Chapter 67: Challenge of the Strong: Young Shisui
That night, lying in bed, Kyosuke couldn't help but reflect on the many battles he had experienced that day.
He paid special attention to Kisame and Akatsuchi, analyzing their strengths in detail.
In the end, he discovered that these two, including the Cloud ninja and the others, were not as ridiculously strong as he had initially imagined.
In other words, if he were to face any one of them, he had a certain degree of confidence in winning, and it wasn't a small one.
However, as mentioned before, in terms of close combat, he was still a step behind these individuals.
This gap was not due to a lack of basic strength, but rather a disadvantage in terms of weaponry.
After all, neither Samehada nor Darui's long sword could be dealt with using just a kunai.
So, before the third exam began, Kyosuke needed to find a way to make up for this weakness.
The method, of course, was to rely on items dropped from the dungeons.
As for which character he would challenge, Kyosuke had already made his choice.
It was the true genius of the Uchiha clan, the one known as "Shisui of the Body Flicker," Uchiha Shisui.
Of course, it was the young version. Kyosuke wasn't crazy enough to challenge "Anbu Shisui" directly.
At that time, although Shisui had just joined the Anbu, he had already awakened his three-tomoe Sharingan and was a powerhouse whose strength was close to that of an elite Jounin. He had even awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan in the same year he joined the Anbu.
Kyosuke would have to be bored out of his mind to challenge Shisui in that state.
As for his younger version, although he was only two years older than Kyosuke, his true combat power, according to the system's evaluation, had already reached the level of an elite Chunin, and he had awakened his own Sharingan.
Compared to the young Shisui, Kyosuke was inferior in both genjutsu and taijutsu.
Although Kyosuke's ninjutsu might be slightly superior to Shisui's, his ridiculously fast Body Flicker Technique could probably easily erase that advantage.
But Kyosuke was not without a chance of winning.
His only advantage was probably that his three-tomoe Sharingan could crush Shisui's newly awakened single tomoe.
To a certain extent, it could even effectively counter Shisui's speed and genjutsu abilities.
This was the greatest source of Kyosuke's confidence in challenging Uchiha Shisui.
Huu... Kyosuke took a shallow breath and then decisively confirmed his choice.
Instantly, the system's notification arrived as expected.
[Notification: Confirming challenge of the "Young Shisui" Strongest dungeon.]
[Notification: Randomly generating battle map. Please wait.]
[Notification: Map generation complete. Enter immediately?]
[Countdown: 5]
When Kyosuke opened his eyes again, he found himself in a forest.
Good, the terrain is in my favor, Kyosuke thought with an unconscious smile after a brief survey of his surroundings.
He was sure that in this densely wooded environment, Shisui's Body Flicker Technique would be somewhat hindered.
Due to the terrain advantage, the power gap between the two had narrowed even further. How could Kyosuke not be happy?
Strange, where's Shisui? Kyosuke scanned his surroundings again but found no trace of his enemy. He couldn't help but mutter to himself in confusion.
After a brief moment of thought, Kyosuke had a rough idea of the reason.
The rules of this map were probably different from the previous ones.
It was clear that he and Shisui had been placed in different locations by the system. To start the battle, they had to find each other first.
Whoever found the other first would undoubtedly seize the initiative in this battle.
Things are getting more and more interesting, Kyosuke thought with a slight smile. He then slammed his hand on the ground.
"Summoning Technique."
As he ordered the poisonous snakes to search for Shisui, he himself found a large, leafy tree and hid himself in it.
Then, he squatted on the tree and waited quietly.
The current situation was a contest of their reconnaissance abilities. If he acted rashly, it would only increase his chances of being exposed.
He was sure that Shisui was doing the same thing at this moment.
The situation was just as Kyosuke had thought.
On a large tree several kilometers away from him, a slightly younger Shisui was also cautiously squatting there.
At the same time, a flock of black crows circled above him for a moment before suddenly scattering in all directions.
These crows were the summoned creatures that Shisui had been raising since he was a child.
Although their combat power was not strong, their vision was in no way inferior to any other bird-type summoned beast. At this time, they were perfectly suited for reconnaissance.
As Shisui was squatting on the tree, waiting silently, a crow suddenly noticed a slight movement in the bushes below.
Receiving the message, Shisui couldn't help but switch his perspective to that of the crow and control it to dive toward the bushes.
Swish.
With a slight whoosh, the crow successfully landed in the bushes.
However, to Shisui's surprise, the object in the bushes was not the expected enemy, but a small poisonous snake.
Hmm? Wait... Disappointed, Shisui was about to control the crow to leave when he suddenly sensed that something was wrong.
Because after seeing the crow approach, the poisonous snake not only showed no signs of panic, but it also had no intention of attacking or fleeing.
It just stared at his crow, and from the snake's eyes, Shisui could even sense a hint of curiosity.
This was definitely not the gaze of an ordinary poisonous snake.
The enemy's summoned beast? Shisui thought to himself.
Having confirmed this, he immediately began to control the flock of crows, using the poisonous snake as a center, to continuously explore the surrounding area.
It was clear that although this poisonous snake was stealthy, its movement speed was definitely not fast, so the enemy's location must not be far from here.
It had to be said that although Uchiha Shisui was still young at this time, his terrifying combat talent was already on full display.
As expected of the one who was called the "strongest Uchiha" by his clansmen in the original story. Although not entirely accurate, it wasn't completely wrong either.
If he had truly been able to grow to his full potential, many of the events in the original story would have probably been rewritten.
The scene of the snake and the crow staring at each other was, of course, also noticed by Kyosuke.
Unlike the puzzled Shisui, Kyosuke had almost instantly identified the origin of the crow.
At the same time, he knew that his position was likely about to be exposed.
However, just like Shisui, he had also roughly determined Shisui's location from the direction the flock of crows had flown from.
So, after leaving a shadow clone in his original position, his real body had stealthily moved a certain distance backward.
If Shisui thought he had found him and recklessly attacked, he was sure that his shadow clone would give him a surprise.
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