Uchiha's personal opinion

"...When I was ordered to wipe out the remnants of Mount Myōboku, I encountered a rebellion in the southeastern occupied territory of the Land of Lightning, caused by guilty ninjas from the Sarutobi and Shimura clans who resisted the investigation. Fortunately, all the tribes fought bravely and killed them all, causing the rebels to submit and the madmen to perish. The might of the Emperor spread far and wide, and the dust and smoke will be extinguished, bringing joy to all!"

As expected, after the garrison commander in the occupied area deliberately indulged them for a period of time, even the exiled ninjas from the original Hokage lineage, such as Sarutobi and Shimura, who had previously surrendered, were still unwilling to remain silent and once again launched a new round of confrontation.

In particular, the counter-terrorism forces also obtained evidence that the Sarutobi clan and the remnants of Shimura were secretly harboring the rogue ninja Sarutobi Shinnosuke. Terrified, the Sarutobi clan and the remnants of Shimura rose up, but were quickly defeated and killed by the counter-terrorism forces, the border defense forces, and the garrison's direct forces.

Moreover, the Uchiha clan's rule in Konoha has gradually become stable, and they no longer need to win people's hearts with kindness and generosity as they did after the Battle of Settsu.

"Send the order back to the village, and imprison all the remaining traitors detained there."

Uchiha Tokumitsu gave the order to his attendant ninja.

Thus, the ninja families of Sarutobi and Shimura, which had been passed down since the Warring States period, were completely wiped out!

"As ordered!"

"What a wonderful day!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu patted Shisui on the shoulder again and sighed.

Chapter 327: The Way of Magic

"My understanding of ninjutsu, or rather, power, can be summed up in one sentence..."

In the training grounds of the Shogunate's Fubo Castle, Uchiha Tokumitsu spoke to Shisui.

That is—

Shisui immediately perked up his ears.

"Technique, Method, and Dao!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu said solemnly.

The process of teaching the younger generation is also a process of self-reflection, so Uchiha Tokumitsu also made a very serious summary.

Although Shisui only half understood what he was saying, he still nodded repeatedly.

"Or to put it another way: it is the way of practicing the way of the ninja, which is to have the power to break through all laws with one force."

Uchiha Tokumitsu thought for a moment and then changed his description.

This time, Shisui understood completely.

"So-called ninjutsu is actually a language technique of chakra, for example..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu clasped his hands together, puffed out his cheeks, and gathered a massive amount of chakra within them.

"Five Elements: Great Continuous Bullet Technique!"

A combined ninjutsu of five different chakra natures, intertwined and amplified by each other, struck forward, blasting a huge crater into the flat training ground.

Thanks to the injection of "divine particles" extracted from White Zetsu cells, Uchiha Tokumitsu's chakra reserves are now vastly different from before. Although not as terrifying as the tailed beasts, he can now freely use ninjutsu that he used to find extremely chakra-intensive.

Shisui, standing to the side, stared so wide-eyed that his Sharingan eyes popped out.

Although he was young, he knew the difficulty of this combination ninjutsu, which was hailed as the "ultimate of the five elemental ninjutsu".

This is the strongest ninjutsu that made the former Third Hokage famous! Even though Uchiha Tokumitsu killed Hiruzen Sarutobi in the Battle of Settsu, to casually unleash the opponent's strongest ninjutsu like this...

For a moment, Shisui couldn't think of a suitable word to describe it.

Moreover, according to declassified documents, even Hiruzen Sarutobi, the inventor of this technique, needed to create four shadow clones to assist him in performing the Five Elements Great Combo Technique in order to form this extremely complex combination ninjutsu.

"Of course, the combination of the five elemental ninjutsu is still quite difficult for you, so let's try something simpler. You should know this technique too..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu formed another Tiger Seal.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

A super fireball, even larger than the previous Dalian bomb, roared out and blasted an even larger crater on the other side.

Even the edges of the deep pit have already shown signs of vitrification under the high temperature.

"This, this..."

Shisui stammered, "Teacher... how did you do that?!"

"There's nothing special about it; it's just a matter of practice makes perfect."

"The characteristic of Fire Release is that when encountering resistance, the ninjutsu bombards the target, and the increased resistance strengthens the chakra!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu calmly stated, "Ordinary Five Elements ninjutsu are nothing more than a simple trick that anyone in the Uchiha clan can master."

"This is too much..."

While Zhi Shui was filled with enthusiasm, he also felt somewhat discouraged.

He felt he could never reach such heights in his lifetime.

"What I just demonstrated to you was the realm of technique. How much of it could you understand?"

"Uchiha Tokumitsu asked."

An awkward yet polite smile appeared on Zhi Shui's face.

"It's okay, it's normal not to understand."

Uchiha Tokumitsu calmly said, "If you want your technique to achieve such an effect, you must master the 'method,' which is what we call the secrets of ninjutsu."

After saying that, Uchiha Tokumitsu condensed a lifelike ragdoll cat shape in his palm using fire-style chakra. As the chakra continued to strengthen, the originally red chakra cat licked its fur, and its color changed, eventually transforming into a dark purple fire-style cat.

"My ultimate technique is the ultimate control over chakra."

Uchiha Tokumitsu stared blankly at Shisui, who was still staring at the chakra cat with his Sharingan, and asked, "So, what is your ultimate technique?"

The chakra cat in the palm stretched and raised its head, opening its mouth to meow silently. Its black jade-like cat eyes looked at the dumbfounded Shisui.

"This, this is..."

"It's water," Shisui stammered.

He could hardly believe his eyes.

Can a chakra-formed mimicry reach this level?!

Zhi Shui's mind was in complete chaos.

This was completely beyond his understanding of chakra.

"That's nothing. If it's the legendary Yin-Yang Release, it can also give chakra creations a body and a soul. That's the highest level."

"Uchiha Tokumitsu said."

Under Uchiha Tokumitsu's control, the chakra cat in his palm lazily stuck out its tongue to wash its face, then tilted its head to look at Shisui, who was still staring intently at it.

Shisui opened and closed his mouth repeatedly, but couldn't utter a word.

Suddenly, the chakra cat leaped forward with its hind legs toward Shisui, who was staring at it with his Sharingan.

Shisui could sense the extremely concentrated chakra contained within this seemingly cute cat, so he instinctively intended to dodge to the side. However, he remembered that this was just a form condensed by his teacher's chakra, so he forcefully controlled his panic and quickly reached out his hands to catch the chakra cat.

The feel of it is surprisingly warm and smooth.

It didn't have the scorching heat that Shisui had initially imagined from a fire-style technique.

"This...is it really not a ninja cat?"

As a fellow cat lover, Shisui couldn't help but reach out a hand and carefully stroke the chakra cat's fur.

Uchiha Tokumitsu smiled slightly, and then the chakra cat in Shisui's arms quickly turned into a cloud of rising dark purple smoke and returned to his palm.

"The so-called method is the methodology; the specific approach is to cultivate a certain specialty to its extreme and then summarize the secrets to guide ninjutsu and the ninja's own tactical system."

Uchiha Tokumitsu said, "I've heard that your Body Flicker Technique is quite good, is that right?"

"...I guess so?"

Shisui gave an awkward smile.

As an Uchiha ninja, he naturally had his own pride.

But compared to his current teacher, the mere Body Flicker Technique was utterly insignificant; his pride was completely shattered by the two incredibly powerful ninjutsu demonstrated by Uchiha Tokumitsu.

"Besides your family's Yin-ryu swordsmanship, you can also refer to the secrets of the Konoha-ryu swordsmanship, especially the Crescent Moon Dance, which may be of some benefit to you."

Uchiha Tokumitsu did not mind too much that the Konoha School was founded by Tobirama Senju, the mortal enemy of the Uchiha clan.

"A combination of teleportation and swordsmanship..."

Shisui's heart stirred, and she couldn't help but wave her little hands to demonstrate.

As the saying goes, true teachings can be conveyed in a single sentence, while false teachings can fill countless volumes.

Uchiha Tokumitsu's words of advice quickly pointed Shisui, who was still in a state of confusion, in the right direction.

This is also the foundation upon which the "Instantaneous Stillness" technique gained its fame in my past life memories.

"If you can effectively combine the Body Flicker Technique and swordsmanship, I will teach you another technique that might be more suitable for you..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu thought for a moment and then added a sentence.

Shisui immediately looked at his teacher with hopeful eyes.

Have you ever heard of the Flying Thunder God Technique?

Uchiha Tokumitsu chuckled and said.

"The second generation's technique..."

Shizuku was greatly surprised.

The training path that Uchiha Tokumitsu laid out for him seemed to deviate somewhat from the traditional training trajectory of Uchiha ninjas.

"Technique is just a tool; it depends on who controls it."

Uchiha Tokumitsu disagreed.

If his age spots ever have a chance to regrow in the future, he'll have Shisui use this technique to veil him again!

Moreover, besides Shisui, he also planned to teach the Flying Thunder God Technique to Minato Namikaze, who was diligently serving the Uchiha clan in the police department.

"Besides magic and spells..."

After finally regaining his composure, Shisui cautiously asked, "And also... what is 'the Way'?"

"Have you forgotten the ninja way I spoke of yesterday?"