Do You Really Think You're the Only One Who Didn't Fall for the Genjutsu?

The question suddenly appeared in Yuan's mind.

After thinking it over carefully, he realized that the Ninja Academy's role had become complicated.

For children of ninja clans who were old enough to attend, the Ninja Academy was more like a place for them to expand their social circles.

But what about civilian ninja?

Mastering the Three Body Technique and even basic knowledge was indeed essential for them to become genin.

These skills could help young ninja stay alive during ordinary missions, but what about missions that required combat, or even the battlefield?

In reality, the casualty rate among civilian ninja was far higher than that of clan ninja.

And against this backdrop, most key positions in Konoha Hidden Village were controlled by ninja clans, while promotion paths for civilian ninja continued to narrow...

Setting that topic aside for now, Yuan believed that if students' combat abilities were improved during their school years,

then whether in missions or cruel wars, ninja survival rates would greatly increase.

Izumi's easy victory over Itachi was the strongest proof.

"Eh? Izumi defeated Itachi that easily?"

Shisui, who had arrived with the Instantaneous Body Technique, silently appeared.

He knew Itachi's strength and level well.

After all, whenever he trained with Yuan in the past, the kid had often watched and learned from them.

As for Izumi, he had heard that Yuan had given her special training, but her skills were far more nimble than he had imagined.

Shisui suddenly felt an extremely strong sense of crisis. Would Izumi surpass him very soon?

After all, in just half a year, the little girl had raised her Sharingan to Two-Tomoe and had not even used it during their spar.

She was practically catching up to the pace at which he had improved on the battlefield, yet she was not even seven years old.

Brother Yuan was truly terrifying!

"Izumi, next time, we'll compete with ninjutsu!"

"Sure. As agreed, I won't use my Sharingan next time either."

"Hmph, stop talking big. Next time, I'll definitely beat you."

As he formed the Seal of Reconciliation, Itachi's face was full of unwillingness.

Just half a year ago, she had been a frail little girl who cried easily. Now, she had defeated him with ease.

This was so frustrating, so awful~

Watching the unwilling-to-lose Itachi, Yuan nodded inwardly.

At present, the chance of Itachi's personality developing into that of a clan-slaughtering monster had greatly decreased, but without an extreme state of mind, Yuan also had doubts about Itachi's growth.

However, with Izumi as Itachi's rival, the future Uchiha...

No, by his side, there might well be two more top-tier ninja.

It was just that Izumi's attitude seemed a little too indifferent.

That would not do.

"Clap, clap, clap~"

Yuan smiled and applauded in praise.

"A wonderful match! Izumi, your skill in applying Chakra is very proficient. To transform to this extent in just half a year, I'm very pleased."

"As for Itachi, you should pay more attention to the details. Success and failure are often hidden in the details."

One compliment, one criticism.

Izumi's little face reddened as she quietly nodded. Her brows were tightly furrowed, as though she were still reviewing the details of the battle.

Itachi, meanwhile, flushed red. The way he looked at Izumi carried more hostility and resolve.

The smile on Yuan's lips became even more natural.

"By the way, Brother Yuan, the captain, Fugaku, already knows that your left hand has recovered. You'll join the Police Force's Third Patrol Division as my deputy."

"I'll be your deputy, Shisui?"

"That's right!"

Shisui had come specifically to relay the news. He had also come to train with Yuan.

As a genius who had made a name for himself at a young age within the clan, Shisui wanted to know exactly how much stronger he was than Yuan—or how much stronger Yuan was than him.

"Now that you've recovered, Brother Yuan, how about we have a full-strength spar?"

"Of course."

Yuan also wanted to know exactly what level his strength was at. Shisui was a good opponent.

Thus, two minutes later.

After narrowly losing their Fire Release clash, Shisui used his famed ninjutsu, the Phantom Instantaneous Body Technique, intending to end the battle quickly.

But the kunai and Shuriken floating all over the sky soon surrounded every phantom Shisui had created.

Seeing this, Yuan casually threw a kunai behind a tree, forcing out Shisui's true body.

The trial ended just like that. Shisui suffered a complete defeat.

The next day, in the captain's office of the Police Force Building.

"Shisui, have you arranged Yuan's induction ceremony yet?"

"No, Captain. I came to ask you to appoint Yuan as captain of the Third Division."

"Hm..."

Fugaku sat behind his desk with his arms crossed. Shisui's attitude was very sincere, and he did not seem to be joking.

Yuan as division captain? Shisui, who had awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, as Yuan's deputy...

Fugaku knew that Yuan was no weakling.

The adopted sister Yuan had trained could easily crush the genius son he was so proud of.

Fugaku judged that Yuan was strong enough to enter the Police Force, but not yet enough to lead a division or serve as a division captain's deputy.

Making an exception to let Yuan become Shisui's deputy was both a sign of appreciation and an acknowledgment of Yuan's potential.

But if Shisui was saying this...

"You lost your fight against Yuan?"

"Yes. More miserably than Itachi."

At the mention of Itachi, veins throbbed on Fugaku's forehead. He was still his "genius" son, after all.

After returning home yesterday, the boy had trained with such ferocious determination. Itachi must have lost terribly.

So Yuan's strength had already reached the point where he could completely defeat Shisui without even using the Sharingan?

"But Yuan's seniority is still insufficient, Shisui. Besides, he needs you to guide him. I cannot agree to your request."

Inside the Police Force Building, busy clan members came and went.

Yuan rested with his eyes closed in the Third Division's break room.

"Click!"

The door was pushed open, and Uchiha Long, a member of the Third Division, walked straight toward Yuan.

"You're Yuan, the one who hasn't awakened the Sharingan, right?"

"Orochimaru of the Sannin's student—want to fight me? Whoever wins becomes Captain Shisui's deputy."

As a ninja who had survived the battlefield, Uchiha Long had awakened the Two-Tomoe Sharingan long ago.

After returning to the Hidden Leaf Village, far from the stimulation of life-and-death struggles and the grief of losing friends, Uchiha Long found that the ocular power that had once steadily grown stronger had stagnated.

His peaceful life was indeed comfortable and carefree, but the clan members in the Police Force were all elites.

The stronger one's ability, the higher the position they held, and the greater their monthly salary.

It was safer than going to war and more profitable than taking ninja missions.

Therefore, Uchiha Long did not dare relax his demands on himself in the slightest. He had continued training hard to increase his strength.

Then, two years after leaving the battlefield, the third pair of tomoe appeared in his eyes.

Having successfully awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, Uchiha Long was absolutely qualified to become a division captain's deputy.

Yet on the very day he arrived at the Police Force Building, he heard some strange rumors.

Uchiha Yuan, who had not awakened the Sharingan, was actually going to take the position that should have been his.

Why? Just because he was the Sannin's student? The clan head's nephew?

That would not work among the Uchiha or in the Police Force.

The clan only acknowledged the strong.

"What? Too scared?"

Uchiha Long raised his chin in provocation.

Yuan glanced at the Military Police Force members watching outside the door, pointed to Uchiha Long's right, and then silently vanished.

Uchiha Long turned his head and saw Yuan sitting there calmly.

"A genjutsu? No, the one on the right doesn't have a physical body either..."

Laughter erupted outside the door.

"Long, you've already awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan. How did you still fall for a genjutsu so easily?"

"Even if you want to pick a fight, pick the right person. You've been talking to thin air this whole time. Who knows what you're trying to do?"

At those words, Uchiha Long's Three-Tomoe Sharingan widened into circles.

The moment he sensed that something was wrong, he had already used the Sharingan's genjutsu reversal.

That Uchiha Yuan had not disappeared. He was sitting right in front of him. The one on the right was the illusion.

He had not fallen for the genjutsu. The Military Police Force members around him were the ones under it.

So when exactly had this guy cast the genjutsu?

Just as Uchiha Long formed Hand Seals to dispel the genjutsu on the watching members,

the Yuan before him silently collapsed once more.

"Do you really think you're the only one who didn't fall for the genjutsu?"

The calm question came from all directions. Uchiha Long could not tell where Yuan was hiding at all.