Chapter 291: Ketsuryugan

This... this is?!

Yu was shocked when the man who called himself En Oyashiro removed his strange square-shaped sunglasses, revealing such terrifying and eerie eyes. Even someone as strong as Yu couldn't help but feel a tremor in his heart.

When he regained his composure, he was horrified to find himself in an endless deep sea. Haku and Kimimaro were nowhere to be seen, and the entire sky above had turned blood-red.

At the same time, a pair of eerie blood-red eyes with black horizontal slit pupils appeared in the sky. Two streams of shocking blood flowed from the giant eyes. Suddenly, the calm sea before Yu erupted into a colossal blood-red tornado, sweeping towards him with unstoppable force!

"Tch... Genjutsu, huh..."

"En Oyashiro... I remember that name now..."

Standing alone on the surface of the deep sea, facing the enormous blood-red tornado, Yu couldn't help but smirk as he came to his senses. "The Chinoike Clan's Kekkei Genkai, Ketsuryugan... I never thought this knockoff of the Sharingan actually existed..."

En Oyashiro—Yu remembered this character from the anime, specifically from "Sasuke Shinden: Book of Sunrise" which takes place after the Fourth Great Ninja War. En Oyashiro was a prominent merchant outside the Ninja world.

Not only did he possess great strength, but he also commanded numerous powerful Ninjas. He specialized in collecting Kekkei Genkai from Ninjas, even going as far as exterminating entire clans to enhance the rarity of the Kekkei Genkai in his possession, leaving only a sole survivor.

However, En Oyashiro's true identity was as a survivor of the Chinoike Clan. The Chinoike Clan, known for their blood-red eyes, existed even before the legendary battle between Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara at the Valley of the End. They resided in the Land of Lightning and were exceptionally skilled in Genjutsu. It was said that once someone fell under their Genjutsu, escape was impossible.

Later, the daughter of the Chinoike Clan married into the Land of Lightning Daimyo's family as a concubine. However, she was envied by the Daimyo's main wife. After the Daimyo's death, the main wife falsely accused her of killing the Daimyo, leading to the entire Chinoike Clan being exiled to a place called the Valley of Hell in the Land of Hot Water.

Furthermore, the main wife of the Land of Lightning Daimyo hired the Uchiha Clan, one of the two major clans in the ninja world at the time, to guard and confine the Chinoike Clan's ninjas in the harsh environment of the Valley of Hell.

The narrow environment easily led to chaos and conflict. En Oyashiro's wife was driven to death by their clansmen during the clan's internal struggles. In revenge for his wife, he slaughtered the entire clan, leaving only his daughter, Chino, alive. They then escaped from the Valley of Hell, and En Oyashiro became a wealthy and powerful arms dealer.

What Yu didn't expect was that such a far-fetched story about the Chinoike Clan actually existed in this world, and it was evident that he was currently trapped in the Genjutsu of the so-called Ketsuryugan.

"Hmph, what a load of nonsense, this Ketsuryugan. At best, its visual prowess is equivalent to a regular Three Tomoe Sharingan..."

Though his mind was immersed in En Oyashiro's Ketsuryugan Genjutsu world, Yu's Observation Haki still keenly sensed the situation in the outside real world. Faced with the continuous onslaught of the blood-red tornado before him, his entire body gradually emitted a terrifying invisible Haki.

"Except for a few rare Genjutsu, these ordinary ones are nothing to me!!"

Conqueror's Haki!!

As the words fell, fierce light erupted from Yu's amber eyes. His imposing aura surged to its peak in an instant, forming an invisible hurricane around him that exploded wildly in all directions.

The entire blood-red world before him began to collapse continuously, and the abyss-like sea beneath his feet boiled furiously. The blood-red tornado sweeping towards him was directly torn apart by the invisible Haki emanating from his body, and even the pair of blood-red eyes in the sky began to gradually dissipate.

Thud thud thud...

After shattering the Genjutsu created by En Oyashiro's use of Ketsuryugan, Yu's consciousness finally returned to reality. He saw that some of the weak ninjas following behind En Oyashiro had fallen to the ground like harvested wheat.

"This... what is this?!"

Seeing Yu not only breaking free from the Ketsuryugan Genjutsu but also stunning the ninjas behind him with the invisible Haki emanating from his body, En Oyashiro's face changed immediately. "Fushin, kill him!"

"Yes, master."

Upon hearing En Oyashiro's command, a young ninja with blue hair parted in the middle and a red ribbon tied around his forehead stepped forward from the guard unit behind him.

"Typhoon Release: Consecutive Bursting Strong Winds!!"

After the young ninja named Fushin stepped forward, he quickly formed hand seals with both hands. Then, a powerful typhoon formed around his body out of thin air, roaring madly as it surged towards Yu in front of him.

This power... it isn't just ordinary Wind Release...

In the blink of an eye, the two young boys, Haku and Kimimaro, standing by Yu's side, were swept away by the fierce typhoon that struck them. Sensing the power far beyond ordinary Wind Release Ninjutsu, a hint of surprise appeared in Yu's eyes.

"Hmph... This is not just ordinary Wind Release. It's a Kekkei Genkai called Typhoon Release, formed by combining Wind and Lightning Chakra Nature Transformations!"

Seemingly aware of Yu's surprise, En Oyashiro chuckled smugly. "Fushin is the strongest warrior among my guard unit, and I had to win him from the hands of the president of Makibi's Holdings. Now he serves under me!"

Typhoon Release... Fushin... So that's it...

Hearing En Oyashiro's words, Yu finally recalled. The young ninja named Fushin in front of him seemed to be the guy who, after the end of the Fourth Great Ninja War, was able to confront Uchiha Sasuke's Complete Body Susanoo with his released Typhoon Release. Though quite unbelievable, it sufficiently reflected the power generated by this guy's Kekkei Genkai.

Blade of Flowing Water!!

Although this might be the case, Yu didn't believe that this opponent, who hadn't even reached the level of a Kage, could be his match. The power of the Thread Fruit within him suddenly activated, and his palm formed into a hand blade, seemingly effortlessly slashing forward.

A terrifying white blade of light instantly tore through the fierce oncoming super typhoon and the ground beneath his feet, shooting towards En Oyashiro and Fushin in an instant with an Air Slash in between.

"This guy actually tore through my Typhoon Release... Be careful!!"

Clearly caught off guard, the young Fushin didn't expect that this white-haired youth, who seemed to be of similar age, would easily tear through the Typhoon Release he had unleashed with just a casual strike. He couldn't help but let out a low cry as he quickly dodged to the side.

Crack!!

A splash of crimson blood sprayed the ground, and beneath their feet, the vast expanse of grass had been split in two by Yu's Blade of Flowing Water. The ninjas behind En Oyashiro didn't even have a chance to scream before they were instantly decapitated.

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