Under Sasuke's unrestrained expenditure, Amaterasu's black flames quickly spread across more than half the arena!
Amaterasu's ability to burn anything was displayed to the fullest at this moment.
In this arena, where there was practically nothing flammable, the black flames only burned more fiercely. The dirt, shattered stones, even the Four Violet Flames Formation separating the arena from the stands—all became fuel for the black flames.
At a glance, the entire arena resembled a massive furnace, except what burned within it was Amaterasu's terrifying black fire!
The heat waves generated by the flames surged endlessly upward. In just a few short minutes, the temperature throughout the arena had shot up by more than ten degrees!
The spectators in the stands wiped away sweat as they watched the fierce battle below with pounding hearts.
For a moment, even they could not tell whether the sweat on their bodies came from the rising temperature in the arena or from the tension of witnessing the battle before them!
The entire arena instead fell into an eerie silence.
The passionate calls and excited cheers from earlier were gone. Whether in the VIP section or the rest area, regardless of status or strength, every spectator held their breath and watched to see how this grueling battle between two Genin would end!
In the arena.
Although Hyuga Kagami's available space was gradually being compressed by Amaterasu's black flames, and he was constantly complaining inwardly, there was little worry on the face beneath his mask.
After dodging the black flames once again, he slightly raised his head and discreetly glanced at the sky.
The Four Violet Flames Formation enclosing the arena now resembled a massive chimney, forcing all the heat produced by Amaterasu's continual burning to rise straight upward.
This caused a great amount of heat