"Alright! Stop now!" Uchiha En had thrown all the stones near his feet.
Hearing this, Shisui immediately collapsed onto the ground, gasping for breath.
"Shisui, you're excellent. Honestly, your reaction speed is even faster than mine. The Body Flicker Technique should suit you perfectly." Uchiha En walked over and said.
"En-senpai, is that... is that really true? Am I talented?" Shisui asked while still catching his breath.
"Of course it's true. You rest for a bit and recover your Chakra. I'll teach you the Body Flicker Technique shortly."
Shisui nodded excitedly.
While Shisui was recovering, Uchiha En ran ten laps around the training ground, performing a simple warm-up.
Then he began training as usual. He hadn't yet trained for three hours today!
A week ago, after Uchiha En's left eye evolved into a Two-Tomoe Sharingan, his level increased by two, going from Level 10 (15/20) to Level 12 (5/20).
From the white gift boxes given upon leveling up these two times, Uchiha En obtained 20 shuriken and 10 smoke bombs—better than nothing.
As for the seven Text Games, perhaps the one where he gained Mind's Eye was too lucky, because Uchiha En died immediately upon entering the game for five consecutive days.
The most ridiculous instance was on the fifth day: he arrived in a world with a Western fantasy setting and registered as a mercenary.
The next day, he joined a squad to hunt goblins, but halfway there, a giant dragon flew overhead. The dragon spat on the ground, and a wad of flame-covered phlegm crashed down, wiping out the entire squad.
Fortunately, after this incident, Uchiha En's luck recovered somewhat.
He figured he had paid off his debt, as he survived longer in the Text Games over the next two days, earning at least two attribute points as a reward.
Over seven days, Uchiha En obtained a total of nine attribute points, which he all added to his Chakra pool.
His Dōjutsu Power had increased to 70, so his Chakra reserves had to keep up, otherwise, the Sharingan would not only fail to exert its full power but could also become a burden.
After Uchiha En had trained for about an hour, Shisui walked up to him and said, "Senpai, I've recovered."
Hearing this, Uchiha En handed Shisui the Body Flicker Technique scroll from his parents' belongings.
Uchiha En's Body Flicker Technique was taught to him by Hyuga Asana, and Hyuga Asana had learned her Body Flicker Technique from Orochimaru. Teaching it to others might cause trouble for Hyuga Asana.
Therefore, Uchiha En intended from the start to give Shisui the Body Flicker Technique scroll left by his parents, and then share some of his experience and methods for practicing the Body Flicker Technique.
This way, the Body Flicker Technique Shisui learned would be the one left by his parents, not the one taught by Hyuga Asana.
Afterward, Uchiha En thoroughly explained his understanding of the Body Flicker Technique to Shisui twice, and then demonstrated the Body Flicker Technique several times for him.
Shisui listened very attentively, occasionally pulling out a notebook to jot things down.
Obito, who was standing nearby, also pricked up his ears, seizing the opportunity to secretly learn.
"Alright, that's my understanding of the Body Flicker Technique. Shisui, you'll have to rely on your own diligent practice from now on."
"Thank you for your guidance, En-senpai!" After speaking, Shisui bowed 90 degrees to Uchiha En.
"You're welcome. As I said before, we are all part of the same clan and should help each other. The Uchiha Clan is a whole, and only by supporting one another will the clan prosper further."
After hearing Uchiha En's words, Shisui hesitated before asking, "En-senpai, which do you think is more important: the Village or the Clan?"
"Why are you suddenly asking this?" Uchiha En asked.
"Because recently, I've noticed that our Uchiha Clan members aren't very popular in the Village, especially the members of the Police Force. Many villagers really dislike them, so..."
"So, you're worried that we might have some conflict with the Village?"
Shisui nodded.
"Your worry isn't unfounded. To be honest, Shisui, our clan's situation in the Village isn't great right now, and what you've observed is real.
But the situation isn't that bad yet, nor has it reached the point where we need to decide which is more important: the Clan or the Village.
If I had to say, the Village itself is an aggregation of various clans. The existence of a clan is to better protect its own members, while the Village exists to protect every single person within it.
The wish of the First Hokage, Lord Senju Hashirama, when he founded Konoha, was to protect every child, so that children wouldn't have to go to the battlefield or sacrifice their lives early due to war.
I strongly agree with his philosophy. Therefore, in my view, the Konoha founded by the First Hokage is worth defending with our lives. With this Village, our Clan can also continue to thrive."
After hearing Uchiha En's words, Shisui fell silent. Although he was still young, he understood the meaning behind Uchiha En's words.
Uchiha En acknowledged and longed for the Konoha founded by the First Hokage, but he was not so satisfied with the current Konoha.
Was it because the current Konoha was forcing children onto the battlefield, violating the First Hokage's original intention for founding it? Or was it some other reason?
Uchiha Shisui did not continue asking. He knew that some questions should not be answered by asking others, but by seeking the answers himself.
Uchiha En also had no intention of continuing the conversation. Sometimes, hinting is enough, because reaching one's own conclusion is easier to understand than having the answer presented by someone else.
Afterward, Uchiha Shisui silently turned and went to the other side of the training ground to practice the Body Flicker Technique.
Uchiha En continued training in the training ground until he earned the chance to Spin the Wheel, only then did he leave.
Seeing this, Obito hesitated for a moment and followed him.
"Why are you following me?" Uchiha En stopped and asked.
"I secretly learned your Body Flicker Technique just now, and I wanted to say thank you."
"Don't bother. The fact that I didn't avoid you while teaching Shisui means I implicitly allowed you to learn it too.
I just told Shisui that everyone in the Uchiha Clan should help each other. Now, go back and ask Shisui to copy the Body Flicker Technique from the Ninjutsu scroll, and practice the rest yourself!" After saying this, Uchiha En turned and left.
After hearing Uchiha En's words, Obito clenched his fist and shouted, "I owe you a favor this time, and I will repay you later!"
Uchiha En smiled upon hearing this but made no response.
Uchiha En genuinely disliked Obito and preferred not to interact with him much.
Not avoiding Obito while teaching Shisui the Body Flicker Technique was also done to better "brainwash" Shisui, ensuring Shisui understood that when he said the Uchiha Clan members were all family and should help each other, he meant it seriously, not just empty words.
Having Obito go back and copy the Ninjutsu scroll for the Body Flicker Technique served the same purpose.