It was not that she did not want to move. She simply did not dare.
The man before her was even more terrifyingly powerful than Mei Terumi had expected.
Even more frightening than the intelligence she had read suggested.
Mei Terumi had read the intelligence reports on Uchiha Minamoto's battle record.
But only when she actually faced this man did Mei Terumi realize-
The cold, lifeless words in those reports could not begin to describe his terrifying strength.
More than twenty Kirigakure elites, including quite a few Jonin.
There was even a sensory specialist as elite as Ao among them.
Not one of them had lasted even a single exchange.
They had not even posed any threat to him.
Mei Terumi's heart was filled with despair.
The worst-case scenario she had imagined seemed to have come true...
The Light of Konoha had begun his slaughter the moment he appeared. He had no intention of letting any Kirigakure ninja leave the Land of Fire alive!
Mei Terumi watched Uchiha Minamoto stride over the unconscious Kirigakure ninja littering the ground, heading toward Ao.
Wait! What is he going to do-
Uchiha Minamoto walked unhurriedly up to Ao, crouched down, and extended his right hand. His fingers slipped into Ao's right eye socket and gave a gentle tug.
Squelch-
Uchiha Minamoto plucked a pure-white eyeball intact from Ao's socket.
[Byakugan]!
Ao's body twitched slightly, his brows drawing tightly together.
But he remained deeply unconscious, unable to wake at all.
The corner of Mei Terumi's eye twitched violently at the sight.
That was Kirigakure's property!
It was a trophy Kirigakure had seized from the Hyuga Clan at enormous cost back then!
And now he had simply taken it away just like that?
No.
Should she call it "taking it back" instead?
Uchiha Minamoto raised