"Little Kimimaro! Get back! Don't interfere!"
"Okay. Got it, Big Brother Lin Cheng!"
Kimimaro nodded obediently and immediately retreated a long way.
Seeing how quickly Kimimaro had moved, Uchiha Shisui's eyes narrowed once more.
So fast!
Neither of these two brats was ordinary!
Huh?
While Uchiha Shisui was distracted, Lin Cheng made his move.
Three ice Kunai instantly took shape and shot toward Uchiha Shisui's cheeks.
Feeling the cold and sharp blades rushing toward him, Uchiha Shisui's eyes narrowed again, and he immediately used the Body Flicker Technique to retreat.
What Uchiha Shisui could never have expected was that the brat opposite him would use the Body Flicker Technique at almost the exact same time.
And Lin Cheng appeared directly in front of him, not a hair's breadth off.
"You!"
"Body Flicker Technique! You're not the only one who can use it!"
The ice Kunai in Lin Cheng's hand slashed toward Uchiha Shisui's neck, a playful glint in his eyes.
Ducking to avoid Lin Cheng's Kunai, the two exchanged five or six blows in an instant.
Then, as Uchiha Shisui gradually began to lose ground, a look of alarm flashed across his face, and he used the Body Flicker Technique again.
But it was as if Lin Cheng had anticipated that Uchiha Shisui would use the Body Flicker Technique. He used it almost simultaneously.
This forced Uchiha Shisui to use the Body Flicker Technique repeatedly, changing position once more.
But unfortunately for him, all that earned Uchiha Shisui was even greater shock!
The slender figure opposite him appeared right alongside him, no slower at all.
"More than the Body Flicker Technique, I'm curious about the power hidden deep in your eyes! Let me see it!"
Lin Cheng gave a soft laugh, and the killing intent in his eyes flared and vanished in an instant!
"Earth Release! Earth Path Overturn!"
He created an Earth clone to hold Uchiha Shisui in place and keep him from escaping.
Meanwhile, his real body used the technique the Iwa ninja had just performed: "Earth Path Overturn"!
The intense killing intent and the attack threatening his life caused Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan to activate instinctively.
A green Susanoo rib cage appeared, blocking the attack just before it reached him.
What left Uchiha Shisui dumbfounded was that the Earth Release technique, which had been about to hit him, suddenly stopped.
Looking at Lin Cheng, who had reappeared, and the technique's area of effect, which had stopped just short of him, Uchiha Shisui gave a wry smile.
By now, how could Uchiha Shisui not understand what Lin Cheng meant?
"You... Sigh."
"Heh heh! Is this the deeper power of the Sharingan? Can I touch it?"
Lin Cheng walked closer with a grin, his expression curious.
"Go ahead. Just be careful not to get burned."
Uchiha Shisui gave another wry smile and replied casually.
"Thump! Thump! Thump!"
With a thick layer of ice coating his fingers, Lin Cheng curiously tapped the green Susanoo before him.
"This is... chakra made tangible? Impressive!"
Lin Cheng stepped back to show that his curiosity had been satisfied, then praised it.
"Susanoo! One of the techniques that comes with the Mangekyō Sharingan!"
Uchiha Shisui dismissed the Mangekyō Sharingan and casually wiped away the blood trickling from the corners of his eyes.
"The Mangekyō Sharingan? An advanced form of the Sharingan? It looks like it takes quite a toll.
But that makes sense."
Seeing this, Lin Cheng sighed softly, expressing his understanding.
"Oh? How do you understand it?"
Hearing Lin Cheng say that, Uchiha Shisui asked curiously.
"That's the difference between ordinary and extraordinary power."
Seeing Uchiha Shisui's growing curiosity, Lin Cheng continued.
"Ordinary power includes the Sharingan of your Uchiha Clan, and the way shinobi normally use their strength.
Because this kind of use stays within the body's limits, it can be used repeatedly.
You can even keep using it until your strength is exhausted!
Extraordinary power, on the other hand, comes from pushing your body beyond its limits!"
Looking at Uchiha Shisui, Lin Cheng continued to explain, "Take the Body Flicker Technique!
A shinobi has to release far more power than usual in an extremely short time to achieve instant movement!
After the movement is complete, the chakra pathway that channels the power responsible for the technique has taken on a burden far beyond what the body can withstand.
That's why most people can't use the Body Flicker Technique repeatedly!
Otherwise, that pathway will be unable to withstand another burst of power and will rupture!
The Mangekyō Sharingan is the same!
The pathways in your eyes are too fragile to bear the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan!
Your eyesight must have been deteriorating ever since you awakened this power, hasn't it?"
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