Genjutsu? Ineffective!

Yamada Tetsuya slowly brought his bleeding right hand to his mouth and extended his tongue to lick the bright red blood on it.

Feeling the bitter, rusty taste in his mouth, Yamada Tetsuya's blood-red eyes erupted with towering rage and icy killing intent!

He had never expected to be left in such a miserable state by two brats!

Raising his hand, Yamada Tetsuya pulled Snow Walker from the roof and assumed a stance, aiming it at Hyuga Setsuna and Kakashi.

He would wash away this humiliation today!

"Urgh, cough cough cough!!"

Tokugawa Koichi's pained coughing came from beside Yamada Tetsuya. His right eye had already been blown blind by the Explosive Tag and the sea of flames.

Bright red blood streamed from his right eye. Compared to Yamada Tetsuya, who had only suffered minor injuries, Tokugawa Koichi, a sensory ninja who was not skilled in combat, had sustained serious wounds!

Covering his blinded right eye with one hand, Tokugawa Koichi looked at the two figures in the distance with intense killing intent and confusion in his remaining left eye.

"You knew we were coming?"

Hearing Tokugawa Koichi's question, a vicious smile curled beneath Hyuga Setsuna's Rabbit Mask as he asked mockingly, "And when did you start thinking we didn't know you were coming?"

Since the enemy was not in a hurry to attack, Hyuga Setsuna was not in a hurry either. He could use this chance to stall them while the Daimyo's side dealt with the other two.

Hearing Hyuga Setsuna's malicious retort, Tokugawa Koichi's blood-covered, hideous face froze. Then, after staring deeply at the two of them, he said with the two extreme emotions of calmness and killing intent in his eyes, "Hey, Tetsuya, can you still handle these two brats?"

Hearing that, Yamada Tetsuya widened his blood-red eyes. A bloodthirsty grin spread across his lips. "Of course. As long as you don't hold me back, I can kill these two bastards with one hand!"

The moment he finished speaking, Yamada Tetsuya vanished with Snow Walker in hand.

When he reappeared, he was already in front of Hyuga Setsuna and Kakashi. Red Chakra wrapped around Snow Walker, weaving into a huge net of blades that enveloped them both.

Just as Hyuga Setsuna was about to use Gentle Fist to send him flying, Kakashi's voice rang out.

"Setsuna, leave this guy to me!"

Hearing that, Hyuga Setsuna sighed helplessly, then leaped away and landed before Tokugawa Koichi.

Clang!

With a crazed grin on his face, Yamada Tetsuya swung Snow Walker again and again, its overwhelming force slashing relentlessly toward Kakashi.

"Bastard, prepare to die beneath my blade!"

Watching the battle between the two in the distance, Tokugawa Koichi smiled maliciously at Hyuga Setsuna. "You're that confident in your teammate? When Tetsuya goes mad, even our boss has to put in some effort to calm him down!"

Hyuga Setsuna's face beneath the Rabbit Mask carried a disdainful expression. "Kakashi isn't someone a guy like him can defeat so easily!"

"Besides, if you're trying to stall for time until your boss comes to save you, I'm afraid you've miscalculated!"

Tokugawa Koichi's expression immediately darkened upon hearing that. He truly had been waiting for Nakamura Shido to come save them.

But from Hyuga Setsuna's words, he could tell that since the other side knew they were coming, how could they possibly have made no preparations? Nakamura Shido was probably in serious trouble as well.

It seemed that if he wanted to leave this place alive, he really had to show his true abilities!

Tokugawa Koichi lowered the hand covering his right eye. His face was solemn as he took a deep breath and rapidly began forming hand seals.

Seeing Tokugawa Koichi form hand seals to cast a Ninjutsu, Hyuga Setsuna's eyes also filled with vigilance.

Although the other man had lost his right eye because of the Explosive Tag trap, there was no telling whether he had other special methods or Ninjutsu.

Besides, even a lion used its full strength to hunt a rabbit!

Genjutsu: Demon Luo Heavenly Realm!!

Tokugawa Koichi formed a triangle with his hands. Pure black Chakra emerged from his body and surged toward the "defenseless" Hyuga Setsuna.

Hyuga Setsuna had originally planned to interrupt Tokugawa Koichi's Ninjutsu, but when he heard that it was Genjutsu, he stopped. He even felt like laughing.

Genjutsu depended on the person it was used against. If it had been Uchiha Itachi's Tsukuyomi, Hyuga Setsuna might have taken it seriously.

But Otsutsuki Kaguya Hime, the "strongest woman in the world," was inside Hyuga Setsuna's body. Using Genjutsu on him was simply courting death, wasn't it?

What was more, Otsutsuki Kaguya even possessed the Genjutsu known as Infinite Tsukuyomi!

Using Genjutsu to enter Hyuga Setsuna's body—was he planning to chat with Otsutsuki Kaguya Hime, drink tea, and discuss his dreams?

Otsutsuki Kaguya would probably beat him to death on the spot.

The black Chakra turned into a cloud of mist, instantly enveloping the "defenseless" Hyuga Setsuna and continuously pouring into his body.

Inside the Sealing Space, Otsutsuki Kaguya floated bored in the air, staring at the barren white earth, lost in thought.

Suddenly, a cloud of black Chakra mist carrying the properties of Genjutsu appeared in the Sealing Space.

Curiosity on her face, Otsutsuki Kaguya floated down from the air and approached the black Chakra mist, casually intending to absorb it into her body.

After all, as the Ancestor of Chakra, all Chakra in the world belonged to her!

Suddenly, Hyuga Setsuna's anxious voice echoed through the Sealing Space.

"Grandmother, don't just absorb it! That thing is filthy!"

Otsutsuki Kaguya, who had been about to absorb the black Chakra into her body, could only give up helplessly after hearing Hyuga Setsuna.

"I understand!!"

Then she slapped the black Chakra into the barren white ground, leaving it to fend for itself.

Outside, as the black mist surrounding Hyuga Setsuna dispersed, he stood blankly in place with lifeless eyes.

Looking at Hyuga Setsuna standing motionlessly in the distance with vacant eyes, Tokugawa Koichi's eyes flashed with satisfaction.

Although he was a sensory ninja and not adept at fighting, he was quite skilled at Genjutsu!

Looking at Hyuga Setsuna, who had already fallen under Genjutsu, Tokugawa Koichi sneered, revenge gleaming in his eyes. "Hmph, brat, you dared use Explosive Tags to blow me up? Then I'll let you experience what it feels like to be torn apart!"

With that, Tokugawa Koichi began forming hand seals again. All the Chakra in his body erupted, and terrifying azure wind pressure continuously gathered around him.

Wind Release: Wind Wolf's Bite!

A three-headed wolf covered in azure appeared beside Tokugawa Koichi, terrifying wind pressure constantly swirling around it.

This Ninjutsu was one of the four B-Rank Ninjutsu that mysterious employer had given them in advance as payment.

Looking at Hyuga Setsuna's vacant eyes, Tokugawa Koichi sneered. "Brat, die!!"

With that, the three-headed wolf charged toward Hyuga Setsuna, wrapped in terrifying azure wind pressure. Everything in its path was crushed apart by that wind pressure.

In the distance, Kakashi watched as Hyuga Setsuna was about to be struck by the three-headed wolf. Anxiety flashed in his eyes as he shouted repeatedly.

"Setsuna, wake up already!!"

First update!!

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