Building a Tactical System

The Uchiha Clan generally buried their dead in their own cemetery.

They would not be buried in the graveyard by the Memorial Stone.

As for why Obito was there, it was because there was no body left of him. That place was merely a cenotaph.

When Shien arrived, he saw Shisui standing in a corner, wearing a cloak and a mask.

"Why are you dressed like that?"

Shien did not know how long Shisui could continue living, so he did not place many demands on him. Shisui had always been free to move about as he pleased.

Shisui shook his head. His gaze was hollow and weary, and as he watched clan members being buried one after another, regret surged in his eyes.

"Direct sunlight makes me feel like my body is wearing out faster."

Shien did not know how long Shisui's body could last, but Shisui could sense that his body was gradually deteriorating. That was why he was dressed this way.

"Then rest during the day and come out at night from now on. The Uchiha may be in for some troubled times soon."

"Don't worry. Before I disappear, I'll protect the Uchiha."

Shisui made the promise word by word. Although Itachi had been the one to kill them, Shisui had clearly blamed all those clan members' deaths on himself.

His mental state was clearly an inherited illness of the Uchiha Clan.

Obsession.

It was just that his former obsessive belief in peace had shifted into blaming himself.

Shien thought it was quite good. At least it was much better than the cowardly way he had been before.

"I've already spoken with the Hyuga Clan. Starting tonight, someone will come every night to help us patrol and stand watch."

"Come to the training ground. My strength has changed quite quickly since awakening my Mangekyo Sharingan. I need to get used to it."

Shisui nodded. With an Impure World Reincarnation body, he had nothing to hold back. "All right. I'll go all out."

The Uchiha training ground.

Most of the clan had gone to deal with funeral matters, so the place was naturally empty.

"Whoosh!"

Two figures flashed into the training ground.

Shien could feel the surging power within his body, but his movements still felt somewhat awkward, like driving a high-performance sports car without being familiar with the gears.

He charged toward Shisui at great speed, but when he threw a punch, the force behind it was clearly not flowing smoothly.

Shisui easily sidestepped it, while the Kunai in his hand slashed toward Shien's ribs.

Shien blocked it. His arm shuddered, and he leaped backward.

Still not proficient enough.

He silently adjusted his force and movements.

Shisui's expression turned serious. "Watch out, Shien!"

The next moment, Shisui's figure blurred instantly! One, two, three... in the blink of an eye.

Dozens of "Shisuis" appeared across the training ground, densely packed as Shien was surrounded in an instant!

Every clone assumed an attacking stance, making it impossible to distinguish real from fake.

"The Phantom Body Flicker Technique..."

Shien's eyes lit up. This was Shisui's signature technique!

His Sharingan spun frantically as he tried to catch the real body, but there were too many clones, and they were too fast!

An ordinary Three-Tomoe Sharingan could no longer keep up.

In an instant, his eyes shifted into the Mangekyō Sharingan.

He could now clearly see the trajectory of Shisui's high-speed movements.

"Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!"

Shien rapidly formed hand seals and spat out more than a dozen small fireballs in succession.

Like scattered phoenix flower seeds, they shot precisely in every direction, covering every possible foothold Shisui could use.

"Puff, puff, puff—" The struck clones turned into white smoke one after another and vanished.

Yet several Shisuis still broke through the web of flames, stabbing at him with Kunai in hand!

Shien immediately changed tactics. He flashed to the side, rapidly formed hand seals, then drew in a deep breath and spat out a massive fireball!

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

The blazing flames not only forced back the approaching clones, but also formed a brief wall of fire in the center of the field, blocking both sides' vision.

Shien moved like a shadow. Taking advantage of the Great Fireball's obstruction, he suddenly lowered his body and charged out from the flank of the flames like a cheetah!

He calculated the likely position of Shisui's real body and thrust his longsword straight ahead!

Sure enough, Shisui's real body was in that direction! Faced with Shien's sudden attack—

Shisui seemed to have expected it. The Kunai in his hand had already been replaced with a short blade, which precisely caught Shien's longsword.

"Clang!"

Sparks flew.

The instant they passed each other, Shisui flicked his wrist, and the short blade swept backward at a strange angle toward the back of Shien's neck!

The strike was swift and ruthless, just about to land!

At that very instant—Shien's Mangekyō Sharingan began to turn.

Izanami Echo!

An extremely faint afterimage appeared around Shien's body, as though a recording were being rewound!

The next instant, the spot where his body should have been cut by the short blade suddenly became empty. He had actually returned to half a second earlier, to the moment when their weapons had just collided and they had yet to pass one another!

And that position was precisely Shisui's absolute blind spot, where his old force had been spent and his new force had yet to arise!

Shisui's eyes widened, flashing with astonishment and admiration.

Shien did not hesitate. His longsword swept across!

"Slash—!"

The sharp blade passed through Shisui's neck without resistance, instantly separating his head from his body!

However, the Impure World Reincarnation body began repairing itself rapidly. Paper scraps fluttered as Shisui's head and body quickly reconnected, and he soon recovered.

Shisui twisted his neck and smiled bitterly. "That ability of yours, Shien... it's truly impossible to guard against."

Shien also let out a breath and flicked his blade. "Not bad. I finally found the feeling."

After that brush with death, he felt his body moving much more smoothly. Most of the sluggishness had faded, and the flow of his strength and Chakra had become as natural as moving his own limbs.

Especially when it came to using the Mangekyō Sharingan.

He was already beginning to formulate his own tactical system in his mind.

He noticed that someone had already turned their attention this way.

With a thought, Shien gave Shisui a look. "Now let's get serious!"

Shisui had naturally noticed people approaching as well. With a thought, his Mangekyō spun at high speed!

Boom—!

Immense emerald-green Chakra surged into the sky, instantly forming a huge armored half-bodied giant—Susanoo!

Not to be outdone, Shien gave a low shout, and an equally enormous grayish-white Susanoo rose from the ground!

The two giants stood upon the training ground, radiating a suffocating pressure.

The commotion immediately alerted the people nearby.

Members of the Uchiha Clan were drawn over by the two massive sources of Chakra. When they saw the two giants in the field, like gods and demons, they were all stunned.

"That's... Susanoo?!"

"There's more than one! It's Clan Head Shien and Lord Shisui!"

"They... they both possess the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan!"

"So besides Fugaku and Itachi, we have two more Mangekyō Sharingan..."

"It truly is the power of gods!"

The fear and gloom that had shrouded the clan members' hearts unexpectedly dissipated quite a bit upon witnessing this display of overwhelming power.