Seeing that Obito was actively engaging with Uchiha on the other side, Shisui decided to fight as well, to attract more people to interact with him.
In the end, the Uchiha Clan respects strength above all. As long as you are strong enough and haven't done anything to betray the clan, everyone will respect you.
To prove one's strength, it's natural to pick an opponent who isn't weak. Shisui directly ignored the Uchiha without a Chunin waistcoat and found a Uchiha Ninja who looked about fourteen years old.
"Hello senior, I am Uchiha Shisui, and I want to challenge you." Shisui stepped forward and said directly.
It might seem abrupt elsewhere, but this is the Uchiha Clan gathering, so this is expected.
"Uchiha Shisui?" The Uchiha Chunin pondered for a moment and quickly recalled that this was the Uchiha genius who had emerged earlier in the clan.
In Konoha, ordinary people can only access ninja knowledge by attending the Ninja Academy, learning to refine chakra and various basic ninjutsu. But it's different for ninja clans, who begin learning within their clan before attending school.
Different ninja clans teach different things. For example, those secret technique clans teach secret techniques, while the Uchiha Clan teaches chakra basics and the Great Fireball. They generally start learning at four or five years old.
During this learning process, Shisui quickly mastered the Great Fireball Jutsu, earning him the title of genius known by many Uchihas.
"So, it's the little genius from our clan. Hello, I am Uchiha Chihiro. I accept your challenge." Uchiha Chihiro thought for a moment and agreed to Shisui's challenge.
Initially, he had a different battle target in mind, but reconsidering, he thought fighting Shisui shouldn't require much effort or time, so he accepted it.
In his view, although Shisui is a genius, his strength shouldn't be too high because Shisui's training time is too short. He hasn't even graduated from the Ninja Academy yet. As a Chunin, defeating an ungifted student should be easy for him.
"Yoshiaki, can you do us a favor and be the referee?" Uchiha Chihiro said to his friend, Uchiha Yoshiaki, nearby.
Seeing Uchiha Chihiro agree, Shisui walked toward the open ground to prepare for the fight.
"Chihiro, weren't you going to fight Taishi?" Uchiha Yoshiaki asked puzzledly, as they had just been discussing Uchiha Taishi's intel.
"It doesn't matter. I'll challenge Taishi after fighting him. After all, he's just a junior who hasn't even graduated from the Ninja Academy yet." Uchiha Chihiro replied with a smile.
"Inabi was just defeated by the recently graduated Uchiha Obito, so don't underestimate them. You can't assess these geniuses with common sense." Uchiha Yoshiaki remarked, feeling Uchiha Chihiro might be in for a surprise.
"It's different. Uchiha Obito has a few more years of training than Shisui. No matter how talented a Ninja Academy student is, how strong can they really be?" Uchiha Chihiro shook his head.
If Shisui were two years older, he might be cautious, but Shisui's age is deceiving.
The Uchihas were still discussing the recent battle between Obito and Uchiha Inabi, so the second match hadn't started yet. The field was still open, allowing Shisui and Uchiha Chihiro to fight directly.
Seeing that there was another battle, and noticing the larger age gap compared to the previous group, many Uchihas became interested.
"Isn't that Uchiha Shisui? Heard he's quite the genius. I wonder what kind of performance he'll have."
Shisui's popularity among the Uchihas was slightly better than Obito, and many Uchihas recognized Shisui.
"Didn't he just start at the Ninja Academy last year? No matter how talented, he can't possibly have the strength to defeat a Chunin this year, right?"
Although Shisui's genius reputation spread within the Uchiha Clan, more Uchihas favored the already Chunin Uchiha Chihiro.
"Fugaku, what do you think of this fight?" Uchiha Yashiro curiously asked Uchiha Fugaku.
He also leaned towards the already Chunin Uchiha Chihiro, believing Shisui, despite being a genius, had too short a training period.
"Hard to say." Uchiha Fugaku shook his head, not giving a specific answer to Uchiha Yashiro's question.
Because he genuinely didn't know Shisui's current strength. After all, he hadn't installed any cameras on Shisui nor witnessed any actual combat exams at the Ninja Academy.
After answering Uchiha Yashiro's question, Fugaku looked at the combat grounds. He had specifically called Shisui over to see what Shisui's strength looked like now.
"Fight starts!" Uchiha Yoshiaki shouted after seeing both were ready while retreating.
Shisui immediately entered the Breath of Flame state and charged forward.
Upon realizing Shisui's unexpected speed, Uchiha Chihiro put away his underestimation and engaged in close combat.
Their fists and feet clashed constantly. It seemed evenly matched, but upon closer observation, one could find that Shisui blocked most of Uchiha Chihiro's attacks, while Uchiha Chihiro couldn't block all of Shisui's attacks.
"He's not my opponent in taijutsu," Shisui concluded to himself, not having even entered Full Concentration Breathing yet.
"How can he have such speed and power?" Uchiha Chihiro wondered, puzzled. Taijutsu should be the one that takes the most time to yield results, right?
"This isn't going to be like the last battle, is it? Shisui's level of talent is just too exaggerated." An Uchiha, witnessing Shisui overpowering Uchiha Chihiro in Taijutsu despite him being a Chunin, gaped in astonishment.
"Is Shisui's strength really that formidable?" Uchiha Tekka was deeply shocked in his heart. He knew Shisui was stronger than him, but he didn't realize he was so much stronger that he could even suppress a Chunin. After all, Shisui wasn't even seven years old yet.
Moreover, Uchiha Tekka remembered that Shisui's Ninjutsu seemed to be even better than his Taijutsu. If his Taijutsu was already like this, then his Ninjutsu would be even more incredible.
Not being a match in Taijutsu, Uchiha Chihiro didn't act stubbornly. He swiftly retreated, threw a shuriken, and continued to retreat while forming seals to use Ninjutsu.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
Uchiha Chihiro gathered a large amount of Chakra in his throat and then spewed out flames, which continuously formed into a massive fireball over three meters high, hurling it towards Shisui.
Initially, he wanted to conserve his strength and Chakra to challenge another opponent. Now, he just wanted to win this battle.
"Breath of Flame, Full Concentration Breathing!"
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu."
Shisui silently focused his breathing to the limit and then used the Great Fireball Jutsu with the support of his breathing technique. Soon, a Great Fireball over four meters tall formed in front of Shisui and surged towards Uchiha Chihiro.
Rumble!!
The two Great Fireballs collided, the intense firelight casting a shadow of flames on the faces of the surrounding Uchihas.
When the same Ninjutsu is used by different people and collides, the stronger user will surely prevail. Shisui's fireball was superior, extinguishing Uchiha Chihiro's fireball and continuing to shoot towards him.
Seeing that his full-force Great Fireball was also not a match, Uchiha Chihiro's face darkened. He felt as though his years of cultivation were in vain, with neither his Ninjutsu nor Taijutsu matching Shisui, a student who hadn't even graduated yet.
"Isn't this Great Fireball even stronger than Uchiha Obito's and Uchiha Inabi's? Just how does he train?" The spectators were even more shocked after witnessing the Ninjutsu showdown.
Except for some Taijutsu with a strong destructive power over a large area, the pressure of Taijutsu is generally only felt in battle. But Ninjutsu is different. Such a gigantic Great Fireball already looked extremely formidable.
"Indeed so." Uchiha Tekka marveled at Shisui's Great Fireball.
Not only the young Uchihas but even Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Yashiro, two high-ranking members of the Uchiha, were visibly astonished when they saw Shisui's displayed strength.
"If I remember correctly, Shisui just finished first grade at Ninja School and isn't even seven years old yet." Uchiha Yashiro remarked in amazement at Shisui overpowering Uchiha Chihiro.
He had already tried to estimate Shisui's strength as high as possible but realized he still underestimated Shisui.
Shisui's demonstrated strength really made this Uchiha Elder feel ashamed. When he was the same age, he was far from becoming an official Genin.
"Shisui's talent probably surpasses even Kagami-senpai." Uchiha Fugaku was equally astonished and delighted, no better controlled than Uchiha Yashiro.
He knew Shisui was a genius but didn't expect him to be so overwhelmingly talented, capable of defeating a Chunin at such a young age.
"If he continues to grow this way, coupled with being Kagami-senpai's descendant, he might actually have a chance to become Hokage!" Uchiha Fugaku couldn't help but think to himself.
Becoming Hokage is the dream of the vast majority of Konoha ninjas, and it's no different for the Uchihas, who perhaps desire it even more than ordinary ninjas.
Both the doves and the hawks within the Uchiha thought the same way; the doves believed that a Uchiha Hokage would eventually arise if they continued to develop, while the hawks believed that strong measures were necessary to attain the Hokage position.
Now, Uchiha Fugaku truly felt that the Uchiha clan was about to rise again, with two geniuses, Shisui and Obito, emerging at once, with Shisui being a genius among geniuses.
After losing the Ninjutsu confrontation, Uchiha Chihiro could only desperately dodge the incoming Great Fireball.
But Shisui didn't give any chances, demonstrating his ultra-fast Instant Body Jutsu, seizing Uchiha Chihiro's flaw, and knocking him to the ground, pressing a kunai against Uchiha Chihiro's body.
"Uchiha Shisui wins," Uchiha Yoshiaki helplessly announced the failure of his friend.
"Senpai, thank you for letting me win," Shisui said humbly as he helped Uchiha Chihiro up.
"I didn't let you win; you're the most talented person I've ever seen," Uchiha Chihiro couldn't help but praise.
This was the first time he lost in battle that he didn't expect, but he accepted it gracefully, knowing Shisui defeated him with raw strength.
"I told you to be careful. These geniuses are always good at creating the impossible," Uchiha Yoshiaki said, patting his friend's shoulder helplessly.
Uchiha Chihiro said nothing. He felt that even if he tried again, he would still make the same choice. Who would have thought that a Ninja School student could possess such power, to the point of holding back from early graduation?