The Naka River flowed quietly, and a flock of crows stopped moving at a certain spot, circling and refusing to leave.
Uchiha Itachi used Body Flicker and vanished from the spot.
The next moment, the camera locked onto the center beneath the flock of crows.
A corpse was wedged at the edge of a reef, charred all over, making its identity unidentifiable.
Itachi stepped onto the water's surface, his speed slowing down. Finally, he stumbled, his face filled with shock, as the camera moved from his face... to the corpse.
In the bullet chat, some had already guessed it, but others still couldn't believe it—
"Wasn't he just rescued?"
As Itachi grief-strickenly took out that pocket shuriken from Shisui's embrace, unable to stop his pain and wailing... "It's really Shisui. Fine, fine, playing it like this, are we?"
"The screenwriter has no heart!"
"I don't believe it, it must be a fake, they're playing with us!"
"Itachi's eyes changed?"
"Holy crap!"
In just a few shots, the amount of information and the plot twist caught everyone off guard.
Although some felt... this might be a malicious edit by the screenwriter for a plot twist, at this moment, most people indeed felt sadness.
At the same time.
Itachi's awakening of his eyes was also beyond everyone's expectations.
This new type of Sharingan had also appeared on Shisui before.
Shisui's was Kotoamatsukami; what about Itachi's?
Most of the audience was just curious, but there was one person who was more than just curious.
Kishimoto sat in front of his computer, scratching his scalp so hard it was almost raw.
Above the Three Tomoe... he hadn't even decided yet, so how did the "Prequel" release it first?
What was going on with Itachi and Shisui's plot?
He was completely confused, but at the same time, an intuition lingered in Kishimoto's heart—
That person might be Yagyu Masahiko!
It wasn't that he had noticed any clues, but from the perspective of storytelling, Yagyu Masahiko was too special.
In the "Prequel," he seemed to blend into the environment, but looking closely, compared to teachers like Mizuki and Iruka, he seemed out of place.
His previous interactions with Shisui were the same.
Kishimoto vaguely felt... this character still had more plot coming up later!
As he was thinking, after Uchiha Itachi's grief-stricken wailing on the screen, the scene quickly shifted to the perspective of the Black-Robed Man.
Ahead, Shisui woke up from his coma.
A flashback?
No.
Shisui wasn't dead at all!
This was a special editing and storytelling technique.
Kishimoto sat up straight.
He quietly watched the conversation between Shisui and the Black-Robed Man, his heart surging with excitement.
"I see!"
"This character, I understand now!"
"He must be Yagyu Masahiko. He's a different kind of genius, but because of his background, he couldn't get resources, so he formed the idea that the system limits himself..."
"To break everything and rebuild the rules—it matches up!"
Kishimoto was incredibly excited.
On another screen, the drawing of Yagyu Masahiko was already very complete, with several image drawings from different angles.
But.
He had always felt something was wrong before, that it wasn't complete enough.
Now, he understood.
This character wasn't an ordinary "villain," but a villain with his own pursuits and goals. He was still growing, yet he had already shown a completely different side.
As for Water Release... after all, this character wasn't the "protagonist."
Behind the broadcasted plot, there must be parts that weren't shown, hiding a lot of information.
And this was likely related to Konoha's support.
The resources brought by a rank promotion could actually result in such a massive improvement for this character... a genius!
In Kishimoto's mind, all the settings regarding this character were finally complete.
He didn't care about the plot and quickly took out pen and paper to sketch by hand.
After a long time, a face that seemed respectful with its head lowered, but was actually arrogant and disdainful, emerged on the paper.
To the side, a slogan like "The Behind-the-Scenes Player Who Subverts Everything" was written... [Popularity Rating: S]
[Comprehensive Evaluation...]
[You triggered heated discussions in this episode, gaining extremely high attention and popularity. Your salary reward has been increased.]
[Salary Obtained: Special Water Release Random Card.]
After Masahiko finished watching the plot, the familiar text also jumped out.
The difference was that this time, there was an extra line about popularity bonus rewards, and the reward was also different from before.
"I see, so it's some unconventional Water Release Ninjutsu... there's a chance to draw Water Transformation Jutsu, but I know the probability isn't high."
Even so... he still chose to use it without hesitation.
Currently, Masahiko needed to diversify his Ninjutsu to differentiate the Ninjutsu styles of the "Black-Robed Man" and himself.
The next second.
[You have obtained the Ninjutsu: Medical Water Release: Water Jellyfish.]
Masahiko wasn't surprised.
He really hadn't pinned his hopes on the probability of Water Transformation Jutsu, but drawing Water Jellyfish... "It seems quite useful."
Masahiko fell into thought.
His Collapsing Flow currently caused some damage to his arm muscles. He either had to limit the frequency of use or optimize his control techniques.
But now, Medical Water Release gave him another path—
Medical Ninjutsu!
Of course.
He had considered Medical Ninjutsu before, but all of Konoha's Medical Ninjutsu were extremely difficult, making it hard for him to meet the standards currently.
Useful Medical Ninjutsu were even more terrifyingly difficult—
For example, Yin Healing Wound Destruction and Chakra Scalpel were all A-rank difficulty Ninjutsu.
The difficulty of this technique was a bit lower.
After merging the memories, Masahiko lay on the bed, and his consciousness entered the Ninjutsu training space for basic advanced studies.
The familiar 'Kakashi' appeared.
"Do you know Medical Ninjutsu?"
Masahiko asked.
'Kakashi' was silent for a moment, then nodded: "I know the basics."
"I have currently mastered a type of Medical Water Release..."
Masahiko told the projection the principles, techniques, and hand seal methods of Water Jellyfish. The projection 'Kakashi' was silent for a long time upon hearing this.
A few seconds later.
"This kind of Medical Water Release is very special."
"You should know that there is a large amount of water in the human body."
"Injecting Chakra with medical effects into the human body in the form of water, participating in the body's circulation through blood and body fluids..."
"After use, theoretically, as long as the Chakra created by the technique isn't exhausted, it can circulate in the body and heal some injuries on its own."
"The disadvantage is: it works slowly and cannot take effect immediately."
Its difficulty is lower than precise Medical Ninjutsu like the Chakra Scalpel, but its effect is also not as powerful as ordinary Medical Ninjutsu.
But for Masahiko, it was very suitable.
The damage caused by Collapsing Flow wasn't too great to begin with, it just accumulated in battle, so he didn't need Medical Ninjutsu that took effect immediately.
Excellent!
It could even be said to be perfect—
It gave Masahiko an "alibi"!
Masahiko's eyes lit up, and he asked again: "Please assist me in mastering it."
In terms of Water Release, he had already mastered proficient Water Release Chakra refinement techniques, lowering the learning threshold.
But even so.
Creating Water Release Chakra with medical effects... was inherently extremely difficult.
It had a learning difficulty of at least B-rank or higher.
The projection 'Kakashi' indeed only knew basic Medical Ninjutsu knowledge, but it was enough to guide him in initially learning to refine this special Chakra.
Masahiko immersed himself in the training space, constantly trying to refine Medical Water Release Chakra.
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