Clang, clang!
Two Adamantine Sealing Chains plunged straight into the ground.
As the chains twisted, Karin's body rose into the air.
Her eyes stayed fixed on the chakra fluctuations underground, while the three remaining chains behind her danced wildly, ready to shoot toward Kakashi the moment he emerged.
A rustling sound rang out, and the earth loosened in an instant. Kakashi's hands grabbed the exposed portions of the chains embedded in the ground.
Got her! ...Huh???
Feeling the hard chains in his hands, Kakashi's expression stiffened. Then he heard Karin's wicked laugh.
"Hehehe, Kakashi-sensei, you miscalculated~"
Three chains shot toward Kakashi's upper body at tremendous speed. His lower half was still underground, while the chains had briefly sealed his upper body.
Oh no.
Something unreadable flashed through Kakashi's eyes before the three chains wrapped around him.
The powerful Sealing Jutsu directly suppressed the chakra inside Kakashi's body. And... Kakashi seemed to have no intention of resisting at all.
Controlling the Adamantine Sealing Chains, Karin hoisted Kakashi up in front of her and raised her eyebrows as she looked at him.
No, that's wrong. Almost the next instant, Karin's brows furrowed.
It's a clone!
The chains swiftly tightened. Lightning flashed, and Kakashi's Lightning Clone dissolved into specks of azure sparks that scattered through the air.
Oh no!
Karin rapidly expanded her perception, then detected a chakra fluctuation suppressing its own presence.
It was Kakashi's real body, and his position... was right behind her!!!
"Well, you let your guard down, little Karin~"
Kakashi rapidly closed in on Karin, using his speed to slip past the obstruction of three somewhat disordered chains. He was just about to strike her neck.
In Karin's pupils, the white-haired figure drew ever closer, his eyes-one black and one red-growing larger and larger.
*It's over. I'm going to