Body Flicker Shisui! Finally Obtained!

Time flew by.

Konoha Year 52.

Before he knew it, Naruto had mastered Super Strength, gained an introduction to Chakra Nature Transformation, and learned the Three Basic Jutsu.

He had even begun working on the Wood Clone Technique.

But progress was relatively slow.

Of course, Naruto was not without a social life. He went to see Kotentent, the girl who always called herself his older sister, almost every day.

The two grew increasingly familiar with each other. Her wealthy merchant parents were different from ordinary Villagers.

This was also beyond Naruto's expectations. When Tenten's parents first met him, they recognized his identity.

Yet they did not show him looks of disgust or hatred.

In fact, quite a few people in the village bore Naruto no ill will.

The Ino-Shika-Cho families, the Inuzuka and Aburame, and others like them were among them.

Moreover, Naruto had come into contact with the direct heirs of the major clans.

It was not because he had sought them out.

Rather, one day after delivering fish to Tenten, he passed by Shikamaru and the others playing a game and was called over.

Of course, there was also a familiar face—the hardworking genius, Rock Lee.

They had met while fishing.

Konoha Year 53. Naruto was five years old.

Uchiha Sasuke was five years old as well.

Two and a half years of waiting had finally come to an end.

Over those two and a half years, he had risen earlier than chickens and slept later than dogs. At last, it was here!

The double agent Filial Son and the perfect idealist Uchiha Shisui—one of them would soon die.

Of course, Uchiha Shisui was still the stronger one for now. Filial Son had not yet grown to that level.

As for why the Uchiha dared to rebel, and what gave them the confidence to do so...

Naruto could roughly guess.

Everyone knew that the two powerful young talents might be Traitors.

How could there still be so many radicals?

Simple. The Uchiha had another source of confidence.

Controlling Kurama was not something a mere Three Tomoe Sharingan could accomplish.

At the very least, it required a Mangekyō Sharingan.

After the Nine-Tails' Rampage, Konoha suspected them. Too proud to bother explaining, they disdained to defend themselves.

But at the same time, they began searching for the powerful Uchiha who had controlled Kurama.

There was a scene in the original work.

Obito appeared within the Uchiha Clan Compound.

Who was Uchiha Obito at that time?

Of course, he had grown out his hair and called himself Madara Uchiha.

Later, Filial Son took the initiative to approach him and declared that they would join forces to slaughter the Uchiha Clan...

What perfect timing—someone had delivered a pillow just as he got sleepy!

The Uchiha Clan... deserved to be destroyed.

Madara Uchiha had seen through them long ago. If not for his Brother, he would have given up on them long before.

When he realized that he could never become the Second Hokage, and that even the Uchiha Clan believed so, they openly said it and isolated him.

That was when he knew those people did not deserve Madara Uchiha's favor.

In the end, after Madara Uchiha left, their nightmare in Konoha began. Their benefits dwindled, and even their status was threatened.

Only then did they resist... but it was all futile.

Obito needed Sharingan, so he came into contact with the Uchiha Clan.

That probably gave the Uchiha the confidence to attempt a coup.

Then it turned out that the strongest in the clan, Filial Son, had joined forces with Obito.

They caught them completely off guard... No matter how strong Obito was, he could not possibly slaughter the entire Guard Team in silence all at once, could he?

Of course, the Uchiha's arrogance made their confidence in their eyes exceed ordinary imagination.

That was also one reason Filial Son could massacre them so quickly.

Uchiha Shisui revealed the ability of his eyes—Kotoamatsukami.

Danzo became wary, while also coveting Kotoamatsukami.

Once Shisui died, Filial Son alone was no longer worth worrying about.

When Danzo gave Filial Son the order to massacre the Uchiha Clan, he was sending Filial Son to his death.

Filial Son's way of breaking the deadlock, like the Uchiha Clan's, was to find Obito.

Comparing the two options, there was no need to say which one offered greater gains, right?

Otherwise, where did that entire wall of Sharingan in Obito's possession come from?

The funny thing was that Sarutobi Hiruzen knew about many of Danzo's actions.

Yet he did not stop him.

Instead, once the deed was done, he stepped forward and stripped Danzo of his position as the Hokage's advisor.

Thinking about it, it was rather funny. Sarutobi Hiruzen might have felt guilty.

After all, he controlled all the top resources, while Danzo got nothing.

Tsk, tsk, tsk.

That made many things easier to understand.

When those above ate meat, they had to at least let those below have a sip of soup, didn't they?

That was why Sarutobi Hiruzen often turned a blind eye.

"Entrust the village and the Uchiha Clan's glory to your protection."

After leaving behind his final words, Shisui smiled and jumped off the cliff to his death.

Eleven-year-old Filial Son could only watch helplessly as Uchiha Shisui, his close friend and teacher, died.

He closed his eyes in pain. When he opened them again...

The Three Tomoe Sharingan evolved—the Mangekyō Sharingan!

A Mangekyō Sharingan at eleven. Two years later, at thirteen, he destroyed his clan!

Not long after defecting from Konoha, at around fourteen, he rendered Orochimaru, Cold Lord and one of Konoha's Sannin, incapable of fighting with a single glance.

Heh, worthy of being Filial Son.

Both his strength and talent were top-tier.

Of course, that was also the foundation of his arrogance.

Filial Son had seen too much of the Uchiha Clan's arrogance, so it was normal that he believed the Uchiha Clan deserved to die.

But he never realized that he himself was arrogant to the extreme, unwilling to speak with anyone.

Nor would he reflect on himself.

Simply put, he was someone who could not take advice.

Only after being reincarnated through Impure World Reincarnation did Filial Son learn to reflect...

Only Filial Son personally witnessed Uchiha Shisui's death.

Furthermore, his Impure World Reincarnation Body never appeared later on.

Most likely, after his body fell into the Naka River, it drifted downstream and was eventually eaten by fish.

In that case, Naruto did not need to worry about exposing himself while lying in wait by the Naka River.

When he sensed the atmosphere in the village becoming strange again,

Naruto began his plan.

For the past half month, after entering the bathroom, he had used the sound of running water to cover up the Clone Technique.

He had his Clone leave the bathroom, sit cross-legged on the floor, and pretend to cultivate the Chakra Refining Technique.

Meanwhile, the Original remained in the bathroom, continuing to work out the Wood Clone Technique.

Woods-Woods Fruit Elementalization. Then, using the Nutrients absorbed into his body,

a piece of wood grew from Naruto's back.

As Nutrients and the Clone Technique's Chakra were supplied,

that piece of wood soon transformed into Naruto's appearance.

But its surface still looked like wood.

After a quarter of an hour, through Naruto's tireless efforts and after consuming more than half his Chakra, finally!

That Wooden Naruto finally gained color.

"Success!"

Naruto wiped the sweat from his forehead, the corners of his lips curving upward.

Although this Wood Clone looked rather dull and had no consciousness,

it was, after all, a Wood Clone Technique he had developed himself.

Achieving this result was already very good.

And it was enough.

Naruto left this Wood Clone with plenty of absorbed Nutrients, as well as more than half of his Chakra.

It was enough to let it maintain his appearance for a long time.

Wood Clones and Shadow Clones were not jutsu of the same level.

After all, the Shadow Clone was a jutsu that Second Tobirama developed by referencing Hashirama's Wood Clone.

"I only need to replenish your Chakra and Nutrients every night when I return... Once I obtain the Wood Release Scroll left behind by the First Hokage, Nutrients will no longer be an essential requirement."

Though exhausted, Naruto still smiled from the bottom of his heart.

The mental energy and Chakra divided by the Clone Technique were also nearing their limit.

So he had the Clone return to the bathroom.

After more experimentation, Naruto gave the Wood Clone basic thinking ability. Only then did he have it leave the bathroom and properly play the role of Naruto at home.

He then used the sound of running water to cover the sound of the Clone disappearing.

At the same time, he glanced behind the wall, where the Anbu Ninja monitoring him was positioned.

A mocking smirk appeared on his lips.

He formed a seal with one hand.

Bang—

The sound of running water, along with the bathroom door being heavily opened and shut.

Perfectly covered the sound of the Transformation Technique.

Wood Clone Naruto opened the front door, took a deep breath, waited for a while, then closed it.

The Anbu Ninja monitoring Naruto noticed nothing unusual.

Unbeknownst to him, when Wood Clone Naruto opened the front door,

a tiny gecko crawled out from the wall.

It slipped past the Anbu Ninja's line of sight and vanished into the forest.

After crawling for quite a while,

Naruto did not immediately return to normal. Instead, he continued using the Transformation Technique.

He transformed into an agile little cat.

He darted through the forest.

He found the cliff that connected to the Uchiha Clan Compound.

Hiding in the shadows, he used the Woods-Woods Fruit's power. Roots grew beneath his feet as he absorbed Nutrients from the surrounding Trees.

As his strength continued to grow, the feeling he had once experienced became increasingly clear.

Each Big Tree whose Nutrients he absorbed conveyed happy emotions to him.

"I'll wait here. It'll happen within the next few days. I'll continue cultivating Chakra Nature Transformation."

Half a month later.

Splash—

The sound of something falling into the water rang out.

Naruto, who came every day to lie in wait and cultivate Chakra Nature Transformation, slowly opened his eyes.

After waiting for quite some time, Uchiha Shisui's body gradually floated to the surface. Only then did he move.

Besides that, he made a discovery that filled him with immense joy.

Plant Gate could actually transmit information to him!

No, more accurately, the power of his Woods-Woods Fruit could now receive information from plants.

It was only a feeling, but with this beginning, Naruto believed that these sensory messages might one day become words, or even sounds!

After following Uchiha Shisui for quite some time and confirming that he was completely dead,

Naruto swiftly used the Woods-Woods Fruit's power, having Tree Roots secure Uchiha Shisui's body beneath the water.

The current was swift. Naruto's breathing quickened. After repeatedly confirming that no one was watching, he rushed over at top speed, picked up Uchiha Shisui's body,

then sprinted back with all his strength.

He did not know the Body Flicker Technique, and Sarutobi Hiruzen had not given him a scroll. Otherwise, he would not need to go through so much trouble.

So—

Body Flicker Shisui!

His excited heart trembled, his hands shook!

"Two and a half years... I finally got you!"