" Nakayoshi."
Ao ordered.
Nakayoshi nodded and stepped forward.
He prepared to extract Hyuga Mami's Byakugan.
But in the next moment...
He suddenly raised his head and looked towards a certain direction.
Before he could warn his comrades, he instantly slipped into the water.
His entire body scattered like splashing water and vanished beneath their feet.
Water Release Clone.
This sudden action.
Only Ao.
And the other eight experts present with Jonin-level strength detected it.
The remaining ninety Special Jonin and Chunin.
None of them reacted at all.
As Hyuga Sho accelerated with Swift Release, the chill of Ice Release spread during his charge.
An overwhelming coldness spread in all directions.
The jungle, already somewhat chilled by the rain, now... seemed to have entered winter, making everyone feel a bone-deep cold.
Their teeth involuntarily chattered, and they began to shiver.
"Die!!"
Hyuga Sho pointed through the air.
Within his Byakugan Vision.
Nakayoshi's figure, using Water Release Clone, was clearly visible.
No matter how strong its ability to confuse other ninjas was, it could not deceive Hyuga Sho's Byakugan.
It was merely a single point of his finger.
Flame Finger had already been activated.
A laser beam pierced through the water and shot straight toward the riverbed.
Sss!!
A plume of steam rose.
Rapidly.
A faint smell of charred flesh spread through the air.
There was no time for blood to flow.
The wound had already been burned shut by Flame Finger.
"Trying to run?!"
Hyuga Sho stepped forward, Swift Release still active.
As he exerted force with both feet.
Water splashed up into the sky across the ground.
Before a single drop could touch him, Hyuga Sho had already crossed the distance like an arrow released from its bow.
Unlike Hyuga Sho's fierce, beastlike momentum.
With every step Nakayoshi retreated,