The black-robed figure, who should have been trapped in the Genjutsu, stood there perfectly lucid. Even more shocking were his eyes.
Another pair of Mangekyō Sharingan!
How was that possible?!
Since when had the Uchiha Clan's Mangekyō Sharingan become so common?
"Using your clan's power against you really is amusing!"
The black-robed figure sneered.
He formed a hand sign. The vines binding Hikaku's feet surged upward, wrapping tightly around his body from his abdomen to his neck.
Hikaku struggled with all his might, but it was useless.
"Sharingan!"
"Wood Release!"
"Who are you?!"
Hikaku drew a deep breath and gritted his teeth, shock flashing in his eyes.
This mysterious black-robed man was even harder to believe than Vortex Mask.
He possessed not only the Uchiha Clan's Kekkei Genkai, but also Hashirama Senju's Wood Release.
In theory, that was almost impossible!
"I told you!"
"The dead don't need to know so much!"
The black-robed figure spoke coldly, then looked toward Vortex Mask.
"Kill him!"
Vortex Mask drew a slight breath, about to act.
But just then, both men's expressions changed, and they sprang backward.
The instant they left, two kunai thudded into the ground where they had stood.
A figure appeared immediately afterward.
"Konoha's rats."
"So it's you two?"
"You finally dared crawl out of the Sewer!"
Wood Release Versus Wood Release
The icy voice made both men blanch. They looked up together at the figure who had suddenly arrived.
He wore loose Training Clothes with the Uchiha Clan's fan emblem on the back. His black hair was tied up simply, and his presence was calm yet intimidating.
"Xia Le!!"
The black-robed figure gritted his teeth.
"Damn, he got here too fast!"
The man in the vortex-patterned mask went pale.
Clearly, he feared and dreaded the man before him from the