Chapter 195: Sasuke: Genjutsu Is Useless Against Hyuga Fuji!

Chapter 195: Sasuke: Genjutsu Is Useless Against Hyuga Fuji!

Watching his puppet army instantly reduced to ashes, the tens of thousands of puppets annihilated, Ōtsutsuki Shinichi’s expression grew grim as he hovered in the sky.

The Tenseigan—an ancestral power—why had it appeared in the hands of a Hyuga ninja, and worse, fallen under Hyuga Fuji’s control?

According to the records of the deceased Ōtsutsuki main family, only the Ōtsutsuki clan on the Moon could evolve the Byakugan into the Tenseigan, and the one performing the fusion had to possess pure Ōtsutsuki blood.

The so-called “pure bloodline” was marked by a strange characteristic: they were born without Byakugan.

Ōtsutsuki Shinichi didn’t understand why this condition was necessary. After all, in their long history, their clan had never produced a child born without Byakugan, leaving them without any reference samples.

But this only highlighted the difficulty of creating the Tenseigan. And yet, before him, a Hyuga ninja was shattering his understanding of the world…

Ōtsutsuki Shinichi had long accepted that he could not awaken the Tenseigan himself. But for the Hyuga clan to produce one? That he could not accept!

“What exactly has Hyuga Fuji done?”

A similar thought echoed in Naruto’s mind.

Was Toneri now being controlled by Hyuga Fuji? Since when? And how did Toneri come to possess the Tenseigan?

Compared to Kakashi and others, who were still stunned by the overwhelming power of the Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, Naruto was less shaken, having witnessed the Tenseigan and its powers in the future. However, he was puzzled by Toneri’s sudden possession of the Tenseigan.

Toneri was strong, but his eyes had never shown any sign of turning blue…

And now, what were they supposed to do? Save Captain Kitsuchi, or rescue Toneri first?

Seeing Naruto hesitate, Sasuke reminded him, “Stop thinking about it. It’s already too late to save Captain Kitsuchi now.”

By this point, Kitsuchi had likely already fallen under Hyuga Fuji’s control—or worse. Why waste time worrying about him?

Sasuke made it clear: he and Kitsuchi weren’t close.

“Besides, I doubt Toneri will let us leave.”

Having just wiped out the puppet army, Toneri—or rather, Hyuga Fuji, who seemed to be controlling him—turned his gaze toward them again.

The Truth-Seeking Balls that had stopped spinning after the Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion now floated toward Toneri’s right hand, aligning into a straight line.

A golden blade began to form in his grasp.

Sasuke, who had been keeping a close eye on him, narrowed his eyes and immediately pushed Naruto aside before leaping to another direction himself.

He shouted a warning to the others: “Get away from the Buddha! Move to the sides!”

As Kitsuchi and Yugito leaped from the Buddha’s head to its shoulders, Toneri swung his glowing blade. The golden sword extended sharply, unleashing a devastating slash toward the Susanoo-clad True Several Thousand Hands.

“Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion!”

As the sword’s edge swept through the air, the atmosphere seemed to distort, emitting a piercing tearing sound.

The instant the golden sword collided with the massive Buddha, time seemed to freeze.

Then, a blinding light erupted, illuminating the entire battlefield as though it were broad daylight.

The sword’s sharpness was beyond imagination—it effortlessly sliced through Susanoo’s defenses as if cutting through tofu.

Uchiha Sasuke, facing this sudden attack, quickly adjusted.

He channeled more chakra into Susanoo, attempting to reinforce and repair the True Several Thousand Hands. But the sword’s destructive power was overwhelming, far outpacing his ability to mend the damage.

In the end, the True Several Thousand Hands crumbled under the golden sword’s might. The massive Buddha shattered and disintegrated into a cloud of chakra dust.

“…”

The surviving Konoha shinobi, still dazed from the earlier meteor, watched in stunned silence. They exchanged disbelieving glances, struggling to comprehend what had just happened.

They had seen the power of Susanoo before. Sasuke’s Susanoo was leagues beyond Yakumaru’s, and combined with the massive Buddha, it still couldn’t withstand Toneri’s attack?

And that terrifying puppet army earlier—swept away by Toneri in an instant?

How could someone so powerful be controlled by Hyuga Fuji?

Just how strong was this former Konoha advisor…?

Yakumaru, who had been observing the chaos, took a deep breath and turned to Kakashi, whose expression remained outwardly calm. “What now?”

“…”

After a moment of silence, Kakashi replied in a low voice, “That Sasuke kid helped us earlier. Let’s trust Kitsuchi’s judgment for now and lend them a hand.”

Hearing this, Yakumaru nodded. Turning to the shaken shinobi behind him, he said, “Fall back to the fortress. Now.”

“But… my lord, we can assist—” one of the shinobi stammered, trying to suppress his fear.

“You’ll only be a burden!” Yakumaru cut him off coldly, pointing to where Shikuro Aburame and Sakumo Hatake were recovering. “Even renowned shinobi of the Hidden World were turned to ashes in an instant. You can’t help here.”

Both Sakumo and Shikuro had been caught in the meteor’s aftermath and then struck directly by the Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion—leaving them in a truly miserable state.

The other Konoha shinobi glanced at the recovering Sakumo and Shikuro. Their expressions shifted, and with heavy hearts, they retreated.

Once they were gone, Kakashi and Yakumaru advanced toward the battlefield.

With the Buddha and Susanoo destroyed, Naruto and Sasuke didn’t attempt to summon them again, instead engaging Toneri in close combat.

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Prompted by Sasuke’s warning, Kitsuchi and Yugito hesitated for a moment before joining the fight against Toneri.

When Kakashi and Yakumaru arrived, the battlefield erupted into a chaotic melee.

In the heat of battle, Toneri stepped back and sank into a shadow, evading a combined attack from Yugito’s Tailed Beast Bomb and Kitsuchi’s Earth Release. As the two searched for him, Toneri suddenly emerged from their shadows and struck them with two air palms.

Shadow Instantaneous Body—a teleportation technique using shadows, a product of the Nara clan’s research.

This was the third space-time ninjutsu Hyuga Fuji had mastered.

As Kitsuchi and Yugito staggered back, Kakashi and Naruto dashed in from opposite sides—one with a Raikiri, the other with a Rasengan.

But Toneri’s eyes began to darken, and sage chakra gathered in his palm.

“God Vacuum Strike!”

No one saw the trajectory of his palm. By the time the invisible attack reached them, Kakashi and Naruto only felt a sharp pain in their throats before being sent flying.

The residual force carved deep cracks into the already ravaged desert, stretching dozens of meters.

Yakumaru rushed in to fill the gap. Clutching a kunai, he grabbed Toneri’s arm, locking him in a stalemate and staring into his eyes.

“Your eyes have reverted to ordinary Byakugan. Those powerful techniques you used earlier must be unavailable now, right, Fuji?”

Whether or not Hyuga Fuji had been in control earlier, the fact that he was now using Sage Mode made it clear his consciousness was currently dominant.

Toneri—or rather, Hyuga Fuji—smiled at Yakumaru. “Perhaps. But so what?”

“‘So what’? Now’s the time to rescue this Hyuga ninja and settle things with you!” Yakumaru scoffed, activating his Mangekyō Sharingan and casting a genjutsu through their locked gazes.

Sasuke, helping Naruto to his feet, noticed this and shouted, his face paling. “No! You can’t use genjutsu on him! It doesn’t work on Hyuga Fuji!”

Yakumaru froze for a moment at the warning. Before he could react, his vision was flooded with countless figures.

Using genjutsu on Hyuga Fuji was like casting it simultaneously on thousands of people.

And Yakumaru simply couldn’t handle that.

Images of Sakumo Hatake, Pakura, Tobirama Senju, and countless others flashed through his mind.

His vision darkened, and he fell unconscious.

(End of Chapter)