Bait Worth the Risk

Sasuke closed his eyes briefly and steadied himself, then looked again at the absurdly young Uchiha.

This time, he dropped his arrogant pose. He straightened his back and said seriously:

"Those eyes of yours are the Eternal Mangekyō, aren't they? One of their ocular techniques is an Illusion Technique, and a powerful one at that."

"Otherwise, I couldn't have fallen under it so easily."

The Uchiha bloodline was terrifyingly strong. As long as the clan survived, a fearsome, uncanny powerhouse would always appear when no one expected it.

Xuanye smiled. "You already know the answer."

His Illusion Technique combined the powers of Mirror Flower, Water Moon and Kotoamatsukami. Of course it could handle a mere Sasuke.

Their conversation stalled there. Sasuke had no idea what to say next.

But an Illusion Technique alone would not defeat Urashiki Otsutsuki.

Sasuke had fought that Otsutsuki before. Urashiki was weaker than he was, but he was slippery as an eel. Sasuke could not catch him even with Amenotejikara.

Still, the Eternal Mangekyō could manifest a complete Susanoo. That was a powerful asset in a fight against Urashiki.

After a moment of silence, Sasuke was the one who gave ground.

"What do you want?"

Xuanye replied calmly, "Tell me everything you know. I'll decide whether we cooperate."

"This may sound arrogant, but killing you wouldn't be all that difficult for me."

Fugaku opened his mouth, wanting to plead for his future son.

After all, the talks had been going fine. Why start fighting and killing for no reason?

Sasuke could be difficult, but he knew how to rein in his temper when facing someone who might be stronger than him.

With that uncanny Illusion Technique, Xuanye might truly be able to do it.

And in Xuanye, Sasuke saw something he found himself yearning for.