Ten Cloud Ninja were keeping Miyamoto and the others tied up.
Yugito, in her Partial Tailed Beast Transformation, moved as if she were in an empty place. Relying on her powerful Tailed Beast Shroud, she crashed through every obstacle in her way and charged toward Sasuke.
She wanted to end the fight quickly.
"Don't you dare touch my friends!"
Naruto shouted, gripping a short kunai as he launched a Don Quixote-style charge at Yugito.
He was sent flying, but the brief delay gave Sasuke time to form hand seals.
"Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!"
Hundreds of fireballs spewed from Sasuke's mouth. Ripples wrapped around them, and under the control of the Ripple's power, the fireballs seemed to come alive, attacking Yugito from every angle.
Bang! Bang!
Yugito couldn't dodge them all and took several hits, but rather than getting frustrated, her eyes grew more excited.
"So this is the Ripple! It lets a kid make a beginner-level ninjutsu several times more powerful!"
She broke through the ring of fireballs and extended her claws.
Sasuke didn't dodge. Instead, he drew the long sword at his waist. The Ripple's power flowed into it, forming an incredibly thin edge along the unsharpened blade.
Yugito didn't understand. Did Sasuke not realize that she would seize him with her claws first?
Just then, a whooshing sound cut through the air.
A long whip covered in tiny blades shot in from afar and precisely wrapped around Yugito's wrist.
She turned her head and saw Xiaotao, holding the whip in one hand and clinging desperately to a utility pole with the other.
Yugito's claw paused for a moment.
And that moment—
This is bad!
Sasuke's gaze grew utterly focused as he stared at Yugito.
"Ninjutsu Nullification—activate!"
The Tailed Beast Shroud around Yugito burst apart and scattered