"He can fly too?" His expression turned startled as he watched the figure shrink into the distance.
"No wonder she was so confident!" He shook his head helplessly.
"A genius ninja from Konoha, huh?"
"War will break out soon. Let's see how you perform on the battlefield!"
"I hope you'll be able to defeat me when the time comes." After murmuring those words with a touch of emotion, he turned and left.
Whoosh-
Feeling the wind rush past her, Yui felt a faint sense of contentment.
After fighting Hanzō, she finally understood where her current strength stood.
"I'm still too weak." She sighed softly.
In the end, she had only escaped Hanzō by exploiting what he didn't know.
"Yui, Yui... aren't you going to stop and treat your wound?" Xiao You asked with concern, struggling against the fierce wind.
Although the poison had been sealed away, the wound hadn't healed. Blood had seeped through the back of Yui's clothes, staining them crimson.
At those words, Yui finally noticed the faint ache in her back again.
She hadn't felt it during the fight, but now that she had relaxed, the sharp, stabbing pain grew much more pronounced.
"All right, let's find somewhere to treat it!" She nodded, then landed on an enormous tree.
"Xiao You, will undoing the seal release the poison?" she asked the little figure on her shoulder.
Green chakra gathered in her hand.
She slowly moved it behind her back, covered the wound, and began healing it.
The pain in her back gave way to an icy cool sensation, and Yui finally felt a little better.
After considering Yui's question, Xiao You replied, "Yui, it's best to wait until the wound heals before undoing the seal."
"If we undo it now, the poisonous mist might escape and enter