The Gift That Suits Him

The Gift That Suits Him

Shisui remained silent for a long while, but eventually nodded.

"I understand. I'll be careful."

Half a month later.

At Kagami's home, Uchiha Takashi looked at a sheet of paper for a while before smiling in satisfaction.

"First in every subject this semester. Is there anything you want?"

Kagami shook his head.

"Not for now, Father."

Uchiha Takashi chuckled softly.

"That's what you said."

Kagami arrived at the training ground, and Shisui stood up.

"Oh, you're here."

Standing beside Kagami was Itachi, dressed in Anbu attire.

Shisui tossed a ninja tool pouch to Kagami.

"You've finished the final exam at school, so now it's time for my final exam, huh? Hahaha."

Kagami nodded seriously.

"Mm."

The Ninja Academy's final exam was child's play to Kagami, and Shisui knew that. So, to truly test Kagami's progress over the past six months, Shisui decided to examine him personally.

Shisui turned his hand slightly. Four Kunai suddenly appeared in his previously empty hand.

"Let's start with Kunai. This time, I'll use four Kunai, and you'll use two. I want you to completely neutralize my attack."

Kagami said nothing. He merely turned his hand, and two Kunai suddenly appeared in his previously empty palm as well. Shisui had taught him this ninja technique long ago.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

The four Kunai in Shisui's hand shot toward Kagami. To use two Kunai to neutralize four, he had to find a point of intersection. When the opponent's Kunai crossed paths, striking them at that moment would allow a single Kunai to knock down multiple others.

But Shisui clearly had no intention of giving Kagami that opportunity. The four Kunai showed no sign of intersecting, each flying toward Kagami independently.

"In that case..."

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Since there was no point of intersection, he could only use the opposing Kunai to alter the trajectories of his own.

"Clang! Clang!"

The two Kunai Kagami threw collided with two of Shisui's Kunai at the same time. Then, a dazzling scene unfolded. Shisui's two Kunai were knocked to the ground, while Kagami's two Kunai seemed to borrow that force, instantly changing direction. Following curved trajectories, they intercepted Shisui's other two Kunai.

Shisui smiled slightly and gave Kagami a thumbs-up.

"Next are Hand Seal speed and ninjutsu. Use your fastest Hand Seal speed to release a Great Fireball Jutsu at Itachi and me."

Kagami nodded and began forming Hand Seals.

Snake—Horse—Monkey—Boar—Horse—Tiger.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

A fireball roughly one meter in diameter appeared and shot toward Shisui and Itachi.

"Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet Technique."

Itachi's cool voice rang out. A water dragon appeared and quickly extinguished Kagami's Great Fireball.

Water and fire collided, producing a great deal of steam. After a while, Shisui and Itachi emerged from the steam, and Itachi spoke admiringly.

"Three Hand Seals in one second. That's impressive."

Kagami scratched his head.

"No, I still have a long way to go."

Kagami remembered often seeing people say in his previous life that Itachi could form seven Hand Seals per second. He had no idea whether it was true, because he simply couldn't see when Itachi formed them. But even if Itachi could form seven per second, that was far beyond Kagami's reach. Although Kagami was currently at three per second, seemingly not far from seven, Hand Seal speed only became more difficult the faster one went.

Kagami had also tried to see whether he could form four Hand Seals per second. The conclusion was that it was incredibly difficult. At his current level, adding even one more Hand Seal per second was extremely challenging. He simply couldn't imagine what kind of monster someone who could form seven per second was.

"Next is..."

When Shisui said this, the three people present all became serious. They knew that what came next was the most important part.

"The Body Flicker Technique."

Shisui said this plainly.

Of course. As someone taught by Body Flicker Shisui, how could Kagami's Body Flicker Technique not be tested?

"I'll watch you carefully. My requirement is that you must at least make it difficult for me to clearly track your movements."

Kagami currently couldn't use Shisui's Body Flicker Technique, which was somewhat similar to Shadow Clone Jutsu, so this test focused more on speed.

He gathered Chakra in his legs, then used the Body Flicker Technique!

His figure vanished, stirring up a faint gust of wind.

The next instant, Kagami appeared behind Shisui.

Everyone froze. Shisui stared blankly ahead—he couldn't track Kagami's movements!

Itachi turned his head and stared at Kagami behind Shisui in disbelief. His eyes had already become Three Tomoe Sharingan. That was right. At Kagami's current speed, only the Sharingan could track him!

After taking a deep breath, Shisui said, "It seems this is where Kagami's talent lies."

Everyone had ninjutsu they were especially good at, and geniuses were no exception. Even an all-rounder would always have one or two areas in which they excelled. Take Shisui, for example. Although he was known as Body Flicker Shisui, was speed really his greatest strength? No. Shisui's greatest strength was genjutsu! Of course, his Body Flicker Technique was also formidable, but genjutsu was still his strongest ability.

Take Itachi as another example. His Body Flicker Technique was also impressive, and he knew Water Style, but were those his greatest strengths? No. Itachi's strongest abilities were Fire Style and genjutsu. His genjutsu was probably influenced by Shisui's instruction, while Fire Style was where Itachi's talent lay.

Shisui couldn't help applauding in admiration as his Two Tomoe Sharingan slowly faded.

"That must be it. Compared with you and me, Kagami's ability with Kunai and ninjutsu is merely average. But his Body Flicker Technique is incredibly fast for someone his age. In this area, Kagami's talent surpasses mine. He should also have the greatest talent I've ever seen."

Kagami paid no attention to Shisui's words. Instead, he looked at the Three Tomoe Sharingan in Itachi's eyes.

"Is this the Three Tomoe Sharingan?"

Itachi froze as memories of the past rose to the surface. He closed his eyes, deactivated the Sharingan, then opened them again and sincerely offered his blessing.

"Kagami, I hope you never possess these eyes. Although you're pessimistic about the situation between Konoha and the Uchiha, I still want to resolve this perfectly. That way, you and Sasuke can live happily and without worries in the future. Truly, I will never wish for you or Sasuke to possess these eyes."

Kagami lowered his gaze and said nothing. What were the conditions for awakening the Sharingan? What did one have to go through to advance from one tomoe to three? Honestly, if possible, Kagami also hoped he would never awaken those scarlet eyes.

Yes, if it was possible...

Shisui rubbed Kagami's head.

"Don't lose heart. Those eyes don't suit you. I believe that even without them, you can still become incredibly strong."

Kagami raised his head and asked hesitantly, "Shisui, how... how did you awaken your eyes?"

Shisui shook his head without answering. Instead, he spoke firmly.

"I won't let you awaken those eyes."

At that moment, Kagami suddenly remembered the scene of Shisui's death in the original story. If Shisui died—no! He wouldn't let such a thing happen. Kagami raised a fist and spoke.

"Then you'd better keep your word. It's a promise."

Shisui bumped his fist against Kagami's and smiled faintly.

"It's a promise."