"Uh, where did he go?"
The ninja who had been following behind Xuanyu felt his vision blur for a moment. Then he realized that the little figure who should have been under the lamplight had suddenly vanished.
He rubbed his eyes.
When he looked carefully again, he still could not see that small figure.
Could it be that, because it was dark at night and he had not noticed, the little guy had turned into another alley?
With that thought, he took a few steps forward, wanting to get a clearer look.
He had been ordered by Hokage-sama to monitor this person, and he had another task as well: investigate Xuanyu's current strength.
But after checking the alleys ahead, he still could not find that small figure.
He could not help growing anxious.
He had thought it was only a child, so as a Chunin, he had not taken the surveillance seriously. How had he just disappeared?
The ninja anxiously muttered, "Where is he?"
"Are you looking for me?" Just as the ninja was growing anxious, a childish voice sounded from his side.
The ninja could not help glancing toward the source of the voice.
Then—
His gaze met a pair of strange eyes. The Two Tomoe within them gradually enlarged in his vision, spinning.
Finally!
The ninja's expression slowly became vacant.
"I finally controlled him, though it really does consume a lot of mental energy!" Xuanyu let out a sigh of relief as he looked at the dazed Chunin.
After awakening the Sharingan's second Magatama, he had awakened the ability to use genjutsu. He had only used it just now to control this Chunin.
But with his current ability, he could only hypnotize people, and it had to be triggered through direct eye contact. Fortunately, as he gained more