Illusion

"Hmm? Fengtian's aura has disappeared. It seems we succeeded..."

"I should hurry up and get out of here..."

Shisui, who was engaged in a fierce battle with Granny Chiyo, was already prepared to retreat the moment he sensed the disappearance of Fengtian's aura.

His gaze fell upon Granny Chiyo, whose face was solemn, but he already had a plan in mind.

With a single slash, he repelled several puppets, and then instantly distanced himself from Granny Chiyo.

"Huh? What do you mean? You're not going to fight anymore?"

Grandma Chiyo couldn't help but ask a question upon seeing this.

However, Shisui slowly raised his head, his eyes instantly switching to the [Mangekyou Sharingan]. Though his words were soft, they were filled with a sense of oppression:

"After fighting for so long, you must have guessed my true identity by now..."

"There aren't many people who can possess such incredible speed and the Mangekyou Sharingan at the same time..."

"I guess you must be Konoha's Body Flicker Technique—Uchiha Shisui..."

Granny Chiyo narrowed her eyes slightly. Successfully guessing the other party's identity did not bring her any achievement. On the contrary, the solemn expression on her face became even more intense.

"You guessed correctly, but there's one thing I need to correct..."

As Shisui spoke, his Mangekyou Sharingan spun rapidly, and a powerful surge of chakra gathered in his eyes:

"The reason I'm called 'Blink' isn't because of my speed, but because..."

"The moment the enemy saw me, they were already trapped in an illusion..."

"Please get some rest, Granny Chiyo..."

Before he finished speaking, the space around Shisui seemed to distort, with countless points of light flashing, infinitely narrowing the distance between him and Granny Chiyo, creating an illusion of time and space intertwining.

Granny Chiyo's pupils contracted sharply as she realized she was being dragged into a powerful illusion. However, as one of Sunagakure's top puppeteers, her reaction was extremely quick. She rapidly formed hand seals, attempting to break free from the illusion's hold.

"【Three Treasures Absorb the Collapse】"

As Granny Chiyo murmured, the surrounding air seemed to freeze. Then, the three puppets formed a triangle, with a powerful tornado converging at the very center, attempting to carve out a path to reality in this illusionary world.

However, when these tornadoes came into contact with the edge of the illusion released by Shisui, they seemed to have touched an invisible barrier and dissipated into nothingness.

Shisui's lips curled into a faint smile as his figure appeared and disappeared within the illusion space, each appearance accompanied by a heart-pounding chakra fluctuation.

"Grandma Chiyo, your puppetry is indeed exquisite, but before my [genjutsu], the boundary between all ninjutsu and reality will become blurred."

"Illusion..."

Granny Chiyo repeated those two words in a low voice. It was a unique genjutsu of Uchiha Shisui, and its power was unimaginable even to her.

Just as an unprecedented sense of crisis rose in Granny Chiyo's heart, Shisui's voice rang out again. This time, his voice seemed to penetrate the barrier between illusion and reality, striking directly into the depths of her heart.

"Don't worry, Granny Chiyo, my purpose in coming here is not to take your life. I just need you to rest for a while so that Sunagakure can avoid an unnecessary war."

As Shisui finished speaking, Granny Chiyo felt a warm and gentle power envelop her. It was Shisui's use of genjutsu, combined with a calming chakra technique.

Her body gradually relaxed, her consciousness began to blur, and finally, everything returned to calm, and she fell into a deep sleep.

After confirming that Granny Chiyo was completely trapped in the illusion, Shisui slowly withdrew his Mangekyou Sharingan. The distortion in the surrounding space gradually subsided, and everything returned to normal.

He sighed softly, turned and disappeared, leaving Granny Chiyo lying quietly on the spot, as if she had simply fallen into a deep dream.

"Sleep peacefully. Hopefully, this genjutsu will bring a period of peace to Sunagakure and Konoha..."

Shisui silently prayed, then turned to look behind him, where Sasori was fighting...

At this moment, Sasori was facing almost all the fighting force of the entire Sunagakure village. Even though he had already used the "Hundred Puppet Techniques", he was still somewhat disheveled.

His eyes swept over the scattered, broken puppets on the ground, a solemn expression deep within them.

"Why are these Konoha ninjas so slow? How much longer?"

Scorpion thought to himself with dissatisfaction. As someone who was drawing all the firepower from the front, it was already quite impressive that he could hold out for so long.

Actually, if he wanted to leave, Luo Sha and the others might not be able to capture him, but right now, he can't leave yet. He has to buy enough time for Feng Tian and Zhi Shui.

If we retreat, the operation will completely fail once Rasa and the others realize what's happening!

This frustration of being unable to fight effectively or retreat effectively was one of the main reasons for his dissatisfaction!

"Hmph! Sasori, face reality. You've lost more than half of your puppets, and even the Third Kazekage's puppets can't hold out much longer. Surrender!"

Luo Sha shouted loudly at Scorpion. At this moment, he was standing on the floating gold dust, his palms facing upwards, constantly manipulating the gold dust to wantonly destroy Scorpion's puppet!

"Hmph, Rasa, it seems you've used up quite a bit of your chakra too. Can you still hold on until the end...?"

Scorpion glared at Rasa not far away, his eyes filled with displeasure. After fighting for so long, he knew exactly how much strength Rasa had left.

Upon hearing this, Luo Sha's face showed displeasure, but he quickly composed himself and sneered:

"Scorpion, you seem to have forgotten that this is Sunagakure, my home turf. Even if my chakra is depleted, I can still use the power of this land to bury you here completely."

Upon hearing this, Scorpion's lips curled into a sarcastic smile:

"Relying on external forces? That's not the style of the strong. However, since you're so eager to rely on gold dust, then I'll show you what true art is—the art of manipulation!"

As Scorpion finished speaking, he quickly pulled out a secret scroll from his pocket, flicked his fingers, and countless tiny mechanical insects surged out of the scroll, instantly covering his remaining puppets.

These mechanical insects seemed to possess life, rapidly repairing the damaged puppets and even reassembling some discarded parts into new combat units.

"This is……!"

Upon seeing this, Luo Sha's expression changed slightly. He had never seen such a bizarre and efficient repair technique before, and for a moment he was at a loss.

"This is my latest masterpiece, mechanical regeneration. Each mechanical insect is carefully cultivated by me; they can sense my will and transform waste into combat power."

Scorpion proudly introduced the situation while simultaneously manipulating the repaired puppets and the newly formed mechanical army to launch an even fiercer attack on Rasa.

On the battlefield, gold dust and mechanical puppets intertwined, colliding to create dazzling sparks, and the entire Sand Village seemed to tremble.

Although Scorpion's puppet army was not as numerous as before, with the help of mechanical insects, each puppet became more flexible and powerful, putting unprecedented pressure on Rasa.

"Damn it, this can't go on!"

Luo Sha thought to himself that he could not continue to wear down Scorpion like this and had to find the key to break the deadlock.

"Lord Rasa, there are far too many puppets; we must find a way to deal with this!"

On the other side, Maki, an elite Jonin from Sunagakure known for his composure, also spoke up.

In his opinion, this Sasori, despite his young age, was definitely at the Kage level!

He originally thought that Sasori had assassinated the Third Kazekage through some kind of strange method, but he didn't expect that Sasori really had the legendary strength to destroy a country by himself!

"Everyone, hold on, let me think of something!"

Faced with such a dire situation, Luo Sha could only offer words of comfort to everyone, while his mind raced, trying to find a way to defeat the enemy.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, a glimmer of inspiration flashed through his mind, and he shouted loudly:

"To find the puppeteer's weakness, we must find someone who is familiar with puppets!"

"Where's Granny Chiyo? To deal with a genius puppeteer like Sasori, we absolutely need Granny Chiyo's help!"

Upon hearing this, Maki's expression instantly became very subtle. He turned to look at Rosa and said in a low voice:

"Granny Chiyo and Yashamaru are guarding Gaara. It seems there was a battle taking place over there recently, so Granny Chiyo might not be able to get here for a while..."

Upon hearing this, Luo Sha's face darkened. Helpless, he could only continue to manipulate the sand gold to resist the scorpion's attack.

If it weren't for the large number of civilians in Sunagakure, he wouldn't have used so much chakra to manipulate the gold dust to defend Sunagakure...

For now, the stalemate can only continue...

On the other side, Shisui felt a slight fluctuation in the space around him, and then a figure slowly appeared in front of him.

When Shisui saw who it was, he loosened his grip on the short sword slightly.

The person before me is none other than Fengtian!

"Quick! Zhishui! Let's get out of here!"

Fengtian covered his bleeding eyes with one hand and staggered toward Zhishui.

At this moment, he was no longer as composed as before; he seemed to have fallen into endless darkness.

Seeing this, Zhi Shui quickly stepped forward to help Feng Tian up, and then said with concern:

"What happened? What's going on?"

"Quick! Run! My eyes! My vision is blurring..."

"I can't see clearly anymore..."