Chapter 473: Sasuke VS Sasuke (2)
Outside the battlefield.
Akamaru, leading Kiba, Yamato, and Lee, had approached the hiding place of Yoru and Abi.
"We're done for, they found us. That stinky dog leading the way has such a keen sense of smell!" Yoru said flustered, "Abi, what should we do? Should we rush out and fight them? I'm not a combat-type ninja cat, meow!"
"Hey? Abi?! Why did you disappear? Summoned?" Yoru looked at the puff of white smoke formed by overflowing chakra beside it and turned pale with shock, "Sasuke-nii, why did you only summon Abi and not me!"
After a burst of rustling.
"Ahhh—"
Accompanied by a scream, Yoru was dragged out of the tree hollow by Akamaru biting its tail.
"Woof woof! (Scream again and I'll beat you!)"
"What can I do for you big brothers?" Yoru quickly flipped up and said obsequiously, "I'm a ninja cat from the same village as you! Don't kill me, meow!"
Yamato rolled his eyes.
"We wasted so much effort..." He scratched his hair, "Just to find such a little thing?"
Leaving aside Yamato and his group turning back to meet Kakashi and others.
On the battlefield.
The situation of the battle reversed from the moment Rogue Ninja Sasuke unleashed Susanoo.
Susanoo turned its palm into a blade, drawing a cyan shadow in the air, slashing menacingly towards the other Sasuke.
"So fast!!"
The latter's pupils contracted violently, looking solemnly at Susanoo's heavy blow, and without thinking, dismissed the idea of direct confrontation.
But... can such a swift attack be dodged?
Lightning shone brightly. Sasuke gritted his teeth, desperately urging Lightning Release chakra, activating his body to the extreme. Speed and strength skyrocketed again instantly!
Exerting force violently under his feet, stepping cracks into the ground, Sasuke's figure erupted, dodging this move of Susanoo by a hair's breadth.
Susanoo's hand blade slashed through Sasuke's afterimage, cutting a horrifying deep pit on the ground.
Konoha Sasuke's slightly wretched figure flashed on the other end of the battlefield.
Although successfully dodging Susanoo's attack, the expression on his face showed no relaxation, instead becoming more solemn and gloomy.
"Nice speed." Rogue Ninja Sasuke praised, but the expression on his face still carried confident assurance, "But... can you dodge Susanoo's attack every time?"
Konoha Sasuke kept a straight face, silent.
In terms of speed, Konoha Sasuke, who had practiced Lightning Release nintaijutsu hard for many years, was on par with Rogue Ninja Sasuke who had grown for one more year.
However, after each used their trump cards—Chidori Demon Mode and Susanoo, Rogue Ninja Sasuke was a line faster than him.
In high-speed combat, being a line faster is the difference between victory and defeat.
If not for Konoha Sasuke faintly feeling that his control over Lightning Release became stronger after awakening the Mangekyo Sharingan, he might not have been able to dodge Susanoo's attack just now.
"Is this the power of my Mangekyo?"
Konoha Sasuke pondered secretly in his heart.
He was not the protagonist of a hot-blooded movie, unable to unleash powerful Susanoo immediately after awakening the Mangekyo Sharingan to contend with himself on the opposite side. Being able to vaguely figure out a little function of the Mangekyo in battle was already an unexpected joy.
But, this was the most he could do.
The tense battle allowed him no gaps to explore the Mangekyo's abilities further.
"Still not giving up and surrendering!"
Rogue Ninja Sasuke had no patience to wait for his answer. Seeing him silent, he snorted coldly and manipulated Susanoo to rush up.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Susanoo's left hand took out a chakra sword several meters long from somewhere, slashing continuously at Konoha Sasuke!
With huge size and lightning-fast blade momentum, every blow of Susanoo carried a soul-shaking spirit, slashing uncontrollably with overwhelming force!
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Ghostly blue lightning exploded on Konoha Sasuke. His whole person seemed to turn into a ball of blue light, dodging and moving amidst the cyan sword shadows, his figure flipping, swiftly and agilely dodging blow after blow.
Huff! Huff!
Taking advantage of the gap in Susanoo's attack, Sasuke jumped a few times continuously on the field, jumping out of Susanoo's attack range, and landed on the ground.
Breathing began to hasten.
"Hmph..." Rogue Ninja Sasuke sneered and didn't chase.
"Your attacks can't break my defense, and your speed is starting to drop, dodging my attacks is getting harder and harder..."
He stood proudly on the spot, arms crossed in front of him, head held high, looking at Konoha Sasuke with a condescending posture.
"Feel it? This is the gap between us!"
People outside the field had already seen the reversal of the situation.
Karin felt a bit conflicted. Of course, she wanted to cheer for the Sasuke she knew, but the other Sasuke also looked pretty good...
"It seems..." Obito glanced at Haruno Sakura and said leisurely from the side, "Our Sasuke is going to win."
Sakura glanced at him coldly.
"White Fang's swordsmanship has little effect on Susanoo." She pondered silently, "And Sasuke's speed is also slightly slower than that Sasuke..."
—At least need to cultivate to a level close to Konoha's White Fang for Sasuke's Chidori Short Sword to easily cut open Susanoo's defense, or directly contend with Susanoo's attacks.
With disadvantages in both strength and speed, this battle would be hard to fight.
In her view, the gap between the two Sasukes, apart from the different development degrees of the Sharingan, was generally evenly matched in other aspects.
The Sasuke of this world might have mastered many of Orochimaru's secret techniques, making his combat style more strange and varied.
And the Sasuke beside her, because he had always focused on Lightning Release nintaijutsu and swordsmanship, had a purer combat style without so many fancy changes.
Excluding the factor of Mangekyo, in actual combat, the two Sasukes would probably fight inextricably—Rogue Ninja Sasuke was suppressed just now because of poor condition.
But counting the Mangekyo Sharingan, even if the Sasuke of this world hadn't developed it to a high degree, its boost to combat power was obviously shown.
However—
"Do you really think he has victory in his grasp?" Haruno Sakura smiled mysteriously, "Our Sasuke also has his trump card..."
"It's too early to conclude who wins and who loses now!"
"Trump card?" Rogue Ninja Sasuke keenly caught the pink-haired girl's remark.
Immediately sniffed at it.
Although he dared not openly provoke Haruno Sakura, Rogue Ninja Sasuke still expressed disdain for her words, saying coldly to the other Sasuke: "No matter what ninjutsu your trump card is, in front of the power of the Mangekyo Sharingan, it's nothing but a joke!"
"Hmph."
Konoha Sasuke sneered.
"You take the power of the Mangekyo too seriously... don't forget, I also have the same eyes as you!" He pointed to his Sharingan and said coldly, "Excluding the factor of the Mangekyo, your power doesn't convince me!"
"After all, a ninja battle can't be decided until the last moment..."
Dazzling lightning jumped restlessly on Sasuke's arm, condensing constantly.
Forming two straight and shining light paths!
"Thank you for not chasing relentlessly, letting me complete this ninjutsu..." Konoha Sasuke suddenly revealed a smile.
"What ninjutsu is this?"
Rogue Ninja Sasuke was startled suddenly. He saw strong Lightning Release brilliance blooming on the enemy's right hand in front of him. The brilliant light was dazzlingly bright even after being filtered by Susanoo; he couldn't help but close his eyes!
An ominous premonition flashed in Rogue Ninja Sasuke's heart.
"Can't let him perform that ninjutsu!" This strong thought suddenly appeared in his mind. Rogue Ninja Sasuke immediately manipulated Susanoo to rush up without hesitation!
But it was ultimately too late.
"Dodge, I don't want to kill you..."
Konoha Sasuke's voice, still carrying a bit of childishness, came from the air.
Before the voice fell, strong light burst on the field, dazzling to the point of being unwatchable.
A loud and high-pitched whistle straight into the clouds sounded abruptly from the field, followed by violent collision sounds and explosion sounds!
Rumble—!
After a long while, the whistle cutting through the air disappeared into the sky.
Haruno Sakura covered her eyes preparedly the moment the jutsu was activated.
Only when the dazzling blue light disappeared did she let go of her hand and look at the field.
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