"Oh? It wouldn't be too hard to take it..."
Katsuo replied with a smile. In his eyes, it truly would not be difficult to seize the scroll from Inuzuka Ran, one of the frontrunners.
His words made Yūhi Kurenai frown. She thought Katsuo was looking down on her, believing her scroll would be easy to take...
The next moment, her smile vanished as she drew the blade at her waist!
Katsuo was slightly taken aback. He did not understand why she had suddenly turned hostile, but he could not be bothered to ask. A fight was inevitable anyway; whether they talked before fighting or fought before talking made little difference...
The two slowly rose to their feet. Katsuo drew a kunai, and both assumed fighting stances. Yūhi Kurenai did not underestimate him just because he was younger. She had been tested by life and death, and Katsuo's presence vaguely made her heart tremble, as though she were facing a jonin!
Especially after Katsuo became serious, that terrifying gaze of his carried his will within those dark eyes. Some unknown pressure made Yūhi Kurenai's heart pound in alarm!
It was an invisible force born from the fusion of spiritual power, willpower, and ocular power. It poured forth through the windows of his soul, subtly affecting Yūhi Kurenai's state of mind!
Seeing that invisible pressure growing stronger, Yūhi Kurenai made the first move. Though she did not understand why she felt wary of a junior, she knew that one who pressed forward without fear could remain fearless!
Yūhi Kurenai took several swift steps forward, her attack fierce as she swung her blade straight down!
Relying on the fact that she was several years older than Katsuo, she was certain the boy could not withstand a single blow. It would be fine if