Sasuke was stunned.
Having just been hit by Kabuto's Senjutsu combo, he knew better than anyone how devastating it was.
Even with his targeted training, he could barely ensure he wouldn't be knocked out instantly and retain the ability to counterattack once, and that was his limit!
But looking at Mumei in the ruins of the rock sphere, she seemed completely fine.
Equally puzzled was Kabuto.
His face was incredibly gloomy. The opponent repeatedly broke his calculations, making him gradually lose confidence.
In the ruins.
Mumei urged 'Susanoo' to sweep its arms, clearing away the rocks and debris blocking her path to the sides.
Then, she stepped forward again.
Kabuto's combo of 'Inorganic Reincarnation' and 'White Rage Technique' wasn't entirely ineffective against her.
It was just as she said, 'Susanoo' cannot be generalized.
In the original timeline, Sasuke's 'Susanoo' in Mangekyo Sharingan state was even breached by Danzo's Wind Release. While Madara Uchiha's 'Susanoo' in the Fourth Great Ninja War could easily cut mountains in half with a single sword stroke!
At this moment, Mumei possessed a brand new pair of Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
Just this point alone meant her pupil power crushed Sasuke who only had Mangekyo Sharingan.
Plus, Mumei transplanted Hashira cells, her Sharingan nourished by the 'Power of All Creation', further enhancing her pupil power. Most crucially, Mumei, mastering 'Yachihoko', possessed almost inexhaustible pupil power.
Honestly speaking, comparing Mumei's current 'Susanoo' with Madara Uchiha's 'Susanoo' in the original Fourth Great Ninja War, probably no one could say for sure which is stronger.
Therefore, Mumei's 'Susanoo' greatly weakened the destructive power of Kabuto's Senjutsu combo.
Coupled with Mumei transplanting Hashira cells and cultivating the 'Twelve Palaces', her physique and body control far exceeded Sasuke's, allowing her to take Kabuto's Senjutsu combo seemingly unscathed.
Swish...
In the next instant, Mumei, who had been secretly preparing for a long time, released 'Susanoo', dashed in front of Kabuto, and threw a fierce punch!
"So fast!"
Kabuto cried out inwardly, raising his arms to block.
Bang!
Instantly, a low muffled sound echoed in the field, then Mumei and Kabuto retreated respectively!
Mumei tightened her right fist. She used full strength in that strike just now, unexpectedly Kabuto could block it.
Kabuto shook his arms.
Even with his 'Sage Mode' body, his blocking arms felt burning pain, showing how strong the opponent's strike was.
The two confronted each other for a breath or two, then tangled together again.
One was Mumei with Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan aiding insight and prediction, 'Twelve Palaces' fully operating for integrated offense and defense. The other was Kabuto with 'Sage Mode' activated, stamina, speed, reaction, and perception all qualitatively changed.
Tangled together, even ordinary punches and kicks colliding could emit low 'thud thud thud' sounds. Even the air on the field seemed stirred. Every confrontation between the two formed a vague air wave venting to the surroundings.
"So... so strong!"
Sasuke stared blankly at the two fighting fiercely, murmuring.
This sentence didn't refer to just one person, but an exclamation for both Mumei and Kabuto.
He previously thought he was just tricked by Kabuto. If they fought openly, he would never lose to Kabuto.
But now he knew Kabuto's taijutsu was so strong. He probably had to activate 'Cursed Seal Level 2', release all restrictions on the 'Cursed Seal', and let the 'Cursed Seal' power erode his whole body to possibly rival Kabuto.
In the Captain's office of the Military Police Building.
The peers who cheered before were all speechless now. The confrontation between Mumei and Kabuto below completely exceeded their cognition. They absolutely couldn't imagine the little girl who ate barbecue with them not long ago could be so strong!
Shikamaru thought: "No wonder Shinji wasn't anxious at all, Mumei is this strong!"
By the window, Shinji watched the battle below, his expression unchanged.
This time he had to find a way to keep Orochimaru's group here, forcing the person behind Orochimaru to show up, to see who exactly was pushing Orochimaru against him.
On the battlefield.
Seeing Kabuto temporarily held Mumei back, Guren hurriedly came to Orochimaru's side, trying to release the genjutsu for Orochimaru.
However, she was stunned to find that several methods of releasing genjutsu she knew all failed at this time.
"How is this possible!?" Pausing, she was somewhat bewildered: "What genjutsu exactly did the opponent use on Orochimaru-sama?"
At the other end of the village.
As Orochimaru's group swept through the ninja army gathered by the Third Hokage, although there were still many Hidden Leaf ninjas scattered in the village, they lost their backbone and didn't know how to act.
Amidst such chaos, a figure quietly infiltrated the village.
With a leap, this figure arrived on the ruins of a building previously destroyed by Sky Ninjas, looking down at the messy Hidden Leaf, finally locking eyes on the relatively well-preserved Hyuga clan grounds.
At this time, a nearby Hidden Leaf ninja discovered this figure and questioned loudly: "Who goes there?"
Swish...
With a flash, the figure landed in front of the Hidden Leaf ninja.
"You!?"
The Hidden Leaf ninja's eyes widened, completely unable to see the opponent's movement clearly.
The figure grabbed the Hidden Leaf ninja's throat and asked: "What happened here?"
The Hidden Leaf ninja struggled and roared: "Who... who exactly are you? This is the Hidden Leaf Village, not a place for you to be presumptuous!"
Crack...
Without nonsense, that figure directly crushed the Hidden Leaf ninja's neck, then with a flash, disappeared from the spot.
In just a few leaps, that figure arrived at the Hyuga clan grounds.
Looking at the wide-open gates of the Hyuga clan grounds with absolutely no guard, the figure frowned slightly, whispering: "The Ninja World is indeed filthy!"
Saying that, the figure strode into the Hyuga clan grounds.
Seeing this, some Hyuga clan members coming out of the shelter went up to meet him one after another. As a result, facing that figure, none of these Hyuga clan members proficient in Gentle Fist could last a single round. In the blink of an eye, they were all knocked down by that figure, groaning all over the ground.
Hearing the noise outside, Hyuga Hiashi, the head of the Hyuga clan, hurried out.
Seeing the figure who knocked down everyone, Hiashi was stunned: "It's you?"
Seeing Hiashi, that figure arrived in front of Hiashi with a Body Flicker, extending his right hand towards Hiashi's forehead...