Reason

"Captain, what do you think of the Fourth Lord's policies?"

Ahead, from the darkness, came a voice that sounded slightly young.

Immediately after, a voice that was a little more mature, but still not entirely free of childishness, replied, "They're all right!"

Hearing that, another young Mist Ninja said, "I think they're great. This way, we'll be able to entrust our backs to each other from now on."

"But—"

The last member of the team seemed to have a somewhat different opinion.

However, the moment he had just uttered a single word, the corner of his eye suddenly caught a black shadow. He immediately drew a kunai and was about to shout a warning.

Unfortunately, his reaction was still a beat too slow in the end.

Almost at the very instant he was about to cry out, a pair of eyes as scarlet as blood entered his vision, dragging his consciousness into an illusion.

"Momonosuke, what's wrong?"

When the other three saw Fujiwara Momonosuke suddenly fall silent halfway through his sentence, they were somewhat confused and spoke up to ask.

However, once they saw Fujiwara Momonosuke's motionless body and tightly shut eyes, they were abruptly shocked.

Then, a black shadow appeared in their field of vision.

"Careful!"

Among the four, the Team Captain reacted the fastest. He immediately drew a kunai and shouted.

However, before his words had even finished, his vision went black.

In an instant, a curtain of darkness, like fine silk, suddenly descended, wrapping him up completely and making him lose all perception of the light around him.

"Genjutsu?"

Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately assumed a defensive stance.

Right now, he could only hope the other two could find the enemy hiding in the dark and help him break this layer of genjutsu.

However, his thoughts