Chapter 172: Ch.172 Crisis Descends!
In the blink of an eye, a week had passed.
Although he could sense that the atmosphere in the village was quite off, as if a storm was brewing, none of it had anything to do with Uchiha Shinji.
These past few days, he spent his time in the lab conducting experiments and training at the practice field.
Now, he had already faced many powerful opponents and was no longer the inexperienced novice he once was.
As a result, he had a more precise assessment of his own strength.
In ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu—the three major categories—he had already far surpassed his peers. However, compared to the true powerhouses, he still fell short.
Due to mastering 'Susanoo Tomoshibi' and 'Amaterasu,' these Mangekyō dojutsu, he had no immediate room for improvement in ninjutsu.
With the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, his talent in genjutsu wasn't particularly high, but the raw power of his eyes meant that few in the shinobi world could surpass him in genjutsu.
Therefore, the real weakness for him was taijutsu.
The reason this weakness hadn't been exposed in his battles so far was partly because of 'Susanoo Tomoshibi,' and partly because he used 'Izanagi no Mikoto' to foresee the branches of fate, like saving the game in advance, ensuring that his failures only occurred in unrealized timelines.
However, from observing the outcomes of these timelines, he realized that whenever he chose to engage in taijutsu against strong enemies, he was often defeated quickly, unable to last even a few minutes.