The Hokage Ryos Path
Chapter 134: Shisui Talent

Ryo's goal is only to find out Shisui's current level, so as soon as it shows that Shisui won, Ryo stops the fight.

"At this age, being of a high Chunin level, it is perfect for a Uchiha genius!" said Ryo.

Shisui's response was very calm, and he showed no signs of arrogance to face Ryo's praise, as if he was not a 9-year-old.

Then Ryo asks about Shisui's basic training, and the latter tells him that he has finished climbing the tree and walking on the water.

Ryo was rather fond of this disciple who had come out of nowhere. Facing the real deal is not like reading his description in Manga.

Later in his life, Shisui was called the "Shisui of the Blinking Body", for his continued use and knowledge of the Flashing Body Jutsu.

Ryo was originally a speed-type ninja as well. He is very familiar with the Body Flicker; so Ryo believes that with his training, Shisui should surpass the level he reached in Manga.

Ryo was in a comfortable position to use the knowledge he had from his previous life without arousing suspicion. After all, Shisui was already his disciple, and there was no reason for him to hold back.

“Shisui, what kind of ninja do you want to be in the future? I'm talking about fighting style!” Ryo looked at Shisui and asked.

Shisui thought for a moment and then said: “Sensei, I think speed is the most valuable asset a Ninja has. I want to be a speed style Ninja!”

Hearing the answer he wanted to hear, Ryo grew more and more satisfied with his new student.

This way, Ryo's closed world has a third party joining in. However, this third part was quite reasonable, never interrupting the chatter of Ryo and Yugao.

Shisui has an affinity of fire, lightning, and wind. When it came to fire, Ryo had nothing to teach him. Ryo was great with the Lightning Release of course, so they spent their first few days focusing mainly on it.

Ryo hasn't taught Shisui Body-Flickering yet. He recalls that in Manga, Shisui has 2 distinctive moves. One of them makes it invisible, even for Ninja sensors, and mainly relies on its incredible speed. The other one needed an additional hand seal, and it was the [Afterimage Clone Jutsu]. Ryo speculated that it involved the Wind Element somehow.

Wind transformation was usually associated with a cutting effect, so Ryo had no idea how the Wind Element would be attributed to Flickering.

Over the next few days, Ryo exposed Shisui to the Wind Element, while thinking about the problem: what would change with the addition of the Wind Element to Flicker?

"Shisui, how do you see the wind?" Ryo thought for a long time without finding a clue, so he decided to ask Shisui, because maybe the simple answer could open the door shut.

“Sensei, I believe it's airflow. The effect is different depending on the speed.”

Ryo's eyes shone brightly as he heard Shisui's simple answer. He suddenly realized that he had been shackled by the mentality of this world warrior, making him restrict the air as a means to inflict injuries.

Realizing this, Ryo's mind became clear, and the Wind Element suddenly had more uses.

Then, he started practicing, and finally managed to combine the concept of body blink with the Wind Element. With that, a technique similar to Shisui's Afterimage Clone Jutsu was born.

The wind did not need to rise to form, it was instantaneous. With the help of the release of the wind, one would limit the time required to start the blink, creating an effect not too far behind the Lightning Chakra Lightning Speed.

Moreover, while moving, the Wind Chakra would leave a remnant of shadow in the user's starting place, making it difficult for his enemy to know his current place.

Ryo tested the Wind Release Body Flicker at the 3rd training ground in front of Yugao and Shisui. In a short time, the two looked around seeing Ryo was everywhere around them, and they were shocked.

Yugao runs towards Ryo, almost adoring Ryo: “Ryo ne-san! What is this technique? That's not a clone, is it?”

Hearing that, both of their eyes shone brightly. Ryo laughed seeing the two looking at him in awe, and started teaching them right away.

Shisui has an amazing talent for Body-Flickering! Just like Anko who had the talent of assimilating Natural Energy, the Body Flicker seemed to be a technique designed only for Shisui to use.

This technique is different from the usual Flicker. After Ryo's improvement, while it was much faster, it was also much harder to master.

Right during the day, he managed to do Body Flicker. However, Ryo's attention was more on Yugao!

Shisui looked at her with envy, and for the first time, she realized the advantages a girl could obtain.

Ryo is actually very serious about teaching Yugao. The day did not end without him getting a little into the technique. From then on, it was time for him to master it.

A week later, the two disciples had already mastered the Jutsu Body Flicker completely. Actually, Shisui had full mastery over the technique three days before, but he couldn't show that because Ryo told him not to.

After that was done, Ryo started his first step to make them Combine the Wind Element into the Flicker. What he found, was that the two of them knew nothing about the Wind Element.

No one had taught them the Wind Element Ninjutsu before, and Ryo could only start teaching them from scratch.

Two weeks later, the two managed to use their Wind Affinity.

Then, under Ryo's guidance, Shisui finally managed to combine the two techniques, using the Jutsu Clone Afterimage in front of Ryo for the first time.

However, Yugao has not been able to get it. Seeing that Shisui succeeded, he was under even greater pressure and he continued to fail again and again.

Ryo's face was grim. He stopped training with Shisui, and used the Teleportation Barrier to throw him into the Deathly Forest! Shisui looked around in the forest and smiled.

Returning to the 3rd Training Ground, Ryo went on to teach Yugao, one on one this time.

The next day, the two apprentices arrived at the 3rd training ground quite early, and started practicing as usual. It was then that Ryo was interrupted by Orochimaru.

“Ryo! I've brought something really nice to show you!” Orochimaru said excitedly!

Ryo thought of Manga timeline. The battle of Kikyo Pass is about to draw near, and Orochimaru must have found Hashirama's cell. Ryo was also very interested in that.

The 1st Hokage cell is the Tang Monk Meat of the Naruto world. Unfortunately, it was as if this flesh was poisoned.

(Translator's Note: Monk Tang is a Chinese fictional character from "Journey to the West". In the story, the Tang Monk's flesh was supposed to provide immortality and youth. The flesh of the Poisonous Tang Monk might mean more like a double-edged sword, bringing death and great power.)

Ryo wanted to see firsthand what was special about these cells, he accompanied Orochimaru to his lab.

Orochimaru Laboratory is located outside the village. Ryo follows her all the way there, hoping to see the good things she mentioned.

However, Ryo did not find Hashirama's cell. Instead, what he found was a pair of Sharingans.

Ryo felt the strength of the two Sharingans given to him, and his face gradually became heavy.