Naruto: All I want to do after transforming into Akali is be happy!

Chapter 48 Red's existential crisis (revised)

"dodge!"

Faced with the sudden attack, the three did not hesitate and jumped back to avoid it.

The whistling treetops drew a white line through the air, passing in front of the three people. People with good dynamic vision, such as Akali and Hinata, could even see the texture of the bark through it.

"Is it really that real?" Akali asked, somewhat surprised.

Compared to others, she possesses the Steadfast Rune, which grants her a resilience bonus.

This resilience is reflected in her illusions, meaning that illusions cannot deceive her for too long, just like a poor network signal, the clarity will decrease the longer you look at it.

But this tree-man in front of us really looks just like the real thing, which is quite impressive.

It doesn't matter, since we can't counteract it with our own resistance, we can just remove it ourselves.

Akali brought her hands together, her index and middle fingers touching, and her ring and little fingers interlocked, forming a Tiger Seal, while preparing to interrupt the chakra within her body.

Hinata and Shino were doing the same, but Hinata was preparing to awaken her Sharingan.

However, Akali and the others did not know that the tree-like creature in front of them was not Kurenai Yuhi's illusion, but a real illusion created by Yakumo Kurama.

Before the three could dispel the illusion, the towering tree-man wrapped the branches that formed his left and right arms together to create an incredibly thick whip.

Then, he swung down hard!

Despite it being an illusion, a strong sense of crisis arose in the hearts of the three.

Ninjas are creatures who rely heavily on their intuition, so the three of them jumped apart.

"Boom—" The treant's heavy branches crashed down.

A thunderous roar exploded across the earth, and thick humus-laden soil from the forest rained down in all directions. Then, the tree-man retracted its branches, and a ravine nearly ten meters long and as deep as a normal person's thigh appeared where the three had been standing.

"This...this isn't an illusion?!"

Looking at the mud churning in the ditch and the various small insects frantically fleeing, Akali rubbed off the mud that had just stuck to her body, only to find that both the insects and the texture of the mud were so real!

Therefore, the three students in Class 8 were shocked.

After all, it is common knowledge that illusions have no direct offensive power!

"Jie!" Zhi Nai, who did not believe in evil, directly formed the Jie Seal.

But after he regulated his chakra, he was shocked to find that the tree spirit was still in front of him!

"It can't be solved!"

Faced with this situation for the first time, even the usually composed Shino looked at Akali with some panic.

Akali understood perfectly.

If a fire giant, earth giant, or wind giant appeared before them, it wouldn't be a problem; it would simply be some kind of secret technique.

But what appeared before them was a tree person, which touched a nerve with the Konoha ninja.

After all, this isn't an illusion, so it can't just be Wood Release, right? We might as well believe that Danzo is the Fifth Hokage, or that Akali is Qin Shi Huang.

However, compared to Shino, Akali remains the calmer one, a confidence that comes from her strength.

"Never mind that, you step back!"

Staring intently at the tree-like creature before her, Akali calmly gave the order: "Hinata, see what this thing is!"

"Yes!"

Hinata gritted her teeth because her inability to activate the Byakugan without hand seals left them with a lack of information at this moment, but fortunately she had a chance to make up for it.

With unprecedented speed, Hinata formed hand seals, and chakra poured into her eyes like a surging river. Under the excessive impact of chakra, even the resilient Byakugan felt like an overinflated balloon, sending a faint sense of bursting through Hinata.

But Hinata's Byakugan isn't a balloon that only goes in and never comes out; it's a high-pressure water gun that generates power from pressure.

At this moment, under the impact of high-pressure chakra, the Byakugan's vision spread forward like a torrent!

"We're about to see it!" Hinata exclaimed, her eyes wide.

But the next second...

"Huh?"

Hinata's Byakugan swept over the tree spirit, but just before the Byakugan arrived, Kurama Yakumo canceled the spell.

This is not only because she cannot reveal herself yet, but also because the tree spirit has already completed its mission!

Therefore, Hinata did not see the tree spirit; she only saw three figures rushing forward at high speed!

That was Kurenai Yuhi, who hadn't shown herself since they came in!

Forcing herself to move past her surprise at not seeing the tree spirit, Hinata shouted a warning:

"careful!"

"Be careful of what?"

Shino was a little taken aback.

But he soon found out.

Just as she realized she had been exposed, Kurenai Yuhi launched a surprise attack, firing three kunai with a flick of her wrist.

The unsettling smell of gunpowder and the premonition of death arrived together.

Amidst the piercing shriek of the kunai, Shino clearly saw the talisman hanging from the end of the kunai!

That's an explosive tag with power comparable to a B-rank Fire Release weapon!

"Explosive tag!"

The three of them dodged by jumping backward for the third time!

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

One burst of fire and smoke after another exploded.

The peaceful woods were now marred by several ugly explosion scars, with dozens of trees falling one after another, creating a tremendous spectacle.

Of course, Kurenai Yuhi's perfectly controlled explosion didn't actually hurt anyone.

However, she achieved her goal!

A series of high-speed figures pierced through the smoke, with two shadow clones created beforehand restraining Hinata and Shino from the left and right.

The strongest Kurenai herself stood directly in front of Akali!

Akali then understood the purpose of all that commotion.

Akali asked curiously, "Kuu Yuhi, you went to great lengths to lure Hinata and Shino away so you could focus on dealing with me alone. Am I really that important to you?"

"You should know that I'm just a student who hasn't even graduated from the Ninja Academy yet!"

Kurenai Yuhi remained calm: "Akali, you don't need to belittle yourself! Whether or not you graduate from the Ninja Academy doesn't affect a person's strength."

"Besides, Akai and I were classmates, how could I not know your strength?"

"Oh, I see. Oh dear, I was betrayed by Guy. I'm so sad! I thought a man like Guy wouldn't do something like this!"

Akali cupped her face in a mock-serious manner, as if she were genuinely heartbroken.

Originally, she was wearing a mask, and her image as a cool ninja girl was not suitable for such actions, but at this moment, Oni Muhime was very suitable for it.

[Ding! Kurenai's emotional value +999!]

Kurenai Yuhi felt somewhat helpless. The Akali in her intelligence report was so decisive and straightforward, how did she suddenly become a delicate and refined young lady?

But since it concerned her friend's reputation, she didn't want Akali to misunderstand.

“Akali, you don’t need to blame Kay. I specifically asked him for information about you.”

"I'm not afraid to tell you, you are actually assigned to my genin class. I am your team leader, and the assessment is a standard procedure. Teachers need to understand their students."

"And my purpose is very simple!"

Kurenai Yuhi said very seriously, "I want to prove that I can be your team leader!"

“I see!” Akali nodded.

Although she personally felt that Kurenai Yuhi's competitive spirit was a bit too intense, and that she had to be the best at everything, that was more of a boy's thing. Couldn't they just be good sisters who went to hot springs together in their free time?

For Akali, a mature and powerful woman like Kurenai is naturally a good older sister.

And it would be even better if this nice older sister could wear black stockings.

But it doesn't matter anyway.

Akali was rated by the system as a Jonin with exceptional skills, but while the system's rating is intuitive, it is not practical.

Since that's the case, let her use Kurenai Yuhi to test her current strength!

"Kurenai Yuhi, watch out!"

Akali took a step forward.

The next second, with the boost from Tailwind, Akali had already reached the agility of an elite Jonin. Her red and white figure appeared in front of Kurenai Yuhi like a ghost, and the cross scythe used by the Oni Maiden skin came crashing down!

"So fast!"

The red pupils of the evening sun contracted.

She had already overestimated Akali, but she didn't expect Akali to be so fast.

Fortunately, as a genjutsu ninja, being able to deal with the high-speed attacks of taijutsu ninjas is a necessary skill.

Kurenai Yuhi unleashed a burst of chakra beneath her feet, and with a nimble backflip that was as still as a virgin and as swift as a rabbit, she instantly left Akali's blade's trajectory.

Akali launched a sudden and swift attack, showing no sign of holding back.

So at this moment, Akali's attack missed and she used up all her strength, which was just the right opportunity for Kurenai!

"He's still just a kid. Even though he's very strong, he's still lacking in experience!"

Kurenai quickly pulled out several kunai from her ninja tool pouch and was about to throw them at Akali.

But then Akali looked up, a hint of mockery in her pure yellow eyes: "You don't think this is an opportunity, do you, Kurenai Yuhi?"

"What?" Kurenai Yuhi was taken aback.

The next second, in the blind spot of Akali's long sleeves covered by her flowing kimono, a crescent-shaped blade connected by a chain chased after Kurenai Yuhi!

And this is Akali's special weapon learned through the Ghost Dancer skin—the Cross Scythe!

It gets its name from the fact that the two sickles, when joined together, resemble the Chinese character for "cross".

In terms of appearance, it is somewhat similar to Erlang Shen's three-pointed double-edged halberd, but it does not have the middle point, and the handle is only the length of an ordinary person's arm.

However, because the handle is short and the blade is long, and the front is double-edged, it feels even heavier. Therefore, at the end of the short handle, the cross sickle has a counterweight sub-blade.

The cross sickle can be used in various ways, including diagonal slashes and reverse blocks. Combined with the sub-blade at the tail, it is incredibly flexible and better suited for head-on combat!

十字镰

At this moment, Kurenai was caught completely off guard!

[Ding! Kurenai's emotional value +999!]

Seeing the tail blade growing larger and larger in front of her, Kurenai had no choice but to temporarily change her target and throw the kunai she was going to shoot at Akali at Crescent Blade!

"Ding ding dong ding!"

A loud clanging sound of metal clashing rang out.

However, despite being only the size of a palm, Akali's blade was surprisingly heavy!

Kurenai Yuhi fired several kunai in succession, but only managed to deflect them. Kurenai Yuhi was actually hit by the blade on the spot!

The heavy blade pierced through Kurenai Yuhi's fragile abdomen, bringing out a large amount of blood and fragments of internal organs!

"Ok?"

Akali was also taken aback when she saw Kurenai Yuhi hit by the blade.

Even if Kurenai Yuhi is not good enough, she is still someone who can last a few moves against Itachi after being hit by a genjutsu. It shouldn't be like this, right?

that's the truth.

Under Akali's probing gaze, Kurenai's body suddenly transformed into pink cherry blossom petals that scattered everywhere!

At the same time, looking at the cherry blossom petals, an unprecedented feeling of exhaustion, like having worked hard for ten days and ten nights, suddenly surged into my heart.

For a moment, Akali felt an overwhelming urge to fall asleep.

Fortunately, at the crucial moment, the resilience of the rune and Akali's mental strength, which had reached that of a typical Jonin, came into play.

Even though Kurenai's Falling Cherry Blossom Technique, which combines petal illusions, is stronger than the Nirvana Abode Technique used to deal with ordinary people, Akali regained her senses after a moment of distraction.

"Illusion? When?" Akali asked, somewhat puzzled.

To be precise, it's about when Kurenai Yuhi released it; Akali was watching Kurenai the whole time!

At that moment, Kurenai's slightly amused voice rang out behind Akali:

"If an illusion ninja's genjutsu can still be detected by outsiders, then what's the point of being an illusion ninja?"

"Huh?" Akali turned around and looked.

Kurenai wasn't standing behind Akali; instead, she seemed to float out from a large tree behind her, holding a kunai to Akali's neck!

"Wait, what's going on?"

Akali realized what was happening.

She looked down and saw that her feet and even her body were somehow entangled in thick tree roots!

Entangled by these powerful tree roots, Akali was as powerless as an insect trapped in amber!

"Enchanted Tree Binding!" Akali uttered the name of the spell.

"Oh, you actually knew that? Well, since you know, I won't say any more! Just admit defeat!"

Kurenai Yuhi was very confident: "In a one-on-one situation, you can't break my illusion!"

After all, in this world, illusions are divided into eye-based illusions and non-eye-based illusions, with eye-based illusions naturally being a level higher than non-eye-based illusions.

Ordinary genjutsu can be countered by disrupting chakra, but only eye-based genjutsu requires the help of others to disrupt chakra.

Kurenai Yuhi's genjutsu skills had already reached the level of ordinary eye techniques, and her reputation as comparable to the Uchiha clan was well-deserved.

Of course, whether Akali can actually break free is another matter. Illusion is a kind of magic that concerns the mind, and Kurenai Yuhi has to say that.

However, she didn't know that all these psychological tactics were ineffective against Akali.

After all, I admit your illusion magic is very powerful, but what will you do if I use the mercury belt?

Before Kurenai could say more than a few words, Akali activated the mercury garlands that served as leg rings on her thighs.

The next second, an unprecedented coolness rushed into her mind, just like the Ice Heart Technique in the game "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". The illusion effect that Kurenai had created on Akali instantly disappeared!

The aura of the crimson sunset, concealed by the illusion, appeared behind Akali.

At this moment, Kurenai Yuhi, in order not to provoke Akali, was slowly thrusting forward with a kunai in hand!

Then, a pair of tiger-like pincers clamped down on Kurenai's wrist!

[Ding! Kurenai's emotional value +999!]

Kurenai stared at Akali in shock. Hadn't she used Tree Bind to kill Akali? But she only controlled her for a second? Two seconds? Or three seconds?

Is Akali immune to illusions?

Hong was starting to have doubts about life.