Whoosh—
Clang—
Click—
When Kaguya Isuke attacked, Ranwu happened to freeze for a moment...
Not only had Isuke keenly spotted the opening, but Akaseki had also noticed it through the Sharingan's detailed perception. He had no choice but to stop dodging and move against the momentum, stepping in front of Ranwu.
Akaseki raised a kunai to block Isuke's bone blade... but he simply could not hold it back!
Akaseki's kunai was sliced in half. Though he had tried to pull back while blocking, his left eye was still slashed open, blood spraying at once...
At the same time, Ranwu snapped out of her daze. Seeing Akaseki shielding her and the enemy's bone sword stained with blood, she immediately retreated with the force of Akaseki falling back toward her, grabbing his clothes and pulling him back with her.
"How... are you?" Ranwu's heart tightened when she saw Akaseki's left eye squeezed shut and half his face covered in blood.
"You first!" Akaseki immediately cut her off.
That was right. It was not entirely Ranwu's fault for losing focus...
Her Shadow Clone Technique had just been released!
If the original body dismissed it voluntarily, or if she knew during battle that the clone was about to be destroyed and prepared herself, she could overcome the brief disorientation caused by the memories returning. But if a clone dismissed itself from far away, even a battle-hardened shinobi could get caught off guard, let alone a newcomer to the Shinobi World like Ranwu.
Akaseki understood that as well, which was why he directly asked about Ranwu's situation—what was the point of asking about his injuries when she could not heal him anyway?
Ranwu immediately realized that relaying the information was more important. Keeping her eyes on their opponent, she steadied herself and said, "Minato said