Sokai's Dojutsu

Konoha, the ancestral home of the Uchiha Clan.

Izumi Uchiha stood on a rooftop, watching Sokai and Itachi Uchiha exchange a few blows, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.

She looked at Sokai and asked, "Are you Sokai?"

Sokai glanced sideways at Izumi Uchiha, too lazy to reply.

Izumi Uchiha didn't care about Sokai's attitude; it was normal for his clansmen, who had been separated from him, to be somewhat estranged.

She said, "Itachi Uchiha is a genius, unlike the two of us. Let's go together."

Sokai nodded, this time staring intently at Itachi Uchiha, not looking away.

He simply told Izumi Uchiha, "Itachi Uchiha's right eye's Dōjutsu is to release a black flame that can burn anything."

"Be careful, getting it on you will be the end of you."

Itachi Uchiha frowned, glanced at Sokai, then at Izumi Uchiha, and began to think of a solution.

Itachi Uchiha has now learned about the drawbacks of the Mangekyō Sharingan from Shisui Uchiha.

Therefore, in his brief exchange with Sokai, he did not use the Mangekyō Sharingan's Dōjutsu to quickly finish the battle, but instead chose to use Ninjutsu and Taijutsu.

Unfortunately, although he had the upper hand, he couldn't defeat this Dead Last was described as having extremely poor talent.

If it were Sokai when he had just awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan, he would definitely have been defeated by Itachi Uchiha in just a few moves.

However, the current Sokai has been trained according to the methods of Fugaku Uchiha. Like Izumi Uchiha, his strength has been rapidly increasing since he awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.

So although their fighting talent can't compare to a genius like Itachi Uchiha, their raw strength isn't that much different.

After all, Itachi Uchiha hadn't yet experienced a period of rapid power increase after awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan.

After analyzing the situation, Izumi Uchiha said, "Our combat talent is inferior to his. I'll take the lead, and you'll provide support."

After she finished speaking, her eyes quickly transformed into Mangekyo shapes, and then the blue Susanoo skeleton appeared directly outside her body.

A moment later, a half-skeletal figure appeared in the arena.

Izumi Uchiha felt that instead of Amaterasu against Itachi Uchiha's Dōjutsu, Susanoo, which was both offensive and defensive.

My grasp of battlefield timing is inferior to Itachi Uchiha's, so I can't defend against Amaterasu.

When Izumi Uchiha used Susanoo, which consumes a lot of ocular power, Itachi Uchiha and Sokai were both surprised.

Little did they know, Izumi Uchiha's eye power could be replenished; she had the resources to squander it.

Seeing that Izumi Uchiha serious, Sokai didn't hesitate and immediately Hand Seals to unleash Fire Release.

The Sokai Society doesn't have many standard combat techniques; they mainly rely on Fire Release and Genjutsu.

However, Yichen had told him that Itachi Uchiha's mastery of Genjutsu far surpassed his own, so Sokai chose Fire Release.

While dodging Susanoo's attacks, Itachi Uchiha also had to be wary of Sokai's Fire Release, and quickly found himself at a disadvantage.

After all Susanoo's wide-range attacks are not so easy to dodge.

Soon, Itachi Uchiha was also forced to activate Susanoo.

However, Itachi Uchiha's Susanoo only a very small part.

Sometimes only a few ribs protect him from Fire Release attacks. Sometimes only one arm blocks Izumi Uchiha's attacks.

It must be said that combat talent is very important. Izumi Uchiha and Sokai, fighting two against one, consumed far more of their eye power and Chakra than Itachi Uchiha, but they still couldn't defeat him.

The blue half-body Susanoo swung its left hand, but Itachi Uchiha, who had anticipated this, jumped and dodged it.

Seizing the opportunity while Itachi Uchiha was in the air, Sokai unleashed his signature Great Fireball Jutsu.

Itachi Uchiha's first reaction was to use Fire Release to defend, but given his unstable stance, he wasn't confident that using Fire Release wouldn't cause him to completely lose his balance.

Then Itachi Uchiha's eyes transformed into Mangekyo Sharingan with their Three Tomoe, and a small section of red Susanoo enveloped him.

The next moment, the Great Fireball Jutsu hit Itachi Uchiha, but against Susanoo, the Great Fireball Jutsu had no effect whatsoever.

At that moment, Izumi Uchiha the blue half-body Susanoo, clenched and slammed down towards Itachi Uchiha's head.

This was a combo attack. Izumi Uchiha had anticipated that Itachi Uchiha would dodge by jumping, and had prepared this attack in advance.

Just as Itachi Uchiha was about to be hit, his body, which was supposed to be unable to move in mid-air, inexplicably shot backward at high speed.

Boom! Izumi Uchiha closely and saw that it was a steel wire.

Taking advantage of the cover provided by the Great Fireball Jutsu, Itachi Uchiha fired a Kunai with a steel wire attached into the blind spot of Izumi Uchiha and Sokai.

He then used the steel wire for leverage and successfully dodged an attack.

Izumi Uchiha's expression was grim. Faced with his ultimate attack, Itachi Uchiha was able to neutralize it with such a simple method that consumed almost no energy.

Thus, although Itachi Uchiha was in a precarious situation, he was always able to easily turn danger into safety through some clever tricks whenever the situation became critical.

Sometimes it's Kunai-Throwing Technique combined with Exploding Tag, sometimes it's steel wire, and sometimes he even uses his unique Crow Substitution Technique.

In short, Itachi Uchiha managed to maintain a stalemate between the two sides thanks to his fighting skills.

The more Itachi Uchiha fought, the deeper his brows furrowed. Even after all this time, how could Izumi Uchiha still maintain half of Susanoo?

At this time, Itachi Uchiha was still young, and he gradually lost patience.

Itachi Uchiha didn't want to wait any longer. Judging from the occasional flashes of blue light in the distance, Yichen didn't seem to be suppressed by the Hokage and the others.

On the contrary, he saw a Susanoo he had never seen before appear in the direction of his home.

If nothing unexpected happens, it should belong to his father. He needs to get rid of the two people in front of him as soon as possible to stop his father from continuing to be deluded.

Therefore, Itachi Uchiha quickly changed tactics, no longer using any Susanoo for defense, and directly used half of his body's Susanoo.

However, Itachi Uchiha chose the perfect moment. As soon as his red half-body Susanoo appeared, he knocked Izumi Uchiha Susanoo the ground with a single punch.

He then suddenly looked at Sokai, who was startled by his action.

The moment their eyes met, Itachi Uchiha shed a tear of blood from his left eye: Tsukuyomi.

The next moment, Sokai was pulled into the Genjutsu Space by Itachi Uchiha.

Upon realizing his predicament, Sokai was initially taken aback and was about to activate his Mangekyō Sharingan abilities, but after hesitating for a moment, he held back.

Then, Itachi Uchiha began to slowly torture Sokai.

Sokai could only endure Itachi Uchiha's Genjutsu Space for an hour before he could no longer resist.

In Itachi Uchiha's Genjutsu Space, time and everything else are illusions; the endless suffering is the greatest test of the victim's mentality.

Unable to withstand the pressure, Sokai activated the Dōjutsu of his Mangekyō Sharingan.

The two Dōjutsu that Sokai: Left eye: Shared Damage.

Sokai is different from Izumi Uchiha. Izumi Uchiha hated Shisui Uchiha the most, so his abilities were mainly aimed at Shisui Uchiha, a traitor from the same clan.

But Yichen from Sokai age and hated the Konoha High-ranking officials even more.

Spurred on by Shisui Uchiha that day, Sokai's most pressing thought was to make the Konoha High-ranking officials experience the pain they had inflicted on the Uchiha.

This pain includes the brainwashing of one's own clansmen, who willingly become lackeys of the Konoha High-ranking officials and betray their clan.

Therefore, one of the abilities of Sokai is Shared Damage: causing the ninja who inflicts damage on him to suffer the same damage.

Right eye: Genjutsu, which shrouds the victim in endless shame and pain; it is Genjutsu that makes one witness the destruction of what they cherish most.

His right eye was directed at both the Konoha High-ranking officials and Shisui Uchiha, Sokai resented their disregard for the Uchiha's honor and their wanton trampling on the Uchiha's reputation.

Therefore, the second ability that Zaojie awakened in his desire for Sokai is Genjutsu, a Genjutsu that makes the victim see the destruction of what they cherish most.

This is an enhanced version of the magic spell - Hell's Blessing.

When Yichen first heard about this Genjutsu, he thought Genjutsu was particularly suitable for use against his own Uchiha. If used properly, it could be a mass-produced Mangekyo Dōjutsu.

Of course, this is just speculation. Awakening the Mangekyo requires talent, and for most Uchiha, the most likely outcome after being affected by this Genjutsu is a mental breakdown.

Sokai, who had been tormented by Itachi Uchiha for a long time in Itachi Uchiha's Genjutsu Space, directly used the Dōjutsu of his left eye.

The next moment, Itachi Uchiha, who was Sokai, also let out a scream.

He experienced the pain of Sokai in an instant, and the impact was even greater than if he Sokai.

Suffering this sudden attack, Itachi Uchiha could no longer maintain the Genjutsu Tsukuyomi.

He dispelled the Genjutsu and Susanoo, then knelt on one knee with difficulty, panting heavily.

Sokai's tolerance was even worse than Itachi Uchiha's; he had already knelt on the ground, covering his head and coughing incessantly.

It's a long story, but although Sokai spent a long time in Itachi Uchiha's Genjutsu Space, only a moment passed in reality.

At this moment, Susanoo been knocked down by Itachi Uchiha, had only just passively dispelled his Susanoo Izumi Uchiha hadn't even stood up yet.

If it weren't for the special Dōjutsu of Sokai that caused Itachi Uchiha Susanoo dissipate passively, Itachi Uchiha could have killed Izumi Uchiha with a single slap.

However, Izumi Uchiha was not injured. She quickly got up and was about to dodge Itachi Uchiha's follow-up attack when she saw Itachi Uchiha and Sokai both fall down.

She was slightly taken aback, then realized that the two must have engaged in a battle of Dōjutsu that she was unaware of.

Izumi Uchiha a beat, and he shouted, "Itachi Uchiha, you traitor, prepare to die!"

After saying that Izumi Uchiha threw several Shuriken at Itachi Uchiha.

Itachi Uchiha instinctively looked in the direction of Izumi Uchiha, while simultaneously gathering Chakra to prepare for a retreat.

But the next instant, he saw Izumi Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan.

"Oh no, we've been tricked." Itachi Uchiha remembered what Shisui Uchiha had said.

At that time Shisui Uchiha's eye power was greatly damaged because he saw Izumi Uchiha Mangekyō Sharingan.

Considering Itachi Uchiha's Susanoo, Izumi Uchiha just used for such a long time, an answer becomes clear.

Izumi Uchiha's Dōjutsu is to Dojutsu Power Absorption and then convert it for his own use.

But it was too late to find out now; in the blink of an eye, Itachi Uchiha lost a significant amount of his eye power.

Itachi Uchiha stabbed himself hard with Kunai, finally escaping Izumi Uchiha's sight.

However, due to the repeated severe injuries he suffered, Itachi Uchiha no longer had as much control over his body as he had at the beginning.

Just then, Izumi Uchiha's Shuriken attack was about to arrive.

Suddenly, Itachi Uchiha was in a life-or-death crisis.

Ding, ding, ding.

An unusually thick rod stretched out from a distance, blocking the attack for Itachi Uchiha.

The person who arrived was none other than Hiruzen Sarutobi. After receiving the message from Shikaku Nara, Hiruzen Sarutobi Uchiha Clan and went to replace Tsunade.

But halfway there, Shikaku Nara, who had noticed that Itachi Uchiha was at a disadvantage, called him over.

Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly approached Itachi Uchiha, and Izumi Uchiha, seeing this, also stepped forward to protect Sokai.

Itachi Uchiha is almost powerless in combat; at least for the time being, he will be unable to use the abilities of the Mangekyō Sharingan.

However, Izumi Raku had just absorbed Itachi Uchiha's eye power and hadn't had time to digest it, so he was also unable to continue using the Mangekyou Sharingan's eye techniques.

Fortunately, after this buffer period, he recovered somewhat from his Sokai.

He reactivated his Mangekyō Sharingan and looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Seeing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had originally intended to make a move, immediately chose to retreat.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was experienced, and unlike Itachi Uchiha, he did not act rashly and launch his ultimate move without understanding the opponent's Dōjutsu.

Hiruzen Sarutobi knew all too well how terrifying the Mangekyou Sharingan's unknown abilities were, and he had no intention of risking his life to gather intelligence.

Therefore, although Hiruzen Sarutobi could see that Izumi Uchiha and Sokai Uchiha were not in good condition, he still did not take action.

Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly left with Itachi Uchiha, and both Sokai and Izumi Uchiha a sigh of relief.

Sokai had just struggled to his feet, fell to the ground again, only managing to avoid further embarrassment thanks to Izumi Uchiha's support.

Sokai took a breath and said, "Sister Izumi Konoha, we can't stay in Konoha anymore. Come with me to Iwagakure."

Izumi Uchiha shook her head and said, "I still need to save my clansmen; they are being slaughtered."

Sokai grabbed Izumi Uchiha's arm and said, "Sister Izumi, do you still have the strength to fight?"

Izumi Uchiha sensed the power in his eyes and said, "I absorbed Itachi Uchiha's eye power and need time to digest it. I can't use the Mangekyō Sharingan right now."

Sokai said, "So, if you go now, you'll only be throwing your life away. Let's leave Konoha first, stop fighting, and look around to see if there are any surviving children. We can beg a few to leave."

Izumi Uchiha was still hesitating when Sokai forcibly pulled her away.

The two had only walked a few steps when Yichen flew to them.

Yichen looked at Sokai and asked, "Sokai, how are you now?"

Sokai said with a wry smile, "Teacher Yichen, I've fallen under Itachi Uchiha Genjutsu, and now I have a splitting headache."

"However, Itachi Uchiha wasn't much better off than me; I reflected all the injuries I sustained back at him."

"Sister Izumi also absorbed his Dōjutsu, greatly damaging Itachi Uchiha's eye power, and he can no longer use the Mangekyō Sharingan for the time being."

"However, Sister Izumi needs time to digest the eye power she absorbed, and she will be unable to fight."

Yichen nodded and said, "I understand. Let's retreat."

With that, Yichen created a Porcelain Platform and quickly left Konoha with the two of them.

Meanwhile, Itachi Uchiha, who had been rescued by Hiruzen Sarutobi, was also quickly reporting the information he had obtained to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Third Lord, one of Izumi Uchiha's Dōjutsu is the absorption of eye power; she can convert the absorbed eye power into her own."

"She absorbed Shisui's eye power last time; her Mangekyō Sharingan has a very strong ability to sustain a fight."

"She absorbed my eye power again this time, which should largely compensate for the eye power she consumed in this battle."

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart sank. He had trained Shisui Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha largely because he knew the drawbacks of the Mangekyō Sharingan.

These two swords will wear out on their own after prolonged use and will pose no threat to the Konoha High-ranking officials.

However, the Izumi Uchiha could recover his own energy by absorbing the eye power of others is terrifying.

"One of Sokai Uchiha's Dōjutsu allows the recipient to share the damage they suffer. I was hit by this technique, so the injuries I inflicted on Sokai also affected me."

After a while, Itachi Uchiha continued, "Third Lord, the eye power Izumi Uchiha may require time to process."

"She didn't try to kill me then, so she probably can't use her Dōjutsu for the time being."

"Sokai, his soul was injured, so it's uncertain whether he can still use the Mangekyō Sharingan's Dōjutsu. Now might be the best time to eliminate them."

Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head and said, "When I saved you just now, there was already quite a bit of Porcelain Mud around us."

"The Tsuchikage has been keeping an eye on this area. Tsuchikage Tsunade couldn't hold him off, and he can fly over to rescue us at any time."

Hearing this, Itachi Uchiha was startled and asked, "Third Lord, why didn't the Tsuchikage kill me?"

"Also, the time I saved Brother Shisui, he didn't kill me, but I clearly felt his undisguised killing intent towards me."

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi was also puzzled. When he saved Itachi Uchiha, there was already Porcelain Mud all around. Logically speaking, Itachi Uchiha shouldn't have had a chance to survive.

"Could it be that the Tsuchikage and Fugaku Uchiha have reached some kind of agreement?" Hiruzen Sarutobi wondered.

But upon closer analysis, it seems impossible. How much benefit could Fugaku Uchiha offer to make Yichen give up a pair of Mangekyou Mangekyō Sharingan?

Even if Fugaku Uchiha really offered such benefits, given Yichen's personality, his top priority would be: I want both.

Soon, a bewildered Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived in front of Tsunade carrying Itachi Uchiha.

Only Orochimaru is still fighting Fugaku Uchiha here, and the battle between Manda and Susanoo is quite exciting.

Tsunade and the other two were now free.

Previously, when Tsunade faced Yichen, they were forced to retreat continuously by Yichen's Light Release Ninjutsu, which he used without regard to the cost of his own life.

Although none of the three were injured, and apart from Rasa, they didn't suffer much damage, the frustration they felt was the most unbearable.

Upon seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi and the injured Itachi Uchiha, Tsunade said, "Sensei, I've disappointed you. Not only did we fail to capture the Tsuchikage, we couldn't even hold him off."

Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head and said, "It's not your fault. Nobody expected the Tsuchikage to be able to use the Kekkei Tōta to this extent."

"Kekkei Tōta is, after all, a higher-level bloodline that Kekkei Genkai."

"Previously, Ōnoki and the Tsuchikage could only use simple Kekkei Tōta techniques; Dust Release and Light Release were at most considered special moves."

"But the Tsuchikage has actually integrated the Kekkei Tota into ordinary Ninjutsu, just like Ice Release and Scorch Release Kekkei Tōta. It's normal that you can't find a way to deal with it for a while."

At that moment, Tsunade, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Rasa, and the Fourth Raikage suddenly heard Shikaku Nara's voice.

"Lord Hokage, we just received intelligence that most of the Iwa ninja at our Iwa ninja Land of Snow Branch have disappeared."

"I've already sent people to verify the other branches of the Iwa ninja."

Upon hearing Shikaku Nara's words, Rasa and the Fourth Raikage tensed up. Rasa immediately asked, "Has there been any unusual activity at the Land of Bears Branch Iwa ninja?"

Shikaku Nara said, "Lord Kazekage, please wait a moment. We are currently investigating."

A few seconds later, Shikaku Nara continued, "Lord Kazekage, we've lost contact with the ninjas we stationed in the Land of Bears."

Rasa was struck as if by Lightning Strike and nearly fell from the sky.

Tsunade immediately said, "Kazekage, rest assured, I will immediately send troops to the Land of the Falls to do my best to hold off the Iwa ninja."

This is the responsibility of allies. Although Tsunade's actions cannot directly help the Sunagakure fight off the enemy, they can at least put pressure on the Iwa ninja.

Rasa nodded without saying a word.

Once Iwa ninja attack on Sunagakure is confirmed, even if Konoha mobilizes a large army to take over Land of the Falls, it won't change anything.

Whether to choose the Sunagakure or the Land of the Falls Branch, even a fool would know which choice to make.

After a while, Shikaku Nara reported on the other branches of the Iwa ninja, including the movements of Ikura and Kawakita.

After hearing this, Rasa flew away from the sky without saying a word.

He first went to the starting position, gathered his guards, and then flew towards Sunagakure at top speed.

Seeing this, Tsunade didn't realize anything was wrong, only that she had fallen into Yichen's trap, but Hiruzen Sarutobi seemed to be deep in thought.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi naturally wouldn't accept Shikaku Nara's attack; on the contrary, he felt that Shikaku Nara had done the right thing.

It's better for the Sunagakure to suffer than for the Konoha to suffer.

Tsunade hesitated for a moment, then said to Hiruzen Sarutobi, "Sensei, why don't you go to the Sunagakure? After Sunagakure, they are our allies."

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded, handed Itachi Uchiha to Tsunade, and then, with a few guards, followed in Rasa's footsteps.

After Hiruzen Sarutobi left, the Fourth Raikage's previously grim expression improved slightly. Although the Land of Wind had encountered danger because of helping Konoha, at least Konoha had shown sincerity.

From this perspective, Tsunade's courage is indeed stronger than Hiruzen Sarutobi's.

The Fourth Raikage said, "Hokage, I'm going back to the village too."

Tsunade nodded. After all, they didn't know the exact target of the Iwa ninja's attack yet. What if the Iwa ninja's real target was the Cloud ninja? The Fourth Raikage had to be on guard.

The Fourth Raikage's return to the village was much easier than Rasa's. He went to the location of the pre-prepared Heavenly Transfer Technique and teleported back to Kumogakure in an instant.

At this moment, Tsunade once again turned her gaze to the direction where Orochimaru and Fugaku Uchiha were fighting.