"Kazuhiko, you really mastered Phantom Body Flicker!"
Shisui was visibly excited, and in an instant, countless thoughts raced through his mind.
In his view, for the Uchiha to produce a Hokage, one of them had to possess real insight.
He had to be like Kazuhiko, able to see through the root cause of the conflict between the village and the Uchiha, then find a practical solution.
Shisui had personally trained Itachi before because he wanted to groom him to become Hokage. Kazuhiko's strength had been too poor to give him any hope of attaining the position.
But if he mastered Phantom Body Flicker, combined with his Two-Tomoe Sharingan...
Strength would no longer be an issue!
"I knew Kazuhiko was the best! His genjutsu skills are already astounding, and now he's even learned Senior Shisui's Phantom Body Flicker!"
Shota believed everything Kazuhiko said—and then believed it some more.
In short, he trusted Kazuhiko without question.
"I always suspected you were hiding your strength, Kazuhiko. I thought awakening the Three-Tomoe Sharingan might let me catch up to you, but now you're going to leave me in the dust again."
Even back when he was a Chunin, Shota had known Kazuhiko was no ordinary person. What Genin could easily take down a Chunin?
What else could that be but hidden strength?
Back then, he'd wondered:
Why would someone so strong hide away in a clinic as a doctor? It was a shame he wasn't making a name for himself on the battlefield.
Now he understood everything.
Kazuhiko had become a doctor for the sake of the Uchiha's rise.
His greatness spoke for itself.
"I've only just gotten the hang of Phantom Body Flicker. It's not as impressive as you make it sound."
Seeing their reactions, Kazuhiko beamed.
He gave Shota's shoulder an approving