I'm in Konoha, and I started with Ashura Chakra.

Chapter 103 Konoha Year 61, Bloodline Limit Controlling the Five Senses

Time flies like an arrow; a quarter passes in the blink of an eye.

Before we knew it, Konoha's 60th year had completely ended, and we entered the 61st year of Konoha's history.

Several major events occurred in Konoha that year, all of which were sensational events that shook the ninja world.

The Konoha Crush plan, the death of the Third Hokage, the succession of the Fifth Hokage, the re-signing of the alliance agreement between Konoha and Sunagakure, and... the reappearance of Wood Release.

In just one year, Konoha, which had declined to the point where it had to bow down to Kumogakure and hand over the corpses of powerful ninja clans to sue for peace, has been reborn and returned to a position where it is feared by all the major ninja villages and sought to be appeased by neighboring countries.

All of this is because the rule of Konoha has returned to the Senju clan.

The name of the Thousand Hands of the Forest once again resounded throughout the entire ninja world.

Under Tsunade's rule, Konoha, with its Wood Release ninjas, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and one of the Legendary Sannin, is regaining its former glory.

The ninja world, which was already in a period of peace, became even more peaceful on the surface.

After the hype surrounding the reappearance of Wood Release subsided, Yagyu's life returned to normal.

However, the attitude of the villagers and Konoha ninjas towards him underwent a dramatic change.

The villagers were alright; apart from their neighbors, very few people recognized Liu Sheng.

It was the change in attitude of the commoner ninjas and ninja clan members that made Yagyu realize the change in his own status.

Even special jonin and jonin of higher rank than Yagyu would address him with the respectful title of "sir" when they met him.

Especially those Jonin who were instantly killed by the Flower Tree World Descent looked at Yagyu with even more fanaticism.

Clearly, they all saw Yagyu as Konoha's hope for returning to its peak and regarded him as the future Hokage.

After life returned to normal, Liu Sheng also entered a long period of reflection.

In order to quickly achieve the perfect immortal body, Yagyu absorbs several Grell Stones every day.

A quarter has passed, and although Yagyu still cannot sense natural energy, he can now skillfully fuse Sage Chakra and activate Sage Mode.

The natural energy within each Grell Stone allows Yagyu to maintain Sage Mode for two to three minutes.

During battle, these Grell Stones act as one-time curse seals.

In addition, Liu Sheng's height also increased to 1.73 meters during this quarter, a full 5 centimeters taller than when he graduated.

This is not only due to his physical constitution, but also thanks to the life force within the Grell Stone.

Furthermore, Yagyu's Wood Release chakra made it much easier to grow a towering tree that would take more than a dozen people to encircle, with reduced time and energy consumption compared to before.

This means that his Yang Release chakra has become stronger.

Yagyu also tried to cut a wound on his forearm. Without using medical ninjutsu to treat it, the scab fell off in just a few hours.

More than ten hours later, not even a faint scar remained.

Such self-healing ability is many times greater than that of ordinary people.

All signs indicate that Liu Sheng's immortal body is rapidly growing.

In addition to his steadily improving strength, Yagyu's identity is also gradually shifting from subordinate to leader.

After becoming a Chunin, Yagyu became the captain of Team 8 and was able to lead the team on some low-level missions.

Kurenai Yuhi, who was of no help whatsoever in the Land of Wind and spent the entire time watching Team 8 perform, returned to Konoha and confidently handed over leadership to Yagyu, letting Team 8 complete the mission on their own.

Unless there is an emergency summons or a need to guide a Jonin on a high-level or super-high-level mission, Kurenai Yuhi will not return to the team.

In the past few months, Yagyu has also led Hinata and Shino Aburame to complete several missions, but they were all C-rank and B-rank missions.

These missions were all very ordinary, and the enemies encountered along the way were easily dealt with by Hinata, who had become stronger, and Shino Aburame, who had hatched the Mikasugu.

And surprisingly, Liu Sheng encountered no accidents on the way, completing his mission and returning home smoothly.

July 2, Konoha Year 61, 9:00 AM.

"Lord Yagyu, welcome back."

"Lord Yagyu, thank you for your hard work on the mission."

Having completed another task and returned to the village, Liu Sheng is registering at the village entrance.

The Chunin guarding the gate greeted him with great enthusiasm and respect, just as he had with Jiraiya and Tsunade last year.

"You've all worked hard too."

Yagyu nodded with a gentle smile, chatted for a few words with the Chunin guarding the gate, and then led Hinata and Shino Aburame into the village.

As usual, Yagyu disbanded Team 8 on the spot, letting Hinata and Shino Aburame go back to rest, and then went to the Hokage Building alone to report to Tsunade.

However, before even reaching the Hokage Building, Yagyu's brows furrowed slightly.

From his vantage point, he could see that the rooftop of the Hokage Building was under construction, as if it had been damaged.

Moreover, this damage was not natural, but man-made.

Because of Yagyu's Kagura Mind's Eye, he could clearly sense the residual chakra fluctuations within those damaged marks.

Who is so bold as to attack the Hokage Building?

With that thought in mind, Yagyu quickened his pace and arrived at the Hokage Building.

Smiling and nodding to the ninjas who greeted him on the way, Yagyu quickly arrived outside the Hokage's office and pushed the door open to enter.

"You're back. Just put the mission scroll over there in the cabinet. You don't need to report to me."

Inside the office, only Tsunade was engrossed in her work. She seemed too busy to listen to Yagyu's report.

"Tsunade-neechan, what's going on on the rooftop?"

Yagyu put away the mission scroll, sat down on the sofa, and while pouring water, asked, "How come there are lightning strike marks? And there's also a fluctuation of chakra. Did someone accidentally injure this place while practicing Lightning Release?"

"No, this is an illusion."

Tsunade, without looking up, said, "With your excellent history grades, you should know about the Kurama clan, right?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Sheng's expression changed slightly, and he instantly understood who had left the marks on the rooftop.

Yagyu formed hand seals, unleashing the full power of his Kagura Mind's Eye, and then hurriedly asked, "Tsunade-neechan, has Kurenai-sensei come looking for you?"

"No, what's wrong?"

Tsunade finally looked up at Yagyu with a puzzled expression. Seeing Yagyu's serious look, her own expression turned serious as well: "Did something happen to Kurenai?"

"Ah... Teacher Kurenai's chakra isn't in the village. I have a bad feeling. I need to go find her."

Yagyu had no time to explain and got up to leave.

As if realizing something, Tsunade blurted out everything she knew: "The lightning strike marks on the rooftop were caused by the leakage of the Kurama clan's young lady's power. Kurenai was once her tutor, so she was likely visiting the Kurama clan's young lady at Satomi Manor."

Where is Satomi Sanso located?

"At the two o'clock position facing the Hokage Rock, on a hill called Satomi Hill."

"I see."

Liu Sheng nodded and immediately vanished in a blur.

His figure appeared in a small alley, and Yagyu immediately used the Mayfly Technique to sink into the ground and move at high speed towards Satomigaoka.

Yakumo Kurama, like the red-eyed user that Yagyu relies on so much, is an original character created for the anime TV series.

However, even now, Yagyu, the owner of the red-eyed creature, still hasn't remembered the other person's name.

Even though Yagyu didn't write the name Yakumo Kurama in his diary, he never forgot it during those thirteen years.

There was no way around it; her bloodline limit was just too strong.

Itachi Uchiha's Tsukuyomi can make the pain experienced in the Tsukuyomi space exactly the same as the pain experienced in real life.

However, Yakumo Kurama's bloodline limit is even more outrageous than Itachi Uchiha's Tsukuyomi in some aspects.

Being burned in the Tsukuyomi space would at most cause one to experience the pain of being burned.

If someone were burned in Kurama Yakumo's illusion space, at best they would suffer extensive burns in reality, and at worst they would be burned to death on the spot.

Her bloodline limit not only allows her to control her five senses, but also to turn illusions into reality.

If it weren't for the fact that this bloodline limit's weakness is also related to the five senses, then this bloodline limit would be an unsolvable bug.

In the original story, Naruto helped Kurenai Yuhi solve Yakumo's problem.

But now, Yagyu has triggered a butterfly effect, leaving Kurenai alone to face the situation.

That's why Yagyu didn't follow up on Tsunade's words, but instead rushed off to find Kurenai Yuhi.

If he remembered correctly, in the original story, Kurenai Yuhi was preparing to go to Satomi Villa with the intention of being killed by Yakumo Kurama and thus averting his hatred.

Without Naruto, the chosen one, intervening, Kurenai Yuhi might really die.

It's been almost a year since graduation, and Class 8 and Kurenai Yuhi have already forged a strong bond.

Yagyu also had a great fondness for Kurenai Yuhi, a gentle and considerate older sister who was as dashing as Tsunade.

If Yakumo Kurama killed Kurenai Yuhi, then Yagyu would definitely kill her to avenge Kurenai.

With the help of the mayfly technique, Yagyu quickly arrived at a hill called Satomi-gaoka.

Having become one with the earth and vegetation, Yagyu, through his special perspective and Kagura's Mind's Eye, has already seen a large number of unconscious ninjas.

Their faces were filled with terror, and some of them had large burns on their bodies, but there were no charred marks from the flames around them.

Clearly, they had all fallen for Yakumo Kurama's illusion, and their injuries had gone from being fake to real.

Through Kagura's perception, Yagyu also found Kurenai Yuhi's chakra.

However, there was a very special chakra surrounding Kurenai Yuhi.

It's not humanoid, but rather diffuse.

Even Yagyu's Mayfly Technique, with its unique perspective, couldn't penetrate that chakra, as if it didn't belong to the earth and vegetation, but rather to an independent alternate dimension.

A figure emerged from the ground, and Yagyu appeared in a corridor.

Before him stood a door engulfed in flames.

Surprisingly, the flames only covered the gate and did not burn down the gate or the building.

Even Yagyu didn't feel any temperature.

However, if you touch these flames, you will definitely suffer burns and pain.

Moreover, this kind of flame cannot be extinguished by water escape techniques.

This flame is a genjutsu flame formed from Yin Release chakra.

However, Yagyu's Wood Release technique can absorb this special kind of flame.

However, Yagyu did not do that. Instead, he took out a Grell Stone from his spatial backpack and absorbed the special energy inside.

In less than a few seconds, Yagyu's pupils turned golden yellow, and a red mask appeared at the corner of his eye.

Upon entering Sage Mode, Yagyu's Yin Release chakra was instantly enhanced.

Immediately, Yagyu formed a hand seal, and a branch extended from his body.

The main body is a special space where one dashes through a fire gate and enters a place filled with purple ripples and an eerie atmosphere.

"Yagyu, what are you doing here?"

Unable to bear telling Kurama Yakumo the truth, Kurenai Yuhi, who was prepared to sacrifice herself to appease the girl's hatred, stared wide-eyed at Yagyu.

Clearly, Kurenai Yuhi hadn't expected that Yagyu, who had gone out on a mission recently, would actually appear here.

"That's what I should be asking you, Teacher Hong."

Seeing that only the lower half of Kurenai's body had turned into nothingness and had not been completely erased, Yagyu breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, he was filled with lingering fear and a rare surge of anger.

However, he didn't react angrily. Instead, he asked, "Where is this place? Why can't I use ninjutsu?"

"This is Yakumo's illusion space. Without her permission, I can't use ninjutsu at all."

Kurenai Yuhi gave a brief explanation, then, as if remembering something, said urgently, "Yagyu, you need to leave here quickly. This is between me and Yakumo."

"Teacher Hong, shut up."

The usually gentle Yagyu suddenly shouted.

In addition, being unaffected by the illusion space and still in Sage Mode, along with his height of 1.73 meters, made Yagyu's eyes full of pressure and his whole body exude an aura of majesty, which stunned Kurenai Yuhi, who subconsciously dared not speak.

After stopping Kurenai, Yagyu looked at Kurama Yakumo, whose face was pale and whose expression was gloomy, and asked in a deep voice, "Kurama Yakumo, right? You're the one who did this to Kurenai-sensei, and those people outside who are unconscious, aren't you?"

"No...that's right!"

Looking into Yagyu's golden eyes, Kurama Yakumo instinctively looked away, but remembering the conversation between Kurenai and the Third Hokage, she suppressed her fear and looked directly at Yagyu, saying, "Kurenai-sensei and the Third Hokage killed my parents and drove the Kurama clan out of Konoha. I will avenge them."

"I see……"

With his golden eyes fixed on Kurama Yakumo for a few moments, Yagyu seemed to have discovered something and suddenly formed a hand seal.

Upon seeing Yagyu's handprint, Kurenai Yuhi immediately cried out, "Stop! Yagyu, don't let her remember!"

However, Yagyu ignored Kurenai Yuhi and quickly formed hand seals, whispering, "Illusion... Naraku-sensei Jutsu!"

Although Yakumo Kurama's bloodline limit is extremely powerful, his genjutsu is as overpowered as Tsukuyomi and Kotoamatsukami.

However, her illusionary weaknesses are more obvious than those of Tsukuyomi and Kotoamatsukami.

As long as the five senses are sealed, or if someone's Yin Release chakra is stronger than hers, then she can break through all laws with sheer force.

The frail Kurama Yakumo's Yin Release chakra was clearly inferior to that of Yagyu, who was currently in Sage Mode.

In an instant, the seal on Kurama Yakumo's body, as well as the memories that her brain had forgotten in order to protect itself, immediately flooded into her mind.

Kurama Yakumo recalled the scene of Ido killing his parents, which was born in the gap in his heart.

Snapped!

The shovel-like paintbrush fell to the ground, and Yakumo Kurama slumped down, muttering in a daze, "I...I remember now, it was the other me inside me who killed my father and mother."

As if sensing that Yakumo Kurama was on the verge of a breakdown, Kurenai Yuhi quickly cried out, "No, Yakumo, you're mistaken! You're not like that monster!"

"No, there's no mistake... because that thing resides within my heart."

With a dazed look in his eyes, Kurama Yakumo stared at the sharp paintbrush on the ground, then suddenly picked it up, held it to his heart, and a tear slid down his cheek as he said, "I'm sorry, Father, Mother, and... Teacher Kurenai."

Upon seeing that Yakumo Kurama was about to commit suicide, Kurenai Yuhi immediately pleaded with Yagyu, "Yagyu, please, teacher, stop Yakumo! Don't let her kill herself!"

However, Liu Sheng's eyes flashed, and he shook his head, saying, "She won't die without my intervention."

really……

Just as Kurama Yakumo was about to commit suicide, a ripple suddenly appeared in the purple waves beside him, and a drawing board depicting Kurama Yakumo appeared out of thin air in front of him.

A hand reached out from the drawing board and stopped Yakumo Kurama from committing suicide.

Immediately, Yakumo Kurama's expression twisted in the drawing board, transforming into a hideous monster with two long horns on its head, resembling a demon, and slowly emerged from the drawing board.

This monster is Yakumo Kurama's inner demon—Ido.

"Why take your own life?"

As soon as Ido appeared, he uttered an angry question, glaring at Yagyu and Kurenai with a ferocious expression, "Damn it, it's these guys who put so much pressure on you and wanted to destroy me!"

"Yakumo, let me help you kill them!"

After saying that, Ido walked towards Yagyu and Kurenai.

Kurenai Yuhi, whose lower body had been erased by Kurama Yakumo's genjutsu, said anxiously, "Yagyu, don't worry about me, get out of here quickly. You can't use ninjutsu here, and genjutsu is ineffective against this monster. You'll die if you stay here."

"Don't worry, it's over."

A smile suddenly appeared on Liu Sheng's face, and a dazzling red light flashed in his golden pupils.

From his perspective, the chakra within Kurama Yakumo and Ido's bodies is of completely different colors.

The former is blue, and the latter is purple.

This means that one person has become two.

So, Yagyu chuckled and said, "This monster will be easy to deal with once it comes out."

Click!

As if in response to Yagyu, the sound of the mirror shattering on the ground suddenly reached the ears of Kurenai Yuhi and Yakumo Kurama.

All around was an illusionary space filled with purple ripples, and numerous cracks appeared.

"What...what did you do?"

"Idu cried out in terror."

Before Yagyu could speak, it turned and ran towards Kurama Yakumo.

*Pfft*

Unfortunately, before it could return to Yakumo Kurama's body, a branch extended from the crack in the ground, binding its legs and immobilizing its body.

Then several sharp branches shot out from the surrounding cracks, piercing through Ido's body like arrows.

"No!!!"

Ido let out a roar of resentment, and his body liquefied into purple chakra, which the branches that bound and pierced his body greedily absorbed.

Soon, the genjutsu space created by Yin Release chakra transformed back into an art studio.

There are probably two or three more chapters until the transition is over, then Shippuden will begin.

(End of this chapter)