Sasuke steadied Nagato's right shoulder with his left hand and pulled his right hand out of Nagato's chest. The lightning around his palm dispersed, and he stepped back several paces.
Whoosh! Dust swirled up, repairing the hole in Nagato's chest. He had no idea what the Eye Power of Sasuke's right eye was. Only one thing was clear.
Sasuke already has the ability to kill me in a single strike, even when I'm fully on guard. He's so strong...
The onlookers in the distance all wore expressions of shock and bewilderment.
With the Sharingan in Izumi's right eye activated, Suigetsu turned to Jugo beside him. "Hey... did you see what happened just now?"
Jugo, who had activated Izumi's matching left eye, shook his head blankly. "No. All I saw was Sasuke suddenly appearing, with his Chidori piercing Nagato's chest. As for how he appeared or how he pierced it, I didn't see any of that."
Suigetsu scratched his head. "Could it be... that our perception isn't sharp enough?"
At that moment, everyone turned to Itachi.
Itachi possessed the only Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan among them. When it came to perception, no one could surpass him.
After pondering for a moment, Itachi said, "The instant Sasuke attacked, I couldn't detect any trajectory of movement. At the very least, it isn't an Eye Power that physically accelerates him."
Kabuto offered what seemed the obvious answer. "Then could it be a spatial transportation dōjutsu? The moment he activates it, he teleports in front of his enemy and attacks? Though that ability resembles Amenotejikara, there isn't any other explanation, is there?"
"Boy with glasses—Kabuto. You have a point, but there's one detail you've overlooked..." Hashirama's soul lowered the hand stroking his chin and spoke gravely.
Mito nodded. "Indeed."
Kabuto adjusted his glasses. "What detail do