"It's Shikamaru. Then I'll just subdue this woman and leave. Shikamaru is too smart. If I do anything unnecessary, he'll easily see through me."
Lin Guang thought as he watched Shikamaru fighting Tayuya.
"In that case, I'll just use the Mangekyō Sharingan."
The Three-Tomoe coalesced in his eyes, and the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan began to emerge.
"When did someone else show up beside me?"
Only then did Shikamaru notice Lin Guang, and that was because the aura Lin Guang gave off when he activated his Mangekyō Sharingan was too powerful.
Tayuya also stopped playing the flute in her hands and looked at Lin Guang.
"Keep going. You were playing that flute pretty well, weren't you? If you don't play now, you won't get another chance later."
Using the Mangekyō Sharingan no longer placed too great a burden on Lin Guang's eyes or body.
Still, to be safe, he extended the preparation time for his Dōjutsu so his eyes could adapt to that power.
"It seems your eyes make you very confident, but excessive arrogance often comes at a price!"
Tayuya spoke furiously, and the stimulation of the Cursed Seal covering her body changed her appearance.
Her skin darkened, her hair lengthened, horns grew from her head, and her eyes turned black.
Judging by her aura, had Tayuya's strength increased more than tenfold?
"Looks like I killed those three before they could activate this Cursed Seal state. Otherwise, it really would have taken a little more time!"
Lin Guang thought to himself.
Meanwhile, watching Lin Guang and Tayuya gave Shikamaru a headache. He could only hope that Naruto, who had continued pursuing Sasuke, would succeed.
"Demonic Flute: Phantom Sound Chains!"
Tayuya's flute music drew Lin Guang and Shikamaru into an illusion, but with his Mangekyō Sharingan, Lin Guang saw