Chapter 272: Ch.272 Realization After the Fact
Watching the vines' reach grow wider and their speed quicken, Sasuke, dodging relentlessly, couldn't help but shout, "Yakumo, have you lost it? Using a ninjutsu of this scale at school—aren't you afraid of hurting someone else?"
As soon as the words left his mouth, he froze.
Then, glancing around, he realized the area was completely empty. The entire field held only him—no one else.
"Genjutsu!?"
Realizing he'd been caught in an illusion, Sasuke was both shocked and furious, his face flushing red.
He'd never imagined that he, with his awakened three-tomoe Sharingan, could fall to genjutsu—especially during a sparring match against a fellow academy student.
He bit his lip hard, using the sharp pain to break free of Yakumo's genjutsu.
As the illusion faded, everything returned to normal—the lively field, the watching classmates, and Yakumo sitting on the ground, panting, not far off—all reentered his vision.
"Damn it!"
Sasuke's frustration boiled over into embarrassment.
Losing to ninjutsu or taijutsu wouldn't have stung this much. But being defeated by genjutsu—the Uchiha clan's forte—made it hard for him to swallow his pride.