"Betrayal? What a joke! Konoha was the one that betrayed me first!" the woman roared madly. "That's right, I suffered injuries that severe in the last battle. I was basically crippled. But what about you? You're the son of that old bastard, the Third Hokage, so he went to great lengths to restore your strength. And me? I'm just an ordinary Jonin, but I served the village faithfully too! My husband and my son both died on the battlefield. And what did I get in the end? You told me to give up being a ninja! Fine! At first, you told me that I could only fight for the village for the rest of my life, and now you're telling me not to be a ninja anymore!"
Karen let out another furious roar and continued her relentless assault on Shinnosuke. Li sighed softly. To be honest, Karen was merely another victim of this era of war. No matter how one looked at it, she could not truly be called wrong—but neither could what she had done be forgiven by others.
Shinnosuke's eyes suddenly dimmed, but then he let out a roar. "No! Even so, I won't let you harm the village! Earth Release: Heavenly Chasm!"
As chakra surged through Shinnosuke's body, a massive fissure opened between him and Karen. At a rough glance, the crack was nearly ten meters wide and a hundred meters long—and it was still expanding!
Shinnosuke had recovered his strength? Li did not think so. Having erupted with such overwhelming power, Shinnosuke would inevitably run out of steam afterward!
Karen had already charged toward Shinnosuke. Her body was still in midair, and the ground beneath her feet had vanished. In this situation, she could only continue charging at Shinnosuke, no matter what technique he had waiting