"The second way is avoidance. That means solving the problem at its root: never make eye contact with an opponent skilled in Genjutsu. Watch their body movements and Chakra fluctuations-if you can sense them-to anticipate their actions and attack. For auditory Genjutsu, destroy your hearing or drown it out with a louder noise. But this requires extremely high combat proficiency and speed. Once you're caught, it's too late."
"The third way," Chiyo said, her voice growing more serious, "is to endure it and forcibly break free. When you realize you've been caught in a Genjutsu and your awareness starts to blur or you lose control of your body, do everything you can to stimulate your body and create an intense sense of dissonance and excruciating pain!"
"Excruciating pain is the most direct and effective weapon for breaking most low- and mid-level Genjutsu!"
"Genjutsu creates false sensations," Chiyo emphasized. "Real, intense pain can pierce that false bubble like an awl, allowing your consciousness to regain control of your body! Bite the tip of your tongue, dig your nails into your palm, or even use a Kunai on yourself! As long as the pain is intense enough, it can snap you awake!"
Shira nodded thoughtfully. This was exactly what he had been thinking before.
Chiyo continued, "But that isn't enough. More sophisticated Genjutsu can even block your sense of pain or make you believe the pain is part of the illusion. So, on a deeper level, you need to temper your will, so that even within an illusion, you can maintain a sliver of clarity and remember 'who am I,' 'where am I,' and 'I am fighting'!"
"This requires extremely harsh mental training. You may even need to deliberately experience Genjutsu over and over, honing your resistance on the edge of life and death."
She looked at Shira meaningfully. "You have a unique breathing method that can greatly invigorate your body's cells? Perhaps you could try drastically altering or even reversing your breathing rhythm during training, deliberately causing intense physical discomfort: dizziness, ringing in your ears, and pain like your blood flowing backward."
"Get your mind and will accustomed to staying clear and in control under such extreme conditions. This might simulate the sense of dissonance you experience when resisting Genjutsu, allowing you to forge a unique resistance."
Shira's eyes lit up. Chiyo's suggestion had perfectly shown him how to combine the Seven Heavens Breathing Method with Genjutsu resistance training.
By controlling his breathing, he could create an internal shock to disrupt or even break external mental control!
"Thank you for your guidance, Granny!" Shira said, grateful from the bottom of his heart.
"Don't celebrate too soon," Chiyo said. "This method is incredibly painful, and the slightest mistake could actually injure you or even cause you to suffer cultivation deviation. Whether you succeed depends on your own luck. I need to prepare medicine now, so you should leave."
Shira bowed solemnly once more, then turned and left. His steps were firm, and he already had a clear plan in mind.
Watching Shira's retreating figure, Chiyo's cloudy eyes flashed with a trace of pride and worry, almost too faint to notice.
"The Uchiha's Sharingan..." she murmured, as if she could once again see that era of blood and fire. "Kid, I hope you never encounter the true master of those eyes on the battlefield. Otherwise, I'm afraid these methods would be no more than a drop in the bucket."
She shook her head and bent over her medicine again, pounding it. Even its pungent smell seemed to carry a trace of war's cruelty.
Meanwhile, Shira could hardly wait to begin his new, even more painful training.
Note: Shira is not an M.