"Lightning Flash!"
Kakashi's eyes became incredibly sharp, and dazzling yellow lightning erupted from his body. The yellow electric light flowed from his palm into the White Fang Short Blade, extending into an electric blade.
With the outburst of Kakashi's Chakra, his momentum surged rapidly, becoming increasingly terrifying.
While watching the battle, Shisui only felt that Kakashi was incredibly fast. Without using the Sharingan, it was impossible to clearly see his body. Only when facing Kakashi directly did Shisui realize how powerful Kakashi now was.
Boom!
A thunderous blast of lightning erupted, and Kakashi turned into a divine-speed lightning bolt, charging towards Shisui.
Bam! Bam!
The Shadow Clone, unable to withstand this power, instantly dissipated, and Shisui was similarly flung backward with the rumbling thunder.
"Kakashi is the winner." Mokgetsu caught Shisui to administer healing and then announced the battle result.
Kakashi returned to normal breathing as the lightning on his body dissipated. He exhaled deeply, slowly sheathing the White Fang Short Blade.
Calmness, Kakashi's mood at this moment was incredibly calm.
Defeating Shisui was easier than he had anticipated; he had thought it would be as challenging as the Chunin Examination finals.
The truth was it wasn't, even easier than defeating Obito in the semi-finals, especially since he was considerably injured after the battle with Obito.
Upon reflection, Kakashi realized that Shisui hadn't graduated yet and lacked the life-or-death experiences to unlock his potential. If Shisui could maintain the same progress speed as them, that would indeed be strange.
Though the victory was easier than expected, Kakashi didn't think less of Shisui's genius; on the contrary, Shisui's performance made Kakashi feel that if Shisui were the same age as him, he probably wouldn't be a match.
They both have the Sharingan, and learned from the same teacher, yet Shisui, who hasn't graduated, can already develop such excellent Genjutsu, while Obito with his Double Tomoe is utterly lacking.
"Although you're excellent, I'm stronger now!" Kakashi's spirits were lifted.
Undoubtedly, he was now Mokgetsu's strongest disciple, having defeated all of them except for Nohara Rin.
"What a pity, if it weren't for Kakashi's slyness, maybe Shisui would have won." Obito still insisted on his strategy of belittling Kakashi to make Nohara Rin feel that Kakashi's victory was lucky and not honorable.
"You could also call it clever strategy," Nohara Rin had a different opinion.
Obito's fists clenched hard; he wished he could go and fight Kakashi again, but he only thought about it, as he didn't currently have the confidence to beat Kakashi.
"Teacher Mokgetsu, thank you so much." After Shisui recovered, he promptly thanked Mokgetsu, his eyes carrying a hint of bewilderment.
Though he had anticipated it before the battle, as the undefeated Uchiha Shisui, it was unlikely he had no confidence in the fight.
Kakashi's brute strength was indeed powerful, but Shisui believed he had intelligence advantages, providing him not a small hope of victory.
When Teacher Mokgetsu announced Kakashi's victory, Shisui truly felt as if the world had lost its color; he was no longer Mokgetsu's strongest disciple, having his undefeated record broken.
"Is it because I wasn't diligent enough in daily cultivation, or the time spent wasn't enough, or perhaps I thought too little during the fight? Why did I lose?" Shisui questioned himself.
Shisui didn't know what Kakashi and the others went through; he only knew they had surpassed him in strength, and not just a little.
Shisui resolved in his heart that since he didn't know how Kakashi and the others trained to achieve their strength, he would push his own cultivation to the limit until he surpasses them.
"You don't need to overthink it; you've done well enough. You're naturally younger than them, and you haven't graduated yet." As if seeing through Shisui's thoughts, Mokgetsu placed a gentle hand on Shisui's head.
For someone who has never lost, a defeat is inevitably difficult to bear, regardless of how strong his mentality is. Though Shisui showed no change, Mokgetsu knew his mood was surely down.
"Even losing can be okay?" Shisui looked up into Mokgetsu's soft blue eyes.
"It depends on the circumstances. In this situation, you've done incredibly well." Mokgetsu's warm smile met Shisui's gaze.
The noon sun was high, Mokgetsu's golden hair gleaming under the sunlight. Looking at Mokgetsu's warm smile and hearing the sincere reassurance, Shisui's previously troubled heart returned to peace.
If Mokgetsu said he was good enough, then he genuinely was. As for why he lost, there must be other reasons.
"Don't overthink it, just keep up with your current training rhythm." Mokgetsu patted the dust off Shisui's clothes.
"Mm." Shisui nodded, a gentle smile appearing on his face.
Not wanting to be rubbed in the face by victorious Kakashi, Obito walked off to train. When passing by, he noticed Shisui's eyes and exclaimed, "Shisui, your Sharingan has also become Double Tomoe!"
Only then did Shisui realize he had unconsciously activated his Sharingan. He pulled out a short blade, using it as a mirror to observe his Sharingan, and indeed found an additional tomoe.
The shadow of failure completely vanished, excitement flashed in Shisui's eyes. If this was the case, with a bit more training time, he might reclaim victory.
With the battle between Kakashi and Shisui serving as a small interlude, Mokgetsu's other disciples regained motivation for training once more.
The training intensity had been too high recently, and after easing up, some slack was inevitable.
[Disciple Hatake Kakashi's training task completed, rewards received: Chakra +2500, Lightning Blade (Master Level), Earth Release: Earth Dragon Spear (Proficient Level)]
After Kakashi defeated Shisui, his training task was concluded and evaluated.
Mokgetsu nodded to himself upon seeing it. The skills were fine, but those 2500 Chakra points were irresistible, directly raising Mokgetsu's Chakra to 76,000, taking a small step closer to the 100,000 goal.
[Disciple Hatake Kakashi obtained an optional life mission]
[Life Mission: True strength lies in protection]
[Primary Objective: Protect your comrades, guard everything you care about]
[Mission Progress: 0 (Remaining trigger count: 5)]
[Mission Reward: Dependent on mission completion and power growth during the mission, rewarding every 50% progress]
[Note 1: If any comrade acknowledged by Hatake Kakashi dies, the mission automatically fails]
[Note 2: Life missions are extremely challenging. Once chosen, one must be completed before proceeding to the next. Choose carefully]
[Note 3: The greater the difficulty, the higher the rewards]
A life mission emerged as Mokgetsu had anticipated, given Kakashi's trust level was already at four. Previously, training tasks filled the slot, preventing it from appearing, but its specific content surprised Mokgetsu.
Others receive rewards every 10% mission progress, while Kakashi only at 50, hinting that his mission advances faster according to the progress and remaining trigger count shown.
Mokgetsu casually opened other disciples' life missions.
The fastest progress currently belonged to Obito, with his mission already at 9.8%, just 0.2% short of the first reward.
This was thanks to his standing as Minato's disciple, naturally making him part of the Hokage faction, and his excellent performance in the Chunin Exam contributed as well.
Might Guy's had also increased, currently at 5.1%, primarily from the third Chunin Exam.
Shisui's showed no change for now, as a Ninja School student, unable to influence major Uchiha matters.
"Maybe enhancing the task record slightly could improve it further," Mokgetsu thought as he looked at Obito's life mission progress.
A task equaled contribution to the village for a Ninja, an aspect not to be neglected for those aspiring to become Hokage.
Mokgetsu was curious about what rewards life missions would bring; unlocking at trust level four, each being progressively challenging.