One Man, One Village

A long sword swept through the air, and pitch-black Amaterasu flames surged out in all directions.

At the same time, the Mangekyo spun, and an illusory longsword emerged within it. Yin-Yang Release energy suddenly erupted inside his body, instantly rushing toward the mental energy attempting to control him.

Pfft!

From far away, the Yamanaka Clan Head spat out a mouthful of blood and dropped to his knees. It felt as though someone had smashed his head with a giant hammer. Agonizing pain raged through his brain, leaving him half-conscious. Without immediate treatment, he might even be left an idiot.

The Nara Clan Head suffered the same fate. As the shadows binding Susanoo shattered, they rapidly retreated toward him.

Yet a frigid chakra concealed itself within the shadows. The moment they returned to his body, it viciously launched an attack from within.

"Yin Release!"

The Nara Clan Head's gaze darkened, and he reacted with incredible speed. But Yin Release energy had already begun wreaking havoc inside him. A twisting pain tore through the chakra pathways, several meridians immediately warped, and blood began seeping from his organs.

He swung one hand, condensing chakra in his palm. His palm strike chopped downward like a sharp blade, and the shadow connected to him was somehow severed, abruptly cutting off the source of the Yin Release.

Blood had begun spilling from the corner of his mouth, more and more of it. Seizing the chance, the Nara Clan Head hurriedly mobilized the chakra within his body to surround that Yin Release energy.

The gray time-space was not large—at least, it had not enveloped the Nara and Yamanaka Clan Heads. But the Akimichi Clan Head and Inuzuka Clan Head were truly caught within it. Thus, they took the slash of Amaterasu head-on without any means of