With Naruto, Itachi, and Fugaku working together, the three unleashed a large-scale Genjutsu, confusing right and wrong, and making Sasuke unable to discern whether he was under Genjutsu or not.
This is the power of the Genjutsu they used this time. Only Sasuke himself was affected by the Genjutsu at crucial moments. At other times, all you could see was Sasuke spinning around aimlessly. This was the powerful Genjutsu that the three of them used together. Even Sasuke, who had the Sharingan and was naturally resistant to Uchiha, was still trapped in the Genjutsu Genjutsu.
Unable to distinguish what was real, even when Sasuke finally awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan, he didn't realize he had just been under Genjutsu.
Fortunately, Sasuke, upon waking the next day, tacitly refrained from asking any further questions. He was utterly unable to recall what had happened the previous day—what an erotic statement about creating a world with Naruto! It was so embarrassing it made him want to roll his toes.
So, Sasuke, who was concerned about his image, didn't mention it again. Instead, he boasted to everyone after waking up that he had just obtained the Mangekyō Sharingan.
The group saw Sasuke cover his eyes with one hand, revealing his Mangekyō Sharingan into an uncontrollable smile, making him look incredibly arrogant.
"Is this the power that the Mangekyō Sharingan has given me? It's truly mesmerizing."
Seeing that Sasuke was having another episode, Naruto challenged him to a one-on-one fight.
"Come on, let's have a one-on-one fight, Sasuke. I sense you're getting a bit hot right now."
Naruto's words were like a bucket of cold water poured on Sasuke. His arrogant and domineering demeanor from before had vanished, leaving only a particularly ugly expression on Sasuke's face, an expression like the third one in the third row of your phone's emoji pack—the old man on the subway emoji.
Sasuke was speechless. If he could, he really didn't want to spar with Naruto; it would be a complete blow to his confidence.
But seeing Naruto's "If you won't fight me, I'll drag you out and fight me" attitude, Sasuke could only sigh in resignation.
"Okay, let's make it clear first, don't slap me in the face."
"Okay, okay, stop dawdling."
The two arrived at the Uchiha Clan's training grounds, where Itachi and Fugaku were watching. They were also curious about the abilities of Sasuke's Mangekyō Sharingan.
"Let's begin. You go first, otherwise, I'm afraid you won't have a chance if I make the first move."
Hearing Naruto's words, Sasuke dared not be careless at all. The Mangekyō Sharingan appeared in his eyes, and as the Chakra moved into his eyes, Sasuke activated the first ability of his Mangekyō Sharingan.
" Amaterasu."
Naruto was helpless against Sasuke's Amaterasu. Although Amaterasu was said to be a flame that would burn eternally and sounded very powerful, the key was that you had to be able to hit it.
Naruto had made up his mind to make Sasuke suffer.
He immediately activated the Intangibility ability belonging to [ Broken Mask Obito ]. The black flames that had just started burning on Naruto's body fell to the ground due to the Intangibility ability.
Sasuke's mouth dropped open in disbelief. He hadn't expected to be able to dodge Naruto's Amaterasu in such a way. After all, Amaterasu was known as the indestructible flame, yet even Naruto was struggling against it.
Fugaku and Itachi, who were watching the battle from the sidelines, also had solemn expressions. They had naturally noticed that the ability Naruto had just used was the same technique as that of Obito Uchiha.
They never expected that such a powerful technique as Amaterasu could be countered in this way, to the point that they couldn't even touch the Kakuzu of their opponent's clothes.
Compared to Fugaku and Itachi's heavy burden, Sasuke is already trying out other abilities. His Mangekyō Sharingan has just awakened, and he doesn't have many abilities he can use, only Amaterasu and Kagutsuchi. Most importantly, he also has a third power belonging to the Mangekyō Sharingan, Susanoo.
But Amaterasu Ninjutsu like Amaterasu couldn't hit Naruto, and something Susanoo cumbersome as Naruto was definitely no match for him.
Just as Sasuke was thinking, Naruto moved. He was incredibly fast, arriving in front of Sasuke in the blink of an eye. Before Sasuke could react, Naruto's fist landed on Sasuke's chest, and a sickening cracking sound was heard.
Sasuke was sent flying.
Naruto was speechless.
"You dare to lose focus during a fight? How many lives do you have to play around like this?"
As Naruto said this, he casually cast a healing jutsu, Sasuke's ribcage, which Naruto had just shattered, was now completely healed.
"Now, activate your Sage Mode and fight!"
Sasuke dared not disobey and could only obediently activate Sage Mode. His crimson Sasuke Mangekyō Sharingan quickly revealed something amiss in his pupils, and his eyes gleamed with joy, as if he had discovered a new continent.
He didn't expect that after activating Sage Mode, the consumption of his Mangekyō Sharingan's ocular power would decrease significantly, and even his physical reaction speed would increase considerably.
As if he had just thought of something, Sasuke looked at Naruto with an incredulous expression, but he hadn't said anything yet.
Naruto took a step forward, and Sage Mode was already activated. This practiced movement made Sasuke a little envious. Every time he activated Sage Mode, he had to wait a long time, and it only lasted for a short three minutes. Although he didn't know how long Naruto's Sage Mode could last, just by looking at how smoothly Naruto activated Sage Mode, he knew that it would last longer than his own.
The two drew ever closer, their fists clashing, elbows striking, knees pounding—each move ruthless and deadly. Naruto was using the simplest method, like the application of Senjutsu taught by Sasuke, to integrate Natural Energy into his Ninjutsu. That was easy; anyone who could learn Sage Mode could do it effortlessly. What was truly difficult was integrating Natural Chakra into Taijutsu.
"Watch closely, this move is called ' Strike the Ox Across the Mountain '."
Sasuke easily blocked Naruto's punch, but he didn't expect Naruto's attack to have a follow-up. A fist belonging to natural power slammed hard into his face, leaving Sasuke dumbfounded.
I dodged it, so how did I still get hit?
Naruto's attack came again, Sasuke dared not be careless. He transferred Natural Energy into his pupils, and with the help of his Mangekyō Sharingan's superb observation skills, he was able to see clearly that after each punch, Naruto would also mobilize the surrounding Natural Energy to attack him.
Sasuke never expected that Sage Mode could be used in this way. He had thought Sage Mode was just an amplifying Ninjutsu, but he never expected it to have such amazing effects.
Next, Naruto told Sasuke about his development and understanding of Sage Mode, explaining everything to him. As for the Mangekyō Sharingan, Sasuke had already discovered that it was still somewhat useless to him at the moment, at most only useful for saving his life.
Using it casually under normal circumstances not only consumes a tremendous amount of eye power, but also doesn't guarantee a victory, because there are ninja techniques that consume less power and are more efficient...
Unbeknownst to Sasuke, his fighting spirit had already undergone a transformation without him even realizing it.