Time passes quietly in the practice day after day.
Since that "bet", Shisui Uchiha, a genius who shouldn't have had much interaction with Senju Chen, has become a frequent visitor here.
He would always appear quietly like a ghost in the early morning or afternoon, with a gentle smile and a lame excuse like "I was just passing by to see if you were lazy."
At first, he had a somewhat "seniors guiding younger generations" mentality, pointing out the deficiencies in Senju Chen Taijutsu in a relaxed and comfortable manner.
But gradually, the smile on Shisui's face became more and more forced.
Half a month later, his expression was only solemn.
A month later, beads of sweat began to appear on his forehead during sparring.
Because he discovered that the five-year-old child in front of him had a frightening edge every time he used his sword, like a battle-hardened warrior!
And the growth rate is staggering!
"Ding!"
The wooden knife collided with Kunai and made a crisp sound.
Shisui's figure retreated sharply, and his toes made two deep marks on the ground before he could stabilize his figure. He shook his wrist, which was numb from the shock, and looked at the opposite Senju Chen who also took a few steps back but was still breathing steadily. The horror in his eyes could no longer be concealed.
This kid's progress speed can no longer be described as "super fast", he is simply a little monster!
Senju Chen and Taijutsu have no sense of beauty at all.
There is no gorgeous agility of Uchiha Style, nor the combination of strength and softness of Hyuga Style. Every move he makes seems to be extracted from the cruelest meat grinder on the battlefield. All superfluous movements are discarded, leaving only the purest and most efficient... killing skills!
Tickling the throat, piercing the eyes, cutting the neck, breaking the tendons...
Each knife struck the most vulnerable part of the human body, with tricky angles and ruthless timing, as if it was an instinct that had been tempered for thousands of times. Several times, Shisui felt that the cold blade was not a wooden knife, but a real sharp blade, almost slicing against his arteries.
He could even feel that Senju Chen was deliberately suppressing something. It was a pure, spine-chilling killing intent!
This is not something a five-year-old can have!
"Brother Shisui, you are distracted."
Senju Chen's voice brought Shisui back from the shock. He grinned, showing his white teeth. The smile was innocent and innocent, but deep in his eyes, there was a light of excitement like a beast beating.
Before he finished speaking, his figure disappeared from the spot again!
Shisui's heart rang with alarm bells. He knew that he could no longer hold anything back. The classmate in front of him was already qualified for him to go all out!
"Buzz!"
There was a slight trembling in the air, and Shisui's gentle black eyes were instantly dyed with a layer of strange blood red, and a pitch-black Tomoe slowly rotated in it.
Sharingan, open!
The moment you turn on Sharingan, the whole world becomes different in the eyes of Shisui.
Senju Chen's extremely fast movements were broken down into countless slow-motion shots. Every tension of his muscles, every flow of Chakra, and even his next attack intention were all revealed by Sharingan's insight.
Body Flicker Technique!
Shisui's body turned into an afterimage, no longer passively dodging, but actively facing forward!
Two figures started a dazzling confrontation in the clearing in the forest!
"Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!"
The sound of dense clashes of weapons sounded like a heavy rain, and sparks continued to splash in the air.
Shisui with Sharingan turned on is completely different from the other two. His movements are elegant and deadly. Every dodge, block, and counterattack is exquisite. It seems that after the most precise calculation, he can always achieve the best effect at the minimum cost.
However, what made him feel incredible again was that even with Sharingan's insight, Senju Chen's attack still caused huge pressure on him!
This guy... seems to be able to predict my predictions!
Senju Chen also felt tremendous pressure after Shisui Uchiha opened Sharingan, but his eyes also showed an unprecedented clarity and excitement.
This is the true strength of "Body Flicker Shisui"!
Sharingan's insight is indeed terrifying, but what he possesses is Hatake Sakumo's lifelong sense of sword fighting, and... the terrifying perception of the flow of Chakra that is innate in his blood!
In Sharingan's opinion, his actions may be full of flaws.
But in his own perception, Shisui's intention of every counterattack and the direction of Chakra's concentration are as clear as a Fire Fly insect in the dark night!
He doesn't need to see the future.
He only needs to capture the "moment" at the 0.01 second before Shisui makes a move, and then respond in advance!
This is a battle that goes beyond sight!
It's the ultimate showdown between insight and perception!
The figure of Senju Chen suddenly rose up and struck Shisui head-on with a powerful and heavy vertical slash, accompanied by a roar that tore the air!
This move, open and close, seems to have a huge flaw.
Shisui's Sharingan instantly captured at least three fatal openings for counterattack. He chose the optimal solution without hesitation, turning his body slightly to the side, and the Kunai in his hand was like a poisonous snake coming out of its hole, stabbing Senju Chen's right wrist holding the knife!
This is to siege Wei and save Zhao. As long as Senju Chen's right hand is destroyed, this competition will be over!
However, the moment Kunai was about to touch Senju Chen's wrist, Shisui's pupils suddenly shrank to the size of a needle tip!
No! It's a trap!
I saw Senju Chen in mid-air, with a cold smile on his face that was completely inconsistent with his age, as if his plan had succeeded.
His seemingly all-out vertical slash turned out to be just a pretense!
The real killing move is the Kunai he hides in his other hand!
With the help of the falling force of the vertical slash, his body was forcibly twisted in the air, and his other hand poked out from under his ribs like a ghost. Kunai in his hand drew a cold arc, and the target was the right arm of Shisui that was exposed in order to fight back!
Too fast!
This change of move completely goes against the common sense of how the human body exerts force, and is not within Sharingan's prediction at all!
Shisui wanted to stop and defend, but was already half a minute too late.
"Tsk-"
There was a slight sound of flesh tearing.
Time seems to have been pressed on the pause button at this moment.
Two figures passed each other and each landed a few meters away.
Senju Chen was half-kneeling on the ground, his chest heaving violently, sweat dripping down the tips of his hair and falling into the dust, but he raised his head and grinned like a child who had won the world.
Shisui, on the other hand, stood stiffly on the spot.
He slowly raised his right arm and saw a neat cut on the dark blue training uniform. Dark red blood was slowly seeping out from the shallow wound, which looked particularly dazzling on the dark cloth.
... injured?
I... was scratched by a classmate who was younger than me using Taijutsu... while Sharingan was turned on?
Shisui's brain went blank.
He stared blankly at the blood stain on his arm, and then at the panting boy in the distance with astonishingly bright eyes. Something called "common sense" was collapsing in his world.
He suddenly remembered what he heard a few days ago.
"That boy Hatake Clan, since his fight with Senju Chen, his whole person has changed, like a string that has been tightened."
"I heard that he was defeated by a five-year-old child, and his self-esteem was greatly affected."
At that time, he only thought that the rumors were exaggerated.
But now, he understands.
He completely understood Kakashi's feelings.
That's not a shock.
That is subversion! It is a complete subversion of all the knowledge and pride that a genius has built up since childhood...
The person in front of me can no longer be described as just "genius".
Senju Chen looked at Shisui's lost look and smiled secretly in his heart.
Very good, the second step is also completed.
If you want to truly influence someone, especially a genius like Shisui, words and goodwill alone are far from enough.
You must first gain his absolute approval in terms of strength.
You need to let him understand that you are not a junior who needs his protection, but someone who can stand alongside him, or even... surpass him!
The bloodstain today was the first mark named "Senju Chen" engraved in his heart.
"Shisui brother..."
Senju Chen breathed heavily and shouted in a tone that was both showing off and tired, "This time... I should be considered the winner, right?"