"Sasuke! Wait!"
Seeing this, Kakashi immediately shouted.
He wanted to stop Sasuke from doing something so reckless.
Itachi Uchiha had already possessed the strength of an Anbu squad captain at the age of thirteen, let alone now, when his abilities were even more unfathomable.
Charging in like this was far too dangerous!
But Sasuke was too fast. Perhaps the desire for revenge that had built up for so long had made him completely unable to heed Kakashi's advice.
Facing the Chidori that stabbed straight toward him, drawing ever closer amid flashing lightning, Itachi Uchiha merely shifted slightly to the side, avoiding the fatal strike by a few dozen centimeters.
At the same time, one of Itachi's hands flashed out like lightning and seized the wrist Sasuke was using to cast Chidori, leaving him unable to move an inch.
Kakashi, Might Guy, and the surrounding Anbu all frowned instinctively.
For no other reason than that if Sasuke were taken hostage...
"Too slow."
Itachi looked at Sasuke and spoke calmly.
"Hmph..."
Yet Sasuke, whose wrist had been caught, showed no panic whatsoever. Instead, the corner of his mouth curled into a cold smile, as though his plan had succeeded.
Naruto's words to him alone in the Hokage's office a few days ago instantly echoed in his mind.
Sasuke, if you fight Itachi Uchiha, you must never attack first. The gap in strength between you is too great right now. He can easily see through your movements and counter you—unless... you use Lightning Release: Shadow Clone beforehand. You might be able to catch him off guard.
Bang!
The moment Itachi finished speaking, Sasuke's entire body suddenly turned into a cloud of white smoke and vanished.
Then, dazzling lightning and a powerful electrical current erupted from the smoke.
"What?!"
For the first time, genuine