Hearing Kazashiro's mutterings coming from inside the tent, Uchiha Shisui's expression remained unchanged. He turned to look at Itachi behind him, then coughed lightly, reminding Kazashiro as he lifted the tent flap and entered.
"That's enough for today's cultivation, Shisui. If you have something to do, you can go back now."
Looking up at the two people who entered the tent, Kazashiro waved towards Itachi. Upon seeing this, Itachi took a step back, but still walked over with a bitter face.
"Heave-ho!"
Like picking up a kitten, Kazashiro reached under Itachi's armpits and easily lifted him up, placing him in front of him while skillfully kneading his face.
"Itachi, didn't I tell you not to look so gloomy all the time?"
Uchiha Shisui & Uchiha Itachi:...
Seeing Itachi suffer another brutal attack from Kazashiro, Uchiha Shisui was filled with helplessness.
Like Itachi, he originally thought that the so-called White Death God should be like Danzo, cold-hearted and cruel.
After all, a person with a mild temperament would not create a bloodbath on the Kumogakure Battlefield.
But the guy in front of me, Kazashiro, does nothing all day but get up, play with the weasel, train, and then play with the weasel again.
Sometimes he even suspected that the guy in front of him was claiming other people's war merits.
However, the massive Ice Release he just witnessed dispelled some of his doubts.
Being able to use such a wide range of Ninjutsu at this age already proves Kazashiro's strength.
Kazashiro was unaware of Uchiha Shisui's thoughts; he was simply rubbing Itachi's face while pondering how to answer Itachi's question from a few days ago.
That's right. The reason why Feng Bai killed Itachi was not only because the kid was indeed cute when he was young, but also because Kazashiro didn't know the meaning of life.
What's even more frustrating is that he doesn't dare to make up an answer to fool the other party.
What if the speaker meant nothing by it, but the listener took it to heart, and the kid gleaned some strange meaning from what you said, and then grows up and tries to kill you?
You have to understand, this is Uchiha Itachi! If he were even a few years older, Kazashiro would never have treated him this way.
If you can't solve the problem, then you can only deal with the person who raised it.
Fearing that Itachi's little mouth would come up with even more difficult questions, Kazashiro simply muted him.
However, after several days of thought, Kazashiro actually managed to come up with a solution.
Note that this is not the answer, but the solution.
"Hey, Itachi, let's start training together tomorrow."
He abruptly stopped what he was doing and Kazashiro turned the other person's head so that he would look directly at him.
"Cultivation?"
Feeling the Issho on his face ease, Uchiha Itachi blinked, observing this guy named Kazashiro at such close range for the first time.
"That's right, cultivation. At your age, practicing Ninjutsu might be a bit too early. How about practicing Taijutsu instead?"
Kazashiro was eager to try, swinging his arms and attempting to show off his biceps.
When I was Itachi's age, I didn't have the energy to think about the meaning of life.
At that time, my biggest and most important concern was how to dodge Aburame Ryoma's fists and Yamanaka Zen's whip.
Kazashiro thought Uchiha Itachi was just being idle for thinking so much at such a young age.
Keeping him busy naturally prevents him from thinking about these trivial matters.
Yamanaka Zen...
Thinking of this mentor who had been with me for so many years...
A trace of sadness flashed across Kazashiro's face.
If the other party and Shimura Ikko are still alive, I must recommend them to Uchiha Itachi.
There's no other way but to temporarily assume the Jinchuriki!
"Smack!"
"Smack!"
"Smack!"
Kazashiro acted swiftly. The Tenten broke, he brought Itachi to a simple training ground on the edge of the camp, Shisui stood at a distance observing their actions.
Feeling the sharp gust of wind brush against his face, Uchiha Itachi became extremely alert.
At this moment, he had not activated his Sharingan, and could only rely on his senses to dodge the invisible wind blades.
This method obviously couldn't evade all attacks, and soon his clothes were torn open with a large gash.
Fortunately, Kazashiro was kind enough that his attack wasn't too forceful; otherwise, the damage would have been far more than just torn clothes.
Uchiha Shisui saw through Kazashiro's restraint using his Sharingan and was immediately relieved.
Reaching for his shirt, torn by the wind whip, Uchiha Itachi remained calm, his eyes fixed on the Kunai that Kazashiro was using as a whip for.
When Kazashiro waved his hand again, Uchiha Itachi reacted immediately upon seeing the amplitude of the wave.
Leaping into the air, Uchiha Itachi dodged the whip attack under Kazashiro's astonished gaze.
Kazashiro: "..."
Is it a coincidence?
It must be a coincidence, right?
It must be an absolute coincidence, right?
Undeterred, Kazashiro brandished his Kunai, preparing to attack Uchiha Itachi's side.
Itachi dodged Kazashiro's attack with just a simple backbend.
In Kazashiro's next fifteen attacks, Itachi was only hit once. The reason he was hit was simply because Kazashiro's attack angle was too tricky, leaving him no time to dodge.
This kid is a true genius.
By observing the direction Itachi was looking when dodging the attack, Kazashiro was certain that the opponent was judging the whip's landing point by observing the movements of his own hands.
Why didn't I think of that back then?
He endured so many lashes for nothing.
For the first time, Kazashiro doubted his own intelligence.
Am I the fool?
Seeing Kazashiro standing alone, contemplating life, Itachi also sat down on the ground and began to rest.
Although it dodged Kazashiro's attack and inflicted a mental blow on him, Itachi, limited by his age, still sprained his ankle when he landed for the last time.
Feeling the pain in his ankle, the stubborn Itachi decided to rest for a while and seek treatment when he returned to his father.
Kazashiro didn't spend too long doubting his own intelligence.
He had seen Itachi stumble when he landed, and after putting away his Kunai, he strode over to Itachi.
"We're preparing to go back--"
Itachi looked up at Kazashiro, and was about to grit his teeth and stand up when he found that the other person had squatted down and rolled up his trouser leg.
"Thankfully, no bones were broken."
Kazashiro reached out and pinched the spot where Itachi was injured, and came to a conclusion.
Seeing Itachi's puzzled look, Kazashiro rolled his eyes. "What are you looking at? I'm a Jonin, after all. I have that much observational ability."
After giving Itachi a quick treatment and checking that he had no other injuries, Kazashiro stood up and said, "Using Medical Ninjutsu for this little injury is a bit of a waste. I'll take you to my place to get your medicine."
After saying that, without waiting for Itachi's reply, Kazashiro took the initiative to carry the other person on his back and headed towards his own tent.