Refusing to Admit Defeat

"Lightning Release - Super Electromagnetic Cannon!"

This move ended the battle.

The battlefield, filled with dazzling sounds and lights, gradually returned to calm as the deafening, high-pitched roar faded into the distance.

The gust of wind stirred up by the Super Electromagnetic Cannon swept across the ground, clearing a clean and straight path before gradually subsiding.

The match is over.

Konoha Sasuke's calm yet highly confident words echoed across the field.

As he calmed his rapid breathing, he put away the last flicker of lightning from his hand.

Opposite him, the missing-nin Sasuke stood frozen in place, his expression filled with astonishment.

He stared, still shaken, at the vanished blue light on Konoha Sasuke, utterly unable to believe what had just happened—

He almost died.

What exactly happened just now?

The missing-nin Sasuke only remembered that the intense blue light that surged up blocked his vision, and the whole world seemed to have turned into a dark blue.

Then, an even more dazzling light burst forth from the Sasuke—

An unstoppable force surged forth!

"So strong..." For a moment, Sasuke's mind went blank.

Almost instinctively, he obeyed the man's words, Susanoo to meet the attack while he bent down to try and dodge it...

Then, under the force of that overwhelming power, the resilient Susanoo as fragile as tofu, collapsing instantly upon contact!

After the deafening sound and blinding light from the Super Electromagnetic Cannon faded away, the missing-nin Sasuke finally came to his senses.

Most of his Susanoo, including its head and two arms, was blasted apart by the Railgun, turning into pure Chakra and disappearing into the air.

Only half of the body, the abdomen, remained, swaying precariously, sometimes solidifying, sometimes turning into a phantom.

Even Susanoo was damaged like this; if Konoha Sasuke hadn't deliberately deflected the trajectory of the Railgun, what would have happened if his flesh and blood had crashed into it...?

Sasuke a chill run down his spine.

"Ugh!"

The missing-nin Sasuke suddenly cried out in pain, abruptly kneeling on the ground and forcefully covering his eyes.

With his screams, the last remaining part of Sasuke's Susanoo swayed a few times and then vanished without a trace.

The Mangekyō Sharingan could no longer hold on and reverted to its black pupils.

"Heh... that's a powerful technique." Obito, who had been watching the show from the Obito, recovered his shocked expression and said calmly.

This move is incredibly powerful, but it takes a long time to execute and has obvious warning signs. He can easily evade its attack by becoming intangible, unlike Sasuke who almost lost his life.

However, the Masked Man appeared calm on the surface, but inwardly he was wary and pondered the advantages and disadvantages of this move, as it was able to shatter Susanoo's defense so easily.

"Sasuke!" Karin cried out in surprise, instinctively rushing onto the field to Sasuke up and holding her wrist to his mouth.

"Bite me, Sasuke!"

"It's no use," Sakura Haruno said slowly. "He's not injured; his eyesight is just starting to decline due to excessive consumption of his eye power."

"In this situation, replenishing his vitality is pointless."

Karin was suddenly taken aback.

"Get away!" The missing-nin Sasuke shoved her away in frustration, his voice hoarse as he roared.

He struggled to his feet, supporting himself on his knees, but suddenly his vision blurred.

The other Sasuke not far away, as well as Sakura Haruno, suddenly disappeared from his sight.

My vision... has become blurry?

The missing-nin Sasuke panicked.

He rubbed his eyes hard until they were red and swollen, then stared at them again with his slightly red eyes until his vision gradually returned to normal.

The other Sasuke stood opposite him, panting heavily, large drops of sweat streaming down his forehead, his expression showing exhaustion.

Clearly, he was exhausted after unleashing such a powerful move.

Given his stamina, he could probably only unleash this move at full power once per battle, right? But that's enough.

Konoha Sasuke still wore a faint smile: in the end, he had won this battle.

You lost.

He tried to calm his breathing and said softly.

"Admit your mistakes... You've gone too far down the wrong path, and it will be too late if you don't turn back now!"

The missing-nin Sasuke remained silent, his face gloomy.

The defeat in battle made him feel ashamed, but what angered him was that his choice was deemed the wrong path by another Sasuke!

The Sasuke from another world not only failed to understand him, but also angrily rebuked his actions!

This made the missing-nin Sasuke feel betrayed.

... I was betrayed by myself!

People love themselves the most, and they also hate themselves the most.

A strong surge of anger and resentment rose up in the boy's heart.

"The wrong path?" The missing-nin Sasuke gritted his teeth, his face contorted with rage, becoming unusually ferocious. "You don't even understand the truth before you deny my choice!"

"I absolutely will not accept something like this!"

"I haven't lost! I don't need your pity... I can keep fighting!"

He roared, recalling those painful memories, remembering Itachi's death before his eyes, Chakra plunged even deeper into the abyss of darkness.

As Sasuke erupted in fury, a more complete and enormous Susanoo suddenly emerged from the missing-nin Sasuke!

Then--

Like a television with a poor signal, the picture flickered a few times and then disappeared.

"Ah--!"

The missing-nin Sasuke's eyes widened in horror as he felt a sharp, intense pain shooting into his brain, causing him to cry out involuntarily.

"Huff, huff!"

He was breathing heavily, his hand trembling as he reached out to his eyes.

Including this time, he has now activated Susanoo four times. The continuous battles have left the missing-nin Sasuke with almost no stamina or eye power, to the point of being completely exhausted, with not a single bit left to be squeezed out!

My eyesight has deteriorated to the point where I can't even see my own fingers clearly.

Even his hands began to tremble slightly.

But the missing-nin Sasuke still refused to give up. He took a Kunai from Karin's body and, dragging his weakened body, charged towards Konoha Sasuke!

"Again!"

"Enough, Sasuke!" Karin cried, tears streaming down her face, as she hugged Sasuke from behind. "Please, stop being so stubborn..."

"Let me go, Karin!"

Sasuke angrily tried to pry the girl's hands off, but found that he was too weak to even break free from Karin.

His legs buckled, his body swayed violently, and the two of them fell to the ground.

Sakura Haruno raised an eyebrow, seemingly surprised.

She exchanged a glance with Konoha Sasuke, who looked completely bewildered.

"This girl likes Sasuke?" The girl rarely focused her attention on Karin, and was surprised to find that although this girl's combat strength was not outstanding, she was not just a pretty face.

Red hair, vigorous vitality, immense Chakra...

What's this guy's relationship with Naruto?

"You look terrible, Sasuke." Just as Sakura Haruno was distracted by some random thoughts, Obito Body Flicker Technique appeared next to the missing-nin Sasuke, pulled the two of them up, and said jokingly.

"A loss is a loss... Sasuke, we'll win next time."

"We should go."

The missing-nin Sasuke remained silent, his face cold. He neither left nor made any further moves; his expression was icy, and he uttered not a word.

Konoha 'Sasuke looked at him, feeling somewhat helpless at his stubbornness.

If even he himself can't change his mind, then who else can submit to him?

He turned to look at Sakura Haruno, who shrugged, indicating that she was also powerless to help.

The pink-haired girl recalled Sakura Haruno from before Shippuden. She was almost entirely a decorative character and had no influence on Sasuke... Because of Sakura's influence, the missing-nin Sasuke seemed to not care much about her.

Even though she had just beaten him up.

"It will probably take the Crown Prince's intervention..." she sighed.

"The Crown Prince?"

While Konoha Sasuke was still in a daze, Karin suddenly changed.

"Someone's here."

[First update of the day. 400/8000.]