"You agree, right?"

Before Ryuzetsu could react, Kiyoshi flickered behind her, his hand gently caressing her waist-length white hair.

This female lead of the movie was quite beautiful.

Heavenly Prison Fire Sword!

Muku naturally couldn't bear to see the person he liked suffer such an insult. He immediately gathered Fire Chakra in his hands, and in an instant, flames extended, resembling a burning longsword of fire.

He swung it fiercely at Kiyoshi.

Bang!

Two longswords of fire illuminated the surroundings in the darkness, emitting scorching heatwaves.

The difference was that Kiyoshi's sword, in addition to Fire Chakra, also had Lightning Chakra attached to it.

Flames and electric arcs intertwined, spreading along the solidified flame longsword in Muku's hand.

Muku's palm went numb, and he felt a piercing pain. There was something wrong with the blade in Kiyoshi's hand.

He quickly retreated a few steps, hastily using the Heavenly Prison Fire Sword to block Kiyoshi.

"Too slow."

As Muku cautiously retreated to a safe place, Kiyoshi's leisurely voice sounded.

It startled him, causing the hairs on his back to stand on end.

Pfft!

Kiyoshi swept out with a whip kick, and Muku's somewhat delicate face instantly caved in. He flew backward, his fate unknown.

After easily dealing with Muku, Kiyoshi looked at Ryuzetsu, who was frozen in place.

For him, this didn't even count as a warm-up.

Muku would only be worth observing if he had opened the "Box of Ultimate Bliss" and undergone ten years of transformation inside to become "Satori."

Now, he was just a fledgling youth.

"Muku!" Ryuzetsu shouted.

She formed hand signs, intending to use a Ninjutsu.

When she reached the last hand sign, she found herself unable to continue the movements of her hands.

"Don't look at the Sharingan. That's common sense, have you forgotten?"

Under the illumination of the flames, the Three-Tomoe Sharingan in Kiyoshi's eyes spun continuously.

Genjutsu was quite handy for bullying weaker opponents. However, it was somewhat useless against niinjas with vast amounts of Chakra.

Unfortunately, neither Muku nor Ryuzetsu were such ninjas.

"What is your objective?"

Kiyoshi sheathed his blade and slowly walked in front of Ryuzetsu, using the scabbard to lift her chin.

"Hmph." Ryuzetsu snorted coldly.

"Quite stubborn." Kiyoshi nodded.

Ryuzetsu was an Anbu from Kusagakure, so having some temper was normal. But having a temper when you had a weakness was foolish.

Splat.

Kiyoshi pierced Muku's arm with the scabbard. His body had no reaction. Only blood seeped out, along with his increasingly weak gasps.

The kick Kiyoshi delivered had likely fractured Muku's skull, causing a severe concussion.

Not directly turning his head into a bloody mess was already a result of Kiyoshi holding back.

"Mu... Muku!"

Ryuzetsu's worried throat could only produce indistinct syllables. Her entire body trembled, as if she was trying desperately to break Kiyoshi's restraint.

Kiyoshi's ocular power confined her, and no matter how much she struggled, she didn't move an inch.

"Now, speak."

Kiyoshi pulled out the scabbard.

"What is your purpose in coming here?" Kiyoshi asked.

He vaguely had an answer in his mind.

This place was close to the border of the Land of Waterfalls.

It was possible that his experimental base had attracted the attention of Kusagakure. It wasn't impossible for it to be discovered, after all, this was Kusagakure's territory.

Ryuzetsu glanced at Muku on the ground, then reluctantly spoke, "The village gave me a mission, ordering me to investigate the anomalies in this area."

Ryuzetsu's explanation matched Kiyoshi's guess.

"I see." Kiyoshi nodded.

Alright, how should he deal with her?

Kiyoshi pondered.

Suddenly, he had a good idea.

The next moment, the Three-Tomoe in his eyes spun rapidly.

"!"

Invisible ocular power flowed into Ryuzetsu's body. Her eyes, which had been filled with anger, instantly became hollow.

Her flowing white hair fluttered in the darkness. Her figure was similar to Anko's, petite and delicate.

Seeing this, Kiyoshi calculated the amount of ocular power being infused, and stopped when he felt it was sufficient.

There was a reason why the Genjutsu of the Uchiha Clan could strike fear into the Ninja World.

After Obito awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan, he began to act on behalf of Madara in the Ninja World.

He used Genjutsu: Sharingan to control the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, who was also the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura.

Kirigakure became even darker than during the time of the Third Mizukage, reaching the extreme of oppression.

This later aroused the suspicion of Mei, Zabuza, and others, who then used the Byakugan stolen by Ao to see through Yagura's Genjutsu.

In other words, no one had discovered this years long behind-the-scenes control.

Kusagakure didn't have the Byakugan to check if Ryuzetsu was under Genjutsu, and Kiyoshi didn't believe they had other means to break the Genjutsu.

From the moment Kiyoshi used his Genjutsu, the poor Anbu of a small country, Ryuzetsu, became his hypnotized... slave.

Of course, that statement was too exaggerated.

Genjutsu: Sharingan had flaws. The target couldn't change too much, or it would arouse suspicion.

And it needed to be replenished with ocular power periodically. Once the ocular power is depleted, the target will revert to normal.

"After you return, say that everything here is normal, and afterwards, come to this place."

Kiyoshi took out a map and circled the location of the experimental base.

"Yes…"

Ryuzetsu's tone was flat, devoid of emotion, like a cold machine.

After Ryuzetsu took the map, Kiyoshi put his blade back into the sealing scroll.

Using Genjutsu: Sharingan to control Ryuzetsu to return and relay false information would make the experimental base even more hidden.

Ryuzetsu was an Anbu of Kusagakure, so her words carried weight. With her providing cover, it would be twice as effective.

And having Ryuzetsu go to the experimental base later was naturally part of his plan.

The Kekkei genkai material of her clan, hadn't it just come into his hands so readily?

Originally, Kiyoshi thought he would have to go to Hozuki Castle to find Ryuzetsu, but this was an unexpected bonus.

"Where is Mui?" Kiyoshi asked.

Mui, as the master of Hōzuki Castle, was among the strongest Ninja in Kusagakure.

His Fire Release: Great Fire Heavenly Prison, released while on the verge of death, could even restrain Satori's Chakra. Such a technique, applied to a Tailed Beast, could significantly affect the Tailed Beast's Chakra.

"At… Hozuki Castle."

Ryuzetsu parted her bright red lips. The lines on her lips were clearly visible to Kiyoshi.

"I need to go back quickly."

Kiyoshi's Sharingan pointed in the direction of Orochimaru and Anko.

Now was not a good time. But taking some interest, to increase his ocular power, was possible.

"Kneel." Kiyoshi said indifferently.