Past Events

"Red, I'll put you in charge of recruiting a genjutsu squad from the village!"

The Third made his decision.

Hiruko possessed five different Kekkei Genkai, and even the Fourth Kazekage had suffered a small setback at his hands. That showed just how difficult it was to deal with him through conventional means.

Now that they knew Hiruko had lost a genjutsu duel to Shinji, who had only the Three-Tomoe Sharingan and wasn't known for his genjutsu, forming a squad to target Hiruko with genjutsu was naturally the best choice for Konoha's leadership.

Since this involved genjutsu, the task of forming a genjutsu squad naturally fell to Kurenai, a Jonin who specialized in it.

"Yes!"

Since it was an official order from the Hokage, Kurenai rose and acknowledged it.

Shinji's mouth twitched, but in the end, he chose to remain silent.

He couldn't exactly announce at the top of his lungs that he'd beaten Hiruko in a genjutsu duel because he possessed the strongest pair of Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan in the Shinobi World.

Perhaps Kurenai's genjutsu wasn't any weaker than Hiruko's.

Shinji thought to himself.

He hadn't devoted much effort to genjutsu, so he really couldn't say how good Hiruko was at it. Besides ocular genjutsu, there was also sound-based and scent-based genjutsu. Anything that could affect a person's senses could serve as a medium for casting genjutsu.

Utatane Koharu said, "Hiruzen, I heard Naruto Uzumaki left the village with Jiraiya to train. It's too dangerous for them to be out of the village right now. You should summon them back as soon as possible!"

Rescuing Iwagakure's Jinchuriki was an urgent priority, but they couldn't afford to be lax about protecting their own Jinchuriki, either. With Naruto away from the village, Konoha wouldn't be able to provide timely support if the