Despite having clearly triggered the prerequisite for Reflection of Killing Intent, Daemon didn't understand why his Reflection of Killing Intent had suddenly malfunctioned.
This was something that had never happened before!
Shinji, on the other hand, looked at his own palm: "Easier than I thought!"
Daemon stared at Shinji as if looking at a ghost, roaring: "You... what exactly did you do to me?"
"Little brat!"
The corners of Shinji's mouth curled up.
At the moment he touched Daemon, he had indeed triggered the prerequisite for Reflection of Killing Intent. He even faintly felt a certain connection forming between his chakra and Daemon's.
Subsequently, he immediately understood the principle behind Daemon's Reflection of Killing Intent.
Stripping away the grand facade of Shinjutsu, the essence of Reflection of Killing Intent remained the interaction of chakra.
Precisely because of this, for Daemon to trigger Reflection of Killing Intent, he must first touch the target's body with his palm.
An average person wouldn't notice this at all, which is why they would feel bewildered when Reflection of Killing Intent was triggered.
Shinji was different. Not only was he a Kekkei Mora who had completed the nature fusion of the seven types of chakra, but he also possessed the special dojutsu Jikibi and Wazunagi, which could connect their chakra. Thus, the moment Daemon's chakra connected with his, he faintly sensed something.
Knowing the details of Reflection of Killing Intent, what followed was naturally simple.
With Shinji's current abilities, although he couldn't forcibly cut off this Shinjutsu-level chakra connection established by Daemon, he could use Jikibi's sensing and Wazunagi's obstruction to briefly block the Shinjutsu's chakra connection the instant he generated killing intent toward Daemon. This caused Daemon's Reflection of Killing Intent to briefly fail for a duration measured in milliseconds.
Such a short attack window was naturally meaningless to an ordinary person, because before the thought of killing intent could even finish, Daemon's Reflection of Killing Intent would have already recovered and immediately taken effect as a counter.
But Shinji was different. He could seize an attack window at the millisecond level. Just like the slap earlier, he caught the instant Daemon's Reflection of Killing Intent failed and completed the attack!
However, one attempt wasn't enough; Shinji wanted to see if he could clear the chakra connection of Daemon's Reflection of Killing Intent. So, he beckoned to Daemon again, signaling for him to continue.
"Damn it!"
Seeing this, Daemon charged at Shinji in a rage.
...
In the distance.
With the Intelligence Squad's close-range reconnaissance, the Hidden Leaf finally understood the situation inside the mansion.
Tsunade asked in a confirming tone: "Naruto and Eida are both standing motionless, imprisoned by some kind of jutsu?"
The Intelligence Squad shinobi replied: "Yes, it looks somewhat similar to the Shadow Possession Jutsu, but we found no traces of shadows on the ground."
Jiraiya said: "It could also be genjutsu."
"Mm."
Tsunade nodded lightly.
Utatane Koharu suddenly asked: "Have you tried communicating with them?"
The Intelligence Squad shinobi replied: "We tried from a distance, but Naruto and Eida gave no feedback to our communication."
Mitokado Homura looked at Tsunade: "Should we send someone closer to confirm the situation?"
Tsunade shook her head: "It's too dangerous! Provoking 'A' now could bring disaster upon our Hidden Leaf!"
Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu nodded together, agreeing with Tsunade's judgment.
Jiraiya, who also knew 'A's true identity, was most concerned at this moment with how Shinji avoided Reflection of Killing Intent. One must know that he had personally tried going against Daemon's Reflection of Killing Intent, and that scene remained vivid in his memory.
...
In the mansion.
Shinji didn't care about the Hidden Leaf Intelligence Squad gradually approaching the periphery. Through continuous combat with Daemon, he tested whether he could sever the chakra connection between himself and Daemon, breaking Daemon's Reflection of Killing Intent at the chakra level.
However, after a series of attempts, Shinji had to admit that Shinjutsu was more troublesome than he imagined.
Even though he already knew the principle of the opponent's jutsu, and even though he had advanced to Six Paths Level himself, he had no way to cut the chakra connection between himself and Daemon in a short amount of time.
In other words, he could use his own powerful abilities to bypass Daemon's Reflection of Killing Intent, but he couldn't fundamentally break it.
After confirming this, Shinji didn't continue wasting his time. Instead, he waved his hand and fired several black receivers, pinning Daemon firmly to the ground.
Next, he snapped his fingers, releasing the imprisonment on Naruto and Eida.
As Goshingu was released, Naruto and Eida instantly regained consciousness.
"Wha—what happened?!"
Naruto looked at the ruined mansion around him, completely bewildered.
In his consciousness, one moment he was still ambushing 'A', and the next moment, his vision blurred and the surroundings had completely changed.
Perhaps because she possessed the Senrigan, Eida's situation was slightly better.
The confusion quickly faded from her face. She shielded Daemon and said to Shinji: "Stop, don't hurt him!"
Shinji said coldly: "This time is just a lesson for you. Remember, don't think that mastering Shinjutsu allows you to act willfully!"
Eida bit her lip: "I understand!"
Daemon, pinned to the ground by the black receivers, still had a face full of anger, but a trace of fear showed in the depths of his eyes.
The Shinjutsu and taijutsu he took pride in had both failed before 'A', which created a fear of 'A' in the bottom of his heart.
Seeing Eida submit, Shinji gave a casual wave, removing the black receivers piercing Daemon. He then opened a space-time gate.
Coming to the edge of the space-time gate, Shinji said to Eida and Daemon: "Let's go!"
Eida and Daemon had no choice but to walk obediently toward the space-time gate.
Naruto shouted: "Eida, Daemon, don't go over there!"
Just as Naruto was about to act again, Menma floated out of Naruto's body and blocked him.
Naruto was puzzled: "Menma, what are you doing?"
Menma said irritably: "Do you have a death wish? We are not his match. If we really annoy that guy, we're dead!"
Naruto said: "But Eida and Daemon, they—"
Before Naruto could finish, Menma interrupted him: "Even Daemon is no match for him; what can we do? If you want to die, fine, but I haven't lived long enough yet!"
Listening to the argument between Naruto and Menma, Shinji smiled faintly. After Eida and Daemon stepped into the space-time gate, he also walked in, disappearing from the Hidden Leaf Village.
Soon, everything returned to silence.
Only the mess scattered across the mansion remained to prove that 'A' had just defeated and taken away the siblings Eida and Daemon, who possessed Shinjutsu.