Crash--
Once the sliding door closed.
The room fell silent.
Uchiha Hazuki slowly raised her arm. Her slender fingers brushed over the breastbone below her neck, and then... the area around her stomach.
It was the first time in seventeen years that another man had touched her body.
Although it had been through her kimono...
Afterward, she rose, entered the bathroom, and began to bathe. Then... she did some housework, tidied up a little, and rested...
"Your mother is asleep."
In the room next door, Hyuga Sho stood with his hands behind his back, his back to Uchiha Izumi.
His gaze pierced through the window and looked outside.
"..."
Uchiha Izumi's eyes rippled like waves. She understood immediately.
"Master~~."
Her voice was like a melody played in the night.
"Please... guide me."
A great enemy stood before them.
Otsutsuki Urashiki had arrived.
The crisis facing Earth had resurfaced.
For the safety of the Shinobi World, for all living beings, for the Uchiha, for her mother, and for... self-preservation.
Uchiha Izumi decided not to relax her training for even a moment.
"Mm."
Looking at the resolve in his disciple's eyes.
Hyuga Sho felt deeply gratified.
Then...
"Izumi, I'm coming!"
Following Hyuga Sho's low growl.
Uchiha Izumi's body trembled slightly, as if she had felt the power contained in his words.
In an instant, Uchiha Izumi used Water Release Ninjutsu.
Splash...!
Water flowed.
--But it was of no use.
Seeing this, Hyuga Sho pressed forward directly.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Eight Trigrams Palms struck with force and vigor.
Uchiha Izumi was hit by 512 rounds of attacks and immediately let out a whimper.
Only by enduring the bitterest hardship could one rise above the rest.
Hyuga Sho continued his assault. The Eight Trigrams Palms' 1,024 rounds of attacks came crashing down