Instant Clone

"Bang!"

The Kagami, whose chest had been pierced, turned into a cloud of white mist and disappeared.

"Shadow Clone Jutsu?"

"Damn it, the kid escaped!"

The Anbu ninjas were not weak; most were selected from the Jonin ranks. Therefore, Anbu members were often stronger than Jonin. The Root organization was similar. Upon realizing that the ones preparing to attack him were from Root or Anbu, Kagami didn't hesitate and immediately fled.

His current strength was insufficient to contend with Root members, assuming the Root member he faced was strong.

While Root and Anbu recruited from the Jonin ranks, they also recruited from other sources. Some individuals were trained from a young age, while others were accepted under special circumstances.

Consequently, the strength of Root and Anbu members varied. Some could rival Elite Jonin, or even surpass them, while others might only possess Chunin-level strength.

If it were Chunin-level strength, Kagami could handle it. However, if it were Jonin-level strength, he was currently no match. Kagami wasn't willing to gamble on them being the weaker members.

"Root? Anbu? It should be Root."

While fleeing, Kagami pondered whether the individuals attacking him were from Root or Anbu. Both organizations operated with masks, making identification difficult at a glance.

However, Kagami considered that the Third Hokage wasn't someone who would resort to lethal force without reason, and he had no grievances with the Third Hokage. On the other hand, Danzō acted based on his own judgment, without needing a specific reason. Furthermore, Kagami had previously rejected Root's invitation.

Therefore, Kagami was certain that these were people sent by Danzō.

"Hey, kid, stop!"

A short sword slashed towards Kagami, forcing him to halt and evade.

Standing before Kagami was the Root member who had been sent to release the wind.

"Tsk, you truly are Shisui the Body Flicker's student. Your speed is incredible. Fortunately, there are two of us, or you would have escaped."

Kagami's speed was remarkable. If the Root member in front of him hadn't intercepted him just now, Kagami would have definitely escaped. Once he returned to the Uchiha clan compound, these two Root members wouldn't dare to act.

Kagami looked at the Root member before him and sensed another Root member pursuing from behind. With two Root members, Kagami immediately understood that Danzō intended to eliminate him secretly; otherwise, two people wouldn't be necessary.

Now that he was cornered, Kagami saw no point in further conversation. Several Kunai instantly appeared in his hand, and he hurled them towards the Root ninja in front of him.

The Root ninja facing Kagami wore a fox mask, while the one still pursuing from behind wore a dog mask.

The fox-masked Root member blocked all of Kagami's Kunai with his short sword.

Snake—Monkey—Rooster—Boar—Horse—Tiger.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

Following the Kunai was a fireball more than a meter in diameter.

Snake—Boar—Monkey.

"Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall."

The fox-masked Root ninja quickly formed hand seals and unleashed an Earth-Style Wall to block Kagami's fire jutsu. He then shouted towards Kagami's rear.

"Hurry over here and stop him from using jutsu! This is getting a bit too noisy."

The dog-masked Root member also arrived. Hearing the fox-masked member's words, he immediately charged towards Kagami.

Tiger—Monkey—Rat.

This was Kagami's first practical application of the Body Flicker Technique!

Buzz!

The Root ninja charging towards Kagami suddenly realized that the Kagami before him had split into two, charging at him from the left and right.

"Two of them? Shadow Clones?"

The fox-masked individual shook his head.

"No, it feels different. It's not a Shadow Clone. Could it just be ordinary afterimages?"

Kagami charged towards the dog-masked ninja, chuckling lightly.

"You'll find out if you try."

"Hmph!"

The dog-masked Root ninja snorted and swung his short sword towards the Kagami on the left.

Kagami dodged the dog-masked ninja's slash and simultaneously blocked the hand that was swinging the sword.

At the same time, the Kagami on the right also charged forward. The dog-masked Root ninja reached out to block, only to be met with a heavy impact.

"Both sides have substance. So it really is a Shadow Clone?"

The dog-masked Root ninja felt the force coming from both sides and made his judgment.

At this moment, the Kagami on the left and right each grappled one of the dog-masked ninja's hands. Both then freed one hand and reached towards each other, beginning to form hand seals!

Kagami couldn't form hand seals with a single hand, but he could use one hand and the clone's other hand to perform them.

Snake—Monkey—Rooster—Boar—Horse—Tiger.

"This is bad!"

The Root operative with the dog-face mask felt a sense of dread and tried to stop them, but his hands were each held by someone, leaving him unable to intervene.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

At point-blank range, the dog-face masked Root operative couldn't form hand seals to defend or dodge. There was only one outcome—defeat!

As the flames exploded, Kagami and his clones quickly retreated.

However, the Root operative with the fox-face mask wasn't spectating. He had already rushed behind Kagami and was bringing down a heavy punch!

If this punch landed, it would leave Kagami dead or crippled.

But as his fist landed, the fox-face masked operative stared blankly at Kagami before him.

"No substance?"

He had just thrown a punch that hit nothing, yet visually, it had clearly connected with Kagami.

"A residual image after all?"

Instinctively, the fox-face masked operative lowered his guard against the Kagami in front of him. After all, residual images couldn't hurt anyone; that was common knowledge.

But a kunai pierced through the fox-face masked operative's neck.

"This isn't a residual image."

Kagami, still in the motion of throwing the kunai, spoke coldly.

The fox-face masked operative's punch could only hit one of the two Kagamis, meaning it couldn't actually hit Kagami's real body. Kagami, on the other hand, could be intangible at will or solid at will. When being attacked, Kagami was intangible, but when he was about to attack, he became solid!

Shisui's Body Flicker Technique could be considered another version of Kamui, similar to Obito's ability, with each having its own strengths and weaknesses.

The disadvantage of Shisui's Body Flicker Technique was that the user's main body always remained on the battlefield. Against attacks on a massive scale, this technique couldn't be used to evade. For example, if the Nine-Tails were to throw a Tailed Beast Bomb, Kagami couldn't dodge it using the Body Flicker Technique, but Obito could evade with Kamui.

The advantage, however, was that Shisui's Body Flicker Technique could create many clones, each possessing the ability of Kamui. They were intangible when attacked and solid when attacking. This was something Obito couldn't achieve.

Kagami looked at the two corpses and breathed a sigh of relief. He hadn't held back. What kind of people were Root? If they intended to harm Kagami, would they leave him alive? Impossible. The moment the Root ninja attacked Kagami, one side was destined to die. If Kagami had held back, he would have been the one to die.

Kagami had no choice but to kill them. Fortunately, the attackers seemed to be only around Chunin level or slightly higher. With the Body Flicker Technique as his trump card, Kagami managed to turn the tables. If it had been a high-level Anbu, an elite Jonin, Kagami would have surely died.

It seemed Danzō's assessment of his strength was still at the Genin level. After all, for a seven-year-old child to reach Genin level was already remarkable.

But Danzō had underestimated Kagami. His one-tomoe Sharingan allowed Kagami to see clearly even during high-speed movement, and the Body Flicker Technique enabled him to launch surprise attacks for kills.

Looking at his clones, Kagami smiled faintly.

"From now on, I'll call you Instant Clones."

Kagami's clones created by the Body Flicker Technique weren't clones in the ordinary sense, so it was better to give them a separate name.