However, the figure caught in Tsukuyomi only froze for a moment, as if struck by a rock. The next instant, he became a blur and charged straight at Itachi Uchiha.
At the same time, a scream of utter despair and agony rang out from the flames, as if someone were being burned to death by Amaterasu.
"What's going on? Why isn't Tsukuyomi working?"
Itachi Uchiha froze for a moment, then hurriedly dodged, evading the attack of the Empire's warrior who had just fallen under his Tsukuyomi. But it was too late. Despite his desperate attempt to get away, a kunai slashed across his arm and cut it off.
"Argh!"
Itachi Uchiha cried out and hastily retreated. Just then, he was in a blind spot and didn't notice that the Empire's warrior who had been hit by Amaterasu was still screaming in despair. Countless seals appeared across the warrior's body, and in the blink of an eye, they sealed the flames of Amaterasu and compressed them into a constantly burning fireball, which dropped to the ground.
The Empire's warrior continued to scream. The instant he realized Itachi Uchiha hadn't noticed what had happened, his eyes narrowed, and he threw a kunai toward Itachi. A special Flying Thunder God formula was inscribed on it. Unlike the standard Flying Thunder God, this version was extremely complex. If done by hand, inscribing it onto a kunai took a great deal of time, and the user also needed to have the corresponding seals carved onto his body.
Furthermore, this version of Flying Thunder God consumed a great deal of chakra. After the corresponding seals were carved onto the user's body, they continuously absorbed and stored his chakra. When this version of Flying Thunder God was used, that chakra was expended. Once fully charged, the current