Suddenly, Itachi vanished from Sasuke's sight. Sasuke's heart tightened as he hurriedly scanned his surroundings, but there was no trace of Itachi.
Sasuke activated his Sharingan, continuously sweeping his gaze around in an attempt to catch Itachi's movements.
Just then, an intense killing intent struck from behind. Sasuke had no time to turn around and could only leap forward on instinct.
Pfft! A kunai pierced Sasuke's shoulder, and blood immediately spurted out.
Gritting his teeth against the agonizing pain, Sasuke struggled to roll aside. Only then did he finally see where Itachi was.
Itachi stood quietly not far away, his gaze cold as ice as he looked at Sasuke without the slightest emotion.
"Looks like you're still not strong enough, little brother." Itachi's voice was calm and cold, as though he were stating an obvious fact.
Sasuke pulled out the kunai, clutched his wound, and glared at Itachi with wide eyes.
Itachi's Three Tomoe Sharingan instantly cast a genjutsu. Second Pillar's body stiffened at once, every inch of muscle seeming to slip beyond his control.
He stood there blankly, watching helplessly as Itachi walked toward him step by step.
"Still too weak..."
Itachi approached Sasuke and reached for his eyes.
Watching Itachi's hand draw closer and closer, Sasuke's heart filled with terror and fury.
However, just as Itachi's fingers were about to touch Sasuke's eyes, an immense power burst forth from within Sasuke's body.
The Sage Mode organ inside Sasuke rumbled like muffled thunder before erupting with a deafening boom. In an instant, the surrounding natural energy surged into Sasuke's body like a tidal wave.
Hyuga Kei's eyes lit up. "He finally used it in the face of such a crisis—the Ultimate Sage Mode, power surpassing that of a sage."
How could the Sage Mode organ, which had been