Naruto's Endless Pretense

"As long as humans rely on their own knowledge and cognition and are bound by it to live, that is called reality."

The crows passed through the door and gathered together, forming a person that Sasuke never expected, Uchiha Itachi.

"But knowledge and cognition are vague things. Reality may just be the moon in the mirror. People live in their own obsessions."

Itachi stared at Sasuke, his two pairs of Sharingan eyes moving continuously, and the chakra colliding between the two produced a strange wave.It didn't bounce Sasuke away, but it made Sasuke feel weak.

"Then tell me, what do you think is the lie here?"

After waving their hands, the girl and the maid let go of Sasuke's body and returned to their original positions.And Sasuke couldn't help but lie down on the sofa like the boy before.

"It's still reality."

Sasuke kept mobilizing his chakra, but he couldn't regain control of his body no matter what.He couldn't even control the flow of the curse seal, so he could only lie on the sofa silently.

"Is it Tsukuyomi?"

Itachi didn't answer, but walked to Sasuke's side step by step.Only then did Sasuke realize that this Itachi was not stable, and his figure was shaking and blurring like particle fluctuations.But whenever this happens, a crow will melt into his body to help him stabilize.

"No, you are not Itachi. Who are you? Why are you pretending to be Itachi?"

"Not bad, I'm quite alert."

'Itachi' laughed, looking down at Sasuke.

"I'm not Itachi. Like Ido, I'm a monster created by your deep consciousness, the evil ghost in your heart. It's just that when I happened to appear, Itachi left a jutsu in your body. I became His look."

'Itachi' said, raising his right hand, and a crow seemed to be summoned and landed on his palm.With a firm grip, the crow with the Sharingan immediately turned into a pool of ink, forming a picture in the air.

That was the scene when Uchiha Itachi returned to the village and fought against Sasuke.Without saying a word, Itachi came up and used Tsukuyomi on Sasuke.Sasuke stood there defenseless.

【He is...my brother】

Itachi in the painting stretched out his right hand and tapped Sasuke lightly on the forehead.A stream of ink followed Itachi's fingers and entered Sasuke's body.At the same time, a very light ink color also appeared in Sasuke's body, which was fused with Itachi's injection.

"Fusing Itachi's chakra, I will naturally change into his appearance."

'Weasel' snapped his fingers, and the ink painting in the air turned into a crow again, fluttering and blending into his body.

"Is that that time?"

Sasuke first murmured with a confused expression, and then immediately looked at 'Itachi' alertly.

"No. Idu appeared because Kurama Yakumo could not bear the pressure caused by the expectations of his tribe. I don't have this kind of emotion. Besides, the ghosts in my heart are all created to protect myself, how could it harm myself in turn."

"yes."

'Itachi' didn't panic when he heard this, but showed a lonely smile.Crows kept flying into his body to stabilize his image.

"Idu just wanted to use illusion to create the scene that scares you the most, so I helped him recreate it."

"What are you talking about? Answer me directly!"

For some reason, Sasuke felt a wave of fear coming from the bottom of his heart, and he desperately wanted to interrupt 'Itachi's' narrative.

"Haven't you discovered yet? This is where you once lived, and those two people were also your relatives. This place was shaped by your memories."

Seeing Sasuke's shocked and confused expression, 'Itachi' waved his hand as if mockingly.The girl and maid wrapped in the mist also turned into ashes and disappeared.Countless crows merged into the body, and the image of 'Weasel' gradually changed.

"It's no wonder. How can someone who has forgotten his own name remember these things? I'll tell you the reason why I did this."

"I am the ghost in your heart. I am a monster that hates humans and transcends common sense, so I am called a ghost."

As the last crow flew into 'Weasel''s body, his appearance completely changed.The Prajna-like face, with sharp long horns growing on both sides of the head, is no different from the Idu I saw before.Sasuke tried to struggle and found that his restraints had also disappeared.

"Then let me answer your question."

Holding the Daoxue sword in his hand, he pointed it directly at the monster in front of him.Sasuke didn't hold back, and directly entered the escape mode and sage mode.The cloak engraved with three magatama stones is constantly fluttering under the influence of chakra airflow.

"What I see is reality, what I believe is reality. Even if you say

This is my memory, my past. "

"But I have found a future worth believing in. That is the reality in my eyes."

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outside the villa.

The people in the medical class have already returned to the village.Kaoru and Sakon were guarding the unconscious Kurama clan ninjas, while Tayuya was guarding the door of the house like a door god.After the Anbu recovered from the illusion, he kept wandering in place, seeming to be thinking about something.

"Three of you, I think it would be better for us to go in and take a look." Anbu said.

"No need, Sasuke-sama will be fine."

Sakon has great faith in Sasuke's strength and believes that no accident will happen.However, there was a hint of worry on Xianglin's face.

"You don't understand how terrifying that Kurama Yakumo is."

Anbu did not give up and continued to state his reasons.

"Kurama Yakumo is a rare genjutsu genius. Her genjutsu can even kill people unknowingly. Although Sasuke... is also a genius, he became a special jounin at the age of thirteen. But after all, he is not a genjutsu-type ninja. , the combat method also emphasizes strategy and details. The more you think about it, the easier it is to fall into illusions. Even if you have the Sharingan, you may not be able to resist..."

The ANBU suddenly lowered his voice as he spoke, as if he was afraid of revealing any special information.

"Anyway, it's better for us to go in and take a look."

"Is that Kurama family really that powerful?"

In Sasuke's absence, Class [-] is basically headed by the strongest Sakon.Faced with this situation at this moment, he couldn't make up his mind for a moment.

"Let's do this. Tayuya and you will go in to see the situation. If there is anything abnormal, Tayuya, please send a signal immediately. Xianglin and I will stay. Xianglin is not good at dealing with illusions. These guys also need someone who is not afraid of illusions. Watch.”

In the end, Sakon came up with this more suitable plan.After a little preparation, Tayuya and Anbu entered the villa.

This is a very simple house, which can be seen from the wallpaper at the entrance.However, after detouring into the corridor, Tayuya and ANBU found a wall of burning fire blocking their way.

"Oops, it looks like Kurama Yakumo really took action."

The ANBU was a little anxious, but Tayuya seemed calm.With the curse seal, she is not afraid of any illusion below Tsukuyomi.It would be a bit troublesome just to protect the ANBU around him.Although she is good at illusions, her ability to manipulate other people's five senses at will is far inferior to Kurama Yakumo's.

"It might hurt a little, just bear with it."

After forming several seals with both hands, Tayuya held her flute in one hand and the ANBU with the other and quickly jumped into the flames.Passing through the flames, Tayuya's first form of the cursed seal was unscathed.The ANBU was in a much more embarrassed state, with burns and burns everywhere on his body.

"There's no time to treat the wound. Let's go now."

This ANBU seemed to have a lot of backbone. He ignored his injuries and led the way to Kurama Yakumo's room.After the two opened the door, they did not see the equipment that the nursing room should have. Instead, they saw a vast space like a cosmic nebula.A picture floated in the air, all showing pictures of Konoha being destroyed.

"what is that!"

Tayuya looked forward.In addition to a girl holding a drawing board and a girl whose body seems to have disappeared, there is also a ghost dressed exactly like the girl but with a terrifying face.This ghost walked towards Hong step by step, extending its sharp claws.

The ANBU didn't hesitate when he saw this, and immediately drew out his dagger and stepped forward to fight the ghost.As an ANBU, he was pretty good.It's just that in this illusion space, he couldn't use any ninjutsu, so he could only rely on physical skills to hold back the ghost's attack.

"Yakumo, cheer up, you are the only one who can hit it now."

Seeing the ANBU's embarrassment, Kurenai began to persuade Kurama Yakumo.Ido is the evil spirit in Kurama Yakumo's heart. He is hostile to the world but will never harm Yakumo.And the only one who can defeat it is her as the master.

"No, I can't do it."

Perhaps after learning the truth about his parents' death, Yakumo's heart completely collapsed, and even the painting knife he had been holding tightly in his hand slipped.

"It is indeed difficult to face it. After all, this evil ghost is the consciousness in one's own heart. As the saying goes, 'It is easy to kill the thief in the mountain, but it is difficult to kill the thief in the heart.' But we still have to face it. Only by defeating it can our lives be controlled by ourselves. dominate."

A boy wearing a black windbreaker suddenly appeared next to Yakumo, picked up the drawing knife and put it in Yakumo's hand.In this way, he held Yakumo's hand and walked into Ido step by step, and then stabbed the painting knife into the evil spirit's eyebrow.

"If you can't face it alone, relying on the strength of your companions is also a good choice."