The afternoon arrived in the blink of an eye.
This period was free activity time.
Sarutobi Asuma sought out Uchiha Raizen.
A crowd had already gathered around them.
Everyone was curious: aside from taijutsu, what other impressive abilities did this Uchiha possess?
In the sparring sessions over the past few months, Raizen had defeated every opponent using only taijutsu.
Might Guy even treated him like a soulmate....every time they met, he wanted to "burn youth" together with Raizen.
"Red, are you really that confident in Raizen?"
Nohara Rin asked softly, her lips slightly parted. Under the sunlight, every fine line on them was clearly visible, soft and tender.
"I can't speak for other areas, but when it comes to genjutsu, Raizen definitely has an understanding far beyond normal people."
Yūhi Kurenai turned her head.
She still remembered how, not long ago, Nohara Rin—a girl—had gone to find Raizen even after it was almost dark.
She had no idea what they were actually doing.
"I see."
Nohara Rin nodded.
The theories Raizen had explained to her were indeed useful. Last time she talked with Kakashi for a long time because of it.
She hadn't seen Kakashi so interested in something in ages.
Nohara Rin wanted to keep asking Raizen for advice, but she was afraid of bothering him if she went too often.
Because every time she taught him something, he only needed to be taught once....the rest he figured out by himself. In no time at all, he would master it.
But she had no confidence in learning Lightning Release herself. It would probably take her a very long time.
"Red, do you know what Raizen likes?"
Nohara Rin was thinking of catering to his interests.
"Why are you asking about that?"
Yūhi Kurenai looked surprised.
Before Nohara Rin could answer, the match between Raizen and Sarutobi Asuma was about to begin.
The two girls could only turn their attention to the fight.
"Come on."
Raizen spoke, his gaze calm as he looked at Sarutobi Asuma.
In front of him, a panel flashed briefly and disappeared.
[Entry: Apprentice Genjutsu Shinobi (White)]
[Requirement: Use a standard genjutsu.]
[Progress: (Completed)]
[Effect: Your talent in genjutsu increases by 10% on top of your original talent.]
[Note: Can be further upgraded later.]
This was an entry Raizen had obtained a few nights ago.
After he had mastered "Lightning Release: Raging Flash," he gained this genjutsu-related entry that could boost his talent.
"Don't use the Sharingan, remember."
Sarutobi Asuma added one last reminder before the match began.
Raizen nodded.
Sarutobi Asuma glanced at Yūhi Kurenai, who was watching from the side, and at the classmates who had gathered around, drawn by the excitement.
He immediately began kneading chakra, formed hand seals, and then sharply looked into Raizen's eyes.
Genjutsu relies most on seizing the initiative.
Sarutobi Asuma noticed a flash of light in Raizen's palm, as if something was reflecting the sunlight.
A kunai?
He felt a moment of confusion but didn't dwell on it.
The priority was to seize the moment and drag Uchiha Raizen into his genjutsu first—that would give him a huge advantage.
Two thick tree branches spiraled up from the ground and coiled around Raizen.
"Got him!"
Sarutobi Asuma's heart leaped with joy.
This genjutsu had been personally taught to him by his father. It was apparently one his father liked to use when he was young.
It was a D-rank version of the B-rank genjutsu "Demonic Illusion: Tree Bind Death."
Called **Demonic Illusion: Branch Bind Death**!
Watching the tree trunks continuously rise from the ground, their rough bark tightly wrapping around Raizen and binding his arms and legs, Sarutobi Asuma couldn't help but smile.
"My genjutsu talent isn't bad either, right, Red?"
Sarutobi Asuma turned toward Yūhi Kurenai with a proud grin.
"Hm? Red?"
He noticed Yūhi Kurenai wasn't moving at all.
Looking around, he realized everyone else was frozen like statues.
"What's going on?"
Sarutobi Asuma suddenly felt a chill of unease.
He began looking in other directions.
The auspicious clouds in the sky had stopped drifting.
The originally noisy training ground had become eerily silent, as if the entire world now contained only him.
Finally, just as Sarutobi Asuma was about to panic and flee the training ground—
A familiar voice sounded beside his ear.
"Sarutobi Asuma, when exactly did you get the illusion that you were using genjutsu on me?"
Sarutobi Asuma's pupils contracted sharply.
That was… Raizen's voice!
Crack—
A faint sound like glass shattering rang continuously in his ears.
A cold sensation ran down Sarutobi Asuma's neck.
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