Shisui's Guidance, Jin's Growth!

Uchiha Jin let out a sigh.

Looking at Shisui, whose face was gentle and who had opened his heart to him, his expression grew extremely complicated.

He had a massive headache!

This was actually one of the reasons he didn't want to associate with these characters from the plot. Because he had the soul of someone from Hua, he believed that a drop of kindness should be repaid with a flood of gratitude.

However, there was a problem.

Shisui really was beyond saving!

Faced with Shisui's genuine concern for him, he truly couldn't bring himself to watch Shisui die.

What was he supposed to do?

He honestly didn't know!

He had already accidentally gotten Nohara Rin involved before, and she was another woman who was impossible to save. That had left him so conflicted that he often couldn't sleep. And now, it seemed that Shisui was about to join the list...

How he wished he were cold-hearted, able to calmly sit back and watch these people die.

But, unfortunately.

He couldn't do it!

As for giving up on Shisui's guidance?

On the one hand, it would be difficult to explain. On the other, he wasn't particularly willing to give it up himself.

After all, surviving in this screwed-up world was truly difficult. Now that he finally had an opportunity to improve his strength, no normal person would possibly let it slip away.

"All right, Jin!"

"Don't look so devastated. If the two of us had received the same education, maybe I wouldn't have performed as well as you."

"I still can't accomplish the nature transformation of Fire Release that you've mastered."

Shisui patted him on the shoulder, his tone filled with genuine sincerity.

But faced with that,

Uchiha Jin had no way to explain. His Fire Release nature transformation, Sharingan, and Chakra had all come from system rewards he had gotten for free!

Even if he had truly received the same education, he wouldn't have been qualified to stand beside Shisui.

But he couldn't say something like that.

So,

he merely rolled his eyes and spoke with a twitch at the corner of his mouth.

"Don't worry. I'm fine."

"I'll have to trouble you with the training from now on, Shisui."

Shisui was quite happy about that.

Afterward,

he began furrowing his brows in thought. After all, this was his first time being a teacher as well.

Several minutes later, his eyes lit up.

"That's right—Nintaijutsu!"

"This is also your greatest weakness, Jin. The manual my grandfather gave me says that Nintaijutsu is the foundation of every ninja, and even its core!"

"Because the battlefield is constantly changing, especially when you encounter a large number of enemies. They won't give you time to perform ninjutsu. You might not even have time to escape the battlefield."

"Besides, everyone has a limited amount of Chakra. So on a real battlefield, Nintaijutsu is the method used most often."

"A Kunai or a Senbon can take a person's life in an instant!"

"..."

Shisui's tone was solemn as he began teaching.

Uchiha Jin listened very seriously. After thinking it over carefully, he felt that Shisui was absolutely right.

The last time he had encountered Sunagakure, he had only had time to use ninjutsu at the very beginning.

Once the battlefield became locked in stalemate, they had mainly relied on Nintaijutsu to fight.

Time passed slowly.

During this period, Jin didn't know whether Danzo's affair had caused too much trouble and the Konoha High Command was trying to reduce its impact, or whether Fugaku had discussed it with the Konoha High Command. In any case, Konoha stopped assigning missions to their team.

In short,

Uchiha Jin woke up at five-thirty every morning and began receiving Shisui's specialized training.

His growth was extremely rapid.

Not only was he becoming more proficient at using the Sharingan, but his Nintaijutsu was also improving by leaps and bounds. Combined with the use of the secret medicine passed down through Shisui's family, even his Chakra had begun to increase slightly.

At Shisui's home, in the training ground,

Uchiha Jin and Shisui stood facing each other. Jin held a Katana in his hand—a sword Shisui had given him. It was made entirely of Chakra Metal and had been forged at great expense by the Nekojin Clan.

According to Shisui, his grandfather had spent more than ninety million ryō to forge this sword back then.

At first, Uchiha Jin hadn't wanted to accept it, but Shisui simply didn't care about such things. Money seemed to have no meaning to him at all.

After all, there were more than a dozen swords of the same grade in Shisui's home.

What incredible wealth!

Only at this moment did Uchiha Jin understand what it meant for wealth to know no bounds, and what it meant to be the thousand-year-old Uchiha clan!

"Jin, let's begin!"

"All right!"

As Shisui spoke, Uchiha Jin came back to his senses, and the two of them formed the Seal of Confrontation.

Immediately afterward,

the two of them charged at each other with their blades. Neither used any ninjutsu. They merely activated their Sharingan and fought with pure Nintaijutsu.

Compared to the first time he had fought Shisui, Uchiha Jin was now at least three times faster. Yet he was using only half as much stamina as before.

Kagami Uchiha's unique Nintaijutsu was breathtakingly elegant, displaying the utmost grace and freedom, like a dancer moving lightly across the stage.

But, at the same time,

only someone who truly fought against it could feel the viciousness and cunning hidden within it!

"This is the true Uchiha Nintaijutsu!"

"The basic version I learned before isn't even in the same league."

"This is only Kagami Uchiha's Nintaijutsu. Just how powerful must Uchiha Madara's Nintaijutsu be?"

"No wonder Uchiha Madara was called the 'Dance King.' He was always asking people whether they wanted to dance. This thousand-year-old Uchiha clan really is extraordinary."

Uchiha Jin sighed inwardly.

In the past, he had merely been born an Uchiha commoner and had never been able to come into contact with the Uchiha's core secrets. He had always thought that the Uchiha were nothing special.

Only after awakening the Sharingan and gaining access to the Uchiha's core did he understand what it meant to be a thousand-year-old clan.

Half an hour later,

the two stopped at the same time and formed the Seal of Reconciliation.

"Not bad, Jin!"

"Compared to when we first met, your strength has improved tremendously."

"Even fighting you is beginning to put pressure on me."

Shisui couldn't help sighing in admiration, his eyes filled with appreciation and satisfaction.

Faced with that,

Uchiha Jin felt somewhat embarrassed.

Only he knew that he was still far behind. Shisui hadn't used any ninjutsu at all—not even the Body Flicker Technique he was most skilled in...

Jin, on the other hand, was different!

Not only had he already fought with everything he had, he had even secretly used Observation Haki.

Otherwise, he would have lost long ago.

Shisui truly lived up to his reputation as an unsurpassed Uchiha genius. Although his mind was a little lacking, his strength was still breathtakingly far beyond reach.

"All right, Shisui."

"Don't praise me anymore. I'm still far weaker than you."

"You didn't even use a third of your strength, while I've already fought with everything I have!"

Uchiha Jin waved his hand.

At that,

Shisui appeared somewhat bashful. In the end, however, he said nothing and simply went to drink tea with Uchiha Jin.

"By the way, Jin."

"I'd like to hear your thoughts on the clan and the village. What exactly do you think of them?"

"I can tell that you aren't as prejudiced as the other clan members."