When dealing with genjutsu, just closing your eyes can make you immune to visual types.
But genjutsu also includes sound-based, smell-based... and other rare types.
Therefore, the key to defending against genjutsu lies in chakra control and intelligence.
A classic example would be Kakashi.
He possesses both excellent intelligence and chakra control.
Yet even he could fall victim to Itachi's Tsukuyomi?
Naruto, tightly bound, pondered these things in his heart.
I still have to save the Uchiha clan, I don't have time to waste here with you.
He reviewed all the intel and knowledge stored in his mind, including the newly learned techniques.
Soon, Naruto found a way to save himself.
It's important to note that the illusion he was currently trapped in didn't reflect reality.
To be specific, it was a bit like what Frieza once experienced.
Naruto, trapped in the genjutsu, didn't know what his real-world self looked like.
But within the illusion, he was tightly bound — hanging from a tree like a cocoon.
Birds chirped, butterflies fluttered, small animals played.
A peaceful and harmonious atmosphere all around.
And in this joyful outdoor environment, there was one person who couldn't move.
"That person is me — Naruto Uzumaki."
Someone who likes to persuade others with his mouth — being gagged is the worst torment.
So for the "Child of Destiny" determined to save the ninja world, being unable to move...
was the cruelest hell imaginable.
This gave Naruto a good idea of the type of genjutsu he had fallen into.
"D-rank Genjutsu... Phantom: Vision of Naraku!"
The technique made its victims see the thing they feared most deep inside.
Naruto, hanging from the tree, declared he was unafraid of anything.
"Break free..."
His goofy expression shifted to a serious, or even sharp, one.
He tensed his body — but the ropes binding him did not loosen.
"AHHHHHHHHH—!!"
As Naruto shouted loudly—
In the real world...
"Huh?! What's going on?!"
Kurenai Yuhi, who had been reporting to her deceased father's portrait, suddenly saw Naruto scream.
Then—
RIP!!
The ropes exploded apart as Naruto broke free and jumped up, kicking straight at Kurenai.
"What the...?!"
No time to analyze what was happening—
Shocked and angry, Kurenai reflexively raised her arms.
But she was kicked away by Naruto.
THUD!!
Her back slammed into the wall, and she slid down to the floor.
"Ugh!"
True to her status, Kurenai was no pushover like random fodder.
She quickly got up and assumed a combat stance.
"This brat... actually broke free of my genjutsu?!"
A wave of unease surged in her heart.
Ever since Shisui's meteoric rise, her status as a genjutsu specialist had been severely threatened.
Now, with Shisui's name at its peak—
She, who hoped to inherit her father's title as "Number One Genjutsu Ninja," had faded into obscurity.
And now she was even humiliated by a kid.
"How did he do it?!"
Kurenai's heart wavered.
In theory, no matter how weak she was, she should still be able to subdue a brat.
She knew all about Naruto's heroic feats and had witnessed him defeat the spirit from the Land of Demons.
But genjutsu could often bypass categories—
Most shinobi lacked true resistance against it.
"Heh..."
Naruto landed lightly on his feet, a smug grin on his face.
"That kid..."
Inside the cage, the Nine-Tails began to move.
It saw more clearly than Kurenai did.
It was obvious: the Eight Trigrams Seal had been slightly disturbed.
"The seal... was interfered with. That brat Naruto Uzumaki deliberately disrupted his chakra... using a sealing technique..."
In the seal space, a crooked sealing formula had appeared.
The Nine-Tails understood instantly.
Naruto had used a general-purpose sealing technique he learned from the shrine maiden to disrupt the Eight Trigrams Seal.
Genjutsu, at its core, interferes with a person's chakra — particularly the brain.
Sealing techniques are also a form of interference.
This crooked seal looked like a child's scribble.
But it was effective enough to mess with other seals.
Normally, you'd need an A-rank Five Elements Seal to mess with the Eight Trigrams.
But Naruto used a simple C-rank sealing technique.
Low-level, but enough—
Because even the slightest fluctuation in the Eight Trigrams Seal was enough to clash with Kurenai's genjutsu.
Through mutual interference—
The genjutsu was broken.
"Now... it's my turn."
Naruto shook his head.
The chakra disturbance from the sealing was like static flickering on a TV screen.
But nothing serious.
The next moment—
Naruto leapt forward and launched a deeper counterattack on Kurenai.
The two began to clash in the living room.
Kurenai's taijutsu was elegant and precise.
Naruto's was brutish and rude.
It was like a street brawl — no form, just brute force.
But it was enough to push Kurenai onto the defensive.
"Phantom—"
"Phantom my ass!"
Naruto didn't give her any space to use genjutsu.
He closed the distance and kicked her straight in the face.
WHAM!!
Kurenai's head jerked back and slammed into the wall.
Then she fell hard onto the floor.
"Ugh!"
A sharp headache hit her, making her dizzy.
She reached forward and, through sheer willpower, started crawling—
But in the next instant—
A foot came down and stopped her cold.
"Uuuuugh—!"
That moan carried pain, anger, and humiliation.
Because—
"This brat... is stepping on my face!!!"
Naruto planted a foot on Kurenai's head, slowly bent down, and stared at her humiliated face.
Then smiled and said:
"A lot more obedient now... aren't you, Little Kurenai?"
Naruto felt that calling her "Teacher Kurenai" didn't suit her—
She hadn't acted like a teacher at all!
So why stick with the original title?
He figured "Little Kurenai" worked just fine.
Like Little Ming, or Little Han Meimei...
After all, even Princess Tsunade's nickname was Little Tsunade.
"Ugh...!"
Kurenai bit her teeth, her crimson lips trembling as she let out a suppressed growl filled with fury...