The slash from Gold Wheel Reincarnation Explosion had passed just one meter from Sasuke!
Sasuke shuddered at the thought. "If she hadn't missed with that move, I'd probably be dead..."
Being protected by Susanoo was certainly reassuring, but against an instant-kill attack like Gold Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, its defenses were meaningless. Worse, its limited mobility put the caster in danger!
So, after using the Eight-Branched Serpent Style's Substitution Technique to spit out a new Susanoo, Sasuke decided to control it from outside and attack!
But... the enormous stone statue that suddenly descended onto the battlefield threw his plans into disarray once again!!
Boom!! Boom!! Boom!!
Every fierce attack Susanoo launched was blocked by the statue!
In fact... the statue was even stronger!!
Otsutsuki Toneri had once used this statue to overpower Naruto's Nine-Tails. Although Sasuke's current perfect Susanoo incorporated senjutsu power, he had ultimately manifested it with his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, not the Rinnegan. Strictly speaking, it was no match for the statue!
Boom, boom, boom, boom...!!
Susanoo and the statue battled.
Hinata and Sasuke faced off as well!
Hinata pleaded again, "Sasuke-kun, please stop. I really don't want to hurt you!!"
Sasuke said coldly, "Are you saying you can hurt me whenever you want?"
Hinata shook her head. "That's not what I meant...!"
Sasuke cut her off. "Enough... I've had enough of being beneath everyone else!!!"
Drip!!
Blood trickled from the corner of his left eye!
"You summoned that statue. According to the principles of the Summoning Technique, if I kill you, it'll disappear too!!"
-Amaterasu!!
Whoosh...!!
Black flames burned across Hinata's body!
Zzt!
Hinata focused her Tenseigan.
-Tenseigan: Repulsion!
Whoosh...!!
An immense repulsive force flung every last Amaterasu flame off her body!!
Sasuke was stunned. "What!? Those eyes of hers, whatever their origin, can manipulate a force field