Itachi stood atop the central tower in the Forest of Death, watching the battle not far away.
His brow was deeply furrowed.
The trouble his younger brother had run into was greater than he had imagined.
Logically speaking, given Sasuke's strength, the second exam should not have posed much difficulty for his team.
But accidents were always unavoidable.
Itachi understood that well enough.
Still, for some reason, a sense of foreboding rose within him.
"Those three rain ninja were controlled by genjutsu, and as soon as wounds appeared on their bodies, they automatically exploded. I feel like I've seen this strange situation somewhere before."
After seeing Sasuke get caught in two consecutive explosions, Itachi could not help falling into deep thought.
Of course, it was not that Itachi had personally experienced something like this. Rather, ancient books sealed away by the clan contained descriptions of this ability.
However, because of something the Uchiha Clan had done back then that was rather dishonorable, the clan had sealed away all ancient texts related to that matter.
As a result, only some of the Uchiha Clan's higher-ups still knew about it.
Thinking about it, that made sense. How could the Uchiha Clan possibly let every member of the clan know about such an unsavory matter?
Therefore, it was only natural that Sasuke knew nothing of the Ketsuryūgan's abilities.
But Itachi was different. Given his status, no matter what secrets the Uchiha Clan had, none could be kept from him.
Thus, as long as it was something the Uchiha Clan had experienced and there were still records of it within the clan, he was qualified to consult them!
"If nothing unexpected happened, that should be an ability of the Chinoike Clan's Ketsuryūgan, right? But that clan disappeared a long time ago. I never expected