"Why does this kid have to be so stubborn?" Aoi shook his head helplessly. "With Sasuke's current strength, he's barely at the level of a high‑ranked Jōnin at best."
To think he could defeat a Kage‑level fighter like Killer Bee — let alone the Eight‑Tails Gyūki, whose power far exceeded that of an ordinary Kage — using nothing more than the Chidori and a few genjutsu…
He truly had no idea what he was up against!
Even so, Aoi still had to keep Sasuke alive for the time being. After all, in this scenario, he was essentially filling the roles of Karin, Jūgo, and Suigetsu all rolled into one…
His job was to provide support while letting Sasuke endure enough pain to finally unleash Amaterasu — the black flames that had never actually killed anyone before — and defeat Bee.
That was the way the world's will had written this story.
And so…
"Eighth Blade!"
Killer Bee lunged forward like a speeding arrow, intending to drive his hand forward as if it were a blade and slice Sasuke clean in two.
"Damn it — I can see every movement clearly, but my body just can't keep up!" Sasuke's face tightened in grim realization. If this kept up, he would be dead in seconds.
But just then…
Aoi had somehow circled around behind Bee, and a blinding flash of white light suddenly flared into existence.
"So that child is finally making his move?"
A jolt of alarm shot through Bee, and he instinctively slowed his strike just a fraction.
I have to stay on guard — if that lightning hits me full‑force, I really might not survive!
As the saying goes, the smallest hesitation can change everything. That brief moment of caution made Sasuke's fight feel several times easier.
Yet even after Bee completed his strike, the terrifying lightning he had been bracing for never actually came. It had only flashed once and then vanished.
"?"
Bee turned around, utterly confused.
"Whoopsie~?"
Aoi rubbed the hem of his cloak with an embarrassed look.
"My apologies, that was a bit embarrassing… I messed up the technique just now…"
You little rascal — you think I'm buying that for a second?!
Bee felt a throbbing headache coming on, but out of caution, he decided to focus first on taking out the stubborn and troublesome Uchiha standing before him.
However…
"Eighth Blade!"
Every time Bee prepared to strike, that same flash of white light would appear right on cue behind him, forcing him to divert most of his attention to watching his back.
Amazingly, this allowed Sasuke to hold his own against Bee for the time being…
Until finally, Bee could take it no longer!
As he launched into his eighth strike, he spun around abruptly, ready to counter‑attack the source of the light. Only then did he realize…
"This is going too far!"
Aoi had somehow dragged out a massive floodlight, and had been using it this whole time to trick him into thinking it was lightning!
"Haha!" Aoi scratched his head with a grin.
"I noticed the atmosphere was getting way too tense, so I brought this out to lighten the mood a little!"
"..."
Bee wanted nothing more than to cleave Aoi's head open right then and there, but the memory of that terrifying white lightning made him swallow his anger and hold back.
Aoi's behavior was completely baffling; he couldn't tell if the boy was truly an ally or an enemy, so it made no sense to attack him outright.
Still, Bee had made up his mind: This time, no matter what flashes behind me — white light, or red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, or purple — I'm going to kill Sasuke first and ask questions later!
"Eighth Blade!"
Hidden behind a veil of chakra smoke, Bee tightened the red‑glowing cloak of his tailed‑beast form, pushed his speed to the absolute limit, and charged straight at Sasuke.
This time, it looked as though Sasuke had no way to dodge. Aoi was already preparing to step in and intervene — but at that exact moment…
Sasuke's three‑tomoe Sharingan spun rapidly and transformed into the three‑bladed pattern of his Mangekyō.
Countless massive crows erupted from his eyes, their feathers sweeping through Bee's body and dragging him forcefully into the world of illusion!
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