Asuna and the others sprinted toward the Capital's gates. Before the nearby Chakra Samurai could gather, the Vacuum Spheres Asuna unleashed punched through their bodies.
With Sage Mode amplifying them, the Vacuum Spheres were astonishingly powerful and numerous. Although the Chakra Samurai wore armor and could use chakra to reduce the damage, the spheres still pierced their bodies, leaving them collapsed on the ground.
Some of the Chakra Samurai could still move. Despite the holes punched through their bodies and the blood flowing without end, their faces showed no pain as they staggered toward the group.
The sight sent a chill through everyone. The Secret Medicine used by Tobi—no, Katsuya Uchiha—was horrifying enough to transform human bodies into something like this.
Asuna clenched her fists. Though these people were enemies blocking their path, she still felt sorry for them. If they had never taken Katsuya Uchiha's Secret Medicine and still had their wits about them, would they have ended up like this?
"Sage Art: Wind Release: Whirlwind Fist!" Asuna shouted. A spiraling gale swept away every Chakra Samurai before her, clearing the path in an instant.
"Move!" Hizashi Hyuga called to the others while holding off the enemies pursuing them from behind. Asuna cleared the way ahead, but by the time they reached the Capital's gates, her Sage Mode had reached its limit.
The sudden loss of strength made Asuna sway. Fortunately, she had drawn her senjutsu chakra from a Chakra Storage Block rather than molding it on the spot with her own chakra, so she did not collapse from exhaustion.
Fujimura Yuki slammed both hands onto the ground. The earth surged up like a wave and crashed into the gates. They slowly toppled, shaking the ground as they fell.
"Good. We'll wait here for reinforcements." Seeing the gates fall,