Countless black flames, driven by Ocular Power, wove a pitch-black curtain in the air, completely sealing off the dozens of meters around them. It made every inch of air brim with a scorching, destructive aura.
This was unmistakably the supreme Dojutsu residing within Sasuke's Eternal Mangekyo, Amaterasu.
The black flames it produced were eternal, inextinguishable flames, the ultimate destructive flames that would not vanish until the object seen by the pupil was completely burned away.
In an instant, Sora's body was enveloped by the black flame curtain, seemingly falling into a desperate situation.
Yet at this moment, Sora, firmly trapped by the black flames, had a face as calm as still water, his expression showing no fluctuation.
'So this is the strongest physical attack, Amaterasu, the flames that never seem to actually kill anyone?'
Sora sighed inwardly, his gaze becoming somewhat subtle.
Amaterasu…
It was probably the Uchiha Clan's ultimate move with the highest 'cool factor'. But corresponding to that cool factor was a combat effectiveness that was hard to look at directly.
Itachi vs Jiraiya, used Amaterasu to break through the Toad Stomach, no one died.
Itachi vs Sasuke, used Amaterasu to burn the Great Fireball Technique, adding fire to fire, but ended up watering down a whole Pacific Ocean, still no one died.
Later, Sasuke vs Eight-Tails, Fourth Raikage, Gaara, Ten-Tails, Naruto... also much thunder but little rain, burned for a long time and only the Fourth Raikage lost an arm.
Of course-
Those were just the underwhelming records of regular Uchiha, completely incomparable to the Rinnegan Sasuke now before Sora.
'What a pity...'
'If I had encountered this move a few months ago, I'm afraid I would have been powerless too. But now, I have Rank 6 Reiatsu, and after Bankai, my Reiatsu is above Rank 7!'
Facing the terrifying black flames that seemed capable of incinerating the whole world, Sora remained perfectly calm.
He didn't retreat half a step, meeting the black flames head-on, with powerful Reiatsu also surging around him.
"Blut Vein!"
Constructed from Reishi, silver patterns spread.
This was the power of the Rank 7 Reiatsu. In just an instant, the Reishi completed the construction of the patterns, forming a silver light cocoon around Sora, enveloping him, completely isolating the external black flames.
The shimmering silver light membrane continuously emitted mystical ripples, flooding into the black flame curtain like a tide, instantly shattering clusters of black flames of Amaterasu with unbelievable power, causing them to vanish directly into the void.
Vanish, not dissipate.
It was as if their existence was erased at a conceptual level. The terrifying black flames exploded, leaving not a single trace in this world.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
In the void, dull roars sounded incessantly.
That was the silver light membrane, while dispersing the black flames, those terrifying black flames of Amaterasu were also eroding the silver light cocoon.
As the scorching energy continuously tore at it, layers of the membrane, thin as cicada wings, were also shredded, turned into nothingness by the Amaterasu flames.
Ssssh ssssh!
Silver membrane.
Black flames.
Two completely different energies, like water and fire intertwined, also erupted with a series of grating, shattering sounds in an instant.
'What technique is this again!?'
Sasuke's face changed with shock once more.
Now, not just the Eternal Mangekyo, Sasuke even used his Rinnegan. He could clearly see that the layer of silver light enveloping Sora shimmered with an incredibly mysterious and annihilating aura.
It was a type of energy completely different from Chakra, a completely new existence he had never heard of or seen before.
Even, the Amaterasu, strengthened by Six Paths Chakra, was completely useless against that layer of silver light membrane.
As the two energies invaded and tore at each other, they actually fought to a stalemate.
A stalemate?
What a joke!
In the current Ninja World, Naruto hadn't even been born yet. How could there be someone who could match him equally!!!!
'Otsutsuki?!'
A clear killing intent suddenly surged in Sasuke's cold gaze. He had a startling speculation: 'Could this mysterious Kirigakure's Ninja opposite me also be a member of the Otsutsuki Clan who had returned to the past using a Space-Time Artifact in some timeline?'
'But...'
'The Otsutsuki shouldn't look like this!'
When Sasuke looked again at Sora's handsome face, he became somewhat uncertain again.
His heart was full of doubts, feeling like his first trip through time had stepped on a shocking landmine.
However, just as Sasuke was both astonished and doubting himself, Sora, bathed in the black Amaterasu flames, took a step forward in the air.
His right hand swept the Zanpakuto around him, and immediately a sharp wave of air split the black curtain into two hollow segments.
"Hado #78, Zangerin."
The sword light was like snowy light, swirling around him once.
Then, sky-full Kenatsu gathered around Sora like a flooding torrent, instantly completely dispersing the terrifying black flames of Amaterasu.
Slash!
Sora swung his right hand. The Kenatsu surging around him like a flood formed a golden, wheel-shaped flash of light, crossing dozens of meters of space, sweeping towards Sasuke's Susanoo.
If someone could at the scene from above, they would see Sora swing his sword, then use supreme energy to condense a sea-like, turbulent golden sword radiance.
The dazzling sword radiance, carrying agitated Kenatsu, traversed the earth.
Where the golden sword radiance passed, everything was cut apart by the agitated Kenatsu.
Even the air showed a startling dark fissure, as if that part of this world had been severed by the sword radiance.
Sever the soul!
Zangerin!
What Sora was executing now was a powerful Hado that poured out all his Reiatsu.
Using Reiatsu to form Kenatsu, using Kenatsu to crush everything. This was the most primitive and purest form of attack, meant to use lawless, heaven-defying power to shatter all things in heaven and earth.
"Susanoo!!!"
Facing the golden sword radiance coming through the air, Sasuke also didn't dare to be careless anymore.
He had realized this wasn't a playful battle, but a fight to the death where life could be decided at any moment.
In an instant, with an unprecedented solemn expression, Sasuke's Ocular Power also ran rampant, instantly making the purple skeleton light around him more solid, more massive, and more terrifying.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Abruptly, a violent Chakra Torrent surged forth, forcibly propping up the purple skeleton light, ultimately revealing the true form of the Susanoo.
It was a towering, ferocious, terrifying demon god, clad in purple light armor, with purple light wings sprouting from its back.
Its massive form stood between the sky and land, over two hundred meters tall, its size surpassing mountains.
It was truly the bearing of a War God. Even the Nine-Tails transformed Kushina would appear incredibly small and fragile like a child before this demon god.
Screech!!!!
Drawing its sword, the purple demon god swung its right hand, and an indescribably brilliant, fierce sword light descended from the sky, slashing into that sea of golden sword radiance.
Sasuke stood steadfast in the sky above. His Chakra was like an endless river, pouring into the massive purple Susanoo. His black hair floated behind his head, stirred by the air currents created by the chakra eruption.
Complete Body Susanoo has appeared!
The next moment,
The purple sword light descended from the sky, falling like a waterfall onto the sea of golden sword radiance.
Instantly, the already extremely violent sea of sword radiance directly exploded. Waves of golden light screens shot into the sky like water tides.
Ten meters thick, a hundred meters high water-tide light screens shot skyward, forming pillar after pillar of purple-gold light connecting heaven and earth, standing erect in this space.
Rumble rumble!
Terrifying energy brewed countless brilliant lights, causing hundreds upon thousands of purple-gold light waves to surge into the sky, stirring up an unbelievable apocalyptic hurricane.
Even Itachi, watching from the side, was struck by the oncoming wind pressure and knocked unconscious.
This was the purest contest of power. Countless purple-gold energies mixed together, continuously tearing, devouring, and dissolving each other.
The disappearance of every strand of energy also naturally erupted with powerful shockwaves, causing the area within a hundred miles to echo with the rumbling roars.
Finally, after tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of exchanges, the sea of golden sword radiance finally broke through the suppression of the aerial Kenatsu and impacted the light shadow of the purple demon god.
Only,
After shattering the purple energy slash, the power of the golden sword radiance was less than one percent of its original.
When it struck the purple demon god's armor, it only left some cracked marks.
Now,
The Susanoo still stood firm.
"This is the third power of the Mangekyo, Susanoo!"
Sasuke stood in the sky above, a confident smile appearing on his face.
He has mastered the Uchiha Clan's strongest power. This strongest was unprecedented and unrepeatable, truly the strongest in history.
"But I never expected to encounter a Ninja like you here. Truly a power worthy of admiration. It's just a pity that the person you met is me. You... cannot kill me..."
Sasuke shook his head lightly with a sigh. He could already see that the power displayed by the opponent was already invincible in the Ninja World, the number one in the world at this stage.
Of course...
Only at this stage.
Even so, the impact this power had on Sasuke was far too great.
In his heart, he was gradually beginning to believe that his inexplicable arrival in this era might be shouldering the historical mission of erasing this mysterious Kirigakure's Ninja.
Only then could everything in history return to its proper course.
Smoke and dust exploded.
At some point, in Sasuke's field of vision, Sora's trace had completely disappeared.
Just as his eyes searched for Sora's figure, a figure suddenly appeared in the air behind the Susanoo's head.
"Seeping crest of turbidity. Arrogant vessel of lunacy."
"Boil forth and deny. Grow numb and flicker. Disrupt sleep."
"Crawling queen of iron. Eternally self-destructing doll of mud. Unite. Repulse. Fill with soil and know your own powerlessness."
Sora stood steadfast in the void. He raised his finger, gently pointing at the Complete Body Susanoo before him, his voice devoid of any emotion as he whispered: "Hado #90, Kurohitsugi."
In an instant, his Reiatsu surged to an extremely violent degree.
In the next instant, countless black lines jumped out from the void.
In yet another instant, Sasuke, whose confident smile hadn't even faded, abruptly turned his head to look.
Only,
Before he could see clearly, he inexplicably found his body completely locked down. It was as if chaotic streams of Space-Time had sealed this space, making it incredibly difficult for him to even move a finger.
Next,
Those countless black lines leaping from the void extended infinitely, forming a framework over two hundred meters tall, completely enveloping the Complete Body Susanoo.
Suddenly, black light spread everywhere.
They were black lines emitting an aura of destruction, merging, extending, crawling slowly, gradually weaving into a giant black coffin.
When that black coffin took shape, countless dangerous purple lights diffused from the coffin's curtain, reflecting onto the ninth heaven, changing the color of the sky and land for hundreds of miles around.
Gloomy.
Dim.
Black light mixed with purple filled the space between heaven and earth, like a descending apocalyptic disaster.
At this moment, the terrifying Black Coffin stood tall between the sky and land.
Like a towering world wonder, or like a giant light sword traversing the heaven and earth. As the black light spread, the world seemed to be split apart, separating out a black forbidden zone completely not belonging to this world.
Far away,
Even farther away,
Within hundreds of miles, those Konoha's Ninjas who had rushed over upon hearing the news, looked at that black wonder connecting the sky and land.
Their pupils constricted sharply, faces turned pale, and their breathing halted.
"A black coffin... that's Yuki Sora!!!"
Kushina, clad in a light red Chakra Cloak, looked up at the sky from dozens of miles away. Her heart palpitated.
Even though the opponent was her great enemy from Kirigakure, she had to admit that the black wonder standing tall now was truly unprecedentedly dazzling.
'Then...'
'Who is Yuki Sora's opponent?'
Kushina suddenly felt astonished. She faintly sensed two unprecedentedly powerful Chakras clashing on the distant battlefield.
'If one was Yuki Sora, then the other...'
'Who was it!??'
More Konoha's Ninjas felt their legs go weak. They were somewhat hesitant, feeling that even if they went to such a battle, it would be a meaningless death, unable to play any role at all.
In the field, above the void.
"Uchiha Sasuke, with this Black Coffin I suppress the world, can I kill you or not?"
Sora formed a loose fist with his left hand and gently clenched it.
This time, Sora poured out all his Reiatsu, constructing a massive Black Coffin connecting the sky and land, wanting to directly suppress and kill Sasuke here.
As soon as the words fell, Sasuke, trapped in the dire situation, was also astonished by the meaning in those words.
Divine light constantly shone in his pupils, and an unprecedented sense of crisis rose in his heart.