Indeed, whatever that enemy was like now, he had already changed. His speed, strength, and fighting style had all changed greatly. It seemed his clan's Forbidden Technique really did help its users considerably. But its greatest drawback was that once they had used it all up, they would die as well. That was truly a pity.
After pulling his weapon free, the enemy attacked Ruri again, but this time he used his own Ninjutsu.
As the enemy charged toward Ruri, he muttered something under his breath. The instant he finished speaking, two clones appeared beside him. Like him, each clone held a long blade, and they moved to surround Ruri from three directions at once.
"Oh, you can even have your clones use blades. That's a Ninjutsu I wasn't expecting!" Ruri was very surprised when he saw the enemy produce two clones, then spoke quietly.
"Yugao, why does the Ninjutsu that enemy is using look so much like yours?" After noticing the Ninjutsu the enemy had used, Uchiha Itachi turned to Uzuki Yugao and asked in confusion.
Uzuki Yugao nodded at Uchiha Itachi's words. She really did not understand why the enemy's Ninjutsu was so similar to her own.
But after observing for a while, she finally felt reassured and simply said softly, "I wondered what it was. His Ninjutsu does look very similar to mine at first glance, but once you see through it, there are still major differences. His Ninjutsu has far too many weaknesses. It can't compare to mine at all!"
"Oh! I never expected your Ninjutsu to bear some resemblance to Yugao's. That really was unexpected. But do you think this Ninjutsu will work against me? You're far too naive!" Ruri said helplessly after noticing the Ninjutsu the enemy had used.
With that, just as the