One-Handed Abuse of Shisui, One Eye Opens Susanoo?

Pop.

Pop.

The stream shimmered under the sunlight, rippling into rainbows.

Splash!

Uchiha Shisui crushed the slick pebbles beneath the stream's surface as he flicked twelve shuriken across the water toward his opponent.

TWKAN

Within his pupils, the Mangekyo glowed faintly with emerald ripples in the daylight.

Crash!

The water's trajectory, which should have been straight, suddenly twisted into a serpentine shape—the result of an interception.

Clang-clang-clang!

Kunai precisely deflected all twelve shuriken!

Seeing this, Shisui smiled faintly.

This is the reaction a clansman should have after Awakening.

But the next second, as he looked down, the hairs on the back of his neck stood on end!

Uchiha Jin, who should have been thirty paces away, was slowly emerging from the water's reflection, half his body already visible!

Crackle-crackle!

Fingers wreathed in lightning were inches away!

Only three inches from his ankle.

"Lightning Release? When did you get here!"

Shisui tapped his toes, dispersing into four afterimages.

Rip—

Bang-bang-bang!

But three of them, a beat too slow, were torn apart by the lightning serpent!

"That move you just used..."

Perched on a protrusion of the cliff, Shisui paused briefly.

A faint sting spread across his cheek.

He wiped away the thin line of blood from a stone scratch, his gaze sweeping over the faintly glowing transparent Runes in the stream. Confusion deepened in his eyes. "What kind of Cursed Mark is this? Even the stones in the stream are carved with it?"

Who's bored enough to engrave Cursed Marks on rocks?

Well, actually, there was someone—Jin!

Ever since his family moved to the Naka River, he'd idly pick up stones to toy with during the day while sunbathing.

Those stones...

Were all carved with Flying Thunder God Cursed Marks, then tossed back into the Naka River.

As the stream spread across the entire Land of Fire and Konoha, in his Flying Thunder God vision network, the whole village was a sea of vibrant green.

There was almost nowhere he couldn't go.

He glanced at Shisui's figure, then suddenly grinned. "Haha, Water-bro, don't underestimate our bond!"

Shisui: ...

Nonsense.

But knowing this second son's eccentric nature, he didn't press further.

He simply began forming hand seals silently.

His form subtly shifted.

Pop-pop-pop.

The next second, thirty-six identical figures appeared simultaneously!

Each held a shuriken with an Explosive Tag trailing from its end.

Whoosh!

One shuriken was thrown.

Then a second, a third!

Hundreds of shuriken and Explosive Tags in total blanketed the entire hundred-meter radius!

"No matter how fast you are—if the whole area is covered, what will you do?"

A faint smirk tugged at the corner of Shisui's mouth as he unconsciously mimicked Jin's odd tone.

"Don't underestimate your big brother's pressure, yeah!"

Boom!

Boom, boom, boom!

The next second, explosions stacked up.

Front and back, above and below.

Every direction was instantly filled with explosions!

The man at the very center had nowhere to run!

"Haha, little Jin, are you just gonna bury your head in the water now?"

Shisui chuckled, reminding him.

Below was the only place he'd held back.

If Jin dove in, he could naturally dodge this wave.

"Give up?"

But Jin just shrugged, staring at the shuriken and Explosive Tags right in front of him, making no move at all.

Like he'd given up entirely.

"Jin—you!"

This scene stunned all thirty-six Shisuis, a flicker of panic in their expressions.

He only wanted to show his little brother the gap, not to hurt Jin!

So after just a moment's hesitation, he directly formed hand seals, ready to recall those shuriken.

But just then, a glint of gold appeared at the corner of his eye.

"Huh? What's that?"

He froze, all thirty-six eyes turning to look at the boy in the stream.

Under the sunlight, the boy seemed to radiate some strange luster.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Nearly a hundred shuriken and Explosive Tags simply passed right through him.

No injuries followed.

"Huh? What—what kind of technique is this?" Shisui was baffled.

His sunlit brain couldn't figure out what technique could make someone completely intangible.

But he only paused for three seconds before that hot-blooded drive took over his mind again.

"Haha! Not bad, not bad! I admit I underestimated you before, Jin!"

"Now, let me show you my real strength!"

Swish!

The next second, all thirty-six figures charged at once!

The samurai swords in their hands cut through the air like Death's scythes!

"The secret of the Body Flicker Technique lies in deceiving the measure of time!"

Suddenly, Shisui's voice rang out!

His samurai sword was already pressed against Jin's throat.

Thud.

But the next second, Jin turned into a block of wood, splashing onto the water's surface.

"Substitution Technique? A Substitution Technique that can fool even the Sharingan?"

"Haha, nice! Again! Let me show you just how fast Water-bro is!"

The excitement in Shisui's eyes deepened. He gripped his sword tighter, moving even faster!

Body Flicker Shisui wasn't just about the body—it was about the flicker!

Speed was his forte!

Boom!

In the instant they crossed paths, the waters of the Naka River were blasted into one crater after another!

Clear droplets sparkled in the air.

"You know, Water-bro?"

Just then, Jin's voice suddenly rang out from the splashing water.

"Water conducts electricity, you know!!"

Crackle!

"Lightning Release: Chidori!"

Zzzzzt!

The violent lightning power crashed down!

On the river's surface, dense azure lightning bolts writhed like coiling serpents, surging outward in all directions!

Shisui's heart jolted as he quickly had his clones leap back in retreat.

But the lightning below seemed to have eyes, easily giving chase.

Puff! Puff! Puff!

One by one, Body Flicker Shisui's clones were electrocuted into bubbles.

Until only one remained.

The one still standing on the protruding cliff.

Splash.

The stream water crashed back into the riverbed. On the cliff, Shisui's arms had begun to ache faintly.

This level of lightning power posed a lethal threat to him!

In that short time, Shisui's bright, wide eyes had narrowed.

Not from injury, but from a wavering mindset.

Thirty-six clones unleashed at once, yet Jin had broken through them so easily!

It left him incredulous.

"Jin, how did you see through all my clones?"

"Did your Sharingan awaken some special Dojutsu?"

"No... that can't be. Then what the hell is my Kotoamatsukami, which I only mastered with the Mangekyo?"

This sunny, cheerful boy fell into confusion once more.

Seeing this, Jin casually remarked, "It means you don't know how to Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V."

But inside, he was elated.

The Flying Thunder God Technique was amazing!

Extremely useful!

He strongly recommended every transmigrator keep one on hand!

With enough chakra, this skill could even let him flash three times in a second!

He could drink in the Red-Light District of the Land of Fire in the morning and still make it back to the Land of Wind for gold-panning at night.

No delays, none at all.

"You bastard, I lose, I lose. I'm no match for you."

Seeing his Body Flicker Technique easily dismantled, Shisui shook his head and conceded outright.

After all, there was no way he'd use Kotoamatsukami on his little brother.

With that, he casually slung an arm around the young man who now reached his shoulder and said mysteriously, "Of course, give it two more days, and Water-bro will show you and One-vs-Seven a big treasure!"

Yeah, that's right. Under Jin's influence, Shisui now called himself Water-bro.

And he referred to Itachi as One-vs-Seven.

He didn't know why, but it felt catchy.

A big treasure?

Something Shisui would call a big treasure...

Could it be!

Susanoo?