Genjutsu space recedes like a tide, the blue ocean, the majestic Dragon Palace, the roaring sea beast, the broken Susanoo...
All the bizarre scenes were erased with an eraser, quickly dissipating in invisible ripples.
My eyes refocused, and I was surrounded by the familiar Uzumaki Mansion corridor, with wooden floors, paper sliding doors, and the sunlight falling outside the window was still bright.
Uchiha Hikari is still standing in the same position as before, as if he has never moved, but his breathing is slightly rapid, and fine beads of sweat ooze from his forehead, showing the consumption of the mental battle just now.
Otohime also stood in place, Rinnegan of Golden returned to its usual state, but flickered slightly, showing that she was not completely exhausted.
She looked at Guang's cold little face that looked a little stunned due to shock, frustration and re-evaluation of her opponent, and suddenly felt a little itchy.
That delicate face is always expressionless, as if it is indifferent to everything. If you pinch the cheek and rub it, what kind of interesting expression will it show?
It must be very cute!
With this thought in mind, Otohime took a step forward, stretched out his hand, and pinched Guang's cheek with clear purpose with his fair and slender fingers.
With a victor's teasing mentality.
However, just before her fingers touched her bare cheek, she was firmly stopped by another slightly cold hand.
Guang raised his arm and blocked Otohime's hand.
Her movements were not fast, even a little sluggish. Apparently she had not fully recovered from the shock of the Genjutsu duel and Susanoo being easily crushed, but her body's instinctive reaction still made her stop this slightly frivolous move.
She raised her head and looked directly at Otohime with those scarlet Mangekyō Sharingans. The coldness in her eyes seemed to have melted away, replaced by deep confusion and frustration.
"It's so boring."
Otohime was not annoyed at being stopped. Instead, he shrugged, retracted his hand, and showed an expression of "Sure enough," but then raised his chin and announced with a little pride, "But, I won~"
Judging from the results, Otohime is indeed better.
Guang didn't reply.
She was silent, seeming to be digesting everything that had just happened, and also re-evaluating the Girl in front of her who called herself "Otohime Otsutsuki", possessed Golden Rinnegan, and had unfathomable strength.
After a moment, she suddenly spoke, her voice still cold, but with a trace of curiosity and inquiry that could not be concealed:
"How did you lose to Naruto when you are so strong?"
Guang had always felt that he and Naruto were equally powerful.
The fight just now made her intuitively feel how terrifying Otohime was.
That power that easily breaks Susanoo, that exquisite Taijutsu, that bottomless pupil power...
How could such a powerful being become the "captive" of Naruto?
It even seems that he is a little bit angry towards Naruto but dare not speak out?
Guang's question was straightforward, even a little abrupt.
Then, she saw that Otohime's face, which originally had a slightly proud and boring expression, quickly changed from fair to crimson, then to red, and finally seemed to be steaming out at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"You!"
Otohime jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. Golden and Rinnegan all stared with excitement.
She pointed at the light, her fingers trembling a little, obviously being hurt by this question.
How did she know that Naruto Uzumaki was so strong? Why wasn't it?
At that time, that guy had obviously entered Genjutsu and was at his mercy. Why did he break away from Genjutsu in Susanoo?
"It's not because...
Because my Dōjutsu was restrained by him!"
She roared, her voice full of frustration and unwillingness.
"That guy's messy abilities are just enough to restrain me.
Moreover, his Taijutsu is also stronger than mine, his reaction speed is as fast as Monster, and his strength is ridiculous!"
The more she talked, the angrier she became, her cheeks bulging like a hamster. "Also, his Chakra recovery speed is simply inhuman!
I finally consumed some of it, and in a blink of an eye it was filled again!
How do you fight this!"
Then, Otohime began to babble some words that were hard to understand:
"I was careless and didn't dodge! He succeeded in sneak attack!"
Come to cheat, come to sneak attack on my newly resurrected little girl."
"Besides, then... can that be considered a loss?
That's a discussion between friends!
Do you understand the competition? It was just a mistake!"
"He took advantage of me not being in my prime and having little combat experience..."
"If I were in full condition, it's not certain who would win and who would lose!"
She spoke very fast, and her logic was a bit confusing. It was obvious that the question about light brought up the "unbearable" failure. She was ashamed and annoyed. She tried to use various reasons to save her face, but her face became darker and darker. Her red little face and excited look were in contrast to her usual image of a homebody, which made her look particularly lively and interesting.
And at this moment, Ino Yamanaka, Sakura Haruno, Hinata Hyuga, Karin, who rushed over worriedly because they heard the commotion just before Guang and Otohime entered the Genjutsu space, and even Hanabi Hyuga who followed cautiously behind, happened to reach the corner of the corridor.
They just happened to hear Otohime's classic defenses of "I was careless and didn't dodge" and "Friends don't lose when they compete with each other".
"Pfft--"
I don't know who couldn't hold it back first and let out a short chuckle.
Then, as if a switch was turned on, Ino covered his mouth and shrugged his shoulders.
Sakura turned away, but the corners of his mouth raised crazily.
Hinata quickly lowered her head, but her shaking shoulders betrayed her.
Karin pushed up his glasses, the red eyes behind the lenses were full of smiles.
Even the youngest Little Hanabi blinked his big eyes and looked at Otohime Older Sister's angry and desperate look for compensation. He found it amusing and funny.
"Hahaha..."
Finally, Ino was the first to laugh out loud, and the clear laughter echoed in the corridor.
Sakura couldn't help but laugh. Hinata's shoulders shook slightly, and the corners of Karin's mouth raised a clear arc.
The air was filled with a happy atmosphere for a while.
Otohime:"..."
She froze in place and her face turned redder, this time from embarrassment and anger.
She glared viciously at the snickering crowd, then glared at the instigator Uchiha Hikari. Finally, she let out an angrily "hum", stamped her foot, turned around, slammed the door, and hid back in her room, leaving only a muffled and angry shout floating out from the crack in the door:
"Don't laugh! If you laugh again I'll beat you!"
In the corridor, the girls laughed even louder.
Even Uchiha Hikari, who had always had no expression, looked at the closed door, the corners of his mouth curved up almost imperceptibly, and the cold look in his eyes seemed to melt.