Apology, I will adjust later and resume normal updates as soon as possible.

Land of Water battlefield.

Clang!

Hiss!

Boom!

Inside the bizarre Mirror Barrier, Shisui and Soji kept appearing beside Kushimaru and launching attacks at him.

Unfortunately, Ayue, who was controlling their movements, did not have especially strong reflexes, so the positions where they appeared were always some distance from Kushimaru, giving him enough time to block Shisui and the others' attacks.

Because of that, as time passed, Kushimaru gradually grew familiar with the three children's way of fighting and began counterattacking from time to time—though, wary of that strange spatial transfer method, he did not dare make his movements too large.

Even so, it still caused the three children enormous trouble. Kushimaru's counterattacks meant more variables, and variables meant Ayue and the others had to consider more.

When Nuibari was about to pierce through Shisui for the third time, only for Ayue to transfer him away once again, they gave up. An opponent like Kushimaru was not someone they could deal with right now.

Even with the bloodline advantage of the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, the technical advantage of Shrinking Step, and the terrain advantage of the Mirror Barrier, they still could not make up the gap between them and Kushimaru.

So Ayue decisively shifted the two of them back and stopped the attack on Kushimaru.

After Shisui and Soji appeared, they immediately took an opening attack stance, preparing to launch another assault, but when they saw Ayue in front of them, both let out a breath of relief and withdrew their movements.

"Phew—Ayue. So now, do we retreat?"

"Mm. I don't have much Chakra left, and if we keep fighting, our chances of winning aren't high. While the barrier can still hold, it's better to withdraw first."

Shisui and Soji nodded as well. The two of them did not have much Chakra