"Sasuke!"
"Stop following Setsuna down the wrong path."
"He's a madman, and he'll surely lead the world to ruin."
Itachi Uchiha stepped out among the army of underworld spirits, standing opposite Sasuke Uchiha with an earnest and sincere expression.
His counterpart, Sasuke Uchiha, stood within the five-sided capsule atop Susanoo's head, gazing down at Itachi.
In the original timeline, Itachi's annihilation of the clan had cut off almost all of Sasuke's resources, forcing him to desperately grind away at basic shuriken-throwing techniques and Fire Release Ninjutsu.
He had dedicated all his energy to acquiring jutsu and increasing his strength, leaving him with even less time to absorb knowledge or deepen his ideological understanding—making him, for all intents and purposes, illiterate.
It was precisely because of his impoverished ideology and limited vision that Itachi could so easily warp his thoughts.
Hearing Itachi's words, Sasuke Uchiha replied with indifference, "What of it if the world is destroyed?"
"If your so-called peaceful and beautiful world doesn't include the Uchiha, then why should we care whether it burns?"
"I don't know where the Great Elder will lead us, but I know you intend to drag the Uchiha Clan down to perish alongside you."
"Just to satisfy your morbid loyalty."
Having said that, Sasuke Uchiha wasted no more breath, manipulating Susanoo to hack and slash wildly.
Among the underworld spirit army, others rushed forward to encircle Sasuke, but the Uchiha forces appearing behind him intercepted them, clearing space for the clash between Sasuke and Itachi Uchiha.
The purple Susanoo and the red Susanoo collided violently, emitting dull roars that made one's eardrums ache as the ground shook incessantly.
Their battle was essentially a stalemate, unable to produce a victor.
Itachi Uchiha had been implanted with Hashirama Cells during his lifetime, which should have allowed him