Across the entire Shinobi World, there were far fewer female ninja than male ninja, so the number of powerful female ninja was naturally far lower as well.
During the early Warring States Period, Uzumaki Mito had a noble background, beautiful looks, and considerable strength. Though after marrying Hashirama, her focus gradually shifted toward her family and children, and she slowly faded from the public eye, she could still be considered the ideal life model for most female ninja.
When Juri was still young, Mito had already made a name for herself in the Shinobi World. As a fellow female ninja, Juri had once dreamed of possessing strength as outstanding as Mito's.
At the time, she had yet to awaken her Sharingan. Moreover, she had been born into the Uzuki Clan, a second-rate clan far inferior even to the first-rate ones. The resources and ninja technique inheritances allotted to her were, honestly, insufficient to cultivate a top-tier powerhouse. Thus, even Juri herself had not believed she could become a powerful female ninja like Mito.
Juri had wanted to grow stronger not because she harbored any grand ambition, but simply because she did not want to be unable to control her own life like her mother. So she trained desperately, once taking Mito as her goal, until she awakened her Mangekyō Sharingan...
Now, seeing her former idol standing before her as an enemy, Juri could not help feeling that life was unpredictable. Yet there was not the slightest hint of retreat in her bearing.
On the other side, Mito leaped out of the deep pit and gently laid the unconscious Enkō on the ground. Only after signaling Danzo and Utatane Koharu with her eyes to take care of their teammate did she turn her gaze back to Juri.
In truth, she had