Ninja battles were extremely brutal and terrifying.
But.
Even though Kurotsuchi was already a Chunin at sixteen years old,
and had carried out countless Dangerous Missions,
she had still never seen such a terrifying scene.
It was a sight she could never have imagined, had never seen before, and that made her blood run cold.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The battle between the unknown enemy and Amano was incredibly intense.
It was as if the entire room were shaking.
Kurotsuchi stared wide-eyed, her body trembling at the terrifying scene.
This terrifying battle.
In theory, she should not have been watching it.
But...
As a ninja, gathering information on the enemy was part of her job.
Therefore.
Kurotsuchi could only force herself not to relax for even an instant and find a way to analyze the enemy's abilities.
But.
Even if her mind was thinking about one thing,
her body reacted to reality in an entirely different way.
Splash...
Soon.
Kurotsuchi was so frightened that tears began to flow.
And they kept streaming down in greater and greater amounts.
There was nothing she could do.
It was a normal physiological reaction.
Kurotsuchi stared at the battle, her eyes brimming with tears.
She wanted to roar, but with her mouth gagged, she could only make muffled sounds.
When the unknown enemy used Water Release and struck Amano's body so hard that it arched violently,
Kurotsuchi felt as if she had been hit as well.
The girl's body suddenly trembled, and her gaze abruptly turned toward the ceiling overhead.
A great deal of water flowed noisily across the floor.
When the final Water Release technique was completed...
the enemy and Amano remained locked in place for a moment.
Thud.
Finally, Amano fell back to where she had been.
Soon, a rustling sound came from