Itachi Uchiha's Collapse

In his mind, countless resentments from devoured souls were screaming madly, urging him to destroy everything.

The last shred of reason was like a candle in the wind, constantly telling him to spare this innocent child, yet he chose to turn a blind eye.

He wanted Itachi to taste the pain of losing his most cherished person with his own hands, to make this hypocritical genius fall completely into the abyss of despair.

Just as Uchiha Sasuke was about to be dragged inside the Susanoo Armor by Uchiha Genki to endure endless torment, Uchiha Itachi completely broke down.

He looked at Sasuke's pained little face, listened to his younger brother's weak cries, and the defenses in his heart completely collapsed.

He roared in despair, "I'll do it! I'll do it!"

"Hm?" This sentence stunned Uchiha Genki. A flicker of surprise flashed in his eyes, immediately replaced by an even thicker mockery. He raised an eyebrow and looked at Itachi, asking, "What did you say? I didn't hear you clearly."

"I'll do it... I'll do it..." Uchiha Itachi's voice trembled. Looking at Sasuke, who was filled with despair and gazed at him with dependence, he couldn't bring himself to utter the final, cruel words.

Every word felt like Lingchi to his own heart.

"I'm asking you! What did you say you were going to do?!" Uchiha Genki's voice suddenly rose, filled with frantic questioning that lashed at Itachi's heart like a whip.

"I... I'll personally... personally send Sasuke... send him away!" Itachi's fingernails dug deeply into the flesh of his palm, blood dripping from between his fingers.

Pain, despair, regret, self-blame—countless negative emotions eroded his body and mind like a tide.

But he knew clearly that if Uchiha Genki were to act, Sasuke would only suffer a pain more terrifying than death.

Ending his brother's life with his own hands might be the only "release" he could offer him at this moment.

"Louder! I can't hear you!" Genki narrowed his eyes, staring intently at the despairing Itachi. His hatred inexplicably intensified.

He wanted to see this once-arrogant genius become utterly humble and broken before him.

Looking at Uchiha Genki's cold and cruel eyes, feeling the sharp pain from his palm, Uchiha Itachi bit his lip fiercely, blood constantly overflowing from the corners of his mouth, staining his chin.

He took a deep breath and, with all his might, roared at Genki, "I'll personally! Send Uchiha Sasuke away from this world!"

The moment these words fell, he could no longer control his eyes. Tears of blood slid down like pearls from a broken string, falling through the air and splashing onto Sasuke's small face.

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Genki's face showed a satisfied smile.

He slowly brought Uchiha Sasuke close to Uchiha Itachi, his giant hand loosening slightly, allowing Itachi to touch Sasuke.

Seeing his brother so close, his eyes filled with terror and confusion, Uchiha Itachi's despair and regret deepened.

If only he had been a little faster;

If only he could have saved Izumi back then, or saved one of Hazuki, would things have escalated to this point?

Despair, regret, pain—like countless sharp knives, they tore his heart to shreds.

But looking at Genki's increasingly impatient gaze, Uchiha Itachi knew he had no more time to hesitate.

He suppressed the heart-wrenching sorrow within him and slowly reached out, gently touching his forehead to Sasuke's.

"I'm sorry... Sasuke..." His voice was as soft as a whisper, filled with endless guilt and reluctance. "This is the last time! I'll come to be with you..."

Under Uchiha Sasuke's sad and confused gaze, Uchiha Itachi's eyes became vacant and hollow.

He slowly raised his other hand. A Kunai had appeared in it at some point. Amidst Sasuke's terrified cries, he unhesitatingly plunged the Kunai into Sasuke's heart.

"Bro..." Sasuke's voice was as faint as a mosquito's hum. The light in his eyes gradually faded, and his body went limp.

The last spark of light in Uchiha Itachi's eyes was extinguished at this moment.

He remained in the pose of his forehead against Sasuke's, his body stiffly suspended in mid-air. Tears of blood continued to fall, but there was no longer any emotional fluctuation, like a soulless puppet.

Sasuke's limp body was still suspended in the air, and Itachi's hollow gaze had not yet moved from his brother's face when the deathly silence was shattered by a piercing bone-cracking sound.

Witnessing this tragedy of brothers killing each other, Uchiha Genki showed no pity in his eyes, only satisfaction and brutality after extreme madness.

He controlled the giant hand of the Susanoo Armor and, without any warning, suddenly tightened his grip—"Crack! Splat!"

The crisp sound of shattering bones and the wet squelching of flesh being squeezed intertwined, echoing through the night sky.

Uchiha Itachi's already stiff body, under the terrifying grip of the thousand-meter Susanoo Armor, shattered like fragile porcelain in an instant.

Blood mixed with bone fragments and mashed flesh spurted from the gaps between the giant fingers, raining down and dyeing a large area of the ruins below red.

The once brilliant Uchiha genius had met such a tragic end.

The giant hand slowly loosened, and a blurred mass of bloody remains fell to the ground, no longer resembling a human form.

And at this moment, two dark phantoms suddenly floated out from the bloody remains—It was Uchiha Itachi's soul, not yet dispersed.

Before this wisp of soul could react, two strange energies surged from around Genki—the powers of Ōkuninushi and Magatsunokami.

These two energies, like greedy beasts, instantly entangled and pulled at Itachi's soul. Countless tiny soul fragments were forcibly stripped and devoured.

Itachi's soul let out a silent wail. Its light and shadow distorted and gradually dimmed, finally being completely devoured by the two black energies and disappearing.

"Buzz—!"

As Itachi's soul was devoured, especially as the Mangekyo Sharingan's pupil power contained within it was completely absorbed, Uchiha Genki's eyes suddenly erupted with a strong scarlet light.

He could clearly sense a majestic power surging into his body through his eyes, filling his limbs and bones with an indescribable sense of fullness.

What excited him even more was that the unique Six Tomoe Mangekyo Sharingan in his eyes had actually undergone another mutation at this moment!

The strong light gradually receded, and Genki slowly opened his eyes.

He saw that in the center of the Six Tomoe in his left and right eyes, a new Magatama slowly appeared. As the Magatama rotated, it carried a more bizarre rhythm and terrifying pressure.

The original Six Tomoe transformed into Seven Tomoe, and the power of the Dojutsu surged again. The surrounding space slightly distorted due to this pupil power, and even the natural energy in the air became restless.