The previous Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion had come within a meter of Sasuke!
Sasuke couldn't help but feel a chill: If that attack hadn't missed, I might have been dead.
Though Susanoo provided comfort, against an instant-kill attack like the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, its defense was meaningless. Instead, it limited mobility, putting the user at risk!
Thus, after using the Yamata Snake Substitution Jutsu to summon a new Susanoo, Sasuke decided to control Susanoo from the outside for attacks!
But the sudden appearance of the massive statue on the battlefield disrupted Sasuke's plans once more!!
Boom!! Boom!! Boom!!
The fierce attacks from Susanoo were all blocked by the statue!
In terms of strength, the statue even had the upper hand!!
Once, Ōtsutsuki Toneri used this statue to suppress Naruto's Nine-Tails. Sasuke's current full-body Susanoo, though infused with Sage power, was ultimately wielded through the Eternal Mangekyō, not the Rinnegan, and strictly speaking, was not a match for this statue!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!!
Susanoo and the statue clashed fiercely.
Hinata and Sasuke also stood in a standoff!
Hinata pleaded once more: "Sasuke-kun, please stop. I really don't want to hurt you!!"
Sasuke coldly replied: "So you mean you can hurt me anytime?"
Hinata shook her head: "That's not what I mean!"
Sasuke interrupted: "Enough! I no longer want to be beneath others!!!"
Drip!!
Blood trickled down from his left eye corner!
"That statue was summoned by you. According to the summoning technique's principle, if I kill you, the statue will disappear too!!"
Amaterasu!!
Boom!!
Black flames ignited on Hinata's body!
Sizzle!
Hinata's Tenseigan focused.
Tenseigan: Repulsion!
Whoosh!!
A strong repulsive force expelled all the Amaterasu flames from her body!!
Sasuke was shocked: "What!? Her eyes can manipulate force fields too!?"
Whoosh!
A Truth-Seeking Ball materialized behind Hinata!
Sasuke narrowed his eyes: "Another black sphere, but with just one, she shouldn't be able to use that previous attack!!"
To be safe, Sasuke retreated, creating distance from Hinata!
Whoosh!!
The Truth-Seeking Ball floated in front of Hinata, rendered golden by the Tenseigan chakra, then aimed at Sasuke!
Tenseigan: Absorption!!
Whoosh!!!
Sasuke's chakra was drawn out from a distance, flowing into that Truth-Seeking Ball!
He was stunned: "Absorbing chakra from afar!? What a joke!"
With Sasuke's chakra depleted, Susanoo's attacks slowed down!!
The Hamura Statue seized the opportunity, gripping Susanoo's throat and slamming it into the ground!!
Whoosh!!
Sasuke hurriedly retreated to a safer distance, surrounded by four sage snakes, converting pure sage power to replenish his chakra!
Boom!!
The eight-headed snake accompanying Susanoo opened its mouth again, spitting out a brand new Susanoo!
Slash!!
This time, the blade swung down immediately, and the heavy Hamura Statue, lacking agility, had an arm severed, but as the debris swirled, the arm reformed!!
At this point, Sasuke was fully convinced that unless he defeated Hinata, the caster, the statue was invincible!!
Again and again, first Naruto, then Obito, followed by Madara, then Nagato, and Kabuto, and now even you, a nobody, stand in my way. I'm truly, truly fed up!!
Ever since Sasuke killed Itachi, defeat followed defeat, even as he grew stronger, always someone stronger stood before him! His pride suffered near-catastrophic blows!!
Perhaps by now, revenge was just an excuse!
He desperately needed a victory to regain himself, nothing more!
Sizzle!
Sasuke's gaze turned dark!
"Hinata Hyuga, this is the technique I prepared to kill Naruto, an unavoidable attack, unlike Amaterasu's continuous damage, it's an instant kill, even absorption won't help, taste its power!!!"
He covered his left eye with his hand, leaving a slit open, his trembling pupil focusing on Hinata!
During his training in Ryūchi Cave, his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan finally awakened a new ocular jutsu that he had missed in his past life!
Indra's Arrow!
Boom!!!!!!
A dark blue lightning pillar descended from the sky, surpassing Kirin's speed and power, striking Hinata's slender figure!!!
Ahh!!!!!!!
Hit hard, Hinata let out a cry of pain!
The Tenseigan's ocular power leaned towards offense, with weaker defense!
Boom!!!
After the lightning pillar dissipated, a deep crater remained on the ground!
Pant, pant, pant! Hinata lay at the crater's bottom, gasping for breath.
The Tenseigan Chakra Mode's cloak ultimately protected her, preventing the lightning pillar from killing her!!
But her chakra was clearly weakened!
Damn, didn't kill her!?
Sasuke clutched his left eye, which was bleeding profusely.
"This time, I'll use the right eye's Takemikazuchi-no-Kami together, manipulating Indra's Arrow's form change, to pierce through her body in one go!!!"
[Note: Takemikazuchi-no-Kami can manipulate Indra's Arrow's ocular power, akin to the relationship between Kagutsuchi and Amaterasu. In his past life, Sasuke never awakened Indra's Arrow in his left eye before obtaining the Rinnegan. Even when his right eye awakened Takemikazuchi-no-Kami, it had no use, thus logically connecting the dots.]
Just as Sasuke was about to cast the technique again!!
"Don't you dare lay a finger on my daughter again!"
Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm!!!
Hiashi Hyuga charged forward, delivering a powerful palm strike that forced Sasuke back!!
Tsunade landed beside Hinata, unleashing the power of the Hundred Healings to heal her injuries!!
Hinata, taken aback, said: "L-Lady Tsunade..."
Tsunade said: "Hinata, you've done well. We'll buy you time to recover. Trust your companions!!"
"Okay."
Hinata obediently replied!
As her injuries healed.
Hinata rose again, her eyes shining bright!
"Next, I'll end this battle!"
Whoosh!
She stepped forward, the Truth-Seeking Balls regenerating, gathering and spinning in her hand, turning golden!
Truth-Seeking Ball Senbon!!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!! The Truth-Seeking Balls transformed into golden senbon, precisely striking the chakra points with the Tenseigan's insight!!
Sasuke's pupils shrank: "Damn, it's Gentle Fist!!"
Boom!!
With the caster's chakra disrupted, Susanoo shattered and dispersed!
"Prepare to meet your end!!!"
Konoha's elite jonin charged forward, Sasuke, now in dire straits!!
Boom!!!
But in that critical moment, Sage-Mode Kabuto himself, risking danger, arrived in person!
Sage Art: White Rage Technique!
Boom!!
Sound and light exploded, sweeping across the battlefield instantly!!
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Kabuto's legs transformed into snake tails, his eyes covered with corneal membranes. Amidst the chaos, he approached, opening his mouth to swallow the now incapacitated Sasuke, protecting him within, then swiftly fled. To prevent Konoha's pursuit, he abandoned a group of reincarnated to block the ninja, fleeing Konoha in haste!
Thus, Sasuke Uchiha's revenge plan against Konoha ended in failure once more!
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