After Uchiha Hikari struggled to speak her final wish, she completely lost all signs of life and passed away.
"Father..." Shisui tightly embraced Hikari's cold body and choked out a sob.
At this moment, two streams of tears also ran from Nawaki's eyes. What is this? Crocodile tears? Nawaki mocked himself inwardly.
Although Hikari's appearance had not been part of Nawaki's plan, when he witnessed Obito strike the killing blow, an enticing idea suddenly arose in his heart. Thus, he did not reveal himself at once. Yet because of that single thought, he had already missed the chance to save her.
Uchiha Hikari was the first companion to form a bond with Nawaki. Whether out of emotion or reason, Nawaki should not have stood by and watched her be killed. By all logic, he had mindlessly betrayed a teammate, an act that harmed others without benefiting himself. But the thought that arose in that instant was simply too tempting for Nawaki—so tempting that it outweighed Uchiha Hikari's place in his heart!
Although Nawaki's apparent strength had now reached the pinnacle of the Shinobi World, he knew very well that his true trump cards were the Mangekyō Sharingan and the Rinnegan!
His Wood Release bloodline was better suited for large-scale battlefields and overwhelming weaker opponents. If he fought an expert of the same level, even using the Wood Golem Technique made it difficult to kill them in a single blow.
By comparison, the Mangekyō Sharingan was even more powerful when facing high-end combatants such as Kage-level experts. Whether genjutsu or Susanoo, both were suited for small-scale battles, and their chakra consumption was far lower than Wood Release's.
To borrow concepts from certain games, Wood Release was a skill for fighting armies, while the Sharingan was a skill for fighting individuals. Their