Toneri wore an exceedingly smug smile. "Now, Hinata is mine again!"
"Tch, how naive." Li spoke slowly. "Do you think only you and Hinata can destroy this Tenseigan?"
Toneri's smile froze. "You should say we're qualified. Hinata is far too weak—there's no way she can destroy the Tenseigan before us. What do you think?"
Li slowly let out a breath. He held his hand over the Tenseigan, his expression blank. "Then I'll show you just how naive you are..."
"Idiot! No matter how powerful you are, before the Tenseigan, you're nothing but trash!" Toneri burst into laughter. "Go on, attack it if you can! Let's see how much of your power the Tenseigan can absorb!"
"How many times do I have to tell you... you're far too naive." Li said slowly. "Absorbing chakra is indeed an incredibly powerful ability, but you need to understand that, in some people's eyes, this world is actually quite small. That limitless chakra absorption you see is like a sponge endlessly soaking up water. Once the sponge is saturated, can it keep absorbing?"
"Then try it and broaden my horizons!"
"Li!" Hinata cried. "Don't do this! It really will absorb all your power!"
Li smiled. "Then let it try..." Li suddenly pressed his hand against the Tenseigan. Indeed, relying on the power Li had transferred into Naruto's body to saturate the Tenseigan's absorption was nothing more than a fool's dream. But Li had other methods.
"Self-Regulating Collapse Magic Circle." Li spoke slowly. As he placed his hand upon the Tenseigan, a black mark appeared on it. The mark spread wildly at an astonishing speed, like a terrifying contagious virus.
The Self-Regulating Collapse Magic Circle had originally been an extremely powerful spell. It was created by Brian—or so he claimed. In fact, Li had also seen