The First Bell

"Body Flicker Technique?"

Uchiha Mihawa's expression changed in an instant.

Clearly, even within the Uchiha clan, the name "Shisui of the Body Flicker" was incredibly famous.

As long as Shisui kept using the Body Flicker Technique, it would be impossible for him to snatch the bells from the man's hands.

"Teacher, that's cheating. We're only Genin; you using the Body Flicker Technique is a foul," Miyuki said with a smile.

Shisui nodded and replied, "Once I announce that the training has begun, I will no longer use the Body Flicker Technique."

"Alright, then hurry up and say it!" Upon hearing this, Mihawa became eager to try again.

Shisui glanced at the three of them, then tied the bells to his belt.

"Very well, the training begins now. Remember, only by working together can you succeed..."

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Barrage!"

[Ding, the system has detected the B-rank ninjutsu Fire Style: Great Fireball Barrage and has recorded it.]

He hadn't expected Miyuki to be the first to strike, and she had opened with a B-rank ninjutsu at that.

Fireballs flew toward Shisui one after another.

"Miyuki, nice work! Leave the rest to me!"

Mihawa shouted, then immediately created three Shadow Clones while simultaneously unleashing Shadow Shuriken.

Countless shuriken surged toward Shisui like a torrential storm.

Shisui was instantly swallowed by the fireballs and shuriken.

"Did we manage to hit the teacher?" Mihawa said as he walked toward the wooden stake in the center to check the situation.

Suddenly, a wooden log flew out from the flames.

"Substitution Technique?"

Then, Mihawa suddenly felt his footing give way. Shisui had emerged from beneath his feet, grabbed his legs, and flung him away.

"Mihawa?" Before Miyuki could finish her sentence, she felt a chill creep up behind her.

"Fire Style: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!"

Miyuki leaped backward, releasing a ninjutsu while still in mid-air.

However, the target she hit was merely another wooden substitute.

"How is this possible?"

As soon as Miyuki landed, she realized something was wrong; her body wouldn't move.

Genjutsu? When did he cast it?

"Miyuki, I'm coming to save you!"

Seeing Miyuki frozen in place, Uchiha Mihawa immediately rushed over.

But a dozen of Shisui's afterimages surrounded him.

Watching this scene, Ryosuke couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Miyuki and Mihawa were considered the cream of the crop among the Uchiha's younger generation—Mihawa had already awakened his Three-Tomoe, and Miyuki was likely close behind—yet they had fallen into a disadvantage so quickly.

"Now it's your turn. I know genjutsu doesn't work on you, so let's test your taijutsu."

Shisui suddenly appeared beside Ryosuke, his hand resting on his shoulder.

"Taijutsu? Actually, I'm not very good at that. Sonido!"

Ryosuke moved rapidly while simultaneously using the Clone Technique.

He and his clone moved in two different directions, both unleashing a Great Fireball at Shisui.

"That's not how you use the Clone Technique."

Shisui didn't hesitate to pursue the Ryosuke on the left.

Shisui quickly chased him to the edge of the forest, cornering Ryosuke.

"I told you, only by working together can the three of you hope to snatch the bells. Now do you understand the importance of unity and cooperation... hm?"

Before Shisui could finish his sentence, he suddenly looked down. He discovered that his shadow was twisting, wrapping around his legs, and rapidly spreading up his body.

"Shadow Possession Jutsu? Isn't this the secret technique of the Nara Clan? How did you master it?"

Shisui asked in surprise.

"Even if it's a secret technique, it isn't that difficult."

Ryosuke kept his hands in the seal, then stood up.

Shisui's movements mirrored his exactly.

"Now, take the bells."

Ryosuke spoke while making a motion as if to reach for his waist.

All he had to do now was perform the action of throwing a bell to complete this mission.

On the other side, Sanhe and Miyuki both witnessed this scene.

Expressions of astonishment appeared in their Sharingan.

They had never heard of a Sharingan capable of copying secret techniques.

"Is this the ability of your Sharingan? I truly look forward to your future growth, but as your teacher, I cannot simply hand the bell over to you here, or this training session would lose its meaning."

Shisui looked at Ryosuke with a smile, then his eyes suddenly shifted into the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, followed by the Mangekyo Sharingan.

Immediately after, the shadow on his body began to vanish rapidly.

"Teacher, this is just a training session; using the Mangekyo Sharingan is cheating, isn't it?"

Ryosuke noticed that the shadow which had originally been controlling Shisui had appeared on his own body.

This was an illusion of a higher grade than the Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique, yet he did not resist.

"It seems that to deal with you brats, I really can't hold back my true skills. This is the first time I've gone this far in a training session."

After Shisui finished speaking, his eyes returned to normal, and he tossed a bell to Ryosuke.

"You pass."

"Didn't you say, Teacher, that this training session was meant to help us understand the meaning of unity and cooperation?"

Ryosuke caught the bell and asked in surprise.

"Unity and cooperation are meant to help you face opponents far stronger than yourselves, but your abilities are already sufficient for self-preservation. Like Itachi, you possess great talent."

Shisui said.

Itachi? Could it be that Shisui once taught Itachi as well?

[Ding, congratulations to the host for completing 'Mission Two: Obito's Recognition', gaining 1000 experience points.]

His evaluation of himself was actually this high?

However, this also solved a difficult problem for him: he could simply claim that all the ninjutsu recorded and learned by the system were special abilities of his Sharingan.

He would not intentionally publicize this, as that would only make more people covet his eyes and bring him more trouble.

Ryosuke walked over to a wooden post, sat down, and quietly watched the 'performance' of the other two.

Sanhe was still intentionally showing only a two-tomoe Sharingan to hide his strength; was his goal to get close to Shisui, or did he have other motives?

As for the black-bellied Miyuki, she also seemed to have unknown secrets; her Fire Style ninjutsu was truly astonishing.

Seeing that Ryosuke was the first to gain Shisui's recognition, a flash of unwillingness crossed both their eyes.

The two exchanged a glance and nodded simultaneously.

"Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Technique!"

"Ninja Art: Multi-Shadow Clone Technique!"

[Ding, A-rank ninjutsu, Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Technique, detected and recorded.]

[Ding, S-rank ninjutsu, Multi-Shadow Clone Technique, detected and recorded.]

Ryosuke, who was in the middle of drinking water, heard the system's notification and spat it out in a spray.

Are these ninjutsu that twelve-year-old children should be able to master? Just what kind of monsters are their parents training them to be? These two likely already possess the strength of a Chunin, don't they?

The waters of the Uchiha clan are truly bottomless.