"A Rinnegan technique?"
Urashiki Ōtsutsuki felt the resistance on his fishing rod. He didn't panic at all—on the contrary, a ferocious smile tugged at his lips.
"Boruto, get behind me!"
The young Sasuke reached back, yanking Uzumaki Boruto behind him. The purple Susanoo wrapped around his body grew thicker and more complete, evolving from a bare skeleton into a half-body clad in armor. The crossbow in its hands locked onto Urashiki Ōtsutsuki, ready to fire the moment he moved.
Boom!!
A huge purple arrow shot out, tearing through the air and leaving a string of sonic booms in its wake.
But at that moment, a flicker of panic suddenly flashed through Sasuke's eyes.
"Crap…"
Urashiki's eyes lit up as he saw the arrow coming. His grin turned even more vicious.
He had been waiting for this for a long time. Earlier, he had spent a huge amount of chakra and hadn't found a chance to replenish it. Now that he was practically dying of thirst, his prey took the initiative to deliver "water" right to his door.
He stretched out his hand toward the oncoming arrow.
"Ninjutsu absorption!"
The massive purple arrow vanished as it was sucked into Urashiki Ōtsutsuki's right hand. When the absorption finished, he let out a satisfied breath.
"As expected… the same eyes as mine. This power is delicious."
"Tch… you bastard."
Seeing this, Sasuke dismissed his Susanoo in an instant and rushed in close.
He planned to win with taijutsu. After fully awakening Indra's power, his body had been strengthened to an extraordinary degree. Right now, even in close combat, he didn't have any real weaknesses.
Bang! Bang! Bang!!
The two of them exchanged a flurry of blows.
Every impact triggered a sharp sonic crack in the air—it was clear neither of them was holding back.
But what made young Sasuke grimace was that Urashiki's red fishing rod was different from ordinary weapons. The rod itself could be blocked with the Kusanagi sword, but the erratic fishing line and hook were a huge problem.
In just ten minutes of fighting, several more wounds had opened up on Sasuke's body.
Blood sprayed out.
Urashiki Ōtsutsuki, on the other hand, still seemed to have plenty of strength in reserve.
"Hahaha! What's wrong? You're the one who chased me all the way to this era, and this is all the strength you've got?"
While fighting young Sasuke, Urashiki still found the time to taunt him.
His intention was obvious—to shake Sasuke's mental state. As long as Sasuke lost his cool and used ninjutsu even once, that would be Urashiki's chance to replenish his chakra.
But Sasuke's combat IQ was nothing to scoff at.
He wasn't going to fall for such a low-level provocation.
As he swung the Kusanagi sword, faint purple light flickered around his body.
Swish!
Another slash came straight for Urashiki Ōtsutsuki's head. Faced with the razor-sharp blade, Urashiki still didn't panic. He flicked the fishing rod, using it to block the incoming Kusanagi sword with a harsh metallic clang.
At the same time, the fishing line traced a circle in mid-air and then snapped downward.
"Sensei, look out!"
Boruto shouted loudly.
But it was already too late. The fishing line dragged the hook across young Sasuke's back, and fresh blood spurted out once again.
Sasuke let out a muffled groan. The pain was nothing to shrug off.
What surprised Urashiki Ōtsutsuki, however, was that even now, Sasuke's grip didn't relax—not at all. Urashiki could feel the pressure in that sword every time it met his rod.
"You really don't know when to give up… but how long can you last like this? I've already got you on the hook."
Hearing Urashiki's words, young Sasuke's lips curled slightly.
"You've caught me? No… I've caught you."
"What?"
A look of shock flashed across Urashiki Ōtsutsuki's face. Before he could process the words, he saw purple light flaring behind Sasuke's left shoulder. The light quickly solidified—
A Susanoo arm appeared behind young Sasuke, clutching an arrow in its hand.
Urashiki Ōtsutsuki was suddenly trapped. If he let go of the fishing rod, Sasuke's blade would cut clean through his neck. If he didn't dodge, there was no way the purple arrow would spare him.
While he hesitated for a split second, the purple hand thrust the arrow forward.
Swish!!
Just as expected, the purple arrow pierced straight into Urashiki Ōtsutsuki's body. Uzumaki Boruto, who had been watching anxiously from the side, leapt up in excitement.
But young Sasuke only frowned.
Whoosh…
Urashiki Ōtsutsuki's body suddenly dispersed into countless red paper cranes that fluttered through the air.
This was one of the two unique abilities granted by his blue Rinnegan.
Time Reversal Body Flicker — at the very instant an enemy's attack was about to land, he rewound his own time by a few seconds, his body would scatter into a storm of red paper cranes and slip past the blow.
At that moment, young Sasuke felt a sudden hollowness inside his body. His knees almost gave out beneath him, and he barely managed to steady himself. He forced his head around to look.
Urashiki Ōtsutsuki was reeling in his fishing rod, a cloud of purple chakra writhing on the hook.
That chakra had been forcefully ripped out of young Sasuke's body.
"Hahahaha! What a pity. Did you really think you could kill me?"
Holding the cluster of purple light in his hand, Urashiki quickly absorbed it, then glanced mockingly at Sasuke.
"And now… what threat do you pose to me? Are you planning on dying here by my hand? Or…"
Urashiki Ōtsutsuki raised his fishing rod and pointed it in the direction of the Hidden Leaf Village.
"…or should I go and catch that demon fox first, then kill it? Which sounds better to you, hmm?"
He gave the fishing rod an idle shake, as if this were all a game. Seeing Urashiki's carefree, mocking attitude, young Sasuke felt rage erupt from the depths of his heart.
In this era—how could he possibly allow an enemy to invade his village?
No way I'm letting that happen.
With that thought burning in his chest, Sasuke gritted his teeth, forced down the weakness spreading through his body, and once again took up a fighting stance.
But Urashiki Ōtsutsuki didn't look at him. Instead, his gaze shifted to a shadowed corner nearby.
"Who's there?!"
Swish!
The hook shot out in an instant, flying straight toward the dark corner.
Clink—
The faint sound rang clearly in both of their ears. A moment later, a man in a black cloak stepped out slowly.
Urashiki Ōtsutsuki and young Sasuke wore completely different expressions when they saw the newcomer.
Urashiki frowned, puzzled by how someone had managed to get this close without him noticing. Sasuke, on the other hand…
Young Sasuke's eyes were full of shock as he stared at the figure walking toward them.
The one who had arrived was Namikaze Kirito.
He had originally come just to watch how things would play out, but he hadn't expected young Sasuke to be driven to this point by Urashiki Ōtsutsuki.
Seriously… Boruto's presence really turned this battle into a mess.
Where are your other Rinnegan abilities?
Where's your full-body Susanoo?
You're not using any of them, insisting on trying to settle this with taijutsu alone—only to end up getting completely suppressed. What a headache.
Before long, Namikaze Kirito reached young Sasuke's side.
Bathed in Sasuke's admiring gaze, he spoke softly.
"Sasuke, you little brat… your face looks a lot more reliable than before. But… it's only your face." He sighed lightly.
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