Blue Chakra rapidly surged within Sasuke's body.
He didn't actively channel it but allowed the newfound energy to remain locked inside, biding his time. Struggling now would be futile. Only by building his Chakra could he unleash something extraordinary.
To outsiders, Sasuke appeared utterly defeated, silent and motionless, as if he had given up completely.
"Have you finally surrendered?"
Deva Path mused aloud.
Sasuke remained unresponsive, continuing to amass Chakra inside his body.
Finally, at a critical moment, the full effects of the pill took hold. Sasuke's eyes snapped open, and he released all the Chakra in an explosive burst.
Crack, crack!
The Preta Path, which had been restraining Sasuke, convulsed violently. His face twisted in agony, and the arm absorbing Sasuke's chakra swelled grotesquely like an overinflated balloon.
"Hmm?"
Deva Path let out a curious hum.
"No matter who it is, there's always a limit to how much chakra can be stored." Sasuke sneered, "Unless they are sealing a Biju with a Sealing Technique, only a few individuals can store large amounts of Chakra. Not to mention a mere puppet!"
With a loud bang, the Preta Path was obliterated, completely torn apart by the backlash.
Freed from its grip, Sasuke stumbled away, finally ridding himself of the troublesome Preta Path.
"Huff, huff…!"
Sasuke knelt on the ground, panting heavily. The massive Chakra release just now had drained him once again, leaving him feeling utterly depleted.
"It seems that you're not as composed as you let on. After losing so much Chakra, you must be running on fumes now."
Deva Path analyzed calmly.
Sasuke glared at Deva Path, his chest heaving as he snarled: "No matter what, you are the only one left now!"
Deva Path shook his head slightly, "Your assessment is still lacking."
"Hmm?"
Sasuke frowned and slowly rose to his feet.
"These Pains are just puppets. The other party's real body is still hiding in the dark. Since he can control six of them, there may be more."
The black-robed figure behind Sasuke explained.
Hearing this, Sasuke nodded in realization. He had nearly forgotten that Pain was just a collection of puppets.
But he dismissed the thought quickly. To Sasuke, controlling six such formidable puppets was already an extraordinary feat.
To have more would be pushing human limits, unless the controller was some kind of unparalleled monster.
And if they truly were so powerful, why would they hide? Clearly, even if more puppets existed, they wouldn't be many.
With this in mind, Sasuke narrowed his eyes, contemplating how to dismantle Deva Path in front of him.
'The pull and repulsion of gravity… his technique was quite troublesome.'
"Bansho Ten'in!"
Deva Path wasn't about to let Sasuke strategize. The first rule of combat was to strike when the enemy was vulnerable, and the consequences of hesitation had already been demonstrated by Sasuke himself.
With a casual lift of his hand, Deva Path unleashed a powerful gravitational pull. Sasuke, who is already weakened, couldn't resist and was yanked toward him.
Bang!
After he grabbed Sasuke's neck, Deva Path slammed him into the ground with tremendous force.
The hard earth fractured and caved in, leaving Sasuke sprawled in a crater, choking on the dust that swirled around him.
Before Sasuke could recover, Deva Path delivered a vicious kick, flipping Sasuke onto his stomach.
Immediately afterwards, Deva Path produced a black rod and drove it down hard, piercing through both of Sasuke's hands, pinning them together to the ground.
"Aaahhh!"
Sasuke screamed in agony as the unbearable pain from the rods pierced through his hands hit him.
"With your hands immobilized, you won't be able to use your Lightning Ninjutsu. Now, you'll make an excellent hostage."
There was a rare hint of satisfaction in Deva Path's tone.
His objective was simple: use Sasuke as leverage to force the black-robed figure to surrender the seven Biju.
"A hostage?"
Sasuke snorted coldly and gritted his teeth, as if he had made up his mind.
With his vengeance yet unfulfilled, how could he fall here?
Tss... tss…
Sasuke's fingers slowly curled, digging into the ground. Though his movements were sluggish, it was the most strength he could muster.
Don't forget, both his hands were still pierced by the black rods.
Tss... tss…
A faint purple Chakra began to rise around Sasuke's body.
Boom!
The purple Chakra formed a huge skeleton hand and yanked the black rods out.
"Susanoo again?"
Deva Path narrowed his eyes slightly.
Struggling to his feet, Sasuke said coldly, "It's true, I can't form hand seals with my hands pierced by your weapons. But don't forget… I am an Uchiha!"
As someone who possesses the Mangekyo Sharingan, Sasuke's greatest reliance is his pupil power.
As long as he still has pupil power and can use the Mangekyo Sharingan, he could summon Susanoo to fight on his behalf without needing hand seals.
Previously, he had relied on hand signs to conserve Chakra and limit the strain on his Mangekyo Sharingan.
Now, with only Deva Path n left, Sasuke could finally fight without holding back.
"Gulp!"
Sasuke pulled out a white pill again and swallowed it. The pill dissolved instantly, sending waves of warmth through his body, filling the emptiness within.
Not only that, white smoke came out from the backs of his hands, and the wounds were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"A troublesome opponent."
Deva Path muttered with a cold snort.
However, before he could say more, Susanoo had already transformed into a half-complete form, clad in armor.
In the next moment, Susanoo swung its massive hand, generating a terrifying storm with the force of its movement. The gale it created was far more powerful than any Wind Release Technique.
The violent winds hurtled toward Deva Path, ripping through the landscape.
Deva Path didn't have time to say anything more, and hurriedly used Shinra Tensei to shield himself.
In an instant, dust spread all over the ground, wreaking havoc on everything around.
Boom!
With the rebound of Shinra Tensei, Deva Path deflected the storm entirely.
But as he clasped his hands together and prepared to counter, Sasuke's next attack had already arrived.
Susanoo slammed its hand into the ground, tearing up massive chunks of earth. The fragments, each as tall as a small building, were hurled into the air and sent flying toward Deva Path by Susanoo's immense fists.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Under the impact of the fist, dozens of pieces of ground debris blasted towards Deva Path, each one was three or four meters high.
This rock attack is almost indiscriminate.
"Let this avalanche bury you completely!"
Sasuke growled.
"That depends on whether you have the skill to make it happen!"
Deva Path's expression remained unchanged. Using the Rinnegan's enhanced perception, he tracked the trajectory of every incoming rock with precision.
With his years of battle experience, he quickly discerned the optimal path to evade the attack entirely without sustaining injury.
But how could Sasuke let Deva Path escape so easily?
He directed Susanoo to grab a large rock and hurl it… not at Deva Path, but at an inconspicuous smaller rock nearby.
Don't forget that the Uchiha Clan has another unique skill, which is the Shurikenjutsu.
Even scaled-up to the size of boulders, Sasuke could still calculate their paths with pinpoint accuracy.
Bang!
When the two rocks collided, they triggered a massive chain reaction.