At the center of the battlefield.
Susanoo and the Nine-Tails had already exchanged several rounds of blows.
Every collision shook the earth, bringing down swathes of surrounding buildings as the battlefield continued to expand.
This can't go on...
Cold sweat seeped from Fugaku's forehead.
Perfect Susanoo consumed an enormous amount of power. With his current Eye Power and chakra, he could maintain it for twenty minutes at most, while the Nine-Tails had virtually unlimited chakra.
If this became a battle of attrition, he would certainly die.
I have to find a way to break the control over the Nine-Tails, or... lure it away!
With a thought from Fugaku, the wings on Susanoo's back suddenly spread, and the entire giant soared into the sky.
"Trying to run?"
Atop the Nine-Tails' head, Obito sneered and made it leap, actually sending it a hundred meters into the air!
The two enormous beasts collided again in midair.
Susanoo slashed the Nine-Tails' shoulder, leaving a deep wound, but the Nine-Tails recovered extremely quickly, and the wound healed at a visible rate.
The Nine-Tails' sharp claws also struck Susanoo's chest, cracking its armor.
"Damn it..."
Fugaku grunted, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.
But his gaze hardened, and Susanoo suddenly thrust out its left hand, spreading its fingers and aiming at the Nine-Tails' face.
"Divine Punishment!"
This was his other Mangekyō ability, one he had never used before-
It could transform his Eye Power into an invisible mental assault, forcibly penetrating the depths of an opponent's consciousness and imposing an absolute "pressure" and "guidance." It made the opponent instantly see the "fragments of fate" they most feared or could least avoid, creating a massive psychological opening or even causing an outright mental collapse.
The invisible Eye Power instantly invaded the Nine-Tails' mental world.
However-