"It looked like this guy had some skill after all. They'd been fighting for so long, yet it still hadn't admitted defeat. The title of strongest Tailed Beast wasn't undeserved." Hyuga Matsuba raised an eyebrow.
Fortunately, after all that training, not only were his combat skills excellent, but his physical condition was also exceptional. That was why Hyuga Matsuba had gained the upper hand in the fight. Otherwise, it would have been hard to say how things would have turned out.
But Madara Uchiha relied on the Sharingan's power to control the Nine-Tails. In other words, as long as he activated his Sharingan, the Nine-Tails would obediently follow his commands.
Without that ability, Madara Uchiha definitely would not have won so easily.
Then again, Madara Uchiha had not yet awakened his Rinnegan at this point. If he had, the Nine-Tails would not have stood the slightest chance of winning.
In theory, the Tenseigan was stronger than the Mangekyō Sharingan. However, the two abilities excelled in different areas. When it came to controlling Tailed Beasts, the Sharingan was still superior.
The Tenseigan's abilities were useless against the Nine-Tails, so for now, he could only rely on Susanoo to fight it.
The Tenseigan had other powers as well, but those could wait until later. He did not want to expose them too soon.
If he revealed his abilities now, he would definitely bring himself major trouble. He did not want that.
Therefore, even after fighting for so long, Hyuga Matsuba had continued using Susanoo. But Susanoo had one rather useless function: it could freely alter its outward appearance and disguise itself, allowing it to disappear from sight at once.
It was indeed extremely useless. He had merely gained two extra air blades, while everyone else's equipment came in all kinds of varieties.