Through an excellent counter-annihilation battle, Uchiha Ryosuke gradually established a good standing in the hearts of most Uchiha Clan members.
Labels such as "genius," "powerful," and "calm and decisive" naturally became associated with Uchiha Ryosuke.
Now, no one referred to Uchiha Ryosuke as "the descendant of 'the strongest Three-Tomoe'."
When his name was mentioned, clan members would say, "the man who can rival Shisui of the Body Flicker."
Uchiha Ryosuke chose not to interfere with these subtle changes in his clan members' impressions of him, but rather let nature take its course.
He deeply understood the principle of taking the lead when appropriate.
Moreover, earning the respect of his clan members was a good start to his plan to rewrite the Uchiha's destiny.
After that, Uchiha Ryosuke led these clan members, who were originally destined to be cannon fodder in the Third Great Ninja War, to successfully ambush and annihilate multiple Hidden Mist Village forces active on the battlefield.
From the Fourth Great Ninja War, where the combined forces of all Ninja in the Ninja World and the samurai of the Land of Iron totaled no more than 80,000, it could be seen that even "powerful nations" like the Five Great Nations, whether Konoha, Hidden Cloud Village, Hidden Mist Village, Hidden Sand Village, or Iwagakure, had very limited overall combat strength that could be directly deployed to the battlefield.
Now, for a single Ninja Village, having over 10,000 total combatants participating in a war was already remarkable.
Under such circumstances, Hidden Mist Village repeatedly lost multiple surprise attack units, totaling several hundred people.
This was already enough to make them feel the sting of pain.
Intelligence from the battlefield naturally reached the ears of Hidden Mist Village's higher-ups.
The name of "the man who surpassed shisui of the body flicker," who brought fear to countless Hidden Mist Village Ninja, also gradually spread throughout the entire battlefield.
At this moment, in a hidden corner on the edge of the battlefield in the eastern border of the Land of Fire, Uchiha Shisui was observing the situation outside from his concealed position.
His mission today was to ambush an elite unit from Hidden Mist Village.
According to intelligence, the opponents were also very troublesome.
Previously, multiple Konoha combat teams had already fallen victim to them, and the enemy had also destroyed Konoha's supply provisions.
That's why the higher-ups directly deployed this genius Uchiha Ninja to deal with those enemies, hoping to turn the tide.
Before long, Uchiha Shisui sensed movement in the forest.
He remained calm and continued to observe from cover.
Soon, he saw eight Ninja rapidly approaching directly in front of his line of sight.
Although there was still a distance of over two hundred meters between them, for Uchiha Shisui, who possessed the excellent perception of the Sharingan, discerning the number and appearance of his opponents was not difficult.
He noticed that the man leading them, though appearing to be only in his twenties, had a dignified demeanor, clearly not someone to be trifled with.
And the Hidden Mist Ninja accompanying him were all at least Jonin-level in strength.
But the information Uchiha Shisui focused on went beyond that.
He also noticed that the man leading the group wore a black eye patch over his right eye, seemingly having lost his left eye.
However, Uchiha Shisui's gaze sharpened slightly at this moment, because he had already perceived the unusual flow of Chakra within the enemy's body through his Sharingan.
"What's going on with that eye?"
As Uchiha Shisui felt surprised internally, the enemies also stopped at a distance of about fifty to sixty meters from him.
The leading Hidden Mist Jonin directly gestured for the others to stop advancing and stared intently at Uchiha Shisui's hiding place.
It was clear that he had already discovered Uchiha Shisui, who was hidden there, preparing to ambush.
"What's wrong, Captain Ao?"
A puzzled team member asked, not understanding.
"The right eye I lost on the battlefield was replaced by a stroke of luck; this new eye of mine is different from ordinary eyes."
The man called Ao seemed to be answering his team member's question.
As his voice rang out, he pulled out a kunai and threw it directly towards Uchiha Shisui's position.
The sharp kunai cut through the air, accurately hitting Uchiha Shisui's location with lightning speed.
However, the kunai was like a mud ox entering the sea, disappearing without a trace.
Ao then looked up at the top of the large tree ahead.
His gaze instantly sharpened slightly.
The other team members followed his gaze upwards, and indeed, they were also slightly moved.
The spot that had been empty just moments ago now had a young man standing there.
He looked only a dozen years old, still a teenager.
But his resolute gaze, and the brilliant, chilling crimson within his eyes,
all told every Kirigakure Ninja present that this young man was not to be trifled with.
"Shisui of the Body Flicker..."
Ao, who was leading the team, looked solemn and slowly uttered those four words.
Uchiha Shisui, on the other hand, curiously and indifferently surveyed the enemies below.
He showed no fear of battle, despite the opponent's numbers being several times greater than his own.
"Is he Shisui of the Body Flicker?"
"There's no mistake. There are too many rumors about him on the battlefield, and we've collected a lot of intelligence on him!"
"It seems our mission must be aborted."
Ao said in a deep voice.
He was very self-aware.
He knew that with the strength of himself and his squad,
even with the assistance of the Byakugan from the Hyuga Clan, which they had just acquired,
even if they could collectively contend with Uchiha Shisui, both sides would inevitably pay a heavy price.
Such a battle would not be cost-effective.
So Ao made the decision to retreat immediately.
Fortunately, Uchiha Shisui had no intention of intercepting them.
It was clear that he shared Ao's assessment.
One person fighting eight Jonin, even if he won, it would be a Pyrrhic victory.
The reason was simple: the opponent's right eye possessed the Byakugan, the Bloodline Limit of Konoha's Hyuga Clan.
It was known as the strongest ocular jutsu for perception.
"Your Uchiha Clan is indeed an outstanding Ninja Clan, to have produced two incredible geniuses all at once."
"Before I leave, could you tell me what your relationship is with Uchiha Ryosuke?"
Ao stared at Uchiha Shisui warily, his right Byakugan already activated.
The flow of Chakra within the opponent's body was clearly visible before him.
He asked this question partly out of personal curiosity.
More importantly, he hoped to seize the opportunity to gather intelligence about the Uchiha Clan.
After all, one of the missions for him personally leading the team to the battlefield this time was to investigate information about that man.
"the man who surpassed shisui of the body flicker," Uchiha Ryosuke.