Yugito's age wasn't much different from Uchiha Yusuke's, so calling her "little girl" wasn't exactly inaccurate.
But Yugito had always been proud. She mastered the Two-Tails' power at a young age—so much so that even veteran Kumogakure jōnin addressed her respectfully as "Lady Yugito."
So when Yusuke called her "little girl" in public, to Yugito it was a naked humiliation.
"Who are you calling a little girl?"
"You're just a brat yourself!"
Yugito instantly flared up in rage.
"You dare flirt with me?"
"I'll teach you how the world works!"
Yusuke casually flicked his gaze—almost deliberately—at Yugito's decidedly unimpressive chest.
"I didn't say anything wrong."
"You are pretty small…"
It was like stepping on a cat's tail.
"You shameless pervert!"
"Die!"
Yugito opened with a heavy punch, but Yusuke's footwork was so light and drifting that he slipped aside effortlessly—clean, elegant, humiliating.
A flicker of surprise passed through Yugito's eyes.
Even without transforming, she was an elite jōnin.
A full-power strike—dodged that easily?
This "brat" blocking her path… wasn't ordinary.
"You're… 'Flame Demon' Yusuke?"
Yugito tested him with a question.
That kind of strength, that kind of youth—there was only one name that fit.
Yusuke smiled and nodded.
"Correct."
"That would be me."
Yugito's killing intent surged like a wave.
"Perfect."
"I'll kill you right here and end this war!"
With a sharp cry, Yugito's hair spiked upward, her eyes turned pale, blue flame-like markings spread across her body, and a tail formed behind her.
Partial Tailed-Beast Transformation—the signature state of a perfect jinchūriki.
Yugito was already elite-jōnin level. With tailed-beast chakra layered on top, her speed and power multiplied explosively.
Facing the infamous "Flame Demon," she didn't hesitate at all—she went straight into half-transformed mode.
"To die by my hand is an honor."
"Prepare yourself, 'Flame Demon' Yusuke!"
Yugito roared and lunged at him like a wildfire beast.
Yusuke's expression tightened. He got serious.
Against a tailed beast—even someone like Jiraiya could be injured.
Yusuke was strong, but not absurdly strong.
He wasn't in the league of Hashirama or Madara—monsters who could subdue beasts with a look.
The Sharingan could restrain beasts, sure—
but a perfect jinchūriki breaks genjutsu on their own.
Trusting your eyes too much gets you killed.
Yusuke's gaze sharpened.
"Half-transformed, huh? Interesting…"
"Then let you taste my Fire Release Chakra Mode."
With a single thought, his body shifted into elementalization.
Your strikes are powerful—unfortunately, I'm physically immune.
Yugito attacked like a storm, hammering him with punches and kicks.
Kill the commander first.
That was her plan.
She wanted Yusuke's head.
"BOOOOM—!"
Her rampage shook the ground. The terrain visibly shifted from the impact.
And yet—
Fire Release Chakra Mode Yusuke took zero damage.
Trying to hurt him with pure fists? Basically impossible.
"Damn it!"
"Bouncing around—so all you can do is dodge?!"
Yugito inhaled sharply.
"Try this—Fire Rat Bomb!"
She blasted a blue, rat-shaped flame mass at him.
The coverage was too wide to dodge cleanly. Yusuke had no choice but to meet it head-on.
"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"
No hand signs.
A classic Uchiha-style inferno.
It wasn't at Madara's level—no need for dozens of Water Walls to stop it—
but against an incomplete Fire Rat Bomb, it was enough.
BOOM!
Yellow fire and blue flame collided, roaring with violent resonance.
To avoid being caught in the blast, nearby water-style shinobi immediately raised defenses.
"Water Release: Water Wall!"
Steam and mist erupted.
The battlefield became a white-blue fog sea.
Yugito burst through the haze—Yusuke surged forward to meet her.
Two giants clashing.
The surrounding shinobi were smart enough to pull back and clear space.
Dying bravely wasn't shameful—
dying as collateral damage was just pathetic.
Konoha held the terrain advantage. Kumogakure was increasingly boxed in.
For Kumogakure to flip the situation, they needed Yugito to break the Konoha commander and fracture morale.
But Uchiha Yusuke wasn't something you could "break."
Even with tailed-beast chakra, Yugito couldn't gain the upper hand.
And the longer they fought, the colder Yugito's blood ran.
Her pride—her fire—was failing.
Her flame attacks… were doing almost nothing to him.
At this point, all contempt vanished from Yugito's mind.
A famous name didn't become famous for nothing.
"Flame Demon" really was the real thing.
But that only made Yugito angrier.
She was the Two-Tails jinchūriki—a fire master.
How could she lose in the domain of fire itself?
Not to anyone.
Not even him.
Yugito's chakra surged again, rising violently.
"Try this—Flame Cat Claws!"
"I refuse to believe I can't shred you!"
She lunged again, fiercer than before.
Yusuke stayed calm.
Slowly, he drew the sword at his waist.
A faint smile—cold, confident.
"Then I'll show you…"
"my sword technique."
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