.Conversation with Zhi Shui

The next afternoon, Yewu Yue followed the location that Fugaku had mentioned and found Shisui's residence.

"Is this Shisui's house? It looks pretty nice, huh."

Shisui's home was slightly smaller than his own, but still a fairly luxurious little villa. It seemed that Kagami had left Shisui a considerable inheritance, after all he was a disciple of the Second Hokage.

Ding!

Yewu Yue knocked on the door.

"Here!"

A cheerful voice called out, and the door opened quickly.

A boy wearing a Konoha forehead protector, with big eyes and a button nose, a short sword slung on his back, appeared before Yewu Yue. It was Uchiha Shisui.

"I didn't expect Sasuke to have already started training the Body Flicker Technique. You're working harder than your brother Itachi."

After meeting, Shisui first praised Sasuke.

Yewu Yue didn't feel embarrassed; after all, he was speaking the truth.

"I'll be bothering you this afternoon, Shisui," Yewu Yue said politely.

"No problem. I can't promise anything else, but I can definitely give you some guidance on training the Body Flicker Technique," Shisui said with a hint of confidence.

The two then headed to a forest within Uchiha territory, where a few targets and tree stumps were set up, suggesting that someone trained here regularly.

"This is where Itachi and I used to train, but ever since you learned to walk, Itachi hasn't come here much," Shisui said, his gaze lingering on a target hanging from a tree with a hint of melancholy, as if blaming Sasuke for having taken Itachi away.

Shisui touched a target hanging from a tree, his eyes tinged with a wistful resentment as he spoke to Sasuke, as if blaming him for having taken Itachi away.

"Ahem, Shisui, shall we start now?" Yewu Yue cleared his throat twice and said to Shisui.

"Alright, then first tell me what problems you've encountered while training the Body Flicker Technique," Shisui said with a smile.

Yewu Yue bowed his head, thought for a moment, then said, "After I attached chakra to the soles of my feet, I didn't get any instantaneous movement; my speed didn't change at all."

After listening, Shisui thought for a moment and said, "Could it be that you're feeding too much chakra into your soles? The ordinary Body Flicker Technique doesn't require much chakra attached to the feet; if you pour too much, it can end up sticking your feet to the ground, like when climbing a tree.

Oh, I forgot—you probably haven't learned how to climb trees yet, have you?" Shisui scratched his head.

"It's fine; my dad already told me," Yewu Yue waved his hand.

"That makes it easier for me to explain. Actually, the Body Flicker Technique is like climbing a tree; both demand high chakra control.

When climbing, you only need to manage a moderate amount of chakra attached to your feet. The Body Flicker Technique, however, is different. Besides a small chakra attachment on the soles, you also need to lay down a chakra pathway beneath your feet and at the destination you intend to flicker to. Only then can you achieve the effect.

If you pour too much chakra into your soles, that excess can get caught in the pathway you laid, anchoring you to the ground and preventing movement."

"Of course, that's the method for ninjutsu-type Body Flicker Techniques. Other variants, like Body Flash or space‑time ninjutsu, don't require this," Shisui explained briefly.

Hearing him, Yewu Yue felt a sudden clarity. He recalled that while training the Flash Step, he had also dabbled in the Body Flicker Technique, but neither had succeeded.

He had never quite understood the system's instruction: "Attach spiritual energy to the soles of your feet and extend it outward."

He had assumed it meant wrapping his entire foot in spiritual energy. Now, in light of Shisui's explanation, the Flash Step also seems to involve laying a spiritual energy path beneath the feet.

"I think I get it,"

As he spoke, Yewu Yue used his own spiritual energy to lay a path beneath his feet and a short distance ahead, then attached a small amount of spiritual energy to the soles of his feet.

Whoosh!

Yewu Yue's body instantly appeared six meters ahead of him; the first time he executed the Flash Step, he almost fell.

"Got it! I learned it! Hahaha!"

Yewu Yue was thrilled. It had taken him two or three months to make any progress with the Flash Step, and now he mastered it in under three minutes.

Whoosh! Whoosh whoosh! Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Having just learned the Flash Step, Yewu Yue's playful spirit surged, and he kept flickering through the forest.

Shisui, standing nearby, stared in disbelief.

"Does this guy use the Body Flicker Technique without chakra? How can he keep using it so many times in a row?"

Even so, you can't keep using the Body Flicker Technique continuously for long; the chakra would run out quickly, since laying a chakra pathway consumes a lot of chakra.

Shisui was right; Yewu Yue wasn't using chakra at all, but spiritual energy. Moreover, this wasn't the Body Flicker Technique—it was the Flash Step.

Bang!

Ah!

A minute later, Yewu Yue's fun came to an abrupt end when he slammed into a tree.

"Thanks for the guidance today, Shisui,"

Yewu Yue rubbed his nose and said to Shisui, a red mark now visible on his face.

"No need to thank me, just lend me your brother a few more times," Shisui said with a smile.

"It's not that I don't want to lend; Nissan just loves sticking to me, and I can't help it," Yewu Yue shrugged, showing his helplessness.

Shisui looked at Sasuke's expression and felt a bit awkward.

"When Itachi returns from this mission, have him come see me. I have something important to tell him,"

".Shisui put away his joking demeanor and spoke to Sasuke in a rather serious tone.

Yoru no Tsuki became a bit wary upon hearing him. In the original story, Itachi's decision to massacre the entire clan seemed to have Shisui's influence as part of the reason, right?

After he took up residence in Sasuke's body, he often told Itachi stories about filial piety, hoping he wouldn't walk the path that pits him against the Uchiha clan, including their own family.

The effect now seems fairly evident; Itachi's bond with his family has deepened considerably. However, if Shisui were nearby using Talk no Jutsu, that would be far from safe.

"How does Shisui view the relationship between a clan and a village?" Yoru no Tsuki didn't first agree to Shisui's request; instead, she tossed a question at him.

Shisui was taken aback by the question; he hadn't expected a three‑year‑old to ask such a profound query. Nonetheless, he answered earnestly: "A clan is the foundation of a village, and a village is a sanctuary for each clan.

A clan must shoulder its responsibilities toward its village and be governed by it, while the village must provide protection for the clan.

If you had to force a comparison, the relationship between a clan and a village is somewhat like that of a tenant and a landlord, but the bond between them is far deeper."

Shisui's words surprised Yoru no Tsuki, because they showed no favoritism toward either side—one could even say he favored both. That differed from what Yoru no Tsuki had assumed.

She had always thought Shisui was on Konoha's side.

"What if a clan runs into trouble, clashes with the village, or even can't integrate into it—what should be done?" Yoru no Tsuki intended to test Shisui further.

Upon hearing the question, Shisui gave her a deep look and said solemnly:

"Then that clan should identify the cause, actively change, and strive to reintegrate into the village. The village, in turn, should be more tolerant and not ostracize any clan that has fulfilled its duties."

"Alright, Uncle Fugaku sent you to ask me these questions, right? Tell him that even though I've joined the village's ANBU, I'm still a member of the Uchiha clan."

After saying that, Shisui turned and left; Yoru no Tsuki stood there, stunned.

Although Shisui's answer eased her mind, it seemed she had caused her father to take an undeserved blame on his behalf.

Ahem, she couldn't blame herself; she could only blame Shisui's imagination for being too strong.

Yoru no Tsuki scratched her head.