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"[Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique]"
This was a must-have skill for the Uchiha clan.
If you someone can't learn this ninjutsu, he'd be embarrassed to say his surname was Uchiha when he goes out.
Even Obito mastered this ninjutsu very early. Enough was said.
Compared with the original, Sasuke's current Fire Style was undoubtedly a lot more mature.
Boom!
Poor Orochimaru's painstakingly managed secret base was directly burned by a fireball.
However, looking at the way he didn't care, it was clear he didn't feel bad at all, but rather was worried about Sasuke's safety.
"Colt-kun, children are not sensible and they can make mistakes, so don't play too seriously."
At the same time as he was talking, he was secretly preparing to save Sasuke at any time.
Colt drew his sword in a backhand grip and was about to slash the Great Fireball, but he felt something vaguely in his heart.
Tear!
It wasn't until the flames approached very closely that the sword slashed.
Sasuke frowned.
The huge fireball blocked everyone's sight, and no one saw that Colt grabbed a scroll at the moment of separating the fireball. But no one saw that.
"Yakumo, take that fool away. I'll play with the EdgeLord."
Looking at Naruto, who was still foolishly lost in self-doubt, Colt directly asked Yakumo to pull him out of the battlefield and said with a smile.
Sasuke also twitched the corner of his mouth.
'Can you stop calling me that?!!'
However, he also wanted to have a good fight with Colt to see how far he had come.
The so-called arrogance just now was all fake.
Sasuke was very clear that his current strength was not Colt's match.
The purpose of the fireball was simply to complete their agreed-upon transaction.
'This guy is a monster; how can I compare myself to him?'
At this time, the cave had been blasted open with a big hole, and Colt came outside in an instant.
Not to be outdone, Sasuke followed, and his body was already covered with innumerable curse marks.
Looking at the Kusanagi sword behind him, Colt raised his eyebrows.
"Let's start with taijutsu first. I'll give you a lesson today."
"Humph!"
Sasuke snorted coldly, pulled out the Kusanagi sword in an instant, and slashed over, with a strong current of lightning flowing from it.
Facing Sasuke's attack, Colt stretched out his right index finger and lightly tapped.
Ding!
Under the horrified eyes of everyone, the Kusanagi sword was actually stopped.
"The speed is a bit slower, and the chakra is not strong. It looks fancy, but it is useless against a real strong opponent."
Colt commented slowly and then came to a conclusion.
"Use it less, otherwise overreliance would lead to your doom."
"Damn it!" Sasuke's eyes widened.
"Do you think everyone is like you, with a monster-like body?"
Orochimaru had already told him that Colt, who had awakened the Wood Style, had an extremely powerful physique, even more terrifying than a tailed beast.
"Are you still not satisfied?"
Colt pouted and kicked Sasuke flying.
"Then I will come to compete with you in pure swordsmanship."
Saying that he rushed up, and his Sharingan also came to the 3-Tomoe state.
Sasuke was also confident and waved his sword against him without saying a word.
The clanging sound of iron hammering was incessant.
Naruto stared blankly at the two people on the field.
They were moving so fast that he couldn't even see clearly.
'Sasuke, how much have you grown during this time?'
He clenched his fists involuntarily.
But who knew that Sasuke himself was suffering?
He found that Colt was really just as he had said: using the same strength and speed as him.
It was about equal to the state where he did not open the curse mark.
But even so, it was still extremely uncomfortable for him to fight back.
Colt's sword was deadly, and every time Sasuke attempted to hit his weakest point, the counterattack launched by the advantage of speed forced him to take the hit or stop his own attack.
Before long, several bloodstains appeared on Sasuke's body, which made him look very terrifying.
Once again blocking Colt's attack, Sasuke stepped back and looked at the Kusanagi sword with distress.
Several gaps had appeared on it.
Going back, he would have to let Orochimaru help him repair it.
He sheathed the long sword, and Sasuke began to form seals again.
"[Fire Style: Dragon Flame Technique]!"
"[Fire Style: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique]!"
One group after another group of flames spewed out of his mouth, and the temperature on the scene rose significantly.
Colt also drew back his sword and stood.
"Ninjutsu, a ninja's most powerful attack... however, your flame is too weak!"
He formed one hand seal.
"[Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation]!"
The boundless fire wave swept out, completely swallowing Sasuke's pile of 'small flames'.
Orochimaru's face was solemn.
The intensity of this flame was stronger than that of Jiraiya's toad oil flame!
"Orochimaru-sama, shall we run? This guy Colt is too scary."
Kabuto pushed his glasses and muttered.
"I guess Sasuke-san is done for today."
"Shut up!" Orochimaru scolded as if displeased.
"If Colt-kun wanted to kill Sasuke, he'd already be dead. Otherwise, if he can't, the Flying Thunder God and the Wood Style would just be useless."
Kabuto considered it and nodded his head, it made sense.
Seeing that the fire was about to engulf Sasuke, Naruto was also a little anxious. He was about to make a move…
"Stand here and wait. Colt-san has his own measures," Yakumo said.
*Zizi! Zizi*
*Fouish*
Sasuke, who was in the curse state, wrapped his body with his wings and forcibly broke through the flames, coming straight at Colt.
The Chidori Sasuke had prepared stabbed out fiercely under the blessing of the diving force!
"You're still in a hurry. Although this ninjutsu was created by Kakashi-sensei, I taught it to you."
Colt was not afraid at all, and a ball of lightning appeared in his right hand to greet him.
Zizi! Zizi!
The arcs collided continuously, and in the end, they canceled out each other.
"No, it's impossible. This is the result of my two and a half years of hard work. How could it be..."
Sasuke became incoherent.
He could accept that he lost to Colt, but he couldn't accept that he lost so thoroughly!
This gap was like a gulf, and he couldn't see the slightest hope of winning.
Seeing that Sasuke had begun to doubt his life, Colt knew that he could only play it out to this point.
He got what he wanted, and as a result, he should also tell Sasuke something.
"The last of the three ninja techniques, Genjutsu."
"[Tsukuyomi]!"
Sasuke, who had exited the cursed state, raised his head sharply after hearing the name.
'This is Itachi's technique. Why does Colt also know it?'
The consciousness of the two entered the Tsukuyomi space at the same time.