"What kind of ability is this?"
She communicated with Matatabi within her body.
But even with Matatabi's vast experience, it felt bewildered.
It had never seen such a strange ability before!
"Fine, if that's the case, then I'll just have to end this with speed!"
Although she couldn't figure out Uchiha Ye's ability.
There was one thing Yugito could be certain of.
In this state of body-lava transformation, Uchiha Ye could indeed ignore sharp weapon attacks.
That was why her claw strikes just now had been ineffective.
But she believed that since it was an ability that required activation.
As long as she caught Uchiha Ye off guard, she would surely be able to strike his physical form and inflict substantial damage.
"Whoosh!"
She vanished once again, moving so fast that Kamui and the others nearby couldn't perceive her at all.
"Squelch!"
"Squelch!"
One could only see tearing wounds appearing continuously on Uchiha Ye's body, splashing out startling amounts of lava.
Yugito was like a god of slaughter, continuously inflicting 'terrifying' damage upon him.
To the point that, for a moment, he could only stand in place and 'take the beating'!
But!
"You aren't having an easy time either, Lady Yugito!"
Facing Yugito, who was flickering around him and searching for an opening to land a fatal blow.
Uchiha Ye sneered aloud: "Even with the power of Matatabi, by constantly touching my high-temperature lava, your claws must be suffering some burns, right!"
"Perhaps you're thinking of testing my endurance to see who gives out first."
"But you are welcome to try, and see whether you, moving at high speed, give out first, or I, who only need to maintain this state while standing still, give out first?"
Uchiha Ye's words were like a devil's whisper, possessing a peculiar magic that caused Yugito to retreat immediately.
Clearly!
Yugito had no confidence that she could outlast Uchiha Ye.
"Influenced so easily? Lady Yugito!"
Seeing this, Uchiha Ye smiled, his Observation Haki already locking onto the general position where Yugito had reappeared: "Lava Scorch Shot!"
Thanks to the sense of urgency brought about by Yugito's terrifying speed, his mastery of Observation Haki had actually improved slightly.
Consequently, his precision strike capability had also increased a little.
"And besides..."
Feeling the burning sensation emanating from his eyes, Uchiha Ye thought excitedly: "It seems even my Sharingan is showing signs of evolving once again!"
The last time he faced Orochimaru, this feeling had already appeared, but it ultimately failed to fully succeed.
But now, this feeling was exceptionally intense!
"In that case, I shall take this opportunity to complete the evolution in one go!"
The so-called Sharingan is the eye that reflects the heart.
It can complete its evolution during moments of intense emotional fluctuation.
Sadness, pain, fear, excitement, joy...
All fall within this category!
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
The earth trembled incessantly as pillar after pillar of lava erupted, all of them grazing Yugito's body.
Although they didn't land, they forced Yugito to keep her distance and prevented her from getting close to Uchiha Ye again.
"Damn it, how can this guy's reactions and insight be so agile!"
After dodging another eruption of lava and retreating far away, Yugito couldn't help but think this to herself.
This reaction speed made her feel as if she were facing the Raikage when he wasn't even using his full strength.
"But even with a Sharingan, his movements shouldn't be this agile!"
Looking at Uchiha Ye's rotating Two-Tomoe Sharingan, Yugito naturally recognized Uchiha Ye's identity.
Yet, she still found it hard to accept Uchiha Ye's super-fast reaction speed.
Such a powerful ability really shouldn't belong to a brat.
"But regardless, I must finish this guy off as soon as possible!"
Kamui is still waiting for his rescue back there; there is no time to waste dragging things out with Uchiha Ye here.
Moreover, after the battle just now, she realized one thing!
Speed alone cannot deal with Uchiha Ye; only by combining ninjutsu is there a possibility of defeating him.
"Whoosh!"
She flashed forward again, but it seemed as if she were dodging Uchiha Ye's lava attacks.
She swayed left and right, making it impossible to lock onto her specific position.
"Using this method to avoid my attacks, huh!"
Seeing this, Uchiha Ye felt a jolt in his heart as his body became covered in lava: "It's certainly effective!"
Just as he thought this, Yugito flashed and appeared behind him, her sharp cat claws making his back tighten instinctively.
A surge of lava erupted from his body to strike back.
But Yugito was truly formidable.
She vanished from behind him in a flash, only to reappear right in front of him.
Clearly, the strike from behind was merely to distract Uchiha Ye so he wouldn't have time to deal with the attack in front of him.
"Mouse Fireball!"
She opened her mouth and spat out a mouse-shaped ball of blue fire that surged toward Uchiha Ye, its temperature extremely high and not inferior to his lava.
If I remember correctly, this ninjutsu can split apart at critical moments and track targets automatically!
Facing this strike, Uchiha Ye did not use elementalization to dodge, but instead retreated.
Since he wanted to take this opportunity to complete the evolution of his Sharingan, he naturally had to make some sacrifices.
How could the Sharingan evolve if he didn't put himself in a desperate situation?
"Very good, the distraction tactic worked!"
Seeing Uchiha Ye retreat, Yugito felt a surge of joy.
She believed that the reason Uchiha Ye retreated was precisely because he couldn't react in time.
Otherwise!
According to her guesses about Uchiha Ye's abilities, he should have turned his body into lava to avoid this attack.
"Scatter!"
The moment Uchiha Ye retreated.
With a thought from her, the single mass of mouse-shaped flames immediately transformed into a large number of blue fire tracking projectiles, filling every direction around Uchiha Ye.
"Surrounded in an instant, are we?"
Though surrounded by fire projectiles in a split second, Uchiha Ye remained calm: "This is exactly what I wanted!"
The burning sensation in his Sharingan grew increasingly intense.
Evolution was imminent!
He immediately ceased the assistance of his Observation Haki.
He would use this intense crisis to facilitate the evolution of his Sharingan.
Of course!
The moment he shut off his Observation Haki, a strong sense of discomfort washed over him.
It was as if his eyes had gone pitch black, his sensory abilities vanishing in an instant.
And the current insight of his Sharingan was simply insufficient to support him in dodging all the attacks.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
Uchiha Ye was instantly engulfed and bombarded by the fire projectiles.
Seeing this, Yugito was overjoyed: "Excellent!"
Although she didn't know why Uchiha Ye's mobility had suddenly dropped, it seemed reasonable when she thought about it!
After the high-speed battle with her, even the best Sharingan would suffer from excessive strain.
It was only natural for his mobility to decline as a result.
Yugito immediately prepared to press the attack, her chakra condensing into a massive cat claw that lunged toward the center of the explosions.
"Whoosh!"
The next moment, a sharp human silhouette burst out from the thick smoke of the explosions.
It was Uchiha Ye, having dodged Yugito's massive chakra claw.
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