Chapter 466: Shisui's Life Mission Settlement (6k)

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"I, Shisui, fight..." Until the referee announced the result, Uchiha Inabi was still a bit dazed.

This battle was too sudden for him.

"Inabi, sorry, but this time I have to go all out." Shisui silently apologized to Uchiha Inabi in his heart.

Normally, even with strangers, Shisui would try not to let them lose too badly and would hold back a bit.

But this time was different; this time Shisui wanted to tell all Uchiha that he, Uchiha Shisui, was very strong, stronger than many Uchiha jōnin!

Uchiha Fugaku's eyes flickered; he hadn't expected Shisui to still be able to give him a small surprise.

The strength Shisui had shown before was actually enough to defeat all the Uchiha and win first place in the martial arts tournament.

"Elder Shisei, it seems that first place in the tournament will most likely be Shisui. Young people these days are truly outstanding. If I were to guide him, I think I'd feel a lot of pressure." The dovish elder said with a chuckle.

The selection of who to guide was not decided by the elders themselves but was determined by drawing lots before the tournament officially began. There were two groups: Group One-Four and Group Two-Three. Through Uchiha Fugaku's behind-the-scenes manipulation, Uchiha Shisei ended up being responsible for Group One and Four.

Originally, guiding the first-place winner was a good thing, maybe leaving a deep impression on an outstanding junior. But if the first-place winner was too strong, it wasn't necessarily good—it's hard to guide someone well when the gap in strength isn't large.

"Shisui is indeed excellent." Even though Uchiha Shisei didn't particularly like Shisui, he had to admit that Shisui was among the outstanding prodigies in the Uchiha clan's history.

"But with my many years of training experience, I should still be able to provide him with some help." Uchiha Shisei said calmly.

He also had a Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and one he had honed for over ten years at that. Shisui's Sharingan genjutsu, which could instantly defeat Uchiha Inabi, would be useless against him.

He refused to believe that his decades of life as a shinobi could lose to an eight-year-old Shisui. When the time came, he would win, spout a few grand principles, and it would be a decent guidance match.

As time passed, one Uchiha shinobi after another was eliminated, and the tournament progressed.

Throughout this process, Shisui displayed terrifying suppression. No matter who his opponent was, Shisui would simply activate his Three-Tomoe Sharingan and use genjutsu to defeat them instantly.

Some Uchiha shinobi tried to look down or close their eyes to fight Shisui, but fighting that way without special training severely hampered their combat ability, and they still ended up being instantly defeated by Shisui.

"The finals of the martial arts tournament: Uchiha Shisui vs. Uchiha Yakumi."

Uchiha Yakumi took a deep breath and walked toward the fighting arena. He had already accepted in his heart that he was no match for Shisui and just wanted to lose without looking too pathetic.

Shisui walked calmly to face Uchiha Yakumi. For Shisui, the tournament contestants were just a warm-up. The target he had always wanted to defeat was only one person—Elder Uchiha Shisei.

"Begin the fight!"

The moment the referee gave the order, Uchiha Yakumi instantly activated his Two-Tomoe Sharingan.

Facing Shisui, Uchiha Yakumi didn't dare to be careless. If he didn't activate his Sharingan immediately, he worried that he would fall victim to Shisui's genjutsu like the chūnin.

But something Uchiha Yakumi hadn't expected happened.

Just like in his previous fights, Shisui activated his Three-Tomoe Sharingan and looked at Uchiha Yakumi. Uchiha Yakumi also looked at Shisui, and the two pairs of Sharingan met.

An endless sea of red appeared before Uchiha Yakumi's eyes.

"You lost."

When Uchiha Yakumi came to his senses, Shisui had somehow walked up beside him, holding a kunai to his neck.

"Impossible!" Uchiha Yakumi's heart pounded violently.

He wasn't some genin or chūnin; he was a Uchiha jōnin with a Two-Tomoe Sharingan! How could Shisui defeat him with a single glance?!

The entire venue fell silent again. Everyone stared at Shisui in shock.

"Shisui has already reached this level? Even Yakumi, who is a jōnin, couldn't withstand a single attack from him." Uchiha Inabi was deeply shaken.

The impact on him was tremendous—just one look, and Shisui had instantly defeated Uchiha Yakumi, who was also a jōnin.

If this were a real battle, Uchiha Yakumi would have already died by Shisui's hand.

"Something's not right. His genjutsu, his ocular power—they shouldn't be this strong." Uchiha Shisei was confused.

Defeating a chūnin in an instant was one thing, but instantly defeating a Sharingan-wielding jōnin was too exaggerated. Uchiha Shisei couldn't pull off such a feat even after decades of training.

If it were a regular jōnin from another clan without a Sharingan, he might succeed, but the Uchiha clan, who had awakened the Sharingan, had strong resistance to genjutsu.

"With genjutsu and fire release like that, it seems Shisui is even stronger than Obito."

Uchiha Fugaku was also secretly astonished. He had thought that after that day, he wouldn't be surprised by anything concerning Shisui again, but Shisui always managed to give him new surprises.

"Thanks to Muyue-sensei's ninja tools." Shisui kept his expression neutral as he observed the expressions of the Uchiha ninja, satisfied and nodding inwardly.

His current genjutsu level really wasn't enough to instantly defeat an Uchiha jōnin with a Sharingan, but Shisui had the ninja tools Muyue gave him.

Shisui cleverly used the battle mechanics of the exhibition match, continuously pouring chakra into the bent spoon to enhance Yin Release during breaks, then refining chakra to restore his condition.

Before the finals began, Shisui had infused most of the chakra in his body into the bent spoon, creating the terrifying effect of defeating an Uchiha jōnin with a single glance.

If Shisui had fought Uchiha Yakumi normally, the chakra needed to defeat Yakumi wouldn't have been more than what he consumed to strengthen the ninja tool just now, but Shisui pursued the shock of a one-hit kill, so he used this method.

After the first-place winner appeared, they didn't immediately move to the instruction battle round. Instead, the higher-ups scored to select the third and fourth places, then said a few words like "learn from the top four" before it was the instruction battle round's turn.

Shisui was happy with this too; this time was just right for strengthening the bent spoon.

If it were an internal disciple battle, Shisui would absolutely never use such a shortcut.

But if the opponent was an elder of the clan who harmed clan interests for personal gain, Shisui didn't mind using a little trick.

"Elder Shengqing, please instruct me." Shisui said politely.

"With your level, I can't teach you much; I can only pass on some experience tempered by time." Uchiha Shengqing said conservatively.

The strength Shisui displayed in his final match truly left Uchiha Shengqing a bit confused.

As the battle was about to begin, all the Uchiha ninja present watched the fighting grounds, highly anticipating the upcoming fight.

On one side was Shisui, the recently famous "Shisui of the Body Flicker" of the Uchiha clan; on the other was a high-ranking elder of the Uchiha clan—either side was worth watching.

"I feel the fight will be exciting. Shisui could kill Yakumi with one genjutsu; even if Elder Shengqing wins, it won't be easy."

"Hard to say. Elder Shengqing is a veteran jōnin who has trained for decades. Genjutsu probably won't work on him. If his strongest skill loses effect, Shisui will have a hard time."

The vast majority of Uchiha favored Uchiha Shengqing. Shisui was a genius, but a genius only becomes a strong person later. And though Uchiha Shengqing wasn't considered a strong person across the entire ninja world, he was still counted as a strong person among Uchiha jōnin.

"How does your Fire Release compare to your current genjutsu?" Uchiha Inabi fell into thought.

Before crossing hands with Shisui today, the Shisui in Uchiha Inabi's impression was best at Fire Release.

If Shisui's strongest was still Fire Release, Uchiha Inabi felt that even if Uchiha Shengqing could win, it wouldn't be simple.

"Shisui, what surprise will you bring me next?" Uchiha Fugaku looked at Shisui, but in his mind he thought of the rising star Hanyu Muyue.

After the night he spoke with Shisui, Uchiha Fugaku thought for a long time. He kept wondering how Shisui had grown to this level, and even went to ask Shisui's uncle Uchiha Nobuhiro about it.

In the end, Uchiha Fugaku concluded that Muyue's teaching accounted for a considerable part of it.

Many of the abilities Shisui displayed couldn't be learned at the Ninja Academy or within the Uchiha clan.

"Begin!"

Uchiha Shengqing immediately gathered chakra in his eyes to activate the Sharingan, revealing a crimson three-tomoe Sharingan.

Shisui also activated his three-tomoe Sharingan, but this time he didn't use genjutsu as usual; instead, he charged forward with the Body Flicker Technique.

"Looks like he hasn't been drunk on continuous victories." Uchiha Shengqing also burst chakra in his legs and charged out.

If Shisui had tried to take him down with genjutsu, that would have shown that Shisui's combat level was poor, only relying on raw power to crush.

Boom! Boom!

Within half a minute, the two figures flickered many times, clashing physically several times.

"As expected, someone who can be an elder isn't weak." After testing, Shisui found that Uchiha Shengqing's taijutsu level was not weak.

If Shisui's feeling was expected, then Uchiha Shengqing's was the opposite—unexpected.

"His taijutsu is this outstanding too? How does he train?" Uchiha Shengqing frowned in confusion.

He originally thought that since Shisui was excellent in genjutsu and Fire Release, he probably didn't have much time to train taijutsu. But after fighting, he found this idea was terribly wrong—not only was Shisui's taijutsu not bad, his physical constitution far exceeded his peers, ridiculously strong.

Of course, Uchiha Shengqing didn't know that Shisui's breathing method had long reached the constant state, which not only enhanced training effects but also continuously strengthened his physique.

In the end, Uchiha Shengqing could only think that Shisui's talent was too monstrous, leading to his outrageous strength.

After realizing his original battle plan wouldn't work, Uchiha Shengqing adjusted his strategy and returned to his normal fighting rhythm.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

Uchiha Shengqing quickly created distance, formed hand seals, gathered chakra, and spat flames at Shisui.

The orange-yellow flames gathered together to form a huge, scorching fireball that smashed toward Shisui.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

Shisui calmly followed along, forming hand seals and spitting out flames that formed a fireball.

Boom!!

The two enormous blazing fireballs collided, erupting in fierce flames. Terrifying tongues of fire soared, and the dazzling light struck the faces of the watching Uchiha.

Neither fireball gave an inch, and they eventually dissipated together in the air, leaving only scorched ground behind.

Uchiha Shengqing's expression changed. Countering ninjutsu of the same nature was the best way to gauge proficiency in nature transformation; this meant Shisui's Fire Release might be on par with his own.

And since Uchiha clan ninja were mostly Fire-natured, upon seeing this they unconsciously opened their mouths wide.

"Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Technique!"

Uchiha Shengqing suppressed his emotions and immediately threw himself back into the battle.

"Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Technique!"

Shisui seemed to have become Uchiha Shengqing's mirror, also using the Phoenix Flower Technique to once again cancel out Uchiha Shengqing's Fire Release.

Fine sweat began to form on Uchiha Shengqing's forehead. If this continued, even if he didn't lose, it would be pretty embarrassing—this was supposed to be a guidance battle.

But Uchiha Shengqing knew that the more pressure he felt, the more he needed to stay calm; otherwise, he would make mistakes and reveal openings.

"Let me think carefully—what weaknesses might Shisui have?" Uchiha Shengqing's mind raced.

"No matter how much of a genius Shisui is, he's only an eight-year-old boy. His chakra and stamina can't match mine!" A flash of inspiration struck Uchiha Shengqing, and the more he thought about it, the more correct it seemed.

Although the tactic of wearing out a child was a bit shameful, losing to Shisui would make Uchiha Shengqing look even worse.

Once he realized this, Uchiha Shengqing relaxed his mind, used all his effort to clash with Shisui with ninjutsu, and focused his Sharingan on monitoring Shisui's condition.

As Uchiha Shengqing had thought, as the intensity of the battle kept rising, Shisui's ability gradually declined along with the depletion of his chakra and stamina.

Seeing this, Uchiha Shengqing excitedly increased his efforts; he could already see the scene of his own victory.

"Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique!"

Facing Shisui, who was trying to close in, Uchiha Shengqing wanted to keep using Fire Release to drain Shisui's condition.

To Uchiha Shengqing's surprise, Shisui did not stop his advance or form hand seals to use Fire Release to block his fire dragon; instead, he sprinted toward him at full speed.

"What is he trying to do?" Uchiha Shengqing wondered, debating whether to steer the fire dragon away from Shisui. It looked like Shisui intended to use his body to withstand the ninjutsu head-on.

Unlike the Great Fireball Technique, the Great Dragon Fire Technique allowed some control over the fire dragon after it was fired, but there was a trade-off—the agile dragon had a very small attack range.

Although he didn't like Shisui, Shisui was still a super genius of the Uchiha clan; any accident would be a considerable loss to the entire Uchiha clan.

But before Uchiha Shengqing could make a decision, due to high-speed movement, Shisui collided with the fast-moving fire dragon.

Every Uchiha on the field had their pupils contract, and Uchiha Fugaku even rushed out immediately.

The next moment, something that shocked and baffled everyone occurred.

A dull thud sounded.

Uchiha Shengqing flew backward like a broken kite and slammed heavily to the ground.

Immediately afterward, a kunai shot out and landed beside Uchiha Shengqing.

Shisui stood still, patted out the flames still burning on his clothes, and calmly exhaled.

His chakra wasn't enough to coat his entire body in Armament Haki; fortunately, the fire dragon had a small range, or else he wouldn't have dared to charge through the fire dragon for a surprise attack.

From the very beginning, Shisui had deliberately led Uchiha Shengqing into an attrition battle, with the goal of making him lower his guard and then using Armament Haki to catch him off guard and win the fight.

If Shisui had tried to rely on Fire Release and genjutsu to beat Uchiha Shengqing, it would have been quite difficult and full of variables.

But with the enhancement of the Bent Spoon, his Armament Haki was stronger than normal, so Shisui devised this tactic with extremely high odds of success, allowing him to win by surprise.

"Shisui, are you alright? Should I take you to Konoha Hospital now?" Uchiha Fugaku hurried over and asked with concern.

Although he didn't know what ninjutsu Shisui had used, Shisui hadn't completely blocked Uchiha Shengqing's Fire Release just now.

"Uncle Fugaku, I'm fine. But Elder Shengqing doesn't look too good," Shisui said with a shake of his head.

In order to end the battle with one blow, Shisui's punch just now really didn't hold back at all.

Fugaku Uchiha breathed a sigh of relief and went over to check on Uchiha Seisei, finding that Uchiha Seisei's condition was still okay, just a few broken bones and unconscious.

Fugaku Uchiha thought being unconscious was actually a good thing, otherwise Uchiha Seisei would likely feel terrible seeing so many Uchiha watching his defeat.

"Take Elder Seisei to the hospital." Fugaku Uchiha called over two Uchiha ninja to send Uchiha Seisei away.

The referee nearby didn't know what to say at all—Uchiha Shisui wins? He didn't want to be resented by Uchiha Seisei.

In the end, the referee could only shout that the instruction match was over.

Shisui walked towards the group of watching Uchiha. Every Uchiha's gaze towards Shisui was very complex—admiration, shock, confusion, envy. At that moment, the image of Uchiha Shisui in their hearts would transcend mere genius.

"Even the elder lost to him, so it seems my loss is nothing." Uchiha Yakumi felt much lighter in his heart.

Originally he was quite depressed, after all he was at least a Konoha jonin, but seeing the elder lose to Shisui instantly balanced his heart.

Even the elder lost to Shisui; his loss was clearly not because he was weak, but because Shisui was too strong, so it was reasonable that he was instantly defeated by Shisui's Sharingan.

Uchiha Seisei's fall did not affect the continuation of the martial arts exhibition. Another elder guided the second and third place in turn, while the fourth place's guidance was delayed because of Uchiha Seisei's fall.

Naka Shrine.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the Uchiha clan meeting was held on time.

This time, Shisui, as before, also called Obito to come along.

Although he had gained great fame among the Uchiha clan through the martial arts exhibition, he might as well use Obito's influence.

Uchiha Seisei also came to attend the clan meeting, but Shisui could tell from his movements that Uchiha Seisei had not fully recovered and came to the meeting with injuries.

"Demanding the right to take the initiative is of great significance to the Police Force and even our entire Uchiha clan!" Uchiha Seisei sat next to Fugaku Uchiha as before and said seriously to the Uchiha ninja.

"If successful, we Uchiha can..."

"Elder Seisei, what if this proposal is destined to never succeed?" Shisui stood up and interrupted directly.

Many Uchiha ninja looked at Shisui, but no one stopped him from speaking; they just quietly waited for Shisui's explanation.

Shisui had won against Uchiha Seisei in battle, and was a super genius who made a name on the battlefield at just eight years old. He was qualified to question Uchiha Seisei's proposal.

Uchiha Seisei watched Shisui, his abdomen aching faintly, and his face darkened slightly.

"As I said before, I cannot guarantee success, because even reasonable demands may not be adopted. The final decision is in the hands of the Hokage and Konoha's high-ranking officials." Uchiha Seisei thought for a moment and said.

"Shisui, your strength is great, but you spend all your time training. You should learn more about other matters before participating." Uchiha Seisei advised with an 'I'm doing this for your own good' attitude.

Shisui smiled faintly; he came prepared. Uchiha Seisei's little trick wouldn't stump him.

"Elder Seisei, being strong does not mean not learning other things." Shisui distributed the materials he had prepared long ago to every Uchiha, including Uchiha Seisei.

The moment Uchiha Seisei saw the content of the materials, his expression became extremely ugly. His gaze swept back and forth between Fugaku Uchiha and the other Uchiha elders, trying to find out who had arranged all this for Shisui.

He had reason to believe that someone was building momentum for Shisui; how could Shisui, an eight-year-old child, achieve this step?

The other Uchiha curiously flipped through the materials Shisui handed out, discovering that most of it introduced and explained rights: what the right to take the initiative actually was, what having this right meant, what the division of this power meant, and what suspicions the Uchiha proposing this suggestion would face. It even included corresponding historical anecdotes.

To prevent some Uchiha from not understanding, Shisui walked to the other side of Fugaku Uchiha and began to explain.

Because he had written it himself, Shisui didn't even need to look at the script; he spoke smoothly without changing expression, while also answering questions from other Uchiha ninja.

"This proposal is too unreasonable. It's not a right that a ninja clan should have, and it would severely affect the Hokage's authority. Therefore, its probability of passing is zero! This kind of proposal will only make the high-ranking officials more wary of us Uchiha." Shisui finally concluded.

Fugaku Uchiha looked at Shisui with an appreciative gaze. He understood the sensitivity of this right, but he couldn't explain it item by item like Shisui did, making every Uchiha understand.

Some Uchiha needed things chewed up and fed to them like this, otherwise they simply wouldn't understand. He only thought that Elder Seisei's words made more sense.

"I didn't think enough this time. I didn't expect there were so many points I overlooked. It's my mistake. I'm sorry, I apologize to everyone." Uchiha Seisei stood up directly and bowed to all the Uchiha ninja.

"Elder Seisei, you also acted for the good of the clan, just overlooked some things."

"Yes, yes, Elder Seisei, you don't need to apologize. We haven't proposed it yet, fortunately Shisui reminded us."

Some Uchiha, moved by the elder's proactive apology, comforted him in turn.

"Regardless, this time is indeed my mistake. I will reflect on it properly." Uchiha Seisei gave Shisui a deep look, then sat down with his head lowered.

Shisui looked on with a calm expression. He had to admit that Uchiha Seisei's tactic of retreating in order to advance was indeed good, but Shisui's goal had already been achieved — he now had his own voice within the Uchiha.

At the same time, Mu Yue's panel finally received the message of the Zhishui Life mission settlement.