Chuan Yilang appeared completely motionless in their eyes. What he saw—his attack passing through Uchiha Yū's body—was all an illusion. In reality, Uchiha Yū was standing beside him, having pulled him into a Sharingan genjutsu.
A single moment of distraction was enough to decide victory or defeat.
Yū's arm pierced through Chuan Yilang's body. Blood slowly trickled from his fingertips onto the ground as his silent gaze met the terror in the other man's eyes.
The approaching death jolted Chuan Yilang free from the illusion, but everything was too late. The intense pain and loss of life left him unable to perform any ninjutsu.
"Crack, crack, crack!"
As Yū pulled his arm from the other man's body, Chuan Yilang's unconscious body collapsed at Uchiha Yū's feet, blood splattering across the ground.
"Chuan Yilang! Bastard! Go die!"
"Earth Release: Earth-Rising Spears!"
Long spikes erupted from the ground and instantly reached Uchiha Yū. Yū merely clenched his fist and, before the spikes arrived, slammed it fiercely into the ground.
Terrifying power burst forth around Uchiha Yū. The earth rippled like waves, and the spikes that had just extended toward him were violently torn apart!
"Don't be reckless!"
Shan Jie stopped Tu Jie, afraid that he would charge in without a care for his life. Chuan Yilang's death had been far too strange. That momentary pause definitely had not been caused by his body. Was it genjutsu?
They had not seen him form any hand seals. Had he cast it in secret?
Since the battle began, the three of them had been at a disadvantage. One injured, one dead! It showed how terrifyingly strong their opponent was. Yet he had not instantly killed them, which meant his strength had not surpassed all three of them by too much.
But Tu Jie was in