Seeing Itachi's calm expression, Sasuke felt a surge of anger. It was as if he had been transported back to the past, to the days when he could only look up to Itachi.
"Damn it, I'm not the same as I used to be!" he roared hysterically, then tore off the Hawk Mask, revealing the crimson eyes in his sockets. "Look! These are my Mangekyō Sharingan! And you're going to die by these eyes!"
Itachi stared blankly at the Mangekyō Sharingan in Sasuke's eyes.
Earlier, he had heard that Sasuke had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, but he'd been doubtful. After all, as a Mangekyō Uchiha, he knew all too well how difficult it was to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan. For a while, he'd even suspected that the village had deliberately spread the rumor to lure him back.
Now that he'd seen it with his own eyes, he finally felt relieved.
At the same time, he felt a pang of heartache. He couldn't imagine what his little brother, who wasn't even ten yet, had gone through in the years since he'd left to awaken these cursed eyes so early.
Seeing Itachi's momentary distraction, Sasuke grew smug. "Even you didn't expect this, did you? Leaving Shinji and me alive was your biggest mistake. Today, I'll represent the Uchiha Clan and wipe out you, the traitor!"
Whoosh.
As soon as he finished speaking, Sasuke launched his attack without a moment's hesitation, charging at Itachi!
This battle between brothers was different from the one in the original timeline.
Back then, Sasuke had no Mangekyō Sharingan, but he was sixteen, and Orochimaru had trained him for years. His Taijutsu, ninjutsu, and even his Sharingan were all highly refined. He had even possessed the Heaven's Curse Mark, an unusual form of Sage Mode.
At the time,