Chapter 75: You Want Power, Then I Will Give You Power
Faced with Kurama Murakumo's overconfident attack, Menma initially intended to crush him directly.
But, unsure what thought struck him, he suddenly paused.
Then his hands formed the 'Ram' seal.
"Since it's a genjutsu family, I'll test the genjutsu I just thought of on you."
After forming the seal, the non-elemental chakra in his body converted to water nature, simultaneously imbuing it with a small amount of Yin Release power...
Kurama Murakumo, rushing towards Menma, saw him begin to form hand seals and a sense of alertness instantly rose.
However, he only vaguely felt the surrounding air become slightly more humid; otherwise, there was nothing unusual.
Splurt!
"This..."
Looking at the scarlet blood on his hand, feeling the sensation of his kunai piercing flesh,
Kurama Murakumo froze on the spot, stunned.
"I... I actually killed this guy?"
Just... just with a frontal attack?
"Hahaha!! You bastard, so this is all you amount to!!"
Only when he smelled the strong, distinct scent of blood did Kurama Murakumo snap back, his mouth splitting into a wide laugh.
"What masked man! So weak! I was almost bluffed by him!"
However...
Why isn't this guy saying anything?
Just as he wondered, his skin suddenly felt unusually moist.
A barely audible, familiar voice seemed to echo in his ears.
Murakumo...
Murakumo!
The scene before Kurama Murakumo's eyes inexplicably blurred, and the voices in his ears gradually changed.
Only the feeling of his hand soaked in blood remained unchanged.
"Murakumo! What are you doing! Let go quickly!"
The masked man before Kurama Murakumo suddenly vanished, replaced by his wife appearing beside him.
She was desperately holding down his hands.
And his own hand...
"Ah!!"
Kurama Murakumo only felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, couldn't help but cry out miserably, and fell directly to the ground.
"Wh-what's going on?"
Kurama Yakumo's sky-blue eyes stared at Menma in disbelief.
Father, one of the clan's few Jōnin, actually fell so inexplicably?
And he even suddenly stabbed a shuriken (likely kunai, as used before) into his own abdomen.
Then, while vomiting blood, he laughed wildly like a madman.
"Is this genjutsu? But someone under genjutsu wouldn't harm themselves, and they would break free from the genjutsu upon being injured."
Kurama Murakumo was utterly perplexed, yet felt an inexplicable sense of déjà vu.
This genjutsu effect... why does it feel somewhat similar to her Kekkei Genkai?
Could it be... this masked man is actually an ancestor of the Kurama clan?
"Don't think too much. I have no relation to your Kurama clan."
Menma, as if knowing Yakumo's thoughts, directly shattered her fantasy: "This is a genjutsu I created by simply simulating your Kekkei Genkai."
Simulating... a Kekkei Genkai?
"Employing Yin Release power to enhance genjutsu, while simultaneously using natural elements like water, mist, and wind to cause sensory deviations in the target."
As Menma's voice fell, he threw a light punch towards Yakumo.
Feeling a gust of wind from the fist, Yakumo instinctively dodged to the right.
Dodged it!
Just as she thought she had evaded the punch,
"Ah!"
Yakumo suddenly felt a pain in her right shoulder, crying out involuntarily.
However, Menma's strength wasn't actually great; she cried out more from being completely caught off guard.
"Impossible!"
Yakumo said, somewhat confused: "Even if it can slightly interfere with the five senses, genjutsu can't possibly make someone attack themselves!"
"Genjutsu is merely a crude application of Yin Release power. The Power of Yin Release is not as simple as you think."
Menma smiled, and Yakumo abruptly found the distance between them had strangely increased.
"This is just a crude ability simulation I conducted based on your powers."
Looking at the stunned Yakumo, Menma spoke again: "You can achieve more. I can also teach you to achieve more. But you must become my weapon."
Hearing this, Kurama Yakumo's mind was instantly filled with endless conflict.
This masked man's genjutsu skill is too strong.
If I also possessed such power, then I could definitely become a ninja, could revitalize the clan.
But...
Menma's words were full of temptation: "Are you willing to let your talent end here? Willing to see your clan decline and perish like this?"
"To live an obscure life?"
"Or follow me, as the future of the clan, as the hope of the clan?"
The future and hope of the clan...
Just as Kurama Yakumo's face showed struggle,
"Yakumo!"
Kurama Murakumo in the distance pushed his wife away, speaking with difficulty: "Don't be fooled by him! He clearly has ulterior motives! He wants to use you! You..."
Kurama Murakumo wanted to say more, but before he could finish,
"That's right!"
Menma interrupted directly, then said matter-of-factly: "Didn't I already say? As long as Yakumo follows me, I will bestow power upon Yakumo."
For a moment, everyone present was stunned.
Menma shrugged, looking at Yakumo with slightly amused eyes: "Equivalent exchange. Very fair, isn't it?"
And just then.
"Your Excellency, do you truly have the ability to make Yakumo master her own powers?"
A voice suddenly came from outside. A man with a serious face walked into the courtyard, followed by three Kurama clansmen.
The newcomer was precisely Kurama Murakumo's younger brother, Kurama Yakumo's uncle, Kurama Unkai.
Menma was not at all surprised by his appearance.
Kurama Unkai and the other two had been eavesdropping outside for a long time; all of it was within the detection range of his Kagura Shingan.
After entering the residence, Kurama Unkai looked at Menma and asked respectfully: "Sir, if you have the ability to make Yakumo master her bloodline ability, I am willing to lead the Kurama clan in pledging loyalty to you."
Hearing his younger brother Unkai's words, Kurama Murakumo's face changed drastically. He roared angrily: "Unkai, this guy is an enemy of Konoha! This is betraying the village! You're leading the entire clan into a desperate situation!"
"Enough!!"
Hearing his older brother's words, Kurama Unkai's face showed even greater anger: "Our Kurama clan chose to follow the Third Hokage back then! After experiencing so many wars, what did we get? And what have we declined into now?!"
"I only believe in the strength of the Kurama clan! If Yakumo can master the Kekkei Genkai, then we can restore the Kurama clan's former glory! We must make a choice!"
His deafening, resolute words echoed in the courtyard, and the expressions of everyone present varied.
The Uchiha clan suffered suppression, pushed to Konoha's border, but still possessed discourse power and status.
But the Kurama clan declined due to multiple wars, falling from a second-tier clan in the Warring States period to an inferior family now.
Now, facing a trash family like the Yūhi clan, even the clan head had to bow and scrape to request help.
On the surface, their tragic situation was even worse than the Uchiha clan's, if not more so.
It would be one thing if there were no hope, but now they had hope.
That was Kurama Yakumo, who had awakened the Kekkei Genkai.
Clap~ Clap~ Clap~
A round of applause startled everyone. They involuntarily looked towards Menma.
They heard his voice filled with amusement.
"Since you want power, then I will give you power."
(End of Chapter)
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