Because the battlefield around Yakumo was the center of everyone's attention, Sasuke and Shion's clash had also caught the eyes of many spectators.
When Shion suddenly erupted with power and subdued Sasuke in an instant, quite a few people were taken aback.
Just moments ago, Sasuke had fought against Yakumo, who had unleashed Wood Release, for quite some time. Though he'd been at a disadvantage, he hadn't been completely helpless.
And yet this acclaimed young genius had somehow lost in such a bewildering fashion.
In the treetops.
Shizune asked, "Lord Tsunade, what exactly just happened?"
Tsunade watched carefully for a while before saying, "If I'm not mistaken, Shion must have used some kind of Sealing Technique belonging to the Land of Demons Miko. It's just..."
"Just what?"
Tsunade replied uncertainly, "It's just that the Chakra fluctuations around Shion a moment ago seemed rather unusual!"
Shizune was even more confused. "How come I didn't sense anything?"
Tsunade shook her head. "I'm not sure either, but she's back to normal now."
Apparently,
after Shion picked up the bell-shaped ritual implement that had fallen to the ground, the restless Miko power within her was sealed once more by the implement and fell dormant.
Elsewhere.
"Uchiha Sasuke actually lost to a little girl. What on earth is going on with Konoha's Ninja Academy?"
The Kumogakure Jonin leading the team clenched his fists.
"Was that a Sealing Technique from the Land of Demons?"
Mei Terumi recognized Shion and her expression gradually darkened.
The fearsome power of Sealing Techniques was known throughout the Shinobi World.
Uzushio Village had been destroyed because the Uzumaki Clan's skill in Sealing Techniques had grown ever greater, posing a vague threat to all the neighboring villages. That was why they had been besieged.
Now, a young Land of Demons Miko had