Saving the Day

Seeing that Mei Terumi's ninjutsu had already been elevated into another form of artistic expression, Uchiha Yue inwardly admired her techniques while inevitably comparing her mastery of ninjutsu to his own. Then, to Uchiha Yue's surprise, when he compared their respective attainments in ninjutsu, he discovered that Mei Terumi's mastery was actually a notch stronger than his.

Upon reaching that conclusion, Uchiha Yue, watching from the side, could not help furrowing his brows as he silently thought:

"Impossible. How could my mastery of ninjutsu be inferior to Mei Terumi's?"

"I'm a versatile ninja. I've developed evenly in every aspect, so how could I be below Mei Terumi in my mastery of ninjutsu?"

"Could it be..."

"Could I have made a mistake in my comparison just now?"

Thinking this, Uchiha Yue was thoroughly baffled. He immediately focused even more intently on Mei Terumi's battle, hoping to analyze the flaws in his own ninjutsu through her. And as Uchiha Yue once again concentrated on watching Mei Terumi fight, she used another brilliant combination of ninjutsu to kill the last Sunagakure chunin.

That Sunagakure chunin had also been the last Sunagakure chunin standing in Mei Terumi's way!

Next, as long as Mei Terumi could successfully kill the final two Sunagakure jonin, she would complete the planned step and smoothly finish the assassination mission!

However, both Uchiha Yue, watching from the sidelines, and Mei Terumi, on the battlefield, understood very clearly that those final two Sunagakure jonin were the key to completing the assassination mission. The reason Uchiha Yue had previously been uncertain whether Mei Terumi could wipe out the two Sunagakure squads was precisely because each squad contained a Sunagakure jonin.

Now, facing those final two Sunagakure jonin was the moment when Mei Terumi truly had to prove herself.

If Mei Terumi could