"In any case, let's lure her to—"
His back was illuminated by fire.
Afei turned his head to see a fire devouring the entire forest.
The firelight shone on everything; in the areas covered by the flames, no trace of trees could be seen, all burned to ashes, floating in the air.
"Why is this woman acting so recklessly? Who starts with their ultimate move right away?"
This is not according to the usual playbook at all!
Aren't ninjas supposed to probe each other first, then when it becomes a stalemate, bring out their ultimate move to decide the winner?
Why did she use such terrifying Fire Style Ninjutsu right off the bat?
Isn't she afraid of prematurely exposing her capabilities, which would be disadvantageous for subsequent battles?
This is just so reckless!
Afei cursed her internally once more.
Giant arched wood emerged from the ground immediately, used to resist the advancing sea of flames.
The power of this Fire Style Jutsu exceeded Afei's expectations.
In his eyes, besides Madara, he had never seen a second person use such a large-scale Fire Style Ninjutsu attack.
Moreover, he could tell that Ruri seemed to be handling it with ease.
The arched wood used to resist the sea of flames quickly burned, but still bought Afei time to escape, and so he continued to flee deeper into the forest.
Until the forest he had created was completely consumed by the sea of flames and turned into pitch-black scorched earth, did the attack finally cease.
"Huff... huff..."
This woman is truly terrifying.
Even though it's just a Fire Style, it gave him such an overwhelming sense of oppression.
It's really hard to imagine, isn't it? An Uchiha Ninja not even at the Mangekyo Sharingan level can achieve such a degree.
The incredibly swift Instantaneous Body Jutsu, the extraordinarily powerful Fire Style Ninjutsu... What should I do now?
After all, my information was exposed in the last battle.
If I use such powerful Wood Style Ninjutsu right from the start, it could make the situation unfavorable.
In any case, first gradually test the opponent's various abilities, and then—
Rumble!
Afei almost stumbled and fell to the ground.
He looked forward blankly.
What happened now?
What kind of trouble is that Sharingan woman up to again?
He saw Ruri approaching, and a tangible, vividly blood-red Chakra, as thick as blood, appeared all over her body, transforming into a giant Chakra skeletal figure standing before Afei.
Ruri leaped onto the head of the Chakra skeletal figure.
But that wasn't the end; the blood-colored skeletal figure continued to gather Chakra, enriching its flesh, and forming a sturdy armor of the same color.
"Using Illusion Technique and Taijutsu is too slow. Although you don't have the Mangekyo Sharingan, you can achieve this with Wood Style, right? Hurry up and use it to fight me."
Ruri opened her bright red Three-Tomoe Sharingan, already in a complete Sage Mode state.
Compared to insignificant Taijutsu and Illusion Technique, fighting with Ninja Techniques and this technique is what Ruri considers the correct use of Sharingan.
Other fighting styles are too cumbersome, too verbose.
The so-called battle, making oneself happy is the best.
This is the true romance of an Uchiha Ninja.
Compared to the destructive power of this scale, it's a satisfaction that Illusion Technique and Taijutsu cannot bring.
Afei watched Ruri in a stupor.
Three-Tomoe Sharingan... Susanoo?
Such a giant Chakra figure is clearly a Pupil Technique only usable with the Mangekyo Sharingan.
Why?
Why did things turn out this way?
Isn't it only ninjas who have awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan that are qualified to wield Susanoo?
Why can this woman use it with her Three Tomoe Form Sharingan?
And she's not even struggling?
Most importantly, this woman doesn't follow the ninja playbook.
In the storm caused by the Susanoo giant, Afei's thoughts once again descended into chaos.