Adult Sasuke suddenly spoke.
Urashiki Otsutsuki's laughter cut off abruptly. He looked at Adult Sasuke with contempt. "What did you say?"
"You'd already attacked, but then went back to stalling with words. You even found a way to seal off space, yet you still haven't made another move."
Adult Sasuke raised his head and narrowed his eyes. "You want to probe my abilities. If I'm not mistaken, hearing me call myself 'Sasuke Uchiha' frightened you."
"Just a name was enough to rob you of the courage to attack." Adult Sasuke smiled in understanding. "Now I'm very curious. Just how deeply did my future self traumatize you? You're so afraid that you have to psych yourself up, like a cowardly soldier forced to face a powerful enemy after losing his nerve. All you can do is keep belittling your enemy, hoping to work up the courage to strike again," Adult Sasuke said calmly.
"Ridiculous..."
"I could tell from what you just said that the one you fear is the future Sasuke Uchiha of this timeline. You're so terrified that even after traveling through time and changing history, you still don't dare attack when you encounter another Sasuke Uchiha."
"Did you really come to pass judgment on the Uchiha, as you claim? Or are you... running away?"
The moment those last words left his mouth, Urashiki Otsutsuki flew into a rage. "Shut up!"
He struck in fury, unleashing a massive, bizarre wave of purplish-blue light at them—
Amenosubaruhoshinomikoto: Soul Severing!
His eyes haven't changed!
Adult Sasuke noticed that his opponent's eyes hadn't transformed into the Blue Rinnegan described in the Second's intelligence. He had launched the attack with his Byakugan!
Adult Sasuke knew his provocation had worked!
Without hesitating, Adult Sasuke shouted at his younger self behind him, **"Now! Hit him with