"Do you think that dismissive look of yours can still make me angry?"
Hiruko believed Sen was merely putting on a brave face, trying to probe for an opening.
"Ninjutsu is best mastered through your own training," Sen said calmly. "Taking it by force the way you do-"
Halfway through, Sen seemed to lose interest in saying more. He frowned slightly, then changed tack. "In the end, you're still no match for me."
"Spare me the nonsense. You use the Sharingan to steal powers by force, just like I do!" Disgust welled up in Hiruko. His Mangekyō Sharingan spun, and he prepared to unleash Amaterasu.
Sen shook his head. "I take these abilities so this world will no longer need heroes. A world that needs heroes is never a good world."
As he spoke, Sen had already formed hand seals, moving a fraction faster than Hiruko could activate Amaterasu!
In an instant, the earth beneath Hiruko's feet suddenly shifted!
A streak of golden sand burst from the ground and coiled around his arm like a snake. An immense force followed, wrenching Hiruko straight out from under Susanoo's protection!
Yanked into the air without warning, Hiruko's expression changed drastically.
He had never imagined that Susanoo, hailed as an "absolute defense," could have such a bizarre weakness!
While he was still reeling, bracing for Sen's follow-up attack, Sen merely watched quietly as he struggled free of the gold dust and landed firmly on the ground again.
"That's the first way," Sen said calmly, watching the fleeting flash of fear on Hiruko's face.
Seeing that Sen wasn't attacking, Hiruko hurriedly summoned Susanoo again.
He stared warily at the ground, his eyes filled with vigilance.
Then Sen spoke again, as though he had seen through everything. "Your Chimera Technique seems to have far too