As for the phantom creature, Yūki had already gained a preliminary understanding of his Stand, "Kaguya," after half a day of experimentation.
First of all, only he could see the existence of "Princess Kaguya." Others, including members of the Hyūga clan who activated their "Byakugan," could not see her. On this point, Yūki had already pretended to ask a certain uncle at tonight's banquet to roll his eyes, then quietly summoned "Kaguya" to test it.
Since the "Byakugan" couldn't see her, the "Sharingan" of the same level must also be unable to see her. This was beyond doubt.
Secondly, when "Kaguya" was in an intangible state, not only was she invisible to others, but no one could directly interact with her. However, when launching an attack, she could enter a physical state and thus interact with objects and people. But in this physical state, she could also be interacted with by others, meaning there was a risk of being attacked.
Thirdly, "Kaguya" could understand Yūki's commands and execute them, but she didn't seem very intelligent. For now, she wouldn't initiate communication with Yūki and couldn't understand overly complex sentences.
Up to this point, Yūki had almost figured out all of "Kaguya's" abilities except for "Tidal Moon." However, the effects haven't been obvious so far. After all, her base attribute values were extremely low. At present, it seemed she couldn't do much besides dispelling genjutsu.
Based on Yūki's understanding, the genjutsu used by ninjas mainly involved injecting chakra into the opponent's body through auditory, tactile, and visual mediums to make them fall into hallucinations.
The method to break it was also very simple: either disrupt the chakra flow within one's own body or have someone else disrupt the chakra flow. It was like inserting one's own notes into someone else's music—naturally, it could be released.
There was also a more advanced method to dispel genjutsu: using the heterogeneous chakra within the body, such as that of a tailed beast, to break it. Now, the existence of "Princess Kaguya" happened to meet this condition.
So, just now when Darui placed his hand on Yūki's head, Yūki had already given an order to "Princess Kaguya" first, commanding her to intervene when his state became abnormal, merging the chakra of both parties to achieve the effect of dispelling the genjutsu.
But the current situation still wasn't very good. After all, Yūki was still being carried away over Darui's shoulder and was about to leave the Hyūga residence.
If this continued, Yūki's personal safety wouldn't be a problem—Hiashi would definitely notice in time and catch up to kill Darui—but this would still trigger the subsequent chain reaction.
So, from this perspective, although Darui was a bastard, he couldn't die. Otherwise, his death would become a bargaining chip for Kumogakure to use as a threat.
Even though this bargaining chip was utterly nonsensical—my subordinate ran to someone else's house to kidnap someone, got caught and beaten to death, and you still want compensation? I don't know who gave those people in Kumogakure the nerve...
He had to ensure his personal safety and avoid causing trouble, meeting both conditions simultaneously.
Judging by the geographical location and Darui's speed, it would take about a minute to leave the Hyūga residence. In short, he had to break the situation as soon as possible.
"Princess Kaguya! Use the ability 'Tidal Moon'!"
Instantly, Yūki whispered in a voice only he could hear. At the same time, the petite figure floating beside him suddenly raised her head and looked at the bright moon hanging in the sky!
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As "Princess Kaguya's" pure white pupils gazed at the moon, bursts of white light began to emanate from her body, flickering like fireflies in the night!
It's working! This is "Tidal Moon"!
Almost as "Princess Kaguya" began absorbing the moon's power, Yūki felt that petite, cute body seemed filled with explosive energy!
After about five seconds, the white light surrounding "Kaguya" finally stabilized, and her basic attributes had significantly increased!
Normally, the attributes of the Stand "Kaguya" were: Destructive Power E, Speed E, Range E, Persistence E, Precision E, Developmental ?
Now, after absorbing the moon's power, "Kaguya's" Stand attributes had become: Destructive Power C, Speed C, Range B, Persistence B, Precision C, Developmental ?
In terms of magnification, "Princess Kaguya's" current attributes had increased several times compared to her initial state, especially in "Range" and "Persistence."
Generally speaking, a Stand with an E-rank "Range" could hardly leave its user; D-rank could move within five meters of the user; C-rank could extend to about ten meters; and B-rank would increase to around thirty meters.
In other words, the current "Kaguya" could move freely within a range of about thirty meters and also possessed a certain degree of offensive capability. As for the strength of this offensive capability...
Boom! Just as Darui was about to leap out of the Hyūga residence, the originally intact and beautiful eaves above his head suddenly made a loud noise! Then, the entire section shattered with a crash!
The Hyūga family's mansion was built purely of wood and was very spacious. Such a loud noise would naturally travel far in the quiet night.
The Hyūga residence already had its own hidden guards stationed around. They might not pay attention to an ordinary child's cry, but this kind of loud roar was completely different.
"Damn! What's going on?!"
Looking at the inexplicably shattered eaves above, Darui's small, squinted eyes suddenly widened because he hadn't seen anyone attack at all!
But no matter what, Darui's original plan of quietly escaping had been ruined, and the Hyūga family's hidden guards would definitely pursue him quickly!
Now it seems that "Princess Kaguya's" destructive power isn't bad, at least in this state.
Although Darui couldn't see what had just happened, Yūki, as her user, saw it clearly.
When he secretly issued the command, the petite figure flew away from him at an extremely fast speed, rushed directly to the eaves, and struck them.
Just that one strike blasted a hole in the eaves large enough to fit a person through! Many wooden blocks and tiles were sent flying!
If this level of destructive power directly hit a human body, it definitely wouldn't be harmless. Of course, this only applied to ordinary people; against ninjas, it might not be as effective.
But no matter what, now that "Princess Kaguya" could play a certain role, the situation wouldn't be so passive for Yūki. Otherwise, a three-year-old child would have no resistance against a jōnin.
Damn! I have to leave quickly; otherwise I'll be surrounded...
"Huh? What's that sound over there? Hurry, go check it out!"
Just as Darui was flustered by this sudden change, several noises came from above the houses not far away, and figures rushed toward them at extremely high speeds!
As one of Konoha's major clans, the Hyūga family's hidden guards were naturally of excellent quality, almost all masters on par with the "Anbu."
Previously, Darui had been able to sneak in easily mainly due to his years of undercover work in Konoha. If he were truly discovered by the hidden guards, escaping would be impossible.
Fight! "Lightning Release: Lightning Illusion Body!"
Sensing the auras around him closing in rapidly, Darui knew slipping away was no longer an option. He immediately used his best "Lightning Release Ninjutsu" to boost his movement speed to the maximum!