Genjutsu? Ineffective!

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

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

He had never imagined that two brats could leave him in such a wretched state!

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

He would wash away this humiliation today, no matter what!

"Ugh, cough cough cough!!"

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

Blindingly red blood flowed from his right eye. Compared to Yamada Tetsuya, who had only suffered minor injuries, Tokugawa Koichi, a sensory ninja unsuited for combat, had been badly wounded!

Covering his blinded right eye with one hand, Tokugawa Koichi stared at the two of them in the distance with his left eye, filled with dense killing intent and confusion.

"You knew we were coming all along?"

Hearing Tokugawa Koichi's question, Hyuga Setsuna's lips curled into a wicked smile beneath his Rabbit Mask. He replied with mockery in his voice.

"And when did you start thinking we didn't know you were coming?"

Since they were 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 vicious retort, Tokugawa Koichi's blood-covered, ferocious face went blank. Then, after giving the two of them a deep look, he spoke with two extreme emotions—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 and revealed a bloodthirsty smile.

"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, gripping Snow Walker, vanished instantly.

When he appeared again, he was already in front of Hyuga Setsuna and Kakashi. Red Chakra clung to Snow Walker, weaving into a massive net of blades that enveloped both of them.

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

"Setsuna, leave this guy to me!"

Hearing that, Hyuga Setsuna sighed helplessly before leaping away and landing in front of Tokugawa Koichi.

Clang!

With a crazed smile on his face, Yamada Tetsuya swung Snow Walker again and again, his strikes carrying immense force as they relentlessly slashed toward Kakashi.

"Bastard, get ready to die beneath my blade!"

Watching the battle between the two in the distance, Tokugawa Koichi smiled maliciously at Hyuga Setsuna.

"You trust your teammate that much? When Tetsuya goes crazy, even our boss has to put in some effort to calm him down!"

Hyuga Setsuna's face beneath the Rabbit Mask was full of disdain as he replied.

"Kakashi isn't someone a guy like him can take down 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 had indeed been waiting for Nakamura Shido to come and rescue them.

But from Hyuga Setsuna's words, he could tell that since the other side knew they were coming, there was no way they had not made preparations. Nakamura Shido was probably facing serious trouble as well.

It seemed that if he wanted to leave here alive, he truly had to show his real skills!

Tokugawa Koichi lowered the hand covering his right eye. With a solemn expression, he took a deep breath and began forming hand seals at high speed.

Seeing Tokugawa Koichi form hand seals to use Ninjutsu, vigilance appeared in Hyuga Setsuna's eyes.

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

Besides, even a lion used its full strength when hunting a rabbit!

"Genjutsu: Demon Luo Heavenly Realm!!"

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

Hyuga Setsuna had originally intended 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 using it. If he encountered Uchiha Itachi's Tsukuyomi, Hyuga Setsuna might have taken it seriously.

But inside Hyuga Setsuna's body was Otsutsuki Kaguya Hime, the "strongest woman in the world." Using Genjutsu on him was practically asking for death!

What was more, Otsutsuki Kaguya had mastered the Genjutsu known as Infinite Tsukuyomi!

Entering Hyuga Setsuna's body with Genjutsu like this—was he planning to chat with Otsutsuki Kaguya Hime, drink tea, and discuss ideals?

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 boredly in the air, staring at the barren white ground as she pondered something unknown.

Suddenly, a cloud of black Chakra mist carrying the qualities of Genjutsu appeared within the Sealing Space.

Curiosity appeared on Otsutsuki Kaguya's face. She floated down from the air, came before the black Chakra mist, and casually tried 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 rang through the Sealing Space.

"Grandmother, don't absorb that carelessly. That thing's filthy!"

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

"I understand!!"

Then, she slapped the black Chakra into the barren white earth and left it there to fend for itself.

Outside, as the black mist surrounding Hyuga Setsuna dissipated, he stood motionless with lifeless eyes.

Watching Hyuga Setsuna stand there blankly in the distance, Tokugawa Koichi's eyes flashed with smugness.

Although he was a sensory ninja and not skilled in combat, he was quite capable when it came to Genjutsu!

Looking at Hyuga Setsuna, who had already fallen under his Genjutsu, Tokugawa Koichi wore a cold smile as vengeance filled his eyes.

"Hmph, brat, you dared to blow me up with an Explosive Tag. Then I'll let you experience what it feels like to be torn apart!"

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

"Wind Release: Wind Wolf's Bite!"

A cyan three-headed wolf appeared beside Tokugawa Koichi, terrifying wind pressure swirling endlessly around it.

This Ninjutsu was one of the four B-rank Ninjutsu their 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 at Hyuga Setsuna, wrapped in terrifying cyan wind pressure. Everything in its path was crushed apart by that cyan gale.

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

"Setsuna, you idiot, wake up already!!"

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