Qingxue Uchiha turned her head and stared coldly at Naruto Uzumaki in the distance.
The Mangekyō Sharingan slowly spun in her deep eyes, radiating an oppressive force impossible to ignore.
"Naruto Uzumaki... you should understand. If you don't want to die, stay out of my way."
She sneered, then made sure to kick Uchiha Sasuke unconscious on the ground.
Motherfucker, Sasuke Uchiha cursed inwardly.
Before he could resist, Qingxue Uchiha vanished from where she stood like a phantom.
Naruto Uzumaki planted his feet warily, his nerves taut.
Although he hadn't sensed outright killing intent, something was already wrong with Qingxue Uchiha's aura. It carried an unmistakable sense of danger.
"Qingxue Uchiha! Are you seriously trying to kill me?"
Naruto shouted, uncertainty in his voice.
But Qingxue Uchiha's next attack came fast and fierce.
Her figure flashed, and she suddenly appeared before Naruto, her long blade slicing through the air straight toward his chest.
Naruto had no time to react. He hastily twisted aside, feeling a chill as the blade skimmed the edge of his shoulder.
The rush of air from the blade nearly tore his clothes, but he narrowly avoided the fatal strike.
"Whew...! You're seriously fast..." Naruto muttered, his heart racing.
Even after this brief exchange, he could already tell that Qingxue Uchiha was far from normal.
She really wanted to kill him!
"Naruto, fall back if you can't handle her!!"
Standing in the distance, Sakura Haruno called out a warning to Naruto Uzumaki.
"What do we do?"
"I feel like none of us can beat her."
Choji Akimichi offered a very fair assessment.
"What do you mean, what do we do? If she comes at us, we run. It's that simple."
Ino Yamanaka spread her hands.
Good thing she'd run fast.
Tenten's expression trembled. "I don't know if