The Ninja Academy's curriculum quickly entered its next phase.
After three years of rigorous physical training, students finally reached the crucial period of learning Ninjutsu application.
The core of the curriculum focused on a series of basic Ninjutsu, such as Transformation Technique, Substitution Jutsu, and Clone Technique.
When Chizhao heard this news, she felt as if she was facing a formidable enemy.
Without Chakra, she naturally couldn't use Ninjutsu, and if her Ninjutsu wasn't up to par, it meant she wouldn't graduate.
"This is trouble, I don't have that many tempered films."
"That's right!"
"The final graduation exam in my memory should have been the Clone Technique."
"What if I just replicate a more powerful Shadow Clone Technique?"
"And Old Man Hokage has been watching me all along, so he naturally knows about my lack of Chakra."
"If he wants me to graduate smoothly, he will definitely choose a Ninjutsu that I can do."
"Even if he doesn't arrange it, according to the plot in my memory, I will still graduate successfully."
"So no matter what, the Shadow Clone Technique is definitely foolproof."
"It's just that I might not get the title of 'Outstanding Student' anymore."
"Well... that's not important anymore."
However, everyone around her was also in the learning phase, and Naruto, needless to say, only mastered the Shadow Clone at the last minute.
Just as she was troubled about whose Ninjutsu to replicate, Uchiha Shisui, with his illustrious name, suddenly came to mind.
"That's right, Shisui is the one who knows my situation best, and his Ninjutsu is top-notch."
"I can also take this opportunity to see how he's doing."
After making up her mind, Chizhao chose an afternoon after school, bought some taiyaki, and went to the gradually improving small wooden house.
She took out a tempered film and called out to Shisui.
"Shisui? Can you hear me?"
The tempered film in her hand glowed faintly.
Chizhao waited for a while, then that familiar and warm voice came clearly through the film, into her ears.
"I can hear you very clearly."
"I have something to ask you, can you come over now?"
"Of course, let me find a safe place first."
After Shisui confirmed his location, Chizhao passed through the light gate.
After the light in front of her dissipated, she saw Shisui, dressed in casual clothes, smiling and waiting for her.
"Oh! Long time no see, Chizhao, you seem to have grown quite a bit."
Shisui in front of her still exuded a gentle aura, which made a warm current surge in Chizhao's heart.
She happily ran towards him, a brilliant smile on her face:
"Shisui! Long time no see!"
A gentle breeze blew, carrying a sense of ease and tranquility.
Only then did Chizhao begin to carefully examine her surroundings.
This was a highland, surrounded by mountains, like an exquisite painting.
She walked forward and saw rows of neatly arranged wooden houses at the foot of the mountain.
Not far away, there was also a nascent farmland, with crisscrossing paths connecting the various areas closely.
On the road, old women chatted leisurely, and children played and frolicked, a scene of harmony and peace.
"How is it? The newly built Uchiha Village looks pretty good, right?"
Chizhao sat on the ground, looking at the village in front of her, feeling fortunate that her decision was correct.
The small grass beside her swayed gently in the wind, making rustling sounds, and Shisui's presence emanated from beside her.
He also sat on the ground like Chizhao, as leisurely as a tourist admiring the scenery.
"It's really beautiful."
Chizhao couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
Shisui gazed at the girl's profile in front of him and smiled slightly.
Then, his gaze also fell on the peaceful village before them.
"Yes, it's really beautiful."
Shisui softly echoed, his mind recalling the night he settled his clansmen here:
After he lifted the temporary control, everything proceeded smoothly according to his modified will.
Uchiha Fugaku also demonstrated his leadership ability, meticulously arranging the construction of the village.
When Uchiha Shisui appeared before him, he was still a little shocked.
Because in his memory, Shisui had already committed suicide.
Shisui, in a moment of quick thinking, fabricated a plausible reason to dispel Fugaku's doubts.
But what worried him even more were his two sons who hadn't followed.
"Itachi has taken Sasuke to train all over the world, and they might not be back for a long time."
Fugaku pondered for a moment after hearing this, then nodded in understanding:
"That's good too.
Let them go see the outside world and explore their own truths."
A warmth came from his hand, and Shisui snapped back to reality, looking at the taiyaki in his hand and meeting the bright eyes of the girl beside him.
"I almost forgot!
This is the taiyaki I brought for you.
You haven't had it in a long time, quickly try it!"
Meeting her adorable smile, Shisui cooperatively took a bite.
It was still the familiar taste, the sweet red bean flavor mixed with a faint aroma of rice.
"It tastes the same as before, very delicious."
The girl's happy smile blended into the beautiful scenery, making him unable to resist raising his hand and pinching her slightly reddened cheek.
"Today, it's probably not as simple as just treating me to taiyaki..."
With Shisui pinching her cheek, Chizhao finally remembered the purpose of her visit.
She took his hand off her face and held it in hers.
"Shisui, can you teach me your Body Flicker Technique?"
"Okay."
"Eh?"
She didn't expect him to answer so readily, which made Chizhao momentarily stunned.
"Aren't you going to ask why?"
Shisui's eyelashes were long and thick, like a fine curtain, and paired with his beautiful eyes, they added a unique tenderness to his already handsome face.
"I trust my eyes unconditionally."
Chizhao was taken aback, trying hard to understand what Shisui meant.
Did he mean he trusted his own judgment?
That was indeed a confident statement.
However, Shisui actually had another sentence he hadn't spoken.
He silently looked at the girl, repeating that sentence in his heart:
Because you are my eyes.
After enjoying the taiyaki, the two went to a flat clearing.
Shisui, in high spirits, performed Shuriken tricks with one hand while asking Chizhao:
"Do you know the principle of the Body Flicker Technique?"
Snapping out of the flashy tricks in Shisui's hand, Chizhao began to recall her gradually fading memories.
Too many details were already forgotten; she could only pick out the most memorable characteristics to answer.
"Is it the same as the Shadow Clone?"
Putting away the Shuriken, Shisui cupped his right hand and gently tapped Chizhao's head.
"Of course not, you'll know if I demonstrate it once."
Shisui activated his Sharingan and skillfully formed hand signs.
"Body Flicker Technique!"
In the blink of Chizhao's eye, a clone identical to Shisui appeared out of thin air beside him.
"Isn't this just like the Shadow Clone...."
The two Shisui stood with their hands on their hips, one of them looked at Chizhao and extended his right fist towards her.
"Try to touch me, and you'll know."
Unsure what trick the Shisui in front of her was playing, Chizhao extended her right hand to touch his fist as he requested.
But to her surprise, her hand passed through Shisui's fist as if it were passing through air.
It was as if the clone in front of her was just an illusion.