Supporting Itachi with his left hand, Sasuke took out a Smoke Bomb with his right and smashed it against the ground!
Bang!
Through the smoke, Sasuke charged at the Snake Princess before him!
"Keh-heh, in hundreds of years, this is the first time anyone has dared cause trouble in Ryūchi Cave!"
—Sage Art: Stone Spit!
She parted her small lips and spat onto Sasuke's sleeve!
Crack!
The saliva soaked through the fabric, and Sasuke began rapidly turning to stone, starting at his wrist!
Sasuke's pupils trembled. "Petrification...!?"
In the blink of an eye, Sasuke's entire body was petrified in midair!!
"Keh-heh!"
The Snake Princess drove a vicious punch into him. With a crack, Sasuke shattered into pieces across the ground!
But she kept moving, her slit pupils fixed on the smoke!
Sure enough, as the smoke cleared, Sasuke stood where he had been, supporting Itachi!
"A clone trick!!! Humans just love their little tricks!!!!"
As she charged, the Snake Princess spat another mouthful of saliva infused with Sage Power!
—Pfft!
With Itachi beside him, Sasuke could not dodge. He immediately activated Susanoo's skeletal form!
The saliva struck Susanoo, and its outer Skeleton immediately began turning to stone!
"Keh-heh...!"
The Snake Princess lunged at them, her legs transforming into a powerful snake tail. Its pointed tip slammed into Susanoo's petrified section like an awl!
—Rattlesnake Kick!!!
Crack...!!!!
Susanoo's petrified Skeleton fell apart...!
The Snake Princess's upper body transformed into a snake, and she opened her enormous maw to swallow them both!!
Timing it precisely, Sasuke drove a Chidori Sharp Spear through her throat!
"Keh-heh-heh...!!"
Crack!
The Snake Princess's back split open, and a brand-new version of her emerged, continuing her downward lunge to swallow them!!!
Sasuke darted aside with Itachi!!!
Boom...!!
The Snake Princess's jaws closed on empty air. She undid