The soft "Whatever you like" that rang in her ears was like a key, unlocking the limits Karin had placed on herself.
Hoo.
She let out a gentle breath.
After more than a month of caution and more than a month of staying inside, she could finally let herself go a little.
"My lord must be watching me from somewhere. I... can't let him down!"
After silently telling herself that, she slowly closed her Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
Outside the battle zone.
Yakumo was fretting inwardly. What's going on? Why isn't he escaping?
Tsunade was right beside her. With so many people watching, she couldn't openly hold back, so all she could do was drive Wood Release in a steady, measured attack.
But she hadn't even used her full strength, and the opponent's Susanoo was already showing signs of barely holding on.
That made her frantic!
Should I use Taijutsu to fight him at close range and create a chance for him to escape? But does he know that I'm "D"? If he doesn't, could I end up making things worse?
As Yakumo thought, she kept an eye on her surroundings.
She noticed that Tsunade wasn't idle at all. While Yakumo's Wood Release held down the opponent's Susanoo, Tsunade was assigning people to set up a barrier around them.
Yakumo was secretly startled. Why are they setting up a barrier? Is Teacher Tsunade guarding against me?
Clearly, she'd guessed correctly.
Knowing that a member of the Akatsuki Organization called "D" could use a technique similar to the Spirit Transformation Technique, Tsunade couldn't possibly leave herself unprepared.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.
Asuma, Might Guy, Kurenai, and the other Jonin arrived at the scene.
Seeing them, Kakashi asked, "Is everything all right back in the village?"
Asuma smiled. "Don't worry. The old man is