Magnet Release Ninja Toroi Enters the Fray

"Looking to die? You'll have to be capable of killing me first," Uchiha Mai said with a smile.

The Sharingan granted dynamic vision, making it easy to spot an enemy's openings and the lethal intent hidden in their moves.

That was why members of the Uchiha Clan could fight as recklessly as they pleased and still remain formidable.

Against an opponent of equal strength who lacked the element of surprise, an Uchiha was nearly impossible to beat.

Besides, Chiba Shin'i had already spent a great deal of chakra. How much he had left was anyone's guess.

"Hundred Eight Style: Revised Dead Fire Wave Sword."

Uchiha Mai murmured the name, and chakra surged forth as blue flames, coating Izumi no Kami Kanesada.

The next instant, he swung the blade in his left hand upward at Chiba Shin'i.

The flames on the blade became a crescent of sword energy that tore through the ground toward Chiba Shin'i, moving more than twice as fast as an ordinary Fire Style technique.

Mai often used Hundred Eight Style: Dark Thrust. He would conjure chakra flames in his palm and strike the ground, sending the flames leaping toward his enemy.

Fusing that move with swordsmanship reduced its explosive power, but made the flames faster. The sword energy they formed also gained extraordinary cutting power.

Taijutsu, ninjutsu, swordsmanship—Mai had woven them together perfectly, drawing on a vast array of moves at will.

If that slash hits me, I'll be badly wounded at the very least. Chiba Shin'i grew frantic.

But he could neither dodge nor block it. Hyuuga Kagetora stayed on him relentlessly.

"Have you lost your mind? You're so close to me that this slash could badly wound you too!"

Chiba Shin'i shouted at Kagetora, hoping to talk sense into him.

If they both backed off,