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With Yukina
"CLANK, CLANK, CLANK, CLANK, CLANK."
Shisui's tantō met Yukina's katana in a head-on clash, a storm of sparks erupting as steel struck steel.
They drew apart, then rushed in once more, steel meeting steel at a blistering pace. Their movements were elegant yet deadly, and every clash sent a shower of sparks bursting into the air.
Yukina weaved around Shisui with exceptional footwork, her blade flashing as she unleashed a barrage of strikes from every angle.
Shisui's Sharingan perceived every one of Yukina's sword strikes. The two tomoe within his eyes spun at high speed, and he moved instantly, intercepting and blocking each attack.
A couple of shallow cuts grazed Shisui's body, and he flipped backward in one smooth motion, putting space between himself and Yukina.
A small, tender smile curved Yukina's lips as she spoke. "If that's all you have, you should surrender. I haven't even gone all out yet. Give up, and I promise I won't kill you. We'll stay together forever. Isn't that lovely?"
Shisui sweatdrop upon hearing this then he thought to himself.
'Are all Kirigakure Konoichi like her? I don't want to have anything to do with this girl she is way out of her mind.'
Shisui's expression hardened as he locked eyes with Yukina, then he lunged forward once more, tanto aimed straight at her.
"CLANK, CLANK, CLANK, CLANK, CLANK."
While their blades clashed, Shisui's Sharingan tomoes spun rapidly, attempting to trap Yukina in a genjutsu even as he engaged her in a fierce kenjutsu duel. Yet, no matter how hard he tried, he failed each time..
'Why can't I trap her in genjutsu?'
"CLANK, CLANK, CLANK, CLANK."
Yukina's smirk never wavered as she clashed with Shisui in Kenjutsu. Even with his Sharingan, he found himself outmatched; her hidden sense anticipated each of his attacks perfectly, throwing him off balance at every turn.
'What is going on? How can she predict my strikes? What she using?'
"SQUASH."
In that instant, Yukina thrust her katana forward with deadly precision, driving it into Shisui's heart.
"COUGH."
Shisui coughed up blood, and in the next instant, his body exploded into a swirling swarm of crows that circled menacingly around Yukina.
"CAW, CAW, CAW, CAW."
Yukina widened her eyes in surprise, then, almost immediately, a small smile appeared, her gaze alight with interest. The crows swirled around her in a tight circle, their black feathers falling like shadows, blurring her sight.
'I can tell I'm not trapped in a genjutsu thanks to the nullifying genjutsu sealing tag, so it seems the only explanation is this is a ninjutsu. How interesting.'
Yukina gave a small smile as realization dawned on her, her eyes shining with interest while she studied the crows circling around her.
'He's not only cute—he's quite skilled too. I must make him mine.'
"SWISH, SWISH, SWISH, SWISH, SWISH."
From behind, multiple shurikens shot toward Yukina with blinding speed and deadly precision.
For a fleeting moment, Yukina's eyes widened. Then, with a swift spin, her katana erupted with a surge of water as she sliced gracefully through the air.
"WHOOSH."
"Water Sword Art: Water Net Barrier."
Multiple streams of water shot out from her katana, forming a net that enveloped Yukina's entire body like a shimmering barrier.
"CLANK. CLANK. CLANK, CLANK, CLANK."
When the shurikens collided with the water net, a resounding clank echoed, momentarily stunning Shisui.
With a swift motion, Yukina seized a shuriken using her katana, coating it in swirling wind chakra, and hurled it straight at Shisui.
"SWISH."
Astonished by Yukina's skill level, Shisui rapidly executed multiple hand seals and leapt aside, evading the wind-coated shuriken.
In the blink of an eye, Shisui vanished into multiple afterimages, whirling around Yukina with blinding speed.
Yukina widened her eyes for a second when she saw this, then burst out into laughter.
"Hahaha. I knew it—you're not only cute, but you are also an interesting shinobi as well. No matter what happens, I will make you mine."
Shisui's heart sank at her words, a cold dread settling in as he imagined the consequences if he were captured.
'Genjutsu won't work on her. She's superior to me at close range—I'll have to rely on ninjutsu to fight her.'
"Advance Illusory Steps Jutsu."
Shisui froze as he watched Yukina create afterimages of herself—her duplicates were twice as many as the ones he had made.
At that exact moment, Yukina appeared in front of Shisui and swung her katana across his chest.
"PUFF."
However, Shisui suddenly burst into a cloud of white smoke, catching Yukina completely off guard.
'A clone? No… this is not a normal clone this must be a Shadow Clone. Fuguki-sensei told me about this jutsu—it was invented by the Second Hokage. Huh… this guy's getting more interesting by the second.'
Yukina then closed her eyes and began trying to pinpoint Shisui's location.
She furrowed her eyebrows as she sensed three identical chakra signatures not far away.
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu."
"Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu."
"Fire Style: Dragon Flame Jutsu."
An inferno of raging flames surged toward Yukina from three directions, engulfing her and the surroundings in a blazing sea of fire.
"AAAAAHHHH."
Perched atop a tree branch, Shisui released a sigh of relief as Yukina's scream echoed through the battlefield, swallowed by the roaring flames.
"PUFF."
Moments after unleashing their fire jutsu, his two shadow clones dispersed into a white smoke.
Shisui deactivated his Sharingan and gasped for breath, his lungs burning from the fight. As his heartbeat finally slowed, a wave of relief swept through him
"She must be dead—there's no way she could have survived my fire-jutsu combo."
"AAAAAGGGHHHH."
Without warning, Shisui screamed as a sharp pain tore through him—a blade stabbing into his back.
He turned his head—and froze. Behind him stood Yukina, naked, alive, and smiling at him with pure bloodlust.
What shocked him the most was that she stood completely unscathed—his jutsu had done nothing more than reduce her shinobi attire into ashes.
"How…? That's impossible. I heard you scream when my fire jutsu combo struck you."
Yukina giggled at his words as she raised her free hand. It liquefied instantly, and a heartbeat later, a thin sheath of ice formed over her water-made arm.
"Using my two kekkei genkai together, I escaped that fire jutsu combo by turning my whole body into water with my hydrification kekkei genkei and layering a thin sheet of ice on top."
"That took a tremendous amount of chakra out of me to pull that off. You should be proud; you're the first shinobi around my age to push me this far."
"As for the scream you heard—that was nothing more than an act. I wanted you to lower your guard and believe I was dead. That gave me the chance to slip behind you using my silent killing technique… and now, you're mine."
"AGGHH."
With a swift motion, Yukina pulled her katana free from Shisui's back and advanced, her eyes locked on him as if nothing could escape her grasp.
Shisui took a step back and looked seriously at Yukina.
'My chakra is running out, yet that jutsu is my only chance to escape.'
Shisui deliberately dropped from the tree branch, biting his thumb as he swiftly executed a series of hand seals.
"Summoning Jutsu."
"PUFF."
A white puff of smoke erupted, and beneath Shisui, a black-feathered crow appeared—large enough to carry him.
Shisui mounted the crow, and it soared into the sky, carrying him away from the battlefield.
Yukina was stunned for a moment. When she saw Shisui flying away, her eyes filled with disappointment, and she muttered under her breath.
"You really disappointed me. You abandoned your comrades just to save yourself—what a cowardly way out. The next time we meet, I won't hold back. I'm going to kill you."
"People like you disgust me especially men."
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