chsdbacks Chapter 341 Exposure
Chapter 341 Exposure
After the purple skeleton of Susanoo steadily blocked the impact of the Giant Rasengan, Naruto immediately used the momentum to leap backward, trying to create distance.
But Sasuke reacted even faster—he raised his one arm, the patterns of the Rinnegan swirling in his eye.
Naruto, who had just retreated a few meters, suddenly felt his body being pulled forward by a powerful force, and he was uncontrollably flying towards Sasuke's direction!
"Is it the Universal Guidance?"
Naruto immediately recognized the familiar technique. Seeing himself about to be pulled towards Sasuke, he reacted at the last second.
"Whoosh!"
Naruto's figure vanished from his spot in an instant! The Flying Thunder God Technique can be activated without hand seals, and the next moment he appeared not far behind Sasuke, his azure chakra in his hand spinning rapidly, preparing to condense a Rasengan.
However, Sasuke had already anticipated this move! Almost at the same moment Naruto appeared, he suddenly turned his head, and his Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan and Rinnegan precisely locked onto Naruto's position.
"Whoosh!"
Sasuke's figure also disappeared from the spot, leaving only a Flying Thunder God kunai stuck in the ground, trembling slightly.
"boom!"
A heavy thud resounded! Naruto was struck in the back by a powerful kick from Sasuke, who suddenly appeared behind him, sending him flying forward uncontrollably. He managed to regain his balance mid-air, golden chakra condensing beneath his feet to create a cushion.
Naruto instantly understood what had just happened—Sasuke had used Amenotejikara to swap positions with the Flying Thunder God kunai he had laid out beforehand. This tactic, which involved setting up coordinates all over the battlefield before a battle, had now become a weakness exploited by the opponent.
Just as Naruto struggled to regain his footing, Sasuke launched his next attack. The Susanoo, which had initially been only in skeletal form, rapidly evolved into its second form, purple energy coalescing into a complete half-body, and an energy bow emerging from its enormous hand!
"Whoosh—Boom!"
Purple energy arrows shot out, the first one deliberately hitting the ground next to Naruto, kicking up a cloud of dust.
This was clearly a warning from Sasuke—it seems he was still somewhat afraid of accidentally killing Naruto.
"Looks like I need to put in more effort..."
Naruto muttered to himself. This attack couldn't harm him yet, but neither side had used their full strength, and this level of confrontation was far from what he expected.
"roar!!"
With a thunderous roar, Naruto entered a partial Tailed Beast Transformation state. A gigantic phantom of a golden fox head appeared behind him, perfectly protecting his body. Purple arrows struck the chakra shield, creating ripples, but failed to penetrate the defense.
The golden fox opened its massive jaws, and the tailed beast chakra began to rapidly condense—this was not a tailed beast ball, but a tailed beast chakra cannon with slightly less power.
"boom!!"
The golden Tailed Beast Cannon and the purple Susanoo Arrow collided fiercely in mid-air, the shockwave from the explosion sweeping across the entire training ground. The duel was temporarily at a stalemate, like two fortresses bombarding each other. Dense energy barrages wove a web of death in the center of the field, the flashes of explosions constantly flickering, yet neither could break through the other's defenses.
"sharp……"
Boruto, watching the duel from afar, couldn't help but let out a heartfelt exclamation. The father of this world, at this age, was already able to fight Sasuke to a standstill.
Although the scale of this scene is far less than the battle he remembered where Naruto and Sasuke teamed up to fight Momoshiki Otsutsuki, if both sides really let loose, Sasuke could summon the complete Susanoo, and Naruto could also display the complete Nine-Tails form. At that time, the scale of the battle would expand dozens of times.
The reason the two were holding back was precisely to avoid attracting unnecessary attention with such a large commotion. If the others in Konoha were to notice this duel, which far exceeded the Kage level, it would surely cause a huge uproar.
For Boruto, without using the dangerous power within him, this level of combat was beyond his reach. He focused intently on observing every detail, trying to learn from it.
Who is that person?
A cold, shocked female voice suddenly rang in Boruto's ears, startling him. He immediately realized that the commotion from the fight had attracted others, but when he saw who it was, his heart sank—this was undoubtedly the worst-case scenario.
Uchiha Satsuki, who had been taken away from the battlefield by Naruto using the Flying Thunder God Technique, somehow managed to find this place on her own. Although it was quite a distance from Konoha, she still accurately pinpointed their location.
What's more troublesome is that Zuo Yue's gaze is fixed on Susanoo, which is like a myth in the eyes of ordinary ninjas.
What's most undeniable is that the three-tomoe Sharingan has appeared in her eyes, meaning she can see far more details than ordinary people, including the flow of chakra and the mysterious person's unique eyes.
"Saku...Master!"
Boruto hurriedly shouted, waving his hands wildly in the air, signaling the two to stop immediately. Boruto's unusual behavior immediately caught the attention of Naruto and Sasuke, and when they saw the figure standing on the sidelines, their expressions froze instantly.
Almost simultaneously, the purple Susanoo and the golden Nine-Tails chakra receded rapidly like a tide. The battlefield fell silent, leaving only the ravaged ground and the lingering aftershocks of chakra.
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"Naruto! If you don't explain yourself clearly, I won't... never mind!"
Satsuki's voice was filled with obvious anger. She first glared fiercely at Naruto, who dared not meet her gaze. Clearly, the incident of Naruto forcibly sending her away from the battlefield had left her with a lot of resentment.
She originally wanted to say, "I will not forgive you if you don't explain yourself clearly," but she swallowed the words back—because deep down she knew very well that she couldn't truly be angry with Naruto.
She turned her face away in a huff, but quickly turned her gaze back to Sasuke standing to the side. Her expression, which had been slightly angry, instantly turned icy cold; this is how emotions control one's heart.
"Who are you?! What's wrong with your eye? The Uchiha clan should have already... that night!"
"I..." Sasuke stammered, "How did you find this place?"
Sasuke secretly wanted to just knock Satsuki unconscious and let Naruto explain later; he really didn't want to get involved in this troublesome conversation. But reason told him he couldn't just knock Satsuki unconscious every time.
"Answer my questions!" Zuo Yue took a step closer. "And why! Why are our eye powers so similar! What's your relationship with that woman?!"
"woman?"
The second question puzzled Sasuke. The similarity in their eye powers was easy to understand, since they essentially shared the same eyes, only their levels of evolution differed drastically. But who was the "woman" referring to?
"Are you going to say you don't know her? Uchiha Itachi! The mastermind behind the massacre of the Uchiha clan! You can sense her presence in your eye power!"
"...?"
Sasuke's previously troubled expression suddenly became very subtle, a kind of indescribable calm, but the slight twitching of his lips betrayed his inner turmoil. He barely managed to maintain his composure, suppressing the urge to sigh and rub his forehead.
"That woman...who is she to you?" he asked cautiously.
"Don't answer questions with questions!" Satsuki's voice suddenly rose. "I already said it! Answer me now!"
Faced with such hostility from Sasuke, Sasuke had no choice but to turn to Naruto for help. Although Sasuke's face remained expressionless, Naruto could clearly feel the almost tangible resentment emanating from him, and couldn't help but shiver.
"The relationship should be..." Naruto carefully chose his words, "...your older sister."