Evaluation Passed

Kabuto felt a drop of cold sweat run down his face when he sensed his opponent's Chakra surge. Uchiha Genya had activated a Tailed Beast Chakra Cloak without drawing on a Tailed Beast's power.

Kabuto knew Uchiha Genya was terrifying, but he had never imagined he had reached this level.

He could enter a Tailed Beast Cloak state on his own, without relying on a Tailed Beast.

Uchiha Genya's Chakra reserves must have grown beyond anything Kabuto could imagine—perhaps even surpassing those of an ordinary Tailed Beast!

I can't face him head-on.

With that realization, Kabuto's body split into several white snakes that fled in every direction.

Each snake was part of his true body, not a mere clone.

In Ryūchi Cave, where Natural Energy was abundant, he was invincible!

"Where do you think you're going?"

The Tailed Beast Cloak and Lightning Release Chakra Mode worked together, pushing Xuanye's speed to its limit. He caught up at once and beheaded every snake.

Sensing danger, Kabuto crawled out of the mouth of the sole remaining white snake. A pitch-black sphere immediately formed in his mouth.

"Sage Art: White Rage Technique!"

The black sphere erupted, filling Ryūchi Cave with white light and deafening noise.

The White Rage Technique lacked the destructive power of a Tailed Beast Bomb, but it was designed to overwhelm an opponent's senses.

An ordinary person would lose consciousness in an instant.

Even a well-trained ninja would instantly lose their sight and hearing.

That was all but fatal in battle. For the Uchiha Family, which relied on the Sharingan, it was a direct counter to their power.

The White Snake Sage and the Three Snake Princesses seemed to have known Kabuto would use this move. They had shut off their sight and hearing in advance, but each had her