Fang Yuan and Uchiha Izumi arrived at the riverbank, a popular training spot for Uchiha clan members. Fang Yuan wanted to observe how battles were conducted in this world.
With a solemn expression, he held a kunai in his hand, even though his opponent was a little girl who was less than six years old.
"Fang Yuan-san, didn't your brother come to see you today?" Uchiha Izumi suddenly asked.
These words instantly relaxed Fang Yuan's tense expression.
"Brother? Fang Zheng?"
Fang Yuan murmured, and his memory seemed to be pulled back to five hundred years ago, recalling that arrogant face.
"Brother! I am now an A-level talent! I am the one everyone is paying attention to!"
"Brother! Uncle and aunt treat us like their own children. Why do you always make aunt angry? Are you so ignorant?"
"Brother! I don't need your protection anymore! You are the one who needs mine! Because you are the weak one and I am the strong one!"
Fang Yuan was stunned.
Ding Dong~
The two kunai clashed, and Fang Yuan instinctively grabbed Uchiha Izumi's wrist with his other hand and pulled it back. Izumi's eyes widened, and before she could react, she stumbled, and Fang Yuan's kunai was poised at her neck.
"Fang... Fang Yuan-san!"
Uchiha Izumi closed her eyes in fear and screamed in horror.
The kunai stopped just short of her smooth skin. Fang Yuan pushed Izumi away coldly and said calmly, "Sorry."
Uchiha Izumi swallowed hard, still in shock. "No... it's okay. Fang Yuan-san, let's continue."
They resumed their practice, and Fang Yuan felt a growing sense of boredom. Even without the kunai in his hand, his five hundred years of experience meant Uchiha Izumi would never be a match for him in terms of physical skill.
However, when Uchiha Izumi began forming hand seals, Fang Yuan's eyes widened with surprise. He could clearly sense a blue energy rising from Izumi's lower abdomen, where the dantian was located, and spreading throughout her veins.
"This is...?"
Is this world's cultivation system?
Fang Yuan narrowed his eyes, preparing for battle with a hint of anticipation.
"Fang Yuan-san, be careful. I'm going to use my chakra."
Uchiha Izumi's face turned red as she shouted loudly.
The next moment, Uchiha Izumi shouted, "Uchiha Shuriken Jutsu!"
Several spinning shurikens flew from her hands, tracing dark, unpredictable trajectories through the air. Their positions kept changing, making them difficult to track.
Fang Yuan observed that the blue energy had enhanced the speed and sharpness of these shurikens.
"So that's how it is. This throwing technique is driven by this kind of energy," Fang Yuan noted, quickly understanding the principle.
He stood still and suddenly threw his kunai. An exaggerated scene unfolded before them: the kunai struck the first shuriken, causing it to deflect and hit the second shuriken, and then the rest in a chain reaction. The ground soon covered with black square iron darts.
Uchiha Izumi stood there, wide-eyed and speechless, unable to comprehend what she had just witnessed.
"Fang Yuan-san, you are amazing!" Uchiha Izumi exclaimed, her eyes full of admiration.
Fang Yuan waved his hand dismissively and asked, "Do you have any more powerful techniques that you haven't used yet?"
Uchiha Izumi smiled awkwardly. "I'm sorry, Fang Yuan-san. I'm not very proficient with my Fire Style technique yet. I'm afraid you might be disappointed if I use it."
"Fire Style?" Fang Yuan inquired calmly. "Let's see it."
Izumi's eyes widened with innocence. Following Fang Yuan's advice, she didn't hold back and began making hand seals, albeit clumsily. The hand seals for the C-level Fire Style Great Fireball Technique took several seconds to form, consuming a significant amount of chakra each time.
Fang Yuan watched quietly, analyzing her technique and the nature of chakra. "Chakra is generated from the empty spaces in the human body, known as the Dantian. Each seal directs chakra through the veins in a specific route before it erupts."
Fang Yuan observed Uchiha Izumi's struggle and noted that unblocking chakras requires skill and practice, and mastering it takes considerable time.
He memorized every hand seal she performed, and at the last moment, quietly approached Izumi, taking her hand and adjusting her movements. Uchiha Izumi immediately felt a surge of clarity and heat, her body trembling and her chest swelling with the intense sensation.
"———Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"
A small fireball, not even as large as her head, emerged and quickly dissipated into green smoke before it traveled three meters away.
"I'm sorry, Fang Yuan-san. This is the first time I've successfully used the Great Fireball Technique! Normally, it takes me three or four hours to prepare it before I can perform it."
Uchiha Izumi said, her face flushed with surprise and embarrassment.
"You made a mistake in the order of forming the seals. Each seal corresponds to the release of an acupuncture point in the human body. A slight deviation can cause a blockage, preventing the chakra from flowing properly," Fang Yuan said, correcting Uchiha Izumi.
As he spoke, he considered trying the hand seals for the ninjutsu himself. However, at that moment, a figure approached from the distance along the riverbank, and upon spotting Fang Yuan, began shouting.
"Fang Yuan! What are you doing hiding here? Uncle's been looking everywhere for you!"
The figure was a young man with the Uchiha clan emblem on his headband. He was handsome but had an arrogant demeanor that made him seem unlikable.
Fang Yuan glanced up, then continued practicing the ninjutsu. Though he appeared calm, his heart was stirred with a familiar feeling.
The face, the attitude—five hundred years had not dimmed his recognition. This was his younger brother, Uchiha Fangzheng, in his childhood.
Fang Yuan chose to ignore Fangzheng. Instead, he opened the lunch box Uchiha Izumi had brought and began eating. It was nearly noon, and after a night of heavy rain, the weather had turned dry and extremely hot.
Uchiha Fangzheng, standing at a distance, had a dark expression, unsure whether to stay or leave. His frustration grew, and he finally erupted:
"Uchiha Fangyuan!!!"
"Did you hear me? Answer me!"
Fang Yuan remained focused on his meal, calmly chewing a shrimp ball. Without looking up, he replied, "Is that how you speak to me?"
"How did I raise you? Or is it that, now that our parents are gone, you and your cohorts feel free to speak to me like this?"