"Clang!"
In an instant, Habara was already in front of Uchiha Itachi, his ninja sword slicing straight for Itachi's throat!
He struck with extreme ruthlessness, showing no mercy whatsoever. Yet Uchiha Itachi reacted quickly as well, raising his ninja sword to block in the blink of an eye.
Habara had not gone all out, nor had he used Void Walk.
He still had to guard against a surprise attack from Uchiha Obito, while also waiting to see what decision Uchiha Fugaku would ultimately make.
What reassured him was that Uchiha Fugaku merely cast Uchiha Itachi a cold glance before warily shifting his gaze back to Obito.
That action said everything, and Habara began putting a bit more force into his attacks this time.
With a light twist of his ninja sword, he slashed at Uchiha Itachi once again from an unusual angle.
Uchiha Itachi's reaction speed was swift. Just as Habara's ninja sword was about to cut open his throat, he silently activated the Substitution Technique.
As smoke enveloped the area, two halves of a log fell to the ground, while Uchiha Itachi reappeared beside a house not far away.
Uchiha Itachi's mind was in turmoil. He had originally believed that Shisui was the only one in the clan with Mangekyō Sharingan.
He had never imagined that his father, as well as Uchiha Habara, who had once been as famous as Shisui, possessed such eyes too.
He had never expected Uchiha Habara to now be the Clan Head, nor that he would directly strike his name from the Uchiha Clan!
Looking at the cold, stranger-like gazes of Shisui and his father, he felt an unbearable heaviness in his heart, one so stifling that he could barely breathe.
Why had things turned out like this? Why had they reached this point?