Naruto: Sasuke Uchiha Returns from Soul Society

The pitch-black flames shot into the sky, transforming into a black pillar of fire that connected heaven and earth, turning half the sky inky black.

A violent thunderstorm, a mix of black and white, raged and turned the other half of the sky a ghastly white.

Sasuke stood at the boundary between black and white, holding a sword in each hand and raising them high.

Black flames surged on the "Indra" sword, transforming it into a massive black flaming longsword, which met Hashirama's Thousand-Armed Wooden Fist descending from the sky.

Lightning surged across the blade of Takemikazuchi, transforming into a shield of light that blocked the attack from Madara's Susanoo.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

A deafening collision resounded.

Black flames and Wood Release were compressed together, while lightning and Susanoo were annihilated.

The terrifying shockwave spread wildly in all directions, completely tearing the ground beneath their feet apart.

Smoke and dust filled the air, accompanied by thunder and lightning.

Sasuke stood at the center of the storm, his silver hair dancing wildly and his clothes fluttering.

Wielding two swords, he single-handedly blocked the combined attack of the two strongest people in the world.

In the distance, Yoruichi's golden cat eyes narrowed slightly.

"I've never heard of that kind of liberation language before."

She muttered to herself, "It's not just the increase in spiritual pressure; this brat can actually combine the power of two Zanpakuto together?"

The center of the battlefield.

With Sasuke wielding his twin swords, the balance of power instantly reversed.

The massive, fully-formed Susanoo of Madara was the first to show cracks.

"Crack!"

The lightning, like a hungry wolf, tore at the sword, shattering it instantly.

The lightning's momentum remained undiminished, and it surged madly towards Madara Uchiha's main body along the shattered sword.

"Successful!"

Orochimaru's snake-like eyes narrowed sharply as he stared intently at the scene.

But just as the lightning was about to engulf Ban, a bizarre scene unfolded.

"Fuck-"

The lightning stopped short of Ban's body, as if it had struck an invisible, transparent wall.

No matter how violent or how roaring the lightning was, it could not advance an inch further and could only helplessly split to the sides, bypassing Ban's body.

"...It's no use."

Madara stood between Susanoo's eyebrows, watching the lightning flowing around him, a haughty smile spreading across his face.

"Kid, it seems you still know nothing about the power of these eyes."

He crossed his arms and looked down at Sasuke, saying, "You might have some lucky way to break the Mangekyou Sharingan's eye techniques."

"But the Rinnegan is an evolution of the Mangekyou Sharingan; it is the 'eye of God' that controls life and death."

Madara's voice was deep, "Don't think that just because you defeated Nagato, you've defeated the Rinnegan."

When Nagato was mentioned, a hint of disdain flashed in Madara's eyes.

"Those eyes did not belong to him; he was merely a lowly custodian who, even if he exhausted his life, could only use some superficial and outward-looking things."

He raised one hand and gently touched his eye socket with his fingertip.

"And now, they have returned to their true owners."

"This technique is the ultimate power that the Rinnegan can only unleash in the hands of the 'original owner'."

Ban paused for a moment, then uttered the name.

"Wheel Graveyard - Border Prison"

He then said no more, neither explaining the principle behind the technique nor its effects.

He didn't even mention how he managed to block Sasuke's attack.

Sasuke watched him quietly; he could tell that Madara Uchiha was doing it on purpose.

This is a very subtle, yet extremely effective psychological tactic.

Use the "unknown" to create fear, and use "silence" to amplify pressure.

Especially after that bizarre scene just now, this kind of verbal ambiguity is often more effective at breaking down the enemy's psychological defenses than any vicious curse.

If the enemy develops even the slightest "misunderstanding" or "self-doubt," the balance of the battle has already tipped.

"..."

In the distance, Orochimaru's expression turned unusually solemn.

"What's going on...?"

He licked his dry lips, his eyes filled with confusion. "I can't sense how Madara Uchiha blocked Sasuke's attack at all."

Me too.

Yoruichi said in a deep voice from the side, her expression equally unpleasant.

As a Shinigami who has mastered Sage Mode, her sensory abilities are, in some ways, stronger than Orochimaru's, allowing her to detect extremely subtle spiritual pressure and natural energy flows.

“I can confirm that there is indeed something there, because the lightning was deflected.”

Yoruichi clenched her fist. "But I just can't sense the physical form of that thing."

"Invisible, intangible, and even imperceptible..."

It seems that the 'chakra' in this world, once it reaches a certain extreme, does indeed have a formidable power.

The conversation between the two did not reach Sasuke's ears, but what he saw at that moment was clearer than any other perception.

There stood a "shadow".

A "shadow" that looks exactly like Ban, but exists in another dimension.

"what happened?"

Madara looked at the silent Sasuke, his mockery deepening. "Are you terrified by this incomprehensible 'miracle'?"

"Limbo: Border Prison" is indeed the ultimate secret of the Rinnegan. It uses "Limbo" to split off one's own "shadow". Just like before, the shadow can be used to block the enemy's attack, or it can be used to attack in place of oneself.

It can even swap positions with its shadow to avoid attacks from others.

Just then, Yoruichi inexplicably felt an extremely powerful force surging from directly in front of Sasuke: "Watch out, it's right in front of you."

But Sasuke seemed not to hear him, neither dodging nor swinging his sword.

He simply raised his hand and made a grasping motion, a very strange gesture, as if he were grasping an invisible arm.

"..."

Ban's eyes narrowed sharply, and his pupil power surged wildly.

Good perception...

"To prevent this kind of accident from happening again..."

Madara's eyes turned icy cold. "I'll just crush you into ashes!"

With a thought, the four Wheel Graveyard "shadows" instantly unleashed terrifying power.

At that moment, Sasuke released his hands and plunged his Zanpakuto into the ground.

"...?"

This scene stunned everyone present.

Even Madara, who was about to launch an attack, paused slightly.

Have you given up the struggle?

Indeed, in the face of the absolute power of the Rinnegan, even possessing those strange powers is nothing more than a futile resistance.

Even with the strength of Hashirama, one can only suffer defeat when faced with an unseen attack.

This kid is more pragmatic than I expected.

"A wise choice."

Madara sneered, manipulating his shadow to continue closing in, "But in the face of the Rinnegan, surrendering won't save your life."

Despite the imminent threat of death, Sasuke showed no fear whatsoever.

He looked at Ban, a deep sense of disgust in his eyes.

"You talk too much nonsense."

A terrifying repulsive force suddenly shot out forward, followed by a dull thud.

The "Shadow of Limbo," which was preparing to launch a fatal attack, was struck hard by this sudden repulsive force.

Although ordinary people still couldn't see it, the sudden dent in the ground and the dust it stirred up clearly proved that "something" had indeed been knocked down there.

"Varied......?!"

Ban's expression froze instantly.

He stared in disbelief at the shadow lying at his feet, then suddenly looked up at Sasuke.

That repulsive force...

That familiar feeling...

"This is Shinra Tensei?!"

Sasuke did not answer Madara's question.

After deflecting the shadow with a single blow, he crouched slightly and suddenly spread his arms wide to the sides.

The golden eyes of Samsara shone brightly, their pupil power surging wildly.

Since we can see it, since we can touch it.