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"Indeed, using Conqueror's Haki can assault the caster's mind, thereby breaking their genjutsu, just like breaking the Devil Fruit user's genjutsu. I just wonder if Conqueror's Haki works against the Sharingan." Liu Chen's eyes flashed with a hint of peculiarity. He naturally knew there was someone outside the door, and he also knew it was a woman, a woman skilled in genjutsu. And since this was Konoha Village, it could only be Kurenai Yuhi, right? The opponent was quite close to him, less than twenty meters away. Under such close-range Conqueror's Haki impact, Kurenai Yuhi did not faint, which was enough to show that her strength was very good. Of course, for Liu Chen, it was only "good"; that was all. If he truly moved with killing intent... Kurenai Yuhi wouldn't last five minutes.
"Wh-what's going on?! How, how did everyone faint?!" Hinata looked around in disbelief. She had just been wondering what Observation Haki was when she saw all her classmates and Iruka-sensei lying on the ground. Moreover, the shuriken on Iruka-sensei's neck had disappeared, replaced by a clean neck. Looking at his orderly breathing, he was clearly fine, just unconscious.
Liu Chen's voice echoed in her mind: "They're fine. If you're worried about them, you might as well pretend to faint now to avoid being discovered as unusual later, otherwise you'll be in trouble." Liu Chen naturally wasn't worried. With his strength, he could dominate the ninja world. At least in the early to mid-stages of the plot, there was no problem. Below the Six Paths! He was invincible! But Hinata was a little weakling. Perhaps in the future, her strength would be good, but the current Hinata... he wondered if she could even beat her younger sister Hanabi. It was highly likely she couldn't. If Hinata showed anything strange or unusual at this moment, she would definitely be wary of Konoha. Liu Chen was just giving a kind reminder. However, even if Hinata were truly discovered by Konoha, Liu Chen could still easily protect her. Protecting a little girl was many times easier than fighting Whitebeard.
But Hinata was very obedient. She actually pretended to faint on the desk. Her expression and demeanor were remarkably similar to fainting. If this weren't a shonen anime... Hinata might have been able to debut as a child star.
And Kurenai Yuhi, outside the door, burst into the classroom the next moment. She looked at the fainted students and the chunin Iruka, her face showing a hint of shock: "This... is all because of that terrifying aura just now? They were all stunned by the aura." Even Iruka, a chunin, was stunned by the aura. Although Iruka's strength was not strong among chunin, to be able to stun Iruka with just aura alone... If this were on the battlefield, ninjas below chunin... might be instantly wiped out?! Even more than half of the chunin might not be able to withstand the onslaught of the aura.
"So many students fainted. This is not a good sign." Shaking her slightly aching head, Kurenai Yuhi's expression was very solemn. She murmured to herself, "I must quickly report to Lord Hokage. Otherwise, if anything strange happens again, it might not be as simple as a class of fainted students and a Ninja Academy teacher." Kurenai Yuhi didn't know that the people who were unconscious now weren't just a class of students and Iruka. Over seventy percent of Konoha Village's population was in a state of unconsciousness. After all, jonin or powerful chunin, or special jonin, or ninjas with strong willpower, were ultimately only a minority.
And Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage of Konoha Village, had already known this news and had immediately dispatched Anbu to investigate the matter. In Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind... this was a matter concerning Konoha's survival! After all, what happened was too bizarre, making one incredibly wary. Konoha entered Level One alert! When the Nine-Tails rampaged, Konoha also entered Level One alert. This was enough to show how much Hiruzen Sarutobi valued this matter.
After watching the Anbu chunin instantly vanish, Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep breath. He turned to look out the window, especially at the continuously rolling black clouds in the sky. His cloudy eyes flashed with deep solemnity. Who would attack Konoha? People from other ninja villages?! Do they dare to break the peace treaty? This is troublesome... At this moment, whether it was Hiruzen Sarutobi, Kurenai Yuhi, Kakashi Hatake, Asuma Sarutobi, Might Guy, or other Konoha strongmen, they all felt that terrifying aura that swept across the entire Konoha. This aura came and went incredibly quickly. It barely lasted five seconds before it disappeared. But everyone could still clearly feel that oppressive sensation. In just under five seconds, countless genin and civilians in Konoha had all fainted!! Liu Chen's mere experimental burst of Conqueror's Haki plunged the entire Konoha into a state of panic and tension. Unfortunately, the Third Hokage probably wouldn't find anything, after all, Liu Chen was holed up in Hinata's consciousness sea. If he could even find that out, that would be truly suspicious!
After Kurenai Yuhi left, Liu Chen used Observation Haki to perceive that she had already gone at least several hundred meters away. Only then did he emerge from Hinata's consciousness sea and tap Hinata's little head, chuckling, "Wake up, little girl. The woman outside has already left." Hinata secretly opened one eye, her clear eyes darting around. She seemed to be secretly observing her surroundings. Then, she slowly breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at her fainted classmates, she couldn't help but secretly gulp. It was truly shocking. She timidly and curiously asked, "Guardian Spirit Brother... how did you do that? Was it Genjutsu?"
Liu Chen shook his head: "This is Conqueror's Haki. Only one in millions can awaken it, a person with the potential of a king. And this person, under specific fortuitous circumstances, can awaken Conqueror's Haki."
Conqueror's Haki?! Another strange term she didn't understand. Although Hinata's small face was a bit dazed, she felt it was very powerful... "If I had this ability too... then no one would be able to bully me, right? Actually... actually, it's not really bullying. It's just that they're usually a bit too mischievous..." Hinata's small face showed a hint of disappointment. She mumbled to herself, with a hint of longing.
"Conqueror's Haki requires luck. If you don't want to be bullied, you have to work hard. You have to spend ten times, or even a hundred times more effort than others to cultivate. If you have any difficulties, I can also answer them for you." Liu Chen's face held a slight smile. He had intentions of raising Hinata. After all, he wasn't sure what his fate would be if Hinata died. Would he also die with her?! Ugh... forget it. Liu Chen is only twenty-five; he doesn't want to die so soon! To avoid anything unexpected, spending time cultivating Hinata was a very reasonable arrangement.
"Little Hinata... do you want to get stronger?! The kind where you can punch a Hokage to death."