Chapter 278: Uchiha Shisui, the Genius Among Geniuses
Seeing that Obito already had so many Uchiha actively talking to him, Shisui decided to have a match as well, so that more people would interact with him.
The Uchiha clan ultimately respected strength. As long as you were strong enough and had not done anything to betray the clan, everyone would naturally show you respect.
To prove his strength, he had to choose an opponent who was not weak. Shisui directly ignored the Uchiha who were not wearing Chunin vests and finally picked an Uchiha who looked about fourteen years old.
"Hello, Senior. I am Uchiha Shisui. I would like to challenge you," Shisui said as he stepped forward.
In other places, this might have seemed abrupt, but this was a clan exchange meeting. Things were meant to be done this way.
"Uchiha Shisui?"
The Uchiha Chunin showed a thoughtful expression and quickly realized that this was the clan's little genius he had heard about before.
Commoners could only access ninja knowledge, chakra refinement, and basic Ninjutsu by attending the Academy, but members of ninja clans were different. They would study within the clan before entering the Academy.
Different clans taught different things. Secret technique clans taught secret arts, while the Uchiha taught basic chakra knowledge and the Great Fireball Technique, usually starting at four or five years old.
During this stage, Shisui had mastered the Great Fireball at an astonishing speed. Because of that, his reputation as a genius had already spread among many Uchiha.
"Oh, so it is our clan's little genius. Hello, I am Uchiha Chihiro. I accept your challenge," Chihiro said after thinking for a moment.
He had originally chosen someone else to fight, but he changed his mind. He felt that a match with Shisui would not take much effort or time, so he agreed.
In his opinion, even if Shisui was a genius, his strength could not be that high. Shisui had not trained for long and had not even graduated yet. For a Chunin like him, an Academy student should be easy to handle.
"Yoshizane, I will trouble you to be our referee," Chihiro said to his friend Yoshizane, who was standing nearby.
Seeing that Chihiro had agreed, Shisui walked toward the open space and got ready to fight.
"Chihiro, did you not say you were going to fight Taishi?" Yoshizane asked, puzzled. They had just been talking about Taishi's information.
"It does not matter. I will challenge Taishi after I finish this. He is only a junior who has not even graduated yet," Chihiro replied with a smile.
"Inaho was just defeated by Obito, who only graduated this year. Do not be careless. You cannot judge these geniuses with common sense," Yoshizane reminded him, feeling that Chihiro might be in for a surprise.
"This is different. Obito has trained a few more years than Shisui. No matter how much of a genius he is, how strong can an Academy student be?" Chihiro shook his head.
If Shisui were two years older, he would be cautious, but Shisui's age was too misleading.
The clan members were still discussing the earlier match between Obito and Inaho. Because of that, no one else had stepped out yet, and the courtyard was still empty. Shisui and Chihiro could start right away.
Noticing that another fight was about to start, and seeing that the age difference looked even greater than in the previous match, many Uchiha became interested.
"That is Shisui. I heard he is a genius. I wonder what kind of performance he will show."
Shisui's popularity in the clan was better than Obito's, and many Uchiha recognized him at a glance.
"Did he not just start at the Academy last year? No matter how much of a genius he is, he cannot already be capable of defeating a Chunin, can he?"
Although Shisui's reputation as a genius had spread in the clan, most Uchiha still favored Chihiro, who had already become a Chunin.
"Fugaku, what do you think of this match?" Yashiro asked with interest.
In his heart, he also leaned toward Chihiro, who was already a Chunin. Even if Shisui was a genius, his time spent training really was too short.
"Hard to say," Fugaku answered, shaking his head instead of replying directly.
He honestly did not know how strong Shisui was now. It was not as if he had a camera following Shisui around or had gone to the Academy to watch every practical exam.
After answering Yashiro, Fugaku turned his gaze to the field. He had asked Shisui to come precisely because he wanted to see Shisui's true strength.
"Begin!" Yoshizane shouted as he retreated, seeing that both sides were ready.
Shisui instantly entered Flame Breathing state and rushed forward.
Realizing Shisui's speed was no joke, Chihiro put away some of his contempt and engaged in close combat.
Their fists and feet collided again and again. On the surface they looked evenly matched, but a closer look showed that most of Chihiro's attacks were blocked by Shisui, while Chihiro himself failed to block all of Shisui's blows.
"In taijutsu, he is not my opponent," Shisui concluded inwardly. He had not even used Total Concentration yet.
"How can his speed and strength be like this?" Chihiro was confused. Taijutsu was supposed to be the thing that took the longest to build up.
"Is this match going to turn out like the last one? This level of genius is too exaggerated," some Uchiha muttered, stunned to see Shisui pressing down a Chunin in taijutsu.
"Shisui is that strong?" Tekka was utterly shocked.
He knew Shisui was stronger than him, but he did not expect him to be this strong, actually able to overpower a Chunin in taijutsu. He had to remember that Shisui was not even seven years old yet.
On top of that, Tekka clearly remembered that Shisui seemed to be slightly better at Ninjutsu than taijutsu. If his taijutsu was like this, then his Ninjutsu would be even more ridiculous.
Taijutsu was not his strong point, so Chihiro did not stubbornly keep it up. He quickly retreated, threw a Shuriken to disrupt Shisui, then backed up further, formed hand seals, and launched Ninjutsu.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
Chihiro gathered a huge amount of chakra in his throat and spat out a torrent of flames. The roaring flames merged into a Great Fireball nearly three meters tall and rushed straight at Shisui.
At first, he had wanted to save stamina and chakra to challenge others afterward, but now he only thought about winning this match.
"Flame Breathing, Total Concentration Breathing."
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique."
Shisui silently pushed his breathing to the limit, then used the Great Fireball, empowered by his breathing method. A Great Fireball over four meters tall formed in front of him and roared toward Chihiro.
Rumble.
The two Great Fireballs smashed into each other, and the blazing light painted fiery shadows across the faces of all the watching Uchiha.
When the same Ninjutsu collided, the stronger user always won. Shisui's Great Fireball was clearly stronger. It crushed Chihiro's fireball and continued to surge forward.
Seeing that even his full power Great Fireball was not enough, Chihiro's expression darkened. He felt that all his years of training had gone to waste. Both his Ninjutsu and his taijutsu were inferior to Shisui, a boy who had not even graduated yet.
"This Great Fireball is stronger than both Obito's and Inaho's, is it not? How exactly did he train?"
The Uchiha around them were even more shocked after the Ninjutsu clash.
Except for some taijutsu that had a wide range of destruction, taijutsu mainly made people feel pressure in direct combat. Ninjutsu, on the other hand, could be seen clearly from the outside. A fireball of that size was visually overwhelming all by itself.
"As expected," Tekka sighed inwardly when he saw Shisui's Great Fireball.
It was not just the younger Uchiha. Even Fugaku and Yashiro, the two clan leaders watching, were filled with surprise after seeing Shisui's display.
"If I remember correctly, Shisui has only finished his first year at the Academy, and he is not even seven yet," Yashiro said in disbelief as he watched Shisui suppress Chihiro.
He had already tried his best to overestimate Shisui in his mind, yet Shisui still exceeded those expectations.
The strength he showed made this elder feel genuinely ashamed. At that age, he himself had still been far from even becoming a Genin.
"Shisui's talent may even surpass Senior Kagami's," Fugaku said, his face filled with surprise and joy.
He already knew Shisui was a genius, but he did not expect him to be this astonishing, able to defeat a Chunin at that age.
"If he keeps growing like this, and since he is a descendant of Senior Kagami, he might really have a chance to become Hokage one day," Fugaku could not help thinking.
Becoming Hokage was the dream of most ninja in the village, and the Uchiha were no exception. In some ways, they wanted it even more than others.
Both the Dove faction and the Hawk faction were the same in that desire. The Dove faction believed that if they kept developing, the clan would eventually produce a Hokage. The Hawk faction believed the Hokage seat could only be taken by force.
Now, Fugaku truly felt that the clan was about to flourish again. Two geniuses, Shisui and Obito, had suddenly appeared, and among them, Shisui was a genius among geniuses.
After losing the Ninjutsu clash, Chihiro could only try his best to dodge the incoming fireball.
Shisui did not give him any chance. He displayed his extreme Body Flicker speed, slipped through the opening in Chihiro's movements, and knocked him down in one swift move, pressing a Kunai to his body.
"Uchiha Shisui wins," Yoshizane could only announce his friend's defeat.
"Senior, thank you for the match," Shisui said humbly as he helped Chihiro back up.
"I did not let you win. You truly are the most talented person I have ever seen," Chihiro could not help but praise.
He had not expected to lose this fight, but he had lost cleanly. Shisui had defeated him through pure strength.
"I told you to be careful. These geniuses are always creating the impossible," Yoshizane said helplessly, patting his friend's shoulder.
Chihiro did not answer. He felt that even if he could go back and choose again, he would still have taken this match. Who would have thought an Academy student could be this strong? How had he even managed to hold back from graduating early?
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