"All right..." Nai Hyuga nodded, then gave Yui a thoughtful glance.
After thinking for a moment, she asked in a puzzled tone, "Yui, hasn't the Evil God's cursed seal been sealed yet?"
Yui paused, then nodded and explained, "Lady Mito went to the other side to fend off the enemy. She'll have to wait until she's free to seal it."
"I see..." Nai Hyuga stood there, thinking for a while. She opened her mouth, then closed it again.
"Oh, forget it!" She sighed softly, then stopped hesitating. With a flash and a whoosh, she plunged into the mist.
She had originally wanted to keep Yui from fighting.
After all, no one knew whether the Evil God's cursed seal would flare up again during strenuous activity.
But after a moment's thought, she abandoned the idea. She couldn't stop Yui from doing what she wanted, and trying would only damage their relationship.
She thought it over and eventually came up with an excellent solution.
She grinned. "In that case, I'll just finish off all the enemies before Yui can make a move."
"There aren't that many anyway. Just eleven..."
Through her Byakugan, she could see everything happening within the white mist, including the enemies' ninjutsu.
"Phew..." She took a deep breath, forming a transparent ice needle in her mouth.
"Pfft."
A faint whistle cut through the air, followed by a scream.
A ninja clutched his neck in disbelief, his stiffening body toppling to the ground. Ice slowly spread from his neck until his entire body was frozen.
Nai Hyuga was about to strike again when a gale suddenly rose...
Yui refused to fall behind. After all, she had far too little combat experience, and she still hadn't fully grown accustomed to Hakutaku in her hand.
She desperately wanted a real fight to