"Hiss!"
Amid the shriek of flames scorching through the air, the solidified blade of fire carved a pitch-black trail through the sky.
He was at the end of his rope. This Taki Chiba was at the end of his rope. Even moving a finger now would probably bring unbearable pain and exhaustion.
He couldn't possibly dodge!
He absolutely couldn't dodge! Parts of his body had already begun to collapse. This was the symptom of forcing open the Gate of Wonder while weakened, unable to withstand its burden.
He couldn't possibly dodge anymore! This was the moment I had been waiting for! This was the instant I had been waiting for! At last, I got it!
The flaming ninja blade in his hand swept out. Feeling that distinct sensation of something being severed, the faintly illusory quality around the airborne, slashing Uchiha Nobuhiko gradually faded, and he became real. A look of release slowly appeared on his face.
"Hiss!"
And at that very moment, a head flew up before him!
That slash could neither be avoided nor escaped. As the blade flashed past, the youth before Uchiha Nobuhiko was already severed at the neck!
Finally... finally! At last, the final strike of this desperate situation had come!
Let this be the end!
Taki Chiba, our battle ends here! With my victory! As he watched Uchiha Nobuhiko's body spin through the air from the force of the flaming ninja blade, a smile slowly formed at the corner of his lips.
A smile of relief, as though he could finally be at peace.
He had been waiting.
Uchiha Nobuhiko had been waiting.
Waiting for this moment—the moment Taki Chiba was truly driven into a corner.
Yes, truly driven into a corner.
After realizing that Taki Chiba was an outsider, he had begun gathering