Shisui Helps Dig a Pit

As he desperately thought about how to deal with Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Chen was also glad the system couldn't read his mind. At least, he hadn't noticed any sign of it.

Early the next morning, Uchiha Chen went out to make preparations. Though he planned to win by taking a shortcut, there was still some necessary work to do.

However, Uchiha Chen had no idea that Uchiha Shisui was secretly watching him from a nearby tree.

One night was enough to investigate quite a lot, and Uchiha Shisui had learned that Uchiha Chen's parents died in the Nine-Tails Rebellion.

Orphaned by their deaths, Uchiha Chen had been placed in the Uchiha Clan's orphanage and had returned to his own home about a year ago.

Uchiha Izumi felt sorry for Uchiha Chen and often helped him out. Shisui had also learned that Chen seemed unusually mature for his age during the years he spent in the orphanage.

Well, what could you expect when beneath Uchiha Chen's small frame was 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 finding it a little comical.

Although many of Uchiha Chen's actions were strange, there was nothing wrong with his identity. Besides, a competent spy obviously wouldn't draw too much attention to himself.

"Are you planning to challenge Itachi again today?"

As he thought 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 jumped in fright. He nearly threw the shovel in his hands.

"These traps won't be enough to fool Itachi. Want me to help?"

As he spoke, Uchiha Shisui began adjusting the traps Uchiha Chen had set up. Uchiha Chen watched him with a strange expression.

"Um, are you sure you want to adjust the traps? I set them up for you."

"For me?"

At Uchiha Chen's words, Uchiha Shisui gave him a puzzled look. He had assumed Uchiha Chen was at Training Ground No. 7 to challenge Itachi again, but apparently...

"Yeah. Big Sister Izumi said you're even stronger than Big Brother Itachi, so I want to challenge you, Big Brother Shisui."

Uchiha Chen had already thought up an excuse. Although the situation had changed a little, it was still within his expectations.

Faced with that explanation, Uchiha Shisui felt a little helpless. But then he thought that if Uchiha Chen really was just a four-year-old child, it was only natural for him to think that way.

After all, it was perfectly normal for children to change their minds on a whim.

"If you know I'm stronger than Itachi, why challenge me?

"You couldn't beat Itachi yesterday. How could you possibly be a match for me?"

Uchiha Shisui asked. For now, he seemed like nothing more than the friendly big brother next door, but in truth, he wanted to find out whether there was anything suspicious about Uchiha Chen.

Or, to put it another way, whether Uchiha Chen might be a spy from another village using someone else's identity.

"Because if I beat you, Big Sister Izumi won't treat me like a little kid anymore."

That wasn't a lie. Uchiha Chen really felt that way.

After being reborn, Uchiha Chen had lost his parents, and Uchiha Izumi had taken care of him like a little brother.

Although that was a good thing, Uchiha Chen really didn't like being treated like a child.

"But aren't you a little kid? I remember you're only four. No matter how you look at it, you're still a child."

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

Uchiha Chen knew Itachi's life story very well, so he used it as an excuse. Uchiha Shisui could only sigh helplessly.

"Big Brother Shisui, fight me."

The traps obviously wouldn't work, so Uchiha Chen simply gave up on using them to defeat Uchiha Shisui head-on.

He was going to use his real plan instead.

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

Then Uchiha Shisui used the Body Flicker Technique to put some distance between them.

Seeing the Body Flicker Technique, Uchiha Chen looked envious. It really was convenient.

Uchiha Chen threw three Kunai first, and Uchiha Shisui knocked them aside with ease before immediately moving to another spot.

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

Uchiha Shisui spotted the wire behind the Kunai at a glance and realized what the little guy was planning.

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

The wire really was Uchiha Chen's method, but this time, he had used the Transformation Technique to turn himself into a wire, successfully slipping away from his original position.

As things stood, the only techniques Uchiha Chen could use were Uchiha Shurikenjutsu and the Three Body Technique.

Although the system had granted him mastery-level proficiency in them, relying on those techniques to defeat Uchiha Shisui was obviously impossible.

The clone kept throwing Kunai. By now, Uchiha Shisui had also realized that the Uchiha Chen in front of him was a clone.

"I see. Another Transformation Technique?"

As he spoke, Uchiha Shisui threw three Kunai at the same time, aiming right at the Kunai Uchiha Chen had thrown earlier.

The attack hit, but there was no white smoke as expected. Instead, clouds of smoke billowed out.

The moment the purple smoke appeared, Uchiha Shisui grew alert.

"Poison?"

Seeing the poisonous smoke, Uchiha Shisui grew even more suspicious that Uchiha Chen was a spy. After all, there was no way a four-year-old child could get his hands on something that released poisonous smoke.

With that thought, Uchiha Shisui became serious. Just then, a figure charged out of the poisonous smoke, its body wrapped in a large number of Explosive Tags.

The scene clearly showed a willingness to die together, but Uchiha Shisui had no intention of letting this supposed spy die just like that.

So he used the Body Flicker Technique to appear behind Uchiha Chen and threw all the Explosive Tags away in one swift motion.

At that moment, Uchiha Chen suddenly grabbed Uchiha Shisui.

The unexpected move caught Uchiha Shisui off guard. It was as if Uchiha Chen had known what he was going to do.

That moment of hesitation was all Uchiha Chen needed to use the Substitution Technique. The wooden log he substituted in was specially made, with a large number of wires attached to it.

The wires, activated by a mechanism, wrapped tightly around Uchiha Shisui. The other end was in Uchiha Chen's hand.

"I got you."

Uchiha Chen immediately pulled on the wires, and Uchiha Shisui crashed heavily to the ground.