"Enough dawdling."
"Time to get serious."
Sasuke Uchiha slowly lowered his head, his eyes filled with icy arrogance and disdain. He flicked his wrist, his knuckles cracking softly, like a beast baring its fangs before it struck.
The instant those words fell, his figure vanished.
His Body Flicker Technique tore through the air, leaving a string of afterimages like black lightning streaking across the sky.
Whoosh!
By the time Kurotsuchi realized what had happened, Sasuke was already beside her, so close he seemed to be right against her ear.
His Sharingan gleamed coldly, and a deafening chorus of birds erupted from his palm.
"Chidori!!"
Blue-white lightning roared like a savage beast, slamming mercilessly into Kurotsuchi's waist.
Bang!!!!
With a piercing explosion and a shriek of lightning, Kurotsuchi was sent flying like a kite with its string cut, tumbling through the air.
Boom, boom, boom, boom!!
Her body smashed through the Colosseum's stone walls and floor tiles, leaving a series of deep craters before she crashed onto the dust-covered ground.
"Ptoo!"
Kurotsuchi struggled to her feet and spat out a mouthful of blood-streaked saliva. Covered in dust and utterly disheveled, she was so furious her anger almost seemed tangible.
If she hadn't activated the Earth Release defensive secret art [Stone Heavy Armor] before entering the fight, that blow would likely have put her out of commission.
Her injuries weren't fatal, but the humiliation of being completely overpowered and struck without mercy set her heart ablaze.
"You Uchiha bastard... you really think that little of me?!"
Gritting her teeth, Kurotsuchi stamped hard on the ground.
Boom!!!!
The earth split apart in an instant. Countless sharp stone spikes surged from underground, charging toward Sasuke like a frenzied storm of spears.
Every spike carried enough force to shatter a rock wall as they converged