Black Parasitic Insects formed a wall, a sneer appeared on Mashui's face, and he formed hand seals.
"Fire Release, Great Fireball Technique!"
Fire Release indeed possessed a massive restraining effect against Parasitic Insects; the insect wall resisted for only a single instant before the numerous Parasitic Insects making it up were burned to ashes.
The Great Fireball carried immense heat as it crashed directly into Shibi Aburame, who was hiding in the rear, and a frantic expression surfaced on Uchiha Mashui's face.
However, it quickly froze as Shibi Aburame's body transformed into numerous Parasitic Insects that scattered in all directions.
"Insect Clone, when did he..."
Uncertainty and shock filled Uchiha Mashui's face as his Sharingan swept about, searching for Shibi Aburame's figure, and the scattered Parasitic Insects began to shroud over Uchiha Mashui's head.
At the same time, countless Parasitic Insects gathered from all directions, lunging toward Mashui and completely covering him in the blink of an eye.
A piercing scream rang out, and Shibi Aburame's real body calmly walked out as the Parasitic Insects gathered once more, flying back into the gourd behind him.
Uchiha Mashui had passed out due to excessive chakra consumption.
On a large tree not far away, Kenichi Uchiha had been continuously observing the battle, and only when it ended did he depart from his spot.
Shibi Aburame glanced toward the direction where Kenichi left, somewhat failing to understand the Uchiha's intentions, yet he did not probe deeply; watching ninjas of his own clan fight was a common occurrence these days.
The first round of the Konoha tournament across various departments was scheduled for a month, and after the peak period of matches in the first few days, things gradually grew plain.
Many ninjas with poor battle records had not participated in matches over the