"Now that I've introduced the basics of genjutsu to you. I suppose it's time I show you how powerful it can be.
I'll attack you with a light genjutsu attack and you'll try to dispel it, are you ready?"
"Yes, don't hold back, big brother."
Itachi formed a hand seal and let out chakra towards Arashi. Arashi could see his chakra infusing and moving toward him, but he let it happen.
"Gasp…"
Arashi was trapped in a dark world, everything was inverted and strange. But a few minutes later, he saw the flaws and dispelled Itachi's genjutsu.
'It's only been ten minutes?
Even if I held back, with the level Arashi's on, he shouldn't have been able to release that genjutsu in around 40 minutes at most.
Incredible chakra control, especially considering his current condition, I know even I wouldn't be able to do that at the same age. Shisui did the same thing to me.' Itachi ponders as he looks at Arashi.
He was panting and a drop of sweat drops from his head,
The evening goes by, and Itachi's lesson continued. Meanwhile, Shisui finally got up.
"Huh?" He looked at the blanket covering his body.
"Arashi." He said as he stretched.
'I must've overslept. What a tiresome mission.' Shisui looks at the 'breakfast' made by Arashi, it was another packet of Ramen.
"Man, I need to teach this kid how to make other kinds of food."
Shisui prepares his Ramen and eats it. He left shortly, heading towards the Uchiha training grounds.
He found Itachi standing across Arashi, while Arashi stood idly with his eyes closed,
"You did good, you just need to practice more."
"I took too long to reverse the genjutsu."
"You didn't do that bad, Arashi. You just need to practice more."
'Teaching Arashi is harder than I would've thought. His determination to get stronger can only be managed by Kakashi or Shisui. I'm not someone who can do something like that.' Itachi ponders,
'Genjutsu reversal already, huh?'
Shisui formed a hand sign.
"What?" Itachi looked around, almost like he was frightened.
"Hey, you alright?" Arashi checked on Itachi, he was sweating and also twitching a lot.
'Genjutsu?'
"Release!" Arashi forced his chakra into Itachi and freed him.
"You aren't that bad," Shisui said as he walked towards Arashi,
Arashi's eyes widen and a joyful smile forms,
"Big brother!" Forgetting about Itachi, Arashi runs towards Shisui and jumps on him.
'Arashi forgot about me immediately after seeing Shisui…
This must be how he feels with Sasuke.'
"Shisui, how can you still sleep for so long after missions even now?"
"I was tired, this mission took place in another village," Shisui said while scratching his head.
"Big brother, you went to another village?"
Shisui nodded.
"Woah, that's so cool, how was it? Come on, tell me!" Desperate to hear his brother's stories, Arashi clenched his fists with a smile and excitedly looked at him,
"Not so fast, you still got training with Itachi. I'll tell you after this."
Arashi's smile slightly fades,
"Won't you be joining us?"
"No, you're in safe hands with Itachi."
"No, I'm not, you just put him in a genjutsu right now." Shisui smiled and looked at Itachi. Who seemed a little embarrassed,
"Well, besides Itachi, there's no one who can truly challenge me and dispel genjutsu that fast."
Arashi folded his arms and closed his eyes stubbornly.
"You just don't want to train me then…" He mutters.
"Wait, that's not it!" Shisui excessively shakes his hands,
"I'll train with Itachi then, I won't train with you even for a minute from today."
"..." Shisui was speechless after this, he looked at Itachi and Itachi just smiled.
'Doesn't feel so good, does it, Shisui?'
"Well alright, I'll train you."
Arashi peeked at Shisui with one eye and didn't say a word.
"No. I don't want you to teach me," he said stubbornly said.
"But…" Shisui felt conflicted about what he should do or say.
'Hmph, one more minute of this, and big brother will train me.'
"Arashi, it's not that I don't want to train you. It's just that I trust Itachi will train you just as well as I would."
"Liar, you just want to sleep all day because you're the lazy, big brother."
"..." Arashi's bitter words struck Shisui's heart.
"Wait, that's not it I…" Shisui gave up and sighed out of frustration.
"Hey! Arashi!" Naruto and Sasuke ran toward him.
"Big brother!" Sasuke ran to Itachi with a bright smile.
"Hey, Naruto."
"How's it hanging, Arashi?"
"I'm alright, I just started genjutsu training with Itachi. Shisui refused to train me."
"Cough! Cough!" Arashi coughed loudly and held his aching chest.
"You alright?"
"I'm fine, it's just cold here." Arashi sounded weak, he was holding his chest, and trying to make himself warm.
"Teach us genjutsu, Shisui." Arashi insisted. His voice became very raspy, but he still insisted,
"How about we go have some lunch first, it's about time you take your medicine, isn't it?" Arashi nods,
(Edited on: 05/10/24)