Battlefield!

"Let me answer that question!" An aged voice came from behind the group. Zuo Yang Kurama walked out with his hands behind his back, looking like a leisurely retired old man. The Police Department's crisp, fitted uniform was wasted on him.

Sanaburo Kurama looked at Zuo Yang Kurama in puzzlement. "You look familiar. We should know each other."

"I'm Zuo Yang. It's been many years since we last met," Zuo Yang Kurama said with a smile. At some point, a pale blue glow had lit up around him, making him look somewhat ghostly.

"So it was you! You've gotten this old already." Sanaburo Kurama sounded a little surprised. "But this defensive technique is quite good. It actually blocked my Genjutsu. Looks like you've grown over the years too, Zuo Yang."

"This is a technique Young Master improved based on Mind Barrier: Crystal Wall. It's called 'Supreme Goodness is Like Water,'" Zuo Yang Kurama explained with a smile.

"You improved Mind Barrier: Crystal Wall? It seems our Kurama Clan has gained another genius!" Sanaburo Kurama froze, then nodded happily. The expressions of the several ninjas around him went blank in an instant. Then their faces turned pale, and they all collapsed to the ground, lifeless. Clearly, they had been scared to death within the Genjutsu.

"What a terrifying Genjutsu!" Choza Akimichi said gravely. The next second, his vision went dark. When he came back to his senses, he found that he was no longer on the shore, but in a dense forest. A one-eyed ninja was swinging a huge blade covered in Explosive Tags at him.

"Genjutsu?! When did it happen? No, what should I do now? Counterattack or defend?!" Choza Akimichi frowned. He was worried that if he fought back, he would hurt the companions beside him.

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