Chapter 188: Ch.188 Another Anchor Severed!
Shinji's casual remark stung Sasuke's ears.
His face flushed, and he shouted, "One day, I will surpass you! My Sharingan will also awaken into the Mangekyou Sharingan!"
"Oh, I look forward to it then," Shinji replied dismissively, turning his gaze towards the pile of black ashes left behind by Rengoku Kyojurou, which was about to disappear in the blowing sands.
What Shinji had said earlier wasn't just a random statement.
During the battle, even though Rengoku Kyojurou seemed to be giving it his all, Shinji did not feel even a trace of killing intent from the swordsman's repeated slashes.
Clearly, there was an internal struggle within Rengoku.
Saving his own world was an undeniable duty for him as the Flame Pillar, but if the cost was the destruction of another world, it would have been torture for someone like him.
Shinji could feel the inner turmoil that Rengoku Kyojurou faced.
He even suspected that Rengoku deliberately walked into his trap. Or at least, he might have realized there was a possibility of a trap but walked into it regardless.
From Rengoku's movements in avoiding Susanoo's attacks, Shinji surmised that Rengoku had likely mastered the Transparent World technique.
In other words, to some extent, Rengoku Kyojurou had a dojutsu-like ability akin to the Byakugan.