"How... How is this possible?!"
Sasuke lay sprawled on the ground, his face blank with shock.
He had clearly made his Susanoo take a defensive stance. Based on his previous sparring matches with Naruto, Naruto's Rasengan shouldn't have been able to break through Susanoo's defenses—let alone shatter it like this and send him flying.
Sasuke tried to get up, but found that his body wouldn't obey him.
"Damn it."
He cursed under his breath, realizing that his injuries were probably worse than he'd expected.
There was no doubt about it.
Even now, Sasuke still hadn't fully grasped the difference between the Great Spiraling Ring and an ordinary Rasengan.
Menma's Great Spiraling Ring was a kind of Rasengan that compressed the Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Chakra to its absolute limit. Its destructive power was nearly on par with a Tailed Beast Ball. It could easily destroy an entire village, so if he had to compare it to another Rasengan, only the S-rank jutsu Rasenshuriken could barely measure up.
Sasuke had taken a direct hit from the Great Spiraling Ring and survived. That was only because Susanoo's defenses were so formidable. Anyone else—even a Kage Level fighter—would probably have died after taking a hit like that without dodging!
Suppressing the shock and anxiety in his heart, Sasuke surveyed his surroundings.
Dust filled his field of vision. Even with his pair of Mangekyō Sharingan, he couldn't see very far and had no way of knowing where Naruto was.
Suddenly, footsteps sounded directly in front of him.
He hurriedly pulled a Kunai from the pouch at his waist. He knew a mere Kunai wouldn't make him feel safe in this situation, but it was all he could do.
Amid the dust, Menma walked slowly toward Sasuke, panting heavily, his chest heaving like a bellows.
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