[Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Jutsu!]
Sheathing his tanto, Sasuke quickly formed hand seals with both hands. Then, with a swift motion of his right hand, he exhaled multiple fireballs forward while several shuriken slipped into the flames, flying together with them toward Yogetsu Hozuki.
Chapter 224 – The Legendary Titanium-Alloyed Dog Eyes [Part 4] (an expression referring to an extraordinary visual or perceptual ability)
[Water Release: Gunshot Fish!]
Facing the incoming Fire Release, Yogetsu Hozuki calmly plunged his blade into the ground beside him. He rapidly formed several hand seals and released a powerful stream of water from his mouth, aiming directly at the fireballs.
"Shhh—"
Upon impact, the fireballs met the water in a burst of white steam as they were instantly extinguished. Just when Yogetsu relaxed slightly, several shuriken came spinning out from the mist.
"So that's it—hiding the shuriken within the fireballs? Although I used my Water Release to put out the flames, those shuriken weren't hindered in the least."
Yogetsu's pupils narrowed. He had thought the fireballs from the Phoenix Sage Fire technique were small and insignificant, so he used a relatively weak Water Release, not wanting to waste too much chakra. But now he realized that even after the fire was gone, the shuriken remained unaffected inside.
Still glowing red-hot from the flames, the spinning shuriken flew toward Yogetsu, who sprang aside without hesitation.
"You're too careless," Sasuke murmured, a faint smile creeping onto his face.
With another flick of his wrist, he hurled two more shuriken forward. They collided midair, redirecting their flight path and striking other hidden blades among the phoenix fire. Suddenly, multiple projectiles curved simultaneously toward Yogetsu just as he leapt upward.
"The shuriken actually changed direction!"
Yogetsu's jaw nearly dropped in shock. He'd seen countless shuriken throws before—those basic ninja tools were staples every ninja learned early on at the Ninja Academy. Yet never had he heard of shuriken changing course mid-flight like this.
Though stunned, Yogetsu reacted swiftly. In midair, he twisted his body sharply and barely dodged the barrage of flying blades. As he let out a breath of relief, Sasuke subtly shifted his palm—and suddenly, the previously evaded shuriken spun around Yogetsu before slamming into the distant ground.
"This is… wire string?"
Yogetsu felt his body tighten instantly as thin strands of steel wire wrapped tightly around him, binding him up. One end was held firmly in Sasuke's grasp, while the other—
"I get it now—it was those shuriken! The wires were attached to them, allowing precise control over the shuriken and enabling you to trap me with the wires."
[Katon: Dragon Fire Technique!]
With one end of the wire strings clenched between his teeth, Sasuke formed hand seals with both hands. His fire-released chakra surged through the wires, racing directly toward the bound Yogetsu Hozuki.
At the very moment Sasuke launched his Fire Release attack, water droplets near his feet suddenly surged upward, rapidly shaping themselves into Yogetsu Hozuki. Yogetsu's right hand formed a pistol shape, and on his index finger, a single drop of water had already formed.
"You've fallen for it! [Water Style: Water Gun Technique]!"
"Actually, the one who fell for it is you. I've seen through everything of yours."
Sasuke tilted his head slightly, smirking as he watched Yogetsu Hozuki. His Three-Tomoe Sharingan had disappeared unnoticed, and both of his eyes now emitted a crimson glow.
"What the hell is this?!"
Before Yogetsu could understand what Sasuke meant, he suddenly saw two beams of light shoot from Sasuke's eyes. The speed of the beams gave him no time to react. He only felt intense heat and pain in his right shoulder area. The Water Gun Technique he had prepared instantly vanished, and under the high-temperature rays, his body even began evaporating.
The beam lasted briefly, vanishing in a blink, yet Yogetsu was already unable to resist. His shoulder had been pierced, scorched by extreme heat, and his body started suffering dehydration. All Yogetsu could do was lie on the ground panting, too weak to move another muscle.
"Sasuke's Sharingan laser vision used for ambushes is simply perfect," Sakura praised Sasuke's sudden showy maneuver. "No wonder they're called legendary ultra-hardened eyes! Their speed is too fast to dodge, and their intense heat makes them especially deadly. If someone gets hit in a vital spot, there's absolutely no way to survive!"
Probably due to Sasuke's eyes being naturally powerful, his evolved special abilities also appeared within them—very similar to Cyclops's optic blast from X-Men. These eye-launched lasers weren't just fast, but carried extremely high temperature, almost impossible to evade. Such immense heat could instantly melt away any defense. At full power, Sasuke's laser vision could even penetrate Susanoo itself.
"How exactly did you see through my real body and clone?" Yogetsu asked while using his left hand to take the flask from his waist, replenishing fluids so he wouldn't die from excessive dehydration. Still puzzled, he continued, "I mean, I thought my disguise was solid enough. What happened?"
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From the very beginning, I saw through everything."
Sasuke picked up the Wire Strings and Shuriken scattered on the ground and said, "Right from the start, when I launched the Great Fireball Jutsu at you, you dodged the attack using the Hydrification Technique. Then you emerged as a Water Clone Jutsu from the water created by that technique, making me believe your clone was your real body. While the clone fought me, your true self remained hidden underwater, using the Hydrification Technique and waiting for a chance to strike. However, every move you made, I've been watching it all along."
Sasuke pointed at his own eyes and said, "In a way, your plan truly was flawless—it'd be impossible for an ordinary person to distinguish between the Water Clone Jutsu and the Hydrification Technique. But my Sharingan could clearly see the difference between the two. In other words, from the very beginning, your entire plan has been laid bare to me!"
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