"Keep your distance. Don't let his Shadow Secret Jutsu control you." Before stepping onto the battlefield, Nohara Rin went over her strategy once more.
Having fought alongside Nara Shiomizu once before, Nohara Rin understood just how strange Shadow Imitation Jutsu was. Once controlled, even for a short time, the tide of battle could be completely reversed.
Nohara Rin was actually curious how long Nara Shiomizu could control someone under normal circumstances. If it was only two or three seconds longer than when he used it against Akutami Hideyuki, then in a one-on-one fight, it would not be enough to end the battle directly. At most, it would give him an advantage.
After all, while using Shadow Imitation Jutsu, Nara Shiomizu could not directly attack the person he controlled. He could only find ways to use the environment to hurt them.
If she knew Nara Shiomizu's control time was short, Nohara Rin could fight more aggressively. After all, she knew Medical Ninjutsu, so getting slightly injured would not matter much.
That was the importance of intelligence. Even knowing that possibility existed, Nohara Rin did not dare gamble on it. If she lost that gamble, she would be eliminated immediately.
While Nohara Rin was considering Nara Shiomizu's intelligence, Nara Shiomizu was also running through everything he knew about Nohara Rin.
"Strength enough to knock back even Kisame Hoshigaki head-on... It would be bad if that punch landed."
Although Nara Shiomizu wanted nothing more than for Nohara Rin to approach him and get caught in Shadow Imitation Jutsu, real combat was ever-changing. Perhaps there would be a moment when he did not have time to use Shadow Imitation Jutsu. If that happened, he would have to find a way to avoid that move.
When they stepped into the arena, Nohara Rin and Nara