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Chapter 76: Obito's Shocking Appearance! One Pierces Three!!
"Mmph! Mmph! Mmph...!!"
Seeing Sasuke enveloped by the explosion, Karin struggled to cry out, tears streaming from the corners of her eyes, her face filled with terror. Honoka shifted her gaze from the mushroom cloud in the sky, scanning the area, trying to find Lady Konan's figure. She didn't realize that Konan was walking up from behind her. Her clothes were in tatters, but all the scorched-black skin had peeled away. Her internal injuries were fully repaired, and she was completely restored. Alex was nestled in that soft spot. Only after he had finished healing the heavily injured Konan did he finally relax. He then dutifully acted as a chest support. He had to prevent the 'snow seeds' from shaking too violently during the intense battle, as that might affect Konan. He couldn't allow even the slightest impairment. After all, they were very large. The inertia from high-speed movement could still affect her actions.
Hearing footsteps, Honoka immediately turned her head, her eyes lighting up. "Lady Konan, are you alright?"
Konan nodded. "I'm fine."
As for the fiery glare from Karin nearby, she completely ignored it.
"Mmph, mmph, mmph!!!"
Karin's rage was visibly surging, her face flushed red from the effort. The golden chains wrapped around her body suddenly began to move strangely. They started to expand, as if something inside was pushing them outward.
"Sa... suke...!"
Crack! The golden chain over Karin's mouth snapped open. The ones on her body stretched out in a large loop. A full nine golden chains shot out from within, lashing straight at Honoka and Konan.
Honoka cried out in alarm, "Adamantine Sealing Chains!!"
Seeing Sasuke's fate unknown and herself trapped, unable to go to him, Karin had actually been spurred to awaken her Adamantine Sealing Chains to break free. It was exactly the same as in the original story, during the Five Kage Summit, when she was blocked by Zetsu from reaching Sasuke. Konan immediately dodged to the side, avoiding the incoming chains. As for Honoka, she also used nine of her own Adamantine Sealing Chains to counter. However, Karin clearly had no intention of getting entangled with them. She merely forced them back, and the moment she was free, she used the Body Flicker Technique to leap toward the exploding mushroom cloud.
"Lady Konan!"
Konan raised a hand, cutting Honoka off. Her eyes were fixed on the mushroom cloud. "You are no longer suited to remain on the ground for the coming battle. Return to the Ankoru Vantian immediately!" As she spoke, before Honoka could react, she directly controlled the wings on her back, lifting her and flying up into the clouds. She did this because she had sensed an extremely cold and evil chakra from within the mushroom cloud.
Before Karin could even reach the explosion site, a figure bathed in purple light burst out of the dark mushroom cloud. It was Sasuke Uchiha! His entire body was wrapped in a layer of purple chakra, forming a ribcage-like shape. Susanoo! It was the initial state of Susanoo! Just moments ago, he had relied on Susanoo's absolute defense to withstand the point-blank explosion.
"Cough, cough!"
Sasuke's breathing was rapid. He was bent over, as if enduring excruciating pain. His eyes were half-open, his eyelids twitching uncontrollably as he murmured: "So this is Susanoo... It really hurts. My whole body feels like it's being pierced by needles, but..."
He suddenly straightened up, looked at Konan, and burst into a wild laugh: "Hehehehe!! This is Susanoo! This is the divine power of my Uchiha clan!!"
He spread his hands, his body trembling with excitement. The corners of his mouth curled up, revealing a sinister and arrogant laugh. At this moment, one of the four great Uchiha laughers, Sasuke Uchiha, had officially made his dazzling debut!
Karin, still in mid-air, abruptly changed direction and landed nearby, looking worriedly at this very unfamiliar Sasuke. The chakra outside his body was extremely cold and evil, making it difficult to approach.
"Sasuke..."
Sasuke paid no attention to Karin's call, his eyes fixed firmly on the enemy opposite him. The thunderstorm had come quickly, but it left even faster. The sky had completely cleared. The sky was clear, the rain had stopped, and Sasuke felt he could go on!
"White Tiger! Did you see that? This is the divine power exclusive to my Uchiha clan! These eyes of mine have already seen your end." Sasuke's gaze was filled with utter contempt. Using Susanoo made him see everyone else as an ant. This was the absolute confidence that divine power gave him. "Itachi, I can also use the same power as you..." He still remembered the shock he felt when Itachi had used Susanoo: powerful, majestic, invincible. "White Tiger! Your end is..."
Before he could even say the word "death," he was interrupted. Two white paper whips suddenly wrapped around his ankles, yanking him right out of the Susanoo's ribcage. The initial Susanoo could only protect his body; it couldn't protect the area below his legs.
"Ah! D*mn it!!"
In the air, Sasuke was furious. He had finally gotten a chance to pose, and he was slapped in the face before he could even finish. He could feel a burning pain on his cheek. He immediately used Chidori Current to electrify and disperse the paper whips on his legs. He spun, leaped, and finally landed steadily on the ground. Sasuke's face was so dark it looked like it could drip water. His killing intent was palpable.
"Susanoo!!"
He activated Susanoo once again, and this time, it was the first stage. The size had increased significantly, its surface now covered with muscles and sinews. It was a half-body skeleton. It was over ten meters tall and had a very imposing presence.
Konan's eyes narrowed slightly as she watched the purple giant. "The Uchiha's Sharingan..." The more powerful the Sharingan, the more determined she was to acquire the Uchiha bloodline.
"Ant! Witness the power of the Uchiha's divine might!"
With a thought from Sasuke, Susanoo's giant purple fist immediately smashed down toward Konan's head. Konan dodged to the side. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the hard rock ground instantly shattered to pieces under the giant fist. The power of that single punch was no less than an ordinary A-rank ninjutsu. And it was extremely agile. It wasn't slow or clumsy despite its massive size.
In the air, Konan spread her wings, rapidly dodging the incoming giant fists. Sasuke controlled Susanoo's arms, punching with both left and right, smashing down one after another.
"Hmph! All you know is how to dodge... An ant is just an ant! The Uchiha's power is more than just this!! I told you, these eyes of mine have already witnessed your death!!"
Sasuke's left eye locked tightly onto Konan. His eyeball bulged, covered in bloodshot veins.
"This is my Uchiha clan's ultimate secret technique: Amaterasu!"
A trail of blood immediately trickled from the corner of his left eye. In the air, Konan, who was dodging at high speed, suddenly felt an intense heat on her back. A glance from the corner of her eye revealed Sasuke below, staring fixedly at her.
"Is this the Amaterasu the Akatsuki warned about?"
Konan had already activated her full-body paper transformation. She immediately discarded the paper on her back where she felt the burning sensation. A single sheet of paper floated away from her back. A small black spot appeared in its center and then rapidly expanded. Fwoosh! A large amount of black flame erupted, enveloping the entire sheet of paper. It was instantly burned to nothing. Amaterasu, the fire that burns all things. It can even burn chakra itself. All of Konan's paper was made of chakra, so it was also on the list of things it could burn. Although Amaterasu was terrifying, said to never stop until its target was burned to ash, it still needed time to burn. As long as she detached the burning part from her body in time, it wouldn't pose a fatal threat.
"Don't even think about running!"
The focus of Sasuke's vision remained locked on Konan, and the black flames followed her. As she flew rapidly, a trail of Amaterasu's black flames formed in the air. Konan looked at her ignited left hand, and with an expressionless face, she severed it. New white paper flew to the stump, reforming a new hand.
"Hah!!"
Sasuke roared. The pain in his left eyeball was extreme, but he kept it firmly locked on Konan above. At the same time, he controlled Susanoo, clapping its two giant hands toward her.
At this moment, below her was a sea of black flames, and to her left and right were the incoming purple giant hands. Konan flapped her wings and flew upward. Just then, something unexpected happened!! A familiar, translucent vortex suddenly appeared above and behind Konan. A tree branch shot out like lightning, firmly binding the-unprepared Konan. A pale hand followed, pressing down on her right shoulder.
"I finally caught you, White Tiger!!"
The translucent vortex disappeared. Obito Uchiha was flying behind Konan. His palm gripped Konan's right shoulder tightly, and his Wood Release was wrapped around her entire body. The power of Kamui activated! The power of space enveloped her. Konan's body was covered in overlapping afterimages. She couldn't move!!
Vwoom...!
A sharp whistling sound, coming from far away, reached the ears of Konan and Obito in an instant. But... the moment they heard the sound, it was already too late! The attack had arrived before the sound! A purple arrow, as thick as an arm, had already pierced through Konan's chest. It continued on, piercing through Obito, who was right behind her.
One pierces two!
No...!
It was one pierces three!!