According to Hitomi's idea, she should have directly crashed through with a single Revolving Heaven Sword Dance.
But in terms of Chakra exchange, she would suffer too great a loss.
The slowly flying Great Fireball Technique was extremely easy to avoid, and Chiri's Fire Release didn't seem to have anything special about it.
It wasn't like Miki's Great Crimson Orb that could automatically track enemies.
Not exchanging it was simply not an option.
But why was there a strange unease lingering in her heart?
What was wrong?
The exclamations from the surroundings also confirmed this.
Hitomi didn't think a mere Great Fireball Technique was worth being surprised about.
As she thought, Hitomi made her move; when the fireball approached, she elegantly and smoothly dodged to the side, the scorching flames flying past her, posing no threat to Hitomi at all.
As expected, it couldn't hit anyone.
However, in the blind spot revealed behind the fireball, Chiri's figure had completely vanished!
When!?
When she released the Great Fireball Technique!?
But how was the Byakugan deceived?
Before she could think further, another strange sensation sent shivers down Hyuga Hitomi's spine.
The Great Fireball Technique had no temperature!
Rather, a chill silently pressed against Hyuga Hitomi's neck.
It was the touch of a blade!
She was inside the Great Fireball Technique!
This is impossible!
Even a Great Fireball Technique she herself released would cause her harm!
But what if it wasn't a Great Fireball Technique?
Then what was it?
"It's a Genjutsu!" The Uchiha and Hyuga present all opened their eyes, staring intently.
"It's not a simple Genjutsu!" Uzumaki Mito said in a deep voice, "This child is an Uchiha with a completely different style from Madara!"
The Nine-Tailed inside her didn't even sense it or warn her.
So the question was, when was she affected, and unknowingly fell into a Genjutsu?
And looking at the scene, the scope of the impact was extremely wide.
In the arena, the situation changed, entering Chiri's range.
Using the Great Fireball Technique to obscure her figure, she successfully got close due to Hyuga Hitomi's carelessness.
Although Chiri herself said her swordsmanship was not as good as Hyuga Hitomi's.
But Hyuga Hitomi dared not be careless about Chiri's swordsmanship.
In terms of subtle precision in Taijutsu, Hitomi knew she was inferior to Chiri.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have initially locked onto the range most advantageous to herself.
Giving Chiri no opportunities.
When Chiri advanced with the Centipede Dance, she also wouldn't choose to directly use the Revolving Heaven Sword Dance.
It was just because she was afraid that in the dangerous close-quarters combat…
She would lose!
Suddenly tilting her head back, dodging Chiri's surprise attack with a sword, she twisted her foot, just as she was about to directly release the Revolving Heaven Sword Dance, Chiri had already completely crashed into Hyuga's embrace.
She blocked Hyuga Hitomi from activating the Revolving Heaven Sword Dance.
This guy!
Secret Sword! Iris!
All the meridian points on her body instantly opened, Chakra surged out around her, and dense sword-like spikes bloomed in an instant!
In just a flash, Chiri was directly hit!
Won!?
Under the gaze of the Byakugan, the Chiri in her arms shattered, and countless brilliant blue Butterflies fluttered away.
What!?
Hyuga Hitomi was very confused.
The onlookers were also very confused.
And at this moment, as if gracefully walking out of a dream, Chiri's figure gradually appeared behind Hyuga Hitomi, and a sharp sword was already lightly resting by Hyuga Hitomi's neck.
Was this fake?
Or real?
"It's over," Chiri said softly.
Lowering her head, Hyuga Hitomi said nothing.
But whether it was just now or currently, there was a real sensation.
Therefore, she couldn't distinguish between real and fake at all.
"No."
"Only this time is over."
Hitomi said in a low voice.
Under her hair-covered face, a string of broken pearls flashed by.
It ended inexplicably.
The onlookers felt a bit unsatisfied.
Those with poor eyesight thought Hyuga Hitomi could still try again.
Rather, they just felt that Hyuga Hitomi's momentum was greater, her techniques looked more splendid, and thus, she should naturally be more powerful.
But in reality…
"Uchiha Chiri is too formidable." With an expression of awe for the younger generation, the Third Hokage looked at the crystal ball and said with emotion, "Without breaking that technique, there's no chance of winning at all."
Even he, far from the scene, was deceived by Chiri's Genjutsu.
This was abnormal, and impossible!
Chiri's Chakra couldn't cross this distance to put the Third Hokage under Genjutsu.
In fact, it was so; the Third Hokage was now slowly realizing it.
"How did you deceive my eyes?"
Hyuga Hitomi asked softly.
"You shouldn't rely too much on those eyes, even my eyes are like that," Chiri said, sharing her experience.
"You have to think with your heart."
But, she couldn't understand it at all.
"In the world of Genjutsu, the five senses, and even thoughts, can be easily deceived."
"Your Genjutsu isn't normal!" Hyuga Hitomi stated with certainty.
"I can't tell you that, because it's a girl's secret."
Chiri sheathed her sword, looking like she still had energy left.
But Hyuga Hitomi was a bit disheveled, sweating profusely from intense exercise; after sheathing her sword, she said, "Next time, I won't lose so easily."
"You are always welcome."
"Hmph, I've already thought of a way to deal with this move."
"Really?" Chiri was a bit surprised.
"I won't tell you!" It wasn't bravado; she did have a plan. Next time, no matter what tricks Chiri used, Hyuga Hitomi didn't plan to give her any chances, and would directly unleash a Revolving Heaven Sword Dance.
Although clumsy, it was practical.
The rhythm would be dragged into a simple war of attrition.
As long as she was careful enough, no matter what kind of monster or ghost, she would just unleash a Revolving Heaven Sword Dance.
"Winner, Uchiha Chiri!"
The proctor announced.
Chiri and Hitomi left the arena.
But the commotion caused by their duel had not ended.
The Hyuga Shinobi were questioning their lives, wondering if they should abandon their fists and practice swords instead.
The power of Hyuga Hitomi's swordsmanship was evident; its principle was fundamentally Gentle Fist, just abandoning the gentle attack points like striking acupuncture points, and replacing them with more direct and effective slashes.
The power did not decrease but increased.
After all, compared to making an opponent lose Chakra control and thus lose combat capability.
It was more convenient to just directly cut the opponent down.
And the Uchiha Shinobi were troubled by Chiri's Genjutsu.
That guy isn't normal!
But they couldn't pinpoint what wasn't normal!
More than one San Ba (Three Tomoe) had tried to reflect Chiri's Genjutsu.
But the reflection was ineffective.
This was the biggest abnormality.
They couldn't even reflect the Genjutsu of a little girl who hadn't even activated a Sharingan, which was truly too embarrassing to speak of.
The Uchiha looked at each other.
For a moment, they didn't know what to say.
Miki was also frowning in thought, always feeling like she had grasped the key.
But where it was, she couldn't say.
Forget it, I'll just ask her directly.
"What was that move?" Miki asked.
Without hesitation, Chiri smiled, "Just a little trick, it's a nature transformation of Yin Release~"
"Nature transformation of Yin Release?"
Chiri leaned in and whispered into Miki's ear.
Miki praised, "As expected of you!"
"Keep it a secret, it won't be as impressive if you tell it~"
"A terrifying Uchiha brat." On the other side, a frail old man sat in a wheelchair and said, "Yin Release, creating reality from nothing!"
He looked even weaker than old man Shiyū.
At least old man Shiyū could still walk with a cane.
"Grandpa, what does that mean?" Beside the old man, a sickly-looking handsome young man asked.
He stroked his beloved grandson's head and said, "Creating Form from Nothing is the ultimate Genjutsu of our Kurama Clan, creating reality from illusion."
"Doesn't that mean!" Kou of the Kurama exclaimed.
"Not yet, but it's very close," the Kurama old man said, "Creating false illusions within reality, a Genjutsu different from ordinary Genjutsu."
Honestly, Kou of the Kurama didn't understand.
"Kou, the content of Genjutsu only occurs within the Genjutsu space, which is inside the brain; it doesn't exist in reality."
"That Uchiha brat brought Genjutsu into reality, and added a little trick to deceive the five senses, creating a real Genjutsu that isn't real."
"It cannot be broken, cannot be reflected, cannot be avoided, because she wasn't even caught in a Genjutsu; her own Chakra wasn't interfered with. What she saw was both real and fake, and the truth and falsehood were entirely controlled by her."
"Terrifying talent!"
"It's nothing once explained, but it's very troublesome!"
Yes, the most important thing about this Genjutsu is its lack of lethality, as it is false.
But that doesn't mean it's not fatal.
"The Clone Technique from the Three Body Technique is the true nature of that Uchiha brat's Genjutsu!"
Because it's just an illusion.
And not an ordinary Genjutsu.
What could the Uchiha's eyes reflect, then?
And the Byakugan's inability to see through it speaks to the realism of Chiri's technique.
The principle is simple: reproduce all the content that the Byakugan can see, namely Chakra and meridians.
And how did the person hide?
Hidden within the falsehood.
Initially, she hid within the Great Fireball Technique to approach.
The large mass of illusory Chakra light hidden within the Great Fireball Technique interfered with Hyuga Hitomi's vision.
Then her real body followed the Great Fireball Technique to bypass and get behind, while the clone attracted attention.
When others saw Chiri emerge from nothingness, draped in the environmental colors.
Hyuga Hitomi could no longer distinguish between real and fake.
Because it looked no different from the real thing.
The subtle time difference was perfectly controlled.
And the tactile sensation was even simpler; even if it was an illusion, it was still a tangible object with mass, transformed by Chakra.
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