radicalducati Chapter 178 Still Water, Crows, and Illusion
Chapter 178 Still Water, Crows, and Illusion
Seeing that Kyosuke was still in the mood to joke with Asuma, Jiraiya's furrowed brows relaxed a little, and he looked at the plaza seriously.
Since Kyosuke is so confident, a turning point should come soon.
Shisui was surrounded by a huge cyclone. With a quick glance from his Sharingan, he calculated in his mind how long it would take for the cyclone to engulf him.
three seconds.
Whoosh whoosh.
Shisui flicked his right wrist, and several shuriken burst forth in all directions, shooting towards the surrounding black vortex.
The shuriken disappeared quickly after entering the vortex without making a sound, clearly indicating that it did not attack Bai Lang, who was hiding.
However, Shisui obtained useful information.
The fact that the shuriken weren't blown away immediately suggests that the power of these vortexes wasn't strong, and there probably weren't any other hidden attacks within them.
So the key issue isn't these cyclones, but the black objects within them.
These objects may be poisonous, or they may have other functions; in any case, they should be difficult to deal with.
Of course, it could simply be a tool to block vision, but in combat, it's always better to be prepared for the worst.
Furthermore, the white waves hiding within could launch attacks in various forms.
Now, Shisui faces two choices: either rush out of the vortex directly or use ninjutsu to defend himself.
Both methods will reveal weaknesses, giving the opponent an opportunity to attack.
Shisui analyzed the situation in a second, formed hand seals, and prepared to use ninjutsu.
Just as he formed a hand seal, a figure burst out from the vortex on the right.
Bai Lang gripped his kunai and stabbed at Shisui with a sinister expression.
"go to hell!"
Shisui suddenly turned his head, his Sharingan staring directly into Hakuro's eyes. He activated the genjutsu, and Hakuro's body instantly froze, as if a pause button had been pressed.
At that moment, a volley of shurikens shot from all around, aimed directly at Shisui.
Are you using a clone as bait to actively attract my Sharingan's attack?
The white wave clone disappeared in front of Shisui, forcing Shisui to jump into the air to dodge the shuriken.
At this moment, the cyclone had reached Shisui's side and was about to engulf him.
From the vortex behind Shisui, a white wave burst forth, attacking Shisui from the direction where he was avoiding the Sharingan, with a confident expression on its face.
"You're already in the air, you've lost your chance to dodge!"
The kunai pierced Shisui's back smoothly, but there was no sensation of it hitting flesh. Bai Lang's expression changed.
Gaa gaa gaa gaa.
Shisui's body shattered like a phantom, the fragments turning into crows.
These crows, entirely black with scarlet eyes that held aloofness and indifference, swooped down on Bai Lang with mocking cries.
"Damn it, get out of here!"
Bai Lang cursed under his breath, waving his kunai to drive away the crows, when suddenly he felt a sharp object pressed against his back.
"It's over. You should admit defeat."
Shisui stood in the vortex behind Bailang, pressing his short sword against Bailang's back, and spoke in a calm voice.
"Hmph, what an arrogant brat. I think you're the one who should admit defeat, but you don't have the chance to admit defeat."
Bai Lang's lips curled into a strange smile as he calmly turned around, completely ignoring the short knife on his back.
"From the moment you stood in the cyclone, you were already under my ninjutsu. Your body is completely under my control, and your life and death are in my hands."
As Bai Lang spoke, the black substance that had been clinging to Shisui's body gathered on his forehead, forming the character "操" (cāo).
At the same time, Shisui lost control of his chakra, muscles, and nerves, unable to act according to his own will, but was controlled by another force, turning him into a puppet.
"What a disgusting look! Get out of here!"
To avoid any mishaps, Bailang had been avoiding looking directly at Shisui's Sharingan, and at this moment he even manipulated Shisui to shut down his Sharingan.
"Is this your backup plan?"
Despite the dire situation, Shisui's emotions remained unchanged. He showed no panic at being in danger, and seemed to be a spectator watching Bailang's performance from a third-party perspective.
"You are courting death!"
Enraged by Shisui's attitude, Bai Lang plunged a kunai into Shisui's heart. Shisui quickly lost his life force, and his body fell to the ground.
Having killed Shisui, Bai Lang felt no sense of victory. Instead, he felt an inexplicable sense of crisis, as if he had overlooked something important.
"What's going on? This feeling of unease is wrong! Am I under an illusion?!"
Bai Lang reacted quickly and immediately began to check the surrounding environment.
Before I knew it, the sky darkened, the scorching sunlight was replaced by the cool moonlight, and a full moon hung overhead.
In the surrounding stands, everyone had vanished, and the silence was eerily profound.
The sounds of conversation, insects chirping, wind rustling, and leaves swaying all disappeared.
Bai Lang even discovered that he couldn't hear his own heartbeat.
"What kind of ninjutsu is this?"
Bai Lang opened his mouth to speak, but no sound came out; it seemed as if the world had completely erased sound.
quack.
Suddenly, Bai Lang heard the sound of a crow overhead. Looking up, he saw a crow circling in the sky, its blood-red eyes standing out against the white moonlight.
Three black tomoe were distributed within those eyes.
So that's how it is. It was a genjutsu activated through the crow's eyes. Is this a Sharingan ability?!
This must be lifted as soon as possible!
Bai Lang was terrified, a bead of cold sweat appeared on his forehead, and he formed hand seals to dispel the illusion.
At this moment, the rocks on the ground turned black and sharp stone spikes appeared.
These stone spikes, layered upon each other, became long and flat, eventually forming patches of black feathers.
In the midst of a violent earthquake, the whole world turned into black crows, and white waves seemed to become insignificant specks of dust, easily crushed by the slightest movement.
"No!"
Before his consciousness was completely taken over by the black crow, Bai Lang wanted to roar in resentment, but he still couldn't make a sound.
Outside, the black cyclone had dissipated, and Zhishui stood steadily, while Bailang lay on the ground, in a deep coma, his face bearing an expression of disbelief and terror.
Around the two of them was a square black sealing array, but it was not activated.
"So, this was your trump card. It's a pity you didn't get a chance to use it."
Having secured victory, Shisui glanced at the magic circle on the ground and slowly left the plaza.
Three medical ninjas entered the area and carried Bai Lang away for treatment.
"Shisui, your illusion magic is amazing. You won so quickly."
When Shisui arrived at the stands, Asuma gave him a thumbs up, showing great admiration.
To outsiders, the battle lasted only a few seconds.
Bai Lang used Wind Release, and the Wind Release disappeared, leaving Bai Lang lying on the ground.
Not only did Shisui achieve a perfect victory, but he also didn't reveal much information about himself, causing those who wanted to gather intelligence to secretly curse Bailang for being useless.
The same applies to Mao Likun and He Ma.
In any case, Shisui is so young. Not only could you not beat him, but you also lost so quickly. He's not worth recruiting.
As the next battle began, Kyosuke watched and gathered intelligence leisurely, thinking to himself that this mission was almost like a paid vacation, and it wouldn't be bad to have more of these in the future.
Meanwhile, in Konoha, the Hokage, holding the Daimyo's reply, felt somewhat troubled and even annoyed. He decided to teach the Daimyo a lesson and cool down his feverish mind.