As the smoke and dust from the explosion cleared, the battered body of Otsutsuki Kinshiki was revealed.
At this moment, half of his body was charred black, and one of his hands had been blown off on the spot.
Deidara's Sage Art Clay Bomb was immensely powerful. Even though the Otsutsuki clan possessed formidable physiques, taking a massive explosion at close range was something they simply could not withstand.
"Useless."
Otsutsuki Momoshiki glanced at Kinshiki, his expression ugly. He had not expected his guardian to be unable to defeat even a lowly human, especially one who lacked powerful eyes and was merely an unremarkable local native.
"Since you are useless, then fulfill your final value."
After forcing Sasuke back, Otsutsuki Momoshiki raised his hand and used a gravitational pull on Otsutsuki Kinshiki.
"I am sorry, Lord Momoshiki. I have... shamed you." After uttering these last words, Otsutsuki Kinshiki completely transformed into a crimson chakra fruit.
Otsutsuki Momoshiki reached out and caught the chakra fruit, devouring it whole in a few bites.
During this process, Sasuke slashed at the back of Momoshiki's neck with his sword. However, the blade instantly produced a metallic clanging sound, having only managed to cut through a bit of skin and flesh.
"Too late."
A sinister smile appeared at the corner of Otsutsuki Momoshiki's mouth. In the next moment, a terrifying surge of chakra erupted from his body, blowing Sasuke away completely.
"He ate the other guy. His chakra increased by a huge amount."
The observers all showed expressions of surprise. Only Ryun maintained a calm demeanor.
"Hey, it was supposed to be a one-on-one fight. That guy ate my opponent, so he should count as my opponent now, right." Deidara stepped forward eagerly, intending to join in dealing with the transformed Otsutsuki Momoshiki.
"He is mine."
Sasuke shot a cold warning glance at Deidara.
"Tch." Deidara curled his lip in dissatisfaction, but ultimately did not step forward further. He planned to make his move after Sasuke was defeated.
After all, this enemy clearly was not easy to deal with. He believed Sasuke most likely could not handle him.
"You reckless fools, how dare you... repeatedly... look down on me."
Having been slighted again and again, Otsutsuki Momoshiki could no longer suppress his rage. He abruptly extended both hands and slammed them heavily onto the ground. Numerous earth dragons instantly emerged and lunged at Sasuke, trying to bite him.
Sasuke channeled lightning into his chakra sword and continuously swung, beheading the attacking earth dragons.
Unfortunately, there were too many earth dragons. Just a moment of carelessness from Sasuke allowed several smaller earth dragons to wrap around his body. Seizing the opportunity, Otsutsuki Momoshiki used the Rinnegan in his palm to inject a stream of terrifying high-temperature magma into the earth dragons' bodies.
"Sage Art, Chidori Stream."
Sasuke's body suddenly released a rolling wave of sage lightning, instantly shattering the earth dragons constricting him.
Although Sasuke's reaction was swift, the special magma released by Otsutsuki Momoshiki still flowed along the severed necks of the earth dragons and sprayed onto Sasuke, causing a violent explosion.
At this critical moment, skeletal ribs of the Susanoo emerged from Sasuke's body, blocking the attack of the exploding magma.
However, due to the hasty defense and the fact that the skeletal frame alone could not completely defend against Momoshiki's attack, Sasuke was still scalded by the high-temperature magma.
Taking a deep breath to alleviate the intense pain, Sasuke released the power from his eyes. A roughly hundred-meter-tall Complete Body Susanoo then appeared on the battlefield.
He actually had the ability to make the Susanoo even taller, but an excessively tall Susanoo would affect its speed. Against a powerful enemy like this, a Susanoo that was too cumbersome would have difficulty hitting its target.
"The Susanoo. Is he getting serious now." Orochimaru licked his lips, his face full of excitement.
"The Susanoo giant." Minato muttered to himself, his expression turning somewhat unnatural.
Without comparison, there is no sense of disparity. As a witness who had seen the Ultimate Body Susanoo, Minato felt Sasuke's Susanoo and Ryun's Susanoo were as different as a child and an adult.
Facing the menacing Susanoo giant, Otsutsuki Momoshiki showed no trace of fear. He once again slammed both hands onto the ground. Two enormous earth dragons instantly burst from the earth, ferociously biting at the Susanoo giant.
The Complete Body Susanoo swung its long sword, instantly beheading the two giant earth dragons.
However, while he was neutralizing the attack, Otsutsuki Momoshiki simultaneously summoned a magma giant whose size was no less than that of the Complete Body Susanoo.
The moment it appeared, the magma giant threw a sweeping punch at the Susanoo giant. The Complete Body Susanoo instinctively raised its arm to block.
But the instant the two made contact, the Susanoo's hard wrist, under the erosion of the high-temperature magma, began to emit a sizzling sound.
Sasuke's pupils contracted sharply. The Susanoo armor on the arm showed signs of slowly melting.
Seeing the unfavorable contact, Sasuke immediately controlled the Susanoo to push the magma giant away. Then, the Susanoo's long sword slashed down forcefully, aiming to split the magma giant in two.
In the instant the long sword came down, the magma giant suddenly reached out and grasped an enormous pink staff. The staff, the moment it appeared, was raised overhead by the magma giant. The Susanoo's long sword and the red staff collided violently, and the two giants began a series of direct contests of strength.
"This guy can even use the abilities of that big guy. Sasuke is in for a tough fight." Guy said with some concern.
"If he can't win, then we'll just switch. I haven't had my fill yet." Deidara said, pretending to be relaxed and putting on a brave front.
"The outcome isn't decided yet. It's best if we don't interfere." Orochimaru said with a smile.
Several minutes later, watching the Susanoo giant being forced to retreat repeatedly by the magma giant on the battlefield, Ryun couldn't help but shake his head slightly. "This kid Sasuke, he's still a bit too young."
After devouring Otsutsuki Kinshiki, Otsutsuki Momoshiki's strength was clearly superior to Sasuke's.
"Brother Sasuke. Go. Defeat that ugly monster." Nanaise couldn't help but shout loudly, cheering Sasuke on.
Sasuke visibly paused for a moment upon hearing this cheer. Otsutsuki Momoshiki, who had been called an ugly monster, abruptly turned to look, his gaze sharp and venomous.
However, when he saw the man beside that damned woman, those cold Nine Tomoe Rinnegan caused his heart to tremble, instantly deflating his anger.
Seeing Otsutsuki Momoshiki momentarily distracted, Sasuke quickly seized this fleeting opportunity, raised his hand, and pointed at the sky.
"Sage Art, Lightning Release, Kirin."
As Sasuke brought his lightning-infused hand down, a ferocious lightning dragon shot out from the dark clouds and viciously bit the back of the magma giant's neck.
The swift and powerful force of the lightning almost forced the magma giant to its knees. Seizing this combat opportunity, Sasuke had the Complete Body Susanoo swing its long sword with full force. The off-balance body of the magma giant was instantly sliced in two.
Otsutsuki Momoshiki was caught in the powerful force of the impact and was violently thrown backwards.
Seeing this, Sasuke let out a sigh of relief. He flashed a handsome smile towards his clan sister Nanaise in the distance, then voluntarily dismissed the highly chakra-consuming Complete Body Susanoo.
Otsutsuki Momoshiki would not be defeated so easily. His battle was far from over.
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