Confrontation! Illusion Firewall!

|Orochimaru-Open-Signal|[Connected]

Found it!

Hiroki's gaze was locked onto the connection status flickering repeatedly on the screen, and his mind suddenly cleared.

The root of the problem was this forced connection! The other party was using this port to continuously send malicious data packets and executable files to him!

Hiroki didn't know when the other party had connected to him, nor did he know how they had forced the connection!

This was impossible on a normal laptop! One had to realize that for a Wi-Fi signal to forcibly access a computer, the computer would have to be actively set to automatically connect to a specific Wi-Fi name.

A Wi-Fi signal would only automatically connect to a computer if it disguised itself as the corresponding Wi-Fi name. Yet, Orochimaru had completely defied this rule!

He had used some unknown method to forcibly connect to him.

It was as if he had planted a virus program in his computer beforehand!

But regardless of how he did it, if he could do it once, he could certainly do it again. If Hiroki couldn't find the "virus" file hidden within himself or understand how Orochimaru was forcing the connection, then disconnecting would be absolutely useless.

Given the other party's methods, they could almost certainly force a reconnection.

Therefore, his only, his absolute only, option now was to establish a barrier, a filter, before the data stream entered his system's processing core.

Hiroki's eyes narrowed!

A firewall!

This was his specialty!

Hiroki's thinking speed reached its limit at this moment.

He immediately created a new blank text document in his consciousness space and renamed it [Genjutsu Firewall v0.1.bat].

His intent transformed into a keyboard, and he began programming the document at a speed that surpassed any ordinary human.

Every line of code pointed directly to the core—monitoring that "Orochimaru_Mental_Link" and intercepting all malicious data packets containing keywords like "Technique", ".exe", or "Genjutsu".

In just a few seconds, the core code was written:

--Code--

@echo off

set monitor_target="Orochimaru"

:loop_monitor

::Scan all incoming data packets

check_network_connection %monitor_target% temp_packet.tmp

::Process packet information line by line

for /F "tokens=*" %%packet in (temp_packet.tmp) do (

if "%%packet" contains "Technique" (

intercept_and_destroy "%%packet"

log "Blocked malicious program: %%packet"

) else if "%%packet" contains ".exe" (

intercept_and_destroy "%%packet"

log "Blocked malicious program: %%packet"

) else if "%%packet" contains "%%jutsu" (

intercept_and_destroy "%%packet"

log "Blocked malicious program: %%packet"

) else (

allow_pass "%%packet"

)

)

goto :loop_monitor

--Code--

"Run!"

Following his command, the [Genjutsu Firewall v0.1.bat] script immediately began to execute. A concise log window popped up in the bottom right corner of his consciousness space, and green characters began to scroll: [Firewall activated, monitoring "Orochimaru"...]

After finishing all this, Hiroki focused his attention back on the Task Manager.

The [Hell Viewing Technique.exe] that was crazily devouring system resources was still running rampant in the list, with CPU usage as high as 89% and memory usage reaching a staggering 3.2GB.

"End process!"

This time, after he clicked [Confirm], a miracle happened. The world truly quieted down.

The CPU usage receded like a tide, rapidly dropping from 89% to 15%, and the memory usage was released from 3.2GB back to a normal 800MB.

After the malicious process named [Hell Viewing Technique.exe] completely vanished, no new malicious processes emerged.

Almost simultaneously, two new records popped up in the firewall's log window:

[Blocked malicious program: Hell Viewing Technique.exe]

[Blocked malicious program: Nirvana Hermitage Technique.exe]

Success!

Hiroki snapped his eyes open, and the sights of the real world reclaimed his vision.

He saw Kushina standing not far in front of him, her eyes vacant, her expression dull, and a glistening trail of drool hanging from the corner of her mouth; she was clearly still immersed in the nightmare created by the genjutsu and had not yet awakened.

Further away, on a tree trunk, that pale figure—Orochimaru—wore a human-like expression for the first time: one of "surprise."

However, before Hiroki could even catch his breath, the Task Manager in his consciousness sent out another alert.

Countless dense, swarming venomous snakes were flicking their tongues and hissing as they crawled forward; at a glance, it was impossible to tell how many there were!

Moreover, what was even more terrifying was that Hiroki discovered his CPU usage was beginning to climb slowly but steadily: 15%... 23%... 35%...

Was Orochimaru's assault on him still continuing!?

No!

He had fallen into a genjutsu again. When did it happen? And what was the effect of this genjutsu?

How did he even know that he had broken free from the previous two genjutsu!?

Hiroki immediately switched to the process details page and re-sorted by CPU usage. Although there were no obvious "Technique" processes, he keenly spotted an anomaly—several system processes that should have been normal were consuming resources they shouldn't have been.

svchost.exe, CPU usage 28%. This figure made Hiroki frown.

svchost.exe is a core process file of the Windows system, its full name being Service Host Process, and its function is to host multiple Windows system services.

He right-clicked on the process and selected "Open file location."

When the File Explorer window popped up, the displayed path sent a chill through his heart: C:\Windows\Temp\svchost.exe

This location was wrong!

"This isn't right! The real svchost.exe should be in the System32 directory!"

Although Hiroki didn't remember if his golden finger had a System32, he vaguely recalled that his system didn't distinguish between 32-bit and 64-bit; the corresponding name was System(>^ω^<), which had a Haji-Snake icon!

This was a virus file disguised as a system file!

Hiroki quickly switched to the "Details" tab of the process.

Sure enough, the description column was blank, the version information was displayed as "None," and most crucially—the digital signature status was displayed as "Unverified."

"Process masquerading!" Hiroki instantly understood the opponent's second round of attack.

Orochimaru had given up on directly injecting complete genjutsu programs and was instead having the malicious programs disguise themselves as system processes, attempting to slip past his defenses!

Can genjutsu really be pushed to such an extent!? Haji-Snake, how on earth are you doing this!?

Hiroki did not hesitate; he immediately modified the firewall code, adding a new detection rule:

--Code--

@echo off

::Add process masquerading detection

set system_process_list="svchost.exe,winlogon.exe,csrss.exe"

set legal_path="C:\Windows\System(>^ω^<)"

:scan_processes

::Use "tasklist" command to get detailed information on all current processes

tasklist /V > process_snapshot.tmp

::Check system processes in the list one by one

for %%p in (%system_process_list%) do (

findstr "%%p" process_snapshot.tmp | findstr /V "%legal_path%" > masqueraded_process.tmp

if exist masqueraded_process.tmp (

::Extract process ID from the masqueraded process file and terminate it

for /F "tokens=2" %%i in (masqueraded_process.tmp) do (

taskkill /F /PID %%i

log "Detected and cleared malicious masquerade: %%p"

)

)

)

::Memory protection mode

:Monitor Memory

If external write detected (Visual Cache) (

If source does not equal "Hiroki_MainSystem" (

Intercept write operation

Log "Blocked illegal memory write: Visual Cache area"

)

)

If external write detected (Auditory Cache) (

If source does not equal "Hiroki_MainSystem" (

Intercept write operation

Log "Blocked illegal memory write: Auditory Cache area"

)

)

Jump to: Scan Processes

--Code--

Code update complete, executing immediately!

The upgraded firewall exerted its power instantly.

The disguised svchost.exe process in the Task Manager was forcibly terminated, and CPU usage dropped from 35% back to a normal 8%.

At the same time, the viper illusion that had just begun to take shape before Hiroki suffered severe glitches—parts of the snake bodies turned into pixelated blocks, the movement of the snakes began to stutter and skip frames, and the hissing sound that should have been terrifying turned into intermittent static.

In the firewall log window, green characters scrolled rapidly:

[Process disguise cleared: svchost.exe]

[Blocked illegal memory write: Visual Cache area]

[Blocked illegal memory write: Auditory Cache area]

The fragmented snake illusions before his eyes lasted less than three seconds before they vanished into thin air, as if they were deleted files.

But the crisis was far from over.

Orochimaru frowned, clearly realizing that his technical attacks were ineffective, and changed his strategy. This time, it was no longer subtle disguise and infiltration, but the most primitive, violent frontal assault!

Hiroki's Task Manager screen began to flicker frantically.

CPU usage jumped like crazy: 8%→34%→67%→89%→98%! Memory usage skyrocketed at a speed visible to the naked eye: 800MB→2.1GB→3.7GB, nearly pushing against his 4GB system limit!

The Task Manager itself began to lag significantly!

More importantly, Hiroki could feel his brain starting to spin uncontrollably, and his vision began to darken!

His brain couldn't take much more!

Task Manager → Details → Select Columns → Handle/Process/Privileges column; he didn't know how many new programs were popping up every second, attacking him!

Although his firewall was resisting every moment, Hiroki could feel his "system"—could feel his brain—bearing an unprecedented load.

I can't just tank this... I must actively restrict it!

Hiroki gritted his teeth, enduring the immense pressure from his brain, and began to write the final Emergency Mode protection code:

--Code--

@echo off

::Emergency Resource Restriction Mode

Set MaxCPUUsage=60

Set MaxMemoryUsage=2048

Set MaxNetworkConnections=50

:Emergency Mode

::Forcibly restrict all external processes

Get SystemStatus > SystemStatus.tmp

Set CurrentCPU < ReadFromFile(SystemStatus.tmp, "CPU")

Set CurrentMemory < ReadFromFile(SystemStatus.tmp, "Memory")

Set CurrentConnections < ReadFromFile(SystemStatus.tmp, "Connections")

If %CurrentCPU% > %MaxCPUUsage% (

Pause all high-usage processes for 10 seconds

Log "CPU overload, fuse protection triggered"

)

If %current memory% > %maximum memory usage%(

Clear system temporary files

Log "Memory overflow warning, automatic cleanup executed"

)

If %current connections% > %maximum network connections%(

Disconnect all newly established external connections

Log "Network connection saturated, new connections rejected"

)

Jump to: Emergency Mode

--Code--

The moment the code executed, Hiroki felt the system load ease. CPU usage began to drop: 98%→78%→52%, and memory usage also fell from a dangerous 3.8GB to a relatively safe 2.3GB.

His thoughts were still stuttering, but the dizziness in his head began to recede, and his vision started to return to normal.

He had succeeded.

Although there was still a sense of overload, his "system" had stabilized!

On a distant tree trunk, the Shadow Clone of Orochimaru furrowed his brows, his golden snake-like pupils filled with confusion and bewilderment.

His chakra had clearly successfully connected to the child's mind; whether it was the exquisite genjutsu techniques or the pure suppression of chakra volume, it should have been an attack sufficient to destroy the will of an ordinary ninja.

But this child... his method of resistance was completely beyond Orochimaru's scope of understanding. How did he do it? Was this also the effect of that bloodline limit?!

Mental resistance almost on par with the Sharingan!? No, at the beginning, he couldn't ignore or even forcibly withstand his genjutsu attacks!

It was evolving step by step! Adjusting step by step! This ability, this speed of evolutionary progress, was something even the Sharingan could not compare to!

But just as he was thinking this, Orochimaru's movement to continue forming hand seals suddenly stopped.

This is bad!

Orochimaru's expression turned cold.

This Shadow Clone was about to run out of chakra!