H-How could this happen? It shouldn't... it shouldn't be! It blocked them just now!
His gaze slowly lowered. Blood continued to seep from Hirohiko's mouth and eyes, while unwillingness, disbelief, fear, and indignation flickered within his Mangekyō Sharingan as they gradually dimmed.
It shouldn't have happened like this! Those arrows, those arrows had been blocked just now!
And even those more powerful long arrows could be crushed easily. Susanoo... Susanoo's defense should have been able to withstand them.
How could this be? How could this be? As thoughts of indignation, unwillingness, and disbelief tangled together, crimson Chakra slowly rose and drifted through the air like the last wisps of flame and smoke from a dying bonfire.
"Hirohiko!"
At that moment, Kushina and Yukina cried out at the same time, their voices clearly filled with terror and urgency.
Their faces were already filled with horror, and their eyes reflected a blood-red sight that made one shudder.
All they could think of was that instant just now: the Black Flames arrows that had struck Hirohiko's defensive ocular jutsu had shattered into clusters of tiny black flames and scattered in every direction. Then, the moment Uchiha Nobuhiko formed a hand seal, those tiny black flames spun again, twisting into small spiral black-flame spikes that shot directly into the defensive ocular jutsu at incredible speed.
The instant those spikes entered, it was like needles piercing tofu, passing through without the slightest resistance. Cracks then spread outward, covering Hirohiko's defensive ocular jutsu as the crimson flaming skeleton instantly collapsed.
At the same time, the spikes retained their momentum and, the instant the skeleton shattered, pierced directly into Hirohiko's body. Blood immediately sprayed out.
As the scenes replayed over and over in their minds, the terror and urgency on their faces gradually froze. If they had