A New Beginning

Natsuki stood nearby with his arms crossed, watching Sasuke reel from the blow.

Sasuke had thought that with the Mangekyō Sharingan, he was already an expert.

When he killed those three Snow Ninja, he had performed remarkably well.

But here, he discovered that combat differed greatly from what he had imagined.

His Susanoo still had no long-range means of attack.

Against high-speed ninja, Susanoo's greatest use was defense.

Yet aside from Susanoo, he was utterly outclassed in genjutsu, taijutsu, and ocular techniques.

Although Natsuki had told Shisui and Yōya to go all out, both of them possessed Mangekyō Sharingan, and neither had used their Mangekyō abilities.

Sasuke stood in the middle of the field, his expression shifting repeatedly.

The clan members below whispered among themselves. "Sasuke has Susanoo too."

"Sasuke isn't even sixteen yet, and he already has the Mangekyō."

"Shisui and Yōya are too strong."

Natsuki folded his arms. Ever since he had discovered that the aftereffects of Sasuke's Susanoo were severe,

he had come up with today's idea.

In Natsuki's view, Sasuke's growth in strength was directly tied to his age.

Using Susanoo as a routine offensive measure was harmful to Sasuke's development.

The powerful side effects of using Susanoo meant that Sasuke's body simply was not up to the standard.

The reason Sasuke in the Original Timeline could reach that level at seventeen was entirely due to the advantages brought by Indra's Chakra.

Otherwise, how could he have achieved Perfect Susanoo at seventeen and still been unable to withstand its side effects?

Besides, Sasuke was only fifteen now.

And while the Rinnegan that Otsutsuki Hagoromo gave Sasuke greatly elevated Sasuke's combat power,

it was also Hasty Growth, cutting off Sasuke's future path.

After Sasuke fought Naruto and used Indra's Arrow, he never recovered.

Logically, Sasuke should have