Before the Battle

To Uchiha Yue, Kushimaru Kuriarare, one half of the "Ruthless Duo," was practically the perfect teammate. With Kushimaru Kuriarare around, Uchiha Yue did not need to worry about how many enemy ninja stood before him. Once Kushimaru Kuriarare got excited, he could not distinguish friend from foe at all. No matter how many enemy ninja stood in Uchiha Yue's way, this perfect teammate would slaughter them all for him, leaving Uchiha Yue with hardly any effort to spend!

Just like before, Uchiha Yue had not personally killed many of the Kirigakure ninja in that entire unit—not even half. Kushimaru Kuriarare had already killed all the rest. What made Uchiha Yue even more relieved was that after Kushimaru Kuriarare had slaughtered countless comrades, Munashi Jinpachi, the other half of the "Ruthless Duo," showed no intention whatsoever of reprimanding him. Instead, he stood there with his arms folded, smiling as he watched Kushimaru Kuriarare's massacre.

Seeing such a scene through his Purple Eye, Uchiha Yue could only silently sigh that the ninja of the Bloody Mist era were all truly bizarre.

Then...

As Uchiha Yue stood alone against all the Kirigakure ninja before him, Kushimaru Kuriarare finally slowly walked up to him. Pointing a finger directly at Uchiha Yue, he cackled darkly. "Hehehe, if I'm not mistaken, you're Uchiha Yue of Konoha, aren't you? At your age, only Uchiha Yue—the one Sunagakure fears—could possess such strength. But what a pity. Konoha's genius is about to be buried here, because you are destined to die by my hand, Uchiha Yue!"

"Oh? Is that so?"

After hearing Kushimaru Kuriarare's words, Uchiha Yue remained expressionless. He crooked a finger at Kushimaru Kuriarare with his left hand and said coldly, "Then we'll see which one of us dies here first!"

"Hehehehe, I like your personality!"

"Then