"He was a troublesome opponent. He had many techniques, patience, and genjutsu. He would be hard to deal with!" Wu Nihao thought, but his movements were not slow. He immediately formed hand seals and used the Clay Wall Technique, blocking Uchiha Itachi's advance on the other side of the earthen wall.
"Fire Release—Great Fireball Technique!" Uchiha Itachi swiftly used the Fire Release technique he excelled at, shattering the earthen wall in one blow. He burst through it like lightning and charged at Wu Nihao.
After watching Uchiha Itachi fight, Takeuchi Koji also realized that the Clay Flow wall technique could not stop him. Once he finished, he decisively retreated, putting distance between himself and Uchiha Itachi. Standing beneath a tree, he began forming hand seals.
"Dissolution Release—Clay Flow!" Uchiha Itachi also saw that Wu Hao intended to rush into close combat before using his own method to escape. Black slime suddenly appeared beneath Uchiha Itachi's feet, supporting him like a river.
Itachi reacted quickly. The moment the slime appeared, he gave up on continuing his advance and swiftly leaped backward. As soon as he left the range of the Clay Flow, he immediately formed hand seals. "Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Flower Claw Crimson!" More than a dozen burning shuriken arced toward Wu Nihao.
"Dissolution Release—Clay Wall!" Seeing Uchiha Itachi's attack, Wu Hao did not dare to be careless. A defensive wall of deep-black slime instantly rose before him, the slime constantly flowing as its surface rippled.
The blazing flames hidden within the shuriken soon struck the clay wall, and wisps of smoke rose one after another. The flames quickly went out, but large holes continued to open in the Clay Wall.
Concealed within the flames, the shuriken successfully passed through the clay wall and continued toward Wuneihaosi. However, the shuriken