Swoosh——
The clones of Uchiha Shisui, frozen in the ice, disappeared one after another.
In the end, only Uchiha Fugaku remained within the ice.
"Escaped!"
Uchiha Fugaku furrowed his brows slightly, realizing he had failed to trap Uchiha Shisui in the ice cage.
Unexpectedly, even in this situation, Uchiha Shisui managed to escape using the Body Flicker Technique.
"The key lies in Uchiha Shisui's speed!"
The reason Uchiha Shisui could make each clone appear both as a physical entity and an illusion was due to the lightning-fast movement speed of the Body Flicker Technique.
His ability to evade being trapped in the ice cage was also thanks to the blinding speed of his Teleportation Technique.
"If there's no way to restrain Uchiha Shisui's speed, even using Susanoo is useless!"
Although Susanoo, in its earlier stages, possessed immense power, it lacked mobility.
Even in its later stages, when it could move, it still couldn't reach extreme speeds.
While using Susanoo would ensure that he remained unharmed by Uchiha Shisui, the chakra consumption would be enormous.
On the other hand, Uchiha Shisui's current chakra consumption was minimal.
One consumed an immense amount of chakra while the other consumed much less. In comparison, the one that burned more chakra would naturally be at a disadvantage, so he chose not to use Susanoo.
"That jutsu should be able to..."
Uchiha Fugaku thought of a technique that could restrain Uchiha Shisui's instant movement and quickly formed hand seals to activate it.
"Ice Release: Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals——"
The moisture in the air condensed, and numerous ice mirrors materialized.
These mirrors spread out in a hundred-meter radius around him, forming a hemispherical barrier.
The massive ice from the cage began melting, and his body vanished into a mirror, slipping through it as if diving into water.
The mirrors reflected his image multiple times, making it seem as though he was present in all of them.
"There!"
Inside the hemispherical space created by the ice mirrors, Uchiha Shisui scanned his surroundings warily.
He wasn't deceived by the reflections and quickly identified Uchiha Fugaku's real body.
Although the Sharingan's perception wasn't as precise as the Byakugan, it could still detect chakra flow within a body, allowing him to pinpoint Uchiha Fugaku's true form.
Swoosh——
Utilizing the Body Flicker Technique, he dashed towards the mirror where Uchiha Fugaku was hiding.
The blade in his hand sliced through the air, aiming at the mirror.
Then, suddenly, his pupils contracted.
With the keen vision of his Mangekyō Sharingan, he saw Uchiha Fugaku leap out of the mirror, moving faster than even his own Body Flicker Technique could manage.
As they passed each other, the razor-sharp tip of a kunai sped toward his throat.
Instinctively reacting mid-teleport, he shifted sideways.
The kunai narrowly grazed his throat, leaving a shallow cut as droplets of blood seeped from the wound.
"How did his speed suddenly increase so much?"
Uchiha Shisui touched his throat. Seeing the blood on his fingers, a bead of cold sweat rolled down his forehead.
Fast—too fast.
So fast that even he, Konoha's foremost expert in high-speed movement, barely had time to dodge.
He couldn't comprehend it.
Previously, Uchiha Fugaku's Body Flicker Technique had been inferior to his own. But now, Uchiha Fugaku moved even faster than him.
Uchiha Shisui didn't have time to think.
Swoosh——
As soon as Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Shisui passed each other, Uchiha Fugaku vanished into the ice mirror once more.
Then, in a flash, he reappeared from another mirror, hurtling toward Uchiha Shisui again.
The kunai in his hand slashed toward Uchiha Shisui's chest.
Sizzle——
Uchiha Shisui pushed his Body Flicker Technique to the limit, appearing more than ten meters away in an instant to evade the kunai.
Yet, he still couldn't fully escape.
His chest garment was slashed, and a thin trail of blood oozed from the wound beneath.
Another injury.
Though minor, it proved that, for the first time, he was at a disadvantage in speed.
"There's something strange about these ice mirrors. I can't stay here!"
He suspected that Uchiha Fugaku's drastic speed increase was linked to these mirrors.
It had to be some kind of Kekkei Genkai technique that amplified movement speed within the mirror domain.
This was an advanced form of instant movement!
The mirrors were the key. If he could escape their range, Uchiha Fugaku would lose his enhanced speed.
Swoosh——
Pushing his teleportation to the maximum, he shot toward the gap between the ice mirrors, attempting to break free.
"You figured it out? So what?"
Hidden within a mirror, Uchiha Fugaku observed Uchiha Shisui's actions.
Noticing Uchiha Shisui heading toward an opening, he immediately realized that Shisui had discovered the secret behind his speed boost.
But knowing was one thing—escaping was another.
Swoosh——
Like a streak of lightning, he burst from an ice mirror, catching up to Uchiha Shisui in an instant. His kunai thrust toward Shisui's back, aiming for his heart.
Sizzle——
At the last moment, Uchiha Shisui abandoned his attempt to escape through the gap, twisting his body to evade the fatal stab.
Yet, he paid the price with another wound and remained trapped within the ice mirror domain.
"Speed alone won't let me escape!"
Uchiha Shisui's expression grew grim.
Uchiha Fugaku's movement speed was simply too fast for him to outrun.
"If I can't escape, then I'll destroy it!"
Uchiha Shisui gripped his katana in his right hand and rapidly formed seals with his left, his movements leaving afterimages.
"Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique!"
Three enormous fire dragons materialized and surged toward the ice mirrors, like blazing trains crashing forward.
Boom——
A deafening explosion erupted as flames engulfed the mirrors, forming an enormous wall of fire.
As the flames subsided, the mirrors became visible once more.
"What?!"
Uchiha Shisui's eyes widened in disbelief.
Even under intense flames, the ice mirrors hadn't completely melted.
Only slight melting had occurred, and those sections were rapidly regenerating.
With his Kage-level strength, the sheer temperature at the core of his Fire Release should have been enough to liquefy steel in an instant.
Yet, these ice mirrors resisted.
Inside one of the mirrors, Uchiha Fugaku watched the scene, unsurprised.
The ice mirrors, created through Kage-level Ice Release, weren't ordinary ice.
They were not only harder than steel but also possessed extraordinary heat resistance.
Sizzle——
Once more, he emerged from a mirror, striking Uchiha Shisui and inflicting another wound before vanishing back into the ice.
(End of this chapter)
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