Uchiha Shinsuke understood that at this moment, there was no longer any room for hesitation, and he had to unleash his greatest power to end the fight quickly, as the longer the battle dragged on, the more disadvantageous it would be for him.
"It seems I have no choice but to use that technique!"
"Although it's only a prototype and the side effects are severe, this is the only way to have any chance of survival!"
"AAAAHHH——!"
Uchiha Shinsuke let out an uncontrollable roar of fury!
At that moment, the lightning-natured chakra within his body began to surge and churn in a way it never had before!
Crackle——!
Blinding arcs of blue lightning, like countless raging thunder serpents, erupted from within Uchiha Shinsuke's body in an instant and coiled across the surface of his skin!
A numbing, tingling sensation swept through his entire body, accompanied by sharp and violent pain.
Uchiha Shinsuke's whole body began to flicker with electrical arcs, his entire frame swelling by a size in an instant as his streamlined muscles expanded slightly, brimming with explosive power!
Lightning Release Chakra Mode: Prototype!!!
Forcibly activated!
This was a state that Uchiha Shinsuke had preliminarily developed after mastering the Chidori Style, by combining his memories from his past life of the Fourth Raikage A's Lightning Release Chakra Mode with his own understanding of Lightning Release!
Although it was only a prototype and far from as perfect or powerful as a true Lightning Release Chakra Mode, it was more than enough at this moment to allow Uchiha Shinsuke to unleash power that far exceeded his own limits!
In this state, his supreme speed combined with the dynamic vision of the Sharingan would be the key to turning defeat into victory.
"What?!"
The wolf-masked elite jonin and the other two Root jonin all felt their pupils contract sharply at the same time!
From Uchiha Shinsuke, they sensed an extremely dangerous aura!
A chakra eruption of this magnitude was simply not something a twelve-year-old boy should be capable of!
"Die!"
Uchiha Shinsuke's figure left only an afterimage in place!
His entire body seemed to transform into a bolt of blue lightning as he broke through the restraints of the Yellow Springs Swamp in an instant and charged directly at the wolf-masked special jonin!
His speed was beyond comprehension!
"Lightning Release: Chidori Style!"
Uchiha Shinsuke aimed the most powerful strike born from his eruption directly at the strongest elite jonin.
The wolf-masked elite jonin's heart was seized with terror, as Uchiha Shinsuke's speed was simply too fast to evade.
In the blink of an eye, Uchiha Shinsuke was already upon him.
Boom!!!
A dull, thunderous impact rang out!
Uchiha Shinsuke's powerful Lightning Release technique slammed with full force into the crossed arms that the wolf-masked elite jonin had raised in a desperate block!
Crack!
The sound of shattering bone was unmistakably clear!
The wolf-masked elite jonin let out a shrill, agonized scream and was sent flying backwards like a kite with a snapped string, smashing directly through several large trees in his path!
One strike!
With just one strike, a Root elite jonin had been severely wounded!
His supreme speed had made it completely impossible for the Root elite jonin to put up any effective resistance.
The other two Root jonin were struck with horror at the sight and hastily retreated, putting distance between themselves and Uchiha Shinsuke!
The way they looked at Uchiha Shinsuke was filled with fear and disbelief!
Was this little brat a monster?!
"Next, it's your turn," Uchiha Shinsuke's cold voice rang out like a death sentence!
He transformed once again into a bolt of blue lightning and charged at one of the Root jonin!
That jonin was overwhelmed with dread and desperately unleashed jutsu to defend himself!
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
"Earth Release: Yellow Springs Swamp!"
But at this moment, Uchiha Shinsuke's speed, strength, and reflexes had all reached an entirely new level!
The jutsu could not hit Uchiha Shinsuke at all.
And Uchiha Shinsuke had already closed the distance, unleashing taijutsu strikes directly onto his opponent.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Within just a few short moments, the Root jonin was driven back again and again under Uchiha Shinsuke's relentless, storm-like assault.
After the most powerful opening strike, Uchiha Shinsuke's offensive intensity dropped somewhat, but it remained savage and overwhelming.
In the end, Uchiha Shinsuke seized upon a gap in the opponent's defense and drove a Chidori Sharp Spear squarely into the man's chest!
The jonin spat blood, his sternum caved in, and he was instantly sent flying, his fate unknown!
In the blink of an eye, two of the three Root elites were down, one dead and one critically wounded!
Only the last jonin remained, and by this point that man was so terrified that his soul had nearly left his body, and abandoning all thought of his mission, he turned and tried to flee!
"Trying to run? Too late!"
A cold gleam flashed in Uchiha Shinsuke's eyes.
"Lightning Release: Chidori Style!"
At his supreme speed, only an afterimage of Uchiha Shinsuke remained in place.
The Root jonin had already put some distance between himself and Uchiha Shinsuke, but how could he possibly be faster than Uchiha Shinsuke at this moment under Lightning Release Chakra Mode?
Before the jonin could even react to defend himself, the crackling lightning of Uchiha Shinsuke's Chidori pierced through his back and burst out through his chest.
"Ugh…" the jonin's body stiffened, and he slowly collapsed to the ground, his eyes filled with unwillingness and terror.
The battle concluded with startling swiftness!
Uchiha Shinsuke took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the churning blood and energy within his body.
The prototype Lightning Release Chakra Mode placed an enormous burden on the body.
At this moment, Uchiha Shinsuke's entire body ached with a swollen, throbbing agony, and his chakra was completely depleted.
Uchiha Shinsuke immediately deactivated the Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
Despite the excruciating pain throughout his body, Uchiha Shinsuke at once formed hand seals and released a Fire Release technique.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
At this point the other two Root ninja had not yet fully died, and to prevent them from mounting a death-throes counterattack, Uchiha Shinsuke chose to deliver finishing blows from a distance using Fire Release.
The wolf-masked elite jonin let out a howl of despair as the massive fireball engulfed his entire body in flames.
He struggled to rise, but within moments, nothing remained but scorched ash on the ground.
After finishing them off, Uchiha Shinsuke could no longer hold himself up and collapsed onto the ground.
This sudden ambush by the Root assassination squad had been far too dangerous, and one moment of carelessness would have meant death.
Uchiha Shinsuke was grateful that he had never exposed his hidden cards.
This time he had only managed to catch his opponents completely off guard thanks to the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, and if they had known about his trump card in advance and sent a large number of elites to surround and kill him, then even with the Lightning Release Chakra Mode activated, he would not have been able to hold out for long.
After a brief moment of recovery, Uchiha Shinsuke forced himself to endure the agonizing pain in his body, concealed the traces of the battle, and leapt away in the direction where Min and the others had retreated.
[Uchiha Shinsuke Status Panel]
[Power Level: Jonin (can reach Elite Jonin combat strength in burst state, but with severe side effects)]
[Mastered Skills: Full mastery of all Fire Release jutsu (complete command of A-rank and below, initial grasp of some S-rank jutsu), full mastery of Lightning Release chakra nature (complete command of A-rank and below), Sharingan (Two Tomoe), Chidori (A-rank jutsu, perfectly mastered), Thunder Flame Bullet (A-rank composite jutsu), Chidori Sharp Spear (A-rank composite jutsu), Lightning Release Chakra Mode (Prototype: can greatly enhance speed and strength for a short duration, but places an extreme burden on the body and consumes chakra violently)]
[Clan Standing: Uchiha Guard Elite Chunin]
[Clan Honor Points: Points (killing Root ninja yielded a small number of honor points)[
[Overall Clan Strength Assessment: Genin level (extremely high)]
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