Naruto: Reshaping the Shinobi World with Sasori

As soon as the music started, the Iwagakure members, who had been speeding up, suddenly seemed to be frozen in place, their movements becoming sluggish.

"Illusion?"

The leader of the Hidden Rock Village was startled.

Genjutsu is actually a mental attack that ninjas use to strike their targets by channeling chakra through the brain.

When the brain is disturbed, the five senses will also become disordered.

The best way to break free is to disrupt the flow of chakra within one's own body, rather than indirectly controlling the flow of chakra through the brain according to the genjutsu induced by the opponent.

To put it bluntly, it's a battle of minds and consciousness.

puff.

Soon, one of Iwagakure's teammates collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

I was hypnotized.

His consciousness began to blur... In desperation, he immediately bit his tongue, and the intense pain brought him back to his senses.

"No... there's no obvious change in my senses, but... my emotions." The leader of Iwagakure noticed something was wrong.

Suddenly, under the influence of the music swirling around his ears, a sense of 'laziness' arose in his heart.

Not only is the will to fight waning...

Even the slightest fear was amplified.

The source of this fear was the mystery surrounding the boy in front of him.

Despite being a medical ninja, his combat experience and skill level are terrifying... and he can even use techniques he has never seen before.

Now even illusions can be activated.

This is simply unbelievable.

What is it that he can't do?

This thought in my mind, under the interference of illusion, gradually evolved into a feeling of apprehension and lingering fear about the enemy's unknown abilities.

Yubi approached Iwagakure while playing his ninja tools.

He could clearly see the constantly changing expressions on the face of the Iwagakure leader: panic, fear, struggle... and moments of calm that returned in an instant. After the Imperial Arms were assimilated into ninja tools, this large-scale control effect, like genjutsu, could be countered or even broken based on the ninja's own skill level.

Clearly, this Iwagakure has considerable mental strength... but not enough to completely eliminate the interference of ninja tools.

Click.

As Yubi approached him, Iwagakure roared and suddenly lunged forward, his kunai aimed at Yubi's chest... but the weak and feeble blow was caught by the boy with his bare hands.

Puff puff puff...

As the flute music faded, several spurts of blood pierced through the air.

It instantly struck the fatal weakness of all the Hidden Stone Village members.

They dealt with all of them.

In an instant, the entire Iwagakure squad standing in front of Yubi collapsed.

"Hmm... the effect is not bad. The control over a single target is not too strong. After all, any ninja with a little skill knows how to deal with genjutsu. With this person's level, he might be able to calm down in a while."

"Its true value lies in its ability to disrupt groups... It doesn't consume excessive chakra as the number of targets increases, nor does its power decrease. However, it might be difficult to achieve a decisive victory against skilled genjutsu users or very strong opponents."

"However... this thing is meant to be a weapon of war on the battlefield. Fighting it alone would be a waste of its potential."

"That's a decent trump card too..."

After dealing with the unconscious Sunagakure, Yubi concealed his tracks.

Leave quickly.

……

On the other side, after bringing the injured Sunagakure to a safe area, Ito immediately turned back to find Yubi.

However, despite his belief that he was very fast, he found upon returning to the battlefield that some of Iwagakure's pursuers had already died.

Yubi and the other rock hermits have disappeared without a trace.

"This…"

Ito stared at the large number of trees that had been cut down on the ground, his eyes gleaming.

This destructive power…

Who was behind this?

It looks like it was caused by some kind of wind-escape technique.

However, with such a large area and power, it is by no means an ordinary wind-style ninjutsu.

Those who died were all from Iwagakure...

"Is it Yubi?" Ito guessed.

When it comes to Wind Release techniques, the village of Sunagakure is naturally the most skilled.

But he hadn't heard that Yubi also knew Wind Release.

There were some signs of ground collapse caused by earth-burrowing at the scene.

The problem is, he doesn't know where Yubi and the rest of the Iwagakure have moved to.

He also has difficulty searching.

After all, this is within the battlefield of Iwagakure.

If we stay too long, it will be troublesome if reinforcements from Iwagakure arrive.

In the end, Ito had no choice but to leave and go back to report.

Shortly after he left, a series of dark figures sped towards him from afar.

They landed on a battlefield in ruins.

The scene that caught their eye caused the expressions of the people from Iwagakure to change drastically.

The person leading the team made a gesture.

The rest of the people immediately dispersed and began to examine the battlefield and the corpses.

"Yubi... how did that brat... do that?"

The leader of the Hidden Rock Village took a deep breath.

His stern tone carried a hint of barely suppressed surprise and doubt.

They received the news and rushed here as quickly as possible.

According to intelligence, the team at this outpost is facing... only that Sand Village brat himself!

Moreover, she is a medical ninja.

"Captain, we've found a marker in the northwest."

Soon, one of the Hidden Stone Villagers returned and spoke.

These are the special marks left by their hidden rock formations.

"Chase!"

The leader of the Hidden Rock Village gave the order.

A group of people quickly ran in the northwest direction.

After a while, they arrived at the second "scene".

I saw my companions lying dead on the ground again.

"..."

Everyone fell silent.

They were all killed…

Not a single one survived.

The problem is... the enemy ended the battle in such a short time.

"One strike, one kill."

After examining the cause of his companion's death, one of the Iwagakure members spoke with a trembling voice.

Like his companions who died in the previous area... he had no other injuries.

It seems there's no room for resistance or struggle.

It was as if some kind of sharp weapon had pierced their vital organs.

However, judging from the time of death, the battle must have ended not long ago.

"Find...you absolutely must find that brat!"

The leader of Iwagakure clenched his fist and said in a deep voice.

"yes!"

……

"What?!"

Back at the base, Ito reported the intelligence to Shimizu.

Upon hearing that Yubi was missing, Shimizu, as the commander-in-chief, immediately felt a chill run down his spine.

The thing he least wanted to see still happened…

According to Ito, Yubi selectively prepared to "sacrifice" himself.

It wasn't that Ito was incompetent; he simply hadn't expected Yubi to be so resolute.

But things weren't so bad as to be unacceptable. At least... judging from what Ito observed when he went back, Yubi should still be alive, and he had killed quite a few Iwagakure members.

However… being in the Land of Birds, the longer this drags on, the bigger Iwagakure's actions will become.

Whether Yubi can escape safely at that time remains to be seen.

Further rescue efforts would be pointless.

The Iwagakure side has fully realized what's going on.

This action can only be carried out once.

"Should we start a war...?"

Ito glanced meaningfully at Shimizu.

The war he referred to was the mobilization of an entire Sunagakure force to press against Iwagakure's defenses in the Land of Birds.

Launch the final offensive, the decisive battle!

"There's no need."

At this moment, compared to the tense crowd, Scorpion, who was usually taciturn, suddenly spoke.

"Don't worry, he won't die... He's not stupid enough to deliberately throw his life away."

"Moreover, even if he's dead, we'll still receive news. Iwagakure would love to use this to their advantage... As long as there's no news from Iwagakure, it means he's safe."

"It's not too late to make subsequent operational arrangements after we have confirmed his death."

Scorpion actually spoke several sentences in one breath.

Of all the people present, he knew Yubi the best.

Yubi... although to outsiders he is warm-hearted, kind, and approachable.

He's such a nice guy, everyone likes him...

But Scorpion knew very well that the guy was incredibly cunning and exceptionally clever.

According to Ito, Yubi's noble "sacrifice" of himself, imbued with a heroic spirit, is truly admirable.

Upon hearing the description, Scorpion's first reaction was... something ghostly.

Yubi must have had his reasons for doing this.

When Yubi said he was going to rescue people, using the pretense of being a medical ninja, Sasori sensed a lie.

He cooperated...and didn't expose him.

"They didn't even tell me..."

Scorpion's gaze turned cold.

And now, that guy is secretly causing trouble behind his back...