In the distance.
"Is that purple thing the Uchiha Clan's Susanoo?"
"Yeah, it should be."
"Something's off about its size!"
"I heard the Uchiha Clan's Susanoo can change size. The Susanoo used by 'A' and 'B' in the Akatsuki Organization can grow to a hundred meters tall, and they can even spread their wings and fly!"
"Really? Looks like that Akatsuki member doesn't need to use such a terrifying Susanoo to deal with Upper Moon Two!"
"So Upper Moon Two is going to lose?"
The Kumogakure shinobi who had just withdrawn from the battlefield were hiding among the dense treetops, watching from a distance as they quietly discussed what they saw.
The outcome of the battle between Upper Moon and the Akatsuki Organization was vital intelligence to them, which was why they hadn't retreated completely.
On the battlefield.
Sasuke wore a faint smile. "Your sword's broken, too?"
With that, he prepared to finish off Upper Moon Two, who had been pierced by his arrow and pinned to the ground, with a blast of Amaterasu's Black Flame.
But just then, Kokushibo, pierced by the enormous arrow from Sasuke's Susanoo, planted his broken sword in the ground, gripped the arrow lodged in his chest with both hands, and wrenched it free. Then he flung it aside.
Boom!
The enormous arrow struck the ground with a deafening crash!
The wound in Kokushibo's chest began healing at a visible speed. Then he pulled the broken sword from the ground and gave it a single swing. His wicked blade, Kokushibo's Evil Blade, restored its edge just like its master.
Watching this, Sasuke felt a flicker of alarm.
His opponent was indeed as powerful as the rumors claimed. Sasuke had never imagined that even his opponent's sword could regenerate.
In the tree.
Haku was just as