"!?"
Karin's expression froze as countless questions surged through her mind.
The biggest question was what kind of Space-Time Ninjutsu Yakumo had mastered, and how it operated.
But in the next moment, she reined in her thoughts.
The situation before her left no room for distraction or careful consideration.
Yakumo, who had exchanged places with the Blood Clone, was no longer holding a Kunai like before. Instead, she gripped a thin Blood Blade that extended more than ten meters!
Karin was no stranger to this Blood Blade.
She had seen Chiyo use it more than once. She vaguely remembered that before the Chunin Ninja Exams, when Chiyo challenged Yakumo, she had relied on this Blood Blade to force Yakumo into a sorry state before ultimately winning their spar.
At that time, Yakumo was already one of the leading figures among Konoha's new generation, a disciple of the Sannin and a genius girl of Konoha.
With such a reputation, she had actually deliberately lost to Chiyo!
She hid herself so deeply!
Even though she was doing her best to rein in her scattered thoughts, Karin could not stop this thought from surfacing in her mind.
Whoosh.
After completing the spatial exchange with the Blood Clone, Yakumo did not hesitate for even a moment. She immediately swung the Blood Blade in her hand down at Karin!
Because of her misjudgment just now, Karin was in the middle of turning around and had no way to dodge Yakumo's lightning-fast slash. She could only activate Shinra Tensei.
Boom!
Another powerful repulsive force erupted. It not only sent Yakumo flying but also swept away the two intertwined seas of trees around them!
Swish.
Yet before Karin could catch her breath, a brief sound of something slicing through the air rang beside her ear. At the