After the desert of the Kingdom of Wind, the two fought in more than a dozen different terrains, and never once was the environment conducive to righteousness.
Now, they came to a place that was quite familiar to each other, which was in the middle of the streets of Konoha, in front of the police office building.
After nearly half an hour of fighting, Giyuu had reached the end of his strength in both physical strength and chakra. His body was covered with numerous wounds. Just looking at his appearance, he could star in the scariest children's horror movie without makeup.
"Uchiha style: Halo dance!"
Uchiha Shisui's body and three shadow clones simultaneously wielded a violent upward flow of flames.
Giyuu, whose leg was injured in the previous battle, did not close his Sharingan, and his vision was affected by the intense white light like a corona on the flames. This time, he had no time to escape, so he could only choose to use his back to get close to one of the clones.
At the cost of only suffering one damage, it soars high into the sky like a rocket being launched.
But the fierce heat of the flames poured into his body, and bursts of coughing burst out of his mouth like a running wild horse, accompanied by charred blood.
At this moment, Yiyong's injuries were so serious that he could no longer use the Transparent World to control his lungs, which were burned by the high temperature inside his body.
Ever since Uchiha Shisui decided to fight with all his strength, Giyuu has never been able to gain an upper hand, because the opponent knows the importance of exploiting strengths and avoiding weaknesses and will not engage in close combat with him at all.
Jiyong Kong has extremely powerful sword skills, but he can't hit anyone. Even if he rushes forward, Shisui will immediately distance himself, followed by a series of shadow clones, shuriken skills, fire escape, and wind.
Escape Ninjutsu. Even if Giyuu has extremely high dynamic vision, he cannot completely avoid a wide range of Ninjutsu attacks.
Over time, the number of minor injuries increased and hindered the body's operating efficiency, and serious injuries developed, just like now.
But he was not completely without gains...
After this battle, Yiyong has decided to learn some long-range attack methods and ninjutsu to prepare for emergencies.
In particular, he must learn various ways to quickly approach the enemy, otherwise he will not be able to use his advantages at all.
From this point of view, one of the purposes of Shisui's competition with him - to arouse Giyuu's interest in ninjutsu - has been achieved.
"It's time to end it, Yiyong."
Shisui wiped the sweat from his forehead with some fatigue.
Itachi's younger brother's strong will is really unbelievable, and few of those extremely vicious iron-blooded Kirigakure ninjas can fight to this level.
He could confirm that although Yiyong was using some means to control his injuries, the blood flowing out of his body was enough to make him faint twice.
But he still survived until now.
But if the fight continues like this, Shisui will have to cheat to replenish himself with chakra.
As for the kaleidoscope technique, it cannot be used in the illusion space of other gods. Even if it could be used, he would not use it.
Because in that case, the gap in combat effectiveness between the two sides would be too large, and Yiyong would not be able to learn anything.
Looking at Yiyong who was pushed to the highest point and then began to fall after a brief pause, Zhisui's eyes narrowed and he formed the fifty-ninth Yin Seal again.
"Art fire escape ho fireball!"
And his three clones formed the hand seal of another technique: "Wind Escape·Great Breakthrough!"
The turbulent airflow suddenly filled the streets.
The violent wind pressure brought the red fireball to the sky at high speed, like a burning sun hitting the moon.
Yiyong stopped coughing and stared intently at the approaching flames, calmly calculating the distance between them in his mind.
When the fireball was less than three meters away from him, Yiyong turned his body, and the ring-shaped water blade rotated around him like a propeller in high-speed operation. The jagged edge directly cut open the incoming fireball, and then separated from Yiyong.
The body was crushed downwards!
Shisui's three clones escaped and were cut in half by the suddenly expanding water wheel, but the real body was nowhere to be seen.
After the blow, Yiyong's condition was obviously worse.
He felt his eyes go dark and almost couldn't see clearly what was in front of him. When he opened his eyes again, everything was spinning, and the water blade at his fingertips also began to deform...
A "Two Type Water Wheel" of the same size used this move on the streets of Konoha, but it consumed three times more chakra than when it was at sea. This shows how important the environment is to water escape ninjas.
That is to say, at the moment when he was in a trance, dozens of kunai with chakra threads flew past his armpits, neck, ankles, wrists and knees with precision, and then they were suddenly tightened, pulling Yiyu away.
Tie it tightly and pull it into a flat shape.
After a sharp pain shot through his skin, Giyuu found himself hung directly above the main street of Konoha by a web of silk threads, with blood flowing down drop by drop from the damaged skin...
There was no way, in his current situation, even if he could see the attack, he couldn't dodge it at all.
"Yongyong, it's over."
Shisui stepped on a thin line across the street not far away, as steady as a light bird.
"Sometimes, admitting defeat or begging for mercy is also a strategy and is not a shameful thing."
The purpose of his competition this time was to teach Yong how to deal with ninjas, and of course how to save his life if captured.
But after taking a look at the numerous punctures, cuts and burns all over Yiyong's body, he felt that it might be difficult to explain to Yiyong.
Most geniuses in the world died young because of this kind of pride. Uchiha's pride is usually multiplied by three times.
"If you're willing to admit defeat, just make a sign and we can call it a day and go have lunch."
Shisui touched his chin, "But if you don't want to, you will have to bear the consequences.
"If it is a real enemy, you will only anger the opponent by persisting like this. Being killed is already the best result.
"On the contrary, surrendering and admitting defeat often leads to opportunities to fight back or be rescued."
[Maybe if he feels the fear of death once, he won't have to fight so hard when he meets other ninjas...]
Until now, Shisui was still thinking about how to let Giyu learn enough lessons.
But the bruised Yiyong did not surrender as he expected. Instead, he began to shake the silk thread wrapped around his body without saying a word. There was a touch of heart-stopping tenacity on his face that was stained with blood but as cold as ice.
It is hard to imagine that his only record before this was a fight with a few half-year-old children.
【Why can he bear such pain? 】
[Or is it that he is absolutely calm and knows that this is just an illusion, so he has overcome the fear of pain? 】
"In that case..."
Shisui knew very well that no matter what the possibility was, the child's psychological work could only be done slowly by Itachi and Sasuke.
[Especially this kind of fighting method that shows no care for one's own body needs to be corrected urgently. 】
"I can only force this fight to end.
"Being able to feel what it's like to die in advance is a unique experience for you."
Itachi pursed his lips nervously while watching the battle, worried about the impact this might have on Giyuu, and at the same time hoping that the battle would end quickly. Although it was just an illusion, every time Giyuu was injured expressionlessly, there would be invisible consequences.
A knife struck his heart.
But since he was determined to leave home to practice alone, he had to pass this test, otherwise he wouldn't be able to let go.
Why does Shisui keep using the Uchiha method to fight Giyu? Itachi knows exactly who he is guarding against Giyu.
After Shisui finished speaking, he immediately jumped back high, and while completing the seal, his chest and mouth expanded at the same time.
"Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique!"
The flame faucet, which was always orange and looked like a piece of furniture carving decoration, flew towards the tightly bound Yiyong with extremely distorted air.
From a distance of nearly ten meters, Yiyong felt that his already insensitive face seemed to be coated with a layer of wax, making it dry and numb. As for his eyes, it was burning, and his nose even had the feeling of burning and curling hair.
Special odor.
Although this move of the Fire Dragon is small in scale, it is not like the Fire Ball that simply creates explosions and visual interference.
The flames of the Fire Dragon Technique are extremely hot. If hit by it, the hero will be killed instantly without much pain.
It seems that Shisui is still soft-hearted.
[Is this the power of an ordinary jounin? It’s such a dangerous place...]
[But if I can hold on for so long, Tokito and Inferno will only be stronger than me.]
Yiyong knew this was just a drill...
But he couldn't say the words to admit defeat or surrender.
In addition to his integrity and sense of honor as a water pillar, Giyuu's imaginary enemy is not the hostile ninja in the eyes of Shisui and Itachi, nor the high-level village officials in the eyes of the tribe, but the one who almost killed their brother San in the ruins six years ago.
That huge monster.
He didn't believe that in such a large ninja world, there was only one monster like that. Maybe those things were like the Twelve Ghost Moons, and they might show up again...
But will that kind of creature that is taller than the village, has eyes similar to those of Onibatsuji Muzan, destroys everything unscrupulously, and cannot communicate, will he listen to his plea for mercy?
Most likely not.
Therefore, if you do not have the confidence to win, you must be prepared to die.
【Only when you face death as if you were injured can you fight with any opponent without any worries. 】
Yiyong looked at the fire dragon that was getting closer and closer, and closed his eyes completely, and the last wave of waves in his heart completely disappeared.
His heart is as still as water, which is what he is now.
This is not the despair of giving up resistance or waiting for relief, but facing the threat of death like an ordinary thing.
Only in this way, when facing a truly dangerous enemy, will you not make mistakes due to unnecessary emotions such as fear and anger.
This is the unshakable measure that belongs to the pillar.
["Yiyong, imagine the water surface... I want the water surface without waves... The breath of water is an unbreakable shield that can withstand any attack..."]
"The breath of water..."
The fire dragon was less than one meter away from him. Yiyong's clothes were ignited by the high temperature, and the skin on his face cracked and deformed.
"Type Eleven..."
Suddenly, a huge drop of ice-blue water fell from his ankle, floated in the air, and then spread out like a spreading wave, printing the surrounding area with the same color.
"Nagi."
The roaring fire dragon disappeared out of thin air at the moment it was about to engulf Yiyong, as if it had entered an invisible alien space.
Also missing was the flame on Yiyong's body.
The icy blue liquid under his body spread wider and wider as if it was suddenly replenished, like a lake made of translucent mercury, but eventually it flowed backwards and shrunk, and crawled back to the soles of Yiyong's feet as if consciously.
Yiyong opened his eyes, but his charred face was strangely more energetic than before.
[Your physical strength and chakra...have been replenished? Your injuries have also recovered a lot...]
He stretched out his hand and pulled hard, directly breaking the silk thread holding his right hand.
This is the ninjutsu ability of the Eleven type, which invalidates all non-water escape ninjutsu that enters the range of "Nagi", breaks it down into chakra and physical strength, and then replenishes and repairs the body.
The most important thing is that this move does not require chakra!
All it takes is for Yugi to enter that state of absolute calm.
Itachi opened his eyes wide for no apparent reason, and instantly came to Zhisui's side.
"what happened?"
"I did not do that."
Zhisui shook his head in disbelief, "I don't know exactly what happened. He clearly didn't even have a knife in his hand..."
Then, he waved his hand to Yiyong, who had broken free from the thread: "That's enough, that's enough, I won't fight."
[I only have the chakra of three fire dragons left...]
After saying that, a fierce white light flashed in the eyes of Itachi and Yiyong at the same time.
When they came back to their senses, they had returned to the mountain hut where Nanhe River was located, as evidenced by the roaring waterfall.
After Itachi confirmed that he was out of the illusion, he quickly turned to Giyu and confirmed that he didn't have any wounds on his body or showed any symptoms of a mental breakdown, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Yiyong, even if you win this time. As agreed..."
Shisui paused, stretched greatly, then leaned forward and put his arms on the table, folded his hands and rested his chin on them, staring at Giyuu with slightly tired eyes as if looking at a treasure.
.
"I'm not going to lend it to you or anything. I won't be able to use this place anyway. Everything here will be yours from now on."
Yiyong blinked, unable to tell whether it was surprise or embarrassment.
"is this okay?"
"I will leave ANBU soon and go to patrol near the Kingdom of Water. You are so virtuous, so take good care of this place."
He smiled heartily, "Besides this valley, I can't think of a better place to hide your power. That last move just now really scared me."
"I will repay you."
Yiyong urgently needed such a private and safe place to practice the breath of fire, so he did not refuse.
Anyway, the Breath of the Moon is not technically a thing of the Demon Slayer Corps. Once you learn it, you can teach it to Shisui as a gift in return.
According to Yiyong's observation, since he has practiced water breathing for many years, he has a very high affinity for water attribute chakra.
Then letting Shisui practice the Breath of the Moon should also increase his mastery of Yin attribute chakra. He likes illusions so much, so he will definitely need this.
The only problem is that he may have to wait a few more years.
"Since you said so, I will always look forward to it, Yiyong."
Shisui raised a bright smile, then placed the bamboo tube aside on the table, poked it gently, and rolled towards Itachi.
What was inside was the ninjutsu scroll that Giyuu used to learn Water Release and Water Blade Slash, and contained the second-generation Hokage Senju Tobirama's lifelong experience in practicing Water Release.
"While I am away from the village, I will leave this to you for safekeeping."
He looked like he was asking for help, and it seemed like that.
Itachi originally didn't want to accept something so precious.
He knew that once he took it, even if he wanted to send it back to Shisui, the other party would probably not be able to take it back. He would probably give some lame excuse like "I'm still busy, so you can keep it for me for a while."
And his real purpose should be to let himself learn the above skills and then teach them to Yiyong.
The reason Shisui didn't give it directly to Giyuu was probably because he was worried that giving both things to Giyuu at once would make him feel bad.
【I really like taking care of others...】
In the end, Itachi couldn't refuse Shisui's brother-like eager eyes, so he could only take the bamboo tube and hold it in his hand without saying a word.
The thing was obviously not heavy, but he felt a heavy sense of trust and expectation.
So far...
Yiyong finally has a place where he can secretly practice the breath of fire.
He looked at the misty waterfall in the distance, determined to complete this goal before the ninja school started.
However, it seems to be a troublesome thing for the resurrected Purgatory Anjuro to stay in Konoha Village reasonably and legally.
