Meanwhile...
Itachi Uchiha put Sasuke Uchiha through a series of tests. He wanted to see just how much his little brother had grown.
"Sasuke, you have gotten stronger, but this is nowhere near enough."
Subject one: shuriken test.
Sasuke Uchiha undid the Sealing Scroll on his wrist, and a large number of shuriken instantly appeared in his hand. Then he rapidly shot them at Itachi Uchiha.
On the other side, Itachi Uchiha was also testing Sasuke. He likewise shot out a large number of shuriken, and every single one collided with the ones Sasuke had thrown.
Clang, clang, clang!
Countless shuriken collided between the two of them, sending sparks flying before dropping to the ground.
After a wild barrage of shuriken from both sides, neither of them had hurt the other.
Subject one, Uchiha shuriken: passed.
Sasuke rushed forward with the Kusanagi Sword in hand, and a longsword also appeared in Itachi Uchiha's hand.
"Let me see what kind of swordsmanship you learned from Orochimaru!"
Clang!
Itachi Uchiha chopped down with his sword, but Sasuke blocked it, then immediately countered with a slash.
Sasuke, however, swept upward, fending off Itachi Uchiha's longsword, then followed the momentum with a diagonal chop.
Whoosh!
Sasuke Uchiha's Kusanagi Sword struck Itachi, but the other man turned into a sky full of crows. At the same time, those crows slammed Sasuke straight up into the air.
Knocked into the sky, Sasuke thought inwardly, When did Itachi Uchiha form the hand signs? He was actually able to use a Crow Clone during that exchange just now.
Just then, the crows scattered, and Itachi Uchiha's figure appeared below.
"Extinction: Shisui Slash!"
Itachi Uchiha held his longsword and charged straight upward, preparing to end the battle with this move.
At that critical instant, a white snake burst out