Shisui

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Shisui Uchiha (止水)
Alias(es)	Body Flicker Shisui 45
Gender	Male 134
Affiliation	Konohagakure; Uchiha Clan; First-generation Konoha 12 135 161
Occupation/Role	Konoha jōnin; captain of the First-generation Konoha 12; instructor and mission captain for Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata 135 151 161
Status	Alive at his latest documented appearance, confronting Madara during the Fourth Shinobi World War 244

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Renowned battlefield shinobi; below Konoha’s leading fighters	45	Earned the title Body Flicker Shisui on the Land of Water battlefield. Had not yet awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.
Mangekyō Sharingan awakened	79	Confirmed that he had secretly awakened the eyes but had not used their abilities. Ziyan interpreted his rapid growth as a Kage-level breakthrough; the awakening itself was not shown.
Susanoo demonstrated	114	Summoned Susanoo alongside Itachi and Obito to support their claim that sparring had damaged the Third Hokage’s statue.
Peak Kage level	135	Identified his strength using Ziyan’s classifications while introducing the First-generation Konoha 12 to Shikamaru.
Third-stage Susanoo demonstrated	139	Escalated from skeletal protection to a green, muscular, armored upper-body giant wielding an Energy Greatblade against transformed Naruto.
Among the fighters described as surpassing Kage level	244	Joined the confrontation with Madara after the main army withdrew. His roughly twenty-meter upper-body Susanoo remained dwarfed by Madara’s Perfect Susanoo.

Appearance

• Wears a green jōnin uniform with the Uchiha fan emblem on his arm 134.
• Carries a tachi on his back 138.
• Uses both the Three-Tomoe Sharingan and Mangekyō Sharingan in combat 138.
• Manifests a green Susanoo with armor and an Energy Greatblade at its third stage 139.

Personality

Shisui is courteous and restrained when dealing with his peers. He congratulates Obito on awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan without revealing his own achievement, and politely declines to argue when Obito boasts that his abilities will be stronger 79.

As an instructor, he values discipline, humility, and safe mission completion over opportunities to fight. He deliberately assigns D-rank work to Naruto and Sasuke to temper their personalities, insists on being addressed as captain during missions, and warns them against wasting chakra or becoming arrogant 162 164 166.

His kindness does not prevent him from being stern. He threatens to cancel Tazuna’s mission over concealed dangers but ultimately agrees to continue after Hinata appeals to him. Later, he opposes Itachi’s plan to kill innocent Amegakure villagers in retaliation for Sasuke’s apparent death 162 236.

Abilities & Skills

Body Flicker Technique

Shisui’s movement technique earned him his battlefield epithet 45.

• Uses rapid repositioning alongside swordsmanship in close combat 165.
• Appears before Gato’s men in multiple simultaneous-looking positions, cutting down the entire group 169.

Sharingan and Mangekyō Sharingan

His Sharingan supports precise tracking, genjutsu, and Susanoo 79 138.

• Uses Three-Tomoe motion tracking to intercept Naruto’s attacking shadow clones 138.
• Ziyan states that Shisui’s Mangekyō abilities may counter Obito’s 79.
• Receives a warning that excessive Mangekyō use can cause blindness 79.
• Ziyan later advises that further eye evolution depends on a breakthrough in Orochimaru’s cloning research 80.

Genjutsu

Shisui is a recognized genjutsu specialist, with skills described as no worse than Itachi’s 55 134.

• Layered illusions: Keeps Yakumo’s would-be abductors from escaping and reveals that they remain outside her room 90.
• Joint genjutsu: Works with Itachi to create an environment resembling reality. It consumes substantial mental energy, and Shikamaru eventually breaks free 135.
• Demonic Illusion: This Place Is Not Here Technique: Makes the Crystal Release ninja believe he has trapped and pierced Shisui. The enemy escapes the illusion at the last moment, avoiding a fatal sword strike 166.
• Kotoamatsukami: Ziyan observes its use after Shisui deliberately allows the Crystal Release opponent to escape, intending to discover the enemy’s identity and hiding place 167.

Swordsmanship

Shisui combines his tachi with Sharingan-assisted reactions and chakra-enhanced attacks 135 138.

• Cuts apart Naruto’s Vacuum Sphere projectiles and blocks a wind-coated kunai 138.
• Swordsmanship: Flame Slash: Coats his blade in red flames and releases sword energy, destroying five or six hundred shadow clones—including Rasengan-wielding clones—in just over ten seconds 138.
• Deflects Zabuza’s thrown Kubikiribōchō back into a tree 163.
• Cuts through the Crystal Release ninja’s crystal sword and wounds his chest 166.

Susanoo

Shisui uses Susanoo for protection, grappling, and heavy combat 138 139.

• A skeletal arm catches Naruto during a Big Ball Rasengan attack and throws him into the arena wall 138.
• Its third stage gains muscles, armor, and a green Energy Greatblade 139.
• Shisui warns Naruto that he is not skilled at controlling this stage’s power 139.
• Uses third-stage Susanoo while trapped inside a crystal labyrinth 165.
• His upper-body Susanoo is approximately twenty meters tall during the confrontation with Madara 244.

Ninja-Adapted Yijin Jing

Ziyan gives Shisui access to a secret bloodline-purifying, body-strengthening ninjutsu and later recommends it as his main training focus 64 80.

• Intended to develop his body and bloodline while his chakra grows with maturity 80.
• Also receives Wood Release techniques, though he cannot use them at that point 80.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Tachi — Back-carried sword used for close combat and Flame Slash 138.
• Kunai — Drawn when unidentified masked enemies confront his team 164.
• Sealing Scroll containing Ziyan’s secret ninjutsu — Entrusted to him with instructions to preserve its secrecy 64.

History

Battlefield Reputation and Training

Shisui distinguishes himself on the Land of Water battlefield during the Third Shinobi World War, earning the name Body Flicker Shisui. Afterward, Minato assigns him to an S-rank operation against Danzo alongside team leader Sakumo and reconnaissance specialist Hizashi. Watching Sakumo eliminate the enemies at Danzo’s base makes Shisui recognize the gap between himself and Konoha’s strongest fighters 45 55 56.

Ziyan subsequently selects Shisui among nine young prodigies for training. Although considered the strongest of that initial group, Shisui is knocked unconscious by a single knife-hand strike during their trial fight. He agrees to become Ziyan’s student and receives the secret training scroll 63 64.

Village Security

Working with Obito and Kakashi, Shisui intercepts three intruders attempting to abduct Kurama Yakumo. His genjutsu prevents their escape, but a remote operative kills them before they can provide useful information 90.

He later helps Ziyan evade blame for damage to the Third Hokage’s stone likeness. Shisui, Itachi, and Obito claim responsibility and display their Susanoo as evidence, though the assembled leaders doubt that such giants could have gone unnoticed 114.

Konoha 12 Succession Assessment

As captain of the First-generation Konoha 12, Shisui negotiates the younger generation’s assessment with Shikamaru. Their apparent shogi meeting takes place within a joint illusion created by Shisui and Itachi. After Shikamaru breaks free, Shisui honors the negotiated conditions and shares information about his teammates’ abilities 132 134 135.

Naruto chooses him as his individual opponent. Shisui counters his weapons, wind techniques, and massed shadow clones before escalating to third-stage Susanoo against his Tailed Beast Transformation 137 138 139.

After Hayate and Haku lose their matches, Shisui asks Ziyan to explain Shikamaru’s unfamiliar technique. Ziyan demonstrates Wind Queen’s Strange Gate on him, leaving him dazed for over ten seconds. Shisui accepts the explanation and resumes the assessment 143 145.

Instructor and Surveillance Captain

Shisui volunteers to mentor the graduates and is appointed a joint mission captain alongside Shikamaru. He also works with Hiashi to organize a month-long surveillance operation, coordinating Byakugan coverage and leading both generations of the Konoha 12 in investigations of suspicious locations 151 152.

Land of Waves Mission

After months of D-rank assignments, Shisui takes Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata on Tazuna’s C-rank escort mission. The Demon Brothers’ apparent killing of him is a substitution trick; afterward, he confronts Tazuna about concealing the mission’s danger 161 162.

When two masked enemies target his team, Shisui orders the client evacuated and fights the Crystal Release ninja. He deliberately draws their battle away from the others, wounds his opponent through genjutsu, and allows him to escape for intelligence-gathering purposes 164 165 166 167.

Shisui kills Gato’s accompanying men, helps bury Zabuza, and proposes Peace Bridge as the completed bridge’s name. After returning to Konoha, he gives his students entry forms for the Chūnin Exams 169 170.

Pursuit Orders and the Fourth Shinobi World War

Following the failed Konoha Crush, Minato declares Naruto an SS-rank missing-nin and orders Shisui, Itachi, and Obito to capture him alive if possible, permitting lethal force if necessary 186.

Later, Shisui secretly accompanies a younger team as backup. When Itachi believes Sasuke has died fighting Deidara, Shisui blocks his attempt to retaliate against Amegakure and prepares to use his Mangekyō Sharingan. Sasuke’s safe return ends the confrontation 235 236.

Shisui joins Sakumo, Itachi, Guy, Kakashi, and Shikamaru in breaking the Five Elements Seal to reach the captive Kushina. During the ensuing war, he and three other Uchiha deploy their Susanoo against the reincarnated Madara after the allied army retreats 242 244.

Relationships

• Hatake Ziyan — Teacher. Provides Shisui’s training method and techniques suited to his bloodline; Shisui respects his guidance while retaining a fear of his training 64 80 136 145.
• Itachi Uchiha — Close, brother-like companion and fellow genjutsu expert. Itachi usually addresses him with brotherly respect; Shisui tries to restrain him when grief drives him toward indiscriminate retaliation 135 236.
• Obito Uchiha — Fellow student and Uchiha teammate. Obito initially boasts about awakening the Mangekyō without realizing Shisui already possesses it 79.
• Shikamaru Nara — Successor captain and negotiating counterpart. Earns Shisui’s acknowledgment by escaping his and Itachi’s joint illusion; later shares responsibility for village surveillance 135 151 152.
• Naruto Uzumaki — Student and assessment opponent. His appetite for combat repeatedly frustrates Shisui’s attempts to teach restraint 138 162.
• Sasuke Uchiha — Student. Shisui reprimands his arrogance and disobedience; Sasuke’s respect for Itachi also makes him wary of Shisui 164 166.
• Hinata Hyuga — Student. Persuades Shisui to continue Tazuna’s mission and follows his order to evacuate the client when masked enemies appear 162 164.
• Hatake Sakumo — Former mission leader. His swordsmanship impresses Shisui and exposes how much further he can develop 55 56.

Notable Quotes

“Naruto, stop testing me. If you keep holding back, you'll lose. You could have lost just now!” 138

“Itachi! Calm down. We don't even know for sure that Sasuke is dead! And even if you want to avenge him, you should go after that Pain fellow! Why kill innocent villagers?” 236