Sasuke wore a grim expression, seeming unconvinced by Shinji's judgment.
"Heh."
Shinji smiled.
He understood Sasuke's expression at a glance. Besides, he had come to find Sasuke to test his current strength, so he beckoned him over, inviting him to spar.
Sasuke's eyes lit up, and he immediately perked up. "Watch out. I'm coming!"
Whoosh!
In the next instant, Sasuke used Amenotejikara to switch places with the air behind Shinji. Then, without forming any hand seals, he launched Chidori and thrust it toward Shinji's back.
He knew that even with the Six Tomoe Rinnegan, he couldn't match Shinji in raw strength, so he planned to catch him off guard.
But just as Sasuke thought his surprise attack might cause Shinji some trouble, Shinji didn't even turn around. He merely leaned aside, evading Sasuke's Chidori with precision, then reached out and grabbed Sasuke's right hand as he attacked.
"What!?"
Sasuke was startled and hurriedly tried to break free.
No matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't wrench his right hand from Shinji's grasp. It was as if it had been locked in place by solid steel.
Shinji looked at Sasuke calmly. "You can't even hide your killing intent from me, let alone use it against Daemon, who wields a divine technique!"
At a certain level, beyond basic abilities such as strength and speed, a ninja's control over killing intent, emotions, and even their state of mind was an important measure of their strength.
Sasuke's surprise attack with Amenotejikara would have been nearly perfect against someone at Kage Level or below. But against someone at the Super Kage level—or even the Six Paths level—his attack had plenty of flaws.
Not just Shinji—even Karin, Hikari, or even the weaker Haku could have rendered Sasuke's attack ineffective.
"Killing intent..."
Sasuke seemed to understand something.