"!!!"
Karatachi Yagura spun and leaped, twisting in midair as he rapidly formed hand seals. "Water Release: Water Mirror Technique!"
Splash!
A mirror rippling with water appeared in midair.
A figure made of water leaped out of it.
It transformed into another "Shinji Uchiha," a huge Rasengan forming in his hand as he met Shinji's two Rasengan head-on!
Boom, boom, boom!
A massive explosion tore through the office. Terrifying Ki shockwaves and swirling winds churned the windows, desks, and walls into a wreck!
Whoosh!
Amid the wreckage, Shinji dismissed the rib-cage form of his Susanoo and raised an eyebrow.
"That technique's pretty interesting. But... can you keep up with my speed forever?"
Shinji turned aside to dodge dozens of Senbon flying out of the thick mist, then bent his knees and launched himself at Karatachi Yagura.
"If there's not enough room here, let's take this somewhere else!"
Whoosh!
Yagura failed to react to this Body Flicker Technique, too. By the time he moved to counter, Shinji had already clamped a hand onto his shoulder.
Whoosh!
The two vanished from the office.
Tap!
When they reappeared, they landed on a street in Kirigakure. Yagura looked at the villagers walking nearby, a flicker of confusion in his eyes.
Shinji wasted no more words.
He stared straight into Yagura's pink pupils, and his Three-Tomoe Sharingan spun.
Bzz—
Yagura's gaze went unfocused.
The next instant...
Roar!
An earthshaking roar rang out over Kirigakure. Dark red Chakra spread through the air, surging up from Yagura's body.
Shinji sneered. "Just as I thought..."
Meanwhile.
At the mouth of a cave outside Kirigakure, a handsome young man with long hair stopped in his tracks, his heart suddenly tightening.
He turned to look toward the village center, in the direction of the Mizukage Building.
A sense of