By then, Asuna seemed certain that her enemy was dead and sped toward them. Even on the ground, her bursts of speed had nearly matched the instantaneous movement of Flying Thunder God. With Fuzui propelling her, she was faster still, though only someone equally fast could have distinguished the difference.
Asuna quickly steadied herself, her eyes, turned golden by Sage Mode, sweeping over Black Zetsu and the others on the ground. At that moment, she seemed like a true sage who had transcended humanity.
Although ordinary means could not kill Black Zetsu, Asuna's gaze still sent a prickling sensation across his scalp. He could not help recalling the Sage of Six Paths, Hagoromo Otsutsuki.
"...Sage Mode. That method of training that began with Asura. What an irritating thing," Black Zetsu muttered.
Deep down, Black Zetsu believed no one else should possess such power. His thinking matched Kaguya Otsutsuki's: all chakra should belong to her, not those antlike humans. Even Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Hamura had no right to it.
But regardless of what Black Zetsu thought, that power undeniably existed in the shinobi world now. Asuna held her hands level in front of her, then whipped them outward. Three faintly visible wind wheels with serrated edges flew out—the Eight-Part Wind Wheel.
The Eight-Part Wind Wheel fell short of Asuna's vertical slash in sharpness and speed, but offered superior control. Under her direction, the wheels severed all the vines Black Zetsu had summoned in one sweep.
"Now's our chance!" Hatake Sakumo shouted, his eyes widening.
The others understood at once. Inuzuka Shigeru cried out and charged forward in a spinning attack with his ninja dog partner, clearing away all the vines on one side. Earlier, one careless move might have left them entangled, but things were different now.
Beside them, Mizuki unleashed