Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death

If it had been the old Dr. Connors, he would never have viewed ordinary people as inferior creatures.

Because back then, he had not even counted as an ordinary person. He had been a disabled man missing an arm.

But now, seeing the female driver screaming in terror inside the car, he naturally labeled her an inferior creature.

In his eyes, he had now evolved into humanity's next stage—an indisputable powerhouse and higher life-form.

After cheerfully admiring the female driver's panicked appearance, Dr. Connors exerted force with both hands, intending to hurl the sedan away and find a second target that could satisfy him.

However, at that moment, a figure appeared out of thin air on top of the sedan.

A Red Cloud Robe, a conical hat, and a white Animal Mask!

The person who landed atop the sedan was none other than Roy, who had used Body Flicker from the Sand Cloud.

Dr. Connors froze for a moment when he saw Roy.

The next second, he opened his fang-filled mouth and roared at Roy.

Roy had no intention of speaking with Dr. Connors. With a flick of his wrist, he retrieved the Kusanagi Sword from the System Space.

Slash!

A flash of sword light streaked past, and the Kusanagi Sword cut through Dr. Connors' arms like a hot knife through butter.

Without any suspense, Dr. Connors' arms were effortlessly severed by the Kusanagi Sword, and the sedan crashed onto the street with a bang.

The instant its wildly spinning tires touched the ground, the sedan shot forward like an out-of-control stallion and slammed Dr. Connors flying.

Roy lightly tapped off the roof of the sedan, leaped down, and walked toward Dr. Connors, who had been sent flying.

Dr. Connors quickly climbed back to his feet.

The sedan's impact had not caused him much damage.

Although the Lizard Serum had a limited duration and severe side effects, it had still given him a physique far beyond that of ordinary people and extraordinary regenerative abilities.

In just a few seconds, his arms regenerated at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Dr. Connors stared at Roy and did not roar as he had before.

The pain of having his arms severed had sobered him somewhat, while also making him realize that his body was not yet tough enough to be impervious to blades and bullets.

Seven meters, five meters, three meters...

As Roy drew closer and closer, Dr. Connors' beastly nature once again overwhelmed his humanity, and he bared his teeth as he pounced at Roy.

To an ordinary person, he was not slow.

But to Roy, who had activated the Sharingan, his movements were little different from slow motion played frame by frame.

When Dr. Connors' hands were only half a meter away, Roy swung the Kusanagi Sword again.

Slash!

The result was no different from before.

With a single strike, Roy cut off Dr. Connors' hands.

At the same time, he shifted slightly aside and avoided Dr. Connors' pounce.

Bang!

Dr. Connors slammed heavily into the street, and his severed hands began regenerating once more.

I can't beat him!

I'm no match for him!

The pain of having his hands cut off again allowed Dr. Connors' humanity to gain the upper hand once more, and the thought that he could not defeat Roy involuntarily flashed through his mind.

Once his hands had fully regenerated, Dr. Connors quickly got to his feet and watched Roy with a wary expression.

His gaze first fell on the Kusanagi Sword, then on the white Animal Mask.

Although the Lizard Serum had greatly enhanced his vision, giving his formerly nearsighted eyes vision far beyond that of ordinary people,

it had not given him X-ray vision, so he had no way of seeing the face behind the mask.

However, he saw the unusual eyes behind the mask's eyeholes.

Blood-red eyes with three black tomoe surrounding the pupils!

The Sharingan!

Dr. Connors did not know about the Sharingan, much less what it meant to meet the gaze of such eyes.

Just as he was considering how to defeat Roy, Roy suddenly vanished from his sight as though he had never been there.

At the same time, Dr. Connors discovered that a tree requiring two or three people to encircle it had somehow grown behind him, its thick branches binding him like chains.

What is this?

Although he did not know what had happened, Dr. Connors' first reaction was to break free from the branches.

However, his body did not move at all, as though the tree behind him had stripped him of control over it.

A trace of panic instinctively crossed Dr. Connors' face.

Before he could figure out what was happening, the vanished Roy emerged from the tree and drove the Kusanagi Sword into his chest.

When he thrust out the Kusanagi Sword, Roy deliberately used Lightning Release chakra to create an electric current, letting Dr. Connors experience a chill straight through his heart.

The intense pain instantly spread throughout his body, and Dr. Connors let out an uncontrollable beast-like roar.

Roy pulled out the Kusanagi Sword, leaped down from the tree, and stood before Dr. Connors.

Under Dr. Connors' gaze, he severed the other's arms for the third time.

Then, he released the Genjutsu.

Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death!

When Dr. Connors met his gaze, Roy had not hesitated in the slightest before decisively casting the Genjutsu, Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death.

According to the official novels, Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death was a Genjutsu created during the era of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju.

The purpose of this Genjutsu was to make enemies believe that the caster was using Wood Release and bind them with it, making them fear, Is the person fighting me the legendary Hashirama Senju? Or is Hashirama Senju among the enemy forces?

In other words, this Genjutsu borrowed the First Hokage's reputation to intimidate others.

In the anime, Kurenai Yuhi used Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death to attack Itachi Uchiha when he returned to Konoha.

As a result, Itachi, who excelled at Genjutsu, countered her with it. She fell victim to her own Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death and was ultimately kicked away by Itachi.

Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death could be cast even without the Sharingan.

However, it was more powerful when cast with the Sharingan activated.

Freed from the restraints of Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death, Dr. Connors regained his ability to move.

His mobility had returned.

However, Dr. Connors did not launch another attack at Roy.

The side effects of the Lizard Serum had greatly strengthened his beastly nature, causing him to lose the composure and rationality of a scientist.

But beastly nature did not mean total loss of control.

Even beasts full of animal instinct felt fear and knew which beings they could not provoke.

After having his arms cut off three times and getting stabbed through the heart once, Roy was now someone Dr. Connors knew he could not provoke.

He had calmed down!

Good!

Roy nodded in satisfaction.

The next second, he controlled the sand inside the gourd.

Seeing the sand fly toward him, Dr. Connors felt a bad premonition.

However, before he could do anything, the sand wrapped around him so tightly that not even air could pass through.

Sand Binding Coffin!

After Dr. Connors was completely restrained by the Sand Binding Coffin, Roy returned the Kusanagi Sword to the System Space and deactivated the Sharingan.

Then, he used Body Flicker to return to the Sand Cloud floating in the air, controlling the Sand Cloud and the sand-wrapped Dr. Connors as they flew toward the outskirts of the city.