Chapter 63: Sign-in Reward, Genjutsu Immunity, Battle Against the Uchiha Itachi Duo!
Inside the Hokage Office.
Byakuya remembered that he hadn't signed in today.
"It's probably been a long time since I've gotten a gold, hasn't it?"
Byakuya said to himself.
It seemed he hadn't even gotten a purple during this period.
Since he had just become Hokage, he wanted to see what he could get from his first sign-in in the Hokage Office.
"System, perform today's sign-in."
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining the golden Trait Genjutsu Immunity: Immune to all Genjutsu; no Genjutsu-type Ninjutsu will have any effect on the host!"
"Oh!"
"Genjutsu Immunity?"
Byakuya didn't expect to pull such an Trait.
Although the description of the Genjutsu Immunity Trait was simple, its effect was truly powerful.
Immunity to any Genjutsu attack.
This also allowed Byakuya to discover the pattern of golden entries.
The effects of golden entries were comparable to conceptual levels.
Take the Genjutsu Immunity pulled today, for example—immune to all Ninjutsu!
Note the word 'all'.
Whether it's a One-tomoe or Three-tomoe Sharingan.
Whether it's the Mangekyo or even Kotoamatsukami.
Even if you have the Rinnegan, as long as it's a Genjutsu, it won't have the slightest effect on Byakuya!
"Truly interesting!"
Before Byakuya could even familiarize himself with the Trait he just obtained,
His sensory ability picked up a reaction.
"Interesting, it seems someone has infiltrated!"
Byakuya only gave a faint smile.
On the other side, Uchiha Itachi and Kisame had already stepped into Konoha's detection range.
"Ittachi-san is indeed incredibly familiar with Konoha!"
Kisame praised him.
However, Uchiha Itachi was already used to it.
Because no matter what he did, Kisame would praise him like this.
After being praised so much, Uchiha Itachi had grown accustomed to it.
"I'm not sure. I've been away from Konoha for many years, and the guard posts here have undergone some changes."
Though he said this, Uchiha Itachi wasn't worried at all.
With the Sharingan, Uchiha Itachi didn't believe he would encounter any danger!
This was the confidence in the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan!
But clearly, shortly after, several familiar figures appeared before and behind them.
"You two, you shouldn't be from Konoha, right?"
Kakashi stood behind them, looking at the two men wearing bamboo hats with extreme vigilance.
"Long time no see, Mr. Kakashi! Mr. Asuma, Miss Kurenai!"
Uchiha Itachi slowly took off his bamboo hat; he hadn't expected to be discovered just after infiltrating Konoha.
"I didn't expect that after not seeing it for a while, Konoha's defenses have become so tight!"
Uchiha Itachi said calmly.
Even with his Mangekyo, he wasn't sure when they had been exposed!
"It turns out Hokage-sama was actually right."
Kurenai had a look of disbelief.
The three of them had just suddenly received an order from Byakuya.
He said that enemies might have infiltrated Konoha and told them the exact location.
"Hokage-sama's sensory ability is truly too exaggerated!"
Asuma also had to admire Byakuya.
This kind of sensory ability probably can't even be matched by a Tailed Beast!
"Hokage-sama!"
Uchiha Itachi was a bit surprised. He hadn't expected that right after the Third Hokage died in battle, Konoha would have already elected a new Hokage!
"Are these Ittachi-san's friends?"
"Impressive!"
"Then I shall introduce myself as well. My name is Kisame Hoshigaki. Please treat me well!"
The moment Kisame Hoshigaki took off his straw hat, the surrounding people were shocked.
"It's actually the Hidden Mist Village S-rank Rogue Ninja, Kisame Hoshigaki!"
Asuma's expression gradually became serious.
He knew that these two S-rank Rogue Ninjas were not someone the three of them could handle.
"If you want to call for help, it's too late now!"
Kisame Hoshigaki swung out his Samehada, and the red cloud cloak of the Akatsuki Organization appeared in everyone's sight.
"Hmph, such arrogance. I'll take care of both of you right now!"
Asuma took out his Chakra blades and charged straight forward.
"Asuma, don't be impulsive!"
Kakashi wanted to stop Asuma, but Asuma had already charged in.
One must know that Uchiha Itachi was someone who became an Anbu squad leader in his teens.
How could Asuma dare to say he would take care of both of them?
Sure enough, Kisame Hoshigaki delivered a simple horizontal sweep.
The powerful impact was something Asuma couldn't withstand at all.
Beads of sweat the size of beans began to roll down his face.
Crucially, Kisame Hoshigaki had only used one hand.
"I don't want to hurt you. If you leave now, you can still get away unscathed!"
Uchiha Itachi hadn't even made a move yet, but everyone already felt the pressure.
Then, Kisame Hoshigaki sent Asuma flying with a single strike.
At that moment, Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki were bound by trees that appeared behind them.
Meanwhile, Kurenai had quietly moved behind Uchiha Itachi, intending to deliver a fatal blow.
"It ends here!"
Just as Kurenai was about to strike down.
Uchiha Itachi remained expressionless.
The next second, the person bound by the trees became Kurenai herself.
"Ah, it's a Genjutsu reversal!"
Kurenai didn't expect that the Genjutsu she took pride in would be broken so easily.
Then, Kurenai was directly knocked flying backward.
In the next second, a figure appeared in the sky just in time to catch Kurenai.
"L-Little guy!"
Kurenai looked with some surprise at Byakuya, who was holding her in a princess carry.
But the next second, Kurenai realized she had addressed him wrongly.
The current Byakuya had already become the Fifth Hokage, not that little guy who had just graduated.
"It's Byakuya, thank goodness!"
Kakashi's expression instantly relaxed upon seeing Byakuya's arrival.
He had been about to pull out his Sharingan to engage Uchiha Itachi.
"Are you alright?"
Byakuya's voice came from beside Kurenai's ear.
Kurenai swore she had never been so embarrassed.
To be rescued by Byakuya in a princess carry in front of everyone.
"I'm fine, thank you, Byakuya."
However, Kurenai was a veteran Jonin after all and composed herself in an instant.
After stepping down from Byakuya's arms, Kurenai looked at him with concern.
"Byakuya, watch out for his Genjutsu. His Genjutsu is very strong!"
Kurenai didn't know why she blurted it out involuntarily.
Perhaps she was worried about the Hokage's safety.
Kurenai comforted herself in her heart.
"And you are?"
Uchiha Itachi did not recognize Byakuya.
But from Kakashi's expression, he could tell that Byakuya was definitely an expert.
Moreover, the opponent's speed alone just now had made Uchiha Itachi extremely wary.
One must know that Uchiha Itachi hadn't even reacted just now.
And Kurenai Yuhi had already been saved by Byakuya.
"Impressive. Does Konoha have no one else left, that they need to rely on a child!"
Kisame Hoshigaki didn't think so.
Did the vast Konoha Village now only have a child to rely on?
"Kisame, be careful. This person's strength is definitely not simple!"
Uchiha Itachi warned.
At the same time, his expression as he looked at Byakuya became increasingly serious.
"Hokage-sama, be careful. Uchiha Itachi's Genjutsu is absolutely insane!!"
Seeing this, Kakashi also spoke up to warn him.
A person's reputation precedes them.
But not a trace of panic appeared on Byakuya's face.
"In that case, let me see it then?"
Byakuya slowly spread his hands with an air of nonchalance.
"Let me see your strength!"
Kisame Hoshigaki charged forward holding Samehada.
Clang!
"How is this possible!!"
Kisame Hoshigaki's eyes widened to their limit.
His pride and joy, Samehada, actually failed to leave even a single mark on Byakuya's body.
"Hmph!"
"Wood Release: Tree Binding Eternal Burial!"
Byakuya clapped his hands together, and then countless saplings began to burst through the ground.
They then began to grow frantically into towering trees, firmly pinning Kisame Hoshigaki beneath them.
"Kisame!!!"
Uchiha Itachi was completely stunned.
He knew that Kisame's strength was among the top in the entire Akatsuki Organization.
But in front of Byakuya, Kisame was like a Genin who had just graduated.
He had no ability to resist at all... "How is this possible!!"
At this moment, the most bewildered person was Kisame Hoshigaki himself.
As a traditionalist, Kisame Hoshigaki always adhered to the fighting style of having to use Hand Seals for Ninjutsu.
In the entire Naruto world, if one were to say who had been honestly weaving Hand Seals from beginning to end,
then that person could only be Kisame Hoshigaki.
But Byakuya's appearance today directly shattered Kisame Hoshigaki's worldview.
"Ungh!"
Kisame Hoshigaki discovered in horror that the trees on his body were continuously absorbing his Chakra.
"My Chakra!"
Kisame Hoshigaki just watched as the Chakra inside his body rapidly drained away.
In less than a minute, the Chakra in Kisame Hoshigaki's body had been half-depleted.
"Kisame, watch out!"
"Great Fireball Technique!"
Uchiha Itachi launched a series of Great Fireball Techniques at the trees Byakuya had summoned.
But the ridiculous thing was,
the Wood Release was actually not afraid of the Great Fireball Technique at all!
"Impossible!"
Uchiha Itachi's expression became solemn.
"Is this Wood Release?"
Uchiha Itachi didn't recognize it at first.
But then, combining the characteristic of these trees being able to absorb Chakra,
he instantly realized that this was the legendary Wood Release.
"You are a member of the Senju Clan!"
Uchiha Itachi looked at Byakuya with extreme vigilance.
At this moment, the danger level of Byakuya in his heart had reached an infinite height.
Facing a Wood Release user, no amount of vigilance was too much.
"Next, I will no longer hold back!"
The Mangekyo in Uchiha Itachi's eyes began to spin frantically.
"Tsukuyomi!!"
Uchiha Itachi opened with his most powerful ultimate move right away.
The Genjutsu activated by his left Mangekyo Sharingan, this technique could pull the enemy's spirit into a Genjutsu space.
In the Tsukuyomi world, all factors including time, location, and mass are controlled by the user.
The enemy will endure immense physical and mental pain within the Genjutsu world.
Furthermore, the pain the opponent suffers is exactly the same as in reality; one only needs to look into Itachi's eyes to fall under it.
"Byakuya-sama, watch out for his eyes!"
Kakashi hurriedly closed his eyes and shouted loudly.
But it was useless; Byakuya just stared directly into Uchiha Itachi's eyes.
"Hmm?"
The habitually calm Uchiha Itachi had a rare look of confusion on his face.
"Something's not right. Why wasn't he pulled into the Tsukuyomi space?"
Uchiha Itachi was certain that Byakuya, who stood before him, had looked directly into his Mangekyo.
Yet, Byakuya showed no signs of falling into an illusion.
"Is this the extent of your power, Uchiha Itachi?"
Byakuya shook his head with a hint of disappointment.
"Then, it's my turn!"
"Wood Release: Wood Dragon Bullet Technique!"
Byakuya used the Wood Dragon Bullet Technique, which he had invented by combining it with the Water Dragon Bullet!
"Oh no!"
Uchiha Itachi felt himself locked onto by a terrifying aura.
"If I take this hit, I'll die!"
With a serious expression, Uchiha Itachi watched Byakuya's attack.
In the next second, Uchiha Itachi turned into a flock of crows and vanished into the air.
"Trying to escape?"
"What is this?"
Even Kakashi had been fooled by Uchiha Itachi's lifelike Clone Jutsu.
But in front of Byakuya, there was nowhere to hide.
Possessing the 'X-ray Vision' Trait, Byakuya saw through Uchiha Itachi's illusion instantly.
All of it was fake.
"Wood Dragon Bullet Technique!"
Byakuya fired a Wood Dragon Bullet Technique toward the restrained Kisame.
Uchiha Itachi was greatly shocked when he saw this!
"How could he see through my disguise!"
Uchiha Itachi had intended to trick Byakuya with the illusion to rescue Kisame.
He hadn't expected Byakuya to see through it at a single glance.
Boom!
Following a violent sound of impact,
The rising smoke immediately shrouded the surrounding vision.
"Interesting!"
Through the thick smoke, Byakuya spotted that Red Giant at a glance.
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