Memory Channel

Kurenai Yuhi's expression quickly shifted from surprise to a faint smile.

As a Jonin, she naturally knew better than anyone how formidable a Bloodline Limit could be.

Precisely because she knew, she had already taken Ye Fan's words as a joke.

Or perhaps as an excuse to deceive Kiba Inuzuka.

From the change in Kurenai Yuhi's expression, Ye Fan guessed what she was thinking.

He offered no explanation and continued,

"Once Kiba's impetuous nature improves somewhat, I'll have him undergo other training."

"What kind of training?"

Kurenai Yuhi asked casually.

"I haven't decided yet. We'll talk about it when the time comes."

Ye Fan was not brushing her off.

How the second stage of training would proceed depended entirely on Kiba Inuzuka's performance at this stage.

"All right. I hope your method works."

Kurenai Yuhi wore an expectant expression.

"Teacher Kurenai Yuhi, I heard Kiba say that you specialize in Genjutsu and that your Genjutsu skills rank among the best in Konoha. As it happens, I have something I'd like to ask your help with."

Ye Fan suddenly said in a serious tone.

"My Genjutsu is hardly among the best. What do you need my help with?"

Kurenai Yuhi's beautiful eyes stared directly at the boy before her.

"It's like this. I'm curious about Genjutsu, and I want to experience what it feels like to be caught in one," Ye Fan hurriedly said.

Kurenai Yuhi froze for a moment, then could not help laughing. It took her quite a while to stop before she asked,

"Why would you have such an idea?"

"I'm just curious. Teacher Kurenai Yuhi may have heard about my situation. I can't learn ninjutsu or Genjutsu, and I often skip class, so I've only ever made wild guesses about what Genjutsu is like."

Ye Fan looked at Kurenai Yuhi with a calm expression.

"All right!"

Kurenai Yuhi readily agreed.

Something like this was far too easy for her.

Still, before casting the Genjutsu, she gave him a warning.

"Once you're caught in a Genjutsu, you may feel a little uncomfortable."

Ye Fan nodded lightly, indicating that he was mentally prepared.

Kurenai Yuhi said no more and formed a hand seal.

She used a simple Genjutsu—Hypnosis.

In an instant,

Ye Fan felt countless white feathers drifting through the sky.

A wave of exhaustion washed over him, and his eyelids felt as heavy as two great iron gates.

So this is Genjutsu?

With a mere thought, Ye Fan had already broken free from the Genjutsu's influence.

It was much like he had once guessed.

So-called Genjutsu was similar to a form of mental attack.

More advanced Genjutsu might even affect the soul.

To be honest,

Ye Fan was somewhat disappointed. He had thought the Genjutsu used by ninja might bring him some surprise, but it was only this.

Just as Ye Fan was deeply disappointed, an unexpected change left him standing there in a daze.

Amid the feathers filling the sky, he had actually caught sight of a hidden passage leading into the unknown.

If his soul had not been powerful, he would never have noticed that hidden passage.

What is this?

Ye Fan could not help frowning.

He sensed that this hidden passage had nothing to do with the Genjutsu itself.

That only made him more puzzled.

To get to the bottom of it, Ye Fan released the power of his soul and sent it surging toward the hidden passage.

He wanted to see what was hidden inside.

On the other side, Kurenai Yuhi, who had cast the Genjutsu, had been watching Ye Fan's changing expression.

She had thought that this boy, who did not even possess chakra, would quickly be affected by the Genjutsu.

But after quite some time had passed,

Not only did the boy show no sign of drowsiness, he had even furrowed his brow.

What was going on?

Could it be that her Genjutsu had failed?

No!

She could never fail at such a simple Genjutsu.

Then why had he remained unaffected?

At that moment,

Kurenai Yuhi began observing Ye Fan even more intently.

And then, she actually saw a smile on the boy's face.

What was he smiling about?

The Genjutsu she had cast did not have an effect that made people laugh.

Kurenai Yuhi could not help becoming serious.

Especially as the curve of the boy's lips became more and more apparent, as though he were mocking her Genjutsu as nothing special.

"Ye Fan, what are you smiling about?"

At last, Kurenai Yuhi could not hold back and asked aloud.

The smile at the corner of Ye Fan's mouth abruptly vanished. He raised his head and looked at Kurenai Yuhi with a rather serious gaze, yet he actually asked in return,

"Teacher Kurenai Yuhi, did you notice anything unusual just now?"

"Something unusual?"

Kurenai Yuhi looked utterly bewildered.

If she had to name something "unusual," then Ye Fan, standing before her right now, was the unusual one!

Ye Fan seemed to have gotten the answer he wanted. The smile that had just disappeared surfaced on his lips again as he said earnestly,

"Teacher Kurenai Yuhi, that Genjutsu just now seemed to have no effect on me. Could you switch to another one?"

Kurenai Yuhi was speechless with anger.

She even began to suspect that the boy was deliberately provoking her.

The Genjutsu she had cast just now was one she had specifically chosen because it was not very powerful.

She had not expected this boy to look down on it.

Since that was the case, she would let him properly experience the terror of Genjutsu.

"Be careful. This Genjutsu may be a little cruel for you."

As Kurenai Yuhi spoke, her hands began rapidly forming seals.

Judging solely from the complexity of her hand seals, the Genjutsu she was about to cast would certainly be no ordinary one.

Ye Fan said nothing. He merely stood there at ease, and an even more expectant look appeared on his face.

When he had used the power of his soul to touch that mysterious passage just now, he had discovered an astonishing secret—

That passage actually led to the caster's memories.

In just an instant,

Ye Fan had read some of Kurenai Yuhi's memories.

Among them were even missions that could not be made public.

Although the memories were read at random, the discovery still thrilled Ye Fan beyond measure.

Besides,

Through his earlier question, Kurenai Yuhi seemed to have felt nothing at all about her memories being read.

Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death!

At that moment, Kurenai Yuhi's Genjutsu was complete.

In an instant,

Ye Fan's body seemed to be bound by a massive tree, its ever-extending branches tightly tying up his hands and feet.

Even more bizarrely,

Kurenai Yuhi's body actually emerged from the trunk, as though she had become one with the demonic tree.

"What do you think of this Genjutsu?"

Rather than taking the chance to attack as she would against an enemy, Kurenai Yuhi's manifested body merely looked down at Ye Fan.

What Kurenai Yuhi had not expected was that this Genjutsu, of which she was so proud, failed to produce the effect she had anticipated this time.

What puzzled her even more was that Ye Fan's lips curved upward again, while his eyes remained completely unaffected as they stared straight at her true body, his expression seeming to say:

Teacher Kurenai Yuhi, stop playing around. I know you're standing right there!

In truth,

Ye Fan had no intention of mocking Kurenai Yuhi. He wore that expression only because he was in such a good mood.

No wonder.

After Kurenai Yuhi cast this new Genjutsu,

He had actually discovered another secret!