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The fist blazing with golden flames slammed into the ground, and the sky-covering golden sand collapsed in a deafening roar.
"Magnet Release? Nothing special."
It wasn't that Kazuki was being arrogant; the limits of Magnet Release were simply right there in front of him.
Moreover, Magnet Release wasn't omnipotent. Its strength lay in its versatility, but that same versatility could become its fatal flaw.
For instance, it sorely lacked piercing attacks and could only rely on attrition.
But when it came to attrition, would Kazuki fear Rasa?
As long as he didn't show off, didn't get distracted, and didn't let the golden sand erupt from underground to strike his main body...
Kazuki dared to say that Rasa wouldn't even touch a single hair on his head.
"Magnet Release: Golden Sand Cube!!"
This was a ninjutsu that the Third Kazekage excelled at, and Rasa did too—after all, the Third Kazekage had been his teacher.
But such an attack method, against Kazuki who had already awakened his mature Susanoo... was a bit superfluous.
The massive golden cube hurtled toward Kazuki.
Kazuki didn't even spare it a proper glance. Susanoo's enormous hands rose high, directly blocking the incoming cube.
"Rasa, is this all you've got?"
Controlling Susanoo to swing at Rasa, only to be blocked by golden sand—no problem, there was still the other hand.
"Boom!!!"
The shield formed by the golden sand shattered outright, leaving Rasa, who was hiding behind it, looking somewhat disheveled.
He himself had noticed the key issue: this large-scale, chakra-consuming kekkei genkai known as Magnet Release was at a disadvantage against Susanoo.
Without piercing attacks, it was hard to breach Susanoo's defenses.
Attacking from underground beneath Kazuki's feet—Rasa had considered it.
But Kazuki wouldn't give him any chance.
A mature Susanoo was still only in half-body form; attacking from below could directly hit the person enveloped within it.
Gulp~~~
Watching the golden giant chase Rasa and pummel him relentlessly, forcing Rasa to retreat step by step, switching through various attacks that still amounted to nothing, leaving him only able to flee...
The Konoha ninjas all subconsciously swallowed hard, their minds filled with just two words: So strong!
Even the Uchiha clansmen felt a surge of excitement and tension because of Susanoo's overwhelming power.
Itachi and Shisui exchanged a glance. Shisui grinned, though the smile seemed a bit forced.
Itachi understood instantly and didn't point it out, sparing Shisui the embarrassment.
"Kazekage-sama!!!"
Ninjas from Sunagakure rushed to provide support, but the scene they witnessed was...
Their own Kazekage-sama being chased all over the place, while Kazuki, controlling Susanoo, looked like he was playing a game of whack-a-mole.
He didn't even need Susanoo's weapons, or bother with any other ninjutsu—just repeated punches from those massive fists.
"Magnet Release: Golden Sand Mausoleum!!!"
Like a mole darting about, Rasa saw that the golden sand accumulating in the cracks on the ground was nearly ready.
Without further hesitation, he controlled countless streams of golden sand to surge forward like ocean waves, sweeping toward Kazuki.
Ignoring the golden sand filling the sky, Kazuki glanced at the cracks in the ground that Susanoo had smashed open and couldn't help but smirk:
"People who play with Magnet Release all have dirty minds."
Rasa scurried around like a mole not just to draw Kazuki's attention, but also to use Susanoo's strikes to hide golden sand in the resulting cracks, then launch a fatal blow at the right moment.
A small amount of golden sand hidden away—once it reached a critical mass, it would suddenly converge and attack Kazuki from inside Susanoo.
"Not enough."
Rasa was brimming with confidence, so Kazuki felt it necessary to shatter that confidence a bit.
"Boom!!!!"
The golden sand in the sky was blasted away, and even the sand beginning to swirl toward Kazuki's feet scattered across the ground. The half-body Susanoo began to grow taller in sections as the chakra within Kazuki surged violently.
"..."
Staring at the Susanoo sprouting legs and continuously rising higher, Rasa's eyes went dull, to the point that he didn't even bother controlling the scattered golden sand.
You could play it like that?
The half-body Susanoo grew feet, layers of even denser armor covering its form, and two wings blazing with golden flames sprouted from its back.
Additionally, a long sword wreathed in golden flames hung behind Susanoo.
Every person who awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan had a Susanoo of a different color.
Their initial forms varied as well, but the complete forms of Susanoo were generally similar.
The biggest difference lay in the weapons each Susanoo wielded—they were all unique.
The weapon wielded by Kazuki's Susanoo was a straight blade without a scabbard, resembling a Chokutō.
Compared to a katana, the straight blade felt even heavier.
Now in complete Susanoo state, Kazuki's position had risen to the head of the giant.
The over hundred-meter-tall titan stood upon the earth, its entire body ablaze with golden flames, looking down condescendingly at Rasa on the ground, who resembled nothing more than a tiny insect.
Was this still a power that a human could possess?
With the appearance of the complete Susanoo, forget Rasa and the Sunagakure ninjas—even the Uchiha clansmen found their minds blank.
"Shisui, can you do it?"
Itachi swallowed hard and asked in a low voice.
Shisui couldn't help but give a wry smile:
"No, the chakra and eye power consumption is too severe. Half-body is already my limit, unless..."
Shisui quickly shook his head.
There were no 'unlesses'—he didn't want to actually go blind.
It would be ridiculous to blind himself just to test his control over Susanoo.
"Rasa, since you like playing this game of cat and mouse, let's keep going. I can play with you all day long. But remember my words: if anyone from Sunagakure acts like a jerk again and sneaks into the Land of Fire to stir up trouble, every single time, I'll beat you once."
As he spoke, Susanoo lifted its foot and stomped down toward Rasa.
Use a weapon to attack?
Forget it—Rasa didn't qualify for that. Stomping him like a rat was more than enough.
What bullshit Magnet Release? In the face of absolute power, it couldn't even get on the table.
"Damn it!! Retreat, now!!!"
Seeing the foot like a small mountain crashing down, Rasa shouted to his village's ninjas before stepping on golden sand to evade swiftly.
Rumble!!!
The earth let out continuous roars, leaving behind a deep footprint.