Kawasaki Yana's demoralized state disappointed Aizen somewhat, but out of respect for the Dark Release technique, he still allowed Kawasaki Ya to die from the essence of his mastery of the Five Senses Manipulation. This also served to prove what he had told Kawasaki Ya, "There are also differences in the Kekkei Genkai."
The Dark Release is indeed powerful, but it is still Five Senses Manipulation. As long as he doesn't dispel the Genjutsu, the enemy will forever live in the illusion and will never be able to touch the truth.
In this battle, Aizen did not use his full power in his Genjutsu. He only used Genjutsu to slightly manipulate Kawasaki Ya's five senses. He did not control the flow of Kawasaki Ya's Chakra like he did with his Mano Seiichiro. He wanted to see the upper limit of the power that Dark Release could achieve.
Unfortunately, Kawasaki Ya didn't realize he was under Genjutsu; he simply waited to die after his Kekkei Genkai limit expired. This situation left him somewhat disappointed.
However, this test also made Aizen take notice of the power of Dark Release. As expected of Kekkei Genkai that Himiko, it truly has unique advantages.
Aizen looked at the user of the Dark Release Kekkei Genkai lying on the ground before him and couldn't help but sigh. "An excellent Kekkei Genkai, but the user is a piece of trash. He has the strength of Jonin but not the corresponding Jonin mentality."
Judging from Kawasaki Ya's performance, this person relies entirely on the power of his Kekkei Genkai. His strength is all supported by his Kekkei Genkai. After the Kekkei Genkai expires, he is not even as good as a Genin.
However, this may also be the tragedy of small ninja villages: talented ninjas have a mismatch between their strength and temperament, while untalented ninjas have the temperament but lack the strength.
After once again lamenting the underutilization of the Dark Release technique, Aizen left with Kawasaki Ya's body. He planned to go to the exchange office to see if he could collect the bounty without handing over the body. He knew that his main body was about to undertake something important, so sufficient reserves were essential.
Meanwhile, Kōki, who had woken up early in the morning, continued his mission for the Anbu under the guidance of Nara Yūsuke.
They received a mission to raid the stronghold of Sunagakure, which was located in the Land Amegakure Land of Rivers near Sunagakure.
Oh, and I forgot to mention that the battleground between Sunagakure and Konoha was in the Land of Rivers. The Land of Rivers served as a buffer zone between the two great ninja villages. The Sunagakure squad that infiltrated the Land of Fire previously passed through this base, bypassing Land of Rivers 'Konoha border defenses to infiltrate the Land of Fire.
After receiving their mission, the group headed towards the battlefield, leaping through the trees, where Nara Yūsuke explained the mission's objective.
When Nara Yūsuke explained the purpose of the mission, Akimichi Tsuyoshi was a little curious. He didn't quite understand what this attack base was or what its purpose was. It was also his first time participating in the Ninja Village War, and he had never encountered such a mission before.
" Yūsuke, is this mission important? And what's the significance of attacking this base?"
Faced with Akimichi Tsuyoshi's question, Nara Yūsuke rubbed his forehead in exasperation, " Tsuyoshi, you should use your brain a little more, instead of thinking about food all day long."
Akimichi Tsuyoshi, scolded by Nara Yūsuke, just smiled sheepishly, " Yūsuke, aren't you my brain? We're the best partners."
Yamanaka Kenji nearby, also felt helpless towards his longtime friend. However, he was also a little curious. Although he knew a little about the role of attacking strongholds, he thought that Nara Yūsuke's explanation would be clearer and more thorough. So he also looked at Nara Yūsuke with curiosity.
"I'm truly defeated by you." Akimichi Tsuyoshi's shameless words left Nara Yūsuke even more speechless, and Yamanaka Kenji's gaze also made him somewhat embarrassed, but after all, they were his comrades of many years, so he could only forgive them. However, instead of directly explaining to Akimichi Tsuyoshi, he turned to Kōki and asked, " Kōki, do you know what an attack base is?"
While on his journey, Kōki suddenly heard Nara Yūsuke's question. He glanced at him with a puzzled look, but although he didn't know why Nara Yūsuke was asking him, he still lowered his head and thought for a moment before saying, "I guess the attack on the stronghold is similar to the spearhead team in ninja village battles, with the aim of tearing apart our Konoha's defenses and drawing away our Konoha's defensive forces."
"That's right, Kōki's explanation is spot on." Nara Yūsuke's eyes lit up upon hearing Kōki's reply. He hadn't expected Kōki to have such a broad strategic vision at such a young age. He then continued, building on Kōki's point, "Just as Kōki said, these offensive outposts are specifically set up to target our defenses. Moreover, these outposts are usually garrisoned by elite troops from Sunagakure."
"The purpose of these elite squads is, on the one hand, to alleviate the defensive pressure on the main force of Sunagakure when it attacks. These elite squads will attack together with the main force, and our Konoha can only be countered by elite squads of the same level, or by a larger number of squads of the next lower level."
Therefore, with our elite squads lacking, it often takes Konoha sending over a hundred Genin or Chunin to stop these elite Sunagakure Village squads. This means that a significant portion of our forces will be tied down by them.
"On the other hand, these elite squads can create opportunities for the main force of Sunagakure to attack. They can raid our borders from time to time, and even penetrate into our Land of Fire to ambush and sabotage our supplies."
"Why do we lack elite squads? Can't we establish such elite squads like Sunagakure? We have more ninjas in Konoha than Sunagakure, after all." After listening to Nara Yūsuke's explanation, Akimichi Tsuyoshi had a new question about the lack of elite squads.
Before Nara Yūsuke could answer, Kōki spoke first, "Because we also have to guard against attacks from the other three ninja villages. Although we have many elite Konoha Ninja, we can't face four countries at the same time. So we can only send a portion of our elite teams to deal with Sunagakure. The rest of our elites must guard against Kumogakure, Iwagakure, Kirigakure."
"That's right, Kōki's explanation is spot on. Because our Land of Fire is the most fertile land in the entire Shinobi World, the other ninja villages have always hoped to take a bite out of us. And this war Land of Fire and us is the beginning of the Fourth Shinobi World War. Therefore, we must be fully vigilant and prepared to guard against the other three ninja villages." Sunagakure Nara Yūsuke's expression was somewhat serious when he talked about the Shinobi World War. With his insight and intelligence, he could see that after the war between Sunagakure and Konoha ended, the other three ninja villages would definitely join forces with Konoha to fight for supremacy. At that time, the crisis facing Konoha would only be greater than it is now.
Thinking of this, Nara Yūsuke's gaze involuntarily turned to Kōki. Considering Kōki's strength and vision, perhaps the Third Shinobi World War would end with this newly born successor of Wood Release. At the same time, he also thought of Hiruzen Sarutobi's high regard for Kōki, and it was possible that Konoha would lead Kōki in the future.