"Big Fox, what just happened?"
Naruto asked the Nine-Tails in his mind, feeling a bit lost. "Why did my Conqueror's Haki release on its own?"
"It was a Genjutsu!"
The Nine-Tails immediately replied when it heard Naruto. "You almost fell for his Genjutsu when you looked at his eyes just now.
I didn't expect it to trigger your Conqueror's Haki. But now I finally know what the impact of Conqueror's Haki has on you!"
"It's Will!"
The Nine-Tails said loudly, somewhat excitedly. "Issho said that the essence of Conqueror's Haki is the materialization of spirit and will, and all Genjutsu in our world are essentially attacks on spiritual will.
Because you awakened Conqueror's Haki, Naruto, your spiritual will was strengthened, giving your spiritual will resistance to the Genjutsu of our world. That's why your Conqueror's Haki automatically released when that guy tried to use Genjutsu on you just now."
"It must be like that!"
The Nine-Tails' tone was firm, and at the same time, it understood why it couldn't feel the changes in Naruto's body when his Conqueror's Haki awakened and improved.
Because spiritual will is inherently an ethereal, invisible thing; even it couldn't perceive it.
"Is that so?"
Naruto's spirits lifted when he heard the Nine-Tails, and he said, "So, I don't have to fear any Genjutsu attacks now?"
After Naruto ate the Lightning-Lightning Fruit, he was basically immune to all physical attacks, but there were still other abilities that could pose a threat to him, and Genjutsu was one of them.
Now the Nine-Tails told him that Conqueror's Haki could actually make him immune to Genjutsu attacks, which meant he had one less weakness!
"I wouldn't say any Genjutsu."
The Nine-Tails replied, not entirely sure, then said, "At least most Genjutsu attacks shouldn't be able to affect you anymore."
The Masked Man's eyes had already evolved to the Mangekyo Sharingan level, and the Genjutsu he released was definitely top-tier. Since even that level of Genjutsu couldn't affect Naruto, there weren't many Genjutsu left that could affect him.
But thinking about it, if a king's will could be easily shaken by mere Genjutsu, would he still be called a king?
"Only most?"
Naruto felt a slight disappointment when he heard the Nine-Tails' reply, then nodded and said, "Most is most. My Conqueror's Haki can still grow. Once my Conqueror's Haki improves another level, I should be immune to all Genjutsu."
Naruto's Conqueror's Haki was currently only in its second stage, with a lot of room for growth. He felt that once his Conqueror's Haki reached its peak, he should be able to fear no Genjutsu.
But then again, Naruto had a feeling that Conqueror's Haki seemed to do more than just strengthen his resistance to Genjutsu.
But he couldn't articulate the specifics, only having a very strong feeling, so he didn't tell the Nine-Tails.
"This is already enough!"
The Nine-Tails said, then reminded him, "But you still need to pay attention to that guy's eyes. That's a Mangekyo Sharingan. Not only does it possess pupil power far beyond regular Sharingan, but each pair has incredible abilities. You must be careful.
Even if you aren't afraid of the Genjutsu from those eyes, it's best not to easily make eye contact with him."
"Mangekyo Sharingan, pupil power far beyond regular Sharingan?"
Naruto's expression also became serious as he nodded when he heard the Nine-Tails' reminder. Leaving aside Genjutsu, the Space-Time Ninjutsu that guy used earlier was very strange. He still hadn't figured out what that Jutsu was about.
And that shark-faced guy from before must have been hidden by him using that Space-Time Ninjutsu. That means that Jutsu can also be used on people other than the Masked Man. If he accidentally gets caught by that Jutsu, who knows where he'll be sent. He must deal with it carefully.
"His Jutsu isn't that fast to use. With my speed, I can completely react before he casts it. Plus, with the one-hit kill characteristic of Infinity, as long as I land one cut on him, the battle will be over!"
Thinking this, Naruto simply closed his eyes and then expanded his Observation Haki to its maximum extent. Within the Haki's coverage, the images projected in his mind were even clearer than seeing with his eyes, and within the sensing range, there was absolutely no blind spot in 360 degrees.
Boom! ~
Suddenly, a flash of lightning appeared on Naruto's body, and his figure instantly disappeared. By the time the thunder sounded, his figure had already appeared beside the Masked Man.
"So fast!"
By the time the Masked Man noticed Naruto, the blade of Naruto's Longsword had already reached his neck, causing his pupils to suddenly constrict. He had no time to react as the dark blade instantly slashed across his neck.
But the Masked Man seemed unharmed, quickly retreating and putting a large distance between himself and Naruto.
"Huh?"
Naruto retracted his sword and looked back at the unharmed Masked Man in surprise, saying incredulously, "How can this be? I clearly slashed across his neck. Why does it feel like I missed?"
Naruto was certain that the sword in his hand had definitely slashed across the Masked Man's neck. Why was he fine? And the sensation of that slash just now felt a bit off, like he had missed.
Because the speed was too fast, Naruto even thought it was an illusion. Now it seemed he really had missed—but he clearly slashed across his neck!
"It's that Space-Time Ninjutsu!"
The Nine-Tails' voice rang out, saying in a deep tone, "That Space-Time Ninjutsu allowed your sword to pass through his neck."
"So that's it!"
Naruto immediately understood what was going on when he heard the Nine-Tails, then gripped the Longsword·Infinity in his hand and said in a deep voice in his mind, "Then I'll slash again, ten times, a hundred times. I don't believe his Jutsu can be maintained indefinitely. As long as I hit him once, he's finished!"
Boom! ~
Naruto's figure once again transformed into lightning, instantly appearing in front of the Masked Man. The Longsword in his hand once again slashed towards his neck. The speed was so fast that the Masked Man had no time to react, and Naruto's Longsword once again slashed across his neck.
But this slash, like the previous one, passed directly through the Masked Man's neck without causing him any harm.
"Got you!"
The Masked Man took advantage of Naruto's missed slash, reaching out to grab him, strange patterns flashing in his eyes.
"Too slow!"
A flash of lightning appeared on Naruto's body, and he instantly vanished from the Masked Man's sight. When he reappeared, he was behind him, and then the Longsword in his hand once again slashed down towards his neck.
However, this slash, like the previous two, did not hit the Masked Man's physical body, but passed directly through him.
But this time, after Naruto missed a slash, he didn't stop. Instead, he transformed into lightning, moving rapidly around the Masked Man while continuously swinging the Longsword in his hand. The blade was like streaks of cold light carrying lightning, constantly flickering back and forth across the Masked Man's body.
Damn it, this guy is too fast!
The Masked Man looked at the lightning surrounding him, whose figure he couldn't even clearly see, and the flashing cold glint of the blade constantly appearing on his body. His face under the mask became extremely ugly.
With this speed of attack, let alone counterattacking, even if he were to release his intangibility for just one second, his body would instantly be torn to pieces!
And Naruto's figure was a blur of lightning in his eyes; he couldn't even see him clearly, let alone counterattack.
More importantly, his Jutsu of making his body intangible was not an ability that could be maintained for a long time.
"Stop!"
The Masked Man was silent for a moment, then suddenly spoke, saying in a deep voice, "You are very fast. I can't do anything to you, but as long as I maintain my current state, you also cannot harm me, and I can leave at any time."
After speaking, the Masked Man seemed to want to prove to Naruto that he wasn't lying. Ripples of spatial fluctuation suddenly appeared around his body, and then his entire being was sucked into them.
"He really disappeared!"
Naruto looked at the spot where the Masked Man had disappeared, his face under his mask becoming somewhat grim.
Only then did he realize that the Masked Man hadn't lied. He really could leave at any time, and Naruto had no way to stop him.
At this moment, the Masked Man's figure reappeared, and he said to Naruto, "You see, I didn't lie to you. If I want to leave, I can do so at any time, and there shouldn't be any irreconcilable grievances between us, so there's no need to fight to the death like this."
Naruto stared at him for a while and didn't make another move, then asked coldly, "So what do you want to say?"
"I want to invite you to join our organization!"
Seeing that Naruto didn't continue to attack, the Masked Man secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then extended his hand toward him and said, "As I said, our organization is working to change the world, to create a world of permanent peace, without war.
Your abilities are so powerful. If you can join us, it will definitely help our plan be realized faster."
"You want to create a world of permanent peace, without war?"
Naruto was stunned for a moment when he heard the Masked Man, then looked at him with surprise and said seriously, "A very noble ideal, but I'm sorry, I don't believe you!"
Naruto believed that there were people in this world with such noble ideals, and he understood and admired such people.
But he absolutely did not believe that the Masked Man in front of him was such a person.
Because from this Masked Man, Naruto couldn't feel any spirit of having a "great ideal."
On the contrary, Naruto felt an extremely obsessive emotion from this guy, and that emotion was so twisted that it was almost "devouring" him.
How could such a person possess such a "great" ideal of wanting to create a peaceful world?
Therefore, Naruto didn't believe a single word of what the Masked Man had just said.
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