I See Someone Bullying Newbies

In the training grounds within the Konoha forest, Beiyuan squinted, basking in the sunlight filtering through the leaves as he lay leisurely on the grass.

Uchiha Itachi sprinted over, carrying a pile of wild fruits, and tossed them before the crows before sitting down beside Shisui. "Shisui, aren't you going to the clan gathering this afternoon?"

"Hmm, how should I put it? I probably don't have to go." Uchiha Shisui sat cross-legged on the ground, pulled out a shuriken, and flicked it towards a wooden target.

"Shisui is already a Chunin now!" The little boy really liked the ninja headband; almost no Konoha child didn't.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Four shuriken, thrown simultaneously, hit the wooden target in sequence, producing four distinct sounds. Shisui then turned his head with satisfaction to look at the boy beside him.

"No, I just don't want to go."

"...Oh."

Not hearing any further questions, Shisui playfully ruffled Itachi's hair. "Haha, I thought you'd ask me why!"

"Caw!"

With the hoarse cry of a crow, a wild fruit was thrown into the air, tracing an elegant parabola before hitting the young Chunin on the head…

Shisui showed no anger, rubbing his head and picking up the fruit. "Hey, don't throw fruit you've already eaten at me!"

"..."

The crow ignored him.

"If Shisui doesn't want to answer, it must be because the answer makes you unhappy," Uchiha Itachi explained with a serious, solemn expression. "An answer that could make Shisui unhappy... as a friend, if I knew, I wouldn't be happy either."

"Haha, Itachi, you're getting cuter and cuter!"

Uchiha Shisui rarely showed a troubled expression. Despite being a genius ninja, his personality was more like a sunny youth… He was incredibly tolerant towards both enemies and friends. Anything that could make him unhappy… must surely be something bad…

That suicidal crow, provoking Shisui so many times and still being alive… wasn't it precisely because Shisui had a good temper… and there was nothing it could do about him…

"Hoo…" Uchiha Shisui stood up, stretched his body, and asked aloud, "Itachi, want to try some sparring practice today?"

The little boy's face showed both surprise and joy. "Huh? Can we?"

"Caw?"

Even Beiyuan looked over curiously. Were they finally going to start… a battle of the weak against the weak? After all, they had witnessed a top-tier battle just a few days ago…

Unless both Uchihas possessed the Mangekyo, their Mangekyo eye techniques would likely be quite an eyesore when used against each other…

"I just developed a new way to use the Body Flicker Technique and wanted to try it out…"

"Then let's start quickly! It's my first time sparring with Shisui!"

Uchiha Shisui taught him methodically. "If it's a sparring match between ninja, you must first form the opposing hand seal… After all, Itachi will be going to the Ninja Academy soon!"

"..." The little boy pouted, his expression not particularly happy.

Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!

Knowing he was no match, the little boy launched his attack preemptively!

A huge fireball ignited, creating a wave of heat. Uchiha Shisui, hit by the fireball, disappeared in a puff of smoke, and a log fell to the ground…

"It's the Body Replacement Jutsu!"

Itachi didn't dare to stay put. He leaped onto a tree, grabbed two shuriken, and searched for Uchiha Shisui's whereabouts.

"Whether it's hand seal speed or chakra reserves… he doesn't seem like a five-year-old at all!" Uchiha Shisui, hiding behind a large tree, exclaimed in admiration.

Clang!

A crisp metallic clash!

A shuriken eerily curved around the tree trunk and appeared before Shisui!

"Ha, your senses are quite sharp!"

The young Chunin waved his kunai, knocking away the shuriken, and casually threw one himself. As Uchiha Itachi's shuriken practice mentor, he could easily track Itachi's position based on the throwing trajectory!

Boom!

An explosion shook the ground. Beiyuan, watching from the side, couldn't help but spit. Tui! That was a dirty move, attaching flames to a shuriken!

This wasn't shurikenjutsu at all, it was his signature ninjutsu – Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Claw Red!

At the moment of throwing the shuriken, he infused it with fire-attribute chakra, causing it to explode upon contact!

The little house pet was too naive, foolishly swinging a shuriken to block it, and ended up getting hit directly by the explosion!

Itachi was covered in soot and his arm was injured… Fortunately, Shisui's shuriken exploded in mid-air; otherwise, this battle would have been over right then and there…

"Well, I can probably test my new jutsu now… Body Flicker Technique!"

Uchiha Shisui stepped out openly, forming a hand seal and charging towards the little boy. As his speed increased, two afterimages appeared on the grass…

This was completely different from the previous Body Flicker Technique!

The former Body Flicker Technique used multiple fake clones formed by the Clone Jutsu, relying on Uchiha Shisui's unique chakra signature. All the clones could turn into solid bodies at any time.

However, the new Body Flicker Technique Shisui had developed today showed no signs of clones. It was more like afterimages created by high-speed movement, which should also be able to turn into solid bodies at any time, but this relied more on pure speed.

"Can't see its actual body at all..." Uchiha Itachi's eyes instantly turned blood red, two tomoe faintly adorning them!

Sharingan... Activate!

A kunai sliced through an afterimage...

"Only five years old and already Two Tomoe..." Shisui and his remaining clone simultaneously activated their Sharingan, his Three Tomoe Sharingan shining with exceptional brilliance.

Beiyuan's sharp beak rubbed together; it suspected Uchiha Shisui was purely seeking the thrill of beating up a weaker opponent, and it had already gathered evidence... He'd even activated his Three Tomoe Sharingan, how could he possibly deny it?

In the subsequent battle, the young boy was practically toyed with by Shisui, who switched between his real body and clones, leaving him with absolutely no room to resist... It was a bit tragic...

The two completed the hand seals for reconciliation, and Shisui began to tend to Itachi's wounds... The torment of the little genius was over.

"...Caw!"

The crow gracefully flew down, landing before the two. The question it posed left Uchiha Itachi dumbfounded: "Beiyuan, you want to spar with Shisui? But..."

"Oh? Sure!" Perhaps it was the thrill of beating up a beginner, but Uchiha Shisui actually extended a finger and tapped the crow's head: "I've never sparred with a crow before!"

"...Caw..."

Beiyuan shot him a sideways glance. Some people were truly getting ahead of themselves...

"Well, if I lose, I'll have to be an obedient crow from now on..." Uchiha Shisui stated his demand.

Beiyuan's eyes widened. He really was getting ahead of himself...

"Don't throw things around, don't make loud noises..." Uchiha Shisui used the strict rules for raising his own crows as the standard for their bet.

Beiyuan ignored him. Perhaps some people felt their lives were too long; after all, he had already lived for eight years, which was indeed a very long life...

"...I'll come whenever you call." Uchiha Shisui finally finished stating his demands... Since they couldn't form opposing hand seals, the crow symbolically extended its wing and high-fived him to signify their agreement.

"...Caw..."

Uchiha Shisui smiled and stroked Beiyuan's wing. As a crow keeper, if you excluded this crow's terrible personality, he was quite envious of Itachi: "You're so smart..."

Tiny crow runes silently landed on Uchiha Shisui's arm guard...

Finally, Beiyuan opened his beak towards Uchiha Itachi: "Caw..."

Stay back, don't want to get any blood on you...

Hmm, if you have any advice about ninja combat, feel free to tell me... Or advice on writing style and such... Oh, I forgot to mention, there should be another update this afternoon or evening.