Bang!
The suddenly appearing Flying Thunder God Kunai slammed heavily into the already softened, nearly melted Susanoo. Amid the clash of hard against hard, it spun backward and, with a thud, embedded itself in the ground beside Uchiha Nobuhiko.
Yet Uchiha Nobuhiko, his eyes closed, seemed utterly unaware. He remained still, his face expressionless.
I never thought dealing with a mere Nine-Tails Jinchuriki would force me to this extent.
Yet within his consciousness space, Uchiha Nobuhiko was far less expressionless or calm than he appeared. A faint ripple had surfaced on his face.
Of course, it was not because of that Kunai. With his entire spiritual body now inside his consciousness space, he had not noticed it at all.
At this moment, when Uchiha Nobuhiko opened his eyes, he found himself in complete darkness.
Whoosh!
Whoosh, whoosh!
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
As he opened his eyes and the thought passed through his mind, clusters of brilliant white flames ignited out of thin air. Their blazing white radiance instantly illuminated the space around him.
Tap!
Then, with the sound of a foot touching down, Uchiha Nobuhiko seemed to leap down from some great height, landing lightly on one foot.
Tap!
After one foot landed, the other followed.
Drip.
Across the ground of the illuminated white space, rings of bright white ripples slowly spread outward from beneath his feet.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
As both feet planted themselves on the ground and the ripples collided, rebounded, and spread, two clusters of brilliant white flame suddenly lit up before him, like candle flames burning beneath the bright white, water-like ground.
The last time... when did I use this thing? As he watched the candle-like flames glowing beneath the ground, a strange expression appeared on Uchiha Nobuhiko's otherwise impassive face.
Then he raised his head and