Chapter 407: Genjutsu Space
After the meeting, Ishiro kept Megumi behind, gave her some instructions, and told her how to get in touch with the pieces the village had left in Kirigakure.
"Kirigakure wants to reshape its image as a great hidden village by hosting the joint Chunin Exams. I'm afraid Konoha and Kumo won't agree to that. You must be careful on this trip to Kirigakure. Don't let Konoha or Kumo find any opportunity to exploit."
Megumi nodded. "Master Ishiro, rest assured, I know what to do."
After leaving the Tsuchikage's office, Ishiro went directly to see Shinya Matsutani.
To his surprise, Shinya was not sleeping in but was packing his things.
"Shinya, what are you doing?" Ishiro asked as he walked into his home.
"Master Ishiro, you're back? I'm preparing the things I need to take to the Land of Snow this time," Shinya replied.
Ishiro looked and saw that most of the items were strange-looking devices, likely for experimenting with the natural energy under the Rainbow Ice Wall. He didn't ask any more questions.
"Let me see you enter Sage Mode," Ishiro said.
"Alright." After speaking, Shinya closed his eyes.
Ishiro could clearly sense the surrounding natural energy rapidly converging on Shinya. Before long, he opened his eyes again, and the sage markings on his face were similar to Ishiro's.
Indeed, his progress is no slower than my own, Ishiro lamented inwardly, then said, "Not bad. Your talent in Sage Art is much stronger than mine. It shouldn't be long before you can surpass me."
"Is there anything else you need for this trip to the Land of Snow?"
Shinya scratched his head and said tentatively, "Why don't you give me a ride, Master Ishiro? It's too slow and tiring to walk. Flying there would be much faster."
Ishiro: "..."
In the end, he still gave Shinya a ride to the Land of Snow. Of course, he did this mainly out of concern for Shinya's safety, in case something happened on the way. Now that Shinya had learned Sage Art, his importance had increased considerably, and Ishiro had even assigned him a dedicated Anbu guard.
A few days later, after dealing with the village's administrative affairs, Ishiro took his three disciples and flew to the Land of Rice Paddies.
Ōnoki's party was still in a remote mountainous area of the country. This place was rarely visited by people; even bandits and thieves were unwilling to stay here for long.
"I don't know how the Third finds these places." The shrine last time was in a similar situation, also in a remote corner of the Land of Grass.
Ishiro landed beside Ōnoki's group with his three disciples, two Tailed Beasts, an Anbu squad, and the items needed for his trade with Orochimaru.
"Lord Tsuchikage."
"Lord Third."
After the subordinates from both sides had greeted each other, Ishiro asked Ōnoki, "Third, what have you found this time?"
Ōnoki shook his head. "I haven't found anything this time."
Ishiro was puzzled. If they hadn't found anything, then what were they still doing here?
Ōnoki, knowing what Ishiro was thinking, explained, "According to the notes of my teacher, Lord Second, he once sensed some strange fluctuations here. It's just that he was delayed by something at the time and didn't check. Later, something happened to him."
"But I have searched for a long time and haven't found any useful clues."
"You've come at a good time. You know the S-rank sensory ninjutsu, Mind's Eye, that my teacher developed. You can investigate and see if there's anything unusual nearby."
Ishiro nodded and looked at a small hill that Ōnoki was pointing to not far away. The hill was not large, but it faintly gave off a gloomy feeling.
Ishiro frowned. "What is this place?"
He had just asked casually, but to his surprise, Ōnoki actually answered, "This is a graveyard. There's a coffin underneath, with no sealing barrier. I went down to look, but I didn't find any useful information."
"However, I've checked the records left from the Warring States Period. This place was once territory where the Uchiha clan was active. From this gloomy feeling, I guess that the one lying in the coffin below might be an Uchiha."
"Er~" Ishiro was stunned. He glanced back at the equally stunned Sōkai, then looked at Ōnoki.
Ōnoki nodded. There were many people here, so he didn't go into detail. "I haven't touched the coffin."
Ishiro thought for a moment. "I'll go down and take a look first."
On the ground, using his Mind's Eye, he had not detected anything out of the ordinary.
Ōnoki nodded. "Be careful."
"Wait until I enter Sage Mode first," Ishiro said.
After speaking, he closed his eyes and concentrated on absorbing natural energy. Before long, he opened his eyes again. At this moment, the eyeshadow at the corners of his eyes told Ōnoki and the others that he had entered Sage Mode.
Nodding at Ōnoki, Ishiro used the Hiding Like a Mole Technique and entered the ground.
As he descended, he used his Mind's Eye to sense, his speed not fast. After entering the ground, that gloomy feeling became clearer.
He slowly descended and soon arrived at the center of the grave that Ōnoki had mentioned, beside the coffin. It was a simple grave, with nothing like a burial path, only an ordinary coffin.
Ishiro focused his Mind's Eye on the coffin. He only felt that the gloomy feeling became clearer, but there was no other sensation.
After a while, still having made no gains, he returned to the surface.
If not for considering Uchiha Sōkai's feelings, Ōnoki would have opened the coffin long ago. But doing so might cause Sōkai to harbor resentment towards Iwagakure. So, neither Ōnoki nor Ishiro chose to act recklessly.
Ishiro shook his head at Ōnoki. "I didn't find anything. But it is indeed strange. A grave of unknown age shouldn't have such a heavy yin aura."
Ōnoki was a little disappointed. "Then let's put this matter aside for now. How is your Light Release training coming along?"
Ishiro also cooperated in changing the subject. "I can already control the range of my Light Release very well..."
Ishiro and Ōnoki started talking about Kekkei Tōta training. The others also went off to train on their own. Only Sōkai was a little unsettled, looking towards the mound from time to time.
Late that night, Ishiro called Sōkai over alone. "It's late at night now, which is more suitable for investigating that yin aura underground."
"The Third also said during the day that underneath might be a senior of your Uchiha clan. Do you want to go down together?"
Sōkai hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "Master Ishiro, I don't know Earth Release."
Ishiro said, "Don't worry. With me and the Third here, are you afraid you won't be able to get down? We'll use Earth Release to make a passage for you."
Sōkai nodded but said nothing.
Ishiro rubbed his head. "Don't be nervous. We're not even sure if it's true. We just think it's strange down there and that there might be something."
When Ishiro and Sōkai finished their discussion and arrived at the side of the mound, Ōnoki had already used Earth Release to create a deep hole large enough for two people to enter.
Ishiro used his Porcelain Release, took Sōkai, and flew into the hole.
Ōnoki's eyes lit up. The words "Unsealed Porcelain Release" were almost on the tip of his tongue. But considering that the current environment was not suitable for discussing this, he held back.
"You brat. No wonder you finally thought of learning your Kekkei Tōta. It turns out you've trained your Porcelain Release to the point of unsealed casting," Ōnoki muttered to himself.
And at this moment, Ishiro had already flown into the deep pit with Sōkai.
Ishiro used his Mind's Eye as his vision. Sōkai, on the other hand, subconsciously activated his Sharingan. Ishiro didn't mind. The two of them soon reached the coffin underground.
At Ishiro's signal, Sōkai placed his hand on it. Then, Ishiro clearly sensed the chakra in Sōkai's body begin to fluctuate violently.
Just as he was about to investigate, a change also occurred on his end. In his Mind's Eye, the entire world changed. He had arrived in a blood-red world.
Huh? Where is this? Ishiro looked around and soon found Sōkai.
At the same time, Sōkai also saw him. He hurriedly walked to his side and asked nervously, "Master Ishiro, where are we?"
One mustn't appear too ignorant in front of one's disciple. Ishiro thought for a moment. "It should be a genjutsu space. From this blood-red environment, it might really be the Sharingan genjutsu space of a senior of your Uchiha clan."
"A genjutsu space? What's that?" Sōkai was puzzled. The genjutsu scrolls that Fugaku Uchiha had given him didn't record this kind of thing.
Ishiro thought. "This requires a very profound mastery of genjutsu. You don't need to know."
Sōkai was frustrated. That again. This was the most annoying thing about Master Ishiro; he would never explain things clearly.
As the two spoke, the scene in the genjutsu space began to change. Scene after scene began to appear before them.
With a little distinction, one could tell that these should be fragments of the experiences of the master of this space. The initial content was tedious training. Although there was no sound, and although they were just discontinuous fragments, the sense of immersion of this genjutsu was still very strong.
Ishiro's heart was more jaded than that of an ordinary person. Scenes like this, which were not much different from watching television, could not arouse any resonance in him.
But Sōkai at the side was already completely immersed in it. Seeing this, a thought stirred in Ishiro's heart. He silently took two steps back, trying not to let his presence interfere with Sōkai.
The scenes switched quickly. From training at the beginning, it soon moved to the cruel battlefield. Life-and-death battles, partings of life and death, caused Sōkai's emotions to also rise and fall.
Then, the master of the genjutsu space experienced the most painful event of his life: he was betrayed by a friend from another clan. That person's clan was a staunch ally of the Uchiha, and that person had grown up with the master of the genjutsu space. They were so close they had even had peeing contests together.
It was at that moment that the master of the genjutsu awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan.
Ishiro did not pay much attention to the scenes. Most of his attention was on Sōkai.
At that moment, the Yin Release aura on Sōkai's body clearly underwent a qualitative improvement.
Ishiro smiled faintly and said in his heart: "At this level, it should be a three-tomoe Sharingan, no doubt."
(End of Chapter)
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