Mui stared at that ferocious, twisted abyssal maw, and at Sasuke standing before it, laughing wildly without restraint.
On his expressionless face, two lines of clear tears slowly slid down his cheeks.
He already had his answer.
Even though this was the first time he had ever seen the Box of Ultimate Bliss fully opened, he did not believe it was something that could help people realize their wishes.
That bone-chilling negative energy, and Sasuke's current state of being so obviously influenced and controlled by negative emotions.
If even a genius of the Uchiha clan had become like this, then what kind of end would his son, who had stayed inside for so many years, have met?
Ryuzetsu was also somewhat sorrowful, but she was not as shaken as Mui.
Because she had already accepted the fact of Muku's death ten years ago.
All these years, she had only wanted to uncover the truth behind Muku's death, and then avenge him.
She did not have Mui's kind of tragedy of clinging to hope, only to have it mercilessly shattered by reality.
But looking at the situation before her now, Ryuzetsu, being the weakest among them, was also the one who could most clearly feel the oppressive pressure coming from Sasuke.
Unable to help herself, she swallowed and asked Aoba with some concern, "His state seems a bit off. Could something go wrong?"
Aoba just smiled, "He's just temporarily being controlled by the evil thoughts in his heart. Beat him awake and it'll be fine."
"Huh?"
"Hahahaha! Hm?"
Ryuzetsu hadn't even reacted yet when Sasuke, who had been laughing crazily, suddenly stopped upon hearing his words.
Then he twisted his head and stared at him fiercely, his expression extremely arrogant, the malice in his eyes completely undisguised.
"Aoba, what do you think you are? Right now, I possess the strongest power of the Uchiha clan. You're no longer my opponent!"
"Heh! Is that so?"
Aoba just smiled, then waved his hand at the two behind him, "You two step back first. You won't be able to interfere in the next fight."
Ryuzetsu was slightly stunned, but said nothing. She grabbed Mui, who was still reeling from the tremendous blow, and pulled him back some distance.
"Damn it! You bastard are always like this! Every time you fight me, you're so calm, acting like you've already got me figured out!"
Sasuke's face twisted, his voice ice-cold.
"But today is the last time. Because next, you will die!"
As soon as the words fell, his body moved, charging toward Aoba at a speed almost impossible to capture with the naked eye.
After so many years of harsh training, Sasuke's foundation was already deep enough.
So when the Mangekyo Sharingan opened, it didn't bring backlash to his body. Instead, it fed back into him, pushing his taijutsu another step higher.
As he closed in on Aoba, his hands rapidly formed seals.
On his right hand, white light instantly flared chaotically, layer upon layer, as if accompanied by the cries of countless birds.
It was Chidori.
Aoba stood in place. Without forming a single seal, countless vines burst out from beneath his feet, blocking Sasuke's path.
But…
Along with a barrage of cracking sounds.
All the vines shattered completely.
Amid the countless fragments, Sasuke's ferocious face entered Aoba's field of vision.
The Chidori in his hand stabbed viciously toward him.
It had to be said that under the feedback of the Mangekyo Sharingan, not only had Sasuke's speed increased, but so had his attack power.
However, Aoba merely raised an eyebrow slightly at the sight, without taking it too seriously.
When Sasuke's attack was about to land on him, he didn't even use Flying Thunder God. Instead, he used the bloodline he relied on most aside from Wood Release, Swift Release.
His body turned into a streak of light, appearing directly behind Sasuke, his fist already raised high.
Beset by all kinds of negative emotions and charging forward, Sasuke had no time to react at all.
The monstrous strength punch swung out.
Terrifying power tore through the air, accompanied by a piercing screech in the ears.
In the next instant, the punch landed.
Crack!
The sound of bones shattering rang out immediately. Visibly, Sasuke's back caved inward.
A white shockwave spread outward in all directions.
His entire body was sent flying backward, face up.
Finally, with a loud boom, he smashed into the ground.
Dust billowed, ground shattered.
In the deep crater he created, Sasuke was already covered in blood. Most of the bones in his body were probably broken.
This time, Aoba did not hold back. What he wanted was to subdue Sasuke first, then force the monster inside the Box of Ultimate Bliss out.
As long as that thing was dealt with, not only would the negative emotions controlling Sasuke disappear, he would also gain another research subject.
And under normal circumstances, after taking that punch, Sasuke should have lost half his life on the spot.
With Aoba's level of medical ninjutsu and his Sage Body, even if Sasuke had only one breath left, he could still snatch him back from the brink of death.
But to his surprise, in the blink of an eye, Sasuke, who had just been coughing up blood and suffering from full-body fractures, instantly looked completely healed.
The injuries on his body vanished in an extremely bizarre way, returning him to peak condition.
'This is…'
'The Mangekyo Sharingan's dojutsu?'
Aoba was somewhat surprised, 'As expected of the eye that reflects the soul.'
This dojutsu was clearly completely different from Sasuke's original dojutsu in the canon storyline.
He grew curious about Sasuke's other dojutsu.
The next moment—
"Aoba, right now, no attack of yours can harm me in the slightest!"
Accompanied by a voice filled with extreme anger yet also extreme pride, Sasuke stood up again.
He had said it long ago. He lacked nothing anymore.
Immediately after, leaving Aoba without any time to react, the shrill sound of chirping birds rang out.
The second round began.
This time, his entire body was wrapped in a layer of lightning, charging toward Aoba like a meteor.
Aoba once again turned into a streak of light, appearing behind Sasuke as before.
"I've already seen it!"
This time, before the attack landed, a fully prepared Sasuke instantly turned into a shadowy blur, leaving behind only a log in place.
He perfectly captured Aoba's figure and predicted his attack, casting the Substitution Technique in advance to dodge it.
Even light itself could be captured by the Mangekyo Sharingan.
Then, from another angle, he launched an attack on Aoba again.
Since Swift Release was ineffective,
Aoba threw out several kunai he had long prepared toward all directions. Immediately after, his body flickered repeatedly among the Flying Thunder God kunai.
Sasuke instantly felt as if countless fists were smashing toward him from every direction.
Facing this kind of high-frequency attack that was practically teleportation, even the Mangekyo Sharingan's insight was completely helpless.
This technique really did counter the Sharingan.
Sasuke once again smashed into the ground, his entire body riddled with broken bones.
Aoba landed not far away, untouched by even a single leaf, his expression still calm.
"Sasuke, if this is all you've got, then this fight can end here. After all, you can't even touch the corner of my clothes," He wanted to know what Sasuke's other dojutsu was.
"Damn it!"
Sasuke recovered his injuries and stood up again, but the look in his eyes as he stared at Aoba was still filled with intense hatred and disdain.
"Aoba, ever since you were little, you've relied on speed to remain undefeated."
"But next, before these eyes of mine, your speed will be completely useless."
In the next instant, Sasuke leapt high into the air. The Mangekyo Sharingan in his left eye spun rapidly several times, then suddenly shuddered.
A golden longbow appeared in his left hand. His right hand drew the string into a full moon, and then lightning gathered, forming an arrow that settled onto the string.
In an instant, Aoba felt as if he had been locked onto by some kind of force.
This was probably the defining trait of Sasuke's second dojutsu.
'Lock-on? Interesting.'
Lightning flashed. Accompanied by blazing thunder that fell from the heavens like a natural disaster, Sasuke's utterly rampant, maniacal laughter echoed across heaven and earth.
"Hahahahaha! Run, Aoba. Run for your life. No matter where you run, no matter how fast you are, the light arrow of the Uchiha clan will eventually nail you into the cracks of time itself!"
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