Hunting Four-Tails!

Izumi's gaze locked onto someone not far away.

A ninja dressed in purple robes and a breastplate, with reddish-brown hair tied into a ponytail and a thick beard.

Rōshi!

Daring to wear distinctive clothes rather than a uniform on the battlefield naturally meant he had the strength and status to back it up.

The Four-Tails' Jinchuriki!

And one who could control his Tailed Beast quite well.

Although he and Han were both Jinchuriki, Rōshi was notoriously unruly and loved opposing Ōnoki.

If the Fire Extinguishing Plan had not been so important, he would never have taken part.

But now that he knew how dire the situation was, Rōshi had voluntarily stayed behind to cover the retreat.

And his main opponent was Izumi.

Over this period, Izumi, Yamaa Koji's deputy, had fought her way to fame and earned herself a title.

Moon Shadow Izumi!

That was Izumi's title.

Because everyone who fought her could see only shadows, along with genjutsu as elusive as moonlight.

It was an exceptionally fitting title.

Of course, Izumi had chosen the title herself and deliberately spread it around.

She did not want some awful title like "Strongest Tiger" or "Uchiha's Light."

Yeah, there was no shortage of that kind of nonsense.

After awakening her Mangekyo, she truly deserved to be called the strongest Uchiha in genjutsu.

Uchiha Shizuka's genjutsu was powerful, but without a Mangekyo, she was firmly stuck at the Quasi-Kage level.

Uchiha Mei's genjutsu was not weak either, but she relied entirely on overwhelming opponents with eye power. She was formidable against ordinary Uchiha, but against super-genjutsu prodigies like Shisui and Izumi, she was still inferior.

So now, Izumi was the undisputed queen of genjutsu.

However, in the previous battles, she had only displayed Quasi-Kage strength—the level she had possessed before awakening her Mangekyo—and