Yusuke whipped around, fury snapping across his face."Who's there?!"
A calm figure stepped forward through the settling dust.
"…Shisui? What the hell are you doing here?"
The moment Uchiha Shisui emerged, Yusuke's expression twisted—frustration tightening his jaw, fists clenching as if struck where it hurt most.
Shisui's voice was sharp, quiet, like steel held against the throat."If I didn't come, you'd be dragging our clan's name even lower."
They were the same age.But Shisui's presence felt heavier—like he'd already lived battles Yusuke couldn't imagine.
Ayato felt it immediately—The pressure.The dangerous density of chakra coiled inside Shisui's slight frame.
So this is Shisui the Body Flicker… damn. He's a monster.
Yusuke's glare sharpened."Stay out of my business. And why the hell do you always defend outsiders? You're Uchiha—act like it!"
Shisui didn't bother replying.
Instead—
"If you want another fight… I'll be your opponent."
A spark lit in Yusuke's eyes.A reckless hunger.
"Perfect. I'll see if you still deserve that 'genius' title."
The supervising instructor didn't intervene.He simply watched—like even he knew stopping them was pointless.
Shisui's voice came soft."Then come."
And he vanished.
Just—gone.
Ayato barely caught the faintest afterimage.The other students? Not a chance.
"Where—?!"Yusuke's composure cracked.He activated his Sharingan instantly, scanning in full 360 degrees, breath quickening.
A whistle of air—A razor-high sound slicing toward him.
Behind.
Yusuke spun, shouting, "Don't think you can sneak up on me—!"
But Shisui wasn't there.
He was already somewhere else.
"Here."
The voice came from the opposite side—sharp, cold, right before the impact.
A leg slammed into Yusuke's ribs with the force of a compressed spring.
CRACK.
Yusuke's body folded mid-air before launching backward like a kicked sandbag.Blood sprayed from his mouth as he slammed into the wire fence, metal rattling from the impact.
Shisui appeared before him in the next frame—clean, silent, inevitable.Kunai pressed to Yusuke's throat.
"Yusuke… you lose."
There was no room for argument.No crack in his voice.Just fact.
Yusuke trembled—rage dying under humiliation.He knew moving now would only worsen the shame.
Inside Ayato's mind—A digital chime rang like a blade scraping stone.
[Quest Completed]
Rewards:• +4 EXP• +10 Gold• [Achievement Unlocked: Sudden Breakout]
A heat surged through Ayato's body—fast, pulsing, running through his limbs like a rising heartbeat.His muscles tightened, nerves humming with new life.
…I feel stronger. Not imagining it. My whole body's lighter.
Ayato flexed his hands.Even his breathing felt different.
Across the field, Shisui withdrew his kunai and turned toward Ayato with a faint, apologetic nod.
"Kirimine Ayato… sorry you got dragged into this."
Ayato shook his head.
"It's fine. You don't owe me an apology. None of this started because of you."
He said it simply—no warmth, no blame.Just truth.