Uchiha Shisui looked at the scenery around him—there was even a waterfall.
This clearly wasn't inside the village anymore; they were already outside the gates.
Space-time ninjutsu truly was overwhelmingly powerful.
"What's wrong? I heard that bastard Fugaku say your signature technique is the Body Flicker, and that speed and space should be easy for you to handle."
"Body Flicker, tsk tsk, using it together with the Sharingan, huh?"
Gekko Chizan stared at Uchiha Shisui before him, his eyes full of contemplation.
The title "Shisui of the Body Flicker" wasn't an exaggeration. He used the Sharingan to enhance an otherwise ordinary Body Flicker, transforming it into a miraculous technique.
Phantom Flicker—tsk tsk—the illusions would attack together with Shisui's real body, and even if the phantoms were struck, they wouldn't disappear.
"Uh… Chizan-san, you know my Body Flicker technique?"
"I've only used it a few times on the battlefield. I just recently perfected it. Did Fugaku-sama tell you?"
Uchiha Shisui felt curious. His Body Flicker had only been perfected not long ago—and that was on the battlefield.
How did Gekko Chizan know so much? Could he read minds? After all, the Yamanaka clan had such ninjutsu.
In his eyes, Gekko Chizan definitely possessed that ability.
In an instant, Uchiha Shisui constructed an image in his head of the two of them combining forces, their unity cutting through iron—his eyes burned with intensity, staring so intently that Gekko Chizan felt dazed.
He completely failed to understand the mental journey the kid in front of him was going through.
"Shisui, why are you staring at me like that?"
"And why aren't you saying anything?"
The two of them stared at each other for a full minute. Gekko Chizan couldn't take it anymore; he swore he saw streaks of light drifting within Shisui's eyes.
It made his head hurt—his heart was filled with nothing but confusion.
"Huh? Chizan-san, aren't you able to read minds?"
"What? What mind-reading?"
Gekko Chizan was dumbfounded. When did he ever become able to read minds? Why didn't he know?
His moment of shock left Uchiha Shisui equally confused.
So he couldn't read minds? Then how did he know?
And just like that, the two—one adult and one kid—stared at each other for another minute.
"Uh, Shisui, I'm not from the Yamanaka clan. How would I know mind-reading?"
"I heard about your Body Flicker entirely because of that guy Fugaku telling me."
At that moment, Gekko Chizan simply dumped the responsibility on Fugaku. Since Fugaku had tricked him first, he felt no guilt paying him back the same way.
Uchiha Shisui froze. So he really had overthought things.
There was no such thing as mind-reading.
[Ding! Because the host revealed Uchiha Shisui's Body Flicker technique, Shisui mentally filled in an entire imaginary drama, wasting a huge amount of emotional energy. The host executed this move with exceptional finesse—even this system was fooled. Not bad!]
[Ding! Special Reward: Genjutsu Resistance Increased!]
This was truly "accidental willow planting that grew into shade." Gekko Chizan didn't think he was doing anything deliberate to farm attributes off Uchiha Shisui.
But the attributes still came.
Genjutsu resistance—he wondered if this ability could let him withstand Tsukuyomi or Kotoamatsukami.
After all, as a Jinchūriki, Gekko Chizan didn't fear Genjutsu much. The Seven-Tails Chōmei in his body could help him break illusions easily.
What he feared were overwhelmingly powerful Genjutsu. If he couldn't withstand them—and Chōmei couldn't either—then he'd be done for.
"Hahaha, Shisui, I've got to say, your imagination is truly impressive."
"Your performance on the battlefield was so eye-catching. How could something like that stay hidden?"
"In my opinion, you absolutely deserve a title—Shisui of the Body Flicker."
"But for now, let me experience the true power of your Body Flicker myself."
Gekko Chizan laughed as he crossed his arms. His chakra had already begun to surge outward.
Crystal Release crystallized the ground beneath his feet, turning it into a field of crystal.
The sudden transformation made Uchiha Shisui instantly shift into combat readiness, pushing off hard with both feet.
As he leapt into the air, he saw an astonishing scene.
Centered around Gekko Chizan, the surrounding dozens of meters had transformed into a crystal world.
The next second, the ground bulged—one, two, three—
A total of eight Crystal Release clones burst from the ground, all turning to face Uchiha Shisui.
"Don't hold back. These are all my clones. Crystal-made clones are extremely durable. You can attack without hesitation."
At his command, every clone moved at once.
They immediately surrounded Uchiha Shisui.
"In that case—Body Flicker."
Uchiha Shisui fully understood Gekko Chizan's intent—he wanted to see his true strength.
Gekko Chizan's name was now known throughout all of Konoha.
The disciple of the Sannin Orochimaru, his strength had reached terrifying levels. He and Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze were known as Konoha's Twin Stars.
Even with Shisui's pride, he didn't think he could match Gekko Chizan.
So he accepted Chizan's test without hesitation—and unleashed his full power right from the start.
As he landed, Shisui immediately activated his Sharingan.
Seeing those three tomoe, Gekko Chizan couldn't help nodding.
"Truly worthy of being a Uchiha genius. To already have three tomoe at your age?"
"I wonder if you've awakened the Mangekyō. Tsk tsk… If you did, this would be my first time seeing one."
Aside from his Body Flicker, Shisui's greatest strength lay in his eyes.
Those Mangekyō Sharingan, shaped like windmill shuriken, held unmatched power.
That was his true trump card.
Drawing the short blade from his back, Shisui split into a swarm of phantoms, rushing straight toward the clones.
In an instant, chaos erupted.
Phantoms and clones clashed.
Crystal and steel clashed again and again, sparks scattering in every direction.
Seeing Shisui's Body Flicker, Gekko Chizan finally understood what true speed meant.
"Chōmei, did you catch that?"
"I couldn't. Not at all. How is he alternating between phantom and real body so instantly?"
Gekko Chizan couldn't see clearly, and neither could Chōmei.
This pair truly couldn't make heads or tails of it.
"I have to admit, this kid is a genius."
"Infusing his chakra into each shadow using the Sharingan? Using vision to synchronize them?"
"I can't figure it out. This technique really is incredible."
"The only thing I can imagine is that he's using ocular power to cover all the shadows, giving them special chakra—that's why they can attack."