I'm Rather Lustful

This skeletal construct of energy was like a legendary demon god, firmly protecting Shisui within its chest.

It only had an upper body, yet it was already larger than the Gorgon Sisters' serpent-woman form and exuded a chilling pressure.

Susanoo!

The Uchiha Clan's supreme power, housed within the Mangekyō Sharingan—the ultimate Eye Technique that combined offense and defense!

"Boom—!!"

The pink beam of Slave Arrow slammed fiercely into the emerald skeletal Susanoo!

The expected petrification did not occur!

The rule-like power that could instantly petrify anyone who felt desire struck Susanoo's bones like waves crashing against a reef. It merely stirred ripples of energy before dissipating futilely!

Susanoo had steadily blocked the Empress's ultimate technique!

"How is that possible?!"

This time, disbelief appeared on Hancock's face.

Her Slave Arrow had actually been blocked?

By those strange green bones?

Just what kind of method had this man used?

Inside the skeletal Susanoo, Shisui knelt on one knee, gasping heavily. A needle-like pain stabbed through his left eye, and blood slid from the corner of it like tears.

Activating Susanoo with one eye, especially when it was still incomplete, placed an immense burden on him.

Yet he still forced himself to raise his head. Through the translucent green bones, he looked at the breathtaking figure in the sky, his gaze incomparably resolute.

"As long as I'm still standing... I will never let you... harm my clansmen!"

Though his voice was hoarse from the enormous expenditure, it carried unquestionable determination.

The green skeletal giant stood before the Uchiha clansmen like an insurmountable barrier.

"Lord Shisui!"

"Is that... the power of the Mangekyō?"

Quite a few clansmen looked at Shisui in the field with admiration. He truly was worthy of being the Uchiha Clan's genius!

Hancock recovered from her initial shock, her expression completely darkening as killing intent filled her beautiful eyes.

"You actually managed to block my attack... It seems I'll have to get serious and crush both you and those ugly bones together!"

Her aura rose once more. Powerful Conqueror's Haki mixed with sharp killing intent, pressing down on the green Susanoo as though it had substance.

This time, she no longer relied on Slave Arrow. Instead, she charged forward herself!

"No matter how hard your bones are, before my strength, they're nothing more than slightly larger toys!"

Before her words had even faded, Hancock vanished again.

Almost simultaneously, she appeared beside Susanoo. Her long, slender leg rose high, and her entire lower leg, all the way to her toes, was covered in deep black Armament Haki.

Like a black battle axe, it tore through the air with a shriek and viciously cleaved toward Susanoo's ribs!

"Perfume Femur!"

"Boom!!!"

The heavy impact was deafening! The emerald bones shook violently, and fine cracks actually appeared across the energy skeleton!

Inside Susanoo, Shisui's entire body jolted. The stabbing pain in his left eye intensified, and even more blood flowed out.

He let out a muffled groan and forcibly steadied himself, controlling Susanoo to swing its massive skeletal arm horizontally at Hancock.

The Empress raised both arms to block. The immense force made her stagger back several steps, her feet plowing two deep furrows into the ground.

But before Shisui could breathe a sigh of relief—

Hancock, having blocked the attack, flashed and appeared behind Susanoo again.

Her Haki-covered feet struck the same spot like a torrential downpour!

"Bang, bang, bang, bang—!"

The continuous heavy blows made Susanoo's energy shell flicker erratically, while the cracks showed signs of spreading.

Shisui clenched his teeth and frantically poured in what little Eye Power he had left to repair the damage, but the repairs were far slower than Hancock's destruction.

He could only defend passively, using Susanoo's enormous body as a shield to endure the Empress's storm-like assault.

"Elder Fugaku! Take everyone and fall back! Get away from here!"

Seizing a gap between attacks, Shisui shouted anxiously toward the rear.

His voice seemed somewhat faint amid the immense collisions of energy, but the resolve within it was unmistakable.

Fugaku immediately understood Shisui's intention.

He rose to his feet and roared at the clansmen around him, who had been stunned by this battle beyond all common sense:

"Everyone, listen up! Retreat to the rear of the camp immediately! Hurry! Do not waste the time Shisui has bought for us!"

Yashiro, Tekka, and the other elites also came to their senses and immediately began organizing the clansmen's orderly retreat.

They looked at the green giant swaying like a lone boat in a storm beneath Hancock's fierce assault, and at the figure inside Susanoo who kept coughing blood yet still stood tall.

Some of the younger clansmen's eyes reddened, unwilling to retreat.

"Lord Shisui..."

"Go! Don't waste any more time!" Fugaku urged sternly. He knew Shisui would not be able to hold on much longer.

The Uchiha clansmen swiftly began withdrawing from the battlefield, leaving this area to the two figures battling like gods and demons.

"Big Brother, why aren't you making a move yet?"

On a tree some distance from the center of the battle, Sasuke, crouching on a branch as he watched the fight, could not help asking Uchiha Yoru, who was also crouching beside him and watching the show.

In his heart, Big Brother was a ninja far stronger than even his second brother.

Big Brother was also the clan head. At a time like this, shouldn't he be fighting the enemy? Why was he watching from the sidelines just like Sasuke?

"Aren't you hiding here too?"

"I'm only seven!"

Sasuke said indignantly.

"Oh, right."

Yoru suddenly realized it, as though he had only just remembered something.

The little brother of this era had a happy family and had not awakened One-Tomoe after his entire clan had been sacrificed.

So he would not mindlessly rush into battle the moment he saw an enemy.

Sigh, Yoru still rather liked the cool little Sasuke from his memories, rather than this somewhat nagging little brother.

"If you don't go fight the enemy, Father will get angry later."

Looking at Fugaku on the battlefield, Sasuke worried about Big Brother's future days.

"Sasuke, I'm the clan head."

This foolish little brother had always lived under the shadow of his stern old father. How pitiful.

"If you're the clan head, why aren't you fighting?"

So this little brat had been waiting here for that, huh?

Looking at Sasuke blinking innocently at him, Yoru could only explain helplessly:

"I'm not suited to going over there."

"Why?"

**"This enemy, Hancock, has a very special ability. The more attracted you are to her, the more easily you'll be petrified. But it has no effect on those who aren't lustful.

Do you think her Slave Arrow was blocked by Shisui's Susanoo just now?

Actually, that had nothing to do with Susanoo's ability. Shisui simply wasn't attracted to Hancock, which was why he blocked Slave Arrow."**

Yoru had seen through the key point at a glance. Even the two people in the battle probably did not know this.

"Brother Shisui can resist it, so Big Brother definitely can too!"

Ever since Yoru had taken the position of clan head from Fugaku—

Although the atmosphere at home had become even tenser, making Sasuke afraid to casually get close to Big Brother there—

In Sasuke's heart, Big Brother had already become a ninja even stronger than their father.

"I can't." Yoru shook his head and looked very seriously at the puzzled Sasuke.

"Because I'm rather lustful."