Sasuke kept directing shuriken at Zora and Vera, who repeatedly deflected them with their swords. Suddenly, Sasuke sent ten flying toward himself. Zora and Vera froze for a moment, unable to understand his intention. Then Vera felt the surroundings shift and found himself standing where Sasuke had been, with ten shuriken hurtling toward him.
Startled, Vera hurriedly swung his sword to knock all the shuriken away. But Sasuke moved his hand, and the ten shuriken suddenly collided with one another, changing direction and causing Vera's sword to miss.
"Damn!" Vera exclaimed in alarm.
The shuriken circled Vera several times. Sasuke pulled with both hands, instantly binding him. Zora slashed at Sasuke, sending a searing blast of flame toward him. Sasuke's Rinnegan widened, and Zora suddenly felt the scenery shift as well-he and Sasuke had switched places.
Zora was immediately alarmed. Sensing the flaming sword energy he had launched at Sasuke, he hurriedly held his sword across his chest to block his own attack.
Taking advantage of the moment Zora was held up, Sasuke quickly formed hand seals. "Sage Art: Lightning Release: Amaterasu Kirin!"
Sasuke instantly entered Sage Mode and unleashed Lightning Release: Kirin, which he had only recently mastered, coating the Qilin in Amaterasu's flames. A Qilin wreathed in black fire lunged straight at the bound Vera, who let out a scream of agony.
After blocking his own sword energy, Zora used the Body Flicker Technique to appear behind Sasuke and brought his sword down. Sasuke drew the Thunder God Sword and swept it backward, blocking the strike. So heavy, Sasuke thought.
With no other choice, Sasuke shifted downward with the force to escape Zora, then swiftly retreated to put some distance between them. *This guy's strength is incredible. I can't clash with him head-on. Even if I block his