The Uchiha's Genjutsu! - Naruto: The Primal Hyuga Pierces the Shinobi World

The sky-high flames slowly disappeared from everyone's sight as the insect swarm perished.

It took Shinichi nearly eight seconds to carve a Flying Thunder God marker. As Shibi Aburame launched his Parasitic Destruction Insects, the Flying Thunder God kunai in Shinichi's hand also scattered randomly across the battlefield. Two of the kunai were aimed directly at Uchiha Shisui and Might Guy, respectively.

"These kunai are...."

Shinichi's movements were completely visible to Shisui's activated Sharingan.While swiftly drawing his short sword to deflect the incoming kunai, Shisui wisely chose not to attack rashly.

Instead, he carefully observed the location of the scattered kunai on the battlefield. He wasn't so foolish as to think Shinichi's kunai-throwing technique was simply bad, resulting in so many missing their targets. Those kunai were likely...

"Whoosh!"

A tearing sound suddenly rang out. Shinichi, having successfully placed a marker on Shibi Aburame, instantly activated the Flying Thunder God Technique. His transfer point was right next to the kunai that Shisui had just deflected.

Shinichi suddenly flashed out of mid-air, smoothly grabbed the kunai that was within reach, and immediately threw it back toward Shisui. As his body dropped, Hyūga Shinichi twisted in mid-air and unleashed an Eight Trigrams: Air Palm straight toward Might Guy.

Might Guy had just managed to dodge the kunai Shinichi had thrown earlier and hadn't had time to assess the battlefield.

Now, he suddenly felt a powerful chakra shockwave assaulting him from mid-air. The palm force of the Air Palm was immense. Although it was a spar, Shinichi showed no restraint when facing the Jōnin, Might Guy.

He didn't think such an attack would cause any irreversible damage to Guy, and he even questioned whether the attack would successfully land.

However....

Shinichi seemed to have underestimated the combination of his Flying Thunder God Technique and the Hyūga Main Family's Eight Trigrams: Air Palm. Shinichi's sudden flash from mid-air made his attack extremely sudden.

Might Guy sensed the overhead attack but only had time to hastily perform a somersault and quickly vacate the area. The next moment, the ground where Guy had been standing exploded, and scattered rock shards scraped past Guy's cheek. A sharp piece of stone left a faint line of blood on Guy's face.

"!!!"

Snapping back to awareness, Guy looked up toward the direction the attack had come from. However, Hyūga Shinichi was nowhere to be seen in mid-air.

Simultaneously, a sharp metallic clang suddenly rang out in Uchiha Shisui's direction.

Hyūga Shinichi, having performed one palm strike in the air, had instantly activated the Flying Thunder God again, arriving in front of Shisui. He lunged with the kunai he was holding, aiming for Shisui's neck. However, his attack was blocked by Shisui's sword, which the Uchiha prodigy had reacted quickly enough to use.

In just the blink of an eye, Hyūga Shinichi had used the Flying Thunder God to execute multi-stage attacks against different enemies. The elegant movement of the Flying Thunder God was dizzying to Might Guy, who couldn't track Shinichi's movements at all.

Uchiha Shisui, however, possessed a fundamental understanding of the Flying Thunder God Technique and used his Sharingan's excellent observational abilities and his own exceptional reflexes to counter Shinichi's attack. The future wielder of the title "Shisui of the Body Flicker" was already demonstrating his astonishing talent at this young age.

Shinichi's attack was blocked, but he showed no surprise. He had no illusions about the Flying Thunder God Technique; he didn't blindly believe that mastering it made him invincible. Based on his own knowledge, there were already ninjas in the world who could counter the Flying Thunder God.

The Raikage-Bee combo from the Cloud Village made Shinichi understand that the Flying Thunder God was not all-powerful.

This wasn't to say that Shisui's current skill level was comparable to those two, but purely in terms of observation and reflex speed, Shisui's talent and ability were arguably stronger. Therefore, Shinichi was not at all surprised that Shisui could block his attack.

Shinichi suddenly let go of the kunai, instantly changing his move. His right hand performed the "Cloud Hand" technique, deflecting Shisui's sword, while his left hand formed a sword finger, stabbing straight toward Uchiha Shisui's chest.

Although he was considerably shorter than Shisui, the force Shinichi unleashed at this moment was superior to Shisui's.

As Shinichi's attack arrived, their eyes inevitably met for a split second. As the tomoe spun in Shisui's eyes, Shisui's body exploded backward, choosing not to engage Shinichi in close combat. While rapidly increasing the distance, Shisui quickly performed hand seals. He scattered a volley of shuriken while spitting out flames from his mouth.

Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Flower Nail Red!

The shuriken were enveloped in flames and spun toward Shinichi. Although the offensive was vast, Shisui carefully avoided all of Shinichi's vital points. Even if all of them hit, they would likely only inflict superficial wounds on Shinichi.

However, Hyūga Shinichi, who had been charging aggressively, suddenly stood still, his head bowed, unmoving in the face of Shisui's counter-attack.

Inside Hyūga Shinichi's mental world.

His body was pierced by thick iron spikes and pinned to the ground, completely immobile. In that fleeting moment of eye contact with Shisui, he had fallen victim to Shisui's Genjutsu—Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique (Magen: Kasegui no Jutsu). The current Shinichi felt like he was experiencing sleep paralysis; his consciousness was perfectly clear, but he couldn't control his body no matter how hard he tried.

"This is the Genjutsu enhanced by the Sharingan!"

"So strong!"

Why did Hyūga Shinichi, knowing his opponent was a Uchiha with the Sharingan, engage in eye contact and give the enemy a chance to cast Genjutsu?! The reason was simple: Shinichi wanted to personally experience the effect of the Uchiha's Genjutsu in combat. He couldn't guarantee that he would never fall into Genjutsu in future battles. This spar was an opportunity for Shinichi to deeply understand the Genjutsu system. At the same time, he wanted to test if he could break free from this level of Genjutsu.

The essence of Genjutsu is the disruption of the enemy's chakra. The method for breaking free from Genjutsu is not particularly difficult.

In his mental world, Hyūga Shinichi's hand slowly moved. Just as he struggled to weave a hand seal, in the real world, a wall of insects suddenly rose in front of the immobile Shinichi, blocking Shisui's Fire Release attack. Simultaneously, an insect chain emerged beneath Shinichi's feet, pulling him away from his spot.

On the other side, Might Guy had already joined the battle, relentlessly attacking Shibi Aburame with Taijutsu.

While observing the entire battlefield, Shibi Aburame was also being forced onto the defensive by Guy's offense, blocking Guy's attacks while using insects to disrupt Guy's continuous assault.

"He fell for Genjutsu!"

"Truly worthy of the Uchiha!"

Shibi Aburame naturally noticed the abnormality with Shinichi. While providing cover, he also held a very high opinion of Shisui. Not all Uchiha could utilize Genjutsu so effectively. For Shisui to be so adept with Fire Release and possess this level of Genjutsu at his age was a perfect demonstration of what a genius was.

As for Hyūga Shinichi...

Shibi Aburame looked over at his teammate and saw that Shinichi had already formed a hand seal with one hand, his eyes now clear. Clearly, he had already broken free from the Genjutsu.

"These kids today... each one is more terrifying than the last!"

Shibi Aburame sighed internally. Under Guy's powerful punches, his body dissolved into a swarm of insects and vanished from the spot. The next moment, countless insects surged up from the ground, enveloping Guy.

Insect Sphere (Mushi Dama)!

Guy's Taijutsu was strong, but without the Eight Gates, the weaknesses of a Taijutsu specialist were obvious. Competing against an insect controller like Shibi Aburame, normal Guy had no advantage whatsoever.

Chapter 50 - The Uchiha's Genjutsu!