Weakness Is the Original Sin

At that moment, Sasuke Uchiha, who had just recovered from the stiffness caused by Lightning Release backlash, witnessed Obito Uchiha's miserable state. His eyes turned bloodshot.

He slammed both hands onto the ground and shouted sharply, "Wood Release!"

The earth immediately churned as countless thick trees burst from the ground like giant pythons, transforming into vines and tendrils that swept toward Minamoto Takuya in an overwhelming wave, intending to bind and crush him.

However, Minamoto Takuya's figure flashed away like lightning once more! Only a blurry afterimage remained where he had stood.

"Where... is he?!" Sasuke Uchiha's Three Tomoe Sharingan spun madly, yet he could barely catch even a trace of his trajectory.

The speed the other party achieved through Lightning Release was enough to inspire despair!

Fortunately, the absurdly powerful sensory ability born from his body's instincts saved his life!

Sasuke Uchiha instantly locked onto that rapidly moving chakra fluctuation.

His hands immediately formed seals, and the familiar Fire Style hand signs were nearly complete.

"Great Fireball—"

But his movements suddenly froze!

A terrifying thought crossed his mind. Could this Great Fireball Technique... also be fake? Could it be something I can't truly master?

The immense uncertainty made him hesitate for a moment.

Instinctively, he thought of imitating the other party's Wood Release... but while he possessed the potential to wield Wood Release, he did not know a single fully formed Wood Release ninjutsu. At most, he could create crude branches and vines like before.

"I need to widen the distance first!" Sasuke Uchiha made his decision at once, pushing off with his feet as he tried to dodge to the side.

However, his ankles felt as though they had been locked in icy iron clamps, firmly nailed to the spot!

He looked down, and his pupils abruptly constricted.