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"Illusion? When?"

Namikaze Minato cried out in surprise.

Illusion is not scary. What is scary is that it can make oneself in sage mode fall silently into illusion without realizing it.

In particular, the opponent's genjutsu is definitely not cast through the Sharingan.

Regarding this, Namikaze Minato has full confidence.

however……

If it wasn't Sharingan genjutsu, it could only mean that the opponent's attainments in genjutsu were more terrifying than he imagined.

Thinking of this, Namikaze Minato suddenly felt scared.

Relying on the immortal mode's strong resistance to illusions, he met Fang Zhou alone more than once.

If the other party has any malicious intentions, it may not be impossible to control him through illusion.

It is said that the fourth generation Mizukage of Kirigakure Village was once controlled by Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Obito using illusions, which led to the creation of the "Blood Mist Sato".

Even if Konoha's system can be ensured, even if Hokage is controlled by outsiders, it is impossible to subvert Konoha with just one Hokage.

But if this kind of thing really happens, it will definitely cause a huge blow to Konoha.

Fortunately, so far, the Otsutsuki Ichiraku in front of him still has good intentions towards Konoha.

"Otsutsuki-san, I am convinced of your strength."

Namikaze Minato gave up in defeat.

Being able to fall into a genjutsu silently, just with this skill, was far beyond Namikaze Minato's knowledge.

However, to be cautious, Namikaze Minato still asked tentatively: "I just saw in the genjutsu that you have mastered the complete Susanoo? I wonder if..."

Namikaze Minato's tone was a little hesitant, and he probably knew that it was too presumptuous to ask others to perform his special moves.

If it weren't for the excuse of "employment" and making such a request, the two parties might fall out immediately.

However, if he didn't see the complete Susanoo with his own eyes, Namikaze Minato would be a little confused.

It's not like Minato Namikaze has never seen ninjas who are powerful in genjutsu but very weak in other aspects.

Not to mention, there is a "famous" Kurama clan in Konoha.

But this famous name is not a good one.

The Kurama clan's genjutsu is more terrifying than the Uchiha clan's Sharingan genjutsu, but the members of this family are too weak to meet the requirements to become a ninja.

It is said that in the previous generation of the Kurama clan, there once appeared a "weirdo" who could use illusions to knock down the first Hokage, but his physical strength was not as good as that of an ordinary person.

Such a person, no matter how powerful the illusion is, cannot become a ninja.

Judging from Jiraiya's description, this "Otsutsuki Ichiraku" should not be as biased as the Kurama clan.

However, you still have to confirm it with your own eyes before you can rest assured.

Since the other party is the owner of the Mangekyou Sharingan, then nothing can show the quality of "comprehensiveness" better than the complete Susanoo.

Fang Zhou saw Namikaze Minato's thoughts and nodded slightly.

The next moment, Fang Zhou's mana was quickly converted into chakra, and then spewed out.

The dark golden chakra condensed into an entity outside Fangzhou's body. In just a few seconds, a dark golden giant more than 20 meters tall appeared in front of Namikaze Minato.

Fangzhou did not reveal Susanoo's weapon, but just kept it in its normal state. The wings behind his back were not hidden, they were spread out openly, as if they were about to fly.

Susanoo only lasted for less than half a minute and did not show any ability. Fangzhou took the initiative to remove Susanoo.

"Maintaining it consumes a lot of pupil power." Fang Zhou simply "explained".

This is indeed the case for the ordinary Mangekyō Sharingan.

Activating and maintaining Susanoo consumes a large amount of pupil power, and this consumption cannot be replenished at all.

However, what Fangzhou possesses is the eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. The eye power will also be depleted, but no matter how much it is depleted, it will slowly return to its peak state.

The reason why I say this is just to habitually hide part of my strength.

Although, with Fangzhou's current strength, he can't find any decent opponent in the entire ninja world.

But Fangzhou still retains the habit of being cautious.

On the surface, this world is derived from a hot-blooded series, but there are too many things hidden in the dark.

No one knows when one or several monsters that don't exist in the original work but are ridiculously powerful will suddenly appear.

Especially when Konoha found out the origin of the ancient cyan lamp, Fang Zhou felt more in awe of this world.

……

"teacher……"

On the way back, Itachi asked in confusion: "Teacher, why didn't I understand your battle with Hokage-sama at all?"

It’s weird if you can understand it.

The two did not engage in any substantive battle at all. After Fang Zhou dragged Namikaze Minato into the mental illusion, the battle was actually over.

As for the full body of Susanoo shown later, it was not for fighting at all, but to prove his strength to Namikaze Minato.

Fang Zhou looked at Itachi and said with a smile: "Then tell me first, what did you see?"

Itachi recalled for a moment, then hesitantly said: "I saw you, teacher, and Hokage-sama confronting each other. Neither of you moved, and then Hokage-sama took the initiative to admit defeat. Did the teacher use illusions? In addition to illusions, other ninjutsus, even It's impossible to defeat Hokage-sama without any movement at all. This is the only reasonable explanation."

"Yes, I used illusion." Fang Zhou nodded and explained in more detail: "The fourth generation avoided looking at my Sharingan. This was a very correct response. But he ignored the mental illusion. Moreover, mental power and Yin Escape are his few weaknesses. I targeted this attack to drag the fourth generation into the illusion."

After a pause, Fang Zhou emphasized: "Don't look at me as if I defeated him in one face to face. That's because we are just competing, not a life and death battle. After realizing that he was under the illusion, the fourth generation immediately admitted defeat. , and did not continue to entangle with me. Otherwise, I would have to spend a lot of effort to defeat him completely."

Fang Zhou was still very confident in his own strength. He said "it takes a lot of effort to win" rather than "the outcome is unknown".

However, things were just as Fang Zhou said.

Because it was just a discussion, Namikaze Minato had no idea of ​​exposing his trump card. He just did a little test and stopped immediately.

As the Hokage of Konoha, it is definitely not a wise choice to expose too many cards in unnecessary battles.

A fairy mode has exposed enough information.

——Although it is only used in illusions, with Fang Zhou's eyesight, even without information inquiry in the chat group, he can still see a lot of things through the performance in the illusion world.

It is undoubtedly not cost-effective for Namikaze Minato to continue to expose more information.

Since the relationship between the two parties is only an employment relationship, they must be vigilant.

This has nothing to do with trust, it's just the most basic responsibility of being Hokage.

Since Namikaze Minato had no interest in turning this battle into a tug-of-war, or insisting on deciding the outcome, or even life and death, Fangzhou naturally didn't care.

As long as he proves his strength to Namikaze Minato, it is enough, no matter how much more, it is meaningless.

Anyway, Konoha will not pay even one dollar more for this.

"Teacher..." Itachi was a little confused: "When you taught me genjutsu, didn't you say that you should set traps for the enemy through the environment, tactics, language induction, etc., so that the enemy would fall into the genjutsu trap unknowingly? Why? …”

Itachi was a little confused.

The "tactics" adopted by Fang Zhou were so simple and crude that they couldn't even be called tactics.

This was completely contrary to what Fang Zhou usually taught Itachi.

"It's easy to explain." Fang Zhou looked at Itachi and said, "For enemies who are about the same strength as you, or even just not much weaker than you, complex tactical traps can make it easier for your illusions to have an effect. But if the enemy's strength is too different from yours, there's no need to go to such trouble. For a jounin, against a student from a ninja school, would he still have to spend half an hour setting up a set of traps to lure the opponent into genjutsu?"

"The difference in strength is too big..."

Itachi savored these words and couldn't help but feel speechless: "Teacher, are you too...confident?"

Itachi originally wanted to say words like "arrogant" or "arrogant".

But thinking that it was not good to talk about his teacher like that, he temporarily changed it to "confidence" when he said it.

But everyone can hear the meaning behind the words.

Fang Zhou shook his head angrily and amusedly, and without explaining it carefully to Itachi, he casually said, "You will understand this problem later."

"It will be again later..."

Itachi was a little dissatisfied, but the strict tutoring since his freedom made Itachi unable to say anything to complain.

After a short silence, Itachi took the initiative to change the topic, pointed to the box in Fang Zhou's hand, and asked: "Teacher, is this the reward for the mission given to you by Hokage? Why did you choose this? It doesn't look special, like this We have a lot of antiques at home. If the teacher wants them, my father won’t mind."

In the box is an ancient cyan lamp.

To be precise, it should be called "walking lantern", which is a lamp used for indoor living in ancient times.

The lamp in Fang Zhou's hand has a frame made of bronze. There is a small groove at the bottom for placing candles, and it is covered with a thin layer of gauze that is light-transmitting.

The size of the portable lamp is not too big. To put it bluntly, it is a "candle holder", with a height of only a dozen centimeters and a side width of about seven or eight centimeters.

Although this ancient lamp looks obviously very old at first glance, in the war-torn ninja world, the value of antiques is actually not high.

Especially for ninjas, they pay more attention to things that can bring strength.

Even a piece of metal ore that can be used to forge sophisticated weapons is much more useful than a valuable antique.

This lamp is the mission reward Fangzhou received from Namikaze Minato.

Perhaps to express sincerity, after confirming Fangzhou's strength, Namikaze Minato and Fangzhou agreed on the contents of the employment agreement in just a few words and paid the full amount of remuneration in advance.

——Of course, Fang Zhou only wanted this reward, and he couldn't "pay it in installments". He couldn't split it into several parts, right?

"This is no ordinary antique."

Fang Zhou didn't mean to explain in detail: "You have a very good talent in soul power. If you were stronger, there would be a possibility of being exposed to it in advance. But that's not possible now. Your strength is not strong enough."

"Then..." Itachi's little face was full of curiosity: "Teacher, can you tell me what it is?"

"It...is a legendary monster."

Fang Zhou raised his hand holding the box slightly, wanting to open the box, but he thought of something and gave up the idea.

Putting away the box containing the ancient cyan lamp again, Fang Zhou continued: "Before Chakra appeared, this was the world of monsters. Later, Chakra appeared, most of the powerful monsters were killed, and a few weak beasts The monster-like monsters escaped and gradually evolved into the psychic beasts they are now. This is how the three holy places spread in Konoha came to be."

After a pause, Fang Zhou continued: "But not all monsters are transformed from wild beasts. There are also some monsters that come from certain emotions or obsessions in people's hearts. There are also monsters that are transformed from some special artifacts. It was born out of human will."

As he spoke, Fang Zhou pointed to the box in his hand and said: "It is one of them. And it is still one of the few that can survive until now. Although, its current state is not far from death."

With Fang Zhou's keen perception of the power of the soul, he could clearly detect a broken soul hidden in the cyan walking lantern.

That soul was like a candle in the wind, on the verge of withering, but extremely tenacious.

Perhaps, this state of being on the verge of withering has been maintained for thousands of years, and if no new changes are encountered, it will continue to be so until one day, someone discovers the existence of this remnant soul and will Its awakening or total annihilation.

"totally do not understand."

Itachi looked innocent, saying he didn't understand what Fang Zhou was talking about.

Fang Zhou patted Itachi's head and said softly: "It doesn't matter if you don't understand. Just remember these. You won't need them now, but you will sooner or later."

It was only after coming into contact with the cyan walking lantern that Fang Zhou realized that his "soul path", or "Shadow Demon inheritance", didn't need such a soul that was on the verge of withering?

Moreover, youkai are not humans, so there is no burden to use them.

What's more...

Is it the right intention to bring this kind of dying soul back from the brink of death and receive a "little reward"?

After taking a detour and sending Weasel home, Fang Zhou did not stay, but left the village again and found a place without human habitation.

Although the remnant soul in the ancient lamp was very weak, through its frail appearance, Fang Zhou could see how powerful it was "in life".

At least it is infinitely close to the power of the Six Paths level.

Although there is only a remnant soul left, no one can guarantee what kind of methods it still has.

The process of awakening it naturally requires caution.