It spread across a vast area, blanketing the battlefield and scorching the moisture from the air.
The battlefield, which had been shrouded in mist, instantly came into focus.
Every trace of mist evaporated.
This was Konoha, not Kirigakure.
Konoha was nowhere near the sea, and the air was not nearly as humid.
The mist Juzo Biwa had created could not escape evaporation.
Worse, the huge fireball Pakura had unleashed was flying straight at him.
"Damn it. I miscalculated."
Juzo Biwa cursed as he watched the huge fireball bear down on him.
He could feel its searing heat.
But he was not afraid.
Gripping the Kubikiribōchō, Juzo Biwa brought it down hard on the fireball.
The blow carried tremendous force, and the blade hissed.
The Kubikiribōchō was made of special materials, but Pakura's Scorch Release could still damage it.
He split the fireball apart, but a small notch had appeared in the Kubikiribōchō's blade.
"Bastard! I'll use your blood to restore my blade," Juzo Biwa snarled when he saw the notch.
He knew the Kubikiribōchō could absorb blood to repair itself, yet the sight of that notch still filled him with rage.
Juzo Biwa moved with incredible speed, raising the Kubikiribōchō and slashing at Pakura.
Pakura drew a kunai and blocked his strike.
The two figures collided in an instant.
Two utterly different forces crashed against each other.
As both fighters pressed harder, terrifying power poured into the Kubikiribōchō and the kunai.
The weapons ground against each other, then burst apart!
After that single clash, they were evenly matched!
"How is that possible?" Juzo Biwa roared in disbelief.
He was not the only one. The spectators cried out in disbelief as well.
Pakura, the supposedly "weaker" woman, had stopped Juzo Biwa's Kubikiribōchō with a kunai?
In truth, Pakura's Taijutsu was far