Naruto: My setting is above yours.

"And this is mainly done by using the five senses to guide and deceive the brain's cognition."

Kurenai Yuhi seemed thoughtful, then smiled and thanked her, "Thank you for your guidance, I will try my best."

Xuanma nodded, then waved his hand: "Let's stop here then!"

After watching Genma leave, Kurenai turned around and left with Asuma Sarutobi. Along the way, they discussed the illusionary battle they had just had, marveling at Genma's illusionary abilities and finding it impossible to gauge his skill level.

It's fair to say there's still a long way to go.

The following day, Kurenai Yuhi's squad ended their rest and left the village to carry out a mission, their destination being the Land of Hot Springs.

In the Land of Hot Water, a cult of evil gods has emerged. Its followers are all madmen who enjoy killing people as sacrifices to the so-called evil god.

The mission is to eliminate the evil cult.

Kurenai Yuhi asked, somewhat puzzled, "Shouldn't this be something the Hot Spring Village could handle?"

The Jonin leading the team said, "There's obviously something fishy going on here, so we need to be careful when we get to the Land of Hot Springs."

Two days later, the team arrived in the Land of Hot Springs and joined up with a ninja team from the Hot Spring Village.

Kurenai and the others then realized that there was a rogue ninja from the Hot Spring Village in the Jashin Cult, and that he was a Jonin.

The village of Tang even suspects that the evil cult was founded by this rogue ninja.

After receiving the intelligence, the operation began.

The two teams split up to track the suspects.

A day later, Kurenai and the others finally found the lair of the Jashin Cult. After a battle, they eliminated all the Jashin Cult members. Kurenai and Asuma Sarutobi then pursued the fleeing Jashin Cult leader, who was also the rogue ninja from Yugakure.

Another round of pursuit ensued, with Kurenai using genjutsu to immobilize and bind the rogue ninja, allowing Asuma Sarutobi to seize the opportunity and slit the enemy's neck with a kunai.

"Hong, your illusion magic has improved a lot!"

Sarutobi Asuma put away the kunai and laughed.

Kurenai said, "It's all thanks to Genma's guidance."

No sooner had she finished speaking than the rogue ninja, whose throat had been slit, suddenly let out a chilling laugh: "Aren't you two brats celebrating too soon?"

Kurenai's expression changed, and she quickly shouted, "Asuma, watch out!"

Sarutobi Asuma immediately leaped back, but the rogue ninja's scythe still managed to leave a bloody gash on his face.

Kurenai Yuhi and Asuma Sarutobi retreated a dozen meters and stared warily at the rogue ninja.

"What's wrong with this guy? He was clearly already..."

Sarutobi Asuma looked solemn.

Kurenai Yuhi said, "It might be related to that evil god."

At this moment, the rogue ninja licked Asuma's blood off his scythe, then dipped his foot in his own blood and drew a spell on the ground.

Instantly, rune marks appeared on the rogue ninja's body.

"careful!"

Sarutobi Asuma gave a low shout and gripped his kunai tightly.

Kurenai immediately formed hand seals and cast an illusion.

However, before she could launch an attack, the rogue ninja pulled out a knife and stabbed himself in the heart.

"what?"

Kurenai was taken aback.

Sarutobi Asuma suddenly opened his eyes wide, then spat out blood and staggered to his knees.

"Asuma~"

Kurenai Yuhi stared in utter shock, letting out a piercing scream.

Just then, everything around them cracked like glass and shattered with a crash.

Yuhi Kurenai woke up with a start, only to find herself still standing under the streetlight, her clothes now soaked with sweat.

"Hong, are you alright?"

Sarutobi Asuma came to Kurenai's side.

"That was..."

Kurenai looked blankly at Genma, then turned to look at Asuma Sarutobi, who was still unharmed.

Xuanma laughed and said, "Hong, you're not being vigilant enough."

Kurenai wiped away her sweat, still somewhat shaken: "When did this happen?"

Xuanma explained, "When you use pain to break the illusion, it is actually the illusion giving you a pain response, making you mistakenly believe that you have broken the illusion, when in fact you have already fallen into another illusion."

Kurenai Yuhi was shocked and said in disbelief, "What is the name of your illusion? I didn't notice any flaws at all."

"The illusion lasts for such a long time, with a complex environment and characters."

Xuanma said, "The illusion technique I recently developed is not yet perfect; it's called 'Flowers Bloom in an Instant.'"

"The core idea is to make the person under the spell believe that their perception of the external environment is real."

"Because I have been to the Land of Hot Springs and the Hot Spring Ninja Village, the illusions I created are more realistic."

Kurenai Yuhi was shocked: "I see, so that evil cult is real too?"

Genma nodded: "The Evil God Cult has actually been circulating in the Land of Hot Springs for quite some time."

"However, everything in the illusion is not necessarily all carefully fabricated by me; some of it is actually a reaction of your inner self."

Kurenai Yuhi subconsciously glanced at Sarutobi Asuma beside her.

Sarutobi Asuma sensed something was wrong: "Red, what just happened?"

Kurenai Yuhi shook her head: "I just experienced a not-so-pleasant illusion."

"Genma's illusion techniques are too powerful. If it were just the Naraku-sight technique, I should be able to face my fear and realize that something is wrong."

Sarutobi Asuma understood; he was not ignorant of illusions.

At this moment, Genma smiled and waved, "That's all for today, goodbye!"

After saying that, he turned and left.

Kurenai Yuhi felt a sense of déjà vu as she watched this scene, and couldn't help but be wary: Could it still be an illusion?

Sarutobi Asuma, seeing Kurenai's suspicious expression, exclaimed in surprise, "Kurenai, has Genma's genjutsu reached this level?"

Kurenai couldn't help but smile wryly: "This guy is going a bit too far."

the other side.

Genma happily returned home: "Kurenai should be very grateful to me now, right?"

"I just hope it won't leave any psychological scars."

However, the illusion spell "Flowers Bloom in an Instant" that has just been completed has shown pretty good results in actual combat.

Kurenai Yuhi's illusion abilities are certainly not as good as they will be in the future, but they are already outstanding.

It's not impossible to be promoted to Special Jonin now.

……

When Xuanma got home, he found that his parents hadn't returned yet, so he took a shower and went to the study.

Open the [Settings], and the setting value has reached 101 points.

During the great war between Amegakure and Kusagakure, he got a share of every dead person. Although it was just a small amount, it added up over time.

As the target of 150 points drew ever closer, Xuanma decided not to wait any longer.

As it turns out, you can't get rich just by saving money.

Only by setting things worth spending can you create more settings.

All that rambling is just a way to spend money.

After pondering for a moment, Xuanma began editing the settings.

Yuan Shen Jutsu (Spirit Transformation Jutsu 1.0): Based on the Spirit Transformation Jutsu, the soul and chakra are perfectly combined to form the Yuan Shen, which resides in the core Niwan Palace of the third eye chakra and dominates mental activities, closely integrated with the physical body.

Xuanma doesn't have the ability to edit the primordial spirit, because he knows without even trying that editing it would definitely cause the set values ​​to explode.

This setting was a direction for spiritual and spiritual elevation that he decided upon after careful consideration.

After editing, the required setting value immediately appears: 120 points.

Xuanma secretly raised an eyebrow; it wasn't as expensive as he had imagined.

But it's also much more expensive than the previous modifications to the physical design.

Of course, it's still too expensive to change.

After some thought, Xuanma re-edited it.

The Primordial Spirit: Awakened in the soul and consciousness, residing in the core Niwan Palace (the area between the eyebrows), it is a person's true nature, true self, and soul core. It is innate, inherent, and the master and foundation of life. It represents a person's inner essence and spiritual core, possessing independence, autonomy, and transcendence. It is not limited by time and space and governs all acquired spiritual and conscious activities.

Xuanma changed the approach, or rather, lowered the requirements to some extent.

For example, it is no longer bound to chakra.

It's simply about defining the primordial spirit and awakening it.

Editing complete, the required setting value pops up: 99 points.

"It's alright, although it's a bit expensive, it's enough."

Xuanma smiled and immediately confirmed the addition of this setting without hesitation.

At the moment of completion, Xuanma felt his consciousness rising, and his "perspective" changing, becoming a 360-degree view from all angles. But this was the perspective of spiritual consciousness, the perception of the spirit.

But this perception is different from the previous sensory ninjutsu; it's as if the eyes are seeing.

When a unique spiritual consciousness condenses and manifests in the world of the mind, Xuanma knows that this is the primordial spirit.

A primordial spirit that is different from ordinary spiritual consciousness.

If the body is the shell of the soul, then the soul is the shell of the primordial spirit!