Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
In the quiet forest, the sharp clash of metal rang out from time to time, only to be swallowed by silence moments later.
Anyone there would have seen that with each metallic clash, sparks flew—and for an instant, they revealed two figures as elusive as ghosts.
There was no doubt.
The two figures were none other than Sasuke and Shinji, locked in a fight to the death.
Sasuke hung upside down from a tree branch, his feet clinging to it. Excitement gleamed in his blood-red eyes!
A no-holds-barred fight to the death had awakened the Uchiha's bloodthirsty instincts within him.
At that moment, he felt every restraint fall away!
Perhaps... this is my true strength!
The corners of his mouth lifted.
He hadn't noticed the odd changes in his body the last few times, but now he could feel that something was changing within him.
Across from him.
Shinji's Shadow Clone leaned against a tree, showing only half his face as he watched. His expression darkened. "So this is Ōtsutsuki Indra's Chakra? That frigid aura is suffocating even from this distance. No wonder it's the ultimate Yin Release Chakra!"
As a Shadow Clone, he already knew his mission from the original.
But the situation was slipping out of his control. Sasuke's strength was growing at an alarming rate, far beyond what he'd expected. His clone was finding it harder and harder to keep up.
Just then, Sasuke spoke. "Shinji, I think I understand how you felt at the Ninja Academy, when you seemed capable of anything!"
The Shadow Clone stayed silent.
Still hanging from the branch, Sasuke slowly spread his arms. "I feel like I'm getting closer to you!"
"Time to use the backup plan."
The Shadow Clone's expression darkened.
He could feel Sasuke's Chakra continuing to