Toying with the Eight-Headed Serpent

Uchiha Chen was far stronger than Sasuke had been during the final battle, so the power of the Heavenly Magatama Bow he wielded naturally surpassed that of Sasuke's Indra's Arrow.

"Go on, keep running!" Uchiha Chen teased as he looked at the Eight-Headed Serpent. Its battered body lay fully exposed, displaying just how miserable it was.

It hissed furiously, its rage impossible to express in words. It was the mighty Eight-Headed Serpent, yet it had actually fallen into the hands of a mere mortal. This was something it could not accept.

"Brat, I admit that you're powerful, but don't push me! One should spare others when possible. If you keep forcing me, then at worst, we'll perish together. As long as humans exist, and as long as they harbor evil thoughts, I'll never die. But you—once you die, you'll truly be dead. Why don't we make a deal? As long as you let me go, I guarantee that from now on, I'll retreat three paces whenever I see you. What do you think?"

The Eight-Headed Serpent knew he could not defeat Uchiha Chen and could only beg for mercy. However, given his status, he could never kneel and plead. He tactfully expressed his willingness to yield to Uchiha Chen, and that was already the limit of what he could do.

Between being sealed and preserving his dignity, the Eight-Headed Serpent ultimately chose to abandon his dignity.

Yet Uchiha Chen acted as though he had not understood. He looked at the Eight-Headed Serpent mockingly. "I don't think that's a good idea. Losers have no right to negotiate."

Uchiha Chen waved his hand with a frivolous air. In the Eight-Headed Serpent's eyes, that appearance was utterly detestable.

After all, the Eight-Headed Serpent truly could not defeat Uchiha Chen. If he self-destructed, his