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Chapter 25 One cut, two ends!

The fourth form of Susanoo has power equivalent to that of a tailed beast.

Even without using ninjutsu skills, in a simple contest of strength, he surpassed Goku in his Great Ape form.

And as a price to pay.

Blood and tears began to flow from the corners of Uchiha Hikaru's eyes again, and his entire body felt a heavy burden from the Mangekyou Sharingan.

"As expected, when Susanoo reaches its fourth form, the rate at which its eye power is depleted increases dramatically, and the healing speed starts to fall behind..."

"However, after the pain accumulates to a certain level, it seems to stop increasing. It seems that the location is the balance point between wear and tear and healing. Maybe if I persevere a little longer, it will gradually ease... Even if it doesn't ease, it's okay. This level of pain is completely bearable."

But Uchiha Hikaru suddenly realized another problem.

At this moment, the biggest limitation on Susanoo's endurance is no longer the physical burden she bears, but rather—

Her total chakra reserves!

Activating Susanoo requires powerful ocular power, but maintaining it requires a massive amount of chakra.

And it's continuous.

Uchiha Hikaru could sense that from the moment she activated her fourth form, the chakra within her body was being supplied to Susanoo like a whale sucking in water.

Can……

This kind of consumption does not fall under the category of "damage".

Rather, it's closer to physical exhaustion.

Hikari Uchiha wasn't as chakra-poor as Itachi Uchiha or Kakashi Uchiha, but she wasn't as extreme as the two Indra reincarnations either. Besides, her current physical age was only thirteen years old, still in a rapid development stage. With the amount of chakra at this age, activating the fourth form of Susanoo was really a bit of a stretch.

"If I don't use the 'Eight Thousand Spears' to draw chakra from others to replenish myself, I expect to be able to maintain this state based solely on my own chakra reserves..."

"About ten minutes!"

"Once this time is exceeded, the amount of chakra remaining in the body will be extremely dangerous."

"roar!!!"

Taking advantage of Uchiha Kuang's distraction, the giant ape that was being pressed down suddenly roared, wrapped its arms around Susanoo's left leg, and forcefully lifted it up.

The two sides rolled around in a mess again.

However, in his fourth form, Uchiha Hikaru's margin for error has been greatly improved.

Although it was her first time piloting such a large "mecha" and she lacked experience, she still relied on the powerful force of Susanoo to quickly regain the initiative after a brief loss of balance, suppressing the giant ape's movements once again. Then, she seized an opportunity to grab the giant ape's tail.

The giant ape let out a whimper and immediately stopped all movement, becoming stiff.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Uchiha Hikaru raised his other hand, his fingers forming a blade-like shape. Chakra surged within his chakra cloak, forming a sharp edge beneath his palm, and he slashed down forcefully!

One cut, two cuts!

The tail broke off.

Little Goku's body gradually shrank until it returned to its original size.

Uchiha Hikaru also dispelled his Susanoo, and gradually fell from the sky, using the still-dissipating Susanoo body as a step to ease his fall and successfully land. He also caught Goku in the process, so the little guy wouldn't be woken up by the impact.

When his feet touched the ground, Uchiha Hikaru's knees buckled, and he became somewhat unsteady.

This isn't entirely due to physical exertion.

Rather, she has a slight fear of heights...

The fourth form of Susanoo is about forty meters long, and she is positioned at the head of Susanoo, which is equivalent to standing on the top of a building of more than ten stories, looking down through a glass, and then jumping directly off the rooftop... It is quite a sensory experience.

"Hikaru, Goku!"

"Are you alright? What...what just happened?"

Until the battle ends.

Bulma, Oolong, and the others cautiously emerged from their hiding place and approached Uchiha Hikaru.

Around them, Pilaf's entire castle was basically in ruins, and the few buildings that hadn't collapsed were on the verge of collapse. As for Pilaf himself, along with his two subordinates, no one knew when they had broken free of their ropes and escaped in a plane.

Uchiha Hikaru glanced around, paying little attention to Pilaf, and instead focused his gaze on Bulma: "Are you injured?"

"Yeah, I got crushed by a rock while running away, and it hurt my leg, but it's not serious."

Bulma offered an explanation, then asked with a worried look, "But Hikaru, what about your eyes...?"

"It's alright, it's just that it looks a bit scary."

Uchiha Hikaru wiped away the blood and tears from the corner of his eyes and smiled slightly.

Just as she had expected, the regenerative ability continued to heal her eyes after Susanoo was deactivated. She anticipated that with a little more rest, they would be fully recovered.

the other side.

Yamcha and Oolong stared in disbelief at everything around them.

"Miss Hikari's strength seems a bit too much..."

"And Wukong...you guys aren't all aliens, are you?"

"..."

Uchiha Koushin said, "That's true."

Goku is a Saiyan.

She, on the other hand, comes from another world, and in a sense, she is an "alien".

As things calmed down, the group breathed a sigh of relief, found a clean spot, took out bread and bottled water to eat, and began discussing their next steps.

"After our wish comes true this time, we'll have to wait until next year to collect the Dragon Balls again. What are your plans in the meantime?"

"this……"

While Bulma and the others were speaking.

Uchiha Hikaru sat to the side, looking at Bulma and Yamcha with a hint of amusement.

Perhaps because she told Bulma about Yamcha's existence beforehand and mentioned that they would break up because of Yamcha's womanizing, Bulma and Yamcha's relationship didn't progress as smoothly during this trip.

Although they are friends, they are far from being lovers.

However, Bulma is a very opinionated girl when it comes to relationships, so she probably doesn't need Bulma's help or concern.

"Well... if none of you have anything urgent to do, why don't you all come to my house for a meal? I'll treat you to a big meal. And if you want to leave later, I'll take you home."

Bulma eventually extended the invitation.

Yamcha and Oolong looked at each other and agreed one after the other.

As for Goku, he hasn't woken up yet, but once he does, he'll most likely go to Master Roshi to train.

After a while, the sky gradually brightened.

After Goku woke up, the group exchanged a few more words before splitting into two groups. Uchiha Hikaru and the others took a flying vehicle back to the Western Capital, while Goku, carrying the Dragon Ball radar given to him by Bulma, rode the Flying Nimbus home.

Next.

As planned, Uchiha Hikaru gave a vial of the blood sample he had collected from Goku to Dr. Brief, asking him to help with the research when he had time.

Then he said goodbye to Bulma and prepared to head to Korin Tower.

(End of this chapter)