Ye Chen had put considerable thought into successfully infiltrating Kusagakure.
He had expected this trip to be fraught with obstacles and trouble.
Yet, to his surprise, his original plan had been accomplished so easily.
Ye Chen knew this had resulted from several factors.
Although the old man from Kusagakure possessed Early Kage Level strength,
his specialty was genjutsu, leaving his physique much "frailer" than other ninja of his level.
Moreover, Ye Chen had previously exchanged a brief palm strike with him.
That strike had inflicted irreversible, severe injuries on the old man.
This was the main reason Ye Chen had been able to approach him easily and hold him firmly under his control.
Of course, Ye Chen still vividly remembered the genjutsu the old man had used.
Back then, without Granny Qianyin's timely "guidance," escaping its influence would have been exceedingly difficult.
When Ye Chen arrived at the old man's residence and suddenly attacked, he had also thrown the old man into a panic.
Like most ninjutsu, genjutsu required hand seals to bring out its true power.
Forced to respond in haste, the old man naturally could not unleash any particularly advanced genjutsu.
And since Ye Chen had come "prepared," he naturally would not fall for it again.
These were all the surface factors that had allowed Ye Chen to subdue the old man so easily.
This outcome also had much to do with Kusagakure's current situation.
The fierce assault on Kusagakure by the players from Hidden Jun Village was one factor.
The "strange" redeployment of Kusagakure's internal guard forces was another.
In addition, Ye Chen had noticed that someone was deliberately creating this situation.
That person was very likely someone within Kusagakure itself.
Only the accumulation of these factors had allowed Ye Chen to subdue the old man so