—Omnipotence: Heart Takeover!
The instant everyone below collapsed, Shi Mei raised a finger... and aimed at the spot where Sasuke's bones had just crumbled.
A crimson "finger bone" shot from that fingertip, piercing the center of Sasuke's forehead as he appeared out of thin air!
"Ten Directions saw Agaru's Flashback perfectly clearly. Be a good boy and die first, Sasuke."
Sasuke had only just flashed back when his body once again crumbled into ash!
"Hm!?" Just then... Shi Mei's expression tightened. Countless new branches suddenly appeared in the future displayed by Ten Directions! That meant a new variable had been introduced!
Māra Madara, whose heart had supposedly been taken over, sprang into motion. His red robe billowed, his blood-red hair flowing loose as he flashed to the side of Naruto, who was still under Heart Takeover!
—Omotaru: Causality Severance!
"It's actually..."
Whoosh!!! A powerful surge of consciousness instantly swept the emptiness from Naruto's eyes!
—Deathmatch Circuit!
Whoosh!
Beside that scattered pile of ash, Sasuke appeared out of thin air!
"!!" In an instant, vast new branches appeared in the future again, leaving Shi Mei shaken.
—Divine Technique: Transference!
Whoosh! Everyone whose heart had been taken over instantly regained clarity!
"Causality Severance and Deathmatch Circuit, the Great Divine Techniques of King Zhenruo and King Maha. I see... so this is your true lineup!"
Everyone, Sasuke included, wore a grim expression.
They had intended to maneuver with Omotaru first, adapting to as many of Shi Mei's methods as possible... then catch Shi Mei off guard with Causality Severance and Deathmatch Circuit. But Shi Mei had refused to play along and gone straight for a killing strike against Sasuke, forcing them to reveal every trump card!
They had shown their hand far too early.
Shi Mei's expression darkened as well.
"Although... I still