Fierce Dragon Sky-Breaking Slash

Morishita, who had seemed to be there just to make up the numbers, would become the key to this fight.

If Gari could not take down Uchiha Mai before Morishita's condition deteriorated, his chances were as good as gone.

"Explosion Release: Landmine Fist!"

Gari, who could afford to wait even less, attacked first, hoping to decide the fight quickly.

Uchiha Mai sensed Gari's urgency and fought with greater patience. He kept up the pressure, but would rather miss a chance to kill than make a mistake of his own.

The battlefield split into two distinct parts.

In one, two Iwagakure Jonin fought Konoha's Chunin and Jonin. The Konoha ninja had such overwhelming numbers that the two Jonin soon began to falter.

The other was the smaller battlefield where Gari, Morishita, and Uchiha Mai fought fiercely. Ordinary ninja had no hope of intervening.

A dozen or so exchanges later, Morishita finally made an inevitable mistake. While using Earth Style to hinder Uchiha Mai, he missed the best moment to act.

Now!

Uchiha Mai's eyes lit up. Chakra surged out, cloaking his sword in ghostly blue flames. A black dragon flew from behind him, becoming a dragon's head of chakra that enveloped him.

"Fierce Dragon Sky-Breaking Slash!"

He had taken his swordsmanship to the extreme, all to end up at the bottom of the rankings as a human launcher. This Fierce Dragon Sky-Breaking Slash was modeled on a level-forty Sword Soul skill from the game Dungeon Fighter Online.

The move embodied everything Uchiha Mai understood about swordsmanship, the Body Flicker Technique, Innate Time Control, Super Beast Imitating Drawing, and Fire Style.

Time accelerated twofold. Time for the Body Flicker Technique!

Hidden inside the dragon's head, Uchiha Mai charged at Morishita with sword in hand, moving at an unbelievable speed.

"Roar!" The dragon's