After getting acquainted with the Uchiha Clan members in the camp, Uchiha En followed Uchiha Mei back to his tent.
"Pick a spot for yourself! This place used to house three people, but unfortunately, the other two were ambushed and sacrificed themselves not long ago," Uchiha Mei said with a look of sadness.
Hearing this, Uchiha En didn't say much. He chose the bed furthest inside and began tidying the bedding.
After finishing up, Uchiha Mei took Uchiha En on a tour of the camp to familiarize him with the area.
Meanwhile, in the Hyuga Clan camp, Asana first paid respects to the members of the Hyuga Main Family before heading to her own quarters.
She was assigned to live with two female Ninja from the Hyuga Clan.
Compared to the Uchiha Clan, the Hyuga Clan had many more people in the Land of Bears. Currently, there were nearly 150 in the camp, with an additional 50 arriving in the subsequent reinforcement troops.
However, 99% of these Hyuga Clan members belonged to the Branch Family, with only two members from the Main Family.
Asana sighed. Such unfairness was commonplace within the Hyuga Clan.
"Asana, you seem to be in a bad mood!"
As Asana walked back to her tent, a voice that was both familiar and strange suddenly sounded behind her.
Asana quickly turned around, and what greeted her eyes was a man whose face was as pale as white paper.
The man had long black hair, golden vertical pupils, purple eyeshadow extending to his nose, and wore bluish-green magatama-shaped earrings. He was none other than the commander of the Land of Bears battlefield
Orochimaru.
"Lord Orochimaru, long time no see," Asana greeted Orochimaru respectfully.
"Forgive me, Asana. Due to Teacher Sarutobi's orders, I couldn't let you become a Medical Ninja and stay in the rear like we previously discussed."
"It's alright, Lord Orochimaru. Please rest assured, I will protect myself."
"I naturally trust your abilities, and besides, Aburame Shibi is here. He is an outstanding presence among Konoha's Jonin, so with him protecting you, there shouldn't be any problems."
"Lord Orochimaru, does that mean the frontline in the Land of Bears isn't that dangerous?" Asana asked, changing the subject.
"If it were just the three of you, you would 100% die. You should be grateful that you have a good teacher. With Aburame Shibi's ability, as long as you can avoid the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, he can still protect the three of you.
If you run into the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist
one is okay, but two... in any case, Asana, I don't want to hear any bad news about you. Work hard!" After speaking, Orochimaru's body dissolved into a puddle of water.
"A Water Clone? That makes sense! I'm probably not important enough for Lord Orochimaru to come see me personally yet!" Asana muttered to herself before turning and leaving.
Early the next morning, Asana, Uchiha En, and Yamanaka Kagetsu all arrived at the location where they had parted ways the day before.
Uchiha En straightforwardly told Yamanaka Kagetsu that he wanted to test out his Sharingan.
Yamanaka Kagetsu naturally agreed immediately.
Uchiha En then led Asana and Yamanaka Kagetsu to the training grounds established within the camp.
The three found an isolated corner, and Uchiha En, without activating his Sharingan, used the Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique on Asana and Yamanaka Kagetsu separately.
Both of their consciousnesses immediately fell into the Genjutsu. After about one minute, Asana broke free from the illusion. She took a deep breath, tried to calm her emotions, and said, "It feels no different from the first time I fell under your Genjutsu.
It's just that last time, you dispelled the Genjutsu yourself. If you hadn't, I should have been able to slowly break free anyway."
Uchiha En nodded without comment.
Another minute passed, and Yamanaka Kagetsu also broke free from the Genjutsu.
Logically, since Yamanaka Kagetsu specializes in the Yamanaka Clan's Mind Secret Techniques, his mental strength should theoretically be much stronger than Asana's, giving him some resistance to Genjutsu. Yet, it took him longer than Asana to break free.
Yamanaka Kagetsu's face was pale, and his forehead was covered in cold sweat. He had clearly recalled something unpleasant.
"Kagetsu, are you alright?" Uchiha En asked.
"N-no, I'm fine. I just didn't have much experience with Genjutsu the first time. It won't happen again."
"Looking at you, I don't feel good about this. Let's wait a bit before starting the next round of testing!"
Yamanaka Kagetsu nodded, sat down where he was, and slowly closed his eyes.
Asana, meanwhile, ran a few laps with Uchiha En to stretch their muscles.
Half an hour later, Yamanaka Kagetsu had recovered. Uchiha En activated his Sharingan and used the Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique on the two of them again.
This time, both Asana and Yamanaka Kagetsu took two minutes to break free from the Genjutsu.
Both of them were in poor mental condition, clearly having been deeply affected by the Genjutsu.
"This Genjutsu was much more realistic than the last one," Asana said.
"Indeed. Last time, I didn't use our Yamanaka Clan's Secret Technique to resist the Genjutsu, but this time, even resisting with all my might, it still took me two minutes to break it," Yamanaka Kagetsu stated.
"It seems my Sharingan can indeed amplify Genjutsu to a certain extent."
"Is this good news for us?" Yamanaka Kagetsu asked.
"Of course it's good news. We are a team. My Eye power can enhance Genjutsu, which means we have an extra trump card against enemies, and our probability of surviving on the battlefield will increase accordingly."
"That's great... Huh? Why does my Perception Range seem to have increased?"
"Your Perception Range increased? By how much?" Asana asked.
"It was only 15 meters before, but now it has increased by 1 meter, reaching 16 meters," Yamanaka Kagetsu replied.
"Did it increase just now, suddenly?" Uchiha En asked.
"I believe so."
"Then perhaps your Mind Secret Technique made a breakthrough while countering my Genjutsu. Shall we try again?"
Yamanaka Kagetsu didn't want to remain a burden. Although being under Genjutsu felt terrible, he still nodded in agreement.
Uchiha En used the Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique on Yamanaka Kagetsu once more.
This time, Yamanaka Kagetsu again took two minutes to break free from the Genjutsu.
After breaking the Genjutsu, Yamanaka Kagetsu immediately checked his Perception Range, and sure enough, it had increased again.
Yamanaka Kagetsu was energized by this and asked Uchiha En to continuously use Genjutsu on him.
Yamanaka Kagetsu needed to rest for one hour every time he broke three Genjutsu.
The two of them spent the entire day like this.
Over nearly 10 hours, Uchiha En used the Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique on Yamanaka Kagetsu 30 times.
From needing about two minutes to break the Genjutsu at the start, he now only needed a dozen seconds to break free.
And Yamanaka Kagetsu's Perception Range had broken through from 15 meters all the way to 22 meters.
Now, the Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique had little effect on him and would no longer increase his Perception Range.
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