16 Chapter 16 - You have mental problems

Kabuto was the only one who didn't recognize Shisui, so he became alert when he saw his sudden appearance.

"Shisui, that name sounds familiar, I think I've heard it somewhere before?" Kabuto muttered softly.

"He, Uchiha Shisui, is now considered the most talented shinobi of our clan, as he was able to become a Jonin two years ahead of the sensei!" Itachi introduced Shisui to Kabuto, his tone full of admiration.

Uchiha Shisui's talent has been revealed to the full recently. While the Third Shinobi World War was almost over for the most part, local skirmishes still took place in some places. It was at this time that the brilliant ninja Uchiha Shisui appeared, his missions almost always ended perfectly, for which he was rewarded with the title of Jonin. Unfortunately, his progress was blocked by Danzo when he found out that he was also from the Uchiha clan like Yuusuke. The elder explained his action by the fact that the guy is still too young for this title.

However, much to Danzo regret, Sarutobi Hiruzen had completely different plans for the boy. And taking advantage of the former's absence, he approved of Shisui's promotion. The Third Hokage trusted Shisui more than Yusuke and this was due to the boy's past. Once Shisui's ancestor was on the same team with him and sincerely supported the Will of Fire, this was passed on to Shisui, which the old man did not neglect to take advantage of, making him his faithful subordinate.

Shisui used the Body Flicker Technique in front of the three children. He stroked their heads, "No need to call me sempai. Just Shisui, it will be much better that way."

After saying that, he turned to Itachi and said in admiration, "Itachi, your throwing skills are incredible! But I have something more powerful, do you want to show me?!"

"Truth? Shisui-semp… Shisui will you teach me that?" Itachi's eyes lit up with anticipation when he heard Shisui's words. He also quickly changed his address when he noticed the change in the look of the former.

"Of course, I wouldn't just talk about it if I didn't see that you have a talent for it! Shisui said smiling. "If you don't change your mind, come see me tonight."

For some reason, every time he saw Itachi, he had a strange sense of closeness. Before, Shisui had very rarely seen Itachi and had never been able to make contact with him. Today, on his way back from the Hokage's report, he caught the three of them training and decided to approach.

"I'll definitely come!" Itachi replied with a nod.

"And me, can I go with you?!" Izumi stared at Shisui with her big eyes with expectation on her face.

"You girl, you don't need to learn something like that, it's better if you learn all the escape techniques I left for you!" - at that moment, a voice came from afar, and in the next moment, its owner appeared before the four. Yuusuke looked at his sister with a teasing smile on his face.

Shisui was slightly surprised by Yusuke's moving technique, which was almost as fast as his own. Of course, he didn't let his emotions show on his face as he still believed that his Body Flicker Technique was far superior to Yuusuke's.

"Brother! Sensei!" The three children exclaimed in surprise when they saw Yusuke suddenly appear.

Yusuke approached his sister and stroked her head, the smile on the girl's face became even brighter, but suddenly, as if remembering something, her smile disappeared as she pouted, "Hmph if you don't teach me cool jutsu, I'll ignore you !" - and although she pretended to be offended, Yuusuke could see sparks of joy in her eyes. Obviously, she was very glad to see her brother.

"Greetings, Yusuke-senpai." Shisui bowed his head slightly in greeting.

"Shisui, you don't have to be so formal, congratulations on your promotion." Yusuke returned the greeting with proper respect.

"Thank you, I hope I can ask you for advice in the future," Shisui replied slightly embarrassed.

"Hahaha, stop being so formal, and as for advice, don't be so modest, few people in the entire village are able to give advice to "Body Flicker Shisui! Yusuke replied smiling and then turned to his students. "I see you have been training hard while I was away, so today, after lunch, all training is canceled, you can relax, go somewhere."

"Truth? Izumi exclaimed happily, then looked at Yuusuke. "Brother, come with us?" Yuusuke was about to nod when Shisui's voice came out.

"I'm sorry to interrupt everyone's fun, but I need to talk to Yusuke-senpai in private, it's very important to me," Shisui said apologetically. Yuusuke was surprised for a moment, then looked at his sister and two students, "If so, you guys go and have fun, and I'll keep you company next time."

Izumi was a little disappointed, but dutifully nodded before pulling Kabuto and Itachi, "Come on, I know a great place that sells delicious dangos*!" Hearing about the dango, Itachi immediately accepted Izumi's invitation, while a wry smile appeared on Kabuto's face. He didn't like sweets and was a big lover of salt, but his younger sister and brother had a big sweet tooth, what could he do. During this short time, Kabuto developed a strong bond with the two and since they were two years his junior, he treated them as if they were his siblings, younger brother and sister.

At this time, Izumi cast a sly look at Kabuto and, seeing his dejected face, giggled, "Kabuto don't worry, I chose this place especially for you, there's a diner nearby that sells your favorite fried horse mackerel with salt!"

Yuusuke looked at the interaction of the three children with a smile. He was glad to see that all three of them got along very well with each other. He then turned around and looked at Shisui next to him, who was staring in a daze as Itachi retreated.

Yusuke coughed twice to get attention. Shisui shuddered slightly and looked at him in confusion, "I'm sorry Yusuke-senpai, I was thinking while looking at Itachi." Now it was Yuusuke's turn to freeze in surprise, he had always thought that Shisui was refined and empathetic, but he never expected him to be so direct.

"I don't know why, but I feel a special bond with Itachi, like we're brothers," Shisui added after a moment of silence.

"I see, I can understand that, soul mate so to speak," Yuusuke simply nodded in response.

"Soulmate," Shisui repeated after him. "Well said, Yusuke-senpai." He smiled and paused before continuing, "Yusuke-senpai, Itachi is very talented, his talent far surpasses even mine. Although I am not a great ninja, I do have some experience and knowledge that I hope to share with him. Therefore, I would like to have your consent as his teacher."

"Excessive modesty is a sign of pride. In terms of talent, I don't think Itachi is superior to you Shisui, and I have no reason to be against your training." Looking at Shisui, Yuusuke replied, hiding his unease behind a carefree smile. After all, Shisui was the one who planted nindo * in Itachi's head, because of which, the latter made terrible mistakes in the original story.

"Thank you, I'm very happy to hear that," Shisui said.

"I suppose that's not what you were looking for?" Yusuke waved his hand.

In response, Shisui nodded and extended his hand to catch a leaf falling from the tree, "As long as there are leaves to sustain the fire, it will never go out. The light of the fire will continue to illuminate the village and cause new leaves to sprout. Yuusuke-senpai, do you believe in the Will of Fire?" Shisui's gaze became serious and determined.

"The Will of Fire is such a beautiful philosophy." Yuusuke didn't directly answer Shisui's question.

"All these people silently burning themselves for the sake of the village and the so-called new generation, which is bound to repeat their fate, is it really worth it?" Yusuke left those words unspoken. His true thoughts were different from the thoughts of the person in front of him, how many shinobi fell in the fight for those in power and how many of the current senior leadership of Konoha sincerely follow the Will of Fire?

"Shisui, I still haven't heard the true reason for your visit?" Yuusuke was already starting to lose his patience. Shisui seemed to notice this: "Yusuke-senpai, Hokage-sama asked me to find people worthy to join the Anbu. I admire your strength, and the village and the clan need someone who will act as a connecting thread, I hope you will be this thread.

"I'm afraid I have to disappoint you, I have no intention of joining the Anbu, much less being a bridge between the clan and the village. These are the duties of the head of the clan and the Hokage." Yusuke shook his head upon hearing Shisui's words.

"Yusuke-senpai, maybe you should reconsider your…" Shisui said in a harsh voice.

"You don't have to continue, I never had the desire to become an Anbu agent" - Yusuke said interrupting Shisui. Seeing Yuusuke's firm determination, Shisui had to leave with a disappointed heart.

After sending Shisui away, Yuusuke decided to go to the tea house, which he didn't visit very often. With the exception of training and at home, this was the only place where he liked to spend time.

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"Heard there are rumors that Orochimaru-sama is experimenting on humans." A teenager who appeared to be no older than Yusuke, with a bandana on his head, with some hair on his chin, wearing a standard ninja uniform, spoke in a slightly lowered voice. The teenager's name was Iwashi Tatami, he had recently become a Chunin. Opposite him, at the table were two of his friends, Genma Shiranui and Raido Namiashi.

Genma Shiranui was also wearing the standard uniform, with a bow-shaped bandana tied around his head. Playing with a long toothpick in his mouth, he looked very at ease. Opposite, sitting next to him, Raido Namiashi, with brown hair and a terrible scar on the left side of his face, was slightly disturbed by his friend's words.

All were the same age as Yusuke, Kakashi, Asuma and the rest of the ninja their age. According to the original story, some time later, these three would become the Fourth Hokage's personal bodyguard. Of course, this is if Yusuke did not change anything by his appearance in this world.

Yusuke, like Kakashi, didn't interact much with them, so when he entered the tea house, he sat down at an empty table without greeting them. In any case, these people were far from him and he did not want to talk to anyone now.

"Hey hey, you don't want to die, speak quietly, maybe this will reach Orochimaru-sama's ears," Raido whispered in a worried voice and added, "I don't know about you, but when I first saw Orochimaru-sama, it seemed to me that A huge snake wrapped itself around me, ready to swallow me alive!

"I felt the same way and was horrified," Genma agreed with fear as he recalled their first meeting with Sanin.

Yusuke frowned slightly upon hearing their conversation, "Did Orochimaru lose his temper, it seems that the day of his desertion is not far off," Yusuke mentally sighed. "What a pity, there will be one less person in the village with whom I can safely exchange ideas about ninjutsu."

This time, Yuusuke didn't see the young waitress who last time claimed to be in a ninja school and speculated that she may have focused on a ninja career and no longer works in a tea shop, which was a bit of a pity, her naive eyes and sincere a smile could quickly cheer you up.

"You really like this place, Yusuke-kun" A calm voice suddenly rang out, interrupting Yusuke's thoughts. The young man turned around and saw Uchiha Ichiro looking at him with a slight smile on his face.

"What a coincidence, every time I see you Ichiro-san, it's in this teahouse." Yuusuke laughed.

Ichiro sat across from Yuusuke and shook his head, "I'm afraid it's not a coincidence today, I came here looking for you. When the clan leader found out that Hidden Rain's mission was over, he immediately asked me to find you and bring you to him, saying that he had something important to tell you."

Uchiha Ichiro is a very kind and caring middle-aged man, he is ready to do anything to preserve the peace and life of the clan. He also does not support the opinion of those radicals, these troublemakers. That is why Uchiha Fugaku trusts him very much and is the first to do everything to justify his trust. Therefore, after learning that Yusuke did not drop his connection with the clan, his attitude towards the teenager changed greatly.

He himself held a moderate position in the clan and, naturally, was very glad to see that Yuusuke, the genius of the clan, was not at enmity with the head, but rather ready to support him.

Hearing Ichiro's words, Yuusuke's heart rejoiced and he thought, "Perhaps Fugaku has already found a way to solve my problem??"

"Alright, let's hurry then," Yuusuke nodded and drained his cup of tea in one gulp before heading off with Ichiro to the clan's residence.

When Uchiha Fugaku saw Yusuke, he led him to the secret room.

"I'm glad to see that you're all right. I was very worried about a possible attack from Danzō," Fugaku said with a sigh of relief.

"He really attacked me. After exchanging a couple of blows, we stopped, if he continued, he would have to pay a high price, "Yusuke could not resist and briefly spoke about what had happened.

"That old bastard is really brave! I have already retreated several times, and he still dares to attack my clan!" Fugaku couldn't contain his rage as there was no one else here except Yuusuke.

"Fugaku-sama, I heard that you had something important to tell me?" - Yusuke didn't want to further develop the topic with Danzo, so he went straight to the point.

"Yes," Fugaku nodded, "I've studied a lot of information and rummaged through the clan's old records, and according to common sense, there is not a single good reason why you shouldn't have awakened your sharingan. The only conclusion I could come to after much thought was that there is something wrong with your mental power!"

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Dango-is a Japanese glutinous rice dumpling. They are usually put on a stick and covered with anko paste, kinako flour, or fried. Look like mochi.

Nindo-(literally meaning "The Way of the Ninja") is a personal rule that every shinobi lives by. This is their ninja lifestyle, their motto, belief or "dream". Nindo ninja can be anyone, no matter how immoral their personal point of view. Most often, Naruto Uzumaki proclaims his ninja way, namely: "I am not going to run away and will never back down from my words, this is my nindo! My ninja way!