Genjutsu Space

After the meeting, Yichen kept Tomoko behind and gave her some instructions, telling her how to contact the Kirigakure.

"The Kirigakure wants to rebuild its image as Great Ninja Village by holding the Joint Chunin Exams, but the Konoha and the Cloud ninja Village will likely not agree to it. You must be careful when you go to the Kirigakure this time, and don't give the Konoha or the Cloud ninja any opportunity to take advantage of you."

Tomoko nodded and said, "Don't worry, Teacher Yichen, I know what to do."

After leaving the Tsuchikage's Office, Yichen went directly to see Matsutani Shinya.

To Yichen's surprise, Matsutani Shinya; instead, he was packing his things.

"Shinya, what are you doing?" Yichen asked as he walked into Matsutani Shinya's house.

"Teacher Yichen, you're back? I'm preparing the things I'll take to the Land of Snow this time," Matsutani Shinya replied.

Yichen looked at them and found that most of the items were strange devices, probably used to test the Natural Energy beneath the Rainbow Ice Wall. Yichen didn't ask any further questions.

"Enter Sage Mode and let me see," Yichen said.

"Okay." After saying that, Matsutani Shinya closed his eyes.

Yichen could clearly sense the surrounding Natural Energy rapidly converging towards Matsutani Shinya. A moment later, Matsutani Shinya opened his eyes, and the Sage Mode marks on his face were similar to Yichen's.

Sure enough, their progress is already on par with his own. Yichen sighed inwardly, then said, "Not bad, your talent in Senjutsu far surpasses mine. It won't be long before you surpass me."

Is there anything else you need for this trip to the Land of Snow?

Matsutani Shinya and tentatively said, "How about you give me a ride, Teacher Yichen? Walking there is too slow and tiring; flying would be much faster."

Yichen:...

In the end, Yichen still sent Matsutani Shinya to the Land of Snow.

Of course, Yichen did this mainly to ensure Matsutani Shinya's safety, so that nothing might happen to him on the road. Now that Matsutani Shinya has learned Senjutsu, his importance has increased considerably, and Yichen has even assigned him a dedicated Anbu.

A few days later, after finishing his village affairs, Yichen flew to the Land of Fields with his three disciples.

Onoki and his group were still in a remote mountainous area of Land of Fields Ōnoki, a place rarely visited by people, where even mountain bandits and thieves were unwilling to stay for long.

"I wonder how the Third Generation found these places." The last shrine was in a similar situation, also in a remote corner of the Land of Grass.

Yichen landed next to Ōnoki and the others with three disciples, two Tailed Beasts, an Anbu Squad, and the items needed for the trade with Orochimaru.

"Lord Tsuchikage."

"Third Lord."

After their subordinates exchanged greetings, Yichen asked Ōnoki, "Third Hokage, what have you discovered this time?"

Ōnoki shook his head and said, "We didn't find anything this time."

Yichen was puzzled. If they hadn't found anything, what were they still doing here?

Ōnoki, knowing what Yichen was thinking, explained, "According to my teacher, the Second Lord Hokage, he once sensed some strange fluctuations here. However, he was delayed by something at the time and didn't investigate, and then my teacher had an accident."

"But I searched for a long time and didn't find any useful clues."

"You've come at the right time. You know the S-rank Sensory Ninjutsu' Mind's Eye's developed by our teacher. Use it to investigate and see if there's anything unusual around here."

Yichen nodded and looked at a Kajiyamari hill that Ōnoki had pointed out not far away. The Kajiyamari was not large, but it gave off a faintly eerie feeling.

Yichen frowned and asked, "Where is this place?"

Yichen had only asked casually, but to his surprise, Ōnoki actually answered, "This is a cemetery. There's a coffin down there, but there's no seal blocking it. I went down and checked, but I didn't find any useful information."

"However, I've checked the records left from the Warring States Period. This place was once the territory where the Uchiha Clan was active. Judging from this eerie feeling, the coffin down here might contain an Uchiha."

"Uh~" Yichen was taken aback, turned around to look at Sokai who was also stunned, and then looked at Ōnoki.

Ōnoki nodded. There were many people around, so he didn't go into details. "I didn't touch the coffin."

Yichen thought for a moment and said, "I'll dive down and take a look first."

On the ground, Yichen using Mind's Eye perception but found nothing amiss.

Ōnoki nodded and said, "Be careful."

Yichen nodded and said, "Let me enter Sage Mode first."

After saying that, Yichen closed his eyes and focused on absorbing Natural Energy. After a while, Yichen opened his eyes again. At this time, the eyeshadow at the corner of his eyes told Ōnoki and the others that he had entered Sage Mode.

Nodding to Ōnoki, Yichen used his Earth Style: Earth Submergence to enter the ground.

As Yichen descended, he using Mind's Eye perception to sense his surroundings, but his speed was not fast.

Once underground, the eerie feeling became even more pronounced.

Yichen slowly descended and soon arrived at the center of the grave that Ōnoki had mentioned, next to the coffin.

A simple grave, with no tomb passage or anything like that, just an ordinary coffin.

Yichen focused his Mind's Eye perception on the coffin and felt that the eerie feeling was even clearer, but he did not sense anything else.

After a while, still having gained nothing, Yichen turned around and returned to the ground.

If it weren't for the feelings of Sokai Uchiha, Ōnoki would have already opened the coffin. However, Sokai might develop a grudge against Iwagakure because of this. Therefore, neither Ōnoki nor Yichen chose to act recklessly.

Yichen shook his head at Ōnoki and said, "We didn't find anything, but there is definitely something strange. A tomb that's been there for who knows how long shouldn't have such a heavy yin aura."

Ōnoki was somewhat disappointed and said, "Then let's put this matter aside for now. How's your Light Release training going?"

Yichen readily changed the subject, saying, "I've already mastered controlling the range of my Light Release..."

Yichen and Ōnoki talked about the Kekkei Tōta training. The others also went to train, only Sokai was a little uneasy, and kept looking in the direction of the mound.

As night deepened, Yichen called Sokai aside and said, "Now that it's late at night, it's even more suitable to investigate that Yin energy underground."

"The Third Hokage also mentioned during the day that there might be an ancestor of your Uchiha Clan down there. Would you like to come down with us?"

Sokai, then nodded and said, "Teacher Yichen, I don't know how to Earth Release."

Yichen said, "Don't worry, with me and the Third Hokage here, what are you afraid of not being able to get down? We'll use Earth Release to create a passage for you."

Sokai nodded without saying a word.

Yichen rubbed his head and said, "Don't be nervous, it's not certain yet. We just find it strange down there, there might be something there."

When Yichen and Sokai finished their discussion and arrived at the edge of the mound, Ōnoki had already used Earth Release to create a deep hole large enough for the two of them to enter.

Yichen used his Porcelain Release to fly into the cave with Sokai.

Ōnoki's eyes lit up, and he almost blurted out "Hand Seal-less Porcelain Release." However, considering that the current environment was not suitable for discussing this, he held back.

"You brat, no wonder you suddenly wanted to learn Kekkei Tōta. So you've mastered Porcelain Release to the point where you can use it without hand seals," Ōnoki muttered to himself.

At this moment, Yichen had already taken Sokai and flown into the deep pit.

Yichen Mind's Eye that acts as his vision, Sokai subconsciously activates his Sharingan.

Yichen didn't pay any attention, and the two quickly arrived at the coffin underground.

At Yichen's prompting, Sokai placed his hand on it. Then, Yichen clearly sensed that Sokai's Chakra began to fluctuate violently.

Just as he was about to investigate, a change occurred in Yichen's Mind's Eye. In his Mind's Eye's perception, the entire world had changed. Yichen had arrived in a blood-red world.

Huh? Where is this? Yichen turned around and looked around, and soon found Sokai.

At the same time, Sokai also saw Yichen. He quickly walked over to Yichen's side and asked somewhat nervously, "Teacher Yichen, where is this?"

Not wanting to appear too ignorant in front of his disciples, Yichen thought for a moment and said, "It should be a Genjutsu Space. Judging from this blood-red environment, it might really be the Sharingan Genjutsu space of your Uchiha Clan's predecessors."

"Genjutsu Space? What's that?" Sokai asked in confusion, as there was no such thing recorded in the Genjutsu Scroll that Fugaku Uchiha had given him.

Yichen thought for a moment and said, "This requires a very high level of skill in Genjutsu magic, which you don't need to know."

"Sokai," he says again. This is the most hateful thing about Teacher Yichen; he never explains anything to me.

As the two spoke, the scene in the Genjutsu Space began to change. Scenes began to appear before them.

With a little discernment, one can tell that this is likely a fragment of the experience of the master of the Genjutsu Space. The beginning consists of tedious cultivation.

Although there was no sound and it consisted of only disjointed fragments, the Genjutsu was still very immersive.

Yichen's heart was dirtier than most people's, and this kind of scene, which was similar to watching TV, could not resonate with him.

However, Sokai was already completely absorbed in it. Seeing this, Yichen's heart stirred slightly, and he took two steps back without making a sound, trying his best not to disturb Sokai.

The scenes changed rapidly, quickly shifting from the initial training to the brutal battlefield, with life-and-death battles and countless partings, causing Sokai's emotions to fluctuate.

Then, the master of the Genjutsu Space experienced the most heartbreaking event of his life: being betrayed by a friend from another family.

That person's family were staunch allies of the Uchiha Clan, and he had grown up with the master of the Genjutsu Space since childhood. The two had a bond so strong that they would even urinate together to see who could pee the farthest.

At that very moment, the user of the Genjutsu activated the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Yichen didn't pay much attention to the scene in the Genjutsu Space; he focused more on Sokai.

At that moment, the Yin Release energy emanating from Sokai underwent a significant qualitative leap.

Yichen smiled slightly and thought to himself, "At this level, it should definitely be Three Tomoe."