Uchiha Chen and Pakura's Battle

"What?"

A flicker of confusion and puzzlement appeared on Pakura's beautiful face. Her lively eyes fixed tightly on the man before her as she secretly wondered, Why exactly did this person want to save Gari?

However, whatever the reason, she obviously could not simply hand over the prey she had worked so hard to capture.

Pakura's delicate brows rose as she shouted, "Words are pointless. If you really want to save this man, defeat me first!"

Before her words had even faded, she swiftly drew a Kunai from her waist. At the same time, four blazing Scorch Release fireballs instantly formed around her and shot toward Uchiha Chen with searing heat.

In an instant, the sounds of flesh striking flesh—"Bang! Bang! Bang!"—rang out without pause. Their clash was like a violent storm, swift and fierce.

In the blink of an eye, they had exchanged dozens of blows.

It had to be said that Pakura's taijutsu was indeed exceptional, her movements agile and her attacks sharp.

Yet compared to Uchiha Chen, there was still quite a gap.

Not to mention the exquisite techniques and endlessly varied forms of the Uchiha-style taijutsu that Uchiha Chen had mastered, the monstrous strength he had naturally gained from possessing a Sage Body alone was enough to easily break Pakura's limbs within just a few moves.

Yet unexpectedly, Uchiha Chen did not use his full strength. It could even be said that he was deliberately holding back.

Perhaps he cherished the beauty of the woman before him, or perhaps he harbored some ulterior motive—attracted by her looks.

In any case, throughout this fierce battle, Uchiha Chen did not employ that overwhelmingly powerful monstrous strength. He relied only on Uchiha-style taijutsu to deal with Pakura's tide-like offensive and the clever coordination of her Scorch Release.

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