The country of ghosts.

Deep in the mountains leading to unknown places, the water forming a waterfall flows down from the upper reaches, forming a huge pool below.

In the center of the pool, there is a stone protruding out of the water. A woman in a black ninja uniform sits there with her hands clasped together, carefully harmonizing herself with the breath of nature, and falling into a peaceful state of mind.

To put it bluntly, it is a state of mind equivalent to 'death'.

Empty everything in your body and mind.

The chakra and natural energy in the body are harmonized very smoothly, without any obstruction.

Soon her closed eyes opened, each eye turned red, and a magatama emerged in it.

Through the reflection in the water, Liuli intuitively saw the current situation of her eyes and began a new round of evolution.

Of course, it can also be said that the original Sharingan is being restored.

And this kind of recovery is based on the powerful pupil power of the three-magatama state, and the pupil power has been obtained even more powerful than before.

"It's so difficult to just restore one magatama. At this rate, it will take at least three years to restore to three magatama forms..."

Liuli could feel that she was stronger now than when she fought Madara a few months ago.

But recalling the moment of power that Madara once showed, there is still a daunting gap between himself and Madara.

Although I can be calm while practicing, I will occasionally feel a little irritable whenever I recall my ruthless defeat.

Liuli stood up from the stone, and in the next moment she went to the shore of the pool, patting the wrinkles on her clothes.

"Oh, it's amazing to practice in a place where water splashes everywhere, but not a drop of water touches your clothes or body."

Ayane walked from the forest ahead and showed a smile that made Liuli very disgusted.

"You'd better change your tone when you talk to me."

"Don't say that, I'm just curious about your current Sharingan."

Ayane stared at Ruri's one-magatama Sharingan with interest. Although it was in the form of one magatama, the pressure it brought to her was stronger than the three-magatama Sharingan it once had.

"Fuss."

"It should be said that this type of Sharingan has never been seen before. However, can my Byakugan also produce any remarkable changes?"

Ayane started to think.

Her Byakugan power is indeed powerful, but it cannot have a clear layered evolutionary path like the Sharingan.

One magatama, two magatama, three magatama, then the forbidden kaleidoscope power, and finally the reincarnation eye.

In contrast, the evolution of Byakugan looks a lot shabby, and can be described as simple.

"Don't be a coward. Sharingan and Byakugan have different functions. There can be no perfect power in this world."

The Sharingan is more offensive in power, while the Byakugan is more comprehensive in functionality, both of which can exert their unique charm in their respective fields.

Just like the ninja team, medical ninjas should be equipped to reduce the casualty rate.

It is precisely because of the shortcomings of a single person that there is teamwork to make up for each other's shortcomings and make the strength closer to perfection.

As a former member of White Fang's team, Liuli knew this very well.

If she is a sharp blade that can pierce the enemy's heart, then Ayane is the eye that can see through thousands of enemy tactics and the strongest shield in the team.

Although I hate Ayane's personality, among the ninjas with Byakugan, this woman is the only one who can form a tacit understanding of cooperation with me, and has enough ability to keep up with her fighting rhythm.

There is no better 'eye' than hers.

"Having said that, I still feel a bit unwilling. I'd better find a chance to have Shiraishi-kun check me out. Check every part of my body carefully..."

boom!

There was a huge vibration in the air.

Powerful chakra erupted from Liuli's shoulder, and turned into a blood-red physical chakra arm, punching Ayane's body hard.

"It has become stronger again, and it is more powerful than before. The bones in my arms are a little sore..."

Ayane caught the attack falling from above with her bare hands. Although she successfully put it down, the pain in her arm was no joke.

and--

"You should improve your tactile illusion. If you encounter someone like me, tactile illusion will not be successful and it will only waste chakra."

Ayane smiled slightly and said this advice to Liuli.

Liuli's tactile illusion can be performed through instruments, physical chakra, or even physical contact.

When ordinary people fight against Liuli, unless they avoid the above three types of attacks, they will soon be knocked down by Liuli's tactile illusion.

Of course, for a ninja like Ayane who can clearly see the chakra flow of the enemy and can repel a huge powerful chakra impact from every part of the body at any time, the chakra used by the tactile illusion will be directly knocked back from the original path.

, or even disperse, causing the illusion to be ineffective.

"I don't know who was knocked down by my genjutsu before. Genjutsu is just a little trick, and I won't waste my precious time on such things. Besides, don't forget, my surname is Uchiha."

After Liuli said this, Ayane's eyes suddenly widened.

Liuli's body twisted on the spot, and then her body turned into black smoke, melting and disappearing in the air silently.

Ayane turned around and saw Liuli's figure appearing at the exit to the forest outside, staring at her with a mocking smile.

"My illusion attacks touch and vision at the same time. It's completely useless just to prevent touch. It's best to remember this. It seems that your Byakugan still needs more practice."

"Well……"

Ayane puffed up her cheeks and glared at Liuli with an unhappy expression.

He obviously wanted to come over and show off his recent practice achievements, but he was still confused by the mere Sharingan illusion.

To be precise, her Byakugan power was suppressed by Ruri's Sharingan power.

If her pupil power was not surpassed, she would have no problem looking at the ordinary Sharingan, even the three-magatama Sharingan.

Because the ordinary Sharingan will be crushed by the power of her Byakugan, and even the failure of the genjutsu will backfire on itself.

"So you two are here."

In the depressing atmosphere, Shiraishi found this quiet training area along the path.

It was quite surprising to see Liuli and Ayane both here.

Are these two people practicing together today?

"That's just right. It saves me having to look for them one by one. I have something to tell you."

"What's up?"

Liuli crossed her arms on her chest and turned to Shiraishi and asked.

"Our position is exposed."

Shiraishi's words were astonishing.

Liuli and Ayane's expressions froze.

"What's going on? Why was it exposed?"

"I don't know for sure. Although there are a few guesses...but this incident still makes me a bit unexpected."

Shiraishi scratched his head and smiled helplessly.

With that said, he opened the scroll he brought and showed the contents to the two girls.

The thunderous name of the Kirigakure ninja naturally fell into their eyes.

"Looking for cooperation?"

Although it is a bit tricky to reveal the position, no matter it is Ruri, Ayane, or Shiraishi, they all know that this is just a test by the other party.

That is the so-called speculation, and there is no absolute evidence to prove that the three of them are lurking in the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Moreover, there is also a potential intention to request cooperation.

Because all three of them knew that Kirigakure was currently in internal decay and predicament.

The other party does not have enough confidence to turn the tide. Cooperating with the notorious traitorous ninja will certainly cause Kirigakure's face to be damaged...but once Kirigakure's internal reform fails, the situation will be more terrifying than the loss of face.

Of course, all this is based on the other party's belief that the three of them are dormant in the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Now it seems that this may be a temptation, but directly marking your name at the end of the scroll... Confident? Or stupid?

Because Shiraishi and the others are not sure whether the person who sent the scroll here is the Kirigakure ninja himself, or there may be someone else who is pretending to be a ghost. This option cannot be directly ruled out.

"That seems to be the case at the moment. However, in addition to seeking cooperation, there may also be someone under the guise of asking us to jump out on our own..."

Shiraishi nodded.

"If it were someone else... Uchiha Madara?"

Liuli pondered.

"No. If it is Uchiha Madara, there is no need to do this. Because once we are exposed, the things about his life will also be exposed. Compared with Madara, we have an advantage. He cannot be that kind of person.

Someone who makes boring temptations.”
To be continued...