"What? The Body Flicker Technique?"
Uchiha Mihawa's expression changed in an instant.
Clearly, even within the Uchiha Clan, the name "Body Flicker Shisui" was well known.
As long as Shisui kept using the Body Flicker Technique, there was no way he could take the bell from him.
"Sensei, that's cheating. We're only Genin, and you're using the Body Flicker Technique. That's against the rules."
Miyuki said with a smile.
Shisui nodded. "Once I say the training has begun, I won't use the Body Flicker Technique."
"Good. Then hurry up and say it." Mihawa immediately perked up again.
Shisui glanced at the three of them, then fastened the bell to his belt.
"Then, training starts now. Remember, you can only succeed if you work together..."
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Barrage!"
[ Ding! The system detected the B-rank ninjutsu Fire Style: Great Fireball Barrage. Recorded. ]
Unexpectedly, Miyuki was the first to strike, and she opened with a B-rank ninjutsu.
One fireball after another flew toward Shisui.
"Nice work, Miyuki. Leave the rest to me."
Mihawa shouted, then created three Shadow Clones and used Shadow Shuriken at the same time.
Countless shuriken hurtled toward Shisui like a violent rainstorm.
Shisui was instantly swallowed by the fireballs and shuriken.
"That should've hit Sensei, right?" Mihawa said as he walked toward the wooden post in the middle to check.
Instead, a wooden post flew out of the flames.
"Substitution Technique?"
Then Mihawa suddenly felt the ground give way beneath him. Shisui had emerged from below his feet, grabbed both his legs, and flung him away.
"Mihawa?" Miyuki had barely called out when she felt a chill sweep over her from behind.
"Fire Style: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!"
Miyuki quickly leaped backward, releasing a ninjutsu in midair.
But the target she hit was still just a wooden substitute.
"How is that possible?"
As soon as Miyuki landed, she realized something was wrong. She couldn't move.
"A genjutsu? When did he...?"
"Miyuki, I'll save you!"
Seeing that Miyuki had frozen, Uchiha Mihawa immediately ran toward her.
But more than ten afterimages of Shisui surrounded him.
Watching this, Ryosuke couldn't help feeling impressed.
Miyuki and Mihawa were among the best of the Uchiha Clan's younger generation. Mihawa had already awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and Miyuki probably wasn't far behind. Yet they had fallen behind so quickly.
"Now it's your turn. I know genjutsu won't work on you, so let's see how you handle Taijutsu."
Shisui suddenly appeared beside Ryosuke, one hand resting on his shoulder.
"Taijutsu? I'm not really good at that. Sonido!"
Ryosuke moved quickly as he used the Clone Technique.
He and his clone darted in opposite directions, both launching Great Fireballs at Shisui.
"That's not how you use the Clone Technique."
Without hesitation, Shisui chased after Ryosuke on the left.
Shisui quickly caught up with him at the edge of the forest, driving him into a dead end.
"I told you that the only way the three of you could take the bell was by working together. Now do you understand the importance of teamwork... Hm?"
Shisui hadn't finished speaking when he suddenly looked down. His shadow was twisting and wrapping around his legs, then rapidly spreading up his body.
"Shadow Possession Jutsu? Isn't that a secret technique of the Nara Clan? How did you learn it?"
Shisui asked in surprise.
"It's a secret technique, but it's not that difficult."
Ryosuke stood up, his hands still holding the Hand Seals.
Shisui's body mirrored his every movement.
"Now, take the bell off."
As he spoke, Ryosuke reached toward his waist.
All he had to do now was make a motion as if tossing the bell, and the task would be complete.
Across the clearing, Mihawa and Miyuki had both seen what happened.
Their Sharingan revealed their astonishment.
They had never heard of the Sharingan being able to copy secret techniques.
"Is this an ability of your Sharingan? I'm really looking forward to seeing how you grow. But I can't just hand you the bell during training, or the lesson would be pointless."
Shisui smiled at Ryosuke. Then his eyes suddenly became a Three-Tomoe Sharingan, followed by a Mangekyō Sharingan.
The shadow on his body began to disappear rapidly.
"Sensei, this is just a training exercise. Using the Mangekyō Sharingan is against the rules, isn't it?"
Ryosuke noticed that the shadow that had been controlling Shisui had appeared on him instead.
This was a genjutsu of a higher level than Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique, and Ryosuke didn't resist.
"Looks like I really do have to use some of my real strength against you brats. This is the first time I've gone this far during a training exercise."
When Shisui finished speaking, his eyes had returned to normal. He tossed a bell to Ryosuke.
"You passed."
"Didn't you say the purpose of this training was to teach us the meaning of teamwork?"
Ryosuke caught the bell and asked in surprise.
"Teamwork helps you take on opponents far stronger than you. But you're already capable enough to protect yourself. You and Itachi both have incredible talent," Shisui said.
Itachi? Had Shisui taught Itachi before?
[ Ding! Congratulations, host. You have completed 'Task Two: Obito's Recognition' and received 1,000 experience points. ]
He really thought that highly of him?
Still, this solved a problem for him. He could simply claim that every ninjutsu the system had recorded and taught him was a special ability of his Sharingan.
He had no intention of advertising that. It would only make more people covet his eyes and bring him more trouble.
Ryosuke walked over to a wooden post and sat down, quietly watching the other two "perform."
Mihawa was still deliberately showing off a two-tomoe Sharingan to conceal his strength. Was he trying to get close to Shisui, or did he have some other goal?
As for the scheming Miyuki, she seemed to have secrets of her own. Her Fire Release Ninjutsu was astonishingly powerful.
The two of them saw that Ryosuke had been the first to earn Shisui's approval, and a flicker of unwillingness crossed their eyes.
They exchanged a glance, then nodded at the same time.
"Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Technique!"
"Ninja Art: Multi-Shadow Clone Technique!"
[ Ding! The system detected the A-rank ninjutsu Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Technique. Recorded. ]
[ Ding! The system detected the S-rank ninjutsu Multi-Shadow Clone Technique. Recorded. ]
Ryosuke was drinking water when he heard the system's notification. He immediately spat it out.
What kind of twelve-year-old could master ninjutsu like that? What kind of monsters were their parents trying to turn them into? Those two were probably already at Chunin level.
The Uchiha Clan's waters really ran deep.
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