As the Genjutsu began, Chizan could clearly see A's body begin to tremble slightly, and then streaks of lightning started crackling out from within him.
Whoa—activating Lightning Release Armor in his sleep? This guy is definitely a freak.
And a grimace appeared on his tightly shut face, as if he were witnessing something that filled him with rage.
"Tagitsuhime-sama, what kind of Genjutsu did you put him under? Why's he reacting like this?"
"He's not going to go on a sleepwalking rampage, is he?"
Chizan felt he had underestimated Tagitsuhime's Senjutsu-based Genjutsu. This was quite powerful.
"He's not. Right now, he's just playing with a bunch of snakes. He probably won't go berserk for a while. Let's go."
"Aren't we supposed to cast Genjutsu on a bunch of people?"
Tagitsuhime was very pleased with the effects of her Genjutsu. After all, as the caster, she could see the state of the targets.
Soon, Chizan and Tagitsuhime began wandering through the Kumogakure outpost. Everyone they encountered was met with a snake bite.
Everyone bitten by a snake was pulled into the same Genjutsu as A, the son of the Raikage.
This was one of the abilities of Ryūchi Cave's Genjutsu—it could place everyone into a shared environment.
Those caught in the illusion who used chakra within it would have their chakra slowly drained by Tagitsuhime's Senjutsu, which she then absorbed into her own body.
"Tagitsuhime-sama, why don't you bite me too?"
"I'm kinda curious what exactly those guys are seeing..."
Tagitsuhime rolled her eyes at him in exasperation. Then she waved her right hand, and a red snake instantly appeared before Chizan, merging into his forehead.
The next second, the scene before Chizan changed completely.
"Wow... so this is the illusion of Ryūchi Cave..."
"Holy crap! This—"
Chizan had just begun to marvel at the illusion, but the next second, he was utterly shocked by what he saw.
What did he see?
It was a canyon, flanked on both sides by two towering statues of giant serpents.
A and the other ninja caught in the Genjutsu were all inside it.
And in the center of the canyon, it was densely packed with snakes... colorful, green, red, yellow—every kind imaginable. But that wasn't the point.
The real point was that A's eyes were blood-red, his entire body bound by long snakes. These snakes were perfectly restraining his movements, and at that moment, he was furiously struggling and shouting,
"You bastards! Bastards! I'll kill you!"
The other ninja, bodies moving involuntarily, walked toward A. Each of them formed a Tiger Seal.
Then...
Thousand Years of Death... Kumogakure edition? No, this was the Hundred-Ninja Kumogakure edition.
No wonder A's eyes were bloodshot... he was literally furious to death.
Thousand Years of Death isn't some godlike technique that works on anyone. Konoha's White Fang could use it because he was ruthless.
Chizan Gekko could use it because he had cheat abilities.
But these Kumogakure ninja under Genjutsu control were just poking him purely on instinct. The damage wasn't much, but the humiliation was enormous.
"You bastards! I'll kill you! I'll slaughter you all!"
"Aaaahhhhhh!"
A had completely snapped, but no matter how wildly he struggled, he couldn't escape the binding of the countless snakes.
That was the terrifying thing about Genjutsu—if you couldn't break free, you were at the mercy of the caster.
Tagitsuhime's Genjutsu continued. More and more Kumogakure ninja were entering the canyon illusion.
In the blink of an eye, their numbers reached over a hundred.
Just as Chizan was enjoying the scene, he suddenly sensed something was off.
He felt a strange chakra fluctuation and quickly asked Tagitsuhime to pull him out of the illusion.
And then he witnessed the second thing that completely shocked him that night.
"Stop! Don't!"
Chizan shouted aloud.
Keep in mind, up until now, he and Tagitsuhime had always communicated telepathically. But this time, he yelled out loud.
Because at that moment, Tagitsuhime's Senjutsu technique was being cast on the Eight-Tails jinchūriki, Killer B.
But it was already too late. The red snake representing the Senjutsu had already sunk its fangs into Killer B's neck.
And in the very next second, red chakra began to surge across Killer B's body.
"That's a jinchūriki!"
The moment Tagitsuhime saw that chakra, she understood why Chizan had panicked.
"Damn it! My sensory ability is too weak in this state!"
"What do we do?"
Seeing Tagitsuhime's face change rapidly, Chizan quickly said,
"What do we do? We run!"
Without a second of hesitation, Chizan activated Flying Thunder God and teleported out of the Kumogakure outpost.
His departure forced Tagitsuhime to cease casting the Genjutsu, and everyone under its effect woke up at once.
A's eyes were still blood-red, and he was gasping for air. Feeling how much chakra he had lost, he immediately realized he had been caught in a Genjutsu.
"Who the hell did this?! Who the hell put me under Genjutsu?!"
Being caught in a Genjutsu wasn't the scary part. The scary part was that this Genjutsu had struck his deepest fears.
Those Tiger Seals kept flashing through his mind, refusing to fade.
But his anger didn't last long—soon, it turned into dread.
Because not far from him, an angry roar rang out.
"Roooaaaar!!"
Hearing that sound, A's face changed drastically. Ignoring his physical discomfort, he rushed out of the tent.
And saw Killer B, his eyes also glowing red, standing in the middle of the outpost.
"Damn it! B!"
"Everyone! Evacuate immediately!"
A swore that at this moment, no one's voice was louder than his.
Thanks to the Eight-Tails' furious roar and A's shout, everyone in the Kumogakure outpost snapped awake.
But honestly, it was mainly the Eight-Tails' roar. That sound was unmistakable to them...
"All Jōnin, come with me to stop the Eight-Tails!"
"Everyone else, fall back!"
Wearing his Lightning Release Armor, A charged straight toward the Eight-Tails. More Jōnin followed their leader's charge.
Under the dark of night, Kumogakure's outpost descended into total chaos.
Watching the Eight-Tails rampage from afar, Chizan was dumbfounded.
"Damn, Tagitsuhime-sama, of all the people you could use Genjutsu on, you picked a jinchūriki."
"That guy's a newly minted jinchūriki. His control over the Tailed Beast isn't stable. Now he's gone full rampage."
Floating beside Chizan, Tagitsuhime also looked utterly stunned.
As a seasoned Snake Princess, very few things in this world could surprise her. But today, she was truly shocked.
This was a Tailed Beast, after all...
"But at this rate, Kumogakure's going to suffer major losses..."
"It's already started—the battle to suppress the Eight-Tails..."
Seeing the streaks of blue lightning flash through the night, Chizan understood—A had made his move.
The only question was: after being tormented so long by that Genjutsu, could A actually suppress the Eight-Tails now...
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