Count Me In for Some Easy Kills!

"I won't hold back!"

Uchiha Shisui said, but as usual, he dealt with his own crow by reaching out a hand to grab Beiyuan's neck... The movement was much like a butcher in a farm...

Some people die, but they are still alive.

Some people are alive, but they should have died long ago.

Beiyuan silently recited a short poem in his heart, and formed a small Tailed Beast Bomb in his mouth. The amount of chakra contained within was small, but its power...

Boom!

After the dazzling firelight and thick smoke cleared, a huge crater was revealed on the ground...

Uchiha Shisui retreated to a distance, his back pressed tightly against the tree trunk, breaking out in a cold sweat. He looked at the crow in disbelief, "What ninjutsu is this..."

It clearly didn't seem like a hereditary ninjutsu that a Ninja Crow should master!

Seeing the crow condensing chakra in its mouth again, as if it didn't need to rest at all... Shisui forced a wry smile onto his face and quietly left his original position, leaving behind a sentence echoing in the forest: "What a simple and crude fighting style..."

Beiyuan sensed the Flying Thunder God mark on Shisui... Found him!

The crow's figure instantly disappeared from its original spot!

Uchiha Shisui was hiding behind a rock, contemplating his strategy: "That ninjutsu should be an energy blast that condenses high-intensity chakra..."

"Caw~"

Beiyuan gently touched the young man's shoulder with its wing, and looked at Shisui's surprised face leisurely, "When did..."

Both speed and perception were astonishingly strong!

Shisui naturally couldn't know that he had been marked with the Flying Thunder God the moment he made contact with the crow before the battle began, and this battle was destined to be futile...

"Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Claw Red!"

The genius Chunin no longer dared to be careless, and immediately unleashed four shuriken entwined with flames. As they shot towards Beiyuan, Shisui used the force to instantly retreat!

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

A double burst of Fire Style ninjutsu, that crow would likely be on the menu...

Clang!

The four incoming shuriken were batted away by the crow's wings, and the fire-style chakra attached to the shuriken was also extinguished. Shisui's signature ninjutsu was violently broken by the crow...

Uchiha Shisui forcefully blew a large fireball towards Beiyuan. Sensing that the crow was no longer within attack range, he quickly searched for its whereabouts...

Crimson eyes were within reach...

Beiyuan appeared beside Shisui at some unknown time, tilting its head and watching him perform...

"Just a slight interval in forming the hand seals allowed it to escape..." Uchiha Shisui marveled. This ability to observe timing was no less than that of a ninja.

"Then next... Body Flicker Technique!"

More than a dozen clones carrying chakra marks appeared, surrounding the crow, while Uchiha Shisui's true body mixed among the clones, constantly switching with them.

Shisui attempted to rely on his previous tactics, using clones to corner Beiyuan, continuously using the Body Flicker Technique for close-quarters combat, wearing down its stamina, and looking for opportunities...

Beiyuan slowly flew into the air, a small black-purple Tailed Beast Bomb floating in its mouth... This meant... no matter what clones or true body, there's nothing that can't be solved with one Tailed Beast Bomb!

Boom!

All the clones instantly dissipated...

If it were any other ninja, they would probably have been reduced to tears by the crow's actions... Although it was exquisite taijutsu and ninjutsu, in front of Beiyuan, it was just flashy!

"Body Replacement Jutsu! Body Flicker Technique!"

He, Uchiha Shisui, would never give up lightly! How could such an unreasonable crow understand the essence of a ninja...

Beiyuan watched Shisui from afar. He had created two afterimages using high-speed movement, heading in three different directions... It seemed like he wanted to retreat temporarily.

So clever! He could already apply his newly developed technique in combat. If the enemy couldn't distinguish which was his true body, they couldn't catch him. Even if they guessed where his true body was, they could quickly switch with other clones...

The only problem was probably...

There probably wouldn't be any ninjutsu faster than the Flying Thunder God, nor would the Flying Thunder God mark be easier to find the true body.

"Caw~"

The crow, easily finding Shisui's true body according to the Flying Thunder God mark, flapped its wings beside him, appearing to be on the verge of collapse...

This act was too fake!

Uchiha Shisui grumbled inwardly, but didn't dare to relax his footing. His figure instantly switched with a clone, and he fled in another direction...

"Caw~"

Still looking half-dead...

Shisui roared in extreme anger: "Don't insult the intelligence of a ninja! With your current appearance, you couldn't even fool Itachi!"

"..."

Beiyuan fell silent, contemplating... This person was about to lose, and had already started to lose his mind and talk nonsense? Publicly insulting my acting... I often pretend to be tired from flying and land on my young master's shoulder to rest...

Seeing Uchiha Shisui switch clones again using his speed...

"Caw~ Caw~"

Sensing Beiyuan had found his true body for the third time, Shisui simply stopped in his tracks and made a gesture to halt. "I... I surrender..."

Recognizing that victory was impossible, Uchiha Shisui decisively chose to surrender.

Since it was just a practical exercise for a new Body Flicker Technique that seemed to have flaws, even Itachi couldn't discern it with his Sharingan, but how did Beiyuan manage it?

"How could Shisui lose to Beiyuan?" Uchiha Itachi, upon learning the result, looked at Beiyuan triumphantly perched on his shoulder with surprise. "It's just a crow!"

The originally proud head drooped. It truly wanted to be human again: "..."

"It seems the new technique still has many imperfections..." Uchiha Shisui gave an awkward laugh. After all, voluntarily surrendering was truly helpless... He was already known for his speed, but in the battle, he was defeated by a crow's speed.

Honestly, it wasn't a good feeling.

If others knew Shisui's thoughts, they would feel even worse... He was a genius master of genjutsu, yet he had earned the reputation of 'Body Flicker Shisui' for his speed...

"Beiyuan, how did you find Shisui's real body?" Itachi, who had been thoroughly battered by the Body Flicker Technique during the match, was very curious about this question.

Shisui beside him's spirit jolted. He was even more curious about Beiyuan's answer...

He had developed a new Body Flicker Technique, which had its own advantages and disadvantages compared to the past method using clone jutsu. However, in actual combat, it was actually superior, allowing for pursuit or escape from the enemy at any time.

"Caw~ Caw~" Beiyuan leisurely pecked at a fruit. It had just mastered Shisui's Body Flicker Technique during the battle, so it gave an answer that sounded rather absurd but was entirely correct.

As long as the speed is fast enough, any attack can be dodged...

"...What do you mean?"

Uchiha Itachi's face flushed slightly: "It said your speed is too slow, Shisui..."

"That's true." Uchiha Shisui nodded in agreement. "With my current taijutsu and speed, I'm far from my limit, but its speed... it's just too fast..."

It was like a persistent shadow.

If Shisui had focused on fighting Beiyuan head-on, he would have realized that this crow was likely using an S-rank forbidden jutsu to counter a new technique based on a D-rank ninjutsu.

This kind of tormenting a genius was a bit shameless... but it did feel incredibly satisfying...

Second update, feeling a bit sleepy. Also, in chapter nine, I explained where they drew their New Year's fortune slips in this chapter. Those interested can go back and take a look; once mentioned, everyone will surely be familiar with it.