Chapter 077: Susanoo

No matter how others praised this technique, its effectiveness was indeed poor.

In the storyline, the number of people who died from Amaterasu could be counted on one hand.

Mainly because this technique was too easy to counter. Although it was powerful, it also had many drawbacks. There were several ways to deal with it.

For example, using a sealing technique. In the original story, after the Konoha Crush, Jiraiya once fought Itachi and summoned the gullet of the Great Toad to trap Uchiha Itachi, but Itachi used Amaterasu to burn through the gullet of the Rock-Sleeping Great Toad and escape.

Afterward, Jiraiya used the Fire Sealing Method to seal Amaterasu.

The second method was another ability of the Mangekyo Sharingan... Kagutsuchi!

This ability could control the shape of the black flames of Amaterasu and could also extinguish them. In the story, Uchiha Sasuke once used his Mangekyo Sharingan to extinguish the Amaterasu on Karin and the Eight-Tails.

Another method was Izanagi. This technique could turn all unfavorable factors into dreams. Even if one suffered a fatal injury, they could survive through this technique.

But unfortunately, this method had a drawback: it required sacrificing one Sharingan to use.

By the way, this technique did not require the Mangekyo; as long as one had a Sharingan, it could be used, but after use, that Sharingan would go blind.

Another method was Yin-Yang Release. Mastering Yin-Yang Release could render Amaterasu completely ineffective.

In fact, those who mastered Yin-Yang Release could nullify most techniques, including Amaterasu.

However, the above four countermeasures had significant limitations.

Mainly because the first required a sealing technique, while the second and third required the Sharingan.

As for the fourth, from ancient times to the present, the number of ninjas who mastered Yin-Yang Release could be counted on one hand.

Most ninjas did not know sealing techniques, did not have the Sharingan, and could not master Yin-Yang Release. So what should they do if they encountered Amaterasu?

Simple: as long as they reacted quickly.

If one reacted swiftly at the moment Amaterasu was activated, they could use other objects or non-flammable materials as shields in front of them, or use extreme speed to dodge the moment the flames ignited.

Gaara once used sand to block Sasuke's Amaterasu, and the Fourth Raikage, A, used Lightning Release to activate his entire body's cells, dodging at super speed.

In addition, there was also the shedding method, but this method was only usable by those who had learned Orochimaru's techniques. In the story, after Uchiha Sasuke was burned by Uchiha Itachi's Amaterasu, he used Orochimaru-style substitution jutsu to escape, i.e., shedding like a snake.

If one knew none of the above techniques and failed to dodge Amaterasu's attack, then the cruelest method could be used.

A brave man cuts off his wrist!

That is, quickly separate the burning part. On this point, one could ask the Raikage. After being hit by Amaterasu, he cut off his own burning left hand—a ruthless man.

Additionally, Susanoo or a chakra cloak could defend against Amaterasu. Shinra Tensei could repel Amaterasu, and the Preta Path's Sealing Technique could absorb the black flames.

Thus, this technique seemed powerful but in reality could only deal with some minor enemies.

Against those experts, it was not very effective.

Mainly because those experts had a variety of means and too many ways to counter techniques like Amaterasu.

Wang Bo was no exception.

Uchiha Itachi sneaked into the battlefield, took the opportunity to ambush Wang Bo, and hit him with Amaterasu, but it did not cause much damage to Wang Bo.

Wang Bo didn't even need to dodge. Although the indiscriminate nature of Amaterasu was terrifying, it still couldn't burn through Wang Bo's skin. Even though the clothes on his upper body were burned to ashes, the flames still clung to Wang Bo's body.

But Wang Bo remained completely unperturbed.

Because his Iron Body had been trained to an extremely deep level, making his body terrifyingly hard, even capable of rolling in magma. Mere Amaterasu was not enough to burn through Wang Bo's skin.

Facing Amaterasu, Wang Bo could be said to be expressionless. He effortlessly released chakra from his pores, forming a membrane that enveloped the Amaterasu and compressed it into a sphere.

Then, Wang Bo casually tossed this sphere at Sarutobi Asuma, who was about to ambush him.

Sarutobi Asuma, not understanding what was happening, was about to perform a jutsu to knock the sphere away when he suddenly heard Uchiha Shisui's roar.

"Dodge!"

Sarutobi Asuma's heart tightened, and he instinctively used the Body Flicker Technique to avoid the sphere.

As a member of the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Shisui was well aware of Amaterasu's abilities, which is why he warned Sarutobi Asuma.

Fortunately, Sarutobi Asuma heeded the warning and dodged the Amaterasu.

Clang!

But at that moment, the sound of a sword being drawn rang out. Sarutobi Asuma was swept away by an invisible force, flying like a cannonball, crashing to the ground with a thud, spitting out a mouthful of blood, unable to stand.

Uchiha Shisui, seeing his comrades defeated one after another, was furious.

His eyes instantly transformed into Mangekyo Sharingan, and bones appeared out of thin air, rapidly forming a towering giant.

Susanoo!

This could be called the standard jutsu of the Mangekyo Sharingan.

Moreover, it required no hand seals; one only needed to push the so-called ocular power to naturally use this technique.

In a sense, this was not much different from bloodline abilities.

The initial form of Susanoo only manifested arms and ribs, usable for attack, defense, protection, control, and other purposes.

But in the first form, it took on a skeletal shape, with chakra completely covering the body, further enhancing defense.

However, Uchiha Shisui, as a genius ninja who had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan for at least several years, could not possibly remain in the first form.

He had fully entered the second form.

The skeleton he created was covered with muscles and blood vessels on top of the original structure, wrapped in a coat-like chakra, looking several levels higher than the skeleton.

But this was not the end. As Uchiha Shisui poured in more ocular power, two streaks of blood tears flowed from his eyes, but Susanoo became even more imposing, gaining a tengu armor on top of the original form.

The giant appeared even more majestic.

Moreover, the giant now held two quite fearsome weapons in its hands.

This was the third form of Susanoo.

Seeing this, Wang Bo nodded slightly and said appreciatively, "Not bad, but it's too big, easy to be a target."

The next second, he swung his sword.

Supersonic·Cross Slash!