thefictionvixens Chapter 291 Illusion and Confrontation
Chapter 291 Illusion and Confrontation
Chapter 291 Illusion and Confrontation
Konoha Camp.
Taiichi, who had just disappeared, reappeared beside Tsunade with a face full of excitement.
Tsunade glanced at him speechlessly and tossed the Flying Thunder God kunai she was holding straight at him.
"This is the main body!"
His words still carried a hint of resentment, making Taiyi scratch his head in embarrassment.
"Isn't this to make it easier to monitor the movements of the Hidden Mist?" Taiichi explained.
Upon hearing "Hidden Mist Village," Tsunade regained her composure. "Is it too late?"
Taiichi naturally understood Tsunade's meaning: "They are still more than 20 kilometers away from the coast, they will definitely make it in time."
The two walked into the central command tent one after the other as they talked. Tsunade waved her hand domineeringly and said to the staff officers in the tent, "You all go out for a moment. No one is allowed to come in without my order."
The staff officers looked at each other, not understanding what was going on, but they still obeyed orders and left the tent.
Seeing that everyone had left, Taiyi didn't delay. He formed hand seals so fast that they left afterimages. After forming over a hundred seals, he slammed his hands to the ground.
A rune rapidly spread outward from the center of his palm, and a transparent barrier rose around it. This was the latest research result of the Tai Seal Technique, a barrier technique that could be activated solely with one's own chakra. He was now intentionally showing off in front of Tsunade.
Tsunade glanced at the array patterns flashing past, a hint of shock in her eyes, but she didn't back down at all: "Soundproofing, warning, defense... this sealing technique is impressive. Did you develop it yourself?"
"Teacher, you have a keen eye! You saw it at a glance. This has only been developed recently, and there are still many areas that need improvement. We will need your guidance in the future."
Taiichi looked like a child showing off to his parents and asking for praise, which made Tsunade feel extremely conflicted.
Please advise, she's not at that level yet.
"Hurry up, we don't have much time," Tsunade urged.
"it is good."
Taiyi immediately became serious. He told Tsunade to sit upright on the stool, relax, and clear her mind.
Immediately afterwards, his own chakra transformed into Yin-attribute chakra and gathered in his eyes. At this moment, Taiyi's eyes shone brightly.
He slowly formed hand seals to assist in the mobilization and stabilization of chakra, from Wei to Shen to Wu to Zi to Chen.
A surge of energy, originating from Taichi's eyes, blasted directly into Tsunade's eyes. As soon as this power entered Tsunade's body, it was immediately met with a backlash from her own power.
This is not something Tsunade can control on her own; it is a self-protection mechanism rooted deep in the soul of every living being, even cats and dogs, only differing in the strength of their resistance.
If it were a normal illusion spell, Taiyi wouldn't need to be so careful, but this time it involved complex operations such as psychological suggestion, which forced him to concentrate.
Otherwise, it would be a small matter if the illusion failed, but if Tsunade were harmed, that would be a huge sin.
Through careful probing and weaving, Taiichi finally planted a seed of illusion deep within Tsunade's mind.
Unlike typical illusions that are one-time use, this is more like a trigger-based illusion, similar to the Uchiha's Transcription Seal.
However, it can only be successfully cast with the cooperation of the person being cast on, and the conditions for its release are extremely demanding. Its effect is also very simple: whenever blood is seen, the illusion will prompt the brain to automatically ignore the blood, thereby avoiding the onset of hemophobia.
Five minutes later, Taichi's eyes gradually returned to normal, while Tsunade only felt a little dizzy, as if she had been studying for three days and three nights and her brain had been stuffed with countless knowledge.
She shook her head, looking at Taiyi with expectant eyes, "Did it work?"
Taiyi flashed a bright smile. "The illusion was successfully cast, but I wonder how effective it will be. Shall we test it out?"
A struggle flashed in Tsunade's eyes, but in the end she nodded firmly. She took out a kunai from her ninja tool pouch and slashed it at her arm without hesitation.
Fortunately, Taiichi reacted quickly and grabbed Tsunade's hand holding the kunai. Under her puzzled gaze, Taiichi could only explain, "It's just blood, why do you have to cut yourself?"
Without waiting for Tsunade's reply, he formed a hand seal with his right hand and activated the Transformation Technique.
Taiyi immediately transformed into a pitiful figure, his body riddled with kunai and bleeding profusely.
This is truly a pitiful and direct sight. Not to mention Tsunade, who has hemophobia, even Nono or Shizune would be terrified if they saw it.
But in Tsunade's eyes, it was a completely different story. Although judging from Taiichi's transformed appearance, he must have been covered in blood, since he was covered in kunai, it would be strange if he didn't bleed.
However, Tsunade couldn't see the blood; it was as if it had simply vanished.
Tsunade was also full of surprise. The effect was too good. There was no glaring bright red, and her hemophobia did not flare up.
She wanted to test the stability of the illusion, so she deliberately concentrated and looked closely at Taiyi, but the illusion worked very well and showed no flaws.
Now, a genuine smile finally appeared on Tsunade's face.
She stepped forward and slapped Taiichi hard on the shoulder, knocking him back from his transformation state.
"Good lad, your illusion skills are really good. You even managed to do something like this."
"It also requires the cooperation of the caster; otherwise, even a genin wouldn't be able to do this." Taiichi was quite pleased, but he still had to be humble when necessary.
"By the way, teacher, the trigger switch is at the base of your left thumb. A firm pinch activates the illusion, and two pinches deactivate it."
After all, being under the influence of illusions for a long time is not good for oneself; hemophobia must be overcome by oneself.
Taiichi still reminded her that he didn't want Tsunade to rely solely on genjutsu to eliminate the effects of hemophobia, as it was ultimately a psychological issue that needed to be cured.
Tsunade's initially happy expression darkened, but she knew that Taichi was doing this for her own good.
"Understood, kid. You'll handle your teacher's affairs. Let's hurry to the front lines now, or the battle might start any later."
Taiyi, seeing that Tsunade had said this, stopped arguing. He formed a hand seal to dispel the barrier, and walked out of the tent with Tsunade. After giving some instructions to the personnel left behind, he left a shadow clone and rushed to the front line.
At this moment, the Konoha ninjas were already on high alert on the shore. Fugaku Uchiha and Hiashi Hyuga stood at the front of the group, with Hiashi's Byakugan wide open, keeping a close eye on the situation on the sea.
At one point, Hiashi suddenly spoke up: "Kigakure has appeared, and they are still seven kilometers away."
Upon hearing this, Fugaku immediately ordered: "All troops, be on alert! The enemy is about to appear."
The orders were relayed down through the ranks, and the entire team immediately went on high alert.
Just then, Tsunade and Taichi arrived at the front line in a flash, immediately attracting the attention of Fugaku and Hiashi.
After nodding to Tai, the two immediately turned to Tsunade: "Commander, weren't you supposed to be stationed at the camp?"
Why are you at the front lines?
In fact, Tsunade's performance during this period has aroused their suspicion. Since the start of the war, Tsunade has never personally taken action, and she has not even been on the battlefield.
If this could still be explained by the fact that she was the commander, then the fact that she, as a medical ninja, had never been to a medical camp even once made the two of them suspect that something was wrong with Tsunade.
These thoughts had been kept to themselves, but because the battle was going smoothly and no one cared, they didn't have much of an impact.
If the situation turns unfavorable and she, as the commander, doesn't personally take action, then both the morale and the troops will suffer a severe blow.
Fortunately, these worries seem to be unnecessary. Tsunade is now on the front lines and seems to be preparing to fight. All the doubts will turn to dust and disappear.
"I was still a little worried, so I came to check it out!"
Look at that, no wonder he's one of the legendary Sannin, his shamelessness is something Taiichi can't even match.
At this moment, the Kirigakure forces came into view, and Fugaku and Hiashi had no choice but to suppress their questions and refocus their attention on the battlefield.
At this moment, Kirigakure also saw the lineup of Konoha on the shore. Yagura Karatachi, Asuka Minazuki, and even Suikyuuzan Fuguki all felt a chill in their hearts.
It's like this again. It's as if all our actions are under the enemy's watchful eye. It was the same last night, and it's the same today. Konoha is waiting for us to arrive with ease.
This feeling is really quite unpleasant.
Yagura raised his fist, and the entire group slowly came to a stop. Having learned their lesson once, Kirigakure dared not rush forward again, in case there was another ambush ahead.
"The sensory ninja step forward."
At a command, two ninjas immediately stepped out from the ranks, walking at the front and each forming hand seals to unleash ninjutsu.
A pair of hands are plunged into the sea to survey the surroundings through the water.
One of them, like ten fingers spread wide, faces forward, seemingly sensing the enemy ahead through chakra.
After a long while, both of them withdrew their hands, turned around and shook their heads slightly at Yagura.
At this point, Kaguya and the Hozuki clan's ninjas began to feel dissatisfied. It's said that enemies are especially hostile when they meet, and this is probably the situation.
Especially Kaguya's ninjas, who were all battle maniacs with a screw loose, now that their enemy was right in front of them, Yagura's slow and careful handling of them made them lose their temper.
"Yagura, the enemy is right in front of you, why are you still dawdling like this?" It was Kaguya's Jonin who spoke, and at this moment he didn't even bother to use honorifics.
A subtle sneer appeared at the corner of Yagura's mouth, but his expression remained righteous and awe-inspiring. "Naturally, we should investigate carefully to avoid repeating the same mistakes."
These words were tantamount to mockery, a blatant accusation that they had been greedy for credit and acted rashly yesterday, failing to conduct proper intelligence gathering, which led to their heavy losses.
"You're talking nonsense. In broad daylight, where would you find an ambush? I bet you just saw that the enemy had already set up their formation and didn't want to fight them head-on to avenge our clan leader."
Kaguya's words were like a spark thrown into a hot oil pan, immediately igniting Kaguya and Hozuki's anger, and they began to shout angrily.
At this moment, Yagura Karatachi appropriately expressed his helplessness, with a "what's the use of trying" attitude, "Since you're not afraid to die, then you go first, and we'll follow behind you in the charge."
"Let's be the first to charge! We Kaguya clansmen have no fear of death."
Kaguya's words immediately resonated with all the Kaguya clan members, and even a small number of Hozuki's ninjas cheered.
The Kaguya Jonin shoved aside Yagura Karatachi, completely disregarding him, and shouted to his clansmen, "Clan members, the time has come to avenge our chief! Charge with me!"
After saying that, he took the lead and launched a charge. Seeing this, some of the Hozuki ninjas also rushed out, and the others followed suit when they saw their clansmen rushing out.
At this moment, Yagura Karatachi calmly came to the middle of the group. Looking at the two clans' ninjas who had already rushed a short distance ahead, he said to Asuka Minazuki, who had been silent beside him, "Let's go too."
At this moment, Minazuki Asuka felt a chill in his heart, even colder than the coldest ice he had ever created.
Yagura's methods are truly insidious. He subtly tricked the ninjas of both clans into becoming the vanguard. Now, who knows how many of them will be able to return alive?
The entire Kirigakure force split into two groups and charged towards the Konoha formation.
On the coast, Konoha and the others quietly watched everything that was happening at sea. Although Kirigakure and the others were still far away, Konoha had the Byakugan, so they could see everything clearly.
"It seems like they've had an internal conflict; those charging ahead look like they've been forced to come and die."
The Japanese team truthfully recounted what they had seen and then shared their own opinions.
"Those in front of us all seem to be Kaguya and Hozuki's ninjas. Could they be rushing here to avenge their clan leader?"
Taiyi was joking, telling it as a joke to lighten the tense atmosphere before the battle. Most people laughed and didn't take it seriously.
Only Hiashi gave Taiichi a strange look, realizing that this was indeed not impossible.
The charging ninjas were incredibly fast; they covered several kilometers in no time. The Hozuki ninjas at the forefront formed hand seals and unleashed their ninjutsu.
Water Release: Waterfall Rush Waves.
The seawater surged up rapidly, forming huge waves that crashed towards the Konoha ninjas, attempting to disrupt their formation.
Konoha, naturally unwilling to be outdone, deployed dozens of ninjas in a coordinated attack.
Earth Escape: Earth Current City Wall.
A thick earthen wall, tens of meters high, rose from the ground beneath everyone's feet, its height exceeding that of ocean waves.
Taiichi, along with several ninjas skilled in water-style techniques, calculated the distance and formed hand seals together.
Water Release: Waterfall Rush Waves.
Water Escape·Big waterfall water rushes into the waves.
A wave even larger than the one released by the Mist Ninja surged upstream, and the two waves collided in the middle, exploding into a spray of water. Then they passed each other, each heading towards its target.
With the city walls blocking their way, the waves didn't affect Konoha.
Mist-Hidden wasn't so lucky.
"Damn it, where did Konoha get such a strong Water Release ninja?"
They were all shouting and using their own methods to avoid the giant wave, so naturally, their formation was out of the question.
Konoha, of course, wouldn't hold back. Everyone knows how to kick a man when he's down, and occupying a high position, they unleashed a barrage of ninjutsu at the approaching Mist Ninja.
Fireballs flew in unison, lightning bolts danced wildly, wind blades filled the sky, and water guns clashed.
It was a feast of ninjutsu, and even taijutsu-type ninjas who were not good at ninjutsu couldn't help but release two fireballs.
The effect was not bad. Although the number of Mist Ninja casualties was not high, it further disrupted the Mist Ninja's formation.
Now, not to mention organized squadrons, there are hardly any ninjas left, not even small teams.
The Konoha squads, who had been waiting in ambush, immediately jumped off the city wall one by one and charged towards the scattered Kirigakure ninja with roars.
The killings officially began.
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