On the training ground.
Sasuke had successfully activated Susanoo, and his face was relaxed. He had never felt anything like it before, as if the entire world were in the palm of his hand.
Rumble!
As he continued to channel his dojutsu, the Susanoo surrounding him swung its arms and tore into the surging sea of trees.
Under Susanoo's Great Strength, branches and vines snapped rapidly. The surging forest was like waves meeting a reef: blocked and split apart.
For a moment, the entire field shook, and wood chips flew everywhere!
"So this is the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan?"
Beneath Susanoo, Sasuke's face was alight with excitement.
The forest that had once seemed unstoppable to him, forcing him to flee whenever he encountered it, was something he could now face head-on without dodging!
And he could feel that he still had strength to spare. He could keep channeling Susanoo.
Over on Yakumo's side.
Contrary to what many might have imagined, she wasn't surprised when Sasuke suddenly awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and used Susanoo.
On the contrary, as the fight went on, the confusion hidden in her eyes only deepened.
"That doesn't make sense. Could it be because he's only just awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and hasn't fully adjusted to it yet?"
Clearly,
Sasuke had challenged Yakumo to gauge how he measured up against B of the Akatsuki Organization. Naturally, Yakumo was comparing Sasuke with B as well.
And once she did, a problem became apparent.
Yakumo not only possessed Wood Release, but also had the Red Dragon Eye, whose Dojutsu surpassed that of an ordinary Mangekyō Sharingan. From what she could discern with the Red Dragon Eye, Sasuke's Susanoo was smaller than B's, and his Chakra reserves couldn't even begin to compare.
At that moment, Yakumo glanced around out