After these years of training, Yamato's current strength is already at the peak of the Shichibukai of the Pirate World. For Mangekyo, who hasn't even awakened his Sasuke yet, Yamato is definitely an insurmountable peak.
Sasuke was well aware of the difference in strength between the two, but he simply couldn't accept that he would be defeated so easily.
Naruto sighed helplessly, walked over to Sasuke, patted him on the shoulder, and advised him...
"Forget it, Sasuke. Yamato- neechan is Senga- senpai's disciple. There's nothing to say about losing to her!"
Naruto's words had the opposite effect.
Sasuke shoved Naruto's hand away and roared.
"Get out of my way! This is none of your business!"
Naruto was taken aback by Sasuke's shout and muttered something.
"I'm doing this for your own good, aren't I? After all..."
"Get out of the way!"
Sasuke Naruto away, his hands crackling with electricity again. Yamato had Black Zetsu stand behind her, then turned around.
She raised her spiked club and said coldly,
"Looks like the only way to shut you up is to beat you down!"
Seeing Yamato finally raise his spiked club, Sasuke's face lit up with excitement, and he shouted,
"Come on! Let me see your true power!"
The spiked club seemed to darken slightly. Yamato narrowed her eyes, and the next second she appeared in front of Sasuke. Even though Sasuke had used the Thousand Year Stream beforehand, the lightning that struck Yamato was barely more than a tickle.
Bathed in lightning, she swung her spiked club at Sasuke.
"Thunder Bagua!"
Yamato eventually stopped; her spiked club didn't touch Sasuke's body, but was merely swung in the air.
Even so, Sasuke was still hit so hard that he spat out a mouthful of blood, which even cured his Red Eye, returning him to his normal black-eyed state.
Thump!
Sasuke knelt directly in front of Yamato, then collapsed weakly to the ground.
This startled Yamato. She dropped her spiked club, grabbed Sasuke by the back of the neck with one hand, and lifted him up.
"Hey! Are you okay? Don't scare me! Say something!"
Sasuke opened his eyes groggily and murmured,
"I'm fine, just a little sleepy..."
"Oh? You absolutely can't fall asleep! Ugh! I knew I shouldn't have ignored you!" M.
Naruto rushed over in a panic, took Sasuke from Yamato's arms, and carried him in a princess carry.
Sasuke rolled his eyes and said,
"Why are you here again? My business is none of your concern!"
Black Zetsu suddenly nudged Yamato's arm, gestured towards Sasuke with Sasuke lip, and whispered...
"See? Didn't I say that the Uchiha Clan are all tsundere?"
Yamato nodded in deep agreement. Goodness, she'd really seen something today.
Sasuke is practically limp from the beating, but he's still stubbornly defiant.
Fortunately, Naruto was already used to it. He looked apologetically at Yamato and said...
"I'm so sorry, Yamato- neechan, I've caused you trouble!"
Children with parents are different; ever since Minato and Naruto were resurrected, Naruto has become more and more polite.
He saw it all; Sasuke kept courting death, Yamato even held back in the end. Otherwise, he would have had to ask Senga to give Sasuke a Yellow Springs Reincarnation.
Yamato nodded and said,
"You'd better take him to get treatment quickly. His body is too weak. If something really happens to him, Master will be unhappy!"
"Puff!"
Sasuke coughed up another mouthful of blood, whether from anger or injury, it was unclear Naruto didn't dare to delay, he picked up Sasuke and ran away in a flash.
After the two left, Yamato complained to Black Zetsu.
"This member of Master's clan is rather weak. I was holding back the whole time, and it wasn't very satisfying to fight him!"
"Uh, didn't I already tell you? He's the youngest in terms of seniority, and um, he's probably the weakest too. Don't expect any fun from the fight!"
"Okay, looks like my expectations were too high~"
Yamato pursed his lips, walked over to pick up his spiked club, and left with Black Zetsu.
Inside the hospital,
Sasuke lay on the hospital bed, bound up like a mummy, with Madara and Itachi standing beside him.
Itachi looked at Sasuke with eyes full of heartache, but also a hint of helplessness.
He already knew what had happened; it was Sasuke was pestering Yamato, basically saying he wouldn't leave until he was killed.
If Yamato hadn't held back, Sasuke probably wouldn't even be in the hospital now.
Ban crossed his arms and snorted coldly.
"Hmph! You still don't have a clear understanding of your own strength. If that Yamato were an enemy, you would have died countless times already!"
Madara's words were harsh, but his gaze towards Sasuke still carried a hint of barely perceptible concern.
Sasuke was also a little embarrassed, but he couldn't even turn his head at the moment. Helpless, he could only close his eyes and try to avoid seeing it.
The output of the spot did not stop.
"What? You don't like to hear this? Do I have to tell you that you're bravely challenging the strong, and that your spirit is commendable? Humph! Let me tell you, if you were placed in the Sengoku period, you wouldn't even last a day!"
"Enough!"
Sasuke suddenly opened his eyes and said,
"If... if I had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, at least I wouldn't have lost so badly!"
Ban raised an eyebrow and asked,
"You want to activate the Mangekyo?"
"Of course! Even Kakashi has a Mangekyo, but I still only have Three Tomoe!"
After saying that, Sasuke forcibly turned his neck, thinking that Madara would definitely scold him for only placing his hopes on external things.
But to his surprise, Madara nodded and said...
"That's true, it's time for you to unlock your Mangekyo."
Other ninjas need to train hard in Taijutsu and refine Chakra to increase their strength, but the Uchiha can get an all-round improvement simply by evolving their Sharingan. This sounds very unfair, but there is never any absolute fairness in this world.
In Madara's view, the Sharingan was originally the power of the Uchiha. You could say that it was an external object for Kakashi, but it was definitely not suitable for the Uchiha to use on themselves.
Furthermore, helping others awaken their Mangekyo is a business Madara is very familiar with. Wasn't Obito's Kamui amazing? He orchestrated it!
Itachi looked at Madara with a look of surprise and doubt. He knew how painful the process of awakening the Mangekyo was, so since the Ninja World was at peace, he had no intention of letting Sasuke awaken his Sharingan.
He didn't know how Madara planned to help Sasuke awaken the Mangekyo, but one thing was certain: Sasuke would experience immense torment during the process.
Similarly, this is also tormenting Itachi, who is a severe brother-complex.