MM Racing Chapter 4: Defeating Illusion with Illusion
Chapter 4: Defeating Illusion with Illusion
The crimson kunai sliced through the air, its blade aimed directly at Shisei Aburame's throat. This strike was swift, precise, and ruthless—a Jonin-level assassination technique. An ordinary insect controller would already be a corpse.
But Shisei Aburame is no ordinary pest control specialist.
He didn't use any substitution ninjutsu to dodge, but instead countered with taijutsu. A refined kunai appeared in his hand, and the two kunai collided in the air, sparking out.
What surprised Kurenai Yuhi the most was that the two were evenly matched, and there was even a slight feeling that the other had a slight advantage.
But he couldn't care less about that, because Aburame Shisei's fierce attack came again. His taijutsu had both the wide and powerful movements of Konoha's taijutsu and the tricky and unpredictable taijutsu of other ninja villages.
With a sweeping strike, Kurenai Yuhi had no choice but to dodge the leg with a sharp roller attached to it, leaving her defense wide open.
But then Aburame Shisei smiled, exhaled, and spat out a thin senbon. Yuhi Shinku turned her head to dodge, but the senbon still left a bloody mark on her cheek.
Then came four shuriken launched in quick succession, which Kurenai Yuhi dodged repeatedly, causing her to lose her rhythm.
He never expected that he would lose in physical combat to a bug tamer.
Before he could even think, Aburame Shisei had already appeared behind him. Just as the kunai was about to sever his head, he used the kunai to defend himself and then quickly ended the hand seal with one hand.
Substitute technique.
With a bang, the original body turned into a wooden stake, while the original body quickly used the Instantaneous Movement Technique to get away.
Immediately afterwards, he quickly formed hand seals: Xu-Wu-You, Wind Escape, a major breakthrough.
He took another deep breath, and a gust of wind swept towards Aburame Shisei.
He knew that this kind of ninjutsu wouldn't cause much damage to a Jonin's body, but his main purpose wasn't to injure him, but to further increase the distance between them.
He had already decided that since he couldn't defeat his opponent in a short time, he would try his best to keep him occupied and prevent him from escaping. Once the Jonin from other villages arrived, he would be defeated without a doubt.
To everyone's surprise, the strong wind that blew on Yu Nu Zhicheng did not blow him away, but instead scattered him into a swarm of gray flying insects. The swarm buzzed and scattered, then reformed into a human shape three meters away.
"Insect Substitute"
Yuhi Makoto's expression gradually turned serious as she thought to herself, "But it's not a parasitic insect from the Aburame clan."
At this moment, Aburame Shisei had already closed in again, less than five meters away from him. Yuhi Shinku raised her hand to block, and the iron kunai collided again, but this time the force was obviously much greater than last time, making him suffer terribly. His body retreated a few centimeters, and his feet left a mark of more than ten centimeters on the ground.
Immediately afterwards, it was shattered by a sweeping blow.
Is it the Shadow Clone Technique?
So the original body must have hidden itself while it was using the substitution technique.
However, Shisei Aburame was not surprised by this. He could only say that as an elite Jonin, he had a very precise grasp of the timing of battle and was also very good at concealing his own aura.
Even he was deceived just now.
However, trying to hide from the insect envoy is ultimately futile, unless he decides to leave, in which case the battle will already be over.
But since the other party is the pursuer and the one blocking the way, how could they possibly escape? It's obvious that they would hide nearby and lie in ambush.
Insects are masters at tracking scents, and even if the other party uses illusions to interfere, it won't work.
A secret technique, the art of summoning insects.
Aburame Shicheng formed a seal on his hand, and the insects in the forest began to stir, gathering in response to his call.
"Found you." Aburame no Sei opened his eyes and pulled out three kunai in the direction from which the opponent had suddenly attacked.
As we all know, it is difficult to dodge when a person is in the air. As a Jonin, although he had the ability to swing his body in the air, he was still cut on the shoulder by a kunai.
"I never expected the Aburame clan to produce a genius like you, not only cultivating unique parasitic insects, but also ranking among the top Jonin in ninjutsu and taijutsu. But I can't understand why someone as powerful as you would hide your strength, and why you would choose to defect from Konoha?"
Kurenai Yuhi, clutching her injured shoulder, began her persuasion.
It has to be said that Shisei Aburame's overall strength is very strong; almost half of Konoha's Jonin would have a hard time against him. He seriously doubts that even the strongest member of the Aburame clan might not be as powerful as him.
Despite possessing such formidable strength, the other party did not think of serving Konoha or the village.
Aburame Shisei looked at him and said, "I don't like it here, and I don't want to do missions. So I want to leave. Is that wrong? Besides, I really dislike having people secretly watching me from behind. Although those bugs won't cause me any real harm, they always make me feel uncomfortable. I can't live comfortably at all."
"You mean Root? Elder Danzo has indeed gone too far lately, but you should trust the Hokage more. Come back, I believe that with your strength, Lord Hiruzen will definitely give you an important position."
"I don't need it. Wouldn't it be better to leave here and be free?"
"But in the end, it was Konoha that nurtured you. It seems there's no room for negotiation?" Kurenai Yuhi asked again, her heart hardening.
"You already spotted me when you came chasing me. I killed quite a few Konoha ninja on my way out, including one of my own teammates. Is it almost time?"
"What?" Kurenai Yuhi asked, confused.
"You think this is your time to rest? No, my technique is ready."
He watched as Aburame Shichen formed hand seals, and before his eyes appeared split shadows and blurs. The original single figure blurred into three figures.
"The people of Yuhi Shinobu village all say that you are a genjutsu master on par with the Uchiha clan. Some even say that without the Sharingan, the Uchiha clan members would be no match for you in genjutsu. So, have you ever lost to anyone other than the Uchiha clan in genjutsu?"
As he spoke, his hands had already formed six hand seals: "Illusion Art: Insect Calamity!"
In an instant, the surrounding forest scenery began to distort, the trees became grotesque, the ground cracked open, and countless strange insects crawled out from the trees, the sky, and the cracks, climbing on his body and gnawing at his flesh.
His feet seemed to be rooted to the spot, unable to move an inch.
Although he felt physical pain, he knew it was all an illusion, that he was under a spell.
"Illusion, release!" Kurenai Yuhi shouted, forming hand seals.
However, the scene before my eyes did not disappear, nor did the pain in my body lessen in the slightest. The only change was that the insects on my body seemed to have decreased.