How Was She Supposed to Fight This?

Across from him, Yugito's entire body tensed. Orange-red Tailed Beast Chakra surged around her, and her bloodshot eyes locked on the boy before her.

After their brief standoff, Nara Tsukimi had activated a strange Chakra Armor. Its heavy, domineering presence had even given Yugito the illusion that she was facing the Third Raikage.

Wariness stirred in her heart, but Yugito remained utterly confident.

The power of a Tailed Beast surpassed any secret technique. If she attacked with everything she had, she could tear through his defenses.

She had to be able to!

With that thought, she struck without hesitation, launching a fierce attack before Tsukimi could move.

Hum!

The air trembled faintly. Chakra erupted beneath her feet, and with the power of Tailed Beast Chakra behind her, she became a blur and closed the distance in an instant.

This was no single lunge like before. She swung both claws, unleashing Sixfold Claw Strike at full force. Layer upon layer of claw shadows covered every opening around Tsukimi.

Scorching Chakra coated her sharp claws, sending sizzling waves of heat through the air as they cut across it. Every strike held enough power to rend steel.

Faced with Yugito's fierce assault, Tsukimi, who had needed Flash Step to evade her earlier, stood perfectly still this time, as though he had failed to react.

"Tsukimi, what are you doing? Hurry up and dodge!"

Obito, watching from the sidelines, nearly jumped out of his skin. Even he could tell how powerful the attack was. Unable to understand why Tsukimi would not dodge, he shouted a warning.

Tsukimi glanced at Obito, his expression unchanged.

Before everyone's eyes, the storm of claws slammed into his pitch-black Susanoo armor.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Metallic impacts rang out in rapid succession, scattering dense showers of sparks through the forest.