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Chapter 151 The Demon Realm - The Memory Palace! (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

"Shuichi!"

Uchiha Shisui, who was meditating in the valley, appeared in front of Hoshino Shuichi.

However, when their eyes met, Uchiha Shisui immediately sensed something was wrong. The moment he saw Hoshino Shuichi reflected in his eyes, his three-tomoe Sharingan appeared, and he saw a beam of chakra rushing towards him.

"Illusion?"

The moment the thought crossed Uchiha Shisui's mind, the surrounding scenery changed, and he found himself back in Konoha Village, standing on a rooftop.

"It really was an illusion..."

Uchiha Shisui looked around; it was exactly the same as the Konoha Village he remembered. "Is this the genjutsu that Shuichi is developing?"

"My Mirror World Reversal technique has completely lost its effectiveness..."

"Moreover, this place is far from simple."

Uchiha Shisui descended from the rooftop and arrived at a bustling street.

People come and go, cats and dogs walk by, children play, people argue about prices, there is the fragrance of flowers, the wind blows the hem of clothes, and even members of the Uchiha clan's security force patrol.

Everything felt so real, and so familiar.

Uchiha Shisui observed carefully but found no flaws.

Sight, smell, touch, hearing... even when Uchiha Shisui bought an apple to taste, the taste was incredibly realistic.

"This is something that cannot be achieved through sensory deception."

"Mental space?"

Uchiha Shisui smiled: "It seems Shuichi has developed an amazing genjutsu!"

Suddenly, Uchiha Shisui stopped in his tracks, and two ninjas dressed as ANBU members appeared in front of him.

One of them spoke up: "Uchiha Shisui, Lord Danzo wants to see you!"

Uchiha Shisui's gaze sharpened: "Understood. Lead the way!"

The two Root ninjas immediately vanished, and Uchiha Shisui followed, wondering if this was a scene that Hoshino Shuichi had experienced before.

Hoshino Shuichi had once told Danzo about his conflict with him.

Before long, Uchiha Shisui followed two Root ninjas to a secluded grove of trees and met Danzo.

"Lord Danzo!"

Uchiha Shisui greets you.

Danzo looked at Uchiha Shisui and said, "Uchiha Shisui, you are currently the only person in the Uchiha clan who has transcended clan-based ideology."

"You are also the most powerful genjutsu ninja of the Uchiha clan, so join Root!"

"The root is the most suitable place for you. In the darkness, use your Sharingan to protect Konoha."

Uchiha Shisui remained calm upon hearing this: "Lord Danzo, entering Root requires the approval of the Third Hokage and the clan head, so I cannot grant your request here."

He refused decisively. On one hand, Uchiha Shisui knew it was an illusion, and on the other hand, even if he really encountered such a thing, he would not be tempted.

Because everyone in the Uchiha clan knows that Danzo is the most hostile person to the Uchiha among the Konoha leadership.

Not addressing him by his given name shows his good manners, and it also indicates that he hasn't yet completed his promotion to Jonin.

If he completes the promotion to Jonin, Danzo will be of equal rank in his presence, and it would be perfectly acceptable for him to address Danzo by his first name.

Danzo's gaze darkened upon hearing this: "I will handle the matter with the Third Hokage, and I believe Fugaku Uchiha will be more than willing to help."

"You should know that Konoha also has Jinchuriki of Tailed Beasts, right?"

"Your Sharingan can control Tailed Beasts and Jinchuriki, which is extremely important. As the Root organization that protects Konoha from the shadows, we must ensure that the Jinchuriki do not go berserk."

"So come on... join the Roots!"

"Only here can you unleash your talents and demonstrate your magnanimity, transcending nationalism!"

Uchiha Shisui frowned slightly as he listened, because although it was clearly an illusion, it was giving him an increasingly immersive feeling.

Especially Danzo and the others in front of him, their behavior and the feeling of their chakra were exactly as he knew them.

"Did Shuichi's illusion even deceive our mental perception?"

Thinking to himself, Uchiha Shisui refused again, saying, "The village's tailed beast jinchūriki will naturally be protected by people arranged by the Third Hokage."

Danzo's face darkened upon hearing this: "How utterly foolish!"

"As an Uchiha, he doesn't even know how to use his Sharingan."

"In that case, I'll entrust it to you for safekeeping!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Danzo suddenly appeared in front of Uchiha Shisui, reaching out his claws to grab at Shisui's eyes.

Uchiha Shisui watched quietly, but his eyes suddenly changed, and three tomoe appeared, freezing Danzo in place.

"As expected of eyes capable of controlling tailed beasts and jinchūriki..."

Danzo's body trembled slightly, but he was unable to break free.

At this moment, the four Root ninjas behind him made their move, and Uchiha Shisui immediately retreated.

But just as he was taking down four Root ninjas, Danzo suddenly appeared.

"What?"

Uchiha Shisui was taken aback. The next moment, his chin was struck hard, followed by his face, and his reaction time plummeted.

Danzo seized the opportunity and gouged out Uchiha Shisui's right eye.

"what!"

Uchiha Shisui cried out in pain and quickly retreated into the forest.

But then, Root ninjas appeared in the forest, and a large number of shuriken flew towards them.

Uchiha Shisui had forgotten that this was an illusion. He used his Body Flicker Technique to evade the attack and quickly crossed the forest. Then, he turned around and used a Great Fireball Technique to block the pursuing Root ninja.

"Next is the left eye..."

Danzo's voice suddenly rang out from behind.

As Uchiha Shisui turned around, he saw an incomparably sharp stream of air sweeping towards him.

Wind Release: Vacuum Wave!

Uchiha Shisui immediately dodged, throwing a shuriken while still in mid-air.

Danzo dodged, and a shuriken appeared in his hand. He blew on it, and the shuriken spun, imbued with incredibly sharp wind-style chakra, before being flung at Uchiha Shisui.

Great Fireball Technique!

Uchiha Shisui used his technique again, and then tried to use genjutsu to control the enemy again, but the next moment his vision was completely plunged into darkness.

"Oh no... it's a Dark Travel Technique!"

As soon as he landed, Uchiha Shisui felt a sharp pain coming from his left eye.

But just when he thought he was about to be killed by Danzo, the excruciating pain quickly subsided, and he heard the roar of a waterfall.

Removing his hands from his eyes, Uchiha Shisui looked at Hoshino Shuichi, who was wearing a gentle smile, and couldn't help but gasp for breath: "Shuichi... what was that genjutsu just now?"

Hoshino Hideaki smiled and said, "The Demon Realm - Memory Palace is a mental space modeled after Konoha Village."

"Because it's based on my memories, it has a wealth of details. Of course, on the surface, these details don't mean much, since the person under the spell knows they've been affected by an illusion."

Uchiha Shisui had recovered and asked, "But even I can't distinguish the ninjas inside, their chakra, or the pain caused by their attacks."

Hoshino Hideichi laughed and said, "Chakra is real, but the perception given by chakra is wrong and deceptive."

"Because I can't simulate other people's chakra yet, but because I am a sensory ninja, I can transfer my own senses to you to deceive you."

Uchiha Shisui pondered, "So that battle just now... could be considered real?"

"Is that you?"

Xingxia Xiu nodded: "You could say it's all me."

"I just used their fighting style."

"Of course, the technique to break free from your 'shackles' is an exception."

He had no way of mastering the Izanagi technique.

Uchiha Shisui suddenly understood, then gave a thumbs up: "Amazing!"

"It would be extremely difficult to break this illusion."

He pondered, "To break free and free my spirit from the illusion, I must defeat you, who is trapped within it, right?"

"But, according to you, chakra is real, so it's almost impossible to defeat you with sheer willpower!"

Hoshino Hideichi shook his head upon hearing this: "Shisui, you underestimate the power of human willpower."

"You should know that a person's chakra is formed by the combination of spiritual power and physical power."

"But the human body is a unity of mind and body."

"The power you used in the illusion just now was not an illusion either."

"If one's mental will is strong enough, it is possible to exert the same strength in the illusion as outside."

As he spoke, he thought of the scene in the original work where Obito Uchiha lent his Mangekyou Sharingan to Kakashi after his death.

It looks incredibly absurd.

But now that we have a deeper understanding of chakra, we find that it is not actually that far-fetched.

Because Obito Uchiha had reached the Six Paths level at that time.

He had previously become the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki, reaching the level of the Sage of Six Paths in some respects.

The Sage of Six Paths could give power to Naruto and Sasuke, so Obito Uchiha could certainly lend his eye power to Kakashi.

In particular, Kakashi previously possessed Obito Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan, which is a very important foundation.

Uchiha Shisui listened and fell into deep thought.

Meanwhile, Hoshino Shuichi was organizing the results of the experiment.

Clearly, the genjutsu was completed, but in terms of control, it was obviously no match for Itachi Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan Tsukuyomi.

Kakashi was bound by bondage techniques and had no power to resist; he could only passively endure the stabbing.

But illusions are for control. Even if you control someone for just one second, with Hoshino Shuichi's speed, that's enough to kill the enemy seven or eight times over.

Moreover, this technique has also been recognized by the term tree.

S-rank illusion!

At this moment, Uchiha Shisui asked, "Shuichi, if I wasn't mistaken, you invaded my brain through my eyes, didn't you?"

Hoshita Hideichi nodded: "That's true."

"Of course, it doesn't necessarily have to invade through the eyes, but the eyes are the eyes of the soul, so it's a shortcut."

However, he learned a lesson from Uchiha Shisui: other ninjas invading through the eyes is nothing special.

Never deal with the Uchiha clan, especially those with powerful eye techniques.

His intrusion was almost blocked by Uchiha Shisui's Sharingan.

Because he used a spirit clone to invade.

The so-called spirit clone is developed from the art of spiritification, similar to the spirit shadow clone created in the spirit state after performing the art of spiritification.

However, at the moment, Hoshino doesn't need to use the Spirit Transformation Technique first and then create a Spiritual Doppelganger, otherwise it would be meaningless for him.

That is why this technique was only completed today.

A spirit clone possesses all the characteristics of a spirit, except that it carries a limited amount of chakra. It also has the characteristics of a shadow clone, where memories and experiences can be fed back after the clone is dispelled.

Therefore, in the illusion, the one fighting against Uchiha Shisui was actually Danzo and Root, who were transformed from Hoshino Shizuka's spiritual clones.

Hoshino Shizuka's final summary.

While this illusion is not as easily controlled as Tsukuyomi, it does not require eye contact to cast.

The invasion of a spirit clone is something that ordinary forces cannot stop.

Without eye techniques like the Sharingan or Byakugan, there's no way to see the existence of spirits.

However, Hoshino Shuichi's purpose in developing this illusion was not for offense. On one hand, it was required for the entry, and on the other hand, it was actually to deal with similar illusions.

For example, Tsukuyomi!

Therefore, after summarizing, Hoshino Shuichi said, "Shisui, please use the Shackles Technique to attack me."

Uchiha Shisui instantly grasped the key point: "Shuichi's mental attack method just now can also be used for defense, or rather, it's the way you invaded my mind."

"As expected of Shisui!"

Hoshino Hideichi gave a thumbs up: "That's absolutely right."

Uchiha Shisui laughed and said, "Then you'd better be prepared, I'll use my full strength."

As he spoke, his three-tomoe Sharingan reappeared.

Their eyes met, and the Magical Shackles Technique was activated.

Within Hoshino Shuichi's spiritual world, a spiritual clone is pinned down by a wedge and unable to move.

However, his main consciousness was not frozen and he was still able to control his body.

Uchiha Shisui also sensed it: "This... Shuichi, this feeling is like..."

Hoshita Hideichi smiled and said, "It seems we succeeded."

Uchiha Shisui felt something was very strange: "Shuichi, you've been affected by a jutsu... a clone and a substitution jutsu?"

Xingxia Xiu nodded: "Not bad."

"A clone of the spiritual entity, then a substitute."

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Shisui could only exclaim in admiration, "Shuichi, your mastery of clones, substitutes, and transformations is simply unmatched."

The basic Three-Body Technique has been taken to new heights by Hoshino Shuichi.

Just as Hoshino Shuichi was about to say a few words of modesty, Asuka leaped in from outside the valley: "Shuichi, Shisui, the Kirigakure ninja have launched a massive invasion against us!"

Both Hoshino Shuichi and Uchiha Shisui's gazes sharpened upon hearing this.

finally come!

Since the end of last month, the Kirigakure (Hidden Mist Ninja) has been harassing the east coast of the Land of Fire.

This marked the beginning of the intelligence war, preparing for a large-scale invasion.

And now the Mist Ninja have finally made their move.

Hoshita Shuichi immediately asked, "Did the intelligence report mention the strength of the Mist Ninja?"

Asuka stopped in front of Hoshinobi Shuichi and nodded, saying, "Lord Orochimaru said that the number of Kirigakure troops this time exceeds 2000. Most of them landed from the east coast, and some are from the Tea Country in the southern peninsula that invaded from the north."

Uchiha Shisui said, "Over 2000, it seems the Mist Ninja are very determined."

This number is already quite large. You have to remember that the Mist Ninja had already lost over a thousand people in the Land of Rivers.

And this is the first batch.

Hoshita Shuichi wasn't surprised, saying, "Even if it's just to avenge those who were lost before, the Mist Ninja would go crazy."

"This is just the beginning."

"Asuka-neechan, have the Sand Village reinforcements arrived?"

Asuka nodded solemnly: "According to my perception, the number of Sand Ninja on the front lines has now increased to over 1000."

Hoshita Hideichi frowned, not because of the Sand Ninja's military strength, and after thinking for a moment, asked, "Is there any news of a war between the Iwa Ninja and the Sand Ninja?"

Yes, there are.

Asuka smiled and said, "Lord Orochimaru knew you would ask that."

"The war between the Sand Village and the Iwa Village is still at a stalemate, with no large-scale battles."

"Shuichi, are you worried that the Sand Village and Iwa Village will suddenly make peace?"

After listening to the analysis, Uchiha Shisui said, "Given the conflict between Sunagakure and Iwagakure, peace talks would be extremely difficult."

"Although Shuichi revealed his Lava Release power during the battle against the Mist Ninja, it is not enough to clear the Iwa Ninja of suspicion for killing the Third Kazekage."

"Not to mention that the Iwa ninja invaded the Land of Wind first, and the Sand ninja's hero, Pakura, who used the Scorching Release technique, was also killed by the Iwa ninja in the open."

"Even if the Fourth Kazekage is willing to negotiate, the entire Sand Village will not agree."

Hoshino nodded and said, "Shisui, you're right. Sunagakure won't propose peace talks on the surface."

"And the Iwa ninja... probably won't either; the Third Tsuchikage isn't someone you can easily talk to."

"The death of the Third Kazekage had nothing to do with them; their proposal for peace talks is an admission of wrongdoing."

"but……"

Hoshinobi Hideichi then changed the subject: "For the Sand Village and the Iwa Village, continuing this war will be of little use."

"The Iwa ninja gained nothing, and the Sunagakure ninja can no longer get their hands on the Land of Birds, but they have achieved their goal of expelling the Iwa ninja. Rasa used this to become the Fourth Kazekage and establish his authority."

"But now they can have common interests."

Uchiha Shisui and Asuka were both startled and exclaimed in unison, "The Land of Fire!"

"Let's go back!"

Hoshita Shuichi packed his things and took Uchiha Shisui and Asuka back to the main camp.

(End of this chapter)