Boom!
A sudden explosion rang out over the tranquil water.
At the same time, crimson blood began spreading across the surface.
Looking at the blood, Naruto knew his attack had wounded Ōtsutsuki Isshiki. He just did not know how serious the injury was.
Soon, they saw the state Ōtsutsuki Isshiki was in.
When Ōtsutsuki Isshiki emerged from beneath the water, a large wound was visible on his chest.
Blood was still flowing from it.
Sasuke landed beside Naruto and looked at Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
"Looks like he can get hurt after all."
Ōtsutsuki Isshiki did not look at the injury on his chest. Though the wound looked large, he knew it posed no threat to his life.
It would heal on its own in a little while.
What occupied his thoughts now was what had just happened.
He looked at Sasuke's left eye and immediately understood.
"So that's it. This is your Rinnegan's ability, isn't it? A space-time ocular jutsu that lets you swap places with someone else!"
Sasuke's expression darkened. He knew that now his ocular jutsu had been exposed, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki would be on guard. He might not get such a good opportunity again.
He stole a glance at his palm.
There was a crescent-shaped mark on it.
Do we really have to seal him?
But using Super Chibaku Tensei would cause considerable damage to the Shinobi World.
Especially since they were still within the Land of Lightning, with signs of human habitation not far away.
Those people might be caught in Super Chibaku Tensei's gravitational pull. That would be disastrous.
In that case, we'll stall until Hinata gets back!
In an instant, Sasuke and Naruto both made the same decision.
They believed Hinata would return before long.
After all, in the Mental Space, they had already seen that