Another month passed in the blink of an eye.
During that time, Kirigakure remained largely quiet. Patrols only occasionally spotted signs of Kirigakure reconnaissance squads.
Perhaps they knew that breaching Konoha's three defensive lines would not be easy, or perhaps they truly feared Yechen's combat strength. Either way, they had kept quiet during this period.
But Konoha showed no intention of letting its guard down. After all, its troop strength was at its lowest right now.
Whatever Kirigakure was planning, they could not afford to grow complacent.
During this time, Yechen returned to his usual training routine.
To his surprise, the Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique finally evolved.
Thousand Faces: Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique: Function: No longer limited to direct eye contact. Through fluctuations in ocular power, genjutsu can be cast simultaneously on multiple targets within a certain range.
With this area-of-effect evolution, anyone whose spiritual power was weaker than Yechen's would be affected by his Sharingan Genjutsu in future battles.
If the difference in spiritual power was too great, they would fall directly under the genjutsu's control.
No wonder the Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique required level 20 to evolve. This evolution alone already put it above most genjutsu.
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Host: Uchiha Ye Chen
Realm: Super Kage Level
Cultivation art: Primordial Heaven-Devouring Art
Combat power: 2706
Strength: 8910
Constitution: 9200
Spiritual power: 8950
Energy: 8950
Bloodlines: Sharingan (Mangekyo Sharingan), Byakugan (Four-Turn Instant-Kill Eye)
Talents: Energy Conversion, Illusion-Piercing Divine Eye, Teleporting Thrust, Amaterasu (level 2), Space Compression (level 3), Kotoamatsukami (level 2), Void Slash (level 2), Susanoo Battle Form (level 3)
Skills: Advanced Three Body Technique (level 75), Fire Release: Mystic Ice and Fire • Yin-Yang Coexistence (level 29), Thousand Faces: Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique (level 21), Thunder Prison Rasengan (level 27), Lightning Release: