Subduing Shisui

The two stood facing each other, each forming the traditional seal of confrontation.

Shisui then looked at Yu, "Since it has come to this, Yu, it seems I have no choice but to bring out my full strength!"

As he spoke, Shisui's eyes instantly turned red. First, the three tomoe appeared, then they spun rapidly, coalescing into a pinwheel shape.

Yu watched Shisui's movements with a hint of bewilderment. Is Shisui planning to use Kotoamatsukami on himself? That would be asking for trouble.

Of course, this was merely a lighthearted thought in Yu's mind. Setting aside the fact that Shisui wasn't that kind of person, if he truly did that, Shisui would be the first to suffer. The Eye of Truth-Breaking between his own brows wasn't just for show; a single mental backlash would be enough to turn Shisui into an imbecile.

"It seems Brother Shisui has quite a few secrets hidden away," Yu remarked calmly.

"I never expected that someone as young as you, Yu, would already know what these eyes represent!" Shisui's attitude toward Yu became significantly more cautious.

"Tch! It's just a Mangekyō, isn't it? What's with the airs?" Uchiha Lieyang muttered disdainfully from the sidelines. "Proud of having a Mangekyō? You were still beaten until you couldn't fight back by our Young Clan Head."

Shisui naturally heard Uchiha Lieyang's grumbling and turned his head in surprise. He hadn't expected that Uchiha Lieyang, a radical who followed Yu so loyally, was also a clansman who had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.

At that moment, every shred of complacency vanished from his heart. He gripped the twin blades at his waist tightly and narrowed his eyes at the casually standing Yu.

Yet, with that very glance, he suddenly felt a powerful pressure bearing down upon him. At this moment, Yu, standing there with such ease, felt like an immovable mountain, his entire being radiating an impeccable, heavy pressure.

Yu exuded his formidable spiritual energy, watching silently as Shisui gripped his twin blades, unable to draw them.

"Brother Shisui, begin your performance!" Yu's eyes were calm, like a pool of stagnant water without a single ripple.

For any Uchiha who dared to challenge him, Yu had to shatter their pride first. Only then would they truly submit, both in heart and body.

As time dragged on, fine beads of sweat began to trickle down Shisui's forehead. Accompanied by heavy breathing, his hands began to tremble slightly.

He wanted to draw the twin blades at his waist, but for some reason, every time he had the thought, a great terror would arise in his heart, as if he were being watched by the Grim Reaper himself.

Shisui's Adam's apple bobbed slightly, the Mangekyō in his eyes spinning frantically as he tried to break free from Yu's powerful mental suppression.

His pride would absolutely not allow him to stand before Yu and fail to even draw his blade.

In an instant, a powerful conviction flooded his heart. He drew the blades at his waist, a flash of cold light streaked through the air, and Shisui's figure vanished instantly.

A hint of surprise flashed in Yu's eyes. "It seems Shisui is Shisui after all. Relying solely on mental suppression was clearly underestimating him."

A sharp blade-wind appeared behind Yu, but he took a slight step forward and instantly reappeared fifty meters away.

Shisui's fierce strike hit nothing but air. "So fast! What kind of technique is this?" Shisui's pupils contracted slightly.

Under the powerful vision of his Mangekyō, the step Yu took made it seem as if the surrounding earth had instantly contracted. By the time Yu reappeared, he was already outside his attack range.

"As expected of Body Flicker Shisui! Your speed is truly fast!" Yu turned slightly, praising him with a smile.

"Yu! Compared to you, what is this? I never imagined that someone in our Uchiha clan could utilize Earth Style to such a masterful degree. Yu! I must admit, you are the greatest genius the Uchiha have seen in hundreds of years!" A bitter smile appeared on Shisui's face.

Instantly contracting the surrounding earth to achieve the effect of teleportation—not even the Kage of Iwagakure could be this exaggerated in their mastery of Earth Style.

The power of the Eye of Truth-Breaking was too immense; it was far beyond what Yu's current strength could control. Once he opened this vertical eye, his own spiritual energy would be drained in an instant.

This was the reason Yu had not dared to use it lightly since acquiring it. One second—that was the limit Yu had discovered during his initial experiments.

However, even if Yu did not actively open the eye, the passive counter-attack of the Eye of Truth-Breaking would trigger automatically. Once someone launched a mental attack against Yu, the backlash effect would be beyond his control.

Shisui was stunned, not understanding how Yu knew his next move, but he stopped his attempt to use genjutsu and looked at Yu with some helplessness. "Can you tell me why?"

"Because some techniques are beyond my current ability to control. Once you launch a mental genjutsu against me, my spiritual counter-attack will strike directly at your soul. Brother Shisui, I don't want to hurt you!" Yu also smiled bitterly; sometimes, being too strong wasn't necessarily a good thing.

Ultimately, one's power must be within one's own control. Bloodlines were different from Daoist arts; even though Yu had reached a microscopic level of control over his body, he couldn't rely on the system to fully master the Eye of Truth-Breaking. He needed to familiarize himself with the newly emerged bloodline power bit by bit.

Yet, this created a closed loop: he could only use the Eye of Truth-Breaking for three seconds, which was the result of him pushing himself to the point of exhaustion during this period. To rapidly improve his bloodline power, his current rate of spiritual energy recovery was far from enough.

Shisui nodded silently. He believed Yu wouldn't lie to him about this. However, even without using genjutsu, Shisui didn't want to admit defeat just like that.

Beyond genjutsu, he possessed sword skills, the Body Flicker Technique, and ninjutsu; one could say Shisui was a well-rounded ninja.

In an instant, Shisui launched another fierce attack at Yu.

The two figures moved rapidly across the entire Training Ground. Every time Shisui launched a fierce attack, Yu seemed to see it coming in advance, dodging with uncanny precision.

Each time, he moved like a piece of paper caught in the wind, brushing past Shisui's blade. This state of being unable to inflict even the slightest injury made Shisui increasingly alarmed.

He knew that in the Shinobi World, only the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato, could compare to his speed, and his sword skills were learned from the Second Hokage's techniques left behind by his grandfather.

With these two combined, even if a Kage-level powerhouse arrived, Shisui was confident he could tangle with them without being defeated. Yet, facing Yu, he felt only a deep sense of powerlessness.

With that technique that could compress the earth, the position Yu stepped into could change drastically at any moment. Coupled with the fact that Yu seemed to be able to anticipate his every swing, it made Yu like a slippery loach, causing every strike to land on empty air, as powerless as hitting cotton.

Shisui had lost count of how many times he had swung his blade. He realized he had been utterly defeated in taijutsu. A sense of loss washed over him; being surpassed by a clansman six years his junior was a difficult pill to swallow.

Shisui quickly put distance between himself and Yu, his hands forming seals rapidly.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

"Water Style: Twin Water Dragon Technique!"

"Combined Ninjutsu: Twin Dragons Playing with a Pearl!"

In an instant, a massive fireball, accompanied by two intertwined water dragons, surged toward Yu.

The scorching heat, combined with the rapidly spreading mist, effectively obscured Yu's vision.

Seeing this, Yu smiled slightly, took a deep breath, and exhaled gently toward the massive fireball in front of him.

Samadhi Divine Wind!

In an instant, a violent gale, like countless Kamaitachi, surged toward the fireball. The concentrated sphere of flame was extinguished and scattered in a heartbeat, yet the wind remained undiminished, only dissipating after it had blown the two ferocious water dragons into a chaotic spray across the sky.

The entire battlefield fell silent. The great trees of the forest were left swaying and battered, and a light, drizzling rain began to fall from the heavens.

Shisui stared blankly at the longsword pressed against his throat, momentarily at a loss, his pupils dilated in shock.

"When..." Shisui looked at Yu in disbelief.

He had clearly used a Shadow Clone to swap his true body while the mist was thick; how could Yu have known at a glance that his real self was hiding here?

"Brother Shisui, shall we continue?" Yu asked with a faint smile.

Shisui let out a deflated sigh and lowered his head slightly. "Yu, it seems you have already surpassed me."

"Then, what is your decision, Brother Shisui?" Yu continued to ask.

Shisui looked up at Yu, his expression turning incomparably solemn. "Yu, I hope you can lead me to see the light."

Yu tilted his head with a slight smile and withdrew the sword from Shisui's throat. "Welcome to the fold, Brother Shisui!" Yu extended a small hand toward him.

Shisui hesitated for a heartbeat before gripping Yu's hand firmly.