Crack! Crack!
In the ruined city, a man and a woman fought their way through the debris, each clash of blades erupting in terrifying bursts of lightning.
Facing Sasuke's relentless, storm-like assault, Yugito could only parry with her clawed hands, streaks of blue-white lightning flashing to deflect his attacks.
'This kid!'
Yugito glared at Sasuke, the suffocating pressure pressing down on her. The longer the fight dragged on, the more frustrated she became.
After only a few rounds of Lightning Release exchanges, Sasuke had already gained the upper hand.
While her initial underestimation of him had put her on the defensive, Sasuke's sheer skill was undeniable.
Despite her anger, Yugito had to admit that this Uchiha brat's mastery of Lightning Release surpassed her own.
This realization left her, a ninja from Kumogakure, both incredulous and deeply humiliated.
Bang!
Thunder boomed, and sparks flew as both Sasuke's Thunder God Sword and Yugito's claws developed hairline fractures.
The cracks were small, but Yugito's eyes darkened ominously.
"Impressive, Uchiha brat," she sneered. "I didn't expect your Lightning Release to be so decent."
Her eyes flashed with dangerous light. "But this ends here!"
Boom!
Yugito's entire body suddenly erupted with blue Cat Demon Pattern Chakra.
The sheer magnitude of the Chakra, evident in its violent fluctuations and overwhelming aura, caused the ground within a twenty-meter radius to tremble violently, spiderweb-like cracks radiating outward from her center.
Sasuke was blasted backward by the sudden surge of Chakra. He flipped mid-air and landed lightly on his feet.
Instantly, a terrifying killing intent descended from above, like a feline predator stalking its prey.
This killing intent was so dense it felt almost tangible, its intense chill and malice instantly causing the hairs on Sasuke's back to stand on end.
Despite the bristling hairs, Sasuke's expression remained remarkably composed. He even spared a moment to observe Yugito's transformation.
'Just borrowing a portion of the Two-Tailed Beast's Chakra, then?'
Sasuke mused inwardly, noting that while blue Cat Demon Pattern Chakra surrounded Yugito, no tail-like appendages had materialized.
"I recall the Uchiha clan being masters of Fire Release," Yugito sneered, her gaze locked on Sasuke. "Very well, I'll use Fire Release to deal with you then!"
Though she hailed from Kumogakure, Yugito wasn't particularly skilled in Lightning Release.
Her true mastery lay in Fire Release techniques enhanced by the Two-Tailed Beast's Chakra.
Seeing her Lightning Release suppressed by Sasuke, Yugito immediately switched to her most proficient Fire Release techniques.
Of course, Yugito also wanted to reclaim her dignity.
'You Uchiha pride yourselves on your mastery of Fire Release techniques, don't you?'
'Then I'll crush you with my own flames!'
Faced with Yugito's taunt, Sasuke remained silent, calmly sheathing his Thunder God Sword at his waist. His right hand gently rested on the hilt of the Kusanagi blade.
"Fire Rat Jade!"
Yugito roared, her Cat Demon Pattern Chakra surging wildly. A blue, rat-shaped flame the size of a human head erupted from her mouth!
Boom!
The blue fireball left an explosive wake of turbulent air in its path. The flames were so intensely hot and strangely unnatural that even a single glance would leave one's mouth dry and throat parched. Ordinary people would likely feel dizzy and nauseous.
This was Yugito's Fire Release technique, infused with the Chakra of the Two-Tailed Beast, Matatabi. Matatabi, the Two-Tailed Beast, was known as the Demon Cat precisely because its flames possessed an uncanny, demonic quality!
Yet facing Yugito's ferocious, eerie blue flames, Sasuke merely narrowed his eyes, his expression remaining impassive. He neither dodged nor flinched, his fingers tightening around the sword hilt.
'Sword Leap Flame!'
Sasuke drew his sword instantly, and a crimson flame erupted from the blade, transforming into a massive fiery blade that sliced through the blue, rat-shaped flames with a piercing hiss and scorching heat.
The collision instantly sent the arena's temperature soaring. Waves of blue and crimson flames, radiating intense heat, swept in all directions.
"What?!"
Yugito's eyes narrowed, her face contorted with disbelief.
"He actually shattered my Fire Rat Jade?!"
A moment ago, Yugito had been wary and uncertain. Now, her expression shifted abruptly.
Sasuke stomped his foot down, the ground cracking as he instantly closed the gap of several dozen meters. Amidst the scattering flames, he charged to within ten meters of Yugito.
'His speed and explosive power are even greater than when he used Lightning Release earlier. Can Fire Release really be faster than Lightning Release?'
Yugito's mind reeled, but her reflexes remained lightning-fast.
crouched slightly, her body coiling like a startled cat, and darted away in a flurry of motion, leaving trails of blue flames in her wake.
Sasuke's body flickered, shifting sideways, then flickered again, steadily closing the distance between them.
'Body Flicker Technique?'
'Is Konoha's Body Flicker Technique really this fast? Even the village's Lightning Body Flicker isn't this impressive!'
Retreating rapidly, Yugito observed Sasuke's peculiar footwork and Body Flicker Technique, searching for an opportunity to turn the tide.
Though Sasuke maintained his relentless pursuit and even held the upper hand, much to Yugito's irritation, she still hesitated to draw heavily on Matatabi's Chakra.
'To think I'd need to transform into my Tailed Beast just to deal with a Konoha brat... I'd rather die of embarrassment!'
Her mind raced like lightning as she watched Sasuke's flashing footwork and his right hand, which remained tightly gripped around his sword hilt.
'So, it's a lightning-fast Iaijutsu technique combining samurai footwork and the Body Flicker Technique...'
'I can't let him get close!'
Her evasion speed surged as she processed this.
Yugito was already an exceptionally fast Elite Jonin from Kumogakure, and the Two-Tailed Beast Matatabi was one of the swiftest among the nine Tailed Beasts.
Though Yugito wasn't drawing heavily on the Two-Tailed Beast's power, she managed to maintain a precarious distance of over twenty meters from Sasuke, and that gap was steadily widening.
Seeing this, Sasuke's gaze darkened slightly. His Fire Release Blade Technique was inherently a short-range, explosively fast style.
Yugito's constant evasive maneuvers denied him any opportunity to close the distance.
'Strike first with vigor, but momentum fades with each attack. By the third, the force is completely spent!'
In a mere instant, Sasuke's charging speed had visibly slowed. At this rate, he would never catch Yugito.
'His speed is dropping!'
Noticing Sasuke's waning momentum, a cold smile crept across Yugito's lips. She began channeling her Chakra, preparing to counterattack.
But just then...
Sasuke suddenly locked eyes with Yugito. His eyes had already transformed into the crimson three-tomoe pattern of his Sharingan.
'Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death!'
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