Shisui's Shock

Noticing the commotion on Kurenai Yuhi's side, Feng Ye turned his head. The instant he looked at Shisui, he recognized him and tilted his head.

"Kurenai probably didn't mean to question the Uchiha Clan's reputation. Besides, judging a prestigious clan based on one person alone is a little too one-sided, isn't it? The Uchiha Clan has plenty of geniuses."

"..."

Shisui's expression eased slightly upon hearing Feng Ye's words.

He had not intended to involve himself in Feng Ye's affairs. There was no need for a pointless conflict. He had only spoken up to warn Kurenai because her words had gone a little too far.

However.

In the very next instant, Shisui's pupils suddenly contracted.

A hand had silently landed on his shoulder, and his body stiffened in an instant—the owner of that hand was Feng Ye!

"How..."

Shisui's pupils shrank sharply, a trace of disbelief flashing through his eyes.

Feng Ye gave Shisui a harmless smile. Without saying anything, he withdrew his hand and headed toward the classroom. Meanwhile, the "Feng Ye" who had been standing nearby talking to Shisui instantly dissolved into white smoke.

A clone!

The one who had remained in place was a clone!

In that split second, Feng Ye had left a clone where he stood, while his real body had appeared right beside Shisui!

As a genius, Shisui naturally understood what had happened at once. Yet even after realizing it, he could not help but draw in a cold breath.

"The Clone Technique and... the Body Flicker Technique?"

"How could he be that fast..."

Feng Ye's real body had turned into a clone and appeared beside him at an unbelievable speed!

In other words, if that had been a battle, Feng Ye could have killed him in an instant—and he would have been taken down without even understanding what had happened!

"This..."

Kurenai Yuhi and Rin Nohara were both stunned as well.

For a moment, neither of them could react. Or rather, they simply had not seen how Feng Ye had left a clone behind and appeared beside Shisui in an instant!

The two girls exchanged a glance, each seeing a hint of shock in the other's eyes.

Once they recovered, they glanced at Shisui, who was still standing there in a daze, then immediately chased after Feng Ye.

"..."

Shisui took a breath and forcibly calmed the turmoil in his heart. He turned to look in the direction Feng Ye had left, though his gaze still held a trace of shock.

Everyone knew of Kakashi's genius reputation, while Feng Ye, who was constantly compared to him, had always been labeled "ordinary," "average," and "untalented." At this moment, Shisui had only one response to those evaluations.

Blindness!

Though he did not know Kakashi's strength, based solely on Feng Ye's move just now, Shisui dared to conclude that Feng Ye was absolutely no weaker than Kakashi—perhaps even stronger.

"Phew..."

"There's no way he suddenly gained that kind of strength. He's been hiding himself all along, never deliberately showing off his talent. Even when others criticized him, he never wavered..."

This man is frightening!

Compared to the young and hot-blooded Kakashi, Feng Ye, Kakashi's older brother, not only possessed frightening strength, but also had a steady, reserved, and mature personality. Such a person was undoubtedly more formidable than Kakashi.

Shisui took a deep breath, feeling the title of "genius" he bore suddenly become much heavier.

"Young Shisui Uchiha should have been no worse than Itachi. I just don't know exactly when he awakened the Mangekyo and gained Kotoamatsukami."

Back in the classroom, Feng Ye rubbed his chin in thought.

Since Shisui Uchiha was one of the geniuses from the original story, and since his attitude toward Kurenai Yuhi had been a little arrogant, Feng Ye had used a small trick to see whether the future Body Flicker Shisui could react. It seemed he had still fallen a little short.

"Feng Ye, just now..."

Soon after Feng Ye entered the classroom, Kurenai Yuhi and the others came in after him. The moment she sat beside him, she could not help speaking up.

She did not know what had happened, but Feng Ye seemed to have frightened Shisui Uchiha just now. She had clearly seen Shisui's expression and gaze freeze.

"Oh, that? I just said hello to Shisui Uchiha. Don't worry about it."

Feng Ye smiled.

After all, the tense period before the Third Shinobi World War had already begun. Showing a little strength was not a problem.

Kurenai Yuhi stared at Feng Ye. "But you obviously scared him, didn't you?"

Feng Ye took out his textbook and placed it on the desk. After giving it some thought, he said, "Yeah, probably. I do have two more years of experience with ninjutsu than he does."

Though Feng Ye made it sound simple, Kurenai Yuhi knew that what had happened earlier was definitely not so simple. Shisui Uchiha was a genius famous throughout the entire academy!

Being able to frighten Shisui Uchiha was absolutely something worth bragging about.

Yet Feng Ye acted as though nothing had happened, chatting and laughing as usual. This made Kurenai Yuhi admire him even more. Compared to those boys who flaunted even the slightest bit of glory everywhere, Feng Ye's personal charm was undoubtedly nearing its peak.

"..."

Noticing Kurenai Yuhi's gaze, Feng Ye sighed inwardly.

That look makes it seem like she's already planning to have children with me. Should I rein myself in a little? But I don't think I've done anything too excessive.

Sigh.

Being young was great.

Feng Ye had also wanted to immerse himself in life at the Ninja Academy of the Naruto World for once and enjoy that carefree, sunny youth without pressure. That had been his plan from the start, but unfortunately, he could not do it.

No matter how deliberately he tried to forget, he would occasionally think of the Third Great Ninja War, the Nine-Tails' Attack, Pain's Destruction of Konoha... This was a dangerous world, one where only sufficient strength could allow someone to enjoy peace.

Feng Ye leaned back in his chair and stretched, gazing out the window as he murmured, "It would be nice if this were a slice-of-life anime world."

Kurenai Yuhi tilted her head toward him. "...Feng Ye, did you say something?"

"No, I was just thinking about something."

Feng Ye shook his head, then laughed again.

Even if he had truly transmigrated into a world like Yosuga no Sora or Kaguya-sama, all kinds of pressures would probably still push him forward—unless he had stood at the top from the moment he was born.

Being able to come to this world with an ability like Time Manipulation, and starting before the Third Shinobi World War in the relatively peaceful Konoha, already counted as an ordinary-difficulty start. If he had been in the bloody Kirigakure, where students had to slaughter one another and even kill their companions during their academy years, with Time Manipulation removed on top of that, it would undoubtedly have been Hell difficulty.

As he thought this, Feng Ye waited for today's test while refining Chakra and circulating it through his body.

"Come to think of it, the training method for the Eight Inner Gates probably isn't that difficult..."

Feng Ye pondered as he controlled the Chakra within his body, following the locations of the Eight Inner Gates in his memory and attempting to explore their exact positions one by one.

He wanted to see whether he could figure out the training method for the Eight Inner Gates on his own.

The true difficulty of this Forbidden Jutsu lay in progressing through the gates one by one, in years upon years of accumulation—not in the initial development. Otherwise, Might Duy could never have figured it out.

Simply put, the Eight Inner Gates should be like writing the same character over and over again. With enough perseverance and determination, one could master it by writing it countless times. Ninjutsu like the Reaper Death Seal and Flying Thunder God, on the other hand, were like world-class mathematical conjectures. Without talent, they were simply impossible to grasp.