Starting with Wood Release, he survives in Konoha Hospital and becomes a big shot.

Yao Xingji grabbed Xia Chuan's right hand, and warm blood spurted out, staining Xia Chuan's entire body crimson.

"you……"

Xia Chuan's pupils contracted; this illusion was too real.

Even though he knew it was an illusion, the sensation of touching Yao Xingji and feeling the sword severing his throat were so real, as if he had really killed someone.

"If you won't talk, then die!"

Yao Xingji's face suddenly turned extremely ferocious, and the warm blood that had just been sprayed on Xia Chuan's body burst into flames, instantly engulfing Xia Chuan.

"The essence of illusionary flames..."

"what……"

Xia Chuan originally thought that the flames were just an illusion created by magic and would not have any effect at all. However, the next moment, the pain of burning skin and muscles caused Xia Chuan to fall to the ground.

A sharp pain swept over his entire body; it didn't feel like an illusion at all, but rather like he was truly being burned.

His hair, his clothes, his skin, his muscles, his blood... everything was burning, and the feeling was so real.

Why did you kill me?

Yao Xingji's voice appeared again, and as the voice faded, the flames on Xia Chuan's body slowly went out. However, the charred blackness all over his body and the acrid smell in the air made Xia Chuan know clearly that this was not an illusion.

"Could this be..."

A terrifying thought surfaced in Xia Chuan's mind.

Such a realistic illusion could only be created by one clan besides the Uchiha clan.

That is the Kurama clan, a renowned family of Konoha genjutsu masters.

Coincidentally, not long ago, the Kurama clan escorted Yao Xingji away from Konoha, and Yao Xingji's destination was the Kurama clan's Satomi Hill Manor.

"Manipulation of the five senses!"

As a former member of the Anbu and Orochimaru's subordinate, Natsukawa had experience cooperating with the Kurama clan, and he was well aware of the terror of this kind of illusion.

What terrified him even more was that Yao Xingji's mastery of the Kurama clan's bloodline limit surpassed that of any Kurama clan ninja he knew.

"Who exactly are you?"

As Yao Xing's extremely eerie face drew closer, Xia Chuan's fear intensified.

If he remembered correctly, the five senses can manipulate illusions to turn the damage caused by the illusions into reality. The more bloodline limits are awakened, the more terrifying the ability to turn illusions into reality becomes.

The burns on his body at this moment may already have a reflection in reality.

This involves directly implanting the instructions to burn him into his brain, causing his brain to mistakenly execute instructions to harm his own body, thereby achieving the transformation between illusion and reality.

In such an illusion, it would be incredibly easy for the caster to kill someone.

Yao Xingji looked at Xia Chuan and continued to grin.

boom!

Flames rose into the air again, burning Xia Chuan's body.

in the forest.

"There's something over there!" Koji looked nervously in one direction from the woods.

A faint sound came from there, and at the same time, the smell of burning flesh filled the air, but strangely, no fire appeared in that direction.

Koji was on edge, ready to throw the kunai in his hand at any moment.

"Don't worry about it," Yao Xingji said directly.

"This..." Xiaosi looked at Yao Xingji with a puzzled expression, hesitated for a moment, and did not act rashly.

In the world of illusion.

"I'll talk, I'll talk, please let me go... Ahhh..."

The intense pain made Xia Chuan unable to maintain his sanity. In this illusion, he couldn't even commit suicide, because everything here was controlled by the caster.

Even more, Yao Xingji could precisely control the flames to burn his body without killing him, making him wish he were dead.

"explain."

The flames died down, and Yao Xingji's face appeared right in front of Xia Chuan, inches away.

"It was...it was someone who gave the order to kill." Xia Chuan couldn't say the name, so he could only use this method to avoid the question.

"Why?" Yao Xingji asked.

“Because…you saw the secret,” Xia Chuan said, enduring excruciating pain.

"What secret?" Yao Xingji continued to ask.

"I don't know," Xia Chuan said painfully.

Yao Xingji looked at Xia Chuan to make sure that this guy wasn't lying.

"Did you tell anyone that I came back to life? Who did you tell?" Yao Xingji asked finally.

"After I left Konoha, I informed Lord Orochimaru, and he's probably on his way," Natsukawa said without hiding anything.

For him now, living is suffering; he only wants to die, to die as soon as possible.

This illusion is truly terrifying.

He couldn't fathom why Yao Xingji possessed this bloodline limit illusion technique, or why he had such terrifying strength.

This should never happen to a child who is just over three years old.

You can die now!

As Yao Xingji finished speaking, Xia Chuan's body burst into flames.

Meanwhile, in the forest, Xia Chuan's body, lying behind a large tree, strangely emitted smoke. His skin quickly turned black, his muscles carbonized, and before long, he turned into a pile of black ash. The whole process was silent.

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Chapter 102 The Mad Orochimaru

"The intertwining of illusion and reality, the manipulation of the five senses is truly terrifying!" Yao Xingji thought to himself.

He had only had the ability to manipulate his five senses for a little over half a day, and after a brief familiarization, he tried to use it. Unexpectedly, the effect was so good that he killed Xia Chuan directly in the illusion.

It's important to know that in this battle, Yao Xingji didn't use any other methods besides leveraging his chakra reserves, which far exceeded those of his peers. To kill a Chunin with genjutsu under such circumstances is enough to demonstrate the terrifying power of this bloodline limit.

"No wonder the Kurama clan has a weak physique and finds it extremely difficult to awaken their bloodline limit. If every member of the clan could easily master such power, then the Kurama clan would undoubtedly be the number one clan in Konoha, and the Senju and Uchiha clans would have to step aside," Yao Xingji commented.

"However, a powerful bloodline limit is not all good. If the body cannot withstand the bloodline limit, it is useless and even harmful. This can be considered a law that balances the strength between ninjas in the Naruto world."

It would be incorrect to say that none of the many clans with bloodline limits in Naruto are as powerful as the Senju and Uchiha. The reason why only the Senju and Uchiha are so strong is most likely related to their bloodlines.

Yao Xingji speculated that only those with a closer blood relationship to Kaguya and who inherit more power can withstand the power of the bloodline limit, thus enabling them to fully unleash its power. This can also be confirmed in the reincarnations of Ashura and Indra.

However, if the blood relationship is not close and the power of the bloodline limit is too strong, the result will be like Kurama Yakumo's fate, whose physique is so weak that he can hardly train, or like Kimimaro, whose Shikotsumyaku power far exceeds that of his clan's ninjas, but whose body cannot withstand the power of the bloodline limit, leading to his early death.

The smell of burning in the air grew stronger, and Koji anxiously observed his surroundings, fearing that some monster might suddenly rush out.

"Let's go to Satomi Hill Manor." Yao Xingji stood up after resting.

"Starry Sky, should we just leave the Land of Fire? I keep feeling like something is watching me, it's very dangerous," Koji said with a grim expression.

Since learning the application of chakra from Tsunade, Koji's sensory abilities have also been developed to a certain extent. He may not be able to sense Natsukawa's location, but his intuition can still detect dangers in the forest.

“It’s alright, let’s go check out Satomi Hill Manor first,” Yao Xingji said.

Since it's Orochimaru who's here, things are much simpler, and Yao Xingji still has room to maneuver.

If it's Danzo who comes, then Medicine Star will most likely have no choice but to kill and run away.

Konoha Village.

Orochimaru's experimental base.

"Lord Orochimaru, there's a carrier pigeon. It seems to be a message from Natsukawa," a ninja respectfully reported to Orochimaru, who was conducting an experiment.

“Natsukawa? Wasn’t he supposed to be resting? Why did he send a message…” Orochimaru said softly, his expression not changing much, and his hands did not stop moving.

"I don't know either," the ninja said.

Seeing that Orochimaru showed no intention of stopping his experiment, the ninja decided to retreat and return after Orochimaru finished his experiment.

"Give me the letter." Orochimaru stopped what he was doing, raised his hands, and in his palms was a beating heart. A lot of blood dripped down his fingers, staining a large area of ​​the bed sheet red.

Then, Orochimaru placed the still-beating heart into a container filled with formalin and watched it slowly fade away.

Upon seeing this, the ninja's pupils contracted sharply, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

After regaining his senses, the ninja quickly and carefully handed the envelope to Orochimaru.

After quickly wiping his blood-stained hands, Orochimaru accepted the letter.

Natsukawa had been acting strangely before, and now he suddenly sent a letter, which aroused Orochimaru's curiosity, so he temporarily stopped the experiment to see what important things Natsukawa had to say.

"Lord Orochimaru, Yakushi Hoshiki is the child who was killed before. It is certain that he was resurrected after his death and is now being sent to Satomi Hill Manor by the Kurama clan—Natsukawa."

The handwriting is very messy, indicating that it was written in a hurry.

boom!

Orochimaru suddenly unleashed a terrifying aura, causing the surrounding experimental equipment to explode, spraying various organs and formaldehyde solution onto the surrounding walls.

"Lord... Orochimaru-sama."

The ninja delivering the letter was blasted away by Orochimaru's aura and crashed into a wall in the distance.

"Resurrected from the dead!"

"Eternal life!"

"What I've been pursuing has already been achieved by someone else. Star Lord, you really are someone I never expected!"

At this moment, Orochimaru's face was filled with excitement and frenzied elation. His golden vertical pupils trembled violently, and his slender tongue darted out of his mouth, licking the bloodstains on the other person's face.

The eternal life and immortality technique he sought had not only been achieved by someone, but was right beside him, which held a fatal attraction for Orochimaru.

Swish!

Orochimaru's figure flashed suddenly, his body leaping out of the experimental base and rushing straight towards the gates of Konoha.