New Sharingan

In terms of pure speed, the delicate and frail Uchiha were no match for the robust and powerful Senju.

Shiri dared not flee along the main road down the mountain, forced instead to choose narrow, blocked, and difficult paths leading upward, relying on the superior perception of her Sharingan to avoid being overtaken by Senju Arashi.

As the elevation increased, the surrounding vegetation gradually thinned until the three were finally driven to the edge of a deep cliff, leaving them with nowhere left to go.

Shiri and Wuming could only stop, exchanging a glance; with no retreat possible, they had no choice but to take down their pursuer.

Although Senju Arashi was a top-tier ninja of the Senju Clan, Wuming was likewise a secret weapon trained by the Uchiha.

Every Senju clansman who had ever seen Wuming in action had already been silenced; it was impossible for Senju Arashi to have any intelligence on Wuming, so they could rely on the element of surprise to defeat her.

Senju Arashi, who arrived shortly after, did not rush to attack, instead keeping a safe distance as she stared at the three of them. After a long silence, she finally spoke: "What is your business here?"

Hearing this, Shiri laughed: "You strike without rhyme or reason, yet you don't know our purpose, My Lady? The Senju Clan is truly imposing indeed!"

"These are extraordinary times, and you were hiding here in a suspicious manner," Senju Arashi continued. "It is only natural that a misunderstanding occurred."

Taking advantage of their conversation, Wuming activated her Sharingan and charged at Senju Arashi!

In Senju Arashi's estimation, Wuming had already unleashed several high-powered ninjutsu; given her age, her chakra reserves should have been nearly depleted.

Therefore, she had focused her vigilance on Shiri, never expecting Wuming to be the one to strike first.

Senju Arashi braced herself, responding with caution, but the moment they clashed, she felt a sense of déjà vu.

As it turned out, Wuming's taijutsu was copied via the Sharingan; Senju Arashi felt as if she were fighting a smaller version of herself.

Meanwhile, Wuming relied on her Eight Thousand Spears ability to siphon massive amounts of chakra from the Uchiha captives upon whom she had carved her marks.

Injecting this stolen chakra into her own strikes, her power and speed were far greater than those of the original, Senju Arashi.

Senju Arashi could only struggle to create distance, but every time she managed to pull away, Shiri would intervene with long-range attacks using shuriken and Fire Style to disrupt her movements.

For a moment, it was Senju Arashi who was left flustered and overwhelmed.

Growing anxious as she gradually fell onto the back foot, Senju Arashi simply chose not to dodge a straight punch from Wuming, instead throwing a punch of her own.

The two fists collided head-on with a loud "Bang!" Senju Arashi's arm went numb, while Wuming was knocked back by the recoil.

Senju Arashi held her ground, the taste of blood instantly filling her mouth, but she had been prepared for this. She performed a one-handed seal: [Water Style: Breaking Torrent!]

A pillar of water erupted from Senju Arashi's mouth, striking Wuming in mid-air.

With no leverage, Wuming was knocked back by the technique, landing beside Qiancao and unable to rise for the moment.

Shiri hurriedly performed her seals: [Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!] A massive fireball surged toward Senju Arashi.

After a quick sequence of seals, Senju Arashi slammed her hands onto the ground: [Earth Style: Earth Wall!]

An earthen wall rose from the ground to block the fireball. Before Shiri's technique had even finished, Senju Arashi had already charged right in front of her.

It turned out that behind the earth wall, Senju Arashi had used a Water Style technique to cloak her entire body in water, allowing her to pass through the flames and reach Shiri, striking her in the stomach!

Shiri doubled over and collapsed; the outcome seemed to have become clear.

Seeing Senju Arashi charging, Qiancao calmly completed the seals for the Great Fireball Technique and blew a fierce breath toward her!

Perhaps it was the potential unleashed by the crisis, but this Great Fireball was the most perfect and powerful one Qiancao had ever released, its might in no way inferior to the one Shiri had used earlier.

However, Qiancao's sealing was still unrefined, giving Senju Arashi enough time to react and release a water wall to block the surroundings.

Yet, this brief delay achieved its purpose. Wuming, lying to the side, used the steam generated by the clash of water and fire to charge directly at Senju Arashi, kunai in hand!

Perhaps due to the injury from the earlier strike, Wuming's attack speed was noticeably slower.

Although her assault was sudden, hidden by the steam, Senju Arashi reacted in time. Before the kunai could reach her, she used her reach advantage to strike Wuming with a punch!

What Senju Arashi did not expect was that Wuming took the punch head-on, stubbornly refusing to retreat. Instead, she herself suddenly fell into a strange state.

Senju Arashi felt as if she had arrived on a burning plain, with countless enemies bearing Sharingan charging toward her!

Facing so many enemies for the first time, she felt no desire to flee; instead, she charged into the crowd and began to fight.

From Qiancao's perspective, Senju Arashi, having just punched Wuming, stood frozen in place, her expression shifting between fervor and frustration. Finally, after a struggle, she collapsed as if completely exhausted.

Seeing Senju Arashi fall, Wuming let out a sigh of relief, her Mangekyo Sharingan slowly fading to reveal her original black pupils.

This female ninja was the strongest Senju ninja Wuming had encountered in years.

Not only was her ninjutsu powerful and her chakra reserves vast, but her physical constitution was also exceptional.

Even with her Eight Thousand Spears ability continuously supplying her with chakra, she felt deeply exhausted; she had not expected this Senju woman to show no signs of fatigue at all.

Wuming had tried multiple times earlier to control her with genjutsu, but the Senju Clan had long since prepared methods to counter Uchiha genjutsu, and ordinary Sharingan techniques had been completely ineffective.

She had been forced to risk injury to pull her into the Tsukuyomi world, which was the only way she had managed to temporarily subdue Senju Arashi.

However, her Sharingan had only just been implanted with the Tsukuyomi ability, so it likely wouldn't cause her fatal damage; the danger had not yet passed.

Thinking of this, Wuming drew her kunai, intending to step forward and finish her off.

After releasing the Great Fireball, Qiancao's heart had been pounding wildly. He had exhausted all his strength and was in a state of high agitation, unable to speak for a moment.

Only when he saw Senju Arashi fall did he feel a sense of relief. Just as he was about to praise Wuming, he noticed the color of the ground behind her looked wrong.

"Wuming, look out!" No sooner had Qiancao shouted the warning than a ripple appeared in the air. Keisuke, wielding a katana, instantly materialized and slashed at Wuming!

Wuming, who had just turned her head, hadn't even asked what Qiancao wanted before Keisuke's blade arrived. She could only lean back slightly in an attempt to dodge, but she was still struck by Keisuke's blade.

Wuming, blood spraying from her chest, slowly collapsed to the ground. Her final glance before losing consciousness was fixed on Qiancao: Is this the last time I will ever see Qiancao? I feel... a little unwilling.

Witnessing it all, Qiancao felt as though his vision had turned a deep crimson, as if the entire world had been stained by Wuming's blood.

Keisuke, left with only a single Sharingan, did not feel he had done anything wrong. He merely looked at the still-breathing Wuming and marveled, "As expected of the ultimate weapon created by the Uchiha Clan; even this cannot kill you."

Suddenly, he sensed a strange chakra manifesting all around him. The moment he turned his head, he saw Qiancao charging toward him, his eyes burning a deep red.

Those eyes were not ordinary tomoe, but a Mangekyo Sharingan that radiated an ominous aura, one that Keisuke had never seen before.