Illusion

"I said, I didn't!"

Seeing Ye Ning merely chuckle and ignore her, Tsunade grew anxious and hurriedly defended herself, "This is standard procedure! To teach a disciple, one must first understand their strength to provide targeted instruction!"

"What 'settling personal scores'? I don't know what you're talking about!"

"Fine, fine, it's just for teaching."

Ye Ning spread his hands and pointed at the house that had been reduced to ruins, looking entirely innocent:

"You smashed all of this. Even if this is your own home and you don't care, we can't sleep here tonight, can we? Sleep in the rubble?"

Come to think of it, could all the houses in the Senju compound have been painstakingly built by Hashirama using Wood Release back in the day?

Although using Hashirama's Wood Release to build houses seems like overkill, if one had to build so many houses by hand, it would probably take a lot of effort, right?

Tsk.

Hashirama's Wood Release is truly practical; it's practically essential for home and travel.

Even if a house is accidentally damaged, one can immediately build a new one. Even when leaving home for missions in the wild, one can conjure a place to live out of thin air.

So tempting!

Ye Ning couldn't help but click his tongue, feeling a bit of regret in his heart.

It's a pity he can't get his hands on Hashirama's cells right now; otherwise, he would definitely try to fuse with Hashirama's chakra. Perhaps he could even master Wood Release as a result.

Completely immersed in his wandering thoughts, Ye Ning ignored Tsunade's calls. After calling his name three times without receiving any response, Tsunade finally lost her patience, walked over to his side, and slammed a fist down.

"Hiss, ow, ow, ow!"

Ye Ning woke up instantly, looking at Tsunade with a sour expression.

He suddenly had a strange feeling—is Tsunade actually a bit like Garp?

Always resorting to a "fist of love" at the drop of a hat.

Hiss...

Comparing the two of them...

Sin, what a sin!

Tsunade is still better.

If it were really an old man with a scruffy beard like Garp, he wouldn't be able to handle it!

Even if Tsunade is a bit of a jerk and crazy, at least she's easy on the eyes. When she isn't angry, she's actually quite beautiful.

"You brat, didn't you want to learn genjutsu? Are you still listening or not?"

???

Ye Ning was full of question marks.

Tsunade understands genjutsu too?

Although the Databook lists Tsunade's genjutsu stat as a 7, which isn't low, it was never showcased in the original work. Hearing her suddenly offer to teach him genjutsu, Ye Ning was naturally skeptical.

Ye Ning's face, filled with suspicion, made Tsunade's eye twitch. Her chest heaved up and down, creating surging waves; it was clear she was quite furious.

Fortunately, Tsunade hit the brakes at the last moment, forcing herself not to give Ye Ning another punch:

"I am only going to explain the principles of genjutsu to you. As for your actual genjutsu training, I will ask someone else to teach you."

Someone else?

There don't seem to be any famous genjutsu masters in Konoha, do there?

The Uchiha Clan... perhaps they could be called that?

But no matter how he looked at it, there was no way Tsunade would ask someone from the Uchiha Clan to teach him.

So, besides the Uchiha Clan... are there any other ninjas who excel at genjutsu?

Ye Ning pondered for a moment and actually found a candidate.

Yuhi Shinku.

Yuhi Kurenai's father, a Konoha jonin who died during the Nine-Tails Incident.

Regarding Yuhi Shinku's strength, there wasn't a single word of description in the original work, but judging by the genjutsu talent Yuhi Kurenai possessed, Yuhi Shinku, as her father, shouldn't be too bad either.

Moreover, in many fan fictions, Yuhi Shinku is described as a genjutsu master of Konoha; one would think he must have some level of skill.

Seeing Ye Ning spacing out again, Tsunade lost her patience and slapped the back of his head, "Listen carefully!"

Hiss...

Tsunade didn't hold back much; the back of his head really hurt!

"Genjutsu, along with ninjutsu and taijutsu, forms the three basic skills of a ninja. To become an elite ninja, one must ensure there are no obvious weaknesses in these three areas. Usually, a ninja's combat style uses genjutsu as a supplement and ninjutsu as the primary focus."

"Genjutsu is different from ninjutsu and taijutsu. It targets the enemy's five senses, disrupting their chakra to make them fall into hallucinations. Genjutsu includes techniques activated using Yin Release and those activated using Kekkei Genkai."

"The Uchiha Clan of Konoha is the most famous user of genjutsu. Their special Kekkei Genkai, the Sharingan, can greatly enhance their talent and ability in genjutsu."

Ye Ning listened very carefully to Tsunade's explanation.

However, Ye Ning did not actually agree with some of what Tsunade said.

For instance, the claim that to become an elite ninja, one must ensure a well-rounded foundation with no weaknesses.

Might Guy was a very obvious example of this.

Facts proved that as long as a ninja reached the pinnacle in a single area, they could also become a powerful ninja.

Of course, this was merely an isolated case.

Most ninjas, if they wanted to increase their strength, still had to constantly reinforce themselves to achieve balanced development.

Seeing that Ye Ning had finally calmed down to listen to her, Tsunade nodded in satisfaction:

"Genjutsu uses the five senses as a medium. When the levels are equal, to avoid an enemy's genjutsu, one must seal off the five senses. But if you fail to avoid it and truly fall under the opponent's genjutsu, do not panic either."

"If you are caught in a non-dojutsu genjutsu, you only need to disrupt the flow of chakra within your body to dispel it. If you are caught in a dojutsu-based genjutsu, you can only pray that you have a partner by your side who can help you disrupt your internal chakra flow to achieve the effect of dispelling the genjutsu."

Tsunade thought for a moment, recalling the ninjutsu Ye Ning had just used, and carefully offered her advice:

"I suggest that your future combat style should use genjutsu and taijutsu as supplements, with ninjutsu as your primary focus. Combining the high-speed movement of Swift Release with the A-rank Lightning Release: Chidori you developed can achieve unexpected results. However, there are always some ninjas whose reaction speed exceeds that of ordinary people, making it easy for them to react. So, in those moments, you need to utilize the power of genjutsu."

"Once you can trap an enemy in an illusion through genjutsu, even if only for an instant, it will be enough for you."

"Additionally, your taijutsu training must also keep up. During the battle just now, I observed you carefully. Although I am not entirely certain, I speculate that Swift Release should not consume much chakra, yet you were panting after using it a dozen times; it is clear that your physical fitness has not kept up."

"So, you really need to train that body of yours more."

Tsunade extended a finger, shook it at Ye Ning, and a devilish smile curled at the corners of her mouth.