N-A-A Chapter 62 Countering Illusions
Chapter 62 Countering Illusions
Looking at Mavis, who had regained her freedom in front of the shelf, Itachi Uchiha's pupils trembled continuously.
Illusion Counter!
He was actually countered by Mavis's illusion in his own Tsukuyomi space!
"How is this possible!" Itachi Uchiha thought in disbelief.
This is no ordinary illusion that Mavis easily broke free from before; it is Tsukuyomi cast by the Mangekyou Sharingan!
Having been acutely aware of the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan, and having always been invincible in battle thanks to Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu, Itachi Uchiha felt that his understanding was about to be overturned.
Could it be that... the Tsukuyomi genjutsu wasn't actually as powerful as he thought? Uchiha Itachi fell into deep self-doubt.
Looking at Itachi, who was tied to the rack, his eyes wide with surprise and his expression somewhat dazed, Mavis thought for a moment and picked up the long sword that had fallen to the ground.
Mavis awkwardly swung the long sword that Itachi had been holding a moment ago, then tried it out before holding it with both hands.
With a raised hand, Mavis placed the long sword against Itachi's neck, deliberately making a fierce expression that Itachi saw as somewhat incongruous and clumsy, and threatened, "Now it's your turn to give me information, Itachi Uchiha!"
Even with a knife held to his neck, Itachi Uchiha showed no fear or emotion on his face.
He finally snapped out of his shock at being countered by Mavis's illusion.
Seeing Mavis's feigned fierce expression, Itachi Uchiha's eyes flickered, and a very obvious look of confusion and defeat appeared on his face, as if he had been deeply shocked.
"How did you do that? No one is better at genjutsu than the Uchiha clan with Sharingan, let alone Tsukuyomi cast with the Mangekyou Sharingan," Itachi Uchiha asked in bewilderment.
Mavis wasn't too surprised to see that Itachi only looked confused and not afraid.
She threw the long sword, which felt awkward to hold, to the ground and said helplessly, "I didn't scare you at all, Sasuke's brother. I really don't have much experience with threatening people."
Seeing Mavis's relieved expression after throwing down her sword, Itachi Uchiha's eyes flickered.
He said calmly, "You're not like a ninja at all. You're too weak. This weakness towards the enemy will get you killed sooner or later."
Mavis's expression remained unmoved by Itachi's words. She put one hand on her hip, shook her head, and retorted, "First of all, I don't think this is a sign of weakness."
Then Mavis looked directly into Itachi Uchiha's eyes and asked, "What is weakness? What is strength? If the belief that one does not take pleasure in tormenting others is weakness, and the ruthlessness of treating other people's lives as worthless is strength, then I am willing to accept this weakness."
Uchiha Itachi remained noncommittal about Mavis's statement, and calmly said, "You are too naive. Where on earth does someone like you come from?"
Mavis didn't answer; she just stared at Itachi Uchiha, who was strapped to the frame, and suddenly smiled.
With her hands behind her back, Mavis tilted her head and said, "This Tsukuyomi space was created by you. Even if I can counter it to some extent, you shouldn't be in this helpless situation."
Itachi Uchiha's expression became even more puzzled, as if he didn't understand what Mavis was saying.
Looking at Itachi Uchiha's performance, Mavis's tone remained unchanged: "Moreover, even if you can't regain control of this Tsukuyomi space, there's at least one thing you can still do."
“That is—to forcibly remove you and me from the Tsukuyomi space!” Mavis’s tone was extremely firm.
At this moment, the mask of confusion on Itachi Uchiha's face finally shattered.
As Itachi Uchiha's previously resigned expression gradually faded, leaving him staring at her with a dark look in his eyes, Mavis said with certainty, "You did it on purpose! You chose not to resist, even at the risk of being tortured by me."
Mavis tilted her head, a thoughtful look in her eyes, and continued to speculate: "That proves that you have information that you would rather be tortured or seriously injured than give up and get from me!"
The last trace of emotion on Itachi Uchiha's face vanished completely. With a slight twitch of his fingertips, the chains that tightly bound him disappeared instantly.
Uchiha Itachi landed lightly from the shelf, his large Akatsuki robe fluttering gently.
He looked at Mavis quietly and sighed once more, "It seems you possess wisdom and composure beyond your years. However, it's true that you're not good at close combat."
As he spoke, a kunai instantly slid out from Itachi's sleeve, and in the blink of an eye, he gripped the kunai and attacked Mavis.
Since Mavis has seen through our attempt to gain information by feigning weakness, we can only proceed with the original plan: subdue Mavis and interrogate him!
Just as the sharp kunai was about to pierce Mavis's throat, Mavis in front of Itachi suddenly transformed into another person.
Someone Itachi Uchiha knew very well—his younger brother, Sasuke Uchiha!
Just as the kunai was about to pierce Sasuke's throat, a look of horror and fear appeared in Itachi's eyes.
Sasuke's appearance was so sudden that Itachi Uchiha didn't have any time to think about it.
His hand trembled uncontrollably, and he instinctively obeyed the hand being held, forcibly turning it away.
But the next second, Itachi Uchiha's strong rationality brought him back to his senses: Sasuke could not possibly be here; this was Mavis's genjutsu!
Although the kunai deviated from its direction, it still pierced the skin on Sasuke's neck.
When Itachi slashed Sasuke, what he felt was not the sensation of tearing real flesh that the Tsukuyomi space should perfectly simulate.
Itachi felt as if he was passing through air, not a human body.
Sure enough, Sasuke's figure gradually became transparent and finally disappeared completely, revealing Mavis behind him.
"To be able to create such a flawless illusion within my Tsukuyomi space, one that I can't even distinguish, is truly remarkable genjutsu," Itachi praised.
To be praised by Itachi, a Sharingan master of genjutsu, is an extremely high compliment for any genjutsu-type ninja.
Mavis did not respond to Itachi's words. She simply looked him up and down with extreme seriousness and scrutiny. This man, who was said to have cruelly murdered his parents and clansmen and was infamous, was a figure of immense renown.
At this moment, Sasuke's expression, filled with hatred and pain, reappeared before Mavis's eyes.
She asked, somewhat bewildered, "When Sasuke appeared just now, your hands were trembling, and the emotion in your eyes—that emotion was fear. I couldn't be mistaken!"
At this point, Mavis's expression became even more confused: "Why are you afraid? What are you afraid of? Could it be... that you're afraid you'll kill Sasuke?"
"But why? Didn't you do such cruel and terrible things to Sasuke? Do you still have brotherly feelings for Sasuke?"