Mikoto Uchiha stood at the center of the stage, a golden sun slowly igniting from her forehead.
Chakra transformed into blazing streams of light, flowing along her hair, skin, and fingertips, illuminating her entire body inch by inch like flames.
Aburame Shibi took a deep breath, a resolute glint flashing deep within his pupils.
Secret Technique: Poison Dust Technique!
Black insect swarms surged from his palms,
converging into a viscous, distorted, mist-like layer of poison bugs.
With a forceful exhale, the poison insects sprayed out like smoke, their toxicity so potent that the floor instantly corroded.
The head of the Aburame clan in the stands, along with Shibi Aburame, changed expressions: "This is bad, Shibi actually..."
At that moment, Mikoto Uchiha raised her hand,
her gaze as calm as the sun itself.
She completely ignored the poison insects.
Immobilization Technique!
Whoosh!!
A transparent golden space instantly unfolded,
like a spiderweb woven from light covering the entire front half of the stage.
The poison dust had just rushed in!
All of it froze in the air.
Not frozen by ice,
but locked in an eerie stillness, suspended mid-air without moving.
On the podium, Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes lit up:
"Very similar to Kushina's technique... The Fire Six-Tails and Ice Vulpix indeed share common secret techniques."
As soon as he finished speaking, Danzo snorted: "Hmph, it can only be said... these Ninja Beasts seem to share many similarities with Tailed Beasts, all possessing Tailed Beast exclusive secret techniques."
Mikoto's power was far stronger than he had anticipated.
He had thought Shibi could handle her in the match, but now it seemed Shibi was the one being suppressed with no way out.
On the other side, Kushina was carefully observing Mikoto's light formation:
"My Immobilization Technique uses cold energy to freeze chakra flow."
"Mikoto's... is more like using light to sever movement trajectories."
Minato Namikaze nodded: "The method of sealing is completely different, in nature it's closer to Sealing Ninjutsu."
Kushina then briefly explained the principle of the technique, surprising Minato: "This is a secret technique, is it appropriate for you to tell me?"
Kushina scratched her head, somewhat embarrassed: "It is a secret technique... but you're very smart, Minato. If you use it, you might be able to make it stronger."
Minato nodded seriously. "Then I'll help you refine it."
Their soft conversation continued, seemingly unaware that they were gradually moving closer to each other.
...
On the other side of the stage
The poison insects remained immobilized in the air.
Aburame Shibi's entire body writhed.
Countless microscopic pores cracked open on the skin of his hands, nanoscale poison insects crawling out from his pores.
Almost invisible to the naked eye.
One of the most dangerous insect swarms of the Aburame clan, Shibi coldly whispered: "Disperse."
Sss— the insect swarm dissolved into the air like black mist.
In the stands, Shibi Aburame suddenly stood up from his seat, his expression grave.
Shibi... have you gone mad...
"You shouldn't place the clan's interests at such a dangerous level!"
Invisible death was approaching.
The nanoscale poison insects released by Aburame Shibi had already spread throughout the air above the stage.
Silent, colorless, formless.
They were as fine as dust, capable of even infiltrating chakra gaps. Both the Hyuga and Uchiha clans had begun to notice something amiss.
Many Uchiha clansmen's expressions shifted slightly. Though they wanted to intervene, the sheer number of poison bugs on the stage was terrifying. Yet Mikoto, standing on the stage, closed her eyes.
A faint golden light, almost imperceptible, spread from her entire body.
The audience only noticed the stage brightening by a subtle degree.
But the nanoscale poison insects halted collectively as if encountering their natural predator.
Light was something they couldn't resist.
Mikoto gently opened her eyes.
Within her dark pupils, Sunlight was compressed into an intensely bright point.
She raised her hand.
An improved application of Clearing Power, resembling a solar flare.
In an instant, the light's intensity surged exponentially!
Light particles oscillated rapidly in the air, forming a field of light explosion.
Sssssss!!!
The audience couldn't hear the sound, but Shibi clearly sensed:
The insect swarm was shattered by the oscillation of light particles in the air, like micron-sized grains of sand struck by a laser.
On an imperceptible level, vacuum-like destruction was occurring.
The insect swarm was directly vaporized in the light.
Aburame Shibi felt his Chakra control suddenly go blank.
On the stage, the golden light layer retracted beneath Mikoto's skin like gentle ripples.
She quietly lowered her hand, her tone gentle yet filled with pressure: "Did you want to kill me?"
At that moment, the entire venue erupted in chaos.
Mikoto Uchiha had used light to annihilate the invisible poison insects.
Then, with a single sentence, she intensified the atmosphere, and Mikoto Uchiha held back no longer.
"Hmph."
As the Clearing Power continuously filled her entire body, Mikoto Uchiha's gaze grew increasingly cold.
At this moment, under her control, the scene was as if the sun had descended.
Sunlight Chakra ignited, breaking through the air to form flames from the light itself.
Golden flames surged like a rushing torrent, sweeping across the stage without any blind spots.
Shibi attempted to form hand seals to retreat, but as he began to move, the residual beams of the Immobilization Technique locked him in place for an instant.
Just an instant.
It was enough to decide the outcome.
The golden flames swept upward,
But just before reaching Shibi's body, Mikoto precisely controlled the flames, locking onto Aburame Shibi.
Flames soared into the sky, the ground cracked.
The center of the stage was scorched into a giant Sun Halo Rift.
Shibi collapsed to the ground, his clothes charred, his Chakra completely burned away, his Energy Meridians utterly destroyed and torn by Mikoto Uchiha.
Not only had he completely lost the ability to fight, but he had also lost his qualification to be a ninja.
It must be said, Mikoto Uchiha had struck heavily.
Mikoto looked at Aburame Shibi's wretched state, calmly extended a finger, and gently blew away the remaining trace of Sunlight.
"It's over."
The referee's trembling voice announced:
"Winner, Mikoto Uchiha!!!"
The moment Mikoto Uchiha's victory was declared,
The entire arena ignited.
Boom!
Thunderous applause and shouts erupted from the Uchiha clan's seating area.
"Uchiha!!!"
"Lady Mikoto!!!"
"The sun belongs to the Uchiha!!!"
Many began chanting Lady Mikoto's name!
"This is the future of the Uchiha!"
"Mikoto is more qualified to be clan head than Fugaku. After all, they're engaged—they're family."
Amid the clan's cheers, Mikoto stood quietly at the center of the stage,
The golden sunlight around her slowly faded, solemn like the true setting of the sun.
Yet, as the Uchiha clan reveled in fervor and glory, on the high platform, Hiruzen Sarutobi slowly put down his pipe.
His eyes held no joy, only a soft chuckle.
He turned to look at Danzo:
"Shikoku matter, you need an explanation."
Danzo did not immediately respond.
Half his face was hidden in shadow, an unprecedented malevolence flashing between his wrinkles.
Coming to his senses, Danzo glared fiercely at Hiruzen: "Explain my ass... Hiruzen."
Hypocritical bastard.
With that, Danzo stood up and left, having lost all interest in the remaining matches.
Over at the Gedō Mazō, Uchiha Madara laughed with even greater delight and pleasure.
Hahaha.
This kind of flame brings such joy of destruction.
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