He was a veteran genin who had lived through the war years and fought across the Four Great Countries.
Zou Hyuga had made money looting corpses on the front lines and slacked off in logistics units. He knew all too well how important intelligence was in the shinobi world.
That was why he always brought up the shinobi world's bizarre kekkei genkai and secret techniques to Oto in a joking tone.
He had also devised plenty of hypothetical enemies and trained specifically to counter them. They could never afford to let their guard down.
Gathering a surge of air in his palm, Zou Hyuga tried to dislodge the web of steel wire with the Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm, but the wires were strung between the trees and proved extremely difficult to budge.
With no other choice, Zou Hyuga threaded his way through the wires, constantly watching for movement from the shuriken attached to their ends.
Getting caught in the wires would not kill or seriously injure him, but it would be terribly embarrassing.
He knew what the poison on the wires did. Even with an antidote available, he had no desire to experience it too often.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
At Oto Uchiha's sharp cry, she and two nearby clones unleashed fire release ninjutsu together.
The intense heat of the flames burned the poison on the wires, producing a sizable cloud of toxic smoke.
Then Oto, wearing a gas mask, charged into the smoke and aimed her blade at the neck of Zou Hyuga, who was caught in the wires.
After a moment's hesitation, Oto Uchiha shifted her short sword away from his vital points and aimed it at his hands.
"You've already lost this spar!"
Oto Uchiha spoke quite seriously, then looked at the wounds where the wires