Naruto: This Uchiha is too innocent.

"Great Fireball Technique".

The fireball swept across the complex terrain, bursting out from among the tangled branches, and accurately struck a Sand Ninja. The latter screamed in agony as his entire body turned into a lump of mud.

Although the attack hit the earth clone, Uchiha Sora was not discouraged at all, because he had already sensed the location of the real body.

"Asma, nine o'clock, fifty meters," he said in a deep voice.

Asuma acted decisively, rushing to the location Uchiha Sora had indicated. There was only a large tree for cover, so there was no doubt that he could hide there. With a series of chakra slashes, he quickly killed the Sand Ninja hiding behind it.

"Ku is amazing. He truly is the man I've chosen." Kurenai's eyes blinked, like rubies under the starry sky.

Ninjas are a group that respects the strong, and the worship of the strong is a psychological reflection of most people. Women compete not on a man's earning ability, but on his strength.

Coupled with the Uchiha clan's naturally superior good looks, it can be said that Uchiha Sora was the dream lover of countless girls, and the hearts of countless girls in the village were given to Uchiha Sora.

There's even a support group for Uchiha Sora somewhere in the village.

Seeing Kurenai's eyes filled with Uchiha Sora, Asuma's joy at having just killed an enemy vanished instantly. He opened his mouth, but the words of boasting seemed to get stuck in his throat. In the end, he swallowed them down, enduring the sour taste.

He wanted to say, "Hong, look at me, am I strong?"

But with the girl's eyes fixed on only that one person, everything became utterly tasteless.

Most of the heart-fluttering feelings of a young man are regrets of youth. After carrying out so many missions with Kurenai Yuhi, it would be a lie to say that he had no feelings for her. Unfortunately... the girl's heart belongs to someone else.

Asuma felt a pang of desolation. He had finally managed to win Obito's heart, only to be utterly defeated. He somewhat understood Obito's feelings.

Asuma felt a pang of jealousy towards Uchiha Sora, but even more so, a sense of helplessness.

A year ago, although there was a gap between the two, that gap could be bridged by the use of blades and the reel.

Through the cooperation just now, Asuma clearly realized the gap between him and Uchiha Sora, a chasm between Chunin and Jonin.

Yes, from the moment Uchiha Sora killed Pakula, his strength undoubtedly reached the level of a Jonin.

Even without using the Uchiha Glory or Karasu Tengu, his strength already reached the minimum standard of a Jonin. And whenever he used the Mangekyou Sharingan techniques, his attack power in that instant was enough to reach Kage level.

He is far ahead of the younger generation.

Kakashi Hatake, who is also considered a genius, will not reach the level of Jonin until next year.

Asuma, as the son of Hiruzen Sarutobi, was undoubtedly a genius, but he was still a little inferior to Kakashi, let alone compared to Sora Uchiha.

This defeat made his pride feel utterly ashamed.

Uchiha Sora, of course, had no idea that Asuma was thinking so much. His strength had increased through a year of fighting; the more people he killed, the stronger he became.

Not to mention, the Uchiha clan's power originates from emotion. At the moment of death in the Uzuki wind, the special chakra within the Uchiha clan awakened his Sharingan. The awakening of the Sharingan is not just an improvement in eye power, but also an all-round improvement in physique and chakra. It was only under multiple conditions that he reached his current strength.

Kurenai's eyes flickered, and she was about to say something...

far away,

With a loud bang,

The sound of the explosion drew the attention of the four people.

"Explosive tags?" Lightning Release spoke first, leaping twice to land on treetops, gazing in the direction from which the explosion came.

Over there, faint black smoke could be seen rising, the sound of a standard detonation tag exploding.

"There must be a battle going on over there. Should we go check it out?" Lei Dun asked the group, looking down at them.

Asuma and Kurenai instinctively turned their gazes to Uchiha Sora, as he was the strongest here and it was most reasonable for him to be the temporary captain.

Uchiha Sora pondered for a moment, then said, "Let's go take a look."

They have nothing to do here anyway, but going over there might be something they can do to help.

Soon, the four followed the black smoke to the site of the explosion.

Sure enough, a battle was taking place here; to be precise, five or six Sand Ninja were ganging up on a girl.

"Hiss, who is that person? I've never seen him before, yet his strength is so formidable." Lightning Release smacked his lips, somewhat surprised.

Asuma stared at it for a moment, then shook his head. "I don't know."

Uchiha Sora looked at the girl. She had no weapon, yet she faced the Sand Ninja's attack with her bare hands without being at a disadvantage. Every step and every palm strike was perfectly timed, like a beautiful painting.

"A balance of strength and gentleness, a perfect balance of relaxation and tension—this palm technique must belong to the Hyuga clan," Uchiha Sora remarked suddenly, observing the man's palm technique.

The Hyuga clan's Bagua Palm emphasizes breaking through all techniques with a single palm strike. Whether it's the Rotation Palm, the Sixty-Four Bagua Palms, or the One Hundred and Twenty-Eight Bagua Palms, they are all incredibly powerful ninjutsu.

"Is there such a girl in the Hyuga clan? I've never seen her before." Kurenai Yuhi tilted her head, somewhat puzzled.

"It's normal not to have seen it before. No one stipulates that everyone must attend the Ninja Academy. Some families like to train their disciples in their own way, and these people are no less powerful than orthodox ninjas," Asuma explained.

Uchiha Sora agreed with this, because not all of the younger generation of the Uchiha clan attended the Ninjutsu Academy. This did not mean that they were weak. On the contrary, the ninjas trained by the clan were stronger than the orthodox ninjas. Their strength in certain aspects was more outstanding. This was probably the difference between a private school and an academy. It was also easy for them to obtain the identity of a ninja. They just needed to take the exam.

The unfamiliar girl in front of me is probably one of the Hyuga clan members who didn't attend the Ninja Academy.

As the group talked, the situation inside the room changed in some way.

The Sand Ninja had surrounded the girl from all sides. They exchanged glances and launched their attack simultaneously.

Seeing this scene, Uchiha Sora seemed to be deep in thought. As everyone knows, when a disciple of the Hyuga clan is surrounded and attacked, that move is automatically triggered... provided that he knows that move.

As expected, a cold glint flashed in the girl's eyes, and she began to spin rapidly, letting out a sharp cry.

"Revive the crisis!"

The roar of chakra was deafening, and the pure blue chakra barrier directly repelled the sand ninja.

"As expected, things will turn around," Uchiha Sora thought to himself, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

It's important to know that the Rotation Technique isn't something you can learn just by wanting to. Throughout the entire history of Naruto, very few people have mastered this technique; it requires exceptionally high talent.

The girl in front of me is capable of using the "Return to Heaven" technique, which means she has extremely high talent. I just wonder how many palm strikes she can use with the Bagua Palm.

The spinning motion slowly came to an end, and the rapidly rotating girl gradually stopped moving towards the edge, her hair flying wildly, revealing a fleeting glimpse of her beauty.

Uchiha Sora narrowed his eyes.

"As expected, a caged bird..."