Sasuke stared vacantly at Itachi's lifeless body, his eyes fixed upon it as his heart filled with doubt. Why had he not taken his eyes? Why had he not struck him down?
Countless questions flooded Sasuke's mind, but he had no time to dwell on them. After such an intense battle, his body had long since reached its limit.
The next moment, Sasuke's legs gave out, darkness clouded his vision, and he collapsed straight down beside Itachi.
"Magnificent. Truly magnificent." Hyuga Kei slowly descended, applauding the battle between the two.
This battle had indeed lived up to Hyuga Kei's expectations.
That final Lightning Release: Heavenly Punishment had been truly astonishing. It showed Hyuga Kei just how much Sasuke had improved compared to the original story. His efforts had not been in vain after all.
He could already picture the magnificent sight of Sasuke's Complete Body Susanoo sweeping across the Five Great Nations.
Hyuga Kei had developed a fear of Sasuke lacking firepower, and there was nothing he could do about it.
Sasuke bore the heavy responsibility of launching the Fifth Shinobi World War, but his record in the original story had truly left much to be desired.
After awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan in the original story, Sasuke had been beaten around by one Kage-level powerhouse after another. Killer B had thrashed him, and the Five Kage had brutally crushed him. Of course, apart from that 5.5th Hokage, Lord Danzo was the true bottom rung among Kage-level fighters.
Part of it had been due to Sasuke's arrogance as well. After years of Hyuga Kei's guidance, along with the lesson provided by Neji, Sasuke had clearly become somewhat more humble.
Hyuga Kei opened his Mangekyō Sharingan and activated Kamui, storing Sasuke and Itachi's corpse within Kamui's dimension.
Then, the Shadow Clone Technique