"I never imagined that one day, I'd have to use the move you helped me develop against you..." future Akaseki said sadly.
"Stop saying such disgusting things! Do I even know you that well?" Hikari snapped.
Future Akaseki's attitude always managed to infuriate her.
The very next moment...
Inside his Susanoo, future Akaseki pressed his palms together and briefly closed his eyes...
A breath later, when he opened them again, shadows and markings appeared on his face. At the same time, two long horns grew from his forehead!
Although the form was different, Akaseki was very familiar with the power erupting from him. Even from so far away, he could sense it...
"Is that... senjutsu chakra?" After watching the battle between the Susanoo, Akaseki had thought senjutsu chakra was no longer useful in a fight on this level.
And...
With the aid of his Sharingan, Akaseki could make out future Akaseki's appearance.
Akaseki figured this might be the result of his future self's Sage Mode mutating further. He even felt a faint pang of disappointment. The lion looked pretty cool. Why did it turn into nothing but battle markings and long horns...?
But now was no time to dwell on that. The next moment, Akaseki saw the armor on the crimson Susanoo gradually begin to change as senjutsu chakra surged through it.
Its original crimson color and archaic design gradually took on a darker shade of red, transforming into more aggressive, bestial armor, with the shape of a huge, open-mouthed lion on its chest...
Around its waist coiled a blue-green and red "belt" of snake scales. When it first appeared, the belt slowly writhed as though it were truly alive. Eventually, a snake's head curled out at the buckle in front, gradually solidifying into an open-mouthed shape that faced forward