Battle!

Itachi looked toward where the flames had dispersed. Sasuke had wrapped himself in those palm-shaped fleshy wings, and Itachi's Fire Dragon Technique had not caused him much damage.

"This level of injury is still far from enough!" Sasuke spread his fleshy wings and stared at Itachi across from him, his hatred not diminished in the slightest.

Ming Jing sighed. He felt that Sasuke was quite pitiful; the first half of his life had basically been spent living within lies woven by others. This only showed how correct Ming Jing's decision to leave Konoha had been! Then Ming Jing glanced to the other side. Zetsu's head had emerged, looking as if he had narrowly escaped disaster. It seemed Itachi's Fire Release had nearly swept them up just now.

The two brothers on the rooftop completed their Hand Seals at the same time. Then they drew a breath and exhaled at each other. "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!" Two enormous fireballs immediately collided, neither giving way. Before long, however, Sasuke's flames began to suppress Itachi's. Ming Jing raised an eyebrow. Itachi's attitude was a little too much.

In this kind of ninjutsu clash, Ming Jing could use another Wind Release: Great Breakthrough to strengthen the Fire Release, or cast a Genjutsu to delay his opponent. Continuously using two ninjutsu like this was not because Ming Jing had cheats; when the Third Hokage fought Orochimaru, the Third Hokage had used this tactic as well. As for Itachi himself, Fire Style: Hosenka Claw Red could also launch a sneak attack at such a time, rather than using a trump card like Amaterasu.

As Amaterasu appeared, the red flames Itachi exhaled were directly dyed an eerie black and spread toward Sasuke.

"Amaterasu..." Ming Jing narrowed his eyes. Naruto fans often joked that Amaterasu basically could