Evening.
Ren, Yuhi Kurenai, and Akira Nao finished dinner together.
After chatting with the old man for a while, Yuhi Kurenai said her goodbyes and returned home.
Akira Ren didn't continue pestering her.
After the old man had gone to sleep, he went straight back to his own room.
He impatiently opened the Genjutsu scroll Akira Nao had given him.
[D-Rank Genjutsu: Mist Servant Technique, Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique…]
[C-Rank Genjutsu: Fox Heart Technique, Demonic Illusion: False Surroundings Technique, Falling Sakura Illusion Technique…]
[B-Rank Genjutsu: Demonic Illusion: Mirror Heaven and Earth Change, Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death, Genjutsu: Absolute Lotus…]
[A-Rank Genjutsu: Temple of Nirvana Technique, Technique of Bringer-of-Darkness…]
A whole series of Genjutsu techniques.
It left Ren dazzled.
Moreover, there were quite a few high-level Genjutsu among them.
Among them, Demonic Illusion: Mirror Heaven and Earth Change was a technique capable of breaking a Genjutsu cast on oneself and completely reflecting its effects back onto the enemy. It was a relatively rare reflection-type Genjutsu.
However, if it was used together with a dōjutsu like the Sharingan, one could instantly see through the opponent's Genjutsu. Not only could the illusion cast on oneself be broken in an instant, but the effect of the technique could also be completely reflected back at the opponent.
As for the A-Rank Genjutsu, Technique of Bringer-of-Darkness—
It was an illusion that distorted vision and robbed the target of all light.
Clearly, this was a technique specially developed by the Senju Clan to counter the Uchiha Clan.
It sealed the opponent's vision, dismantled the advantage of their dōjutsu, and allowed the caster to seize the initiative.
"Tsk tsk… As expected of a Genjutsu master from the Senju Clan. There are even sound-type Genjutsu…"
What truly surprised Ren was that there were actually two sound-type Genjutsu.
The B-Rank Demonic Illusion: Thunder Sound Technique and the A-Rank Demonic Illusion: Demonic Sound Illusion Realm. Both of these sound-based Genjutsu were quite difficult. But if mastered and used well in battle, they would be enough to catch people completely off guard.
The key point was—
They didn't require any musical instruments as a medium.
They could be activated directly through sound, silently and without anyone noticing.
For a moment, Ren couldn't help but smile.
Although there were no S-Rank Genjutsu in the scroll, nor any other ninjutsu of the Senju Clan.
For him, this was already an incredible treasure.
Especially when used together with the Sharingan.
It would make his Genjutsu nearly impossible to guard against.
And with these Genjutsu techniques, along with the Genjutsu insights summarized and left behind by his unseen great-grandmother Senju Taohua as a reference…
In the future, he might even be able to create his own advanced Genjutsu.
"Swish… Swish…"
The scroll didn't look very big.
But once fully spread out, it stretched to more than ten meters long.
It wrapped all the way around the room in a large circle.
"Wood Clone Technique!"
Ren formed hand seals directly.
His entire body suddenly resembled a towering tree.
A large number of branches grew out from his body.
At a speed visible to the naked eye, they transformed into human shapes.
One after another—
There were no fewer than ten of them, filling the small room.
If space hadn't been limited, Ren—who possessed abundant chakra—could have created even more Wood Clones.
"Then I'll leave it to all of you!"
Ren instructed, "Each of you take responsibility for one Genjutsu. After finishing it, move on to the next one!"
There was nothing more suitable for training than Wood Clones, which possessed part of the original body's abilities, could even use bloodline limits, and would return with their memories and experiences once dispelled.
Moreover, the Wood Clone Technique allowed the user to freely control how much chakra was distributed to each clone.
This was far superior to the Shadow Clone Technique, which had to divide the caster's chakra evenly.
As long as there was sufficient chakra, Wood Clones would not disappear easily unless they suffered fatal damage.
For Ren, who was born with astonishing chakra reserves, using Wood Clones to assist in training couldn't have been more appropriate.
It was practically a training cheat.
Even without the chakra of a tailed beast.
As the user of the Mori Mori no Mi ability while also possessing the power of the Senju Clan—essentially equivalent to having perfect Yang Release power—Ren's exaggerated recovery ability was no weaker than that of a Nine-Tails Jinchūriki.
In fact, it might even surpass it.
He didn't have to worry about fatigue at all.
At worst, he could just sleep after dawn.
"Alright!"
"No problem!"
"Leave it to us!"
Pairs of scarlet three-tomoe Sharingan appeared.
Clones identical to Ren sat down in front of the scroll that circled the room.
They began carefully studying and practicing the Genjutsu recorded on it.
"As for me, I'll handle one A-Rank Genjutsu…"
Looking at the A-Rank Genjutsu written in bold black characters on the scroll in front of him, Ren let out a light laugh.
"A Genjutsu that plunges everything into a dark abyss, leaving people unable to resist within merciless darkness… Technique of Bringer-of-Darkness, huh?"
With the Sharingan—
And his own natural comprehension—
Learning the Technique of Bringer-of-Darkness shouldn't be too difficult.
"This technique is pretty good. It would suit Sister Kurenai well—she's especially talented as a Genjutsu ninja."
He closed his eyes.
When he opened them again—
Three black tomoe rotated within his scarlet eyes.
Ren focused completely on studying the Technique of Bringer-of-Darkness.
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