Chapter 338 Kakashi’s Life Mission

“Shadow Clone Technique!” Seeing the Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall rise, Shisui immediately used the Shadow Clone Technique to create a clone, then used Body Flicker Technique to hide himself behind a large tree.

Since he didn’t know what tactics Kakashi would use next, he would first hide himself and observe the situation.

Then, Shisui activated his Sharingan to enhance his perception.

The next moment, Kakashi jumped onto the Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall, looking down at Shisui’s Shadow Clone.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!

Shisui’s Shadow Clone quickly threw several Shuriken at Kakashi to block his position, then used Body Flicker Technique to rush towards him.

Kakashi ran and jumped on the Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall, dodging the incoming Shuriken, eventually colliding with the charging Shisui.

The two exchanged dozens of blows rapidly, and Shisui’s Shadow Clone quickly fell into a disadvantage. The Shadow Clone wanted to retreat; although Shadow Clones are solid, they dissipate after taking a certain amount of damage.

Just then, another Kakashi suddenly emerged from underground, grabbing Shisui’s Shadow Clone’s leg. This sudden turn of events caused Shisui’s Shadow Clone to take a solid punch from Kakashi, directly dissipating into a puff of smoke.

“Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!”

Just as the Kakashi on the ground emerged, dense fireballs shot out from the tree, hurtling towards him.

Boom, boom!!

A large number of small fireballs engulfed the Kakashi on the ground, causing him to dissipate along with Shisui’s Shadow Clone.

“Lightning Release: False Darkness!”

Another Kakashi emerged from underground, forming hand signs and unleashing a powerful lightning spear.

“Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!”

Shisui, still in the tree, formed hand signs again and spewed out a giant fireball towards Kakashi.

Rumble!

The incredibly sharp lightning spear shattered the giant fireball as if puncturing a balloon, then directly struck the large tree where Shisui was, causing it to break and fall.

Kakashi’s face did not show a victorious smile, because at the last moment, a figure flashed out, and he quickly dodged the incoming Kunai.

Whoosh!

Just as Shisui was about to continue his attack, a yellow lightning bolt suddenly darted out from behind the tree, an incredibly fierce lightning slash about to strike Shisui’s body.

Shisui, ambushed, not only didn’t panic but even smiled.

Rumble!

The Shisui struck by the lightning slash suddenly exploded, and the fierce Jonin Hikari engulfed both of them.

“That Kakashi guy always tricks people with Shadow Clones, and he finally got tricked himself. But he probably won’t die from an explosion,” Obito muttered, staring intently at the smoke, feeling an urge to activate his Sharingan.

“How could my best friend fall to a Ninja tool like an explosive tag!” Might Guy had full confidence in Kakashi.

The smoke quickly thinned and dissipated. There was no one inside, only the ground scorched black from the explosive tag’s blast. Both of them earlier were Shadow Clones.

Whoosh!

Just as the audience was still surprised by the turn of the battle, Shisui’s figure suddenly rushed out, and Kakashi instantly locked onto Shisui, seeing his blood-red Sharingan.

“Phantom Body Flicker Technique!”

The moment he made eye contact with Kakashi, Shisui activated his Sharingan, simultaneously forming hand signs to use his Ninjutsu.

Instantly, more than twenty Shisuis appeared on the field, surrounding Kakashi.

“Multiple Shadow Clones?”

A Ninjutsu name immediately popped into Kakashi’s mind, but then he shook his head. While this Ninjutsu wasn’t difficult to learn, Shisui couldn’t possibly have enough Chakra to create more than twenty clones, unless they were Shadow Clones without combat ability, but that would be useless except for wasting Chakra.

Whoosh!

Kakashi immediately threw a Shuriken at one of the Shisuis, and something unexpected happened: the Shuriken passed through Shisui’s body. The struck Shisui neither disappeared nor was injured.

“A clone without a physical body?” Kakashi was somewhat confused. This was even more useless.

Before Kakashi could think further, several Shisuis quickly rushed forward and engaged Kakashi in close combat. At this point, Kakashi was surprised to find that these Shisuis were all solid.

Kakashi fully utilized Thunder Breathing, bursting forth with extreme speed to break out of the encirclement. At this moment, he was extremely confused.

The confused Kakashi casually threw a Ninja tool at one of the Shisuis again, but it still passed through as if hitting an illusion.

Kakashi had some suspicions. He pushed Thunder Breathing to its limit, and in Kakashi’s perception, his body became transparent.

This was the result of Kakashi’s month of hellish training. Although it still couldn’t be considered a true Transparent World, he could activate and deactivate it himself, without relying on elusive luck.

He didn’t know until he looked, and when he did, Kakashi was startled to find his Chakra in chaos. He had unknowingly fallen into Shisui’s Genjutsu.

“So that’s it. No wonder it was so strange.” Kakashi understood what was going on with Shisui’s clones.

Those Shisuis that couldn’t be hit were neither Shadow Clones nor ordinary clones; in fact, they weren’t clones at all, but the effect of a Genjutsu.

As Kakashi calmed his internal Chakra, the number of Shisuis on the field instantly sharply decreased, leaving only three Shisuis.

Sensing that Kakashi had broken free from the Genjutsu, Shisui inwardly cursed. He had only ever shown this Jutsu to Muzuki since developing it, and it shouldn’t have been so easily broken. This was a Jutsu he created by combining Sharingan Genjutsu with Body Flicker Technique and Shadow Clone Technique.

Shisui immediately stopped his charge, wanting to retreat. With his Jutsu broken, he no longer wanted to approach Kakashi.

But how could Kakashi let such a good opportunity slip by? The three Shisuis were not far apart; he could eliminate them all at once.

“Thunderclap Flash!”

Kakashi’s eyes became incredibly sharp, and dazzling yellow lightning erupted from his body. The yellow electric light flowed from his palm into his White Fang Short Blade, extending a blade of electric light.

As Kakashi’s Chakra burst forth, his entire aura rapidly escalated, becoming even more terrifying.

While watching the fight, Shisui only thought Kakashi was fast, and without the Sharingan, he couldn’t see his body clearly at all. It was only when he truly faced Kakashi that Shisui realized how strong Kakashi was now.

Boom!

A lightning strike exploded, and Kakashi, transformed into a lightning-fast flash, rushed towards Shisui.

Bang, bang!

The Shadow Clones, unable to withstand this power, instantly dissipated, and Shisui, accompanied by the thunderous roar of lightning, was sent flying backward at extreme speed.

“Kakashi wins.” Muzuki caught Shisui, treated him, and then announced the battle result.

Kakashi returned to normal breathing, and the lightning on his body dissipated. He let out a long breath, slowly sheathing his White Fang Short Blade.

Calm. Kakashi’s mood at this moment was incredibly calm.

Defeating Shisui was easier than he expected. In his imagination, it should have been as difficult as the Chunin Exams finals.

The truth was, it wasn’t. It was even a bit easier than defeating Obito in the Four Finals, as he was also quite injured after fighting Obito.

Kakashi thought about it, and it made sense. Shisui hadn’t even graduated yet and hadn’t experienced the potential burst in life-or-death situations. If he could still maintain the same progress speed as them, that would be truly strange.

Although he won more easily than expected, Kakashi didn’t think Shisui wasn’t a genius because of it. On the contrary, Shisui’s performance made Kakashi feel that if Shisui were his age, he would most likely not be his opponent.

Both had the Sharingan, and they were taught by the same teacher. Shisui, not even graduated, could develop such excellent Genjutsu, while Obito, with his two-tomoe Sharingan, was completely lacking.

“Although you are excellent, I am stronger now!” Kakashi’s mood brightened.

Undoubtedly, he was now Muzuki’s strongest disciple. Besides Rin Nohara, he had defeated all the other disciples at least once.

“What a pity. If Kakashi wasn’t so cunning, maybe Shisui would have won.” Obito still stuck to his strategy of putting Kakashi down, wanting Rin Nohara to think Kakashi’s win was lucky and dishonorable.

“You could also say he’s resourceful,” Rin Nohara offered a different perspective.

Obito’s fists clenched, wishing he could go up and fight Kakashi again, but he only thought about it because the current Obito had no confidence in defeating Kakashi.

“Muzuki-sensei, thank you for your trouble.” After recovering, Shisui immediately thanked Muzuki, a hint of bewilderment in his eyes.

Although he had a premonition before the battle, he was, after all, Uchiha Shisui, who had never lost. It was impossible for him to have no confidence in the battle at all.

Kakashi’s raw strength was indeed very high, but he had an intelligence advantage, and there was a good chance of winning.

The moment Muzuki-sensei announced Kakashi’s victory, Shisui truly felt as if the world had lost its color. He was no longer Muzuki’s strongest disciple, and his undefeated record was broken.

“Is it because I haven’t been training hard enough? Is it because I haven’t trained long enough? Did I think too little during the battle? Why did I lose?” Shisui asked himself inwardly.

Shisui didn’t know what Kakashi and the others had experienced; he only knew that Kakashi and the others’ strength surpassed his, and not by a little.

Shisui made up his mind: since he didn’t know how Kakashi and the others trained to gain such strength, he would simply push his own training to the limit until he surpassed Kakashi and the others.

“You don’t need to think too much. You’ve already done well enough. You’re younger than them, after all, and you haven’t even graduated yet.” As if seeing through Shisui’s thoughts, Muzuki gently placed a hand on Shisui’s head and spoke softly.

When someone who has never lost before loses, even if that person has a good mindset, they will inevitably feel bad. Although Shisui showed no outward change, Muzuki knew Shisui was definitely not in a good mood.

“Is losing considered good?” Shisui looked up into Muzuki’s light blue eyes.

“It depends on the situation. In the current situation, Shisui, you are already good enough.” Muzuki smiled warmly, meeting Shisui’s gaze.

The midday sun was bright, and Muzuki’s golden hair was especially dazzling in the sunlight. Looking at Muzuki’s warm smile and listening to his sincere comfort, Shisui’s originally anxious heart returned to peace.

If Muzuki said he was good enough, then he really was good enough. As for why he lost, there must have been other reasons.

“You don’t need to think too much. Just continue training at your current pace.” Muzuki patted Shisui’s body, dusting off the dirt on his clothes.

“Mm.” Shisui nodded, a faint smile appearing on his face.

Obito didn’t want to be gloated over by the victorious Kakashi, so he walked aside to prepare for training. As he passed by, he noticed Shisui’s eyes and exclaimed, “Shisui, your Sharingan has also become two-tomoe!”

Only then did Shisui realize he had unconsciously activated his Sharingan. He pulled out his short sword, using it as a mirror to observe his Sharingan, and found that it indeed had an additional tomoe.

The gloom of defeat was completely swept away, and a hint of excitement flashed in Shisui’s eyes. If this was the case, with a little more training, he might be able to win back.

With the little interlude of Kakashi and Shisui’s battle, Muzuki’s disciples’ motivation for training was replenished.

The training intensity in the previous period was too high; after relaxing, it was inevitable to become somewhat lax.

【Disciple Kakashi Hatake’s training mission complete. Reward: Chakra +2500, Chidori (Proficient), Earth Release: Earth Flow Spears (Skilled)】

When Kakashi defeated Shisui, Kakashi’s training mission also entered settlement.

Muzuki nodded inwardly upon seeing this. The skills were fine, but the two thousand five hundred Chakra points were too good. They directly boosted Muzuki’s Chakra to seventy-six thousand, taking him one small step closer to his hundred thousand goal.

【Disciple Kakashi Hatake has received an optional life mission】

【Life Mission: True Strength Lies in Protection】

【Main Goal: Protect your comrades, protect everything you care about】

【Mission Progress: 0 (Remaining trigger count: 5)】

【Mission Reward: Determined by mission completion and strength growth during the mission period. Settlement will occur for every fifty percent progress increase.】

【Note 1: If any comrade recognized by Kakashi Hatake dies, the mission automatically fails.】

【Note 2: Life missions are extremely difficult. Once confirmed, the next life mission can only be undertaken after the current one is completed. Please choose carefully.】

【Note 3: Greater difficulty yields higher rewards.】

The life mission appeared as Muzuki expected. After all, Kakashi’s trust level was already four. Previously, it couldn’t be generated because a training mission was occupying the slot, but the specific content of the mission surprised Muzuki.

Other people’s life missions gave rewards every ten percent progress, while Kakashi’s only gave rewards at fifty percent progress. However, seeing the mission progress and a ‘remaining trigger count,’ Muzuki guessed that Kakashi’s mission progress increased relatively quickly.

Muzuki casually opened the life missions of his other disciples.

The fastest progress was Obito, whose mission progress had already reached 9.8 percent, just 0.2 percent away from receiving the first reward.

This was actually due to his identity. Because he was Minato’s disciple, Obito was naturally aligned with the Hokage faction, and coupled with his excellent performance in the Chunin Exams, his mission progress increased significantly.

Might Guy’s also increased, currently at 5.1 percent, which also rose after the third stage of the Chunin Exams.

Shisui’s temporarily showed no change. As a Ninja Academy student, he obviously couldn’t influence major events like the survival of the Uchiha.

“If the mission record looks better, it should still increase a bit,” Muzuki thought, looking at Obito’s life mission progress.

Missions were equivalent to a Ninja’s contribution to the Village. If one wanted to become Hokage, this aspect couldn’t be neglected.

Muzuki was very curious about what rewards the life missions could yield. They only unlocked at Trust Level Four, and each one was more difficult than the last.

There’s one more chapter coming.