"Kabuto is my subordinate."
Hyuga Sho turned around, looking at her coldly.
"Do I need your permission for whatever I ask him to do?"
"You..."
Yakushi Nonō pressed her lips tightly together.
She had thought that defeating Shimura Danzō would bring a turning point.
But she had never expected...
A new devil would be born from Konoha's sinful soil.
"Release Kabuto. I'll carry out the mission in his place."
Yakushi Nonō wore an aggrieved expression.
It was as if Hyuga Sho were some unforgivably evil person who had forced Yakushi Kabuto into submission.
She did not know...
Yakushi Kabuto had willingly chosen to follow Hyuga Sho.
"All right. Come here."
Hyuga Sho nodded toward Yakushi Nonō with his chin.
Yakushi Nonō walked over.
But the instant she drew near...
A ghostly green Mystical Palm Technique flared to life in her hand before she slashed it viciously toward Hyuga Sho.
"Hmph!"
Hyuga Sho snorted and seized Yakushi Nonō's wrist.
His palm clamped around it like an iron shackle, holding her firmly in place.
The immense force made Yakushi Nonō feel as if her wrist were about to break.
"Your strength... is already almost inferior to Kabuto's!"
Hyuga Sho shook his head repeatedly.
Yakushi Nonō's talent as a spy was beyond question.
But...
Her combat power was far too weak!
She had concealed her killing intent perfectly, striking only after she had closed the distance.
But when the gap in absolute strength was too great, schemes alone could not make up for it.
That was why Hyuga Sho pursued power.
"Hmph! Big breasts, small brain!"
Hyuga Sho drove a fist into Yakushi Nonō's abdomen. Her eyes flew open, and the pain twisted her beautiful features.
Yet the agony did not diminish her holy beauty. Instead, it added a different kind of charm.