Bang, bang, crack! Akaseki clashed several times with Roshi's lava style chakra, but one arm was no match for two hands. A punch landed on his chest, leaving fine cracks between the ribs, and he quickly retreated to repair the damage.
Roshi, however, could not pursue him—
Not only were Yangyong and Gongzhi Jiu interfering with him through genjutsu, their Lightning Style attacks also stopped him in his tracks!
As members of the Uchiha Clan, the two were naturally better at Fire Style. But lava style was highly resistant to fire, so they switched to their next-best specialty, Lightning Style, which proved quite powerful as well.
Neither had a way to withstand Lava Style Chakra Mode head-on, however, so they could only fight with hit-and-run tactics.
At that moment, Roshi began forming hand seals—
Not undergoing a tailed beast transformation had its advantages too—he could still use ninjutsu normally, for instance!
Lava Style: Scorching Rock Technique!
Balls of magma formed from chakra burst from Roshi's mouth, flying straight at Yangyong and Gongzhi Jiu.
The two immediately dodged to the side.
But once they disappeared from Roshi's field of vision, the tomoe in his eyes rapidly faded as well. Their interference was about to
wear off!
Just then—
A crimson glow appeared in Roshi's eyes again, and the tomoe within them began flickering once more.
He had only just driven the two Uchiha Clan elders out of his sight when Akaseki returned!
At its current stage, Akaseki's Susanoo was far from an absolute defense, but as long as it was not completely shattered, it could repair itself quickly.
And as long as they maintained their genjutsu interference, Roshi would have difficulty voluntarily taking his tailed beast transformation any further—
If things continued this way, severe injuries could still trigger an involuntary