If they were the same size or if the difference in strength between them was like heaven and earth, he would have already blown the current Uchiha Yue to shreds. But, unfortunately for the snake sage…
THE CRASH!
The moment Yue appeared next to one of the heads of the White Snake Sage, dark red chakra gushed out of his fist. One blow, and another deafening explosion. However, this time the Snake Sage was ready and managed to concentrate a huge amount of natural energy for protection. Therefore, although the roar was strong, the head did not shatter into pieces like the first one. The skull cracked, splattering the brain mass, but the head itself remained on the neck.
She immediately hung limply.
"What a pain! Heh!
Uchiha Yue, looking at this, casually shook his hand. If it wasn't for his newfound ability to absorb kinetic energy, the recoil from such a blow would have been enough to make the muscles on his arm cramp excruciatingly. It was worth admitting that the White Snake Sage was ridiculously strong in this form.
Perhaps he could even exchange a couple of blows with the Ten-Tails' jinchuriki. Although that would have been the end of it.
"Shhh... Uchiha Yue..."
The huge snake's body was writhing, but the White Snake Sage was gradually recovering. He did not expect that this youngster, who, judging by his perception, was not even close to his match, would turn out to be such a problem, taking his head off at the very beginning of the fight.
However, as soon as the mighty force surged through his body, both limply hanging heads rapidly healed, recovering in a matter of moments.
— H-h-h…
Uchiha Yue exhaled heavily. His scarlet eyes became even colder, and a seething power surged in his body. The pure chakra skeleton and flesh began to weave around him, and in the blink of an eye, a ghostly blue giant like a mountain appeared in this realm of dead silence.
In the pitch darkness, where even the light itself had gone out, the Sage Serpent could not rely on his eyesight-he could only vaguely sense Yue's presence.
And yet he understood what was in front of him. Susanoo again!
The eight heads opened their mouths, and terrifying energy condensed within them, briefly suppressing the dead darkness of the place. In the next instant, a deathly pale light flashed, striking the azure giant. But the Sage was horrified to discover that his energy attack had only caused scratches, which immediately healed. Not enough, still not enough!
Feeling the colossal energy filling him, Uchiha Yue raised his hand, and a giant sword made of chakra materialized in it. He rushed forward, and his blade easily left deep lacerations on the Sage's body, oozing scarlet blood.
However, while still in the air, this hot blood was already turning into cold, dead blood.
"No... he's getting stronger. He's absorbing my energy, making him more powerful! Any attack I make that doesn't kill him only feeds him!"
The longer the battle lasted, the more shocked and even terrified the White Snake Sage felt. It had only been a minute and a half since the start of the fight, and he still couldn't defeat Uchiha Yue.
Even knowing about his powers, the actual encounter left him in awe.
"You can't delay! One fatal blow is needed!"
Having made a decision, the White Snake Sage began to accumulate power. After Yue chopped off two more of his heads, the man, who had little combat experience and relied on raw power, made a mistake.
A chance!
Catching the fluctuations of Yue's chakra, the Snake Sage rushed forward. His huge body wrapped around Susanoo, contracting and pulsating with insane force. Cracks appeared on the giant's azure armor. All of the Sage's accumulated power surged and exploded crazily; all of his reserves burned up in this attack, and for a brief moment, his strength reached its absolute peak.
Of course, this also happened because Uchiha Yue didn't care about his Susanoo at all. If he breaks down, let him. He will create a new one, because all the energy after the destruction will be absorbed by him.
And so, in the blink of an eye, the Susanoo crumbled, revealing the figure standing inside.
Before Yue could move, one of the necks, stripped of its head, jerked forward. The stump pulsed, expanding and turning into a kind of meat pipe with jagged edges. The gaping mouth swallowed the disintegrating Susanoo's torso along with his master.
—Shhh, die, Uchiha Yue!" I'm going to devour you completely!!!
Countless eyes flashed inside this meat trap. A blinding light illuminated the darkness, and although Uchiha Yue continuously consumed it, the main threat was the frantic, highly condensed senjutsu chakra that the Serpent Sage poured into this space.
This chakra, sharp as blades, violently tore at Uchiha Yue's body. As soon as its flow exceeded the absorption limit, his flesh began to tear and shatter.
"Here it is, the power of God! The White Snake-Sage thought, exulting in mad delight. — And now this incredible power will belong to me! Ha ha ha!!! Shhh! I will become a god!!!"
Looking at this, he burst into mad laughter, but at the same time, his attack became even more cautious. Tearing Yue's flesh apart, he tried not to damage the very eyes that bestowed divinity on him.
He put everything on the line, and, as it turned out, for good reason. Those eyes were truly the eyes of a Mangekyo Sharingan god, surpassing even the Rinnegan. This Uchiha, who had recently been a mere mortal, had reached the level where he could give him a short fight in his current form in just over twenty days under the influence of these eyes.
If he hadn't gone to merge with all the snakes of Ryuuchi Cave and struck now, he would soon have been weaker than a road dog in front of this youngster.
To think that Uchiha Yue had reached such a level in less than a month! And even this monster, he could only defeat it by burning his own life force.
Truly, these eyes have unlimited growth potential! After taking possession of them, he will certainly devour the entire ninja world and become a true supreme being!
Yes, he was not mistaken! I was not mistaken! Ha ha ha!!!
Finally, a second later, Uchiha Yue's flesh and brain were completely destroyed. Only two scarlet Sharingans remained floating inside the Sage's body. He immediately tried to channel his flesh to merge with those eyes and take Yue's place, but the next moment, something unthinkable happened. As if he had never disappeared, as if he had been there from the very beginning, Uchiha Yue's silhouette materialized inside him again and instantly exploded with the power of Susanoo.
The White Snake Sage's body swelled, and the sharp blades of the chakra pierced his flesh from the inside.
WHOOSH!
CLAP!
This part of his body was torn to shreds, scattering bits of flesh and blood. A heart-rending, agonized scream rang out. The White Snake Sage lunged back, writhing madly, and one of its remaining heads barely dodged the sword that Yue swung after it.…
— Izanagi…