Zhi Shui Helps Dig a Hole

Uchiha Chen pondered how to deal with Uchiha Shisui, feeling fortunate that the system could not read his thoughts; at least, he had detected no such signs.

Early the next morning, Uchiha Chen set out to prepare. Although he intended to win against Uchiha Shisui through trickery, the necessary legwork still had to be done.

However, Uchiha Chen did not expect that Uchiha Shisui was secretly watching him from a tree not far away.

A single night was enough to investigate many things, and Uchiha Shisui had learned that Uchiha Chen's parents had died during the Nine-Tails Rebellion.

Because he became an orphan after his parents' deaths, Uchiha Chen was placed in the Uchiha Clan orphanage, only returning to his own home about a year ago.

Because Uchiha Izumi felt pity for Uchiha Chen, she often helped him out, and Uchiha Shisui also learned that Uchiha Chen had seemed somewhat mature during his years at the orphanage.

There was no helping it; who could blame him when beneath this young body lay the soul of a high school student from Earth?

Watching Uchiha Chen carry a shovel taller than himself in the distance, Uchiha Shisui couldn't help but find it somewhat comical.

Although many of Uchiha Chen's behaviors were abnormal, there were no issues with his identity, and a qualified spy clearly wouldn't be so conspicuous.

"Preparing to challenge Itachi again today?"

Thinking of something, Uchiha Shisui used the Body Flicker Technique to appear behind Uchiha Chen, a warm smile on his face.

Hearing the voice behind him, Uchiha Chen was startled, nearly throwing the shovel in his hands.

"Traps like these won't be enough to fool Itachi. Do you want me to help?"

As Uchiha Shisui spoke, he began to adjust the traps Uchiha Chen had laid, while Uchiha Chen looked at him with a strange expression.

"Um, are you sure you want to adjust the traps? These were prepared for you."

"For me?"

Hearing Uchiha Chen's words, a strange look appeared on Uchiha Shisui's face. He had assumed Uchiha Chen was at Training Ground No. 7 to challenge Itachi again, but he hadn't expected...

"Yes, Sister Izumi said that Brother Shisui is even more powerful than Brother Itachi, so I want to challenge Brother Shisui."

Uchiha Chen had long since prepared his excuse. Although the situation had changed slightly, it was still within his expectations.

Faced with such a reason, Uchiha Shisui felt somewhat helpless, but upon second thought, if Uchiha Chen was just a four-year-old child, having such thoughts was actually normal.

After all, it was common for children to be fickle.

"Since you know I'm stronger than Itachi, why do you still want to challenge me?

You couldn't beat Itachi yesterday, so how could you possibly be my opponent?"

Uchiha Shisui asked, appearing for all the world like a big brother from next door, though in reality, he was mostly trying to see if there was anything wrong with Uchiha Chen.

Or rather, whether Uchiha Chen might be a spy impersonating someone from another village.

"Because if I win against Brother Shisui, Sister Izumi won't treat me like a child anymore."

This reason wasn't a lie; it was truly how Uchiha Chen felt.

After his rebirth, Uchiha Chen had lost his parents, and Uchiha Izumi had taken him in and cared for him like a younger brother.

Although this was a good thing, for Uchiha Chen, being treated like a child really didn't feel very good.

"Aren't you a child? I remember you're only four years old this year; no matter how you look at it, you're a child."

"Four is not that young. Didn't Brother Itachi go to the battlefield when he was four?"

Uchiha Chen was very familiar with Itachi's life story, so he used it as an excuse, leaving Uchiha Shisui somewhat speechless.

"Brother Shisui, let's fight."

The traps clearly wouldn't work, so Uchiha Chen simply gave up on defeating Uchiha Shisui head-on with them and prepared to use his real plan.

Faced with Uchiha Chen's challenge, Uchiha Shisui nodded.

Subsequently, Uchiha Shisui used the Body Flicker Technique to put some distance between himself and Uchiha Chen.

Seeing the Body Flicker Technique, Uchiha Chen looked on with envy; after all, it was a very convenient ability.

Uchiha Chen fired three kunai first, but Uchiha Shisui easily swatted them away while simultaneously shifting his position.

"The same trick won't work on me."

Uchiha Shisui saw the steel wires behind the kunai at a glance, understanding what the little guy was planning.

However, Uchiha Shisui actually made the same mistake as Uchiha Itachi: he treated Uchiha Chen like a child.

The steel wires were indeed Uchiha Chen's method, but this time, Uchiha Chen had used the Transformation Technique to turn into a steel wire, successfully slipping away from his original position.

For the current Uchiha Chen, the only methods he could use besides Uchiha Shurikenjutsu were the Three Body Technique.

Although they were at the mastery level because they were obtained through the system, it was clearly impossible to defeat Uchiha Shisui with such means.

The clone continued to throw kunai, and at this moment, Uchiha Shisui realized that the Uchiha Chen before him was a clone.

"I see, another Transformation Technique?"

As he spoke, Uchiha Shisui fired three kunai, aiming directly at the ones Uchiha Chen had previously thrown.

However, the attack hit, but there was no expected white smoke; instead, a cloud of mist appeared.

The appearance of the purple mist immediately alerted Uchiha Shisui.

"Poison?"

Seeing the toxic mist, Uchiha Shisui grew even more suspicious that Uchiha Chen was a spy; after all, something capable of releasing such a fog was clearly not something a four-year-old child should have access to.

With this thought, Uchiha Shisui became serious, and just then, a figure charged out from the toxic mist, his body wrapped in a massive amount of *Explosive Tag*s.

Such a scene was clearly a suicide mission, but Uchiha Shisui did not intend to let this spy die just like that.

Consequently, he utilized the Body Flicker Technique to appear behind Uchiha Chen, instantly stripping away all the *Explosive Tag*s.

It was at this very moment that Uchiha Chen lunged forward to embrace Uchiha Shisui.

This situation caught Uchiha Shisui off guard, as if Uchiha Chen had anticipated his every move.

In that split second of hesitation, Uchiha Chen seized the opportunity to use the Substitution Technique, but the wooden log used for the substitution was specially crafted and rigged with a vast amount of steel wire.

These steel wires, aided by a hidden mechanism, immediately locked Uchiha Shisui down, with the other ends held firmly in Uchiha Chen's hands.

"Got you."

Uchiha Chen immediately yanked the steel wires, and Uchiha Shisui, suspended in mid-air, was slammed heavily onto the ground.