"Do you even understand Susanoo?!" Akaseki snapped irritably.
At his words, a hint of something else entered the Mysterious Girl's cold expression-disgust and contempt.
But Akaseki's attention was focused entirely on the pursuers ahead and behind them, and he missed the subtle change in her expression.
The Mysterious Girl looked down at the hand he was holding, frowned, and tried to pull it free...
"Stop moving!" Akaseki barked.
The Mysterious Girl: ...
Wings of the Void alone was still slower than Vermilion Bird form combined with Wings of the Void, especially now that Akaseki was carrying someone else. Susanoo was weightless, but this little girl wasn't!
Holding her was a negligible strain on Akaseki's strength, but it added considerably to the load on Wings of the Void.
Luo Yan and the other two were about to catch up...
"Tch..." Akaseki clicked his tongue and glanced at the little Uchiha girl.
The Mysterious Girl seemed to realize something, too, and her expression grew colder.
"Do you need me to go down on my own?" Though she didn't understand why he was running, she could tell that he couldn't escape with her weighing him down. "Give me your other hand first!" Akaseki urged.
The Mysterious Girl frowned. Before she could question him, Akaseki bit his left thumb, grabbed her right hand, and used his own fingers to force hers into position, making her form hand seals with him.
Borrowing another person's hand to form seals was an extremely advanced skill.
Akaseki had only gradually mastered it over the past year...
For one thing, it allowed him to launch surprise attacks. For another, it let him form seals with someone else's help if his hand was injured.
Having one hand occupied was only part of the reason Akaseki was borrowing hers now. Susanoo