Chapter 72
Chapter 72
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: [Undisclosed]
Chapter Title: Shisui's Desperate Escape
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Uchiha Shisui, having lost his left eye, was drenched in cold sweat from head to toe. Facing the Uchiha Hikari who was closing in step by step, he felt an oppressive pressure the likes of which he had never experienced before.
Even back during the Third Great Ninja War, when clashing with ninjas from enemy nations; even when facing the Uchiha clan leader, Uchiha Fugaku, he had never sensed such an immense pressure!
This pressure stemmed not only from the overwhelming gap in strength, but also from a primal dread deep within his bloodline!
His ancestors had once feared this power!
If the enemy standing before him weren't a young woman, Shisui would almost believe that Uchiha Madara—the man once dubbed the "Asura of the Shinobi World"—had been resurrected!
"Next up, you'll stay put nice and obediently."
Uchiha Hikari's voice was icy cold as she slowly advanced toward Shisui, who clutched his remaining right eye, intent on keeping him confined to the Star Hidden Village.
As a Uchiha who had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, Shisui's combat prowess was undoubtedly at the Kage level. Moreover, Uchiha Hikari keenly perceived that this man's Mangekyo pupil techniques went far beyond just the previous illusion space.
Within the illusion space of "Kotoamatsukami: Radiance," Uchiha Hikari had sensed the extraordinarily potent ocular power possessed by her foe.
This ocular power was second only to her own "Engraved Tsukuyomi."
Which meant it was best not to let this guy escape!
Watching as "Nameless"—radiating murderous intent and an aura of overwhelming dominance—drew steadily closer, Shisui realized that without some way to withdraw immediately, he would end up as a captive.
But the opponent was a fellow Uchiha, one who had pierced through his Phantom Instant Body Technique, with combat strength far surpassing his own.
How could he possibly retreat?
Shisui's field of vision gradually filled with crimson. Then, his sole remaining right eye caught sight of a hazy red silhouette in the distance.
"That's..."
Shisui gritted his teeth against the agony of his lost left eye. His blood-smeared hands flew through seals with frantic speed.
"Shadow Clone Technique!"
Two puffs of smoke erupted to Shisui's left and right. The instant the two shadow clones materialized, they surged forward.
But these shadow clones weren't targeting the Uchiha Hikari right in front of him. Instead, they veered toward the red-haired woman observing the battle from afar—the one who had three Iwa ninjas bound with her Adamantine Sealing Chains.
"You bastard!"
Uchiha Hikari saw the opponent's two shadow clones blow right past her and charge straight at Uzumaki Kusanagi. She let out a furious bark of laughter.
Uzumaki Kusanagi's overall strength was only at the Chunin level. She'd relied on a newly mastered Uzumaki clan secret technique, combined with the element of surprise, to truss up one Jonin and two Chunin from Iwagakure.
But sustaining three chakra chains was already her absolute limit.
If Uchiha Shisui got close to her, it would spell disaster!
Uchiha Hikari didn't hesitate for a second. She scrapped her plan to capture Shisui outright and flickered into motion to intercept those two shadow clones.
Shisui's ploy of striking at the enemy's weakness to relieve his own pressure was brilliantly cunning. He'd called her bluff correctly!
Seizing the opening created by her diversion, Shisui yanked several smoke bombs from his ninja tool pouch and slammed them into the ground.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Thick fog exploded outward, blanketing the entire battlefield in an instant!
Just as Uchiha Hikari finished off Shisui's two shadow clones and refocused her senses to hunt for his position, she realized he had already vanished into the dense forest, his trail completely lost.
"Nameless, you alright?"
Uzumaki Kusanagi approached, her chakra chains still binding the three unconscious Iwagakure ninjas. She spoke with deep guilt in her voice.
"Sorry... It's all because I'm too weak. I let that guy..."