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"I wanna see! I wanna see!"
Uchiha Sasuke's excitement skyrocketed when he heard that Uchiha Kitaro and Uchiha Shisui were about to spar.
In the Uchiha clan, Kitaro was undoubtedly the strongest, followed by Shisui as the second, then Itachi, and finally their clan leader, Uchiha Fugaku.
A battle between the strongest and the second strongest of the clan? Of course, Sasuke wouldn't miss it for anything!
"Alright, here I come!"
Shisui didn't hesitate. In a flash, his body transformed into pure lightning, dashing straight toward Kitaro.
Over the past two years, he had refined his mastery over the Rumble-Rumble Fruit to perfection.
Crackle—!!
Appearing right in front of Kitaro, Shisui launched a punch without holding back in the slightest.
His attack combined Armament Haki, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's power, Conqueror's Haki, Lightning Release Chakra Mode, and Thunder Breathing.
After all, he knew just how powerful his big brother was. Holding back would be nothing but an insult. If he could land even a single effective hit on Kitaro, it would already be a massive success.
Kitaro calmly raised his fist, flames roaring around it as he met Shisui's attack head-on.
BOOM—!!
The clash of their fists sent a powerful shockwave rippling through the ground.
Bang!
Shisui was sent flying backward.
"Kitaro-nii, what was that?!"
Shisui was shocked as he stared at the flames wrapped around Kitaro's hands. He had seen plenty of Fire Release users before, but he had never seen someone conjure fire like this without forming any hand seals.
"This is Fire Dragon Slayer Magic. You'd better be careful."
"Purgatory Dragon's Blazing Hell!"
A massive fireball formed in Kitaro's palm before he launched it straight at Shisui.
Shisui retaliated instantly, unleashing a massive lightning pillar.
BOOM—!!
The two powerful attacks collided, triggering a massive explosion.
A huge fireball wrapped in crackling lightning engulfed the battlefield, instantly vaporizing the ground beneath them.
"Incredible!"
"So this is magic?"
The onlookers were stunned. They had seen firsthand how powerful Shisui's Rumble-Rumble Fruit was, but now they were witnessing Kitaro's magic completely rivaling it.
"Sea King Dragon's Oceanic Formation!"
The ground was instantly flooded, creating a vast body of water that trembled violently as if an entire tsunami had been summoned.
Shisui quickly leaped away to avoid getting caught in it.
"Rock Dragon's Earthquake!"
The ground beneath Shisui's feet suddenly split apart, forcing him to use Moonwalk to stay airborne.
"Storm Dragon's Tempest Snowfall!"
A violent storm erupted around him, countless tornadoes swirling chaotically.
Shisui had originally hoped to put up a good fight, but within moments, he found himself completely cornered by Kitaro's relentless attacks.
"Susanoo!"
With a low shout, Shisui activated his Susanoo.
A massive green energy skeleton materialized around him, forming an impenetrable defense.
Susanoo, the ultimate Mangekyō Sharingan ability.
Even when compared to the most powerful forces from other worlds, Susanoo remained a formidable power in its own right.
No matter what new abilities Kitaro had acquired, Susanoo was still Shisui's strongest trump card.
With the ethereal warrior protecting him, the raging tornadoes around him became nothing more than a breeze.
The arm of his Susanoo pointed toward the sky.
CRACK—!!
A massive lightning bolt descended from above, crashing down like divine punishment itself.
Yet, as the blinding lightning approached, Kitaro simply opened his mouth.
In the blink of an eye, the enormous lightning bolt was completely devoured.
Silence.
Everyone watching was frozen in shock.
What… What the hell just happened?!
That terrifying lightning attack… was eaten?!
Shisui stood dumbfounded, his mouth slightly open as he yelled in disbelief, "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?!"
"Hmm? This is Dragon Slayer Magic from that other world," Kitaro explained casually. "For example, a Fire Dragon Slayer is completely immune to fire. Not only that, but they can also consume flames to boost their own power, similar to how Breathing Techniques enhance one's abilities."
"Likewise, a Lightning Dragon Slayer can devour lightning."
Shisui was stunned. "...So you're telling me that no matter how much lightning I throw at you, it won't do a damn thing? And instead, it'll just make you stronger?"
Kitaro nodded. "Yep."
"Then what the hell am I fighting for?!"
"You still have other abilities, don't you?"
Shisui clicked his tongue in frustration. Sure, he had other abilities, but none of them could match up to Kitaro's overwhelming power.
"This Dragon Slayer Magic is way too broken!"
A natural elemental immunity? That was insane!
In their clan, Fire Release was the most common technique. If someone had Fire Dragon Slayer Magic, it would render all Fire Release attacks useless, completely neutering a huge chunk of their power.
"Wait a minute… Kitaro, earlier you used multiple different elements…?"
Indeed, throughout their fight, Kitaro had displayed various elemental abilities. While they seemed similar to ninjutsu, the way he cast them—without any hand seals—clearly wasn't normal ninjutsu.
"Yeah, they're all different types of Dragon Slayer Magic."
"You have that many?!"
"Damn it! I'm NOT fighting!"
Shisui was dumbfounded. "Kitaro-nii, is magic easy to learn?"
Kitaro shook his head. "Not really. Magic itself is complicated, but the biggest issue is that we aren't native to that world. Over there, magic is fueled by magical energy, something we don't naturally have."
"For us outsiders, using Dragon Slayer Magic requires external help. That world had an ancient race—Dragons."
"But most dragons were wiped out long ago. Humans used dragon hearts to create Dragon Slayer Lacrima. By implanting this special magic crystal into their bodies, they gained the ability to use Dragon Slayer Magic."
"It's similar to eating a Devil Fruit, though the way it channels power is different. Overall, both in terms of strength and rarity, Dragon Slayer Magic is about on par with a Logia-type Devil Fruit."
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