As long as Dai Xiaomei kept herself in good shape and held on a little longer.
The advantage of her Chakra reserves would allow her to turn the tables outright.
Dai Xiaomei was no fool, either. Of course she understood the state of the battle.
Thus, she "struck back" less and less often, spending almost the entire time running away.
She was building up the Chakra in her body again, ready to strike back at any moment.
The Ino-Shika-Cho trio all knew that if this dragged on, they would be left completely on the defensive.
Shikamaru, whose red aura was growing ever dimmer, suddenly roared and charged at Dai Xiaomei without a care for anything else.
As he charged, the shadow beneath his feet slithered out swiftly like a snake.
The cooldown for Shadow Possession Jutsu had also elapsed during the chase.
Dai Xiaomei had already fallen for it once, so she immediately looked for cover.
She understood that as long as her shadow was not caught by Shikamaru's, he could not control her.
Light was already limited in the woods, and the shadows it cast were indistinct.
At a time like this, she could "hide" her own shadow simply by finding suitable cover.
Yet just as she was about to look for cover, that now-familiar sensation of losing control of her body struck again.
Ino had been using the "Mind Body Switch Technique" continuously, and her face was now deathly pale.
After "restraining" Dai Xiaomei once more, Ino could no longer sustain the cost of the "Mind Body Switch Technique."
This time, Dai Xiaomei did not even have to break free herself. The sensation of losing control vanished on its own.
In that brief moment, Shikamaru, now a "red flash," had already charged right up to her.
Dai Xiaomei