Wrapping Up

"Purple Eye can wait. Let's get out of here first!"

"Damn it, I never thought the first battle I led in the Land of Water would end in defeat!"

"Uchiha Fugaku, you really are a pig of a teammate!"

Knowing that he had yet to escape danger, Uchiha Yue could only set aside his research into Purple Eye and the discussion of its final form, turning his attention to the Kirigakure ninja instead. At the same moment Uchiha Yue gave up on researching Purple Eye, the Kirigakure ninja pursuing him finally came to their senses. They realized that Uchiha Yue had already dealt with the troublesome Sea King and was preparing to withdraw from the battlefield.

Immediately afterward, Kirigakure ninja numbering the equivalent of two full units began a frenzied pursuit of Uchiha Yue.

Clearly, those Kirigakure ninja believed Uchiha Yue had already exhausted himself. Killing Sea King had been a miracle in itself; there was no way he could create another miracle. Yet those pitiful Kirigakure ninja had no idea that Uchiha Yue's spiritual energy had fully recovered, and had even risen once more to an entirely new peak.

That change alone was enough for Uchiha Yue to deal with those Kirigakure ninja, though they had no way of realizing it.

The next second...

As countless Kirigakure ninja closed in behind Uchiha Yue, a faint smile suddenly curled across his lips.

Then, the instant the first Kirigakure ninja attacked from behind him, Uchiha Yue suddenly turned to face him and gently extended his palm!

"Smack..."

With his nimble body, Uchiha Yue smoothly evaded the Kirigakure ninja's attack. Then, his hand barely managed to grasp the ninja's head. It was not that Uchiha Yue's palm was too small; rather, he was still young, and his hand had not fully developed,