Beneath Limbo, one of Madara's shadows silently appeared before him and blocked the long sword of Sasuke's Complete Body Susanoo. The shadow, existing in another dimension, also manifested an illusory Susanoo form. Though not complete, it condensed a curved sword in its hand as well.
Madara's gaze shifted slightly upward. Without any warning, Sasuke let out a muffled groan. His Complete Body Susanoo seemed to have suffered a heavy blow, and faint sparks appeared outside the chakra prism where he stood.
The next instant, Uchiha Madara appeared before him. There had been no warning whatsoever, as if he had simply walked through space, yet it was not the Flying Thunder God Technique.
If Sasuke had possessed the Rinnegan, he would have discovered in that instant that it was another of Madara's shadows that had attacked him, while Madara had switched places with the shadow at that exact moment.
The black Sage Staff rose, and Madara struck down without hesitation. With a cold laugh, he said, "The Complete Body Susanoo is indeed powerful, but that does not mean it is invincible, boy... When I used this technique, even your grandfather had yet to be born."
The radiance of Yin-Yang Release emerged. As the Sage Staff touched Susanoo's chakra, ripples spread across it like water. In an instant, Sasuke felt his ocular power scatter, and he could no longer maintain Susanoo. The Complete Body Susanoo collapsed at once.
With a kick, Sasuke let out a muffled groan and crashed to the ground like a cannonball. Amid a tremendous boom, dust and smoke filled the air.
He barely managed to stand, wiping the blood from his mouth, when a figure appeared before him. Without any hesitation, he thrust the Kusanagi Sword forward. Yet just as he raised his hand, his entire body froze