In Konoha, they wiped out the Sarutobi clan at the start.

"How can this guy have such strength?" Sasuke clicked his tongue, used Chidori Stream to shake off Karin's hand which contained monstrous strength, poured lightning chakra into the Kusanagi sword, and slashed as he retreated explosively.

Clang clang

In the empty mine shaft.

Two pillars of the body flashed by, the Thousand Bird Blade and the Vajra Chain clashing repeatedly, the high-intensity friction between the metals causing sparks to fly continuously.

To Erzhuzi's great surprise, the Chidori Blade, which he thought was impossible to defend against, seemed to have met its nemesis. Not only did it fail to cut the chains, but the moment it touched the chains, the chakra on the Chidori Blade was greatly suppressed, and it returned to its original Kusanagi sword form.

"What on earth is this thing?" Erzhuzi's expression suddenly turned ugly.

Then Karin said, "Sasuke Uchiha, you're using the Chidori Blade right now, right? You've infused the blade with lightning chakra. And just now you were about to use Chidori Stream, covering your entire body with lightning to try and send Naruto and me flying, am I right?"

Erzhuzi didn't answer, he was just busy dodging the chains, his brows furrowing more and more.

However, as Tsunade's disciple, Karin had practically lived, slept, and trained alongside Chinatsu for the past three years, occasionally even receiving guidance from Chiya. She certainly learned a lot of trash talk from them. She continued to mock, "Too naive. While I may not know Lightning Release, Chinatsu does."

"Chika?" Erzhuzi's pupils suddenly contracted as he recalled the scene of his defeat to Chika three years ago.

"Compared to Chika, your lightning techniques are like a child's game." Karin was well aware of Chika's fighting philosophy of "taking advantage of your weakness to kill you." Taking advantage of Sasuke's distraction, she controlled the five Vajra Chains and spread them in all directions, blocking all of Sasuke's escape routes.

"Shut up!" Erzhuzi roared in anger, the curse mark on his left neck spreading to his entire body, instantly activating the second state of curse mark transformation.

Spreading its two enormous wings, it climbed toward the Vajra Chain.

However, he ultimately underestimated the power of the Vajra Chains.

Faced with these adamantine chains that could even bind tailed beasts, Sasuke's Heavenly Curse Seal - State Two was almost instantly suppressed and rendered immobile.

Seeing that Karin had captured Sasuke so easily, Naruto was amazed and quickly tried to persuade Sasuke with his words, "Stop, Sasuke!"

"Shut up." Sasuke's body trembled as he struggled desperately, his face looking quite disheveled, cold sweat trickling down his temples, a far cry from his previous high spirits.

"Stop being so stubborn. If Sasuke continues like this, you'll die. You should know that Orochimaru is doing this for your health." Hearing this, Naruto was still unwilling to give up and wanted to continue to dissuade him.

But Erzhuzi interrupted him again, his voice growing colder, "Then let nature take its course. Now, neither I nor Orochimaru are a match for that man."

"I am an avenger. For me, as long as I can kill that man, I will not hesitate to merge with Orochimaru. If you insist on making me return to Konoha, then you had better be prepared to kill me."

"That's quite a boast. Do you really think that by combining with Orochimaru, you can kill that Uchiha Itachi? How naive." Karin said, tightening the Vajra Seal even more.

Erzhuzi was bound up like a pretzel, lost his balance, and fell to the ground.

"Sasuke." Seeing Sasuke fall to the ground, Sakura, who hadn't made a move the whole time, finally reacted and quickly went over to him.

Karin glanced at Sakura speechlessly, then turned to Yamato. "Captain Yamato, I'm counting on you from now on. Orochimaru and Kabuto are on their way, we need to leave quickly."

"I know." Yamato nodded, forming hand seals. "Wood Release."

Before she could finish speaking, Sakura, who had just gone to visit Sasuke, suddenly stood up, lowered her head slightly, her eyes obscured by shadows, and threw a punch at Karin.

"Sakura, what are you doing?" Yamato was shocked when he saw this. The Wood Release technique that was originally meant to bind Sasuke was redirected towards Sakura, binding her fist.

"Sakura, what are you doing?" Naruto shouted.

"What else could he be doing? He's fallen for Sasuke's genjutsu!" Karin was a little angry because Sakura, although she hadn't learned genjutsu, possessed a genjutsu talent that was beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Possesses the ability to dispel illusions.

Logically speaking, with Sasuke's three tomoe, he shouldn't be able to control her easily.

If she is now being controlled, then there is only one explanation: she was deliberately controlled.

"Haha, not bad, he really fell for my illusion. This idiot, knowing I have the Sharingan, still stared at me." Hearing Karin's words, the bound Erzhuzi suddenly laughed, mocking her without restraint.

"The Sharingan is really hard to defend against. Naruto, hold Sakura down quickly, I'll dispel the genjutsu for her." Yamato also roughly guessed that Sakura was deliberately using Sasuke's genjutsu and said with a headache.

"I know," Naruto nodded.

However, before the two could get close, Sakura's other hand, which wasn't bound by Wood Release, suddenly gripped her neck. Sasuke coldly said, "Don't try to get close to this woman, or I'll kill her."

"Sasuke, are you crazy? She's Sakura, our comrade. She did this for you!" Naruto shouted urgently upon hearing this.

"Stop talking nonsense. I'm an avenger. I have no obligation to like her, nor am I obligated to be liked by her. If you know what's good for you, let me go now. Otherwise, I'll kill this stupid woman." With that, Erzhuzi tightened his grip on Xiaoying, and Xiaoying's neck made a crisp cracking sound.

"Sakura," Naruto hurriedly called out to stop.

"Then quickly let this red-haired woman release me," Sasuke said indifferently.

Upon hearing this, Naruto and Yamato both looked at Karin. Karin sighed helplessly and loosened the Vajra Chains binding Sasuke.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Erzhuzi jumped over the pit. "You've won today. But there won't be a next time. Next time, I will kill you without hesitation."

After saying that, Erzhuzi turned into smoke with a bang and disappeared from everyone's sight.

At that moment, Sakura finally regained her senses, collapsed to her knees with a thud, and gasped for breath. Once she caught her breath, she looked around and shouted loudly, "Where's Sasuke? Where's Sasuke?"

The three people did not answer.

Naruto knelt on the ground, dejected, tears welling in his eyes for not being able to catch Sasuke.

Karin and Yamato exchanged glances, their eyes revealing a sense of helplessness and disappointment, which was directed at Sakura.

Now, the mission has completely failed.

Above the sinkhole, Chiya and Yekura watched the battle between Sasuke and Karin.

Watching Erzhuzi flee in a disheveled state, Qianye revealed a wicked smile. "It seems Erzhuzi suffered a rather crushing defeat."

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