"Big sis, while keeping your combat strength intact, how many more Shadow Clones can you make at most?"
Although the village several kilometers away was engulfed in towering flames, Hyuga Wuye had no choice but to calm himself and consider every possible option.
It would be difficult to save anyone in that village now. What he needed to consider was where they would go afterward.
Clearly, this was only a warning from their opponents. They would continue searching for villages and slaughtering them one by one, until he and Kaguya gave up their advantage and faced them in a decisive battle.
"I don't have much Chakra left. If I want to preserve my combat strength, two more Shadow Clones are my limit."
Kaguya crouched beside him. As she watched him pinch the bridge of his nose in thought, a trace of tenderness quietly flashed through her eyes.
Their brief argument earlier had not driven them apart. Instead, it had brought their hearts much closer.
Under the assumption that the other might suffer grave injuries, they had instantly realized how important they were to each other, as well as the place they held in each other's hearts.
So neither of them would disregard their own safety again.
"Two Shadow Clones to tie down seven jonin isn't enough..."
Hyuga Wuye muttered to himself, his unfocused gaze utterly failing to notice the change in Kaguya's expression.
"Tie them down? Maybe you can use regular clones. That would consume less Chakra," Kaguya softly reminded him.
"You have to divide your attention to control clones. The mental burden is too great. If you controlled five clones at once, how long could you keep it up?" Wuye looked up.
Kaguya tilted her head slightly, thought for a moment, and said, "About... five minutes."
Fortunately, Wuye was