Naruto: Dual-Pupil Uchiha

"Genjutsu...?"

Hayashi stared at the vines wrapped around his body, some of them piercing into his flesh, trapping him and preventing him from moving.

Huh?

Hayashi thought to himself, Something's wrong... When did this happen?

When did I fall under a genjutsu?

He couldn't even figure out when the genjutsu had taken effect. It was so silent, he hadn't noticed a thing.

Now that he realized it was a genjutsu, he tried to pull the vines off his body, but they seemed uncontrollable, refusing to loosen.

So this is the power of genjutsu?

Hayashi immediately felt the terrifying nature of genjutsu. Now trapped by it, he couldn't break free, feeling like a lamb to the slaughter.

At any moment, he could be killed.

But how did Genya manage to win against this monstrous opponent? He even forced Uchiha Itachi to retreat.

Hayashi's thoughts were a mess as his mind raced. No wonder Genya said that his strength still wasn't up to par with the Kage-level ninjas.

To reach the peak, there must be no flaws.

Being caught by genjutsu so quickly showed that he wasn't yet on the level of a Kage-level ninja.

"Since you're here, you might as well stay," Uchiha Itachi said coldly. Hayashi, despite his great strength, was still far from the required mental fortitude to resist genjutsu.

Once the genjutsu took hold, the battle was already over.

"Heh... Let me see what's under that mask. You've pushed me this far!" Kisame, though equally shocked by Itachi's strength, was now more curious about the appearance of the Wood Style ninja under the mask.

He had already used most of his techniques, but was constantly suppressed. His chakra was running low, and if Itachi hadn't stepped in, he might have already been defeated by Hayashi.

As they were joking, Kisame had already walked up to the restrained figure and slowly raised his hand, preparing to remove the mask.

Hayashi simply stared at Kisame, its mental energy continuously struggling, trying to break free from the illusion that held it captive.

But Uchiha Itachi's Genjutsu, Tsukuyomi, was too powerful. No matter how much it struggled, it seemed impossible to break free.

"Isn't it a bit excessive for you all to gang up on someone I care about?" At that moment, a bright and clear voice rang out in the silent space.

The voice wasn't loud, but everyone present heard it clearly.

Uchiha Itachi and Orochimaru instantly locked onto the direction of the voice, frowning as they looked in that direction. Even Kisame, who was about to remove the mask, paused and turned to look.

What met their eyes were two figures in cloaks with masks walking toward them—one tall and one short—moving slowly, one step at a time, calmly and composed.

They were both wearing black cloaks, but their masks were different: one had a monkey mask, the other a tiger mask!

"Genya..." Itachi immediately recognized the person. As soon as he realized who it was, his eyebrows shot up. He hadn't expected Genya to appear here.

It seemed like their plan was going to fail.

As he quietly formulated a new plan in his mind, he looked again at the person beside Genya, the one wearing the tiger mask. His body froze.

The figure wearing the tiger mask seemed strangely familiar to him, like an old acquaintance... Shisui. 

But that thought only flashed through his mind for a moment before he shook his head, dismissing it.

Shisui had jumped off a cliff and died in front of him. Moreover, Shisui's eyes were gone—one of them was even in his own hands.

"Who are you?" Kisame also stared at the two with masks, his eyes filled with shock.

"Leader."

Compared to Kisame's shock, the figure of Genya suddenly appearing before him made Hayashi excitedly shout out.

His voice was filled with excitement, and a bit of happiness from finally seeing a family member, making his tone sound a little raw.

Tears streamed from beneath his mask, filled with emotion and longing. Genya hadn't forgotten him. He immediately rushed over when he knew he was in danger. 

On top of that, after being apart for so long, all the longing he had built up came rushing out when he saw Genya again, making it impossible for him to stop his tears.

Leader?

Orochimaru looked at the two figures who suddenly appeared, his expression growing serious.

As expected, these two were also members of Atsukara, and their status seemed to be even higher than Wood Ox's. He even addressed him as "Leader"?

This only made him more curious about who this person could be, someone who could make such a talented Wood Release ninja willingly serve as a subordinate.

Thinking this, he glanced again at the leader wearing the monkey mask.

And this Atsukara... There hadn't been any news of them before, and it seemed they only appeared in recent years. However, their foundation and strength didn't seem weak at all.

"Wood Ox, you're already a member of Atsukara. Why are you crying in front of outsiders? Swallow your tears!" Genya scolded as he looked at the tearful Hayashi, then turned his attention to the side: "Phantom Tiger, release Hayashi from the genjutsu!"

"Yes!" Shisui nodded, instantly vanishing!

He appeared right in front of Hayashi, placing his hand on his shoulder, his spiritual energy entering Hayashi's mind!

Buzz~~

In an instant, Hayashi's eyes cleared, and the vines around him started to fade away.

The genjutsu was broken.

Then, with another instantaneous movement, Shisui appeared right behind Genya.

This all happened in just a few breaths.

Orochimaru's eyes widened even more as he watched everything unfold. 

Just a moment ago, Phantom Tiger had been 25 meters away from Wood Ox, yet in the blink of an eye, he appeared right in front of him, quickly broke Itachi's genjutsu, and moved Wood Ox out of danger!

This is no longer something that can be done with a Body Flicker technique. This is a space-time jump.

Wasn't it only the Fourth Hokage's Flying Thunder God technique that could do this? But the person in front of him has done it too?

Special!

So special, and he didn't see any Flying Thunder God seals.

Could it be that someone has developed a new space-time ninjutsu?

What Orochimaru didn't know was that this was actually an evolution of the Flying Thunder God technique. 

Shisui, by combining his Body Flicker technique with Flying Thunder God, could now jump up to twenty meters without needing a seal. 

In fact, when he appeared in front of Hayashi, he had already jumped twice using his space-time ninjutsu, but they hadn't noticed.

Shocked, Orochimaru looked at the three people not far ahead. Atsukara had given him too many shocks. First, the long-lost Wood Release ninja, then a space-time jumper?

And what about the young man wearing a monkey mask?

"Did he break the genjutsu directly?" Kisame was shocked by how easily Shisui had broken Itachi's genjutsu.

He knew how strong Itachi's genjutsu was. Once caught in it, the person was nearly on the verge of death. If Itachi didn't release it, the person would remain trapped in the genjutsu forever.

"Are you also from the Uchiha clan?" Itachi looked at Shisui, seemingly trying to see through the person beneath the mask.

This person felt more and more familiar, and Itachi noticed his genjutsu was powerful. He could now confirm that the person behind the tiger mask was also from the Uchiha clan, and his genjutsu was at least on par with his own.

Could it be that he also awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan?

Genya, sensing everyone's gazes, slowly spoke: "Wood Ox is tired. If you still wish to fight, we are always ready."

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