Can't Be Fooled Even a Little

"Uchiha..."

"As expected, it's an Uchiha."

"No, it should be the Uchiha."

Discussions erupted from all around.

Yuzhen's words actually caused Tsuchishi to wear an expression of "just as I thought" and sudden realization, as if the ninja just killed by Tsuchi's stab should have been saved by the Uchiha Clan.

Could it be that the ninja clan this person came from had some connection to the Uchiha Clan? Judging by the forehead protector's emblem, the person wasn't an Uchiha ninja.

Besides, shouldn't the Uchiha be hated and reviled in the Ninja World?

But regardless, judging by the reactions of the ninjas here, Yuzhen's words seemed to have hit the mark by chance.

This misunderstanding was perfectly timed. He knew that speaking too much could lead to mistakes, so he stopped talking casually.

Yuzhen precisely tossed the set of keys into the hands of a person inside the cage, seemingly impatient to rescue them one by one. He merely pointed at Tsuchishi, who was lying in the water, and said with considerable coldness:

"It's up to you."

Did this clumsy attempt at being cool fit well with the awkward Uchiha Clan?

Yuzhen didn't have time for a more profound performance. He directly threw Tsuchishi onto the ground and turned to leave.

Since he had achieved his goal, rescued his fellow clansmen, and incidentally freed all the bystanders, whatever happened here next, or whatever those bystanders wanted to do, was none of his concern.

At this moment, Yuzhen was more concerned about another matter: when exactly he had been affected by the genjutsu.

After returning to the surface, Yuzhen quickly ascended to the top of the tallest building in the small town and carefully observed the town below again.

The special arrangement of buildings, some signposts with guidance, the movements of certain machinery, the rhythmic sounds coming from somewhere...

As expected, the small town itself was a mechanism set up for genjutsu. The moment Yuzhen arrived in the town, he had already been affected by the genjutsu.

Originally, there weren't many living people in the entire town.

Using the environment to cast genjutsu was both a brilliant move and a clever trick. It indicated that the opponent lacked the power to cast large-scale genjutsu themselves, yet they could achieve this goal through certain techniques.

Yuzhen had to admit that Tsuchishi was a bit more formidable than he had initially thought.

The scale of the genjutsu was large, but it was ultimately just ordinary genjutsu. Its effect on people wasn't truly deep. If a ninja had the awareness and means to dispel genjutsu, it would be virtually impossible for them to remain bound by it indefinitely.

Confuse the senses of the ninjas who came here with genjutsu, and while they were unable to distinguish reality from illusion, stealthily steal their chakra. Without any conflict, a ninja could be rendered powerless and become easy prey.

It had to be said, Tsuchishi's design was very clever, but unfortunately, Yuzhen just didn't fall for it.

Having figured out when he had fallen victim to the genjutsu, Yuzhen's doubts were completely cleared. He turned and left the small town.

After leaving the town, before he had gone far, Yuzhen suddenly turned back to look and saw that the entire town had been engulfed in flames.

"..."

Without a doubt, the ninjas he had released were now wantonly destroying everything.

Given Yuzhen's background and experiences, it could be said that he had no defense against genjutsu as a means of attack.

His resistance to genjutsu was essentially at a low level where anyone who dared to use genjutsu on him would immediately fall victim.

This was evident from the fact that he hadn't noticed anything upon entering the town.

In short, it was only natural for him to fall into the genjutsu set up by the enemy. Conversely, it was quite strange that he possessed the ability to dispel genjutsu.

With the town burning fiercely behind him, Yuzhen's thoughts wandered again.

The genjutsu on him was instantly dispelled after he underwent White Zetsu Transformation. This meant that he didn't break free from the genjutsu's control through his own efforts, but rather through certain characteristics of White Zetsu.

There seemed to be two rather convincing explanations.

One was that after the White Zetsu Transformation, his transformed White Zetsu body forcefully straightened the flow of his already chaotic chakra, which was a common method for dispelling genjutsu.

The other possibility was more complex.

As everyone knows, if a genjutsu cannot take effect on a ninja, it is very likely because they are already under the control of another, more powerful genjutsu.

Specifically concerning White Zetsu, White Zetsu were transformed humans controlled by the Infinite Tsukuyomi. However, not all the people hanging on the Divine Tree at that time were transformed into White Zetsu; in fact, most of them regained their freedom after the Ten-Tails was sealed.

Those who did not regain freedom became White Zetsu. Therefore, it is difficult to say whether White Zetsu were once controlled by the Infinite Tsukuyomi, or if they have always been under the Infinite Tsukuyomi's control, even to this day.

In a sense, this genjutsu could very well be a self-protection mechanism for White Zetsu.

The reasoning is simple: if White Zetsu were creatures easily controlled by genjutsu, then Kaguya's revival plan could be leaked at any moment. This was something Kaguya and Black Zetsu would never allow.

Consider this: Black Zetsu and White Zetsu could openly appear before Madara Uchiha and deceive him like a fool. Doesn't this, to some extent, indicate that they were not afraid of Madara's genjutsu?

After all, no one could guarantee that the cunning and suspicious Madara Uchiha would believe Black Zetsu and White Zetsu 100%. Even if he thought Zetsu was his creation, who could guarantee he wouldn't whimsically use genjutsu on his own creation?

Regardless, the confidentiality of Black Zetsu and White Zetsu had objective guarantees. For thousands of years, essentially no one had been able to extract valid information from them.

Therefore, Yuzhen, as "White Zetsu-Man," had a certain degree of immunity to genjutsu?

Mental control and invasive genjutsu are difficult to affect White Zetsu. This means that as long as Yuzhen undergoes White Zetsu Transformation, he can ignore these most threatening types of genjutsu?

If this were the case, then "White Zetsu-Man" would receive a significant power-up. The characteristic of being resistant to genjutsu could greatly increase his survivability on the battlefield.

In the future, Yuzhen would instead need to be wary of the other two types of genjutsu.

One type is a Genjutsu that blocks or deprives the five senses. This type of Genjutsu doesn't involve mental control, so the White Zetsu body might not be immune.

The other is Kotoamatsukami.

Kotoamatsukami is a bit of a strange technique. Although it's also a mental control ninjutsu, its control happens silently and imperceptibly. It's hard to say whether its effects can influence the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

However, even though Kotoamatsukami is the most threatening, Yuzhen isn't worried about it.

As the saying goes, he believes that by the time Shisui Uchiha's Mangekyo Sharingan appears in the world, the grass on his grave will already be two meters high.

Rather than worrying about Kotoamatsukami, he'd rather worry about Impure World Reincarnation, which could dig him up from his grave.