Chapter 85 – The Kurama Clan's Awakened Demon
Everyone instantly snapped into high alert, eyes locked on the direction Izumi was glaring.
"Relax."
Aike walked up beside her, completely unfazed.
"The source isn't close. We just got caught in the splash zone."
Internally, though, he was kicking himself.
How the hell did I forget this absolute goldmine?!
The moment that ripple hit, he knew exactly where it came from.
Illusion techniques strong enough to physically affect reality.
In this generation, only one person from the Kurama clan could pull that off.
"Kurama Yakumo, huh… properly raised, she's basically a female Aizen."
Before now, his focus had always been on the big three: Uchiha, Senju, Hyuga.
They dominated the high-end fights (basically Ōtsutsuki civil war).
Every other clan got ignored.
He had spared maybe a glance for Yamanaka Ino.
But this random picnic had just jogged his memory.
The Kurama clan!
At their peak, their genjutsu rivaled—or even surpassed—the Uchiha.
In Aike's personal ranking, raw illusion talent went: Kurama > Uchiha.
Five-senses control was terrifying, and he would know—he had Kyōka Suigetsu.
And Yakumo's power wasn't just five-senses manipulation.
"Let's go check it out."
"Who knows, we might be bringing home a new crewmate today."
Aike's classic evil-merchant grin was back—the same one he wore when he recruited Izumi and Hikari.
Nami, Carina, and Kaya's wariness instantly dropped at the words "new crewmate."
Soon they were practically dragging him forward.
As they approached the Kurama estate on Rijika Hill,
bodies were already littering the ground.
Dozens of shinobi—some ANBU, most wearing special uniforms—lay collapsed.
Some suffocated. Some catatonic from mental trauma. Some charred black.
The estate itself was a slaughterhouse.
Dead ANBU and Kurama clan shinobi everywhere.
Only two people were still conscious:
The one casting the illusion—Kurama Yakumo. And the one barely holding on—Yūhi Kurenai, on the verge of collapse.
"How is it, Teacher Kurenai?"
"Pretty impressive, right? You always said I had no talent as a shinobi."
"But now I control whether an elite jonin like you lives or dies…"
"Whoa, there's so many people down here!"
Carina gawked at the bodies scattered five meters ahead.
Her Observation Haki picked up dozens more in every direction.
"They're all suffering massive mental trauma."
Izumi's Sharingan swept the scene.
"This level of genjutsu… it's not inferior to the Uchiha at all."
She frowned, confused.
She didn't remember Konoha having an illusion user this strong.
The only notable one was Kurenai—and she was clearly the victim here.
"She's not just 'not inferior.' In pure illusion potential, the Kurama bloodline beats the Uchiha."
Aike corrected her.
Then finally revealed the secret he'd been sitting on.
"The one who did this is this generation's awakened Kurama—Yakumo."
"At their peak, the Kurama clan's genjutsu completely overshadowed the Uchiha."
"They declined because the bloodline rarely awakens, and now they're just a small family in Konoha."
"So that's it…"
Izumi nodded in understanding.
No wonder she'd never heard of them—the clan had faded into obscurity.
"What exactly is her bloodline limit?"
Nami and Carina asked in unison.
Izumi turned to Aike too, genuinely curious about a genjutsu lineage that could outshine the Uchiha.
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