Shinji stared at Uchiha Izumi's tragically beautiful face.
His expression turned grave.
"You want to attack me?"
Shinji caught a flicker of hesitation in Izumi's eyes, but a far stronger hatred and madness swallowed it.
It hardened into resolve.
The next instant, Uchiha Izumi flipped the kunai in her hand and drove it toward Shinji's stomach.
Shinji's gaze went cold.
He caught her wrist with a snap and raised his foot—
Boom!
Shock flashed across Izumi's face. Her fair cheeks flushed scarlet, and her slight body shot backward like a cannonball.
She had already become a black speck tearing through the air.
Only then did the shockwave burst beneath the streetlights, spreading from where Shinji had kicked like a sonic boom!
A devastating gale ripped tiles from countless nearby rooftops!
Shinji glanced at the blood scattered across the ground, then at Izumi, who had punched through several lampposts before reducing a roadside house to rubble.
Only then did he lower his leg.
It had all happened in an instant.
"...Now that you know everything, whether you want revenge or just need to vent your anger, I'm right here. Come on. Defeat me!"
Izumi did not respond. Realizing he had used too much force, Shinji frowned. He resisted the urge to check on her and looked at the fallen roof tiles and the lights coming on throughout the clan compound. Then he reluctantly formed hand seals.
"Flying Thunder God: Concealed Barrier Void Realm!"
Hum—
The next instant, a transparent dome enclosed the area. No one outside could see what happened within the barrier.
The three of them seemed to have entered a small world parallel to their own.
Shinji glanced toward Izumi's landing spot, where dust still billowed, then turned toward Uchiha Itachi. "That shouldn't be possible... He awakened his eyes