Bracing himself against the ground, he used the Body Flicker Technique to dodge.
Zou Hyuga's gaze grew increasingly grave. Interlacing his fingers, he began gathering natural energy. In this situation, he had to enter Sage Mode to deal with her.
As he was now, both his speed and strength fell slightly short of Oto's.
To his surprise, however, his attempt to gather natural energy was stopped again. Rather than being blocked, it was cut off by Interruption, forcibly severing his connection to natural energy.
But that was all it could do. Oto Uchiha's Eye Power was limited.
And now that he was prepared, the aftereffects of being interrupted were negligible and had little impact on him.
At the same time, a question gradually rose in Zou Hyuga's mind. Was this really all the power a Mangekyō Dojutsu had?
Was it because she had only just awakened her Mangekyō Sharingan, or was Oto holding back?
Before he could think any further, Oto Uchiha closed in again, several Shadow Clones appearing beside her, indistinguishable from the real thing. After tricking him into using Rotation, she brought Samehada crashing toward Zou Hyuga's shoulder.
The Shadow Clones flung away by Rotation did not vanish immediately. Instead, they charged back in with kunai in hand.
The gleaming kunai were coated in emerald green venom, making Zou Hyuga's gaze sharpen. That venom was strong enough to sedate a summoning beast. Though not lethal, it would knock a person unconscious on the spot.
Almost the instant the kunai reached him, Zou Hyuga unleashed his Gentle Fist, shouting in a low voice, "Gentle Fist, Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!"
His fierce palm strikes instantly burst the Shadow Clones, and then he leaped toward the real Oto, who held Samehada.
Against Samehada, his bare palms proved inadequate. Not only could