Chapter 112: Shisui and Itachi vs. Fugaku
What kind of training could make Itachi, who was always well - behaved, instinctively dodge Mother's hug? Father, who had this question in mind, asked.
Hearing the question, Itachi honestly told Father about Yue Yan's teaching method.
"Teacher Yue Yan said that it's better to let the body dodge instinctively rather than react after seeing an attack."
After hearing this, Mikoto Uchiha lovingly hugged Itachi into her arms, while Father twitched the corner of his mouth.
Well, what Yue Yan said made sense, but since Itachi wasn't Yue Yan's own child, Yue Yan really didn't feel bad about beating him up. It had even caused Itachi to have a stress response.
"You've worked hard during this time. Go and rest first. Your mother will call you after dinner later."
Hearing this, Itachi nodded and went back to his room.
When it was dinner time, Itachi was thinking while eating whether he should tell Mother and Father that he had awakened his Sharingan and suffered from bloodline limit disease.
When he first awakened his Sharingan, Yue Yan had told Itachi not to tell anyone about it, including Mother and Father. At that time, Itachi had hesitated a bit, but was convinced by Yue Yan's words, "You don't want your parents to worry about you, do you?"
Noticing Itachi's expression, Father couldn't help asking.
"Itachi, what're you thinking about?"
"Nothing." Itachi shook his head after coming back to his senses. Although he didn't want his parents to worry, he still planned to ask indirectly.
"Father, will there be any problems when one awakens the Sharingan?"
Hearing this, Father raised his eyebrows. "Why do you ask?"
"Before, I heard from Teacher Yue Yan that if one awakens the Sharingan, the spirit will be strongly stimulated, and there may very well be problems."
"It's okay. Although what your teacher said is true, it should be fine after a while."
Father shrugged. After all, all the members of the Uchiha Clan awakened their Sharingan this way, and he hadn't heard of anyone having any problems.
"Alright."
Itachi nodded. It seemed that what Tsunade said was true, that he was the first one to suffer from bloodline limit disease after awakening the Sharingan, since even his father, who was about to become the clan leader, didn't know about it.
Just as they were about to finish dinner, Father spoke up again.
"Itachi, you've been learning from Yue Yan for a long time. Tomorrow, I want to conduct a practical assessment on you."
Hearing this, Itachi nodded and agreed. He also wanted Father to see his growth during this time.
At ten o'clock the next morning, Father took Itachi to a training ground in the Uchiha Clan's territory. Since it was an assessment, it should be done formally.
Moreover, out of confidence in his own strength, Father also called Shisui over.
After standing opposite each other, Father announced the start.
Shisui and Itachi glanced at each other and then recalled the combat methods taught by Yue Yan.
The next second, the two immediately began to form hand seals and created two kage clones together.
"Fire Release: Balsam Flower Claw Red!" x2
Under the joint execution of the kage clone and the original body, the Shurikens wrapped in flames covered Fugaku like a vast expanse.
"Using a large - scale attack method, but in this way, the chakra consumption will be very high."
Fugaku, who was evaluating the fighting styles of Shisui and Itachi, calmly formed seals, preparing to use ninjutsu to resist.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
Just as Fugaku's Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique swallowed up the large - area attacks in front of him, Shisui, holding a Tantō, suddenly rushed out from the side.
Noticing the cold glint of the Tantō, Fugaku couldn't help but nod in his heart.
Using the Fire Release: Balsam Flower Claw Red to force him to use the Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique to resist, and taking advantage of the obscured vision to launch a sneak attack, it was quite a good tactic.
Thinking like this, Fugaku just dodged Shisui's sneak attack with a simple sideways movement, and then kicked out smoothly.
However, this kick missed. When he saw his leg pass through Shisui's body, Fugaku knew that the one in front of him was a clone.
Just then, another Shisui holding a Tantō rushed over.
Seeing this, Fugaku took out a Kunai to defend.
As it turned out, this Shisui was also a clone.
At this time, Fugaku's body was a bit unsteady because of dodging and attacking. Itachi seized the opportunity and threw two Fūma Shurikens.
The two Fūma Shurikens spun and cut through the air with a whistling sound, attacking Fugaku from above and below. If they hit, Fugaku would probably be cut into three pieces.
However, it was impossible for such an attack to hit. Fugaku tapped his toes on the ground, flipped in mid - air, and passed through the gap between the two Fūma Shurikens.
He's from the Uchiha Clan after all. Even if Fugaku doesn't have that boy - band look like other Uchihas, he can still pull off some flashy moves.
Bang!
The moment the Fūma Shurikens were dodged, they transformed into Shisui and Itachi.
While Fugaku's body was still in mid - air, Shisui used the Body Flicker Technique to move forward, and Itachi threw a large number of Kunai. Meanwhile, after several consecutive mid - air collisions, the Kunai reversed their trajectory and attacked Fugaku's back.
With Shisui in front and the Kunai behind, Fugaku, who was caught in a pincer attack, was a little shocked. Although the current situation was caused by his own carelessness when facing the attack without choosing to dodge, whether it was Shisui's clone - confusing tactics in the early stage or the subsequent use of the Transformation Technique by the two of them to disguise as Fūma Shurikens for a sneak attack, their cooperation was almost perfect.
Thinking like this, Fugaku's black pupils instantly turned red, and the three tomoe kept spinning. They completely captured and slowed down the attacks of Shisui and Itachi and transmitted the information to his brain, from which he selected the optimal way to deal with them.
Taking out several Shurikens and throwing them behind him to intercept the Kunai, Fugaku, relying on his overall stronger physical fitness than Shisui, grabbed his wrist holding the knife.
"Your cooperation is really good. You've even forced me to use the Sharingan."
Fugaku was very satisfied with Shisui and Itachi's current strength. Although Yue Yan was a bit of an unreliable guy, he was really good at teaching his apprentices.
Just as Fugaku was about to call it quits, two Kunai under his unnoticed feet instantly transformed into Shisui and Itachi, attacking him from both sides.
Shisui, whose wrist was caught by Fugaku, disappeared in a puff of white smoke. It turned out to be a kage clone.
Seeing this, Fugaku couldn't help twitching the corner of his mouth. What a damn sneaky tactic, constantly mixing truth and falsehood!
If it were an ordinary Chunin or even a Special Jonin, they might have been beaten by Shisui and Itachi's teamwork and deception. But after all, Fugaku was an elite Jonin with three tomoe. Even when being attacked from both sides, he could handle it easily.
After the battle ended, Fugaku looked at the two sitting on the ground resting and asked about the previous fight.
Hearing this, Shisui shrugged.
"Teacher Yue Yan said that with our current strength, when facing Jonin stronger than ourselves, we should use this kind of fighting style that confuses the enemy. Anyway, the kage clone jutsu and Transformation Technique don't consume much chakra."
After Shisui finished speaking, Itachi beside him nodded in agreement.
"Teacher Yue Yan said this is called a game of wits."
After hearing that, Fugaku rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on. Calling this a game of wits was being kind. To put it bluntly, it was just cheating. How could the Uchiha Clan fight like that?
Although he was complaining in his heart, Fugaku, who knew that in a real battle, one should use all means to win, didn't say anything.