Seeing the lifelike transparent water blade in Giyuu's hand, Uchiha Shisui was really amazed. He felt that this scene was even more strange than all the cats under Granny Neko's barking.

【How is this done?】

There was only this huge doubt left in his mind.

Although Uchiha's Sharingan has the function of copying ninjutsu, it is not that simple at first glance.

For example, Kakashi, who is nicknamed the Copy Ninja, has copied nearly a thousand ninjutsu. But the prerequisite for him to be able to learn these techniques is that he can master all the changes in the five chakra properties, and he has the experience of creating Raikiri.

With experience in ninjutsu, he is proficient in all the principles of Five Elements Escape Technique, so that he can use the basic function of 'replication' of the Sharingan better than most Uchiha.

But the problem is volunteerism——

Not only did he not use the Sharingan just now, but he also didn't understand the basic principles of ninjutsu. He just watched Itachi do it again!

Just once, he not only learned a B-level water escape ninjutsu, but he also performed it better than Itachi, without even forming a seal!

Didn’t you see that there is writing under the water blade?

[Is it because the water attribute affinity is too high? 】

Shisui's brain was spinning rapidly as a Jonin.

[No, it shouldn’t be entirely true. This can only explain his higher degree of completion of ninjutsu and the fact that he draws water directly from the waterfall. 】

[But if he wants to directly perform the technique without forming seals to guide chakra, unless he has completed this technique thousands of times and is thoroughly familiar with the rules and routes of chakra's movement through the meridians in the body, but this is obviously impossible.

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【Wait, Chakara, running route?】

These words reminded Shisui of something familiar.

Suddenly, a bold guess formed in Shisui's mind, so bold that even Uchiha, who possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan, found it unbelievable.

[Think carefully first...]

As Itachi practiced this ninjutsu over and over again in his mind, Giyuu stared at Itachi's motionless expression, as if he wanted to penetrate his body directly with his gaze.

This reminded Shisui of an incident more than two years ago.

He took Itachi to participate in jounin exercises, during which they fought with members of the Root Organization who suddenly appeared.

Itachi had just opened the Sharingan at that time and was not yet familiar with the dynamic vision of the Sharingan. As a result, he sprained his ankle during the battle, and Shisui had to carry him home. That night, it was Giyu who opened the door for them.

Shisui remembered that time when Giyuu stared at Itachi's ankle, he had a similar look.

Then, he raised his head again and looked at Zhishui with that empty, clear, bottomless pool-like gaze, as if he wanted to see deeply into his head.

That feeling was the same as when he was stared at with blank eyes by the ninjas of the Hyuga clan on the battlefield during the Third War.

So Shisui made a joke to Itachi at that time, and he blurted it out just like this time.

"I suspect that Giyuu actually has Byakugan."

Only this time, he didn't mean to joke.

Hearing this, Itachi blinked speechlessly and did not answer. Shisui also realized that he had made a mistake and patted his head gently to dispel this intuitive thought.

"Yiyong, let's give it a try."

At this time, Itachi said to Giyuu, who had a sword condensed on his finger, "Let's see if the structure of this water blade can cut through things."

Itachi had long been used to the fact that Giyuu could always surprise his family, and he was too lazy to think about these strange performances. Instead, he was worried that Giyuu's character problem was the price of having such an outstanding talent.

"good."

Yiyong held the water blade horizontally outside his body, looked around, and spotted a huge boulder protruding from the water pool.

After years of washing and soaking by water, this stone has become very smooth, but its shape reminds Giyuu of the giant baby-like appearance of Tsujimu Onii-chan before his tragic death.

Rather than destroying the few trees around, it would be more appropriate to use this stone to cut it.

Yiyong stepped lightly onto the water, but there was not even a slight ripple, as if he himself was part of the water.

He raised the two fingers of his right hand and slanted them in front of his chest along with the water blade. Then he made a mediocre horizontal slash with his backhand. There was no movement to accumulate energy, but the chakra was already flowing along the meridians of his arm towards the fingertips.

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"Water Breath·One Type·Water Slash!"

The transparent water blade was pushed and swung out by the sudden waves. It looked like a beautiful glass product actively launching a suicidal attack on the hard boulder, and it was about to be shattered.

However, the reality is completely opposite to imagination.

This transparent water blade was like a hot knife cutting into butter, easily cutting open the boulder, but that was not all.

While the water blade is moving, the water flow at the blade edge is still flowing in a complex and high-speed cycle like a crawler track, causing the water blade to continuously cut the stone while slashing.

Of course Yiyong understands what this means——

If someone dares to use a thin-edged weapon like a ninja sword to engage a water ninja at hand-to-hand combat, be prepared to have the weapon destroyed directly.

As expected, in just half a second, the boulder more than two meters wide was cut off at the waist.

And where the water blade waved, a broad and sharp thin wave of water surged out, shooting farther away. It didn't fall until it flew five meters away, melting with the coldness in the pool.

as one body.

"It seems that every type of sword used by Giyu, in addition to taijutsu slashing, can also trigger something similar to ninjutsu."

Shisui could see clearly that the wave of water that had just been stimulated was very sharp. It was not much worse than the slash that Giyuu had made directly with the water blade. It was probably no less powerful than a C-level ninjutsu, like a smaller version of Water Release.

Water breaks waves.

"Itachi, you said before that Giyuu's 'Water Breath' has a total of eleven sword types?"

"That's right." Itachi nodded.

"That means that Giyuu invented... eleven types of offensive water escape ninjutsu by himself?"

Shisui still can't forget the "water dragon bullet" he saw last time, and it was only one of the eleven types.

"You could say that."

Itachi responded with a smile, with a hint of pride on his face, which was soon replaced by a look of contemplation.

"It seems that it was the right time for him to come here this time."

Shisui's expression became more and more excited. Itachi had already demonstrated the taijutsu version of water breathing to him.

But the ninjutsu version combined with chakra can only be used by Giyuu.

"Giyu, do you have much chakra left?"

Shisui asked loudly.

"Not much consumption."

Yiyong walked back to the shore through the water and came to the two of them. The water blade at his fingertips disappeared directly, "Maybe it's because of the waterside."

"That's what water escape is like. Whether you can occupy the right location will have a great influence on water escape ninjas."

Then, Shisui changed the subject, "Now that the weapon issue has been resolved, it's time for us to fulfill our agreement."

He looked seriously and said to Yiyong: "Yiyong, next, fight me with all your strength and let me see what you can do. After you are done, I will lend you this place. I want to borrow it."

It doesn’t matter how long it takes.”

"Is it here?"

Yiyong looked around, seeming a little sorry for the beautiful scenery here.

The scene of the last time he used Shengsheng Flow to plow three feet of ground was still vivid in his mind, but Zhishui asked him to use all his strength.

Now it has been more than four months since the last time he took action. During this period, his body has been continuously strengthened by the breathing method. He has no idea what the full strength is.

But once a fight breaks out, it will definitely not be difficult to destroy this mountain stream.

"Of course not here anymore. Aren't you going to live here for a while?"

Shisui smiled pleasantly, "Besides, we are doing this near a shrine, and the movement will easily attract the attention of the tribe. We need to find a place where no one can find it, so that we can safely conduct this competition."

What Giyu can do cannot be discovered by the clan, and neither can Konoha.

Although Shisui had great trust in his grandfather's old friend, the Third Hokage, he could never get along with those Hokage advisors.

"Shisui, do you want to leave the village?"

Itachi was a little worried. This place was already outside the barrier. If he went further and left the range of the patrol team, he would be leaving the village without authorization.

He had already promised his father that he would find an opportunity to join the ANBU. This kind of mistake must not be made for the time being, otherwise he would probably fail in his efforts.

"I have better attention."

With that said, Shisui put away the Second Hokage's scroll and walked towards the hut by the waterfall, "Come in first."

Giyuu and Itachi followed in confused.

The inside of the house was as simple as the outside, with only a low table and a few straw mats. There were fishing tackle and pots in the corner, but they looked like they hadn't been used for a long time.

"You two sit over there and face me together."

Zhisui sat down first, then pointed to his three magatama sharingan and said: "Look at me, don't resist, got it?"
To be continued...