Under Baby-5's incredulous gaze, the purple giant rose from the ground.
On the other end of the Den Den Mushi, Orochimaru's eyes gradually widened as he watched the enormous figure.
"This power... this is it..."
Even he couldn't explain why he felt so excited upon witnessing Sasuke's Susanoo.
It was as if a voice deep within was telling him this was the power he craved.
Of course, the most bewildered one was Dellinger.
Even if his current IQ was close to negative, he could still at least perceive the difference in size.
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Dellinger couldn't comprehend.
Why had the little guy from moments ago suddenly become even bigger than him?
But being crazy had its advantages.
At least Dellinger didn't freeze for too long because of it.
"Roar!"
The ten-meter-tall muscular monster launched a fearless charge toward the nearly hundred-meter-tall giant.
It was as if he had truly become the knight charging at windmills in the story.
Sasuke looked down at the horde of snake-people below and the little figure charging toward him, his eyes filled with coldness.
That lofty, condescending view gave him a momentary illusion of being a 'god'.
But soon, he cast this illusion aside.
This was nothing.
Even though he wasn't exerting the Susanoo's full power now, he had witnessed his 'ancestor', Uchiha Madara, in action.
That perfect form was truly what could be called awe-inspiring, like a god.
Yet even Madara's Perfect Susanoo was shattered by a single blow from Naruto.
So, yeah, his own abilities were still far from enough.
It's just that compared to his other skills, the Susanoo was more convenient to use at the moment.
Thud!
The massive purple hand descended like a small mountain, grasping toward Dellinger's head.
As if he had completely lost fear, Dellinger attacked the approaching hand without any regard.
Sharp claws, pointed fangs, sharp horns... in short, every part of this monster became his weapon.
However, such attacks weren't even ticklish to the Susanoo.
As is well known, the essence of Susanoo is also chakra.
More accurately, it's Chakra transformed in form through the tool of the Sharingan.
Therefore, even if a small part is damaged, the gap is replenished at an extremely fast speed.
"Rooooaaarrr!!"
Dellinger exerted every ounce of his strength but couldn't stop himself from being seized by the giant hand.
Squelch-
The hand closed. Dellinger was crushed like mud, his upper and lower body separated, falling to the ground.
"... Roar!"
Even with everything from the waist down, along with internal organs, crushed into paste, Dellinger's remains still struggled and roared on the ground.
It was like when a hunter cuts off a snake's head, the head can still struggle instinctively a few times.
For such poisonous creatures, the best method is to bury them in the earth.
Boom!!
A giant foot stomped down, directly creating a hole in the ground.
Dellinger's remains were smashed into the ground, thoroughly turned into pulp under the pressure.
No matter how strong the regenerative ability after mutation, it was impossible to recover after being reduced to this state.
And this kick also pierced through the ground, breaking through the barrier between the surface and the underground port.
"Hmm?"
Retracting the Susanoo, Sasuke landed back on the ground.
One hand held back the eager Baby-5, while he looked downward.
At this moment, in the underground port below, snake-people were fighting each other, with severed limbs and corpses everywhere.
However, those who had been turned into toys and used as labor were ironically fortunate… they hadn't inhaled the special gas.
The Donquixote Family's soldiers responsible for supervision could no longer give orders, so they found a chance to hide on the sidelines.
"What on earth is going on?"
A toy monkey asked the other toys beside it.
"I don't know either, but we'd better not move recklessly."
"We'll run after they finish fighting."
The reply came from a stuffed bear.
Currently, a pile of toys was hiding on the overseer's platform, watching the snake-monsters below fight and kill each other.
Not far from them were some toy 'parts'.
Faced with sudden chaos, some thought about self-preservation, while others wanted to seize the chance to escape.
Those parts belonged to toys that had previously tried to escape amidst the chaos.
Compared to snake-people, they were far too fragile.
Trying to perfectly avoid the snake-people's fighting and successfully escape was incredibly difficult, as a casual swipe of a claw would turn them into scattered parts on the ground.
Although they had been turned into toys by Sugar's Devil Fruit ability, if they were dismantled into parts, they would still die.
These people might have been pirates, Marines, or even CP agents before, but here, they were just toys.
Just as many toys were trapped on the top of the platform, a large foot broke through the ceiling, and sunlight streamed in.
The sunlight seemed to stimulate the snake-people below. They suddenly stopped fighting and looked upward, directly meeting Sasuke's gaze as he looked down.
Since eye contact was made, it was perfect.
The Sharingan rotated. The snake-people's movements stiffened one by one, then they curled up like hibernating animals, falling down motionless.
Among those toys, some also made eye contact with Sasuke and fell under the indiscriminate Genjutsu.
"Ugh..."
Sasuke withdrew the hand holding back Baby-5, gently pressing against his own eyes.
Such a large-scale Genjutsu still put a bit of pressure on him.
"Ah! Darling, what's wrong? Your eyes are bleeding!"
Beside him, Baby-5, seeing blood tears flowing from Sasuke's Sharingan, immediately panicked and began frantically searching her person for something to bandage it with.
Feeling Baby-5's genuine concern, Sasuke didn't ignore her this time. He stopped her movements and, unprecedentedly, offered an explanation.
"It's nothing. Just a minor issue."
Sasuke's Mangekyo Sharingan, after all, was not the [Eternal Mangekyo]. The consequence of extensive use was like this: short-term use caused pain and bleeding, while long-term use would lead to complete blindness.
To obtain the Eternal Mangekyo, he would have to replace his eyes with Itachi's.
But whether considering Itachi's current state, where he couldn't be interfered with by external forces, or Sasuke's own feelings, he was unwilling to accept such a cruel and vile method of gaining power.
Eternal visual prowess that could only be obtained by taking the eyes of a blood relative.
He didn't care!
Blue flames spread out according to Sasuke's will, quickly covering his eyes.
It's a pity Sasuke didn't know any [Power of Existence], otherwise, he could have cosplayed as a Flame Haze.
The Calamity Flames, in an unreasonable manner, rapidly restored Sasuke's eyes to a 'perfectly intact' state.
As Sasuke gained more mastery over his power, he understood the healing method of the Calamity Flames more thoroughly.
Rather than 'healing', it was more like a 'restoration'.
This method of recovery didn't leave any scars or cause many side effects. It was as if it negated the unfortunate result of 'being injured' in terms of cause and effect.
When the flames dissipated, Sasuke's eyes returned to their initial state, even the consumed Ocular Power was restored.
-Of course, the consumed Calamity Flames couldn't be restored simultaneously.
But it didn't matter, as taking more hits could also 'replenish mana'.
"Darling... your eyes..."
Baby-5 was somewhat incredulous, reaching out to touch them, but Sasuke mercilessly avoided her.
"It's fine now."
Sasuke stood up, looking toward the entrance of the SMILE factory not far away.
"Hmm? Are enemies coming?"
Baby-5, seeing Sasuke's serious expression, also tensely stood up.
However, a wave of pain came from where she had been injured by Dellinger earlier. Her legs gave way, and she was about to fall.
Thud.
Sasuke reached out to steady Baby-5, whose eyes were sparkling again.
"I can handle things here. You stay put obediently."
Before Baby-5 could misinterpret Sasuke's meaning, a somewhat sharp shout came through as the SMILE factory door was pushed open.
"Hurry, hurry! Leo!"
"They're catching up!"
Two tiny flying insects were actually speaking human language. Below them, a miniature person, smaller than an ordinary person's palm, was rushing toward Sasuke's direction at an incredible speed.
"—No! There are people ahead! Leo, stop!"