Right now, Mitsusuke really wanted to give Hiruzen Sarutobi a big slap to wake him up. Ancient times? Why didn't he just say the Era of Chaos!
But this thought was just a thought; he still relied on Hiruzen Sarutobi to live a comfortable life for a few more years!
Just now, Hiruzen Sarutobi had looked through a large amount of information, all of which were records about the Sarutobi Clan.
But he still hadn't found any records regarding Light Release, not even records of other Bloodline Limits.
Failing to find what he was looking for in the records, Hiruzen Sarutobi began to look into Mitsusuke's background.
Mitsusuke's father was a direct descendant of the Sarutobi Clan, and his mother was from the Senju Clan. After Senju Tobirama made the clan commoners, she married into the Sarutobi Clan.
There were no issues with either of their identities. Even if he inherited his mother's lineage, the awakening should have been Wood Release, but instead, he awakened a never-before-seen Light Release, and it was so powerful.
Thinking it over, Hiruzen Sarutobi still felt that someone in his clan must have awakened Light Release in the past, but the awakening conditions were too harsh, leading to it being lost, much like Wood Release.
Shisui stole a glance at Mitsusuke. He felt he shouldn't have come along today. Hearing the secrets of the Sarutobi Clan wasn't a good thing for him; his status as an Uchiha was too sensitive.
At this moment, Mitsusuke's mind was racing. He was thinking about how to explain this to Hiruzen Sarutobi and make him give up once and for all, so he wouldn't keep an eye on him all day long.
After lighting a cigarette for himself, Mitsusuke finally spoke: "As for how I awakened this ability, I actually don't know either. I just noticed light under my feet while practicing the Body Flicker Technique, and that's how I slowly developed the Laser beam skill."
"I brought Shisui here today because I actually wanted to spar with him to see the differences between our Body Flicker Techniques; perhaps we could learn from each other."
Hiruzen Sarutobi wasn't disappointed at not getting any useful information from Mitsusuke. For a clan, it was good news if even one person in a generation could awaken such a power; one couldn't be too greedy.
Hiruzen Sarutobi turned to look at Shisui and said with a smile, "Shisui, since Suke wants to spar with you, why don't you two have a match? I also want to see how strong the geniuses of these two clans have become."
Shisui, who had been lost in thought, snapped back upon hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's words. "Alright, Hokage-sama, I will definitely do my best."
"Actually, I've felt something was off about Suke for a long time. His emotions toward everything are too indifferent, as if many things have nothing to do with him."
"Looking at it now, it's likely because Suke has absolute confidence in his own strength."
"Confident enough to solve any trouble."
These words praised Mitsusuke highly, but he knew what was really going on.
He just wanted to slack off properly. Once he had the strength to crush everything, he could consider marriage. So many beautiful young ladies were waiting for him to conquer them!
Mitsusuke took out a Kunai and handed it to Shisui. "I know you didn't bring your Tantō, so just make do with this! Let's keep it friendly."
"I know," Shisui took the Kunai, his tone becoming more serious. "Suke, please use your full strength. I want to see just how far your current strength has reached."
"Fine, I'll do my best. Based on my current Chakra reserves, I estimate I can only sustain a battle for three minutes. If you can last three minutes, I'll consider it my loss."
After speaking, both of them separated with an extremely fast Body Flicker Technique.
Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded in satisfaction. Judging from the speed just now, Mitsusuke was slightly superior.
Shisui held the Kunai in his right hand in a defensive stance and formed a seal with his left hand.
The next moment, Shisui charged at Mitsusuke at an incredible speed.
He was so fast that afterimages appeared wherever he passed.
Seeing Shisui charging toward him, Mitsusuke finally understood why Shisui was able to earn the title 'Shisui of the Body Flicker'.
One was a Body Flicker Technique that didn't require seals, and the other was a Wind-attribute Dash Ninjutsu that did. Using the two techniques alternately, forming a one-handed seal for the next Ninjutsu while using the Body Flicker—as expected of a genius of the Uchiha Clan, he was truly inventive.
Even if this method were told to others, ordinary people wouldn't be able to learn it.
This kind of Body Flicker Technique required not only the visual perception of the Sharingan but also meticulous and precise Chakra control; both were indispensable.
Just as Mitsusuke was marveling at Shisui's strength, Shisui had already arrived.
The distance between them was over twenty meters, yet Shisui took less than two seconds to reach Mitsusuke.
Just as Shisui intended to attack Mitsusuke with the Kunai, he heard a lazy voice: "Shisui, have you ever been kicked at the speed of light?"
"No, the voice is behind me!" Shisui immediately turned around. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the previous Mitsusuke slowly dissipating—it was actually an afterimage.
Just as he turned, Shisui saw a large foot in a leather shoe kicking toward his head, getting closer and closer.
In a flash, Shisui used the Body Flicker Technique plus the Wind-attribute Dash Ninjutsu again, flickering directly in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Shisui had just breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the large foot from before had already reached him.
He had no choice but to use Body Flicker to dodge again.
Not knowing if Mitsusuke did it on purpose, he didn't pull back his foot this time and kicked Hiruzen Sarutobi right in the face behind Shisui.
Boom!!!
Hiruzen Sarutobi was sent flying by Mitsusuke's kick, crashing directly into a distant tree.
Shisui looked at Mitsusuke and immediately rushed to Hiruzen Sarutobi's side. "Hokage-sama, are you alright?"
Mitsusuke scratched his head. He hadn't expected the Old Man to be unable to dodge his attack.
He just wanted to scare Hiruzen Sarutobi and had even held back some speed; he didn't expect the other party to be unable to dodge.
Actually, Hiruzen Sarutobi really couldn't be blamed for this. In his line of sight, Shisui's afterimage suddenly turned into a large foot.
Based on the exchange between the two just now, Hiruzen Sarutobi thought Mitsusuke would pull back his foot, so he didn't dodge. Otherwise, with his strength, he could have avoided it.
But no one expected that Mitsusuke would actually kick! Combined with the high speed, he was sent flying.
Although Hiruzen Sarutobi's strength had declined slightly, it hadn't reached the point where he could be easily hit by Mitsusuke.
Several Anbu members also flickered in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi at this time, pushing Shisui aside.
Hiruzen Sarutobi rubbed his buzzing head for a while before standing up. The first thing he did upon standing was roar at Mitsusuke, "You bastard, your allowance for this month is gone!"
After speaking, Hiruzen Sarutobi left with the Anbu. The moment he turned around, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly; he was very happy.
Konoha had produced a second Yellow Flash.