Sasuke Awakens the Mangekyo

The Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi in his hand once again became a deadly flash of cold light, stabbing toward Itachi with lightning speed.

Although Itachi sensed the danger and moved quickly to evade, he was still a step too late.

With a soft rip, the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi mercilessly sliced across Itachi's neck.

The next moment, Itachi's carotid artery was severed.

Under the immense pressure of his blood, scarlet, steaming blood erupted like a burst dam, splattering everywhere.

Sasuke, standing only inches away from Itachi, was caught off guard, and his entire face was drenched in the warm blood.

The thick, pungent stench of blood flooded his nostrils like a tide, making him nearly vomit.

At that moment, "Obito" had already released Sasuke from his restraints.

After his mind briefly went blank, Sasuke finally came to his senses.

When he saw what had happened before him, grief tore through his heart, and he let out a miserable cry filled with despair and pain. "Nii-san!"

Itachi's face was filled with despair and helplessness. He clutched his spurting carotid artery tightly as scarlet blood flowed freely like water from a broken dam.

With a dull thud, Itachi's heavy body crashed to the ground, right before Sasuke's reach.

Sasuke's eyes widened as he stared at the scene in terror, struggling to crawl toward Itachi.

But before he could move more than a few steps, a foot slammed onto his back like a mountain.

The kick carried overwhelming force, making Sasuke spit out a mouthful of blood that splashed across the cold ground.

"Obito" stepped on Sasuke without expression, as though the person beneath his foot was nothing more than an insignificant ant.

Under Sasuke's hate-filled and furious gaze, he reached out and gouged out Itachi's eyes.

At that moment, time seemed to freeze, and the entire world fell