The Quiet Estate, the Suffocating Door

The chakra implanted in her body was still there.

But the Genjutsu Lie Yang had placed on her had already begun to loosen.

Her memories of reality kept returning.

Meanwhile, the life that had belonged to Yuki Yuhi within the illusion gradually receded into the depths of her consciousness.

She became increasingly aware that she was Kurenai Yuhi.

A Konoha jonin.

And also a captive Lie Yang used to exchange for benefits.

Kurenai Yuhi should have felt relieved to regain her clarity.

But after truly waking up, those memories from the illusion did not vanish.

She still remembered waiting for Lie Yang to come home.

She remembered arranging his clothes for him.

She also remembered the days and nights they had spent together, which she had once believed were her real life.

The two sets of memories intertwined, making it impossible for her to simply blame all her emotions on Genjutsu.

Lie Yang paid no attention to her complicated expression.

He raised his right hand.

His palm rapidly expanded.

His fingers thickened, and his arm grew a full size along with them.

Chakra drove his cells and muscles to change shape. It was precisely the Akimichi Clan's Multi-Size Technique.

Kurenai Yuhi's pupils contracted.

"You know the Multi-Size Technique too?"

Lie Yang quickly released the secret technique.

His arm returned to normal without any trace of swelling.

"The Akimichi Clan uses Yang Release to alter the body."

"The Nara Clan uses Yin Release to control shadows."

"One approaches life, the other approaches the spirit."

He lowered his head and looked at his palm.

Both the Nara Clan and the Akimichi Clan had touched upon Yin–Yang Power.

If they could follow their respective paths to the utmost limit, then complete the fusion of Yin and Yang, they too would have a chance