I Really Couldn't Bear to Kill You, So Stay by My Side for Now

After sensing the Wood Release chakra within his body, Uchiha Ensei immediately began trying to use a Wood Clone Technique.

With Wood Release chakra, using a Wood Clone Technique was not particularly difficult.

Remaining inside the culture dish, Uchiha Ensei nodded at the Wood Clone, which then used the Flying Thunder God Technique and vanished from the spot.

In a small town somewhere in the Land of Rain, a black-haired girl curiously examined the shops along the nearby streets. Everything before her seemed like something from a dream.

Suddenly, a figure appeared before her, then instantly vanished.

Sensing that extraordinary ocular power, the girl opened her crimson eyes.

"Just as I thought, you took my Flying Thunder God Kunai!"

"Can we talk, Uchiha Hikari...?"

Uchiha Ensei's Wood Clone was the first to show goodwill.

But clearly, the girl before him harbored deep hatred toward the Uchiha Clan.

Black flames erupted from his body without warning. The Tenseigan's ocular power Uchiha Ensei had left within this Wood Clone seemed to have done nothing at all.

Perhaps it was because Wood Clones burned so easily?

In any case, this Wood Clone disappeared quickly, practically serving the same purpose as a Shadow Clone Technique.

Elsewhere, the Hashirama Cells clone soaking in a nutrient tank opened its eyes, a trace of confusion flashing through them.

After first canceling the Spirit Transformation Technique and returning to his main body, Uchiha Ensei used Flying Thunder God to arrive beside Uchiha Hikari once more.

"I hadn't realized Amaterasu's flames burned that quickly."

Seeing the figure she had burned to death reappear, shock flashed through Uchiha Hikari's eyes. But she immediately activated Tsukuyomi without the slightest hesitation.

This time, however, Uchiha Hikari found it extremely difficult to activate Tsukuyomi. Even with Yachihoko's ability, a streak of bloody tears