67 - Think Like Shisui Uchiha Would
Shisui Uchiha was in a foul mood today.
He was a genius of the Uchiha clan, having awakened his three-tomoe Sharingan at the mere age of fifteen.
He had never attended the ninja academy, yet he had fought in a war.
During the Second Great Ninja War, the frenzied Cloud Village trained a large group of child ninjas, brainwashing them into weapons of war to attack Konoha.
That year, he was only five years old.
The same age as that guy!
After the war, he was awarded a genin headband by Konoha.
But he had never worn it, nor had he ever carried out a single mission.
A genius like him didn't need to prove himself through the ninja academy or trivial tasks.
But he never could have imagined that one day, he'd be reduced to a supporting role...
Once the Uchiha clan's top genius, he had now become a safeguard for two six-year-old brats to pass their exam!
If necessary, he'd even have to sacrifice himself to ensure at least one of those kids survived!
He understood the clan leader's intent.
If the two brats encountered danger, he was to do everything in his power to protect one of them.
As for the other... they'd become nourishment for the survivor's Sharingan.
But that wasn't the point.
The point was that, if necessary, he could be sacrificed!
All just so those two brats could awaken their eyes?!
Where did that leave his worth?!
In Shisui Uchiha's heart, alongside his rage, there was an even stronger sense of unwillingness.
A question kept replaying in his mind...
Why?
It had been some time since he entered the Chunin Exam grounds.
Daylight had turned to dusk, but Shisui Uchiha wasn't in a hurry to find the two kids. Instead, he wandered aimlessly through the Forest of Death.
It wasn't that he wanted to defy the clan leader's orders—he just couldn't understand...
Suddenly.
He heard the sounds of fighting in the distance and instinctively stopped in his tracks.
Activating his three-tomoe Sharingan, Shisui Uchiha signaled his two companions not to act rashly, then vanished into a blur of motion.
Perhaps only battle could ease the unwillingness in his heart...
That's what Shisui Uchiha thought.
At the same time, he found it strange.
Although he had entered the exam batch relatively late, the entry and exit points were fixed.
Along the way, he had rarely encountered other examinees.
The few he did come across were mostly from Konoha or some insignificant weaklings he didn't bother dealing with.
Moving like the wind, Shisui Uchiha quickly arrived near the source of the skirmish.
With his three-tomoe Sharingan, he immediately sensed the peculiarity of this fight...
The participants wore a variety of uniforms, and their motives were far from simple.
A group of Sand ninjas stood on the sidelines, watching the chaos unfold. The Mist ninjas seemed to be exerting effort but were actually half-hearted. The most intense fighting came from the Stone and Cloud ninjas, and their target...
"Hm?"
Shisui Uchiha's eyes suddenly narrowed!
At the center of this melee was that kid! Yuto Souta!
Shisui Uchiha would never forget this kid's silhouette.
With a single move, he had shattered all of Shisui's dignity and pride, and the clan leader hadn't even given him a chance to prove himself again!
He had once sworn that if he ever saw this kid again, he'd give everything to wash away that past humiliation!
But now, seeing Yuto Souta once more—
Watching him unleash one ninjutsu after another—Water Release, Fire Release, Earth Release, a full array of C-rank, B-rank, and A-rank techniques—
Shisui Uchiha seemed to realize something...
This guy... Did his chakra never run out?
And...
How had this guy learned so many techniques?!
Shisui Uchiha couldn't help but shift his gaze to another Uchiha kid—Obito Uchiha.
This kid was sly...
He seemed to charge in fiercely, and every move looked like it could take an enemy's life.
But in reality...
His attacks relied mostly on shuriken, Great Fireball, and a single no-hand-sign ninjutsu—otherwise, it was all noise.
However, Shisui Uchiha noticed something else.
Obito Uchiha never strayed more than five meters from Yuto Souta.
And the targets he took down were always enemies left unconscious by Yuto Souta's ninjutsu...
Compared to Yuto Souta's brilliance, this kid seemed much weaker.
But... Shisui Uchiha seemed to catch onto an important detail.
Obito Uchiha... never appeared in front of Yuto Souta.
He only ever did one thing.
He guarded Yuto Souta's back!
This guy's combat ability wasn't bad at all!
Though he only had a single-tomoe Sharingan, his shuriken never missed, and his clean, decisive finishing blows...
This kid had experience.
That was Shisui Uchiha's conclusion.
It seemed the clan leader's judgment was spot on...
A bitter taste rose in Shisui Uchiha's heart.
Compared to these two boys, his own talent... really was just average.
As the former top genius of the Uchiha clan, his perspective had long aligned with the clan leader's.
He knew exactly what was best for the Uchiha clan.
So, he'd protect these two kids...
Shaking his head, Shisui Uchiha made his decision.
And at that moment!
His three-tomoe Sharingan sharply detected a crisis!
A threat to the two boys!
Whether it was Obito Uchiha's stamina failing to land a finishing blow or Yuto Souta's chakra running low, causing his ninjutsu to lose power—
A Mist ninja, seemingly downed by the pair, had conserved his strength and was preparing a sneak attack while they were off guard!
Two shuriken instantly appeared in Shisui Uchiha's hands!
But just as he was about to throw them, hesitation gripped his heart once more...
A voice seemed to echo within him.
"If these two brats die, you... will still be the Uchiha clan's top genius!"
The moment that thought emerged, it took root, reverberating endlessly in his mind!
But in that split second of hesitation, the Mist ninja had already drawn a long blade, thrusting it toward Yuto Souta!
Shisui Uchiha's heart jolted.
Just as he was about to act, another change erupted on the battlefield!
A figure with spiky white hair appeared out of nowhere, his short blade dripping with blood. The moment he emerged, he cut down the Mist ninja in one swift strike!
At that instant, Yuto Souta seemed to make a decision, gesturing for the others to duck.
In the next moment, only one sound remained on the battlefield...
"Fire Release: Majestic Flame Destroyer!"
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