Anko froze for an instant, and the entire world seemed to turn blood-red. She knew she had fallen under a genjutsu and immediately disrupted her chakra, yet the world before her did not change at all.
The ANBU ninja beside her watched as their captain was subdued by the enemy in the blink of an eye, with Uchiha Yuu gripping her shoulder in one hand. It was obvious that Yuu's actions posed a threat, and the nearby ninja did not dare act rashly for fear of endangering Anko's safety.
In truth, Uchiha Yuu formed a hand seal with one hand, and a strange mark appeared on his palm before he pressed it directly against Mitaraishi Anko's neck. In the blood-red world, she felt a piercing agony bore into her bones. Using the pain in her body and her ability to break genjutsu, she escaped Uchiha Yuu's control.
"Ah!"
Black Cursed Seals rapidly spread across Anko's neck. Uchiha Yuu did not dare let his guard down and immediately reversed the Cursed Seal. A shrill scream could be heard—not a sound, but a scream from the mind. A portion of Orochimaru's consciousness had been erased by Uchiha Yuu, eliminating Orochimaru's greatest threat to Anko.
At its root, the Cursed Seal was merely a means of absorbing Natural Energy. Given Anko's physical condition, as long as she did not overuse the Cursed Seal, there would be no danger of Natural Energy spiraling out of control.
"Orochimaru's Cursed Seal really is troublesome. Fortunately, nothing went wrong."
Uchiha Yuu withdrew his hand, looked at Anko, who was still stunned in disbelief, and lightly flicked her forehead as he explained with a smile:
"Why are you still spacing out? I destroyed the consciousness within the Cursed Seal that was affecting your body. You can use this