Ten chains sliced through the air toward Sasuke's limbs. With his feet locked in place by golden sealing runes, the Lightning Chakra Mode around him shone even brighter. Three scarlet tomoe spun ceaselessly as he kept casting genjutsu toward Karin's eyes.
But Karin closed her eyes, pinning all her hopes on the big move she had kept hidden for so long.
Ten thick, enormous chains were reflected in his abruptly contracting pupils. Just as the Nine-Tails had once been struck, Sasuke received the same experience as the great Lord Kurama.
Kurama: Who would ever want that experience?! Naruto, never touch that stuff! Touch it and you're dead, seriously!
Hashirama, who had likewise suffered deeply at the hands of those chains, nodded in agreement. Back when he sneaked out to play with Madara, the mere sound of chains touching the ground would make his body instinctively tense up.
He was terrified the chains would lash toward him the very next second.
Karin's setup was exceedingly underhanded. One look made it clear that she had learned plenty of tricks (schemes) from her deskmate Shikamaru.
First, she had hidden five chains, then secretly developed a technique for laying down Sealing Jutsu unnoticed. Linked to the Uzumaki Clan's Kekkei Genkai, it was a rarity in the Shinobi World.
Everything happened too quickly. Sasuke's speed had already approached the level of the Body Flicker Technique, and Karin had unleashed her big move without hesitation.
The spectators instinctively stopped talking, all focusing their gazes on this blow that would decide the outcome.
Fugaku clenched his hands tightly. To him, who won or lost had not actually mattered that much, but he had just gotten into a competition with that old fellow Hiashi.
Besides, he also cared whether Sasuke could handle this sudden killing move.
Duang------!
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