Poisoning

"Hiss..."

The instant Mei Terumi finished speaking, Uchiha Yue suddenly had a terrifying thought flash through his mind after hearing her answer. Even someone as steady-nerved as him could not help but suck in a cold breath. Then, to keep Mei Terumi from noticing anything, Uchiha Yue pretended that he had touched his wound while wiping it, causing the pain that made him draw in that breath.

As for Uchiha Yue's acting, it was naturally Oscar-worthy.

So, after Uchiha Yue sucked in a breath, Mei Terumi saw that the pain had made even the corners of his eyes twitch and could not help sneering. "Uchiha Yue, I heard you disappeared from Konoha for an entire year. It seems your training results weren't all that impressive! What, did that hit I gave you just now feel good? Want me to give you another one?"

"Mei Terumi, stop putting on a brave face."

Hearing Mei Terumi's words, Uchiha Yue's expression gradually turned blank as he said in an exceptionally calm tone, "Why do you think I didn't tie you up? It's because you never injured me enough to affect my strength at all! The power I displayed before you was merely the tip of the iceberg of my training results. You should have felt it earlier, right? When I fought you, I barely used any chakra. Yet even like that, I was able to capture you. Do you still think my training had no effect?"

As he spoke, Uchiha Yue saw Mei Terumi sink into deep thought. He picked up the Asura mask from the ground again, waved it before her eyes, and continued, "And the ninja of Kirigakure shouldn't have forgotten this, should they? Mei Terumi, a year ago, I already had the strength to wipe out two of Kirigakure's elite