Mm...
Has my ocular power increased? The Black Flames covering the entire severed surface of the Masked Man's right arm slowly spiraled, gathering at a single point as though being sucked into some void, vanishing completely into the air. Aside from a few scorch marks left on the Masked Man's pale right-arm stump, it was as if they had never existed.
At this moment, after confirming that the Masked Man had truly lost consciousness, Hirohiko could not help but have that thought cross his mind.
Is this some lingering enhancement effect from the treatment Teacher Minato and Teacher Kushina gave me?
With that thought, Hirohiko's brows furrowed slightly.
At the same time, his gaze wandered over the Masked Man's body.
But why does something feel off?
I remember the Amaterasu flames I adjusted just now were only the size of a fist. But when they disappeared, the Amaterasu flames had already grown to several fists in size, and they even showed signs of spreading onto the Masked Man's body.
Could it be that my Amaterasu flames have become stronger? That they burn faster? As his gaze roamed, a string of such thoughts passed through Hirohiko's mind.
He had seen it clearly just now. His Amaterasu had only been fist-sized, and the ocular power he had adjusted could only release Amaterasu of that size. Moreover, after releasing Amaterasu, he had noticed the three members of Ino-Shika-Cho rushing over from the forest and shifted his gaze. By the time he had confirmed their identities and turned his attention back, the flames had already grown stronger. Given the original intensity of his Amaterasu, such a blaze should have been impossible in that span of time.
Now, the only possibility was that the unknown treatment had enhanced his Amaterasu.
Or perhaps it was a