After Itachi's status sheet went into use, Gen soon discovered another problem.
Shisui had no status sheet.
Over the past two weeks, he had appeared in almost every critical position.
When Itachi underwent a review, he served as the Guardian Witness.
When the Konoha Military Police Force handled outside leads, he was responsible for containing any conflicts that might arise.
When clan members questioned the new rules, he was also the person most capable of quieting the younger ninja.
Everyone trusted Shisui.
And so, wherever reliable strength was needed, everyone instinctively put him there.
Until, during a nighttime review, Shisui mistook a chakra trail extending westward for one heading north.
A second observer quickly corrected the mistake, and no harm came of it.
Yet Shisui lingered over the record for a long time.
With his Body Flicker Technique and Sharingan, he should never have misread it.
"How long has it been since you had a proper rest?" Gen asked.
Shisui smiled.
"It's normal for ninja to carry out missions back-to-back."
"This isn't a mission site."
Itachi had said the same thing in the Review Room not long ago.
The smile slowly faded from Shisui's face.
He could remind Itachi not to shoulder every responsibility, yet he had failed to notice he was doing the same thing himself.
The only difference was that Itachi carried the burden of judgment, while Shisui carried everyone's expectations of their strongest fighter.
Only after Fugaku pulled up the recent schedules did he discover that Shisui had never truly been taken off alert duty for twelve consecutive days.
On paper, he had rest periods every day.
But whenever something unusual happened, he was still the first person called.
Rest like that merely meant he wasn't physically on the scene. It did not mean the responsibility had