Divine Illumination kept erasing the Claw Marks, but as Sasuke's claws danced wildly, new marks covered them. Divine Illumination annihilated those in turn, only for fresh Claw Marks to appear a moment later. The cycle repeated...
At that moment, Divine Illumination was like a ruthless, exploitative capitalist, while the Claw Marks were workers struggling through adversity, trying to break through class barriers.
Normally, Workers could never escape exploitation by capital.
Unless someone powerful lent them a hand!
The Claw Marks were lucky... Void Māra was their benefactor!
Old Claw Marks vanished, and new ones took their place... Māra's Divine Illumination swept across them, ready to reap another harvest!
But... no matter how Māra manipulated the eye on his forehead, the new Claw Marks clung to the sky and earth like a stubborn rash.
"They weren't annihilated?... No."
It wasn't that they hadn't been annihilated. The flash of white light that signified Divine Illumination's successful application had never appeared on the new Claw Marks!
Impossible! Only living beings can ignore Divine Illumination! Surely those Claw Marks aren't alive!
Sasuke said gravely, "No. Aside from living beings, there's another condition that can render Divine Illumination ineffective at its source: when the dōjutsu cannot lock onto its target.
"Void Māra's Subjugation Adaptation allowed the Claw Marks to evolve that mechanism!"
"Divine Illumination—no... all dōjutsu are now unable to act directly on the Claw Marks."
Māra was helpless. "What is this supposed to be...?"
"My turn." Sasuke formed a sign with two fingers, offering Māra the Seal of Confrontation. The next second, he flashed out of a Claw Mark behind Māra and punched him down toward the ground!
Then he emerged from a Claw Mark below and kicked Māra violently into the sky!
Flashing out of a Claw Mark overhead, he clasped his fists