Chapter 53: B-Rank Kekkei Genkai Technique: [Demonic Illusion: Mirror Heaven and Earth Change]!
Chapter 53: B-Rank Kekkei Genkai Technique: [Demonic Illusion: Mirror Heaven and Earth Change]!
The cold glint from the tip of the lacquer-black kunai was reflected in the scarlet Sharingan. Uchiha Shisui's body was frozen in place.
'An attack from behind, is he using the same tactical strategy as with Inabi? But the one in front is...'
Shisui's gaze shifted to the figure in front of him, who had already stopped casting the [Shadow Shield Technique]. 'A solid clone that even the Sharingan can't see through. The Shadow Clone Technique?'
Uchiha Shisui silently assessed his remaining chakra. After the previous rounds of Fire Release ninjutsu, especially the last two bursts of "Phoenix Sage Flower Nail Crimson," he didn't have much chakra left, enough for one more B-rank fire jutsu at most. The dōjutsu power in his three-tomoe Sharingan was still abundant, but dōjutsu couldn't be used on a target behind him!
Seeing Shisui remain silent, Nara Keisuke thought he had some special means of escape. He decisively abandoned the [Shadow Paralysis Jutsu] and switched to the more powerful [Shadow Neck Binding Technique]. When using this jutsu, the closer one was to the target, the stronger the binding force of the shadow.
Shisui soon felt the almost physical pressure on his body. He was silent for a moment. "I've lost, Nara."
Several lines of text popped up on the panel.
[You have defeated the B-rank Ninja Combat Mission target!]
[You have obtained one B-rank [Shinobi Secret Scroll]!]
'So the opponent admitting defeat also counts as a victory.'
With a thought, Nara Keisuke put away the kunai in his hand. 'I was just thinking about how to end this spar. This saves me some trouble.'
Uchiha Shisui turned around, looking at Keisuke with a complex expression. His face, with his dango nose at the center, was a mixture of three parts bitterness, three parts surprise, and four parts curiosity.
"That was the Shadow Clone Technique just now, and Earth Release, right?" Shisui asked tentatively. "Both of those ninjutsu consume a fair amount of chakra. Could it be that your physical problems have been resolved, Nara?"
Keisuke didn't answer directly, but chose to answer a question with a question. "That's my personal privacy, isn't it?"
"My deepest apologies!" Shisui's expression tightened, and with his hands pressed tightly against the seams of his pants, he gave a standard, deep bow. "I was too presumptuous!"
Seeing this child's sincere display, Keisuke smacked his lips, about to say something.
"Shisui, you don't have to be like this!" Uchiha Inabi strode over, his brow furrowed in anger, and shoved the bag he was holding heavily into Keisuke's arms. "So what if you lost one match? We'll just win it back next time! Why do you have to apologize to him!"
"I welcome you to continue challenging me in the future," Nara Keisuke said, openly checking his backpack to confirm it hadn't been opened, and replied perfunctorily. "But I'm not always free. Also, let me confirm one last time: after today, no other Uchiha will come looking for trouble with me, right?"
Uchiha Inabi said stiffly, "If you break the laws of the Military Police Force one day, I will definitely find the strongest Jonin in the clan to send you to prison and bring you to justice!"
Although Shisui's attitude wasn't as cold as Inabi's, he still gave a positive answer.
"Why not arrest me yourself?" Keisuke deliberately teased Inabi, provoking the red light in the other's eyes to flare up.
"Alright, alright, that Sharingan looks so scary~ See you next time, Shisui, and you too, member of the Military Police Force."
Nara Keisuke left the Third Training Ground with a leisurely expression, showing no sign that he had just been through an intense sparring match. For him, not only had he obtained a B-rank [Shinobi Secret Scroll] from today's battle, but more importantly, he had almost perfectly concealed his own combat intelligence.
In Keisuke's mind, the inherited [Shadow Secret Techniques] of his family were bits of information that could be casually revealed to outsiders. It was the signature secret art of the Nara clan; anyone with a mind to investigate could find out, and no Nara ninja could hide it. But the other abilities he himself possessed needed to be kept carefully hidden.
In the spar with Uchiha Shisui just now, the only non-[Shadow Secret Technique] abilities Keisuke had used were two: the Shadow Clone and Earth Release. The former was a common ninjutsu that most sufficiently skilled ninja knew. As for the latter, Keisuke had used it in front of outsiders many times before, so leaking it was of no consequence.
Unless one day Keisuke's comprehensive strength could completely transcend the level of "intelligence warfare," he would still need to pay attention to concealing his own ability information.
In the Third Training Ground.
The two Uchiha stood together.
"Shisui! Sigh! Shisui!" Uchiha Inabi's face was no longer angry, and he let out a long sigh. "How did you lose to him too!"
"I'm sorry, Inabi." Uchiha Shisui scratched his head. "I didn't expect Nara's strength to be this great either."
If he wasn't strong, why would I have dragged you, the strongest of our age group in the clan, over to help? Inabi looked at his clan friend with a face full of regret. I can't believe you capsized too! More importantly, now that even Shisui had been defeated by that guy, there was really no one else among their Uchiha peers who could deal with him... He couldn't really do as the other guy said and go home to get his parents after losing a fight, could he? Uchiha Inabi couldn't afford to lose that much face! He had to rely on his own strength—well, and Shisui's strength—to defeat him.
"Shisui, that Nara guy said before that he'd accept our challenge again," Inabi said after a moment of silence. "Next time we fight, are you confident you can beat him?"
"How can I be sure about something that hasn't happened yet..." Shisui said helplessly. Although he felt he had seen Keisuke's weakness—and that if he exploited the flaw that he "couldn't engage in mobile warfare" in the next battle, he would have a high chance of winning—who could ever guarantee a win in a battle between ninja? What's more, who could be certain that the weakness Keisuke had shown in this battle was really a "weakness" and not a "trap"?
"So, we must carefully consider our battle strategy for dealing with that Nara next time!" Inabi said very seriously. "Shisui, let's train together from now on!"
Nara Keisuke had no idea that two red-eyed patients were secretly plotting how to take him down next time. After leaving the Third Training Ground, he quickened his pace out of the village, heading towards Kikyo Castle.
Along the way, Keisuke called up his panel and found the B-rank [Shinobi Secret Scroll] he had just obtained. 'A [Shinobi Secret Scroll] from Uchiha Shisui. I wonder what it will give me.'
'Shisui's strength is only at the Jonin level right now; he hasn't awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan yet.'
'For a B-rank scroll, as long as it doesn't give me a Fire Release jutsu, it's a success!' Having already obtained the [Fire Release: Searing Migraine], Keisuke wasn't interested in other B-rank fire ninjutsu.
'Open it!' With a thought, Keisuke opened the [Shinobi Secret Scroll] on his panel.
[Opening...]
[Contents of this B-rank Shinobi Secret Scroll: Technique]
[B-rank Kekkei Genkai Technique: Demonic Illusion: Mirror Heaven and Earth Change]
[Technique Description: Reflect the principle of illusion in the eyes, and completely rebound the effect onto the enemy.]
[Technique Effect: By observing the Yin Release chakra traces of a genjutsu cast upon oneself, completely break the genjutsu, and then reflect its effect back onto the enemy. Because it requires instantly seeing through the genjutsu and reflecting it, it requires the insight and spiritual energy manipulation abilities of the [Kekkei Genkai: Sharingan] to cast this genjutsu-reversal technique.]
[Technique Evaluation: Since when were you under the illusion that you weren't under the effect of Kyōka Suigetsu?]
'Huh? Genjutsu?' Keisuke was stunned for a moment, his pace slowing. 'Although I know Uchiha Shisui will become the Uchiha's strongest genjutsu user in the future, he didn't use a single genjutsu just now... oh, right, I was wearing sunglasses.'
Keisuke couldn't be sure if sunglasses alone could resist the Uchiha clan's dōjutsu-type genjutsu. But from the battle, even the three-tomoe Shisui hadn't resorted to a genjutsu offense. It was a well-worn topic: the best way to deal with the Uchiha's dōjutsu-type genjutsu was still to close one's eyes. Of course, if someone could discern an opponent's movements just by looking at their feet and launch attacks and defenses based on that... then it was fine to face the Sharingan with open eyes.
'But this [Demonic Illusion: Mirror Heaven and Earth Change] is a Kekkei Genkai technique.' Looking at the technique name on the panel, Keisuke felt a headache coming on. It wasn't that he hadn't gotten a Kekkei Genkai-type ninjutsu from a [Shinobi Secret Scroll] before. For example, the prototype for [Shadow Piercing Bullet], [Blood Piercing Bullet], was an advanced blood-controlling secret technique from the Chinoike clan. But the gap between a secret technique and a bloodline limit was still vast.
Moreover, for Kekkei Genkai-type techniques, besides the ninja who possessed that bloodline limit, it was basically impossible for anyone else to use them, unless the Kekkei Genkai was a "ninjutsu-type Kekkei Genkai" obtained by fusing two different chakra natures.
However... 'Wait! The condition for using [Demonic Illusion: Mirror Heaven and Earth Change] is the Sharingan's ability to perceive and manipulate spiritual energy?'
After Browse the effect description of this B-rank technique, Keisuke was stunned for a moment and directly looked up another technique.
[Lacquer Eye].
Nara Keisuke was delighted. 'It seems the Uchiha clan's Sharingan and my [Lacquer Eye] are the same type of eye!'
(Author's Notes:)
According to the "Tō no Sho" (Book of Fighting) databook, [Demonic Illusion: Mirror Heaven and Earth Change] is a no-rank Kekkei Genkai-type genjutsu. The user is Uchiha Itachi. It's the ability Itachi used to reverse Kurenai Yūhi's "Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death." The B-rank classification for [Demonic Illusion: Mirror Heaven and Earth Change] in this book is a secondary setting.
(End of Chapter)
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