The instant the blade's momentum merged with her killing intent, Uchiha Hikari opened her eyes and fiercely drew her sword with her right hand. A faintly black blade of light flashed past.
It looked unremarkable, but Uchiha Naori's expression shifted. She stared at the thin line in front of the girl, stunned.
Her visual genjutsu had actually been cut open!
Before Uchiha Naori could do anything to recover, Uchiha Hikari used the gap to reconnect with herself, drawing her consciousness back into her body.
At the same time, Uchiha Naori also returned to her body. Blood ran from her left eye, which throbbed with unbearable pain, as if two knives had stabbed into it.
Daring not to hesitate, Uchiha Naori leapt backward and formed hand seals to use the Shadow Clone Technique, protecting herself from being intercepted by her opponent's Space Dojutsu.
She had lost this battle!
Uchiha Hikari didn't pursue her. That burst had taken a heavy toll, leaving her feeling as if her body had been hollowed out. She even staggered, nearly collapsing to the ground.
Then someone seized her wrist. The next instant, her body was flung backward, and Adamantine Sealing Chains shot out, coiling around her and pulling her back.
The ones who had come to her rescue were Tamura Hiroshi and Uzumaki Kushina, who had been standing behind him.
Mifune, who had been watching as a witness, gazed in puzzlement at the girl being pulled back by the Adamantine Sealing Chains. It seemed she had just unleashed the power of Unity of Man and Sword, but the burst had been faint and brief, so he couldn't be certain.
"Naori!"
Uchiha Kagami had come out to meet Uchiha Naori himself. Seeing blood running from his girlfriend's eye, he was deeply shaken.
This was the first time