Boom!!!
Before the palace gates, thick smoke billowed as countless wooden splinters were blasted into the air and scattered everywhere.
Within the smoke, countless bolts of lightning crackled like thunder snakes, the intense currents giving off terrifying sounds.
Zzzzt~~~
Naruto and Sasuke both leaped back several steps at the same time.
"Sasuke, that guy's body is as hard as a steel plate. I can't hurt him.
And he can absorb ninjutsu too. This can't go on!"
Sasuke Uchiha's three-tomoe Sharingan fixed calmly on Hiruko, as though searching for his weakness.
Hiruko's clothes had already been blasted apart, revealing a body wrapped head to toe in bandages, making him look like a mummy.
It had to be said that Hiruko was truly powerful right now.
He possessed four Kekkei Genkai and had plenty of combat experience as well.
Even Naruto and Sasuke, who had already gained power, could do nothing against him for the moment.
A crimson gleam flashed through Sasuke Uchiha's Sharingan. "Amaterasu."
Amaterasu's unique black flames erupted directly over Hiruko's body.
Whoosh!!!
The sudden black flames filled Hiruko with fear, though only for an instant.
The moment the burning sensation arose, Hiruko used Dark Release to absorb every last bit of Amaterasu's black flames.
It was just like the Preta Path of the Six Paths of Pain, with its ability to absorb ninjutsu.
Hiruko beamed and burst into laughter.
"It's the Sharingan—and a pair of them, at that.
Compared to Kakashi, perhaps you're more qualified to become my fifth Kekkei Genkai."
As soon as he finished speaking,
Hiruko vanished from where he stood.
"Swift Release."
Whoosh~
When Hiruko reappeared, he was already in front of Sasuke Uchiha.
Smack~
Hiruko swung a heavy punch at Sasuke Uchiha.
Sasuke Uchiha's three-tomoe Sharingan was no decoration. It had already seen through Hiruko's