The more Obito thought about it, the more confused he became.
But in Shisui's eyes, there was a trace of nostalgia, "Yeah, he already left a few days ago. I asked the clan leader, and he said it was an elderly elder of the clan, with not much time left, who went traveling in his final days."
"Maybe, he wanted to find a burial place for himself. This farewell, we'll never see him again."
Obito finally reacted, 'What Shisui said, is it Madara?'
'Fugaku actually found such a reason, and honestly, it is quite fitting.'
'Wasn't Shisui beaten up badly by Madara? Did he end up catching feelings from the beating?'
Obito really wanted to ask what Shisui was thinking, but he didn't want to poke at Shisui's wounds.
After hesitating a moment, it was Anko who bluntly asked it outright.
"Shisui, didn't he beat you up really bad?"
"Originally, Orochimaru-sensei promised me that after the war ended, he'd grant me one wish. I had already decided to use that wish to get revenge for you."
But Shisui smiled at Anko, "Anko, thank you. Although he did beat me badly, he's actually a very good teacher."
"He truly spared no effort in teaching me, like he was desperate to make me learn everything he knew. I could feel it, he treated me with genuine sincerity."
"Now, I finally understand. It turns out he was running out of time, and that's why he was so eager."
"Sigh, it was only recently that I found out there was such a powerful senior in the Uchiha clan…"
The more Shisui spoke, the sadder he became.
Obito, on the other hand, became interested and asked, "Shisui, the last time you saw him, what did he say to you?"
Shisui said in a deep voice, "He said, the future of the Uchiha is in my hands."
Obito couldn't help but curse inwardly, 'Madara really is a two-faced guy.'
Mouth saying he didn't care about the Uchiha, but his actions showed he was secretly grooming Shisui.
Shisui wasn't entirely dragged into this unwillingly after all.
After realizing this, Obito suddenly thought of something.
He said seriously, "Shisui, after a while, I'll take you to a place, to witness the death of someone."
Shisui was stunned and asked, "Who is it?"
Obito shook his head, "I can't say yet. But I think you should see this person."
Shisui said in confusion, "Is that so? I believe in you, Obito-senpai. You make the arrangements."
Obito smiled, "When the time comes, it might be a pleasant surprise for you."
After saying that, Obito changed the topic early to prevent Shisui from guessing.
"By the way, Shisui, your Sharingan has reached three tomoe now, is it all because of that elder?"
Shisui froze, then suddenly realized. His chakra had greatly increased, and the power of his eyes had strengthened a lot, far beyond before.
Now, using the Phantom Body Flicker Technique, he felt he could easily split into more than ten clones.
This technique, combined with the powerful combat ability he'd recently trained, made him feel that he was now very strong. Extremely strong, 'Maybe, I have already caught up to Obito-senpai's pace.'
'So, it was because I awakened the three tomoe?'
Shisui's mood wasn't as good as he imagined.
The price of awakening the three tomoe, honestly, was a bit heavy.
At the side, Anko snorted. Her little face rarely showed a bit of red, and she seemed to say proudly, "Shisui's two-tomoe Sharingan, he awakened it for me."
"Huh?", Obito was dumbfounded.
Right then, Shisui suddenly remembered something and became a little embarrassed.
"At that time, Anko was taking the Chūnin Exam. I was waiting outside the Forest of Death, and then I heard a lot of Konoha ninjas had been killed by Kirigakure ninjas."
"After asking around, all the ones killed were from the same class as Anko, so…"
Obito almost laughed, 'So it was all a misunderstanding?'
Anko and Sato Yuki were in the same graduating class. Back then, a lot of people did die, so the misunderstanding was normal.
He looked at Anko and Shisui, and honestly, the more he looked, the more compatible they seemed.
One with a calm heart like still water, one passionate and lively, they were a perfect match.
At this moment, Anko snorted again, "I've got a secret life-saving technique passed down from Orochimaru-sensei. If he didn't forbid me from using it lightly, I'd definitely scare you all to death."
"Shisui, you actually thought a few Kirigakure ninja could kill me? You're really underestimating me, huh?"
Shisui showed a slightly embarrassed expression, but his eyes quickly became sharp again, a murderous aura bursting forth.
"At the time, I swore, if Kirigakure and Konoha ever go to war, I'll immediately step onto the battlefield and kill them until they're terrified."
Anko looked at the handsome Shisui, and little stars flashed in her eyes, "Shisui, you really are handsome."
"But, not to talk about you. I'm really about to step onto the battlefield. Orochimaru-sensei said it's time for me to go get some experience."
Shisui was shocked in his heart, "This soon?"
Obito sighed, "Yeah, because the war situation has started turning unfavorable for Konoha. We're being attacked from three sides, and the pressure is huge."
"Not just Anko, most of the ninjas will head to the battlefield after just one day of rest."
Shisui nodded, "I see."
After almost thinking Anko had died once, he had a deeper understanding of war and human life.
He began to hate war.
In his heart, he thought, 'If there are no war, can we live without worries?'
Thinking this, he looked toward Anko, and his gaze became firm.
At the very least, protect the person in front of him.
"Then I'll also apply for early graduation and head to the battlefield."
Obito was stunned. Shisui graduating now was quite a bit earlier than originally planned.
But thinking about Shisui's current strength, under Madara's teaching and his own guidance. Even if he wasn't quite at the level of the final Shunshin no Shisui, the difference wasn't more than a Mangekyō Sharingan.
Now that Shisui had awakened three tomoe, he could already be called an elite jōnin.
And due to his special abilities, the only ones who could truly threaten him were probably village leaders, or some jōnin of the same level with large-scale jutsu.
Thinking of this, Obito smiled, "Shisui, you really do have the strength to go to the battlefield now. If you want to apply for graduation, go ahead. It's wartime, Konoha lacks high-end combat power. Your application shouldn't be difficult."
Anko's eyes lit up, "Shisui, because my teacher likes peace and quiet, I don't have any teammates yet. Maybe we can form a squad."
Shisui nodded, "That's exactly what I was thinking. Based on past experience, the Third Hokage will probably agree."
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After chatting with Shisui for a while longer, Obito brought Rin back home.
That night, countless couples reunited, said goodbye to their families. A scene played out many times.
This time, many stepped onto the battlefield, and might never return.
So many people were filled with passion.
Rin and Obito seemed quite ordinary in comparison.
After all, they were still young. Kids should be a bit more pure, right?
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