Itachi felt the state of his body. His chest felt warm and so comfortable that he wanted to fall asleep.
Before, Itachi's entire body had been riddled with illness. His chest had felt as though a huge rock were pressing down on it, and even breathing had felt like a burden.
Now, Itachi had completely eliminated his body's hidden ailments and become Healthy Itachi.
Plagued by severe illness, Itachi had always held back in battle. He hadn't dared to maintain Susanoo for long or use Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu freely.
He had always ended his battles as quickly as possible.
Even so, Itachi had been able to keep Obito in check.
Being healthy was a qualitative improvement for Itachi, comparable to Naruto going from his normal form into Sage Mode.
Being healthy meant that Itachi's lung disease was gone. He no longer kept coughing up blood, and his stamina was normal.
His Mangekyo's pupil power was also abundant.
In this state, Itachi could already fight Nagato, who possessed Six Paths Pain.
Itachi slowly sat up and looked at Liao Wu. "What exactly are you trying to do?"
Even with his health restored and abundant pupil power, Itachi felt utterly insignificant before those eyes.
It was as though the other man could see through anything he did.
This man was more terrifying than Pain, the leader of the Akatsuki, and more terrifying than that mysterious masked man who claimed to be Madara Uchiha.
But why? Why had he never heard of this man before?
Liao Wu folded his arms and smiled. "What am I trying to do? Honestly, I'm not quite sure myself. My power already rivals the Sage of Six Paths. There aren't many people in this world who can threaten me anymore."
"Even if the Akatsuki's leader revives the Ten-Tails,