"Hey, hey, Uchiha Hikari is about to get ganged up on! Don't do this, guys! Can't you gang up on that shark freak first?"
"Doesn't he look stronger? I put all my money on a draw! That was my last bit of secret savings!"
"Go! That's it, Gaara! Get them! Eliminate them one by one!"
In the spectator stands, some rejoiced while others worried. Seeing Uchiha Hikari plunged into danger, Mito and Hashirama, who were in a private room with Senya and Tsunade, also became somewhat interested.
"This little girl's Water Release does resemble Tobirama's somewhat, though its power and proficiency are still far lacking." Mito looked at Hikari below and commented.
Hashirama said, "Indeed... mm-hmm..."
Faced with Hashirama's utterly perfunctory response, Mito clenched her fists. Still, she chose to give him some face and refrain from hitting him for now.
She did not even need the Mind's Eye of the Kagura to guess that Hashirama's hands were itching terribly. He probably wished he could go down there and place a bet himself.
Fortunately, the betting period had already ended. Hashirama could only itch with anticipation; even if he truly wanted to bet, he no longer had the chance.
In the arena, surrounded by everyone, Hikari decisively activated her Mangekyō Sharingan.
Rings of dark crimson skeletal armor emerged around her and wrapped her within. She ignored the attacks coming from behind and charged directly toward where Kisame had burrowed underground.
Kisame, who had been moving beneath the ground, burst out of the earth after enduring Uchiha Hikari's indiscriminate Chidori Stream attack.
"This Lightning Release has a rather unfair range..."
"Water Release—Water Clone Technique."
"Water Release—Water Shark Rain!"
Kisame and his Water Clone formed hand seals at the same time and slammed their palms against the ground. Eight dark-blue, translucent shark-like