"B—this is the Uchiha clan's ultimate power. You must be careful."
Staring at the Susanoo warrior clad in black Tengu armor, the Fourth Raikage A's face was heavy with seriousness.
With his Lightning Release Chakra Mode, he could still manage, but for Killer B, facing Susanoo head-on was far riskier.
"Don't worry, big bro."
"I'll be fine."
Killer B sounded confident.
Even if he couldn't handle it alone, Gyūki could always come out and hold the line.
No matter what, he couldn't let Uchiha Yusuke look down on him.
After all, he was the Eight-Tails jinchūriki—praised by the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, as a "Killer of Shinobi."
Seeing Susanoo again also stirred old memories within the Eight-Tails, Gyūki.
Long ago, the Sage of Six Paths, Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo, and the founder of the Uchiha, Indra, had possessed this very power.
Compared to them, Yusuke's Susanoo was merely a prototype—still far from a true complete form.
Madara Uchiha's Perfect Susanoo could level a mountain with a single strike.
As for Indra and the Sage of Six Paths… even clashing head-on with the Ten-Tails wasn't out of the question.
Sensing that Yusuke carried the faint beginnings of the Sage's power, Gyūki dared not be careless.
Through their mental link, Gyūki warned B:
"B, don't be reckless."
"That opponent has touched the Sage of Six Paths' power. We could lose."
Killer B immediately answered his partner with a cringey freestyle rap.
"Lord Killer B has never tasted defeat."
"But tasting it once in a while… might not be so bad…"
Gyūki was speechless.
B clearly hadn't received enough "education" from the real world yet.
Before the Fourth Raikage and Killer B could even catch their breath, Uchiha Yusuke attacked again.
The spiritual weapon in Yusuke's black Tengu Susanoo resembled the Totsuka Blade—capable of sealing the target's chakra upon contact.
A spiritual weapon that carried sealing arts by default meant Yusuke now had a natural advantage against a jinchūriki like Killer B.
He had failed to capture the Two-Tails earlier.
Now, he had another chance—to capture the Eight-Tails alive.
"One-Sword Style: Purgatory."
Yusuke drew the spiritual blade. Flames roared along its edge as he slashed straight at Killer B.
"Don't you dare!"
With a shout, the Fourth Raikage surged forward to block for his brother.
Yusuke's lips curled into a strange, eerie smile.
"You finally took the bait."
"This is exactly what I wanted."
"One-Sword Style: Flamingo."
The sword's trajectory suddenly spiraled—then cut directly toward the Fourth Raikage.
The Fourth Raikage sneered.
After Minato Namikaze's death, his speed was the fastest in the shinobi world.
Trying to hit him like that?
Pure delusion.
He flipped midair, intending to evade the Susanoo blade.
But in Yusuke's eyes, a mysterious, unfathomable power exploded.
"Mangekyō Sharingan—Epitaph!"
In an instant, Yusuke's gaze seemed to enter the river of time itself, observing the future several seconds ahead.
"Epitaph" was the dōjutsu awakened in his right eye—similar to the "future sight" of Observation Haki.
It could trigger passively, or be activated deliberately.
The greater the ocular power consumed, the farther into the future he could see.
But two or three seconds? That cost him almost nothing.
Having foreseen the Fourth Raikage's evasive movement, Yusuke instinctively adjusted the blade's path again.
The Raikage's proud speed was instantly read—completely exposed.
"Boom!"
Yusuke's slash landed squarely, smashing the Fourth Raikage straight down and embedding him deep into the ground.
If not for the terrifying defense of Lightning Release Chakra Mode, the Fourth Raikage might have already lost right there.
"Cough… cough…"
The Fourth Raikage clawed his way out of the crater, coughing violently.
Even with the lightning armor, his blood and chakra churned violently inside.
At that moment, shock filled his eyes.
He couldn't make sense of it.
He had clearly dodged—so why had Yusuke's blade still connected?
Had Yusuke seen through his movement?
Impossible.
Absolutely impossible!
Killer B was also stunned.
He'd been sure his brother wouldn't get hit—how had it turned out like this?
He was a genuine Kage-level fighter.
There was no way he should have misread that.
Veterans of countless battles, the AB Combination instantly sensed something profoundly wrong.
They shared the same thought:
Test it again—right now!
In a flash, the Fourth Raikage and Killer B once again launched their signature ultimate combo.
"Ultimate Ox Lightning Lariat!"
"Hm?"
Yusuke gave a small sound of surprise—then, guided by Epitaph's passive foresight, dodged on instinct.
"Smack!"
Their combined strike hit nothing.
Their fastest technique—broken cleanly by Yusuke.
The Fourth Raikage's face hardened as he realized the truth.
"Careful, B."
"That guy's eyes are… wrong."
A cold bead of sweat slid down Killer B's forehead.
"He can see through my brother's and my combined attack…"
"The power of the Uchiha… it's terrifying."
Yusuke smiled faintly.
"Just a small trick."
"Nothing worth making such a fuss about."
Hearing Yusuke speak so casually, the Fourth Raikage's fury exploded.
A "small trick"?!
So the two of them hadn't even "entered the door" yet, was that it?
You bastard—how dare you!
With a roar, the Fourth Raikage threw another punch at Yusuke.
Yusuke chuckled.
"You really don't learn, do you?"
"Epitaph!"
The time-based dōjutsu activated again.
In the next instant, Yusuke's black Tengu Susanoo clenched the Fourth Raikage in its hand.
"Genjutsu: Sharingan."
Their eyes met—and the Fourth Raikage's face instantly changed.
"Damn it…"
Yusuke's genjutsu took hold. The Fourth Raikage's eyes went unfocused, his body going slack.
Lightning Release Chakra Mode dissolved, and he slowly dropped to one knee.
"…No…"
"I actually…"
"…fell to a mere Sharingan genjutsu."
His voice was full of unwillingness—but at this point, he no longer had the strength to resist.
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