At this point, for Sasuke, taking down Deidara was just a side matter; his ultimate goal was still that man.
Defeating Deidara this time gave Sasuke a lot of confidence; it seems the Akatsuki members aren't all that great after all.
The scene shifts, Sasuke, now fully recovered, receives news from Uchiha Itachi.
Sasuke led his team to the Akatsuki's base.
"Powerful Chakra has appeared ahead!" Karin sensed the enemy ahead.
"From now on, Sasuke, go alone." Kisame, who had arrived, stopped everyone else outside; his orders were for Sasuke to go alone.
This is perfect. Sasuke brought his men here precisely because he was afraid the other Akatsuki would try to stop them. Now, things have turned out exactly as he wanted.
Sasuke silently walked forward alone, preparing for his final battle with Itachi.
Meanwhile, the pursuers from Konoha were also stopped by Tobi one by one outside, preventing them from interfering with this duel between brothers.
As Sasuke walked towards them, Itachi was already sitting quietly in his seat, waiting for Sasuke's arrival.
It was a short road, but it felt like an eternity had passed.
At this moment, Sasuke his best to control himself from thinking about the clansmen and parents who had been hurt by Itachi, but his hands were already tightly gripping the sword.
In the scene, Uchiha Itachi sits on a stone chair with his hands outstretched in the sea, adopting the posture of a mafia boss, while Sasuke Uchiha, dressed in a black robe, approaches Uchiha Itachi.
"Just how far can you see with those Sharingan?" Itachi asked calmly.
"You ask me how far I can see? Right now, all I can see is you being killed by me, Itachi!" Sasuke finally stood before Itachi.
"How I was killed, huh...?" Itachi simply closed his eyes slightly.
The next second, Itachi suddenly rushed to Sasuke's side. "Just show him!"
Itachi, wielding Kunai, instantly engaged in a series of clashes with Sasuke Uchiha.
"Chidori Stream!"
A powerful electric current surged along the ground, completely blocking Uchiha Itachi's movements. Before Itachi could react, Sasuke was already beside him, his Kusanagi Sword plunging into Uchiha Itachi's body.
[Obito: Ah, what is Uchiha Itachi doing? Uchiha Itachi.]
[Orochimaru: Itachi seems to be hiding something. I don't remember him looking like this when we fought, right?]
[Shisui: I also feel something's off. Judging from the footage, this seems to be just a test; neither side has really gotten serious yet.]
[Fugaku: Itachi and Sasuke?]
At this moment, no one believed that Itachi could be killed so easily by Sasuke with a single sword strike, even though Sasuke was already very strong at this time, it was still far from enough.
"Itachi, there's one last thing I want to ask you." Sasuke of victory, wanted to find out from Itachi who the other person was on the Night of the Clan’s Extermination.
[Obito: Why are you all looking at me? Keep reading the inventory.]
[Hozuki Mangetsu: I almost Obito that Obito was involved too. Do you think Sasuke will seek revenge on you after killing Itachi?]
[Obito: How could that be? I don't believe Itachi would die because of Sasuke.]
How could Itachi, who had already distinguished himself in the clan since childhood, possibly lose? He mastered several Ninjutsu by the age of five or six.
If Obito were to guess who would win, it would have to be Itachi.
At this moment, Itachi slowly stretched out his hands and pointed to the stone chair from before. Sasuke turned around and saw that Itachi was still sitting on it.
The weasel that had just fallen has also turned into a flock of Crows.
"As expected, it's still your most ridiculous Genjutsu!" Sasuke seemed to have seen through the little trick of Itachi all along.
Although Itachi still wanted to nag Sasuke a bit, Sasuke had clearly reached his limit, and a sword blade pierced right through Itachi's back.
"Genjutsu?" Itachi seemed surprised that Sasuke had also learned this technique.
I used the Crows Clone, Sasuke used the White Snake Clone. As expected, Sasuke has become stronger.
"You bastard, answer my question! Who was the other person who killed your entire clan with you back then?" Sasuke continued to press.
"Uchiha Madara!"
"Impossible! Shouldn't that guy be dead already?!"
[Hozuki Mangetsu: Still pretending, it seems Itachi has been fooled too. Typical Obito Uchiha.]
"Madara still alive, believe it or not."
"People rely on their own knowledge and understanding, and are bound by these things, even calling them reality."
What makes you think my tenderness towards you is genuine? Instead of being unable to accept it, you should face reality sooner rather than later.
"Knowledge and cognition are both ambiguous, and the reality based on them may be just an illusion. People live within their own cognition, don't you think so?" At this moment, the philosophical master Itachi to have seen through the world.
The current fear is that Itachi will use the Eye of the Moon Plan again, so that everyone can create an ideal world together, in a dream.
"What exactly are you trying to say!" Forgive Sasuke's youthful innocence; he simply couldn't understand what Itachi was trying to express.
"Madara didn't die at all. Just like how I used to play the role of a gentle older brother, it was only to test your capacity."
[Shisui: Itachi, you're not telling the truth, are you?]
At this moment, Shisui couldn't believe Itachi could say such a thing. How could Itachi, who had always longed for a younger brother, be faking it?
At this Sasuke, after hearing Itachi's words, Sasuke's hands, gripping the Kusanagi Sword, trembled uncontrollably, not out of fear, but out of excitement for the day he had been waiting for.
However, Sasuke did not choose to stab it with the Kusanagi Sword, but instead threw the Chidori Sharp Spear in the opposite direction.
His Sharingan had already seen through this Genjutsu.
Itachi's original location disappeared once again, Sasuke's direction of the bird was the same as the real Uchiha Itachi's.
"Sasuke, it seems you didn't have eyes like mine," Itachi said calmly, remembering that he had said he would wait until Sasuke had eyes like his before coming to him.
But it seems that the foolish little brother isn't listening to his brother.
Do you think you can defeat me with those Mitsudomoe in your eyes, or is it the Cursed Seal you got from Orochimaru?
The atmosphere between the two sides gradually cooled down, so let's end the charade here.
"Did you come before me with such naive thoughts?"
At this moment, Sasuke Uchiha had no idea what the Mangekyō Sharingan represented, nor did he understand what the Mitsudomoe against the Mangekyō represented.
Perhaps in Sasuke's eyes, the difference is still just the difference between Two-Tomoe and Mitsudomoe.