Konoha: Uchiha Shisui's Advisor Alliance

Chapter 6 Still Too Young

"Teacher, I'm back. This is the lunch I prepared for you."

Zhishui opened the tent, holding grilled fish and chicken in his hands, with a smile on his face.

"From your expression, it seems that things are going well."

Sima Yi was dozing on the mat. He opened his eyes and smiled when he heard the words.

"Hehe, nothing can be hidden from the teacher."

Putting down the things, Shisui went forward to help him up and said softly, "At the meeting today, I asked Brother Hui to take the lead in attacking according to the method taught by the teacher, and he really pushed the Mist Ninja attack onto Mitomon."

Shisui was beaming with joy as he recounted the entire contents of this morning's meeting.

Sima Yi ate barbecue and listened quietly, nodding from time to time as if he was thinking about something.

"This commander-in-chief is a smart man. He doesn't take sides easily but acts decisively."

"Suzaku jonin?"

Shisui was in deep thought, thinking carefully about the teacher's comments.

"Suzaku Jonin stopped Hui before he could make a move, and later dismissed Mitomon Shogo from his post and put him under custody. He was indeed decisive, but it would be wrong to say that he did not easily take sides."

Shisui frowned and thought for a while before adding, "The Ino-Shika-Cho clans have always supported the Third-sama. It was he who asked me for the captives yesterday. Isn't this supporting the Mito clan?"

Sima Yi looked at Zhishui in surprise. He didn't expect that after not seeing him for a morning, the other party actually started to use his brain.

"You're starting to learn to think, which is a good thing, but you still can't see far enough. The third generation is the third generation, and the Mitomon is the Mitomon."

"It is only natural to exchange prisoners after the war. He just reminded us and did not force us to stay last night. He also did not intervene when Hui and Mitomon were arguing with each other, which shows that he does not want to get involved in this matter."

"Then why did you protect Changu Jounin in the end?"

"Your mind is starting to get harsh."

Sima Yi did not explain, but looked at Shisui with a serious expression.

"Eh?"

Shisui froze, caught off guard by the sudden scolding.

“Don’t blame anyone for meeting your requirements. If you want to see the truth of things, you must learn to think from the other person’s perspective. Only in this way can you understand the pros and cons.”

“Stand in the other person’s shoes”

Shisui pondered, if he was Nara Suzaku, what should he do at that time?

"He is the commander of the eastern front. If he allows Brother Hui to instigate other jonin to take action, it will inevitably cause chaos, and this will be a dereliction of duty for Suzaku jonin."

Shisui muttered his analysis, his vision gradually becoming clearer.

"Changwu Jonin is from the Mitomon family. Nara doesn't want to arouse public anger but also doesn't want to offend the Mitomon family, so he was transferred to the Third Generation!"

"Not bad." Sima Yi stroked his long beard and nodded with satisfaction, "But you missed one thing."

"Please ask the teacher to teach me!"

"His position is always with the Hokage, and the Hokage's goal is still to suppress the Uchiha, so he will not allow the Uchiha to establish prestige in front of the other ninjas, which is why he stopped Hui at the last moment."

"Not only that, do you still remember his deployment regarding the Uchiha today?"

Shisui nodded and responded, "I will lead the Uchiha clan members to stay behind and keep an eye on the remaining Mist Ninja to prevent them from doing anything dangerous.

but
Is there anything wrong with this? Uchiha has always been the last to leave the battlefield. This is a sign of trust in our strength!"

Sima Yi was silent, looked at Zhishui deeply, and sighed: "The road ahead is long and arduous~"

"what?"

After these words were spoken, Shisui quickly scratched his head and shrank his neck slightly, feeling very embarrassed.

Sima Yi shook his head, stood up and walked away with a serious expression, "The ancients said that only reputation and power cannot be borrowed from others." "You led the troops to cover the rear, but they returned to Konoha in large numbers to be supported by the people. When you return to Konoha, will anyone welcome you and others?"

"No." Shisui shook his head, looking somewhat lost. This was not his first time on the battlefield.

But every time they went back, what was waiting for them were only their relatives and tribesmen, but no village.

"If we act this way, who will know the achievements of the Uchiha? Who will still be grateful for the Uchiha's kindness? If this continues, there will only be hatred and no gratitude. How can the Uchiha survive?"

"No, we are ninjas. Ninjas are nameless people who support peace in the dark!"

Shisui's eyes were as sharp as torches. This was his way of ninja and what he had always adhered to.

And what about Sima Yi?
He watched Shisui gradually confirm what he was thinking. He did not directly refute the so-called ninja, but asked calmly: "Were those two Mist Ninjas yesterday ninjas?"

Shisui didn't understand why his teacher's ideas were always so unconventional, but after a moment's consideration, he replied honestly, "Yes."

They can refine chakra, use ninjutsu, and even have formal ninja numbers in the Hidden Mist Village. Who can say that they are not ninjas?

"Is the Fire Country Daimyo a ninja?"

"No."

“What’s the difference between them?”

"The difference is that Mist Ninja is..."

Shisui's pupils contracted. What is the difference between a ninja and a non-ninja?
His first thought was that the Mist Ninja could use chakra and perform ninjutsu instead of practicing his ninjutsu.

"Because the Mist Ninja can refine chakra and use ninjutsu, but the Daimyo can't, right?"

Sima Yi came in front of Shisui, smiling, "Apart from chakra and ninjutsu, there is no difference between the Mist Ninja and the Daimyo.

Now tell me what chakra and ninjutsu are?"

"It's a murder weapon."

Shisui lowered his head, his hands trembling slightly. Not only the chakra, but also these eyes were just tools to him!
A tool to kill people and restore the relationship between the village and the family.

"So, they have to put shackles and a definition on themselves just because of a knife or a hoe?"

Sima Yi had an indifferent expression. These things had always been tools to him. Fame, credibility, and prestige were consumables. It would be foolish to restrain himself with them.

Shisui was speechless, he knew that the person the teacher was talking about was him.

Just because of chakra, ninjutsu, and that exam, he became a ninja, and became an unknown person who needed to sacrifice in the dark night.

Who defines such a ninja?

Shisui couldn't even recall when he started having such thoughts.

But, all along, obviously everyone.
His pupils trembled slightly. He wanted to defend Konoha, to defend the Third Hokage, to defend himself, and to defend the profession of ninja, but no matter how hard he thought, he could not find any reason.

Yes, the teacher is right.

The reason why ninjas are ninjas is simply because they can refine chakra and use ninjutsu.

Shisui sighed and closed his eyes in pain. His ninja way, the path he had always adhered to and practiced, was shaken by his teacher, no, by himself.

Still too young.

Sima Yi shook his head. What he said was actually sophistry. This ninja was not that ninja, but Shisui was constantly led astray and thus denied himself. When the other party calmed down, he might be able to realize that something was wrong.

However, he will not give the other party a chance.

"Now, tell me, apart from the identity of ninja, Uchiha and the others are all citizens of Konoha. Why are they treated so harshly?"

"Because. Because the Third Hokage wants to suppress the Uchiha!"

"Hehe, that's right."

(End of this chapter)