Naruto: Playing Minecraft In Konoha

Sasuke Chūnshō stood protected by a skeletal framework of the Susanoo, rendering Xiao Yan Uchiha's Xuan Heavy Ruler completely ineffective.

The skeletal arm swung fiercely at Xiao Yan, who was midair.

"The Third Power..."

"Susanoo!"

With a cold snort, Sasuke's skeletal armor expanded, transforming into a complete skeleton. Its size dwarfed its previous form.

Xiao Yan twisted his body midair, performing several flips to evade the attack. He landed momentarily on the skeletal fist, pushing off with a forceful kick to gain distance.

Within the span of two breaths, the gap between them widened.

As Xiao Yan observed Sasuke's transformation, the disdain he held for the "cripple" vanished from his face.

Feeling the surging power of Sasuke's Mangekyō Sharingan, Xiao Yan was left in utter shock.

Damn it!

The Mangekyō Sharingan can manifest armor through ocular power?

That meant…

In a seven-on-one battle, he still held back this trump card?!

While Xiao Yan reeled from the revelation, Sasuke reevaluated his understanding of Itachi Uchiha's strength.

The last time he faced Itachi, Sasuke thought he had come close to victory. The only reason he lost was due to the interference of some white-haired fool.

But now...

A seven-on-one fight wasn't even serious?

I didn't even force him to activate his Mangekyō armor!

Naruto sat nearby, watching Sasuke with a bemused expression.

Having been friends for so many years, Naruto could tell what Sasuke was thinking just from his expression.

"Looks like he's feeling pretty rattled by Xiao Yan," Naruto mused.

"How far can your Three Tomoe Sharingan really see, Sasuke?"

"What can you even do with your current strength?"

"Revenge... is nothing but a joke."

Sasuke sneered faintly, feeling as if he were seeing his younger self in Xiao Yan. It was time to demonstrate the gulf between their power—just as Itachi once did for him.

"Humph!"

"I don't need a cripple like you to tell me what I can or can't do!"

Despite Xiao Yan's arrogant words, his heart was no longer as confident.

The Xuan Heavy Ruler's attacks had proven utterly ineffective. Normal assaults wouldn't break Sasuke's defense.

Looks like it's time to play my trump card.

Xiao Yan's expression turned grim. Gripping his Xuan Heavy Ruler tightly, he activated Three Thousand Thunder Movements, charging at Sasuke with lightning speed.

The arena filled with afterimages, but Sasuke remained still. His thoughts drifted to Xiao Yan's earlier taunts, leaving him oddly sentimental.

This world's me is strange... but still has the same stubborn streak.

Must it always come to this before he sees how vast the gap is between us?

"Give it up!" Sasuke declared.

"Everything you do is utterly meaningless."

"Talk too much," Xiao Yan spat coldly as he dashed around Sasuke.

In a flash, he appeared behind Sasuke and tossed a scroll into the air.

Bang!

From the scroll materialized a black iron canister—simple at first glance, but its contents were far from ordinary.

Packed with combustible materials like charcoal, flour, and quicklime powder, it was a makeshift explosive.

Xiao Yan hurled the canister into the air above Sasuke, preparing to shatter it with a kunai and ignite the powder with Fire Release.

However, Sasuke reacted faster. He punched upward, smashing the canister before it could be triggered.

It was almost as if he had eyes in the back of his head.

"Put away your pathetic tools."

"You think such tactics can defeat me?"

"Or is this your idea of revenge?"

Sasuke's tone was dripping with scorn. Seeing his counterpart from another world stirred mixed emotions—pride in his progress, but also frustration at his inadequacies.

If this Xiao Yan couldn't overcome even him, how could he hope to defeat Itachi? How could he possibly face the threat of the Ōtsutsuki Clan?

But still...

Sasuke couldn't deny the power of Xiao Yan's Lightning Release techniques.

If this keeps up, he might develop the Lightning Release: Kirin sooner than I did...

But why the hell does he keep spamming Fire Release?

Basic Fire Release techniques can't kill anyone!

With a single punch from the Susanoo's skeleton, Sasuke shattered the black canister.

Black powder rained from above, shrouding the battlefield in a dense cloud.

Even Naruto and Boruto, observing from the sidelines, could no longer see the fight clearly.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!"

Xiao Yan's voice rang out as a massive fireball ignited the powder cloud.

BOOM!

The explosion painted the battlefield in fiery red.

Xiao Yan stood resolute, gripping his Xuan Heavy Ruler tightly as he stared at the blaze.

He wasn't convinced the Susanoo's armor was as simple as it seemed.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a massive purple hand burst from the flames, swatting Xiao Yan away.

Though he managed to block with the Xuan Heavy Ruler, the impact left him spitting blood.

"Put away your pathetic Fire Release!"

"You think it can harm me?"

As the smoke cleared, the half-body form of Sasuke's Susanoo appeared. His disdainful expression remained unchanged.

From the sidelines, Naruto chuckled at Sasuke's bravado.

"If you're so confident, don't switch to your half-body Susanoo. Stick to the skeleton, why don't you?"

Boruto frowned. "Dad... is Xiao Yan going to lose?"

Naruto smirked mysteriously. "Not necessarily. Xiao Yan's not as weak as you think."

Memories of Xiao Yan's explosive experiments back in the village surfaced. Naruto still wasn't sure what the kid had been plotting during his absence, but it had been nothing short of chaotic.

Coughing up blood, Xiao Yan staggered to his feet, using his Xuan Heavy Ruler for support. His eyes widened at the sight of Sasuke's Susanoo.

Crap!

So there's a third stage to this ocular armor?!

Even after absorbing some of Sasuke's chakra, the earlier punch left Xiao Yan's body screaming in pain.

Sasuke gazed down at him, impressed despite himself.

"Still standing after that? You're stronger than I was at thirteen."

Even Sasuke had been forced to manifest the Susanoo's half-body form to withstand Xiao Yan's earlier explosion.

Still, Sasuke maintained his haughty demeanor.

"What's wrong? I haven't even used my full strength, and you're already this pathetic?"

Gritting his teeth, Xiao Yan glanced at Naruto from the corner of his eye.

Damn it!

Am I really going to use that in front of him?!

"You think you'll defeat Itachi like this?" Sasuke taunted. "With your laughable Fire Release?"

"You're the laughable one, you one-armed bastard!" Xiao Yan roared, his final shred of rationality snapping.

With a bang, he summoned two small jars from a sealing scroll.

"Laughable Fire Release?"

"Heh... we'll see."

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