Ueno Kei felt a piercing pain. His pupils contracted, and with a "wah," he spat out a mouthful of blood. He struggled to turn his head toward the man behind him, an incredulous expression appearing on his face.
"How is this possible?" Ueno Kei forced out the words. Someone had managed to get so close without him noticing? And what about his Lightning Armor? Hamura's defensive power? Why had neither done anything against this man's attack?
Ueno Kei felt his entire body beginning to turn cold and stiff.
"Who are you?" Ueno Kei looked at the unfamiliar man behind him, who carried no trace of life and radiated evil, and struggled to speak. Yet that hairstyle seemed vaguely familiar.
"Who am I? Heh. Who I am isn't important. What matters is that that bitch Kaguya Otsutsuki has to die. She destroyed my country, destroyed everything I had. So anyone who wants to save her is my enemy. And you are no exception!" the man said coldly.
Sasuke had already dismissed his Susanoo. He stood before Ueno Kei, looked at him, and shook his head slightly. "Ueno Kei, I actually understand your way of thinking very well. But it is precisely that vague and uncertain line you draw that made me truly decide to act against you!"
"Kaguya Otsutsuki is an extremely dangerous existence. My ambition is to become Hokage, to change this world. Revolution is my ideal! But Kaguya Otsutsuki treats the entire world as slaves to be used at her whim. A being like her, one that destroys the world, cannot be allowed to exist. And you are the greatest variable among them!" Sasuke said calmly. The pale gold in Ueno Kei's eyes slowly faded away, returning them to their normal black. Yet black mist began to spread from