Fugaku's POV
A figure covered in fire drifted toward me—beautiful, deadly, humming with heat.
I closed my eyes.
To everyone watching, it probably looked like I am full of confidence.
In reality I was barely holding myself together.
That shadow clone earlier had consumed nearly half of my chakra. I hadn't created it to deceive him.
I had created it to measure him and the result shocked me.
Even without a system, Rin was terrifyingly strong. That Devil Fruit ability—turning his body into fire—made him almost untouchable. Combined with Haki, he was a natural disaster wearing human skin.
I exhaled slowly and opened my eyes.
Three tomoe spun violently.
In an instant, I appeared in front of him and punched him
My fist connected with his face.
Not fire but flesh.
Rin's face deformed from the impact, his body rocketing backward. His eyes rolled, consciousness nearly slipping away.
"Illusion "he muttered with disbifled.
Yes, it was illusion the movement my clone diapeaeed he was already under my illusion. What Rin thought was an overwhelming attack powerful enough to turn the training ground into ashes.
In reality—He was just flying straight toward me at full speed.
I come closed to him and My second punch landed.
Teeth shattered and His jaw dislocated with a sickening crack.
But he was a Transmigrator.
He forcibly realigned his jaw, ignoring the pain, staring at me with horror and disbelief.
"Impossible…" he gasped. "My Observation Haki should see through illusions… I should be immune…"
Then it hit him.
"How… how can I not even see the illusion itself…?" I looked at him with faint pity.
Observation Haki can see through illusions.
But only if the user has mastery.
Haki is not omnipotent. It depends on talent, refinement, and—most importantly—practice.
Most Transmigrators gain high-level abilities too easily. They never temper them through real combat or discipline.
And there was another reason.
When I removed the buffe he got as a Transmigrator his mastery collapsed.
He could still use every ability of the Flame–Flame Fruit.
But without the world favoring him—They were nothing more than flashy moves.
I looked at him coldly.
"Now," I said quietly, "it's time for your punishment."
My Sharingan spun once more and genjutsu descended like a guillotine.
Rin's body trumble as i completely control him.
I stepped closer and spoke calmly, each word carved into his mind.
"You will apologize to every villager you oppressed." "You will bang your head on the ground as you do so." "You will also go to every shop you threatened and confess your crimes."
My chakra dipped even further as i put commands straight into his mind with the help of my illusion.
"Medical ninja," I called out and A kunoichi stepped forward, trembling.
"Y-Yes, Clan Head."
"Heal him enough to survive," I ordered and She nodded hurriedly.
I turned to everyone present.they stared at me as if seeing a monster.They had thought Rin was terrifying enough but now they understood that Their clan leader was even more terrifying.
"From today onward," I said evenly, "behave properly." "Respect this village, and it will respect you." Every head nodded.
"Also, interrogate this Rin. I remember he didn't have such power before, and his behavior has changed drastically. Make sure to find out what 'Observation Haki' is and how he can make his body pass through objects."
Two of the officers nodded. Rin, who was trapped under my illusion, trembled; he was conscious and fully aware of what was happening around him. He regretted it—he truly regretted it now. He had thought that obtaining the Flame-Flame Fruit from One Piece would make him invincible, but in a fight between masters, he was crushed with ease.
"Prepare a full report," I continued. "And an apology letter to the Hokage."
I glanced briefly toward the Hokage Tower.
If he was spying—i didn't care.
If he crossed the line he would die.
With that, I walked back toward my office, my steps steady despite the exhaustion gnawing at my core.
A system notification chimed.
[Congratulations for defeating a Transmigrator.]
[Reward: 10,000 points]
"Use all of it," I said calmly. "Upgrade Genjutsu."
[Genjutsu upgraded.]
[★★★★☆ → ★★★★★]