[I've Already Confronted the Five Kage, and the System Just Arrived!] Chapter 260 (Patreon)

The black rod pierced the Great Toad Sage's brow, drawing a single drop of blood.

Gensou exerted more force with his right hand, preparing to completely impale the sage's massive head.

Simultaneously, the two Truth-Seeking Balls that had flown away returned under his command, closing in from the left and right.

In a moment of life and death, the Great Toad Sage's body shrank rapidly.

The black rod missed its mark as the sage shrank to a size similar to Shima and Fukasaku, the limit of its transformation. Landing on the ground, it grabbed the string of prayer beads around its neck and yanked it hard.

All but the cat's-eye stone sealing Naruto scattered, transforming through a toad technique into identical clones of the Great Toad Sage.

A cacophony of croaks echoed across the battlefield.

"Trying to run?"

Seeing this, Gensou willed one of the Truth-Seeking Balls to expand and stretch into an impenetrable net, aiming to capture the fleeing sages.

Bang! Bang! Bang!
Most of the Great Toad Sage's duplicates were caught by the Truth-Seeking Ball's net. As white smoke dissipated, the beads revealed their true form before shattering into nothingness.

The real Great Toad Sage was not among them.

Just as Gensou prepared to deal with the remaining clones, the supposed fugitives turned around.

In an instant, they all opened their mouths and released a peculiar croak.

"Demonic Illusion: Toad Confrontation Chant!"

The strongest genjutsu of Mount Myōboku, amplified by the combined power of the Great Toad Sage and its bead-created clones, distorted the space within a hundred-meter radius.

At the center of this distortion, Gensou only had time to reshape one Truth-Seeking Ball into a protective barrier around himself before being pulled into the genjutsu world unique to Mount Myōboku.

Ordinarily, with the Rinnegan, mastery of Yin Release, and Sage Mode, Gensou was immune to most genjutsu, even those like Tsukuyomi from the Mangekyō Sharingan.

But this was no ordinary opponent—it was the Great Toad Sage, the ancient founder of Mount Myōboku, aided by its bead clones.

Moreover, the Toad Confrontation Chant was hailed as one of the strongest genjutsu, rivaling even Kotoamatsukami.

Despite his immense resistance, Gensou fell into its grasp.

However, entering a genjutsu was one thing; breaking free was another.

A moment later, Gensou opened his eyes and found himself inside a black cubic barrier.

Surrounding the barrier were four enormous toads, each inscribed with the characters "No," "Move," "Underworld," and "King." They stood on all sides, holding short swords in one hand while maintaining the barrier with the other.

Gensou observed the scene calmly.

Outside, his protective Truth-Seeking Ball shielded him, preventing the Great Toad Sage from piercing his heart with a stone sword.

The Toad Confrontation Chant had reached its peak effectiveness. Now, all that remained was to dispel the illusion.

Normally, disrupting one's chakra flow was sufficient to break genjutsu.

However, the stronger the illusion, the harder it was to disrupt.

Forming a seal, Gensou chose to take this approach regardless.

Just as he had broken Tsukuyomi in the past, Gensou separated a portion of his senjutsu chakra into pure chakra and natural energy within his body.

Boom!

The violent surge of uncontrolled natural energy rapidly coursed through him, quickly dismantling the illusion.

In the next second, Gensou opened his eyes to darkness—the protective barrier formed by the Truth-Seeking Ball.

Allowing his body to heal the minor internal injuries caused by the natural energy's rampage, Gensou's gaze sharpened as he returned to reality.

Meanwhile, the Great Toad Sage, clutching Mount Myōboku's stone sword, realized it couldn't penetrate the black shield. Its eyes widened as a small crack appeared on the shield's surface.

Before it could react, a black rod shot out from the gap, piercing through the sage.

Its body dissolved into a bead as the stone sword clattered to the ground.

"Broke free from the illusion already?"

The remaining clones of the Great Toad Sage scattered once more.

The black barrier around Gensou retracted, reforming into a Truth-Seeking Ball that floated beside him. Surveying the area, he directed another Truth-Seeking Ball to spread into a net, targeting the largest cluster of clones.

The remaining Truth-Seeking Ball transformed into an arrow and shot toward the Great Toad Sage holding the cat's-eye stone containing Naruto.

"Whether it's the real sage or not, the stone is what matters," Gensou muttered.

Bang! Bang! Bang!
One by one, the sage's clones were destroyed, dissipating into beads.

The sage holding the cat's-eye stone vanished as well.

Gensou immediately halted the Truth-Seeking Ball's advance, ensuring it wouldn't harm the stone. He couldn't risk Naruto or Kurama being obliterated.

But at that moment...

A small figure emerged from Gensou's shadow.

The real Great Toad Sage, having suppressed its presence and held its breath, finally revealed itself.

"Toad Shadow Manipulation Technique!"

In an instant, Gensou felt his body freeze.

He tried to turn but found himself unable to move.

Surprised, he spoke, "You—"

Standing in Gensou's shadow, the Great Toad Sage mirrored his movements. As it raised its right hand, so did Gensou. Despite its exhaustion, the sage's tone remained calm.

"Looks like I've won in the end."

Fully aware of the Truth-Seeking Ball's dominance and the shifting tide of battle, the Great Toad Sage had remained steadfast, neither panicking nor despairing.

Its centuries of existence had tempered its resolve.

Even Kaguya, the once-invincible progenitor of chakra, had fallen. How could others be any different?

The Toad Confrontation Chant, seemingly the ultimate attack, had merely been a distraction. The sage knew it couldn't kill Gensou with genjutsu alone.

Its true objective was to merge into Gensou's shadow while he was disoriented.

After completing this unnoticed, it had waited patiently. The sage hadn't expected Gensou to break free from the illusion so quickly.

To buy time, it had scattered its clones, even using the cat's-eye stone as bait to divert Gensou's attention and draw the Truth-Seeking Balls away.

Now, the moment had come for the hidden blade to strike.

(End of Chapter)

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