The instant Sasuke summoned the lightning, Itachi activated Susanoo. If not for Susanoo, Itachi might have been blasted into scraps by the falling thunder.
Obito's target was Sasuke.
And Liao Wu's targets were Itachi and Orochimaru.
Just like Deidara, he wanted to pull Itachi and Orochimaru into the organization and use them as enforcers.
Itachi's body was in terrible condition. He was basically already at death's doorstep. Using Susanoo one more time would spell his doom.
But that was not a problem for Liao Wu. As long as the main body arrived in person, he could use the Rinnegan to revive Itachi.
The method for dealing with Itachi should have been to use Kotoamatsukami to control his will and make him a loyal enforcer.
Where the lightning passed, the Uchiha stronghold had already been reduced to ruins. Itachi landed amid a pile of rubble, and the Akatsuki uniform on his body had been destroyed.
The Susanoo from earlier had not completely blocked Sasuke's Kirin.
The moment the thunder fell, Black and White Zetsu had burrowed into the earth. Now they emerged again, looking at Itachi sprawled on the ground.
Even they could not make sense of Itachi's condition at this moment.
"Is Itachi dead?"
Sasuke stood up. Rain fell over his whole body, making it impossible to tell whether it was rain or sweat.
But it was probably mostly sweat! He was drenched in it.
Such a violent Kirin had not blasted Itachi to pieces. It had merely destroyed one of his clothes.
No, Itachi was already dead.
He had won.
After killing Itachi, Sasuke was filled with emptiness. At last, he could not help but fall to his knees. Without Chakra to support them, the Sharingan in his eyes shut down.
"Is this... the way you wanted... to see