Moreover, Aoi Rokushō seemed to still be wary of whether other Anbu members were hidden nearby, so he did not dare go all out. Ueno Kei had seen precisely that, which was why he forced the attack.
Although in a normal clash, Ueno Kei could absolutely kill Aoi Rokushō as well, if he could make it easier, why wouldn't he?
Aoi Rokushō had already been no match for Ueno Kei to begin with. Now that he was still worrying about other things, dealing with Ueno Kei became even harder. If not for the power of the Sword of the Thunder God...
There had been several strikes where Ueno Kei could have killed Aoi Rokushō.
Even so, through several exchanges, the wind pressure produced by the Lingyu Blade split open the skin on Aoi Rokushō's arms and face. Aoi Rokushō was covered in blood, looking utterly terrifying.
Faced with this situation, Aoi Rokushō inwardly groaned in misery. He had not expected this Konoha Anbu's taijutsu to be so outstanding. (In truth, it was also simply because Aoi Rokushō's own strength was lacking.)
It actually left him, even with the Sword of the Thunder God, without the slightest ability to fight back. He could only barely parry and hold on.
Even after he clearly realized there were no other Anbu around, once he went all out, he was still suppressed bit by bit by the Anbu before him.
Ueno Kei carefully pressed closer to Aoi Rokushō, using the sharpness of the Lingyu Blade and the special wind pressure he had learned before from the Wind Wing clan to apply pressure to Aoi Rokushō little by little. The wounds were small, but once there were enough of them, they would be enough to make Aoi Rokushō bleed to death.
Although Ueno Kei had