This Is the Final Backstab

Was the knife controlling her?

Konan had not expected this situation, yet it seemed perfectly reasonable.

That was right. She had always remained wary of Itachi Uchiha.

If Itachi Uchiha had left some contingency on that knife, it was entirely normal. After all, for Itachi Uchiha, his first priority was securing victory, and his second was preventing her from winning.

But now—

This was troublesome.

Konan could feel her talismans constantly dwindling. Once they fell below a certain number, her true body would be exposed. When that happened, death would be inevitable, and even Shiki would not escape it.

As a ninja, she naturally could not give up before the very last moment.

Konan stared fixedly at Lorelei, who was flashing rapidly across the battlefield and continuously destroying her talismans, while she thought of a countermeasure.

At that moment.

Touko Aozaki also took action.

Only one of her puppets was being controlled by the knife, and only puppets with insufficient strength could be controlled. All the other puppets charged toward Lorelei at once.

After all, she was a powerhouse who had pushed Chest Opening to its limit, and she had mastered quite a few skills.

Lorelei's attack speed was disrupted.

Konan seized the opportunity and launched a fierce counterattack with the few talismans she had left.

She could not drag this out.

Once her talismans were exhausted, death would be inevitable.

So—

"Stop running around. Stay right here."

Konan gritted her teeth and unleashed her last Clone Talisman in one breath. Thousands of Konans appeared at once, each holding a talisman in her hands as they rapidly formed hand seals.

At this final moment, she chose the methods of a ninja.

Red barriers surged forth from every Konan.

They intersected and connected.

In a brief moment, the entire battlefield was