Meanwhile.
Crackle, crackle...
Dazzling lightning flickered along the short blade in Uchiha Naka's hand. The electricity rapidly extended, forming a Chidori Blade. Carrying a fierce momentum, the Chidori Blade viciously pierced Akimichi Choza's right hand. "Your fate ends here!" With that, the shadow clone Naka firmly nailed him to the ground.
Akimichi Choza's right hand was pierced by the Chidori Blade, and the powerful paralysis instantly spread through his entire body. His right hand completely lost all sensation. The numbness was extraordinarily intense, as if countless ants were gnawing at his nerves, tormenting him beyond endurance.
"AAAAARGH!" Unable to bear the excruciating pain, Akimichi Choza let out a miserable howl. His eyes nearly split open as he stared in disbelief. "H-how could she be so fast? She's clearly just a clone, yet she has taijutsu abilities comparable to the original!"
"This isn't ninjutsu at all. Even the Second's Advanced Shadow Clone could only possess eighty percent of the user's taijutsu ability, and it couldn't withstand major attacks. Yet now..."
He simply could not imagine that, as an Elite Jonin, he had been instantly defeated in the very first exchange by nothing more than the opponent's shadow clone.
This was practically a joke.
Yet the agonizing pain coursing through his body—
—told him that it was the truth.
But this was far too absurd.
Could she have already reached the Third's level at such a young age?
No matter how complicated Akimichi Choza's feelings were, they could not change the fact that he had lost his ability to resist in an instant.
With Uchiha Tenshu feeding her moves, along with the ninjutsu Uchiha Tenshu had gone to great lengths to steal from other clans and reveal to Uchiha Naka, she was naturally able to counter him perfectly.
"She was actually able