Chapter 107: Sunagakure, the Torment of Genjutsu

Land of Wind, Devil Desert.

Amidst the sky-filling yellow sand, a figure in white robes walked out slowly.

The endless gale and yellow sand reached the front of this figure only to lose their momentum, turning into a gentle breeze; even though it appeared he had traveled a vast distance, not a single grain of sand had fallen upon his body.

The traveler in the desert was none other than Uchiha Feiyu; before arriving in the Land of Wind, he had already drained dry the thousands of souls he held in his grasp.

The nearly decades of possession training within the Illusion Space had given Uchiha Feiyu progress beyond imagination in chakra Shape Transformation and Nature Transformation, which in turn greatly increased the power of all the ninjutsu he had mastered.

That he could now move through the desert unaffected by the wind and sand was the effect of the Sand Ninja's Sand Control Technique.

"Hahaha, if you want to wipe out our Sand Ninja, you'll have to lose a few teeth of your own!"

As for other Puppet Techniques, they were completely useless to Uchiha Feiyu; Uchiha Feiyu had also long since mastered the Sand Control Technique, and while there were many Wind Release ninjutsu, even those Uchiha Feiyu had not practiced were redundant in effect to the Wind Release ninjutsu he already possessed.

At this moment, the scene before her eyes suddenly trembled and vanished without a trace; Pakura was astonished to find herself back in the Kazekage Office, and before her, Uchiha Feiyu was watching her with a smile on his face.

Currently, a Ninja World War had not only failed to yield the slightest advantage but had instead resulted in heavy casualties, and the only ninja left capable of shouldering the burden was Pakura.

The chakra within her body fell into chaos, and the scene before her shattered instantly; when Pakura regained her senses, she found herself sitting in the Kazekage Office, with neither the figure of Uchiha Feiyu nor any traces of an explosion in the office.

However, there was nothing good in the Sand Ninja's Secret Scroll; the kind of life-for-life ninjutsu Uchiha Feiyu wanted most had not yet been developed.

It could be seen that Sunagakure was in total chaos at this moment; a large number of Sand Ninja were shouting loudly, killing each other, with Kunai, Shuriken, Wind Release ninjutsu, and Puppet Technique all being desperately directed at their former companions.

Pakura's lips curled into a smile, and just as she was excitedly talking to herself, a sneering voice suddenly reached her ears:

Uchiha Feiyu chuckled and snapped his fingers; Pakura felt a slight shock in her heart, yet she felt the injuries she had originally sustained vanish instantly, as if they had never happened at all.

With a loud boom, the entire Kazekage Office exploded, yet amidst the blaze, Uchiha Feiyu was unhurried, walking over slowly as if the raging fire were nothing at all.

With Uchiha Feiyu's foundation, synthesizing a Bloodline Limit was truly not a difficult matter; what was truly difficult was not knowing the chakra ratio for synthesizing a Bloodline Limit. Now that he had seen the synthesis method for the Scorch Release Bloodline Limit, it actually piqued his interest.

Pakura was slightly dumbfounded; she looked left and right, and suddenly felt a shock in her heart, making a gesture, but she saw no response.

Fortunately, today, she finally saw a piece of good news: the Konoha Ghost and Orochimaru, who had once made all the Sand Ninja tremble with fear, had completely defected from Konoha, and had even caused a huge scene before defecting, causing Konoha to suffer heavy losses, to the point that even the Third Hokage was currently lying in a hospital bed!

It was a pity that Sunagakure was originally the poorest of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, and after experiencing a crushing defeat this time, the entire ninja village exuded an air of desolation, with even the ninja looking dispirited and dejected.

The faint voice sounded in her ears again, causing Pakura's complexion to turn ugly all at once.

The main gate had been blown open by her Scorch Release fireball, the smell of blood was pervasive, several Anbu ninja were lying on the ground covered in blood, and from the village outside came thick black smoke, the sound of weapons clashing, and the screams of ninja.

"Heh, how are you so sure it's the Shadow Guard that fell under a Genjutsu, and not you?"

"Haha, who would have thought Konoha would have such a day; Orochimaru and that Uchiha brat actually defected from Konoha!"

As far as the situation in Sunagakure was concerned, even if the entire village were at its peak, no one could break through Uchiha Feiyu's Five Senses Control, let alone now that the Sand Ninja experts were scattered, and the strongest, Pakura, had only barely stepped into the Shadow-level, making it absolutely impossible to resist Uchiha Feiyu's Genjutsu.

"Finally here, the Land of Wind is truly huge!"

"When the boss's strength declines, the one who should be happy is the second-in-command, not a dead-last loser like you!"

Although he was unaffected by the suffering of the wind and sand, trekking through the desert repeatedly was not a comfortable experience; fortunately, for a ninja of his level, the desert environment was just a bit bitter and posed no danger.

Now that Uchiha Feiyu's bloodline had evolved again and broken through a certain limit, his Genjutsu ability had surged; after all, the two eyes he had awakened were both Genjutsu eyes, and the bonus to his Genjutsu ability could be imagined.

"Konoha Ghost!? How could you appear here?! What about the other Sand Ninja!"

Although she asked, Pakura clearly did not expect Uchiha Feiyu to answer, instead raising her hand directly to throw a massive Scorch Release fireball.

"The Shadow Guard has disappeared... did they fall under a Genjutsu and get taken care of silently?"

"Konoha is always like this; although it produces many geniuses, it ultimately cannot keep them. The White Fang of the Leaf of the past was like this, and the Konoha Ghost and Orochimaru of today are the same..."

Therefore, for a ninja to cultivate a Bloodline Limit on their own without relying on bloodline inheritance, their strength must be at least at the Jonin level; this is not because the Bloodline Limit is powerful, but simply because being able to synthesize a Bloodline Limit requires at least a Jonin's foundation.

As for the current Uchiha Feiyu, even he himself did not know the limit of how many people his Five Senses Control could affect; in any case, by his estimation, it was already approaching triple digits.

Coupled with the fact that two consecutive Kazekage had disappeared inexplicably or been killed by enemies (actually Chiyo) in a very short period of time, it was a huge blow to the cohesion of the entire ninja village.

A ninja rushed in through the shattered gate, blood flowing from their mouth, a blade tip protruding from their chest; as soon as they finished speaking, the person knelt to the ground and lost their breath.

The voice echoing in the Kazekage Office was not loud, but to Pakura's ears, it was deafening; in an instant, Pakura's face changed drastically, and as she turned her head, she happened to see Uchiha Feiyu pushing the door open and entering.

"Lord Kazekage... run!"

Arriving at the gate of Sunagakure, Uchiha Feiyu did not say a word, ignored the ninja guarding the gate, and walked straight in.

Subsequently, through Rasa's memories, Uchiha Feiyu recognized that the gentle woman with sandy-brown hair was Rasa's wife, Karura; the key was that his wife had only given birth to a daughter, Temari, and Gaara had not yet been born!

Now it seemed that because of Rasa's death, Gaara was completely gone; who would the Sand Ninja find to be the jinchuriki in the future?

In the Kazekage Building, the current Fifth Kazekage, Pakura, was looking at the intelligence that had just been sent from Konoha:

Hearing the shouts of these Sand Ninja, how could Pakura not understand that they had all fallen under a Genjutsu? It was just that such a large-scale, high-effect Genjutsu was simply sensational, making Pakura suspect that she herself was within a Genjutsu.

"Why are you so happy? It's true that Konoha has weakened, but you Sand Ninja haven't become any stronger, have you?"

Looking at the looming canyons and oases in the distance, as well as the village that looked earthy yellow, Uchiha Feiyu let out a long sigh.

Moreover, the souls in the Illusion Space could also provide a certain bonus to his Genjutsu ability; so-called souls were themselves pure Yin Release chakra, and the souls of a thousand ninja were enough to double Uchiha Feiyu's Genjutsu ability again.

And the distant village seen by Uchiha Feiyu was naturally Sunagakure, one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, and also a good place chosen by Uchiha Feiyu to occupy the magpie's nest.

Once the suspicion arose, Pakura risked worsening her internal injuries and disrupted her chakra again; a mouthful of blood sprayed out wildly, and she became completely wilted.

"What is going on..."

Sunagakure itself had a thin foundation and weak strength, and its fiscal revenue was the lowest among the Five Great Shinobi Villages, so poor that the Kazekage had to pan for gold.

"Sunagakure has been invaded!!!"

After circling around, Uchiha Feiyu specifically went to look at Rasa's house, only to see a short-haired woman with a melancholy face, holding a baby girl of about one year old in her arms.

Pakura's face was filled with surprise and anger; without a word, she rushed out of the gate, and subsequently, the scene before her made her eyes split with rage.

The Sand Ninja's Secret Scroll naturally had its own seals and passwords, but unfortunately, Uchiha Feiyu had long since obtained the soul of the Fourth Kazekage, so these seals and the like naturally could not deceive him.

Recognizing this point, Pakura felt her heart sink deep down; she slowly turned her head and happened to see Uchiha Feiyu, who was flipping through their Sunagakure Secret Scroll.

War defeat, weak strength, low morale, scattered hearts, lack of funds... one problem after another weighed on Pakura, who herself had little experience, making this female ninja feel like she was on the verge of collapse.

"Wait... have I really broken free from the Genjutsu?"

After stepping into Sunagakure, Uchiha Feiyu did not go directly to the Kazekage Office, but first circled around Sunagakure twice.

Most importantly, the original Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, was the entire village's gold miner; the Gold Dust he panned accounted for about 30% of the entire village's funding, and now that Rasa was finished, the entire village's funding also had a huge gap.

Genjutsu!! Just a moment ago, he was still caught in a Genjutsu!! Even the act of disrupting his own chakra was merely feedback provided by the Genjutsu! He hadn't actually done anything at all!

"How could this be... Is this Genjutsu?! Release!!"

"You bastards from Iwagakure, perish with me!!"

He possessed the Soul of the previous Kazekage, Rasa, and had a thorough understanding of the Barriers and seals throughout Sunagakure; even some of the most confidential areas could not stop his progress at all.

Looking around, the only thing that caught Uchiha Feiyu's eye was, surprisingly, the synthesis method for Pakura's Scorch Release Bloodline Limit.

And the Uchiha Feiyu before her eyes also vanished completely like a puff of blue smoke, yet a burst of laughter came from behind her:

"Since you've calmed down, it seems we can finally have a real talk!"

"Tsk... so obedient already? I actually quite liked that unruly look on your face."

Gritting her teeth lightly, Pakura once again disrupted the chakra within her body, not hesitating to damage her internal organs, and a trace of blood spilled from her mouth; she saw the scene before her flicker, and suddenly the entire Kazekage Office fell into chaos.

Thinking about how Chiyo was already dead and her Soul was in his hands, he estimated that this ninjutsu would never see the day it was developed.

As for the limits of its control, as long as it wasn't at the Mangekyo level of Yin Release, it was basically impossible to break through the Five Senses Manipulation; even if it were a Mangekyo, as long as the possessor didn't have eyes specialized in Genjutsu, they would still be greatly affected.

"How could it be like this... where is the enemy?!"

Come to think of it, although Pakura had become the Kazekage, she wasn't actually living very happily; instead, she felt rather overwhelmed.

The Shadow of a village was the strongest ninja in the entire Ninja Village, yet in less than a year, two of these strongest ninjas had died, transitioning directly from the Third to the Fifth; the Sand Ninja naturally saw the gap between themselves and the Leaf Ninja quite clearly.

"Damn Leaf Ninja, go to hell!"

As for those guards, they were completely under the control of the Five Senses Manipulation and could not see him, this invisible person, at all, allowing him to wander around the entire Sunagakure.

"Tsk... the Fourth Kazekage died a bit too early, even Gaara is gone!"

"However, although I detained Rasa's Soul, it was Orochimaru who severely wounded him back then, and it seems it was Chiyo's poisonous suicide blast that ultimately killed him, so it can't be blamed on me!"

Pakura clenched her fists in anger and wanted to perform a ninjutsu directly, but for some reason, looking at the smile on Uchiha Feiyu's face, she felt a chill in her heart and actually didn't dare to make a move.

"Besides Gaara, I remember Rasa also had a Puppet Master son, called Kankuro or something, who seems to be gone too... Tsk, thinking about it, it's really quite miserable."

Merely by slightly controlling the circulation of chakra within his body, without even any consumption, he could influence the wind and sand in the outside world; this was an ability he possessed only after training his Nature Transformation and Shape Transformation of chakra to an extremely high level.

Muttering to himself, Uchiha Feiyu turned and walked toward the Kazekage Building in the center of Sunagakure.

"You... you... what exactly do you want to do?!!"

Theoretically, elemental Bloodline Limits could also be acquired through training and study; of course, this required training the Nature Transformation and Shape Transformation of chakra to a certain degree, knowing the synthesis ratio of the two types of chakra, and finally adding a bit of luck to succeed in the training.

"You guy! Put down our Sunagakure's Secret Transmission Book!"

Seeing Uchiha Feiyu reading with great interest, Pakura finally couldn't endure it any longer and was about to act immediately, but before she could even stand up, she felt her vision go black, and all five senses vanished.

(End of this chapter)