Sasuke stepped out of the passage and walked toward the center of the venue amid the cheers of the entire crowd.
His face was filled with coldness, and boundless killing intent simmered in his eyes. Even the warm sunlight shining down on him could not dispel the inexplicable chill radiating from him.
Sasuke stopped more than ten meters away from Hyuga Kagami.
The thought that the person standing opposite him was a member of the God Organization—and that his father's Mangekyō Sharingan might be in that person's possession—made it difficult for Sasuke to control himself.
However, he knew this was not the time to reveal that he knew the other party's identity.
He needed to lull his opponent into complacency, then catch him off guard during the match, defeat him in one stroke, and reclaim his father's Mangekyō Sharingan from him.
Watching the flicker in Sasuke's eyes and the murderous aura he could barely contain, Hyuga Kagami knew that Itachi and Shisui had carried out the final step of stimulating Sasuke to awaken his eyes as instructed.
So he teased, "Uchiha's genius, I thought you'd already run away!"
Sasuke's expression darkened, but he said nothing.
He knew that beneath the other party's mask, his face must be full of mockery and disdain. Laugh all you want. Soon, I'll show you what the name "Uchiha" means, and make you understand the consequences of humiliating the Uchiha!
At that moment, Itachi flickered into the arena and announced, "The fourth match will be Konoha's Second Pillar versus Kirigakure's Kirin. The match officially begins now!"
After saying that, Itachi swiftly used the Body Flicker Technique to leave the arena.
At the same time, the Four Violet Flames Formation rapidly rose around them, sealing off the battlefield from the stands.
The deafening cheers around him,