Just as Aizen thought his explanation would successfully fool Minato and was about to continue on his way, a golden light flashed before his eyes.
Minato Namikaze reappeared in front of Aizen and the others.
This puzzled Aizen. He believed his excuse was virtually flawless, given that their memories were similar to Kōki's, and some things matched up. So he shouldn't be wrong. He continued, " Lord Namikaze, what's wrong?"
But now, Minato Namikaze lacked the sunny disposition he displayed when they first met; instead, he was serious. "Who exactly are you? Jiraiya- sensei would never do something like this. Although he can be a bit unreliable in some ways, he would never be careless in matters like this. Besides, Kumano went to the Kumogakure battlefield with Kōki two days ago. He's not even on this front line right now. You're all lying."
It was actually a coincidence that Minato, who had been completely fooled by Aizen's Genjutsu, actually believed what Aizen and the others said.
He recognized the three transformed individuals as familiar, seemingly his classmates, and he also knew that Kumano had gone to Kumogakure. However, in his confused state, he subconsciously asked a foolish question that even he found laughable.
Furthermore, Jiraiya felt it wasn't appropriate to take away such a significant matter as Roshi without Jiraiya present, so he asked about it.
Surprisingly, he actually asked a question.
Aizen and the others' answers were completely different from what he knew, and this situation made him instantly realize that something was wrong. He also found that his thinking was very sluggish, unlike his usual self. After examining himself, he discovered that he had been unknowingly affected by Genjutsu.
This further confirmed to him that something was wrong with Aizen and the other two.
He immediately disrupted his own Chakra flow to dispel the Genjutsu and stood in front of Aizen and the others.
Seeing Minato reappear, Aizen felt a pang of regret. They had almost managed to bring Roshi out of Konoha's territory, but they were caught red-handed by Minato Namikaze had just returned from outside.
Even more impressively, he almost managed to completely control Minato through Genjutsu that manipulated his five senses.
Here, we must mention Aizen's abilities. After about half a year, he successfully further developed his Kekkei Genkai limit for controlling the five senses, and he can now release Genjutsu with just a few gestures.
To further conceal his methods, he also created a special Genjutsu called " Mirror Robe."
This is a support Ninjutsu that can apply Genjutsu to a person.
The effect is that when others see Aizen wearing the " Mirror Robe Aizen," they will experience cognitive errors.
The moment eye contact is made, vision will be immediately controlled by Aizen, and then within about five minutes, the enemy's five senses, including hearing, smell, and touch, will be controlled by Aizen one by one.
This technique is a hidden Genjutsu that allows enemies to fall into Aizen's control without them even realizing it.
The Aizen and his companions were able to bring Roshi out so easily this time was thanks to this Genjutsu. However, this Genjutsu also has a certain flaw: its range is not very wide. The range of the Genjutsu is limited to what a person can see. Only when an enemy sees Aizen will they be affected by the genjutsu.
This is why Aizen and his group transformed before infiltrating, as they needed to avoid being discovered by the ninjas in the camp immediately.
This time, Minato arrived from afar and suddenly appeared in front of Aizen and the others.
Although he was affected by the " Mirror Robe " the moment he saw Aizen, the effect was not that profound. Moreover, Minato immediately dispelled his Genjutsu when he realized something was wrong.
This can be considered a flaw in the " Mirror Robe." As long as you can discover your own mistakes in a short time, you can break through it.
However, this is all because Aizen didn't take the initiative to act. If Aizen had personally taken action, this deficiency wouldn't have been a problem.
Having realized that he and his companions had been exposed, Aizen offered no further explanation. He released his Transformation Technique, revealing his true form.
Then Jörmungandr, standing next to Aizen, said, "That was really good, Aizen- san. We almost completed the mission safely."
"It's alright. Although man proposes, God disposes, we've already taken ninety-nine steps, and we're only one step away from the hundredth. We just need to get rid of the people in our way." Aizen replied calmly upon hearing Jörmungandr's regretful words.
He didn't care whether the person in front of him was Minato Namikaze or anyone else; in the end, they were all destined to be eliminated, and no one could stop them from completing this mission.
An ordinary ninja would have been enraged by Aizen's arrogant and disdainful attitude, but Minato remained calm and composed. His excellent ninja mindset allowed him to stay composed as he focused intently on Aizen and the other two.
But upon closer observation, he discovered that his senses had become dulled. These two consecutive sensory problems made Minato frown, immediately realizing that the enemy possessed a mysterious Genjutsu that could subtly influence a person's consciousness.
After this discovery, Minato immediately became wary of Aizen and his group's methods, but after observing for a while, he did not find any unusual movements from Aizen.
Then something even more unexpected happened: his senses became dulled once again.
However, this also made Minato realize the problem: he discovered that as long as he looked at the enemy, he would be affected by the Genjutsu.
In other words, the enemy has mastered a technique that influences consciousness through gaze!
This speculation immediately put Minato in a difficult position.
However, after experiencing three sensory disturbances, Minato, with his excellent combat awareness, discovered a flaw in Aizen's Genjutsu. The Genjutsu was that there was a two- or three-second gap when the genjutsu took effect, during which time a person was unaffected by the Genjutsu. Although it was only a short two or three seconds, that was his opportunity.
Thinking of this, Minato didn't hesitate. He reached into his ninja tool pouch on his back and eight Flying Thunder God Kunai, each inscribed with the words "Sword of Love and Resentment," appeared between his Minato. He then flicked his wrists.
"Swish swish swish swish"
The next second, thanks to Minato's superb Kunai throwing skills, eight Kunai shot towards Aizen and his companions with a loud Aizen sound. Although there were only eight Kunai, they seemed to have the momentum of a net, tightly surrounding Aizen and the others and blocking all their escape routes.
"Wow, such exquisite Kunai throwing technique. No wonder you are the most outstanding ninja of the new generation in Konoha." Faced with this Kunai net of kunai attacks, an ordinary ninja would have been frantically trying to find a way to defend themselves. But Aizen was different; he still had the leisure to praise Minato.
This confident demeanor made Minato even more wary. He didn't believe that the guy who could easily bring out Roshi from Konoha's territory of several thousand people was a simple guy. In other words, the enemy was still confident in the face of his attack.
In the blink of an eye, the eight Kunai successfully approached the location of Aizen and his companions, and then plunged Aizen into them.