"Ready?"
Hagoromo Yi asked the cat and the person standing in the corresponding positions.
"That's fine."
Shisui Uchiha formed hand seals, ready to unleash his power, his Three-Tomoe Sharingan spinning wildly.
The Cat San San nodded and gently lifted its front paw, stepping down towards the Sealing Jutsu set up by Hagoromo.
After a long pause, he finally spoke, "That's enough."
Hearing the response, Hagoromo nodded, then immediately formed hand seals and slowly transferred the Senjutsu Chakra he had just absorbed into it.
"Shisui, activate."
Upon hearing Hagoromo's instructions, Shisui began casting Genjutsu towards the Mirage Vapor Pearl.
As the Genjutsu was activated, the Chakra shield that was originally in a circle began to change shape.
"It should be okay," Shisui said uncertainly, after all, this was his first time releasing such a technique.
"You'll know once you try it."
Hagoromo said nonchalantly, and then the Shadow Clone that had been waiting there stepped into the circle.
A burst of light erupted, and the entire Chakra shield turned completely black.
This means that the Mirage Vapor Pearl has begun to operate.
"Alright, let's wait for my Shadow Clone's feedback."
Hagoromo stood up immediately; it was just an experiment, so there was no need to constantly output Chakra.
Do you know how these beads are made?
The Cat San San, standing nearby, licked its lips and asked Hagoromo.
"What's wrong?" Hagoromo turned her head to look, wondering why the cat was suddenly so concerned about this thing.
"I was up there, and I smelled something that made me feel like I could eat it."
As the Cat San San spoke, it kept sticking out its tongue and licking itself.
Heaven knows that if Hagoromo hadn't been there, he would have lost control long ago.
"???" Hagoromo blinked. This thing can be eaten?
"It's not that he's edible, but rather the smell he emits; I suspect it's the raw material used to make this bead."
Noticing Hagoromo's strange gaze, the Cat San San quickly explained.
"I don't know, after all, it was a long time ago, and everyone who knew the specific materials of this bead is dead."
Hagoromo shook her head and said, "Even Mito Uzumaki wouldn't say something like that."
"That's a pity." Hearing this, the Cat San San looked regretful.
"Pity?"
"Hmm, I feel that if we could get our hands on the raw materials, there would probably be unexpected benefits."
Cat San San nodded and said, "This bead is no longer needed."
After all, it had already lost this effect due to the forging process.
Only the smell remains.
"An unexpected benefit..." Hagoromo Yi thought, stroking her chin.
If it could be collected by the Uzumaki Clan and used to make things.
It's highly likely that it was passed down from the era of the Sage of Six Paths, after all, the Uzumaki Clan has the Six Paths bloodline.
"Um?"
Hagoromo, who was still thinking about something, suddenly paused and looked at the Chakra shield.
Sure enough, the Chakra instantly lost its black color and returned to its initial state.
"It worked?"
"It's water!" asked Shisui, who was standing nearby.
"Yes, my Shadow Clone was forced to dissipate," Hagoromo nodded.
"It hasn't been that long," said the Cat San San, with a puzzled expression.
"It's different. Although the Genjutsu I cast doesn't have any lethal power, the person affected by it won't have a concept of time."
"Or rather, as long as this illusion isn't actively broken, the concept of time will be confused."
Shisui Uchiha shook his head.
"So, Hagoromo's Shadow Clone may have been inside for a very long time?"
The Cat San San, its whiskers twitching, strode towards Hagoromo.
Hagoromo nodded and held up two fingers.
"Two hours? That illusion is amazing!" Cat San San exclaimed with a look of amazement.
"No, it's two days." Hagoromo's eyes narrowed slightly.
Currently, the longest that Hagoromo's Shadow Clones can exist is two days if he doesn't use Ninjutsu.
When the Shadow Clone returned with the message, it was because of its preconceived notion that two days had passed and its Chakra had been exhausted.
That's why it was lifted.
Moreover, the Chakra did not return to Hagoromo, but was absorbed by the illusion.
Two days?!
The Cat San San, screamed in fright.
"It seems I underestimated this Mirage Vapor Pearl. It truly lives up to its reputation as a creation of the Uzumaki Clan."
Hagoromo's lips curled slightly.
"This is no longer a matter of underestimating or not. Even a great demon couldn't create such an illusion unless it reached the Divine Realm."
"This kind of thing is not simple," said Cat San San with a serious expression.
He increasingly felt the danger of this world; such a thing could actually overturn traditional concepts.
"Actually, it's alright."
Hagoromo Yi touched her nose and said.
After all, Uchiha Itachi's Tsukuyomi seems to last around 72 hours, right?
Tsukuyomi requires the power of the Mangekyo, while this illusion can be created simply by combining ordinary Genjutsu with Senjutsu Chakra.
The positioning of the Cat San San and the Mirage Vapor Pearl are just one link in the medium.
"Not bad." Shisui Uchiha, who knew Itachi's Mangekyo ability, nodded in agreement.
The Cat San San twitched; he might not believe what Shisui said.
But Hagoromo's words are definitely enough for him to take them seriously.
"That's really... terrifying."
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"Hey, Shikamaru, isn't this a little scary?"
After finishing training Naruto couldn't help but reach out and poke Shikamaru, asking worriedly, "Are you really okay?"
"I feel like you're about to collapse."
Shikamaru looked up, his eyes rimmed with dark circles, and said weakly:
"Naruto, let me rest for a bit, I'm really tired."
Although Naruto looked puzzled upon hearing this, he still stood up.
He hurriedly ran to his teacher and asked, "Teacher, Shikamaru doesn't seem to be acting right?"
Hagoromo turned her head and glanced at it, then chuckled softly.
"Don't worry, he's just overworking his brain."
After all, eight hours of strategic thinking and brainstorming sessions are exhausting for anyone.
Moreover, the opponent was of an abnormally high level.
Whether it's Lelouch, who is strategic and adept at long-term planning, or Light Yagami, who manipulates human nature.
Any one of them would be enough to give Shikamaru a run for his money right now.
This also made Hagoromo admire the Uzumaki Clan who created the Mirage Vapor Pearl; she only needed to implant some memory fragments.
The illusion can then be put into operation, thereby constructing this character.
While it can't be 100% similar, it's sufficient for my needs.
Judging from Shikamaru's condition, if he can actually defeat these projections later on...
Then a highly intelligent and eccentric individual will appear in the Shinobi World.
Shikamaru, who was still resting, suddenly felt a chill for no reason.
When I opened my eyes, I saw my teacher looking at me with a look of satisfaction.
"Someone save me..." Shikamaru is now thinking like Sasuke did before, why is he making demands of his own teacher for no reason?
Isn't this just pure masochism?