Basho Fan VS Susanoo

The mist in the valley was thin, and a gentle breeze brushed past, slightly dispersing the smoke that hung everywhere.

"Lightning Release: False Darkness!"

Shin'yu raised one hand high. Amid a burst of crackling, dazzling lightning erupted and condensed into two massive lightning spears that shot forth!

Ginkaku turned into a streak of red light and leaped onto the cliffside. The rocks behind him were instantly pierced through by the lightning spears and exploded into dust.

"This is never-ending!" He was starting to lose it. That brat's body was too bizarre. Even with his heart destroyed, he was still hopping around like nothing had happened!

"If that's how it is..." His eyes shifted slightly as he opened his mouth and spat out a crimson feather fan.

Shin'yu's gaze narrowed. "That is...?"

"Brat, you like playing with lightning, right?" Ginkaku leaped into mid-air and swung the fan fiercely. "Lightning, come!"

"Boom!"

Thunder and lightning surged forth like floodwaters through opened gates, instantly swallowing Shin'yu as countless arcs of electricity crackled and exploded!

"Fire, come!" Ginkaku gripped the fan's handle and swung it again.

Blinding flames lit up the sky. Rolling infernos crashed down, licking across the earth, like a gleam of light falling from the setting sun at the horizon and plunging straight into the lightning!

"Susanoo!"

A heaven-shaking roar rang out as a massive black skeleton burst through the flames. Black Qi billowed like waves, extinguishing all the lightning. Shin'yu's figure was obscured from view, with only his two Sharingan blooming with bloodthirsty red light!

"Brat, you think that's all? This Great One refuses to believe I can't break that turtle shell of yours!"

Ginkaku roared, "Wind, come!"

A hurricane poured from the Basho Fan. Invisible wind weasels seemed to lurk within the gale, carving countless marks into even the rocks along its path. The wind howled wildly as it instantly swept into the sea of fire!

The wind fueled the flames, and the flames borrowed the wind's might. Temperatures of several thousand degrees flowed through the air, as if they could vaporize everything.

Ginkaku narrowed his eyes and stared ahead expectantly. At that moment, he desperately wanted to see a charred corpse!

Suddenly, the air within the scorched smoke twisted slightly. A pitch-black bolt of lightning split the air and struck before Ginkaku in the blink of an eye!

Ginkaku's pupils contracted as he twisted his body aside at nearly the limit of his ability. That was not lightning at all—it was... a massive spinning tomoe!

"Boom! Boom!"

The tomoe shot forth like a cannonball, blasting apart two rock formations in succession. Rolling rocks tumbled down as if wailing.

A huge black hand crushed the flames. Accompanied by a low roar, Susanoo revealed its enormous body!

But now, Susanoo was no longer in its previous skeletal form!

Black Qi coiled and grew along its spine, solidifying into tangible meridians and flesh and blood throughout its body. Then, muscles bulged all over its frame, while a thick and solid black Chakra cloak covered it. Four powerful arms came into view—it had become a true half-bodied giant!

"You were having fun just now, weren't you?" Shin'yu coldly stared at the red figure clinging to the rock wall. The black giant brought its four palms together, then slowly pulled them apart. As black light flowed between them, it condensed into a string of massive tomoe like prayer beads.

This was the second stage of Susanoo. Besides possessing a more complete form, it could wield its own exclusive weapons and Ninjutsu, such as the common long-range attack Ninjutsu—Yasaka Magatama.

"Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!"

Pitch-black tomoe spun like colossal Shuriken and rained down in dense volleys. Ginkaku's scalp went numb, and he did not even dare consider clashing with them head-on.

In Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, being struck by a Shuriken was nothing much. But if one of those things swept across him, he would be half-dead at best!

A streak of red light repeatedly darted through the valley, evading the Yasaka Magatama. Rocks collapsed, dust filled the sky, and explosions rumbled continuously like rolling thunder.

Protected within Susanoo, Shin'yu stood as steady as a mountain. His right pupil spun like a clock dial as he continuously regressed his own condition.

The tomoe flew extremely fast. In Uchiha Hikari's eyes, indistinct streaks of black light swept down like anti-aircraft fire, shattering everything in their path and kicking up towering clouds of smoke and dust. The valley was being flattened!

Suddenly, Uchiha Hikari shuddered. Scorching heat came from behind her, and she hurriedly turned around. A massive wave of flames was rushing toward her!

Beyond the distorted air was Ginkaku's ferocious yet cunning face.

"Don't underestimate me!" She closed her left eye as bright red blood streamed from her wide-open right eye. "Amaterasu!"

A spot of black flames appeared in the crimson sea of fire. Like ink dropped onto rice paper, it spread in an instant, turning the entire inferno into abyssal black!

"Wind, come!"

Ginkaku seemed to have anticipated this move. With a wave of the Basho Fan, a violent gale arose. Raging currents of air immediately flowed into the sea of flames, and under their push, the black inferno surged toward Uchiha Hikari.

Am I going to die...? Hikari panted softly and dropped to one knee.

Amaterasu consumed an enormous amount of power. For her now, it was practically an ultimate move.

Not to mention that she had just used Tsukuyomi to restrain the rampaging Kinkaku. It had looked easy to outsiders, but only she knew that it had consumed almost more than half her Chakra.

Black flames blanketed the area like dark clouds, faintly sealing off every possible escape route.

Hikari only felt her vision darken. By the time she reacted, Shin'yu had already covered her with Susanoo.

Rolling black flames spread toward them. Shin'yu's Susanoo became a barrier, blocking the searing heat and blazing currents outside. At a glance, Amaterasu's flames seemed to merge with the ink-black giant, becoming indistinguishable from it.

Yet Shin'yu's expression was far from relaxed. Black Qi rose as if it were being evaporated, while tooth-aching hissing echoed in his ears. His Susanoo was melting!

"Fire, come!"

"Lightning, come!"

"Wind, come!"

Ginkaku began a frenzied assault. Shin'yu had chased him down and beaten him into such a miserable state earlier, so of course he would not pass up this chance to kick someone when they were down!

"Looks like I guessed right. That woman really is his weakness!"

His offensive was incredibly fierce. The Basho Fan left afterimages as it swung. To avoid being locked onto by Shin'yu, he kept moving at high speed and changing positions, unleashing Ninjutsu of five different elements at once!

"Damn it, at this rate, he really will wear me to death!"

Shin'yu's expression was grave. The Mangekyo in his eyes spun like pinwheels, scorching blood streaking across his face before repeatedly vanishing through continuous Time Regression.

At the same time, his Mahoraga could only adapt to one thing. He had chosen Amaterasu.

Ginkaku's Five Elements Great Barrage looked ferocious, but what was truly harming him was this black fire, clinging like parasites to bone and seeming capable of devouring everything in the world!

"I can only try that move. But with such a massive target, I don't know whether my right eye can hold out!"

Before, he would pull back the timeline as far as possible, regressing the initial Amaterasu flames to before they had ignited. But Ginkaku's attacks were constantly supplying fuel to Amaterasu now. With such a massive quantity on this scale, it would likely place an immeasurable burden on his right eye!

"What exactly is the secret of this move?"

Uchiha Hikari's voice suddenly came from behind him. It was soft, ethereal, like that of an outsider.

"Susanoo?" Shin'yu glanced back at her, thought for a moment, and said, "It doesn't feel like using other ocular techniques. If I had to describe it, using it doesn't feel like it's for protection, but rather... destruction. Destroying everything before your eyes. Something like that."

"You're nearly at your limit too, aren't you?" she asked softly.

Shin'yu let out a long breath. "Yeah. But don't worry. When that moment really comes, I won't let myself die."

So he was in such a sorry state just to protect me... Hikari fell silent. Lightning flashed and thunder roared outside Susanoo, the sudden bursts of light casting shifting shadows over her delicate face.

"Tch, forget it. It seems truly unrealistic to comprehend it here..." She pressed her thin lips together, a trace of frustration flashing through her eyes. She stretched out her hand and lightly placed it on Shin'yu's rear shoulder.

"Let's make sure we survive first. You can teach me slowly later!"

In an instant, Shin'yu shuddered all over as an immense surge of Chakra entered his body. The power was deep and violent, like scorching magma!

"This is... Tailed Beast Chakra?" Shin'yu discovered that he, too, was now covered in a translucent Tailed Beast Chakra Cloak, like wriggling strawberry jelly.