The key was that he needed a thorough understanding of Susanoo Sasuke... unfortunately, this was exactly what Sasuke lacked.
Having confirmed that the opponent had no skills left, Sasuke's playstyle became more aggressive.
Sasuke moved forward to test the waters. He knew that while the opponent had no skills, they still had their summon and substitution.
So, although Sasuke was pushing forward boldly, he kept a safe distance… about half the screen away.
This distance was carefully calculated. It was within range of both of Eternal Mangekyo Sasuke's skills while also being outside the range of most summon attacks.
It was clear that Sasuke was being very cautious.
Just as Sasuke was about to make his move, he suddenly froze. He felt... someone was watching him from behind.
Although he wasn't Madara, who couldn't pee if someone was behind him, Sasuke also didn't like people standing behind him.
But Sasuke wasn't willing to give up such a good opportunity to turn the tables.
So he gritted his teeth and tried to secure the first move as quickly as possible.
Then, Sasuke noticed that Susanoo Sasuke was still spamming the first three hits of his basic attacks and was baffled, 'Was this guy addicted to 3a combos?'
In fact, it is not the case.
At this time--
Upstairs in the office, Yuto was getting a headache watching how cautious the opponent was. His summon was the shell.
Although many ninjas could react to the shell, it was still a popular summon.
The reason was simple: if even the shell, which was the fastest summon, could be reacted to, then other summons like the salamander, which had a slower startup, would be easily dodged unless placed in a corner. However, they were still useful for limiting movement.
So... if the shell could be reacted to, that wasn't the shell's fault.
It was because, in the entire summon system, the shell was the fastest...
If there were any other summons that could compare…
Yuto noticed that the crab and the chameleon were also far more popular than in his previous life.
On one hand, it was because in this world, these paid summons were completely free, lowering the barrier to entry.
On the other hand... these summons were just annoying to deal with.
The crab's attack speed wasn't slow, and after activation, it left a large puddle of water on the ground, which was great for slowing down enemies.
As for the chameleon... wasn't even a matter of reacting. You simply couldn't see the summon.
Only a very small number of players, like those with the Sharingan... when they activated their Sharingan, the game felt like it was in slow motion. They could see the opponent slapping a summon on the ground and immediately dodge or use an item to counter the summon.
And which summon was the easiest to counter? Still the shell!
The shell was fast because it could control enemies in a small area the moment it appeared, but the control only lasted for a few frames.
If you could react in time, you could completely counter the control with an item, and the shell's subsequent soundwave attack could be easily avoided!
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But this was getting off track. Yuto watched the opponent's Eternal Mangekyo Sasuke's startup animation and immediately used the 4th basic attack, Chidori Blade, to dodge!
Yuto used the 4th basic attack to displace Susanoo Sasuke upward, toward Eternal Mangekyo Sasuke.
And... the original version of Susanoo Sasuke had invincibility frames as long as Hawk Sasuke's at release! Almost the entire duration was invincible!
Not to mention, the displacement distance of Chidori Blade was incredibly far.
You could say that back when Hawk Sasuke had been nerfed into the ground and his invincibility frames hadn't been restored, the release of Susanoo Sasuke completely shattered the mental defenses of countless Hawk Sasuke players.
A basic attack was more useful than a skill! And at the time, the cooldown for basic attacks was very short… or rather, the refresh time for the first stage of Chidori Blade's basic attack.
The original version had a cooldown of about five seconds.
So... when Susanoo Sasuke was first released, it was like having Chidori Blade on demand! And it was the peak version of Hawk Sasuke's Chidori Blade!
Yuto was now using the peak version of Hawk Sasuke's Chidori Blade.
You could say that Susanoo Sasuke's Chidori Blade, aside from being a basic attack and unable to interrupt skills, completely outclassed Hawk Sasuke's second skill at the time.
Seeing Susanoo Sasuke flash away with a slash, Sasuke sighed silently.
But then he felt... the person behind him still hadn't left, and it seemed like they had also sighed.
Sasuke didn't turn around, as the situation was more urgent now than before.
Sasuke still had Flame Blade's first skill ready, but he was now very close to Susanoo Sasuke.
Worried that the opponent might suddenly use a summon to force an initiation, Sasuke decided to move around the Y-axis, approaching from below.
'Huh? Still being cautious?'
Yuto could tell that his opponent had some skill, but unfortunately, they were up against him.
There are two reasons Yuto hadn't rushed to use his summon. On one hand, he was worried the opponent might have brought the panda summon.
On the other hand... he had forgotten what secret scroll the opponent had brought.
But he would find out soon enough, because after Eternal Mangekyo Sasuke maneuvered around him, he immediately activated his Chakra.
Then, he turned around and unleashed Flame Blade's first skill!
Sasuke held down the button for a stronger second slash!
Unfortunately, Yuto couldn't even dodge the first slash.
Seeing his attack connect, Sasuke finally felt a bit of relief.
Now, all he had to do was watch for the opponent's substitution timing.
Yuto, looking at his hit character, shook his head with a smile.
He had just been thinking how unlucky his opponent was to run into him, but now he was being proven wrong.
But it didn't matter. His scatter had only 3 seconds left on cooldown, which was more than enough.
Thinking about how he had wasted the scatter earlier just to show off with a double slash, Yuto felt it was unnecessary. If he hadn't used that scatter, he could have pressured the opponent into running out of substitutions.
So Yuto immediately substituted. Compared to Eternal Mangekyo Sasuke, Susanoo Sasuke's basic attacks had the upper hand.
Eternal Mangekyo Sasuke's two sets of basic attacks hid a lot of tricks, and they were far from as weak as they seemed.
For example, Lightning Blade's hidden basic attacks, which had multiple stages. Once players discovered these, they would definitely put a lot of effort into mastering them.
And then there was Flame Blade's 2a invincibility frames… those frames were insane! Even peak Sage Kabuto wasn't this strong!
Unfortunately, for a player like Sasuke, who had less than five matches under his belt, these basic attacks were still way over his head.
After Yuto substituted, he immediately initiated with basic attacks. Sasuke had no way to counter.
Although Sasuke reacted quickly, it didn't matter.
Because Susanoo Sasuke's basic attacks... had refreshed again!
The first three hits missed, but so what? Without any skills, Eternal Mangekyo Sasuke couldn't escape Susanoo Sasuke's attack range in the midlane!
And Susanoo Sasuke's attack speed was fast… the 4th hit easily secured the initiation.