Hancock's first target was Shisui!
Her slender figure appeared before Shisui as if she had teleported, not much slower than Shisui's Body Flicker Technique.
"No matter how fast you are, it is all futile before me!"
Hancock snorted coldly. Her Observation Haki far surpassed her sisters', and she had long anticipated every possible route Shisui might take to evade her.
Shisui's pupils contracted sharply. He immediately used the Body Flicker Technique to widen the distance, while throwing kunai to interfere with her.
However, Hancock merely raised a hand casually. Her delicate fingers, coated in Armament Haki, precisely flicked away the incoming kunai as though brushing off dust, producing a crisp clang.
The next instant, her seemingly boneless, delicate foot shot toward Shisui's chest at a speed too fast for the naked eye to follow, carrying a fierce whistle through the air!
"Perfume Femur!"
Feeling the Empress's terrifying pressure, Shisui did not dare let down his guard in the slightest.
He reacted swiftly, drawing the longsword from his back with a backhanded motion.
The longsword looked short, but it was sharp enough to slice through stone and steel with ease. Its blade was also tough enough to withstand a powerful infusion of Chakra.
When Shisui infused the blade with Wind Style Chakra, the longsword's cutting power would increase further, reaching a level where nothing could withstand it.
If she dared kick at him, Shisui would not mind making the enemy before him lose an arm or a leg.
Yet contrary to Shisui's expectations, the woman opposite him continued her kick without hesitation even after seeing him draw his sword.
"Bang—!"
Under Shisui's incredulous gaze, the sharp longsword infused with Chakra—
Lasted for less than a breath.
It turned into a stone sword, then was instantly shattered by the Empress's kick.
Her long leg continued toward Shisui with undiminished force.
With a dull thud, Shisui felt as though he had been struck head-on by a giant summoned beast.
An irresistible force surged through him. Pain exploded through both arms, and his condensed Chakra defense instantly collapsed!
His entire body flew backward like a kite with its string cut, tracing an arc through the air before crashing heavily into the trunk of a distant tree and barely coming to a stop.
A trace of blood spilled from the corner of Shisui's mouth. Looking at the section of his chest that had been petrified, his eyes were filled with shock.
What incredible speed, what an unreasonable ability!
With just one strike, Uchiha Shisui, renowned for his Body Flicker, had been cleanly driven back!
Immediately afterward, Hancock's cold gaze turned toward Fugaku.
Alarm bells rang wildly in Fugaku's heart as he swiftly formed hand seals.
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"
A massive fireball surged toward Hancock, attempting to halt her advance.
"A mere trick."
Hancock looked disdainful. She did not even use Armament Haki as her figure flickered several times like a phantom.
Relying on her formidable physique, she passed straight through the blazing fireball.
The next second, she had appeared at Fugaku's side.
"Before my absolute beauty and power, your little tricks are meaningless!"
Fugaku's Sharingan spun frantically as he tried to capture her movements, but Hancock's speed far exceeded his expectations!
Just as he was about to use the Substitution Technique, Hancock's Haki-coated long leg lashed out like a whip, targeting his waist and abdomen, which had momentarily stalled from forming seals!
"Bang!"
Fugaku could not even put up an effective block. He only felt an immense force strike him, as though his internal organs had all shifted out of place.
His body flew sideways out of control, rolling across the ground several times before barely stopping.
Fugaku clutched his abdomen, unable to stand for a moment, his face filled with horror.
In the blink of an eye, the two Uchiha elites who had just turned the battle around were effortlessly crushed by the Empress with overwhelming force!
Hancock elegantly withdrew her long leg, as though she had merely done something insignificant.
She lightly brushed away nonexistent dust and looked down imperiously at the somewhat disheveled Shisui and Fugaku, as well as the many intimidated Uchiha clansmen.
"Hmph, do you see? This is the fate of those who oppose me."
She lifted her snowy-white chin slightly and spoke in her signature tone, arrogant yet carrying a trace of absolute certainty.
"Still, I am so beautiful that even after committing such grave crimes, you must surely feel incomparably honored to witness my majestic bearing with your own eyes, must you not?"
"After all, I am simply too beautiful. No matter what I do, I will be forgiven."
Her words carried a peculiar, self-centered logic.
She described defeating her enemies as a gift bestowed upon them, perfectly displaying her proud, tsundere, and utterly narcissistic nature.
The Uchiha's cheers came to an abrupt halt, and silence fell before the camp.
What had happened? Why had Lord Shisui and Elder Fugaku, pillars of the clan, been so easily driven back in only a few breaths?
Just how terrifying was their opponent's strength?!
Shisui and Fugaku struggled to their feet. They exchanged a glance and saw unprecedented gravity in each other's eyes.
"As expected of someone valued by the clan head. She is absurdly powerful!"
Shisui forcefully suppressed the roiling blood and energy within him, as well as the discomfort from the petrification on his chest.
Rather than fear, he felt a long-lost fighting spirit ignite within him, one that arose only when facing a true powerhouse.
Since the end of the Third Ninja World War, Shisui had not experienced this oppressive sensation of walking along the edge of life and death for a long time.
Hancock looked at the two men who had risen again, as well as the Uchiha clansmen who, in her eyes, had already been scared out of their wits.
The mockery at the corner of her lips deepened.
She elegantly raised her hand, her fingertips aimed at Shisui and Fugaku. Pink, heart-shaped light once again began to gather.
"Since one lesson was not enough, then repent eternally in petrification!"
"Slave Arrow!"
A denser and broader pink heart-shaped beam than before—
Shot toward the Uchiha formation like a tide of death!
This time, her target clearly included even more clansmen!
"Not good!"
Fugaku's expression changed drastically. He wanted to stop it, but there was simply no time. The beam's speed filled him with despair.
Shisui clenched his teeth. He knew ordinary defenses were completely useless against this rule-like attack.
As the pink light was about to swallow the clansmen in front, despair began to spread.
At that critical moment—
"Aargh!!!"
A low roar, restrained by pain and resolve, burst from Shisui's mouth!
His remaining left eye, the Mangekyō Sharingan containing the power of "Kotoamatsukami," suddenly erupted with a crimson light so vivid it seemed ready to drip blood!
Its pattern spun madly at an unprecedented speed!
A cold, vast Chakra filled with an ominous aura erupted from Shisui's body like a volcanic explosion!
This power was so immense that even the surrounding space seemed to warp slightly, while a heart-palpitating pressure spread through the air.
"What... is that?!"
Hancock's delicate brows furrowed slightly. From the energy that had suddenly erupted, she sensed a trace of threat.
The next second, before everyone's horrified eyes—
A colossal green energy construct in skeletal form abruptly rose from the ground, centered on Shisui!
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