s sword came slashing down, Killer Bee immediately followed Gyūki’s advice. With a flick of his blade, he launched three more swords toward Uchiha Shinji, attempting to force him into a defensive stance.

At the same time, he twisted his foot against the ground, and four tails extended from the beast cloak behind him, slamming into the earth. Using this momentum, he propelled himself backward, flipping through the air!

"Trying to run?"

Uchiha Shinji suddenly looked up, his eyes gleaming with a ferocious glint.

He completely ignored the three short swords flying toward him, allowing them to pierce through the white scales of his Curse Mark Second Stage and sink into his body!

The brilliant white sword in his hand flared intensely. As he spun midair, the blade unleashed a violent chakra-driven storm, dramatically increasing his rotational speed.

In an instant—

Uchiha Shinji became a blazing red streak in the night sky, tearing through the darkness like an arrow shot toward the dawn!

His sword followed his movement, and in a flash, it was already slashing toward Killer Bee’s face!

"Not good!"

Killer Bee’s heart skipped a beat. He could no longer maintain the rhythm of his Acrobat Style swordplay. Without hesitation, he began gathering chakra.

At the same time, Gyūki inside him immediately supplied more chakra and roared:

"Bee, use that technique!"

Staring at Uchiha Shinji—whose previous wounds had already completely healed—

Killer Bee frowned and let out a cold snort.

"Super-speed regeneration? Annoying as hell."

"Just hold on a little longer, and I’ll finish you off!"

As soon as he spoke—

A violent surge of chakra erupted from Killer Bee’s body!

Black and red chakra spread from the iron-sealed mark on his chest, engulfing him entirely.

As the dark red beast cloak fully enveloped him, pale white bones burst through his skin. They connected and reassembled, forming an external skeletal armor over his half-transformed tailed beast form!

The sudden burst of power propelled Killer Bee forward once again, pushing him just outside Uchiha Shinji’s sword range.

At that moment, Uchiha Shinji’s sword came crashing down!

Hiss!

Zzzzzzzzzzz—

A sound like a hot knife slicing through butter rang out!

The brilliantly compressed white blade slashed down with a devastating force!

It didn’t land on Killer Bee’s body but instead struck three of the tails from his beast cloak!

The sword carved through in a smooth arc.

Despite the reinforced skeletal armor and seemingly high defense of the beast cloak,

It melted away in an instant—like white paper meeting fire!

But it wasn’t over yet.

The true power of Flame Crescent Slash lay in the final two words!

The next moment—

A wave of energy erupted from the blade, igniting the layers of compressed air in front of the radiant sword!

A crescent-shaped surge of fire-red sword energy—

Rapidly expanding, growing larger and longer by the second—

Instantly filled the sky and earth!

(End of Chapter)

Chapter 214: The Moment of the Soaring Bird Dance! Ahba, Just One Cough!!

Fiery sword energy grazed Killer Bee's back as it shot forth!

In an instant, it transformed into a massive crescent-shaped blade of fiery red energy, over 40 meters long, tearing through the heavens and earth. It erupted like a collapsing skyscraper, an apocalyptic tempest sweeping outward with unstoppable force. The sword energy carved a path in an instant—

Slicing through the air, igniting treetops, splitting forests, and slashing deep into the earth!

“——Boom!!”

Earth and rock shattered, ash billowed into the sky, and charred soil surged like a tidal wave, crashing down with immense force.

The forest engulfed by the sword's energy was instantly transformed into a sea of fire. Trees burned fiercely, uprooted in an instant, while startled birds scattered in panic.

A massive chasm, seemingly bottomless and stretching beyond the horizon, suddenly scarred the earth's surface.

Standing at the edge of this abyss, Chen Lao struggled to shield his face from the storm's fury. He stared, dumbfounded, at the apocalyptic scene before him—a sight that seemed only possible through divine power. His mustache quivered uncontrollably.

“How... how is this possible?!”

“This kid is actually this strong!?”

“Is this the Hidden Leaf’s... ultimate trump card?”

At this moment—

The immense propulsion generated by the fiery sword energy launched Uchiha Shinji (辞) into the air once more!

The essence of the "Dance of the Solar Halo," and the reason it is called a "dance," lies in one key principle—

Utilizing the sword energy launched by the Fiery Blade Leap!

Without a doubt, this is a swordsmanship technique that allows one to soar freely among the skies, the clouds, and the blazing sun.

In other words, to truly "dance," Uchiha Shinji must master the thrusting momentum created by the Fiery Blade Leap!

He immediately calmed his mind, struggling to control his body, which had been catapulted into the sky by the immense force.

Memories of Chen Lao demonstrating advanced taijutsu techniques surged through his mind. The intricate knowledge intertwined and finally crystallized into three characters:

Centrifugal Force!

He imagined himself as a spinning disc rotating around a central axis, with angular velocity ( \omega ). The fiery white longsword in his hand became the mass ( m ) on the disc, connected by a rope to the center of rotation, with the rope length ( r ). Assuming no friction, the rotation of the mass depended on the tension in the rope. Using the formula ( F = ma ), with centripetal acceleration ( a = \omega^2 r = v^2 / r = 4\pi^2 r / T^2 ), Uchiha Shinji tried to factor in the friction calculations of the shinobi world.

“Crap, how the hell am I supposed to understand something this complicated?!”

Uchiha Shinji shook his head violently in midair. Looking down at the shrinking ground and the ever-smaller Killer Bee, he gritted his teeth.

“Forget it! All I need to do is spin!”

“Spin, spin—keep spinning!”

In the next moment—

Using the perfect body control granted by the Curse Mark of Heaven's second form, Uchiha Shinji’s expression turned fierce as he gripped the sword hilt with both hands, struggling to flip his body downward.

“Dance of the Solar Halo—start spinning for me!!!”

Suddenly—

From the dark night sky, a massive fiery white orb plummeted straight down!

It exploded like a grand firework,

And from within the flames, a black-haired, red-eyed youth emerged, spinning as he wielded his longsword!

He soared through the heavens, twisting his body as he spun his blade. Each movement unleashed arcs of sword energy that resembled the petals of a crimson spider lily or a diving bird. His fiery silhouette streaked across the sky as a nearly imperceptible line of flame.

He leaped, jumped, spun, and dashed through the air—repeatedly accelerating and changing direction!

With every swing of his sword, he unleashed fiery red arcs of sword energy, as devastating as the one before.

The relentless sword energy crisscrossed the heavens, tearing the landscape apart and turning the forest below into an unrecognizable sea of flames in an instant.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Amidst the deafening roar of destruction,

Uchiha Shinji’s eyes burned brighter with determination, like bougainvillea blooming brilliantly in the sea of flames!

In the next moment, a notification popped into his vision:

[You have mastered: Uchiha Style · Dance of the Solar Halo (Transcendent Version, S+, Beginner)!]

Under the grim night sky—

The fiery trail flickered in and out of view, zigzagging across nearly a thousand meters of sky before making a sharp turn.

The youth hurtled downward, directly targeting Killer Bee, who stood below, staring at the heavens in stunned silence, utterly unable to react.

At this moment—

Inside Killer B’s body, the Eight-Tails shuddered as it watched Uchiha Shinji charge forward at an astonishing speed. Terrified, it roared:

“Damn it!”

“This is impossible!”

“How is this brat immune to the price of that technique? Why isn’t he affected at all?”

“How could such a person exist—someone who can transform a power that normally requires one's life in exchange into a cost-free, casual attack?!”

“He’s even more of a genius than Uchiha Nahe from back then!!”

Killer B nodded, his eyes fixed on the blazing streak of fire cutting across the sky.

“A burning heart, charred feathers, and the white flames of rebirth! Yo!”

“What an exhilarating and magnificent sword technique!”

He took a deep breath, his gaze sharpening as he locked onto the incoming Uchiha Shinji. Slowly, the corners of his mouth curled up, revealing a row of gleaming white teeth.

A fierce battle spirit ignited in his eyes!

In an instant, he gripped his twin swords tightly, and lightning crackled around him.

“But when it comes to magnificence, I won’t lose to you!”

Inside the Mental Realm

Watching his Jinchūriki’s expression, the Eight-Tails was instantly alarmed and roared in panic:

“B, what are you planning?!”

“Just blast him with a Tailed Beast Bomb! Stop trying to match his swordplay!”

“The moment that sword touches yours, it will melt your blades instantly!”

“It’s impossible to defeat an Uchiha of this level in swordsmanship—he surpasses even the predecessors!”

However, upon hearing this, Killer B’s face lit up with excitement. He kept his eyes locked on Uchiha Shinji, who was spinning mid-air, closing in fast.

“So what you’re saying is… hmm…”

“I’ve got at least seven or eight chances to swing my blade and challenge that sword technique!!”

The Eight-Tails was utterly stunned, then yelled in disbelief:

“You’re insane! That eighth strike will—”

Killer B smirked with unwavering confidence.

“That’s enough!”

Before the Eight-Tails could argue further, in the very next instant—

Lightning coiled around Killer B’s hands and surged into his blades. Half-transformed into his Tailed Beast state, he once again took his stance—Aranami Egret Slaughter Blade!

But this time, he was challenging a technique he had never mastered before—

Half-Tailed Beast Transformation: Sonic Thunder Release – Aranami Egret Slaughter Blade!!

With his stance set, Killer B suddenly raised one hand toward the sky and flashed a six with his fingers.

Then, he roared toward the heavens:

“Yo, Hachibi—COUGH!!”

The moment his words fell, Killer B twisted his foot into the ground, and his entire body became engulfed in violent lightning and the sinister, black-red chakra of the Tailed Beast!

The sheer explosive force shattered the ground beneath him. Rocks and soil instantly crumbled to dust, and cracks spread like a spiderweb across the battlefield!

And under the pressure of this wild, untamed power—

Killer B’s entire body transformed into a streak of light, a fusion of blue, white, black, and red, launching straight toward Uchiha Shinji!

At this moment, both fighters had accelerated to speeds beyond human perception!

In the blink of an eye—

The blazing crimson light, as radiant as the sun, collided head-on with the multicolored streak of blue, white, black, and red—

Like a needle meeting its match—

BOOM!

(End of Chapter)

Chapter 215: Sword Fusion – Seven Blades, A Fight to the Death!

At a speed imperceptible to the naked eye,

The two warriors, pushing their speed to the absolute limit, could perceive each other in this seemingly frozen world!

In the instant their gazes met, no words were needed. No expressions, no vision, hearing, touch, smell, or taste.

All senses were abandoned in the intensity of battle.

The only things they could rely on, the only things they could trust, were the swords tightly gripped in their hands,

The masterful swordsmanship honed through relentless training,

And the instincts engraved into their very muscles!

Sweat poured, swords clashed, heavy breaths filled the air, as they collided like wild beasts!

Zzztt—!!

There was no metallic clang of blades clashing.

A blazing white sword, descending from the sky with immense momentum, carried within it a terrifyingly high temperature.

A forty-meter-long flame sword’s fire had been fully compressed into a three-foot blade,

Bringing forth extreme heat—

A heat so intense that ordinary weapons paled in comparison and would melt into molten iron upon contact!

Even though his blade was reinforced with Lightning Chakra, the moment his lightning-infused sword made contact with the blazing white blade, it began to deform and melt!

In the instant his sword was about to be severed, Killer Bee immediately released his grip, reached under his armpit, and drew a second blade. With a swift motion, he infused it with lightning and slashed diagonally, deflecting Uchiha Shinji’s sword as it swung toward his neck!

Killer Bee was no fool—he could see Uchiha Shinji’s rapid regeneration ability.

Against an opponent with near-immortality, it felt as if no matter where he struck, it would be futile.

The frustration was immense.

However, in this dire moment, he still keenly noticed something—

During their first encounter, when he used his Seven-Blade Dance, Uchiha Shinji had only defended against the strike aimed at his eyes.

That might just be his weak spot!

Seizing the brief opening after deflecting the flaming sword, Killer Bee gripped a dagger as sharp as a spike. With a flick of his wrist, he reversed the grip and stabbed straight at Uchiha Shinji’s eye socket!

Uchiha Shinji’s eyes widened slightly, his crimson serpent-like pupils contracting sharply.

Killer Bee had bet correctly!

Against Killer Bee’s complex, unorthodox Seven-Blade Dance, Uchiha Shinji’s mutated eyes, which granted him a 360-degree field of vision, were crucial!

Not only did he rely on them to track blade movements, but they were also essential for maintaining the Cursed Seal of Heaven’s Second Form by assisting in the absorption of natural energy.

His eyes were the key to his strength—if they were damaged, his entire system would be severely weakened!

As the lightning-infused dagger stabbed toward his eyes—

Uchiha Shinji’s eyes widened fully, bloodshot veins spreading across the sclera in an instant.

Thick, red tears welled up in his sockets and silently trickled down!

Just as Killer Bee’s blade neared his eyes, Uchiha Shinji’s vision subtly shifted past the dagger, locking onto Killer Bee’s eyes behind his sunglasses!

Sage Art: Sharingan – White Flash Pupil!

"ROAR!!"

In an instant, a crimson dragon burst forth from Uchiha Shinji’s eyes,

Swallowing a dragon pearl before unleashing a blinding white light that dragged Killer Bee into an illusionary world!

The white light trembled, erupting with intense brightness and a piercing sound!

Pulled into the Genjutsu, Killer Bee gritted his teeth,

His entire body wracked with excruciating phantom pain.

"I didn’t even make direct eye contact with him, yet I still got caught?! What kind of unavoidable eye technique is this?!"

"Yo, Eight-O!"

"—Yo!!"

Eight-Tails immediately responded to Killer Bee’s call,

Helping him disrupt his internal chakra flow to break free from the illusion.

At the same time, Uchiha Shinji seized the brief moment of Killer Bee’s paralysis, swinging his sword in a powerful downward slash!

A crescent-shaped arc of fiery red energy exploded forth,

The force of the attack propelling Uchiha Shinji nearly a hundred meters into the air, allowing him to barely evade Killer Bee’s deadly stab!

While airborne, Uchiha Shinji regained control of his body, spinning midair and shifting his orientation.

Using his momentum, he redirected himself downward, descending in an arcing slash!

The fiery sword trail traced an inverted "V" in the sky!

The moment Killer Bee broke free from the illusion, he was overwhelmed by an impending sense of death looming over his neck!

Uchiha Shinji’s flaming blade, now fully unleashed, transformed into a forty-meter-long, two-meter-wide massive crescent of sword energy,

Crashing down upon him!

A raging storm erupted, the ground trembled, and trees were uprooted from the sheer force!

And behind the devastating sword energy—

Was Uchiha Shinji, his face twisted in a ferocious grin, his flaming sword aimed straight for Killer Bee’s neck!

"DIE FOR ME!!"

With a furious roar, both the physical and energy-based blades struck simultaneously—leaving nowhere to run!

At this moment, locked in the heart of battle,

It felt as if the sky itself was collapsing,

Like a meteor descending in flames!

Faced with such swordsmanship, Killer Bee suppressed the trembling in his heart and took a deep breath.

"The one who’s gonna die here… is YOU!!"

With a bellowing war cry, dark red chakra surged from Killer Bee’s body,

His foot stomping down and shattering the ground beneath him!

Instead of retreating, he advanced—

A deep crimson Tailed Beast Cloak enveloped him,

As layers of white bones rapidly formed over his body,

Creating an even stronger external exoskeleton armor!

With both hands gripping his swords,

He charged forward—straight into the flaming sword energy!

Two short blades, entwined with thunder and tailed beast chakra, melted as they clashed, tearing through the fiery red sword aura. With brute force, he broke free in a leap!

Killer Bee, supporting himself with one hand on the ground, performed a backflip, twisting mid-air. With two lightning-infused blades clamped between his legs, he launched them by kicking out, sending them flying.

In an instant, the two blades shot forward nearly a hundred meters, aiming directly for Uchiha Shinji’s eyes!

After landing, Killer Bee immediately swung his elbow, hurling another blade with great force. As his foot twisted against the ground, both hands gripped the last remaining blade tightly.

Then, with a thunderous roar, Killer Bee charged forward, gripping his blade with determination!

“Raaaahhhhh!”

Facing the three supersonic lightning blades flying toward him, Uchiha Shinji took a deep breath.

With both hands gripping the hilt of his sword, his fingers moved, thumbs stacked, and six fingers interlocked. The thumb of his left hand pressed on top as he formed the “Chen” seal.

He exhaled a pale yellow sphere of pure chakra from his mouth, which attached itself to the blazing white long sword. Two wildly different chakras swirled, rotated, and fused rapidly along the blade, creating a symphony of wind and fire, an intricate waltz of destruction!

Then, with a menacing snarl, Uchiha Shinji swung his long sword abruptly.

“Great Slayer Sword: Flame Wind Dragon Dance!”

In the next moment, flames, fueled by a violent gale, surged out from the blazing white sword, transforming into a vividly lifelike fire dragon!

The dragon's scales were formed by the wind, its sinews were the Earth Grudge Fear threads, and its bones were the blazing streams of the Fire Release Chakra Mode!

Almost instantaneously, the fire dragon expanded to a massive fifty-meter-long body, spiraling once in mid-air. Its glowing eyes, as brilliant as the sun, illuminated everything below, gazing mercilessly at Killer Bee, who now seemed like an ant charging toward it.

The dragon opened its mouth, unleashing a fierce gale entwined with roaring flames—a rapidly expanding wall of fire that raced outward!

This technique, a recreation of Kakuzu's Composite Ninjutsu: Strange Mask Explosive Flames and Flame-Wind Dance Swordsmanship, wasn’t just for summoning a fire dragon to smash down on opponents. The real purpose was to push out a massive wall of wind and fire.

Against flying projectiles, this wall of flames proved remarkably effective!

The three supersonic lightning blades pierced through the fire wall but instantly lost their momentum. With a simple horizontal sweep of his sword, Uchiha Shinji easily deflected them all.

As Uchiha Shinji exhaled in relief, preparing to regroup and counterattack—

Suddenly, the sound of rushing wind filled the air!

A massive hole had been slashed through the towering wall of flames. Killer Bee, clad in a Tailed Beast Cloak that had partially melted and with burn marks etched across his face, shot through the gap, leaping directly toward Uchiha Shinji. He discarded the seventh blade in his hand, which had melted as it pierced the fire wall.

“Kid!” Killer Bee sneered, baring his teeth as he raised his eighth blade high.

Lightning Plow Hot Blade!

His arm, riddled with burn scars and bulging with muscles, swung downward!

A hand blade crackling with lightning streaked toward Uchiha Shinji’s eyes like a flash of judgment!

“Remember this dazzling, magnificent slash of mine! A tragedy you cannot escape!”

Yet—

As the thunderous hand blade was mere inches from Uchiha Shinji’s eyes, and with no time to swing his sword to sever Killer Bee's arm or block the strike, Uchiha Shinji grinned darkly.

“Come on!”

“Let’s see who dies first!”

He suddenly raised his right arm, still gripping the sword, and pointed it at Killer Bee’s chest!

In an instant, the scorching white flames flowing along the Kusanagi Sword surged down the blade, flooding Uchiha Shinji’s arm.

That arm exploded with a radiance brighter than the sun itself!

Sizzle—

The sound resembled meat dripping fat over a raging fire or the sparking of a lit fuse as it burned.

Inside Killer Bee’s body, the Eight-Tails, Gyūki, suddenly felt its eyelids twitch uncontrollably. A silent, chilling sense of impending death enveloped its heart.

Shocked, Gyūki shuddered violently, its attention snapping toward Uchiha Shinji’s raised arm in the outside world. A cold shiver ran down its spine, twisting its expression in terror.

“No!!”

(End of Chapter)