Itachi gazed quietly at Sasuke. Not a flicker of emotion crossed his calm face, as if he were looking at someone who didn't matter.
Sasuke's expression quickly twisted into a snarl. Clenching his fists, he roared at Itachi, "I'm going to kill you! I'm going to kill you!"
As he shouted, the three tomoe in his scarlet eyes began spinning rapidly.
For one brief instant, the three tomoe seemed to join together!
Itachi was slightly taken aback. Then he said calmly, "Looks like you've grown a little."
Consumed by rage, Sasuke shouted, "I'll avenge my parents and my entire clan! Itachi, today is the day you die!"
Whoosh!
In an instant, Sasuke used the Body Flicker Technique, which he had never used before, and flashed right in front of Itachi!
Itachi seemed not to have expected that in just a few short months, Sasuke had not only awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, but had also mastered a high-level Nintaijutsu like the Body Flicker Technique. For a moment, he didn't react.
Seeing the fleeting surprise on Itachi's face, Sasuke felt a surge of triumph!
With a Kunai in each hand, he swung them fiercely at Itachi's throat. "Go to hell! You traitor to the Uchiha!"
Just as the Kunai in Sasuke's hands were about to cut into Itachi's throat, Itachi raised a leg and kicked Sasuke flying.
The whole thing happened cleanly and swiftly!
Only after he'd been kicked into the air did Sasuke's face finally register what had happened.
Thud.
He hit the ground hard. After a moment of stunned silence, Sasuke scrambled to his feet, seething with humiliation and rage.
But as soon as he stood, his legs gave way, and he fell back down.
Only then did he feel the agonizing pain in his chest where Itachi had kicked