Breaking the Situation

In the sky, Sasuke wanted to lead everyone down to the ground first, because Naruto had temporarily lost his ability to protect himself. Seeing his good buddy sacrifice so much for him, Sasuke naturally wanted him to rest for a while.

But the White-Robed Man became relentless. While dodging the White-Robed Man's attacks, Sasuke wondered if his ability to float was also due to his eye power.

The opponent was simply using basic ninjutsu, yet it forced the strongest duo in the current Shinobi World to dodge in a sorry state, not daring to take it head-on.

Previously, a single Fire Release could shatter the Susanoo's defense. Now, the sky was filled with ninjutsu like falling rain. The opponent tirelessly launched the most monotonous attacks, and all of them were area-of-effect.

The opponent's eye power seemed to be related to changing damage values, capable of giving the strongest damage to the lowest-level ninjutsu.

Sasuke analyzed rationally, occasionally asking Naruto about all the details of the battle with the White-Robed Man. Although they were constantly engaged in one-sided attacks, they both discovered a fundamental problem.

That was, the opponent could not move while evading attacks, or moving would accelerate the consumption of the Mangekyō eye power, because Naruto had tried to force the opponent to stop using the Tailed Beast Ball when they first found the White-Robed Man.

The opponent had also used his eye technique at that time, and was in motion.

Although they knew the flaw in the opponent's eye technique, or perhaps it wasn't even a flaw at all, as consuming eye power was a basic requirement for activating eye techniques, they had no choice but to break through from this point, since they couldn't find any other weaknesses.

But... what if the opponent didn't move at all?

During the time they were communicating, their position had approached the ground. At this height, they could jump off the hawk's back and land safely. The White-Robed Man also landed, standing in opposition to Naruto and Sasuke.

Boruto, on the other hand, walked aside indifferently, along with Naruto, as he still needed time to recover.

On the field, Sasuke stared at the opponent. The White-Robed Man's reaction could be described as leisurely and indifferent, looking like he was playing a game. And the opponent was just playing unreasonably!

This feeling of having power but nowhere to use it, Sasuke didn't expect that with his current strength and level, he would encounter such a helpless enemy.

Maintaining the peace of the Shinobi World, truly, not a moment could be relaxed!

Putting aside the complex thoughts in his mind, Sasuke launched an attack, wrapping Chidori around the Kusanagi Blade and slashing towards the enemy's location.

And the opponent was obviously prepared to deal with Sasuke in the same way. After all, it was both unsolvable and could mess with the opponent's mentality, and it didn't consume much Chakra, so why not?

So the White-Robed Man silently took out some dry food and ate it in front of Sasuke, while Sasuke swung the Kusanagi Blade in his hand and observed the spatial fluctuations here with his Rinnegan.

He was confident that with his current strength, even if he encountered Kamui again, he could open the opponent's alternate dimension and force his way in to solve the opponent.

But to Sasuke's disappointment, he didn't feel any fluctuations around the White-Robed Man. Apart from the weak ripples in space caused by his high-frequency swinging of the Kusanagi Blade, there were no other factors shaking the space.

"Mirage."

Boruto, who was watching the battle from a distance, suddenly said.

Naruto was stunned when he heard this, watching Sasuke swinging his sword frantically. All of his attacks passed through the opponent's body without exception, like hitting a holographic projection. It wasn't that there was no physical body, but the main body wasn't here at all!

In an instant, Naruto's mind suddenly cleared, but Sage Mode seemed to be blocked here, unable to sense anything at all.

So he could only use his eyes to search, but this sky was only so big, and there was no place to hide at all.

"Sasuke, use your Sharingan to carefully search the surroundings. The opponent's main body may be hidden somewhere."

"What do you mean?" Sasuke asked simply.

"The enemy in front of you may not be the opponent's main body, but more like a holographic projection." Naruto reminded.

Seeing that Naruto had made a discovery, Sasuke decisively stopped attacking and retreated to a safe range before carefully looking around, even the small grass on the lawn was clearly visible, unable to escape the Sharingan's ruthless gaze.

Noticing Sasuke's actions, the White-Robed Man remained unusually calm and did not try to stop him, giving the opponent enough time to search. He was confident that his methods would not be easily discovered, so he let them search.

Only after making all the unwilling struggles would they realize what true despair was!

Suddenly, Sasuke withdrew his gaze and looked back at Naruto, "Didn't find it."

Naruto frowned. The general direction of the inference was correct. It seemed that the opponent's means of hiding his main body was his reliance on being fearless.

Boruto suggested, "Why don't you try attacking with a genjutsu, Uncle Sasuke?"

Naruto: ?!!! (Damn, why didn't I think of that?)

Sasuke was immediately stunned and looked at Boruto in surprise, then stared at the White-Robed Man and began to make eye contact. Sensing something was wrong, the White-Robed Man immediately averted his gaze.

At this moment, they finally found a way to deal with him.

"Good job, Boruto, truly worthy of being my son!!" Naruto praised in a straightforward manner.

The situation on the battlefield reversed instantly. The White-Robed Man's gaze towards Boruto undoubtedly carried killing intent, condensed into substance, wishing he could stare Boruto to death.

Now, the White-Robed Man's situation undoubtedly became delicate. He could only use his ability to avoid damage at most, but he could no longer stand still, because genjutsu was undoubtedly a breakthrough!

And moving would undoubtedly accelerate the consumption of the Mangekyō eye power. As long as they fought a war of attrition with the opponent, until his eye power failed, then this battle would undoubtedly be declared a victory!

At this time, even Sasuke couldn't help but feel his blood boil. How embarrassed he was before, now he was desperately trying to get back at the opponent.

Sasuke directly used shadow clones to surround the White-Robed Man in all directions, either fighting head-on, or competing in genjutsu. You wouldn't want to use your Mangekyō to resist the Rinnegan-level eye power, would you?

The battlefield instantly turned into another situation, but the White-Robed Man's physical attacks were still very strong. Ordinary Fire Release could be used to deal the damage of a Tailed Beast Ball, which made Sasuke's head ache.

Now that things had come to this, the White-Robed Man no longer hid his strength. The White Susanoo grew rapidly, rising from the ground to a certain height.

After all, it wasn't the Eternal Mangekyō, so he didn't have the ability to open the complete Susanoo.

Seeing this, Sasuke became even more annoyed, realizing that the opponent was getting serious. At the same time, his gaze drifted over, and Boruto was using the Mystical Palm Technique to heal Naruto with all his strength.

Physical fatigue could be easily numbed with the Mystical Palm Technique, but mental fatigue was inevitable. He needed to rest well.

Understanding the general situation, Sasuke understood that this battle was unavoidable. He had lost, but he still asked unwillingly, "Where is Sarada!"

"Still alive, you won't be able to see her for the time being." The White-Robed Man suddenly replied with great kindness.

Naruto: ...

Having understood the details, Sasuke still tried to struggle, rushing towards the White-Robed Man's Susanoo. Amaterasu's flames burned on the Susanoo, and Sasuke once again enchanted the Kusanagi Blade, Chidori coiling around the blade.

Amidst the loud neighing, the Susanoo's defense was weakened by Amaterasu, and Sasuke gripped the Kusanagi Blade, making a final thrust.

The White-Robed Man didn't simply submit; he made a simple hand seal, a chilling glint flashing in his eyes as he watched Sasuke's approaching figure.

Clang—

The Kusanagi Blade displayed astonishing penetrating power as it pierced the Susanoo. Coupled with the continuous weakening from Amaterasu's flames, a few more strikes might truly break through the Susanoo's defense.

But! "Wood Release: Impaling Technique!"

Sasuke, who was close to the Susanoo, didn't have time to react. Sharp, pointed wood emerged from the ground, piercing Sasuke's body!

With the White-Robed Man's ocular power activated, this damage was amplified a hundredfold, a roaring scream tearing through the sky.

"Agh! Agh! Agh!"

The White-Robed Man's attack was far from over. He slowly pulled out a Kunai. Sasuke was now pinned in the gaps between the wood, the pain leaving him unable to muster any strength.

"No!!!"

A cry of alarm startled Sasuke slightly. Immediately afterward, he felt an even deeper level of pain. The White-Robed Man pierced his heart with the Kunai, blood splattering on the white Susanoo.

It was like a stark red spider lily painted on a pristine white canvas.

Sasuke's vision went black, and he clearly felt his life force draining away. The White-Robed Man clearly didn't intend to let him go, and he suddenly used the Kunai, attempting to slash Sasuke's neck.

Everything was about to end. In the final moment, a girl's cry pierced the sky. Few present could hear such a terrified and desperate sound.

Slowly, the girl's cries were suppressed by pain. She closed her eyes in despair, it was all too late!

"Sasuke! Uncle! Use the Rinnegan!!!" Boruto shouted as a reminder.

Sasuke's eyes suddenly cleared. Seeing the opponent's Kunai about to slash his throat, Amenotejikara was instantly triggered, and Boruto's shadow clone, who had been transferred there, was killed by the opponent.

"That was close!!!" Boruto said, still shaken.

Seeing that two major combatants were one unconscious and one near death, Boruto immediately used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take everyone away from the area.

A whimpering sound came from somewhere unseen, tears flowing along with the blood, life force quietly draining away in such despair.