Shisui Uchiha looked around at the scenery—there was even a waterfall nearby.
This was clearly no longer within the village. They were outside.
Spatial ninjutsu really was something else.
"What's wrong? I heard from that bastard Fugaku that your specialty is the Body Flicker Technique. With your speed and grasp of space, this should be nothing for you."
"Body Flicker, huh? Do you combine it with the Sharingan?"
Kazuyama watched Shisui carefully, his eyes full of thought.
The title "Shisui of the Body Flicker" wasn't just for show. He had amplified a basic Body Flicker Technique with his Sharingan, transforming it into a truly formidable jutsu.
Phantom Flicker—where the afterimages attacked in sync with the real Shisui. And even when the phantoms were hit, they didn't vanish.
"You know about my Body Flicker Technique, Kazuyama-sensei?"
"I've only used it a few times on the battlefield. I've just recently finished refining it. Did Lord Fugaku tell you?"
Shisui looked curious. His technique had only recently reached completion, and that was during combat. How did Kazuyama know so much?
Could he read minds?
He knew the Yamanaka Clan could use such techniques.
And Kazuyama seemed... like he might have the same skill.
In his head, Shisui had already conjured up a full fantasy of the two of them working in perfect sync—two blades, cutting through anything in their path. His eyes lit up with admiration, and Kazuyama was left blinking in confusion.
He had no idea what was going through this kid's mind.
"Shisui, why are you looking at me like that?"
"And why are you just staring silently?"
They locked eyes for a whole minute before Kazuyama finally gave in. It felt like Shisui's eyes were glowing with some weird energy.
Kazuyama felt a headache coming on—he was just plain confused.
"Huh? Kazuyama-sensei, you can't read minds?"
"What? Read minds?"
Kazuyama froze. Since when could he read minds? That was news to him!
His stunned expression completely threw Shisui off too.
Wait—he couldn't read minds? Then how did he know?
And so, the two of them stared at each other again. One big, one small. Another full minute.
"Ahem... Shisui, I'm not from the Yamanaka Clan. Why would I know mind-reading techniques?"
"I knew about your Body Flicker because Fugaku told me. That's all."
At that moment, Kazuyama dumped all the blame on Fugaku without hesitation. Since that bastard had thrown him under the bus earlier, he had no problem doing the same back.
Shisui froze.
So... he really had been overthinking everything?
There was no such mind-reading ability involved.
[Ding! Because the host revealed Shisui Uchiha's Body Flicker Technique, causing Shisui to spin up an elaborate scenario in his mind only to find out it was pointless, the host has successfully deceived even this system. Nicely played!]
[Ding! Special reward granted: Genjutsu resistance increased!]
Now that's what you call an accidental win.
Kazuyama hadn't been trying to farm Shisui for rewards—but somehow, he got one anyway.
Genjutsu resistance... he wondered if it would help against Tsukuyomi or Kotoamatsukami.
As a Jinchūriki, he wasn't too worried about Genjutsu—Chōmei, the Seven-Tails inside him, could help snap him out of it.
But those overpowered illusions... If neither he nor Chōmei could break free, then he'd be completely screwed.
"Hahaha! Shisui, man, your imagination is something else."
"With how flashy you are on the battlefield, did you really think no one would notice?"
"If you ask me, you should absolutely go by a title—Shisui of the Body Flicker."
"But first... let me see for myself just how strong your technique really is."
Kazuyama laughed heartily and folded his arms. His chakra surged violently, rushing out like a wave.
With a glimmer, the ground beneath him crystallized as his Crystal Release activated.
The sudden transformation put Shisui on high alert. He bent his knees and launched into the air.
From above, he saw an astonishing sight.
Within dozens of meters around Kazuyama, everything had turned into a field of crystal.
Then, the ground began to bulge.
One, two, three...
Eight crystal clones burst up from the earth—every single one staring straight at Shisui.
"Don't hold back. These are all my clones—crystal clones. They're tough as hell, so go ahead and unleash everything you've got."
At Kazuyama's command, all eight crystal clones sprang into motion, instantly surrounding Shisui.
"In that case... Body Flicker Technique."
Shisui understood exactly what Kazuyama was after—he wanted to gauge his strength.
The name Kazuyama Gekkō was already well-known in the village. As the so-called "Konoha's Ghost," he was the disciple of Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin. His strength had reached a level that left people speechless, and he was hailed alongside the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, as one of Konoha's twin stars.
Even with Shisui's pride, he didn't consider himself a match for Kazuyama.
So he accepted the challenge without hesitation—and went all out from the start.
As he landed, his Sharingan activated, revealing the fully-formed three-tomoe.
Kazuyama nodded in approval.
"No surprise there—Uchiha genius. Already at three tomoe at that age?"
"I wonder if he's awakened the Mangekyō yet... If he has, that'll be the first one I've seen up close."
Besides his Body Flicker Technique, Shisui's greatest power came from his eyes.
That pair of Mangekyō Sharingan—shaped like Fūma shuriken—held overwhelming power.
They were his true ace in the hole.
Drawing the short blade from his back, Shisui split into a swarm of afterimages and charged straight into the circle of clones.
In the blink of an eye, a chaotic melee erupted.
Illusions clashed with clones.
The sharp clang of crystal against steel rang out again and again, accompanied by flashes of sparks.
Watching it unfold, Kazuyama finally understood what true Body Flicker was.
"Chōmei, did you catch that?"
"Not a chance. I couldn't see anything. How's he even switching with his illusions that fast?"
Kazuyama couldn't make sense of it himself, so he turned to Chōmei for backup.
The result? Neither of them had a clue.
"I gotta admit, this kid's a genius."
"He's using his Sharingan to thread chakra into each afterimage? Overlaying his vision across all of them?"
"I'm not entirely sure... but whatever he's doing, it's impressive."
"The only thing that makes sense is he's using his Dōjutsu to anchor chakra into every illusion—turning them into something that can actually attack."
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