Bang!
Soji smashed Satori into the ground with a punch, then stomped heavily on Satori's back.
"Urgh—"
Already dazed from Soji's punch, Satori immediately spat out a huge mouthful of purple blood.
By now, not a single patch of intact ground remained around Hozuki Castle's plaza.
It had first endured Naruto and Satori's destruction, and now Soji was brutally pummeling Satori one-sidedly. No matter how sturdy the place was, it could not withstand this.
Thick yellow dust filled the air. The people around Hozuki Castle's plaza could now only occasionally hear pebbles rolling down.
Especially after Soji's final stomp landed on Satori's back, all they could see through the billowing dust was a black silhouette lying there like a small hill.
That was how Satori looked as it lay on the ground, its form visible through the dust.
Once the yellow dust settled, everyone saw Soji casually pacing atop Satori's back.
It did not look like Soji had defeated Satori. It looked more like he was taking an after-dinner stroll!
In truth, defeating a Satori was no different from an after-dinner walk for Soji.
If he had not wanted to try the Byakugan's Mind Reading ability, which he had not used in a long time, he would have stuffed Satori right back into the Box of Paradise the moment it emerged!
Tap, tap.
"Ugly bastard, do you know why you can't predict my movements now?"
Soji stomped on the prone Satori and asked with a mocking smile.
Yet Satori remained motionless for a long time in response to Soji's question.
Soji's string of attacks had not killed Satori, but every part of its body was now in agony.
That final stomp in particular had seriously injured it.
Just as Naruto had been unable to hit Satori no matter what during