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"Kenshi has released his shadow clones."
One hundred kilometers away, Katō Dan, Biwako, and Akamaru were following Kenshi. When Katō Dan sensed Kenshi's soul aura disappear, leaving only one, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"It seems he's dispelled his suspicions." Akamaru said with a smile.
"Kenshi really has a terrifying genjutsu that can instantly render a jōnin unable to resist." Biwako's expression was grave. She wasn't concerned about whether Kenshi had noticed anything. Instead, she was very concerned about the terrifying genjutsu that Katō Dan had mentioned.
"His genjutsu is indeed terrifying."
Katō Dan nodded and continued, "I think we need at least three teams from three different directions to surround Kenshi. If he tries to escape, we won't be able to catch him."
This was the terrifying aspect of having a powerful genjutsu.
If he didn't have a powerful genjutsu, Katō Dan and the others could surround Kenshi themselves. With their strength, even if they weren't Kenshi's opponents, they could at least hold him off for a while until the Hokage arrived.
But now, facing Kenshi, who possessed a powerful genjutsu.
He was fine. The Spiritualization Technique gave him a strong resistance to genjutsu. Genjutsu Chakra couldn't invade his Chakra. Genjutsu had no effect on him.
But the others weren't so lucky. Except for the Hokage, everyone else would struggle against Kenshi's powerful genjutsu, especially if he had a genjutsu that could control multiple people at the same time.
They needed multiple teams, and they had to be ninja teams with at least elite jōnin level strength.
"This is troublesome." Biwako sighed heavily, then a thought crossed her mind.
Could they really kill Kenshi?
Biwako unconsciously began to doubt herself.
With Kenshi's current strength, even if her husband made a personal move, it would be difficult to kill him, unless he used the Death Reaper Seal to seal him and die together.
But this was clearly not what Biwako wanted.
And they might not have a chance to use the Death Reaper Seal.
"Sigh! Let's report the situation about Kenshi first."
Biwako sighed and summoned a small monkey using the Summoning Technique. After quickly writing a letter, she handed it to the monkey.
After releasing the Summoning Technique, the small monkey appeared directly in the backyard of the Third Hokage's house. It had been stationed here to relay intelligence from Biwako.
Soon, an ANBU member took the letter from the monkey and brought it to the Hokage's office.
The Third Hokage finished reading his wife's letter and his brows remained furrowed.
"Kenshi... who exactly is this guy?"
The Third Hokage muttered softly, his wise eyes filled with confusion.
First, it was Black Lightning, and now it was Super Beast Imitation Painting. How did Kenshi learn these jutsu?
Could it be, as his wife guessed, that Kenshi had a secret technique similar to Spiritualization and Soul Possession, and he had already reincarnated in Konoha and Kumogakure?
"No matter who Kenshi is, he's growing too fast. We must kill him as soon as possible."
"But..."
Thinking of the changes in Kenshi's strength mentioned in the letter, the Third Hokage hesitated. Could he still kill Kenshi?
He might have been able to before.
Now... after his battle with the Third Raikage, Kenshi's strength had grown even more. He had a terrifying defense that could withstand such a powerful explosion, plus the Adamantine Binding Chains and Wood Release.
He... might not be able to defeat him.
In the end, the Third Hokage reached a conclusion that made him a little disheartened.
He realized that except for using the Death Reaper Seal and dying together, he had no way to defeat Kenshi.
He might not even be able to withstand Kenshi's genjutsu.
Thinking about this, the Third Hokage became even more anxious.
"No, I must kill Kenshi."
The Third Hokage put away the letter and lay in the Hokage secretary, Chiyoda Emi's, great bosom, closing his eyes and thinking about how to kill Kenshi.
First, to counter Kenshi's perception ability and his ability to escape in the air, he could get support from Uzumaki Mito's Four Red Yang Formation barrier jutsu to firmly bind Kenshi, preventing him from escaping.
This, combined with Katō Dan's soul perception ability, would prevent Kenshi from escaping beforehand. He would definitely be bound by the Four Red Yang Formation barrier jutsu.
So... the remaining question was how to kill Kenshi.
He couldn't kill Kenshi alone.
He needed multiple Kage-level strong ninjas to make a move.
But there was one problem.
How could they withstand Kenshi's genjutsu?
If they couldn't withstand Kenshi's genjutsu, no matter how many people there were, it wouldn't work.
"Could Katō Dan use the Spiritualization Technique to possess himself?"
The Third Hokage suddenly thought of this method. The Spiritualization Technique had a strong resistance to genjutsu. If Katō Dan used the Spiritualization Technique to transform into a spirit and possess him, then he should be able to help him block Kenshi's genjutsu.
"Let's ask."
The Third Hokage immediately sat up straight and quickly sent a reply to his wife, asking her to ask Katō Dan if his spirit could block Kenshi's genjutsu.
Ten minutes later, Biwako summoned the small monkey again using the Summoning Technique.
After reading her husband's reply, Biwako immediately asked Katō Dan beside her, "Can your spirit state block Kenshi's genjutsu?"
"Yes."
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Katō Dan nodded confidently.
Although he hadn't actually resisted Kenshi's genjutsu, as long as his spirit could directly perceive and see the genjutsu Chakra, he would naturally be able to block the genjutsu Chakra from invading.
"That's good."
Biwako smiled and immediately sent a reply to her husband.
"Very good." Receiving his wife's reply, the Third Hokage also smiled.
Now, he didn't have to worry about Kenshi's genjutsu.
Without the trouble of genjutsu, even if he couldn't defeat Kenshi, he could still protect himself. If it really came down to life or death, he wouldn't hesitate. He would use the Death Reaper Seal to drag Kenshi down with him, even dying together.
But... he didn't want to die yet.
"I need at least three Kage-level strong ninjas to make a move with me to ensure that we can kill Kenshi."
Without using the Death Reaper Seal, the Third Hokage estimated that he would still need three Kage-level ninjas to make a move.
And at least one of them had to have the ability to break through Kenshi's defense and kill him, and they also had to be able to resist Kenshi's genjutsu.
Ninjas who met both conditions... Konoha had them, and they were from his Sarutobi clan.
"It seems I can only rely on Tsukishi." The Third Hokage sighed inwardly.
Sarutobi Tsukishi, a jōnin secretly trained by the Sarutobi clan, specialized in taijutsu. He learned the Eight Inner Gates. Once he activated the Eight Inner Gates, he would gain terrifying strength dozens of times stronger than the Hokage.
At the same time, after activating the Eight Inner Gates, the raging Chakra would prevent genjutsu Chakra from invading, even genjutsu from the Sharingan.
During the Warring States Period, someone had used the Eight Inner Gates to directly kill a strong member of the Uchiha clan who possessed the Sharingan and was skilled in genjutsu.
The Sarutobi clan secretly trained taijutsu ninjas who specialized in the Eight Inner Gates to deal with the Uchiha clan's Sharingan.
Unfortunately, the Eight Inner Gates were easy to learn. As long as you persisted in training your body, you could learn them over time.
But it was very difficult to activate the final Eight Inner Gates.
It required a peak-trained body and an extremely tenacious spirit to activate this ultimate power.
The entire Sarutobi clan had been secretly training for many years, and only one Sarutobi Tsukishi had emerged, able to activate the Eight Inner Gates and gain terrifying strength dozens of times stronger than the Hokage.
Sarutobi Tsukishi's original task was to kill the Uchiha clan members with the Sharingan. Now, he had to be used against Kenshi. The Third Hokage felt uncomfortable no matter how he thought about it.
But there was no other way. The only ninja in Konoha who could absolutely break through Kenshi's defense and kill him, and who could also absolutely resist Kenshi's genjutsu.
It was only Sarutobi Tsukishi.
So, despite his reluctance, the Third Hokage could only bring Sarutobi Tsukishi along.
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