"Amenotejikara!"
When Sasuke used Amenotejikara, he grit his teeth and put his full strength into it.
Just like Kakashi shouting "Kamui."
And thankfully, Sasuke really did manage to produce an effect similar to Kamui.
He'd successfully used Amenotejikara to tear part of the target away.
Sasuke was thrilled.
What did that mean?
It meant his eye technique wasn't just pure support anymore. It now had real offensive power.
But…
Sasuke's expression suddenly froze.
Kamui distorted space itself, making chakra act on the surrounding space and causing space to warp on its own.
In other words, that was Kamui's natural effect.
But Amenotejikara was different.
Its original function was simply exchange. Sasuke had a flash of inspiration and thought of swapping only part of a target, creating an effect similar to spatial tearing.
But that required him to spend extra ocular power to precisely limit the area of the target.
That was the difference between Amenotejikara and Kamui.
If Kakashi used Kamui to transfer a huge target, then naturally the eye power consumed would also be enormous.
Amenotejikara didn't work like that.
Whether Sasuke swapped places with the Ten-Tails or with a fly, the consumption was basically the same.
Both counted as exchanging "one unit," and the chakra cost followed that default.
What Sasuke was trying to do now was shrink that default unit. That was why the chakra drain suddenly rose so sharply.
Sasuke staggered.
At the same time, the activated Amenotejikara deformed slightly, and its power briefly went out of control.
Originally, Sasuke used Heavenly fox plus Amenotejikara to observe and aim at the Second Hokage's upper body.
But because of that brief wobble, the target shifted downward.
"Hm?"
Sasuke was startled to discover something strange.
He'd transferred the Second Hokage's armor and pants over here, but he hadn't been exchanged over there.
So what exactly got sent across?
He activated Heavenly fox again and looked.
A lilac flower had somehow been inserted into a very unfortunate place on the Second Hokage's body.
A bead of cold sweat appeared on Sasuke's forehead.
Luckily, Edo Tensei bodies had no sensation, and right now the Second Hokage was drained of chakra, so he didn't have any perception either.
As long as Sasuke got back in time and removed that flower…
In any case, the Second Hokage couldn't be allowed to notice!
Otherwise, the man who always called the Uchiha "inherently evil" would definitely end up with even worse stereotypes about them.
Uchiha Sasuke had already decided that in the future, he would become a partner of justice and restore honor to the Uchiha name.
He couldn't keep disgracing the clan.
Still…
Sasuke decided to do one more test.
That accident just now made him realize he could use Amenotejikara to exchange one object with another, without involving himself at all.
That was a remarkable discovery.
If he could master that move… it would be terrifying.
With Sasuke's combat instincts, he already thought of one way to use it.
If he charged a kunai with Chidori, then used Amenotejikara to swap the target with that kunai, wouldn't that basically become a "guaranteed-hit Chidori"?
That was far too practical.
He had to test it quickly!
Sasuke activated Heavenly fox again, and his target was still Senju Tobirama.
The clothes from before hadn't been fully transferred yet, so this time he'd continue using the clothing as the exchange target.
Sasuke inherited Orochimaru's scientific spirit after becoming his student. What he didn't inherit was rigor.
At this point, Sasuke was already running out of chakra.
Using Amenotejikara again—and still using this high-intensity, high-consumption "precise cutting Amenotejikara"—what result could there be?
Sasuke staggered again and fainted on the spot.
Even so, Amenotejikara still activated successfully.
It was just that, due to another fluctuation, his aim went off again.
More importantly, the first time he missed, the armor and pants still provided some cover.
This time there was nothing left to block it.
A flowerpot with a lilac flower stuck in it got transferred over, and when Sasuke collapsed unconscious, he landed right on top of it.
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Meanwhile, back in Konoha—
Sakura, Ino, and Kushina found Team 8 while they were on patrol.
"Hinata, Shino, Kiba—come help us look for Naruto!" Ino waved and called out.
All three members of Team 8 were tracking specialists, so they were perfect for finding someone.
"Naruto? That guy's back? Since when?" Kiba asked in confusion.
"Woof woof." Akamaru barked twice beside him.
"What? Akamaru, you're saying you smell Naruto?"
Kiba understood what Akamaru meant, but then his expression suddenly turned pale.
Why would Akamaru remember Naruto's smell so clearly?
That took him right back to the Chunin Exams.
Back then, Naruto held a balloon full of shit and ruthlessly used Rasengan on both him and Akamaru.
So the scent Akamaru was catching now might not actually be Naruto's natural scent, but…
Kiba immediately felt sick and dry-heaved twice!
"Woof woof."
"There's also some weird fresh scent mixed in with Naruto's trail?"
Kiba felt like he was on the verge of breaking down.
Sometimes having a nose that was too sharp really was a curse. He now clearly picked up the smell of the medicated oil Naruto had been using.
"Huh? Wait, how did Naruto's scent get up into the sky?" The more Kiba followed it, the stranger it felt.
Had Naruto masturbate so good he literally ascended?
"Uh… sorry about that. I kind of sent Naruto flying by accident," Killer B scratched his head awkwardly.
"If he got launched into the sky, why are you asking me?! Akamaru and I can't fly!" Kiba was losing it.
"It's okay. We remember the general direction Naruto was sent flying in. We just have to search that way," Ino said, pointing into the distance.
"…Fine."
"Team 8, move out!"
The group started rushing in the direction Naruto had been blasted away.
Kiba and Akamaru used Fang Over Fang, leaping repeatedly into the air.
After doing this over and over, they finally managed to catch Naruto's scent in midair.
"I found him—no, wait! It disappeared?"
Both Kiba and Akamaru were nearly exhausted from all the spinning and jumping, only to realize in despair that Naruto's scent vanished at a certain point in the sky just as they were about to pinpoint him.
Man and dog both collapsed in fatigue.
At that point, they could only rely on Shino's insects and Hinata's Byakugan.
"Um…" Hinata poked Sakura and Ino.
"What is it? Did you find Naruto?" Sakura turned back and asked.
"No, but I found Sasuke-kun." Hinata pointed in a certain direction.
"What? Sasuke?" Startled, Sakura immediately ran toward where Hinata was pointing.
"Wait, Sakura, over there—" Hinata reached out to stop her, but it was already too late.
Sakura assumed Sasuke was standing or walking somewhere in the woods.
She hadn't expected him to be lying down.
As she rushed in the direction Hinata indicated, Sakura suddenly felt her foot step on something.
Then she heard a muffled groan from below.
"Uh…"
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