Chapter 112: Shisui's Astonishing Strength

As she walked, Mu Yue introduced the skill level of the students in Group A.

"By the second week of the special training, Group A students had basically completed chakra control exercises. During the training period, the main focus was on strengthening chakra control, learning the Body Flicker Technique, and improving taijutsu and ninjutsu levels."

"Group A is the fastest-progressing group, and the students here are the strongest among all groups. In terms of composition, the majority are fourth-year students and graduated genin, followed by third-year and first-year students."

"There are first-year students? How could a first-year student reach this level?" a teacher couldn't help asking.

To have chakra control for tree climbing and water walking, and to have mastered the Body Flicker Technique—even among genin that would be considered strong. How could a first-year student possibly reach that level?

"That first-year student must be your student, Uchiha Shisui, right, Mu Yue-sensei? If it's him, maybe it's actually possible," Ueda Aya asked.

Aside from Shisui, Ueda Aya couldn't think of any first-year student capable of that.

Mu Yue nodded.

Although Shisui's reputation as a genius was well known in the ninja academy, some chunin teachers still felt a first-year student couldn't possibly reach that level.

Forget first-year's top student, they didn't think even the second-year's top student could reach that level.

It was fortunate that Mu Yue had good relationships and reputation; otherwise, some teachers might maliciously speculate that Mu Yue favored Shisui and used privilege to transfer him directly to Group A.

Sarutobi Hiruzen just smiled and said nothing.

He didn't know exactly how strong Shisui was now, but based on the fight where Shisui defeated Asuma, he was already qualified for Group A.

"No. 17, Uchiha Shisui, and No. 18, Hōzuki Raidō, prepare for battle."

Mu Yue and the others arrived just in time to catch Shisui's match.

"Ah, it's Raidō. Before he graduated, I taught him. He was a fairly excellent student," said the teacher who earlier thought a first-year couldn't reach Group A level, smiling.

He was happy for his former student. Opportunities to show strength in front of the Hokage were rare.

He knew Hōzuki Raidō's strength; he had been formidable even in the academy, and now after graduating and training for some time, dealing with a first-year student would be a breeze.

Hōzuki Raidō had no idea that his former teacher was already celebrating prematurely. Upon hearing his opponent's name, he felt a headache coming on.

No need to say more—this would definitely be a one-round trip. Raidō had zero confidence in defeating Shisui.

Of course, Raidō didn't immediately give up. Either way, he would lose, but at least he should lose respectably.

Taking a deep breath, Raidō walked casually to the battlefield and formed the opposing seal with Shisui.

He already knew the outcome; now he just had to do his best to display his own strength.

"Look at Raidō's composed expression—he seems very confident about this fight," said that chunin teacher, growing more convinced that Raidō was indeed a student he could be proud of.

The nearby teachers nodded in agreement.

In fact, most teachers trusted Mu Yue's words and believed Shisui had reached Group A level, but they didn't believe Shisui could defeat Hōzuki Raidō.

On one side was a first-year student who had just finished one semester; on the other, a genin who had graduated for some time, both receiving the same special training. It seemed clear that Hōzuki Raidō would win.

Not to mention Shisui—even if it were Kakashi after one semester, they still thought Raidō would win.

Mu Yue smiled gently and said nothing. He didn't need to say much; once Shisui showed his strength, it would be a real slap in the face.

Sarutobi Hiruzen stroked his beard, chuckled, and looked toward the battlefield. He was a little curious to see the expressions on those teachers when they saw Raidō lose.

"Begin the battle!" Mu Yue shouted.

Swish!

The moment Mu Yue's words fell, Raidō used the Body Flicker Technique to dash forward, kunai in hand, thrusting toward Shisui.

He knew how strong Shisui was, so there was no need for probing; he went all out from the start.

"That kid Raidō has a flaw—he doesn't know his own strength when striking, and he still hasn't changed," the chunin teacher said, shaking his head as he saw Raidō immediately use a Body Flicker and rush in with a kunai, not giving Shisui a chance to show anything.

But the next moment, something surprising happened. Uchiha Shisui's body vanished at the last instant, and Raidō struck nothing but air.

Raidō wasn't disappointed. If Shisui hadn't dodged, that would have been a problem. Without hesitation, he flung a kunai behind him.

Shisui halted his advance and sidestepped slightly to avoid the incoming kunai.

"His speed is even faster than Raidō's!" Raidō's teacher was dumbfounded.

Next, Raidō grabbed a handful of shuriken and flung them at Shisui, then quickly formed hand seals to perform the Clone Technique, creating four clones. The clones and the original leaped into the trees, constantly shifting positions.

"Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Claw Crimson!" Shisui sidestepped to dodge the shuriken and directly began to perform ninjutsu.

First, he spat out a large burst of flame, then rapidly threw shuriken toward the flame. Immediately after, the flame-coated shuriken, like small fireballs, shot toward the trees where Raido Namiashi was located.

Boom! Boom!

The shuriken carrying high-temperature flames blasted large holes into the trees. In an instant, several large trees struck by Shisui's attack collapsed, all of Raido Namiashi's clones dissipated, but the original body was unharmed, only having fallen.

"This is a first-year student?" Many chunin teachers were dumbfounded when they saw the destructive power of Shisui's single Fire Release technique.

Let alone a first-year student—even a graduated genin wouldn't be able to perform such a Fire Release technique.

"Raido still has a chance. A ninja's strength isn't just about ninjutsu; taijutsu is equally important." Raido's teacher thought it over and believed Raido still had a chance to win.

This Uchiha Shisui's ninjutsu is so strong, his taijutsu definitely can't be that good—after all, he's this young; he can't be proficient in everything. And Raido Namiashi excels precisely at taijutsu.

Shisui did not release another ninjutsu, but instead rushed toward the fallen Raido Namiashi.

Raido Namiashi had no time to retreat, so he quickly got up and engaged in close-quarters combat with Shisui.

Although Raido Namiashi looked much taller and stronger than Shisui, in the taijutsu exchange, under the astonished gazes of many chunin teachers, he was forced back rapidly by Shisui, appearing to be suppressed.

Raido Namiashi's teacher rubbed his eyes, then stared wide-eyed at the battlefield again. After repeating this twice, he confirmed that his eyes were not playing tricks on him.

"Uchiha Shisui wins." Raido Namiashi could not withstand Shisui's intense assault and quickly conceded defeat. Muyue announced the victory.

The teachers' side once again fell into an extremely quiet state, with expressions of disbelief on their faces.

For a moment, they wondered if this Uchiha Shisui had been training since the womb; a first-year with this level of strength was far too exceptional.

"Shisui is the most diligent cultivator in Class One," Muyue said calmly.

Other students only started training full-time with the special training, but Shisui had been training full-time in the Southern Border Forest from early on. During the special training, after practicing during the day, he would go to Muyue's place to train at night.

"All of you should learn from Muyue more and create more teaching miracles." The Third Hokage said cheerfully as he looked at the shocked expressions of the many teachers.

"Number nineteen, Sarutobi Asuma, and number twenty, Uchiha Obito, prepare for battle."