"Cough, cough... Damn it, how can I fall here? I still have to defeat Naruto!"
Coughing, Sasuke covered his stomach with one hand and braced himself against his thigh with the other as he slowly rose from the ground.
His Lightning Release: Chidori had been broken before it could display its power, plunging Sasuke into an extreme disadvantage.
So, if Sasuke wanted to turn this around, there was only one way!
"Little Sasuke, is this all the strength you have? If so, you're really disappointing me!"
At that moment, Chiyo's slightly provocative voice rang by Sasuke's ear once more.
Paired with Chiyo's innocent yet disappointed expression, the mockery was absolutely maxed out!
Sure enough, as Chiyo finished speaking, Sasuke finally made up his mind to use the power of the Heavenly Curse Mark!
"Hahaha, you'll definitely pay for what you just said. Definitely!"
A burst of laughter suddenly came from beneath Sasuke's lowered head.
Moreover, Sasuke especially emphasized the word "definitely" at the end.
It was clear that Sasuke had made a major decision.
The only question was whether he would get slapped in the face again this time.
At the same time, Sasuke raised his previously lowered head.
A wild, sinister smile curled across his lips.
But that was not the main point.
More importantly, as Sasuke raised his head, strange patterns that seemed to be burning began spreading from his neck!
The burning, bizarre patterns crawled across Sasuke's cheeks, chest, back, arms, thighs, and calves, until they covered his entire body.
At this point, the strange patterns seemed to have cooled. Their formerly burning appearance vanished, revealing their original color—black!
Black, bizarre markings covered his entire body. The exposed skin was mottled in black and white, and together with the sinister smile on Sasuke's face, he looked utterly