"Ahhh—Fran—damn it! I'll—!" Seeing Fran's body pierced through by the blue energy sword, the boy clutched his severed arm and glared viciously at the ninja within the blue flames.
Unfortunately, before he could finish speaking, an invisible repulsive force sent him flying. He slammed hard into the wall, worsening the wound on his severed arm.
"Mm!!! Roar!"
At that, Fran, pinned in midair by the blue energy sword, could no longer suppress the fury in her heart. Ignoring her injuries, she began struggling with all her might.
Splurt!
She barely managed to pull her body free of the energy sword. After landing on the ground, Fran did not choose to flee with the boy.
The opponent they had encountered this time was about on the same level as the previous Orochimaru and Shiro. However, unlike before, those two had not fought seriously at all. They had not even had the intention to fight; they had been playing from beginning to end.
But the person before her was different. He was acting entirely with the intention of killing them!
So Fran turned back and looked gently at the boy. When she turned around again, the madness in her eyes had already vanished completely, and she gazed calmly at the ninja waiting silently within the blue flames.
Before the boy could react, he saw Fran charge toward the ninja once again with her giant hammer in hand. The difference was that this time, the lightning was far more violent than before!
"Blasted Tree!"
Bang!
Under the ninja's curious gaze, Fran's iron hammer slammed heavily into the ground along with her words. Immediately afterward, a massive amount of green lightning suddenly poured down from above his head, like a giant tree!
Boom!!
Seeing the tree of lightning swallow the ninja, Fran barely tugged