"So what? What I need is this kind of power, power that can tower over everything!!" Sasuke's face contorted, his eyes grew even more bloodshot. The three tomoe spun rapidly. His hands clenched, and he shouted, "Fire Release: Great Fire Dragon Technique!"
A massive fire dragon suddenly shot out of Sasuke's mouth, heading straight for Neji. The scorching heat wave hit them head-on, making everyone watching from afar break out in sweat, their bodies feeling roasted.
Boom!
The fire dragon furiously slammed into Neji. That area instantly exploded, flames surged, scorching the earth. Thick black smoke drifted into the sky.
"Neji!" Sakura and the others screamed.
"Is that all?" Neji's voice came from within the sea of fire, full of contempt, but it calmed everyone.
With a bang, the sea of fire suddenly scattered. Neji slowly walked out from it, two water dragons coiled around him, massive yet incredibly majestic, constantly pushing back the flames that were licking at Neji.
"Is that... Water Dragon Bullet Technique?" Kakashi looked around in surprise. There wasn't a trace of water in this barren land, yet Neji had created two such enormous water dragons, controlling them with such ease.
"Neji's chakra, and his control over chakra, to what extent has it reached?" Kakashi thought to himself.
Neji's expression remained indifferent, somewhat dismissive. He'd originally thought that Sasuke, after activating the second stage of his curse mark, could at least keep him from being bored. But now he felt he was wrong.
Too weak!
"Damn it! Don't look down on me." Sasuke instantly vanished from his spot and reappeared in the sea of fire, leaping forward to kick Neji's head.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Neji raised his arms, blocking Sasuke's whip-like kicks. A faint smile touched his lips. "The Body Flicker Technique is quite fast. Heh, it's finally getting a little interesting."
The two continued to fight in the sea of fire, their bodies constantly colliding. A series of impacts could be heard endlessly. Even though Sasuke had transformed into his second curse mark form, Neji hadn't slacked off in his Eight Gates training for the past two years, plus his current Sage Body's incredible recovery rate.
Even physically, Sasuke was still no match for Neji.
"Tch, you're not going to activate your Byakugan? Don't die!" Sasuke said angrily.
His Three Tomoe Sharingan spun rapidly. In his eyes, Neji's movements were like frames of a film; he could see them clearly.
Bang!
He let out a cold laugh, doing a spinning consecutive kick in mid-air with all his might. Even the air hissed.
"If I activated my Byakugan, you probably couldn't even take one move from me," Neji said mournfully, as if feeling the loneliness of being invincible and having to self-seal.
He struck out continuously with one hand, knocking away Sasuke's consecutive kicks, then leaped high into the sky, his heel coming down hard.
"Heavenly Foot of Pain!"
Like Mount Tai crushing down, immense pressure poured down, a world-shattering, impossible strength combined together.
Bang!
Sasuke weakly raised his arms to block Neji's heavy blow, but in the instant of contact, Sasuke felt like his arms were about to break. His body felt abnormal, and soon he felt a surge of blood, a urge to vomit. Honestly, if he hadn't been in this state where he was more resilient, he would have been finished long ago.
Boom!
Neji pressed Sasuke down, forcing him to the ground. Instantly, the surging sea of fire dispersed. The ground couldn't withstand Neji's pressure and began to crack in a spiderweb pattern. The sounds of the surface breaking apart incessantly, with faint sounds of bone cracking mixed in.
"Damn it!" Sasuke's ashen face turned red, clearly having used all his strength and was about to collapse.
But at this moment, another ordinary-looking Sasuke emerged from Sasuke's mouth, his hand crackling with lightning, filled with blue-white light.
"Great Snake Flow Substitution Jutsu." Neji hadn't anticipated this.
A bloodthirsty gleam flashed in Sasuke's eyes, and he roared, "Die, Chidori!"
The buzzing sound of electricity filled the air, like so many blades piercing through it, arriving before Neji.
"You've really gotten much stronger," Neji said indifferently, then slowly closed his eyes.
"Heh, have you resigned yourself to fate?" Sasuke sneered. "Unfortunately, it's too late."
"Brother Neji!"
"Neji!"
Not far away, Hinata and the others shouted anxiously. Without a second thought, they unleashed various ninjutsu, blasting them towards Sasuke. But at their speed, by the time their techniques hit Sasuke, Neji would already be dead.
But at this moment, Neji's eyes suddenly snapped open, veins bulging.
He simply waved his hand, and a giant fist suddenly punched out from in front of Neji. Sasuke was caught off guard. Before he could figure out what was happening, his body was instantly sent flying far away, unable to stop. His mind was spinning dizzily, unable to think.
"Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack!" Neji looked at the giant fist floating before his eyes and couldn't help but feel pleased.
He had already suppressed the power of the Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack to its lowest, yet it could still send Sasuke flying out of sight with one punch. Truly amazing.
"I told you long ago, if I activated my Byakugan, you wouldn't be able to take even one move," Neji looked up at the sky, filled with a sense of lament, the feeling of loneliness growing stronger.
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
"Let's go find that guy," Neji said. He hadn't forgotten their purpose for coming to find Sasuke.
...
It was only afternoon, but the gloomy sky had effectively enveloped it as if it were midnight, gloomy and bleak.
Whoosh!
In the sky, a blue shooting star streaked across rapidly, twinkling, flying to an unknown destination. Yes, that was Sasuke, and the light was the Chidori he hadn't had time to retract.
Uh...
The initially powerful offensive ninjutsu had now become Sasuke's guiding light. One wonders what the Chidori would think if it had sentience.
It would probably stab its caster a couple of times first.
Getting back to the point, such a spectacle naturally attracted a lot of attention. Many people who were at home or at work came out of curiosity.
"What's that?"
"A shooting star, probably."
"They say you can make your dreams come true by wishing on a shooting star."
"Yeah, yeah, I think I've heard that before." A girl's eyes flashed with excitement, and she hopped with joy.
The group exchanged glances, nodded deeply, then clasped their hands together, closed their eyes, and prayed earnestly, hoping the shooting star would grant their wishes.
After two years, Sasuke finally experienced being the center of attention again, but in this situation...
Before long, Sasuke finally landed in a residential area.
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