Everything had been explained. If they lingered any longer, Cloud Village's elite would arrive.
The Three Tomoe in Itachi's eyes transformed into the Mangekyō Sharingan.
"Susanoo!"
A crimson, semisolid Susanoo rose behind Itachi. Flesh and armor covered its skeletal frame, its left hand held up the Yata Mirror, and an Ancient Chakra Gourd hung from its right hand.
Itachi could not afford to underestimate a perfect jinchuriki like Killer B. His Tsukuyomi would not work on him.
His opponent could also evade Amaterasu by shedding his tentacles.
That left Itachi with no choice but to unleash the third power—Susanoo.
He would use Susanoo to fight the Eight-Tails.
But it was not finished yet. Susanoo was still changing.
Healthy Itachi was far stronger than the Itachi who had been ravaged by illness.
He had ample chakra to sustain Susanoo.
He had also received an implant of white Zetsu cells, a variant of Hashirama cells that possessed Hashirama's Yang Release power.
Hashirama's Yang Release could replenish Itachi's pupil power.
Itachi's original Susanoo had been in its third form, the spirit tool form, which added personal spirit tools to its skeletal frame.
After regaining his health and receiving white Zetsu cells, Itachi's Susanoo had evolved another stage, reaching its fourth form.
That meant adding a lower body and legs to the third form. Its size now rivaled a tailed beast's.
Itachi himself had also risen to the position of Susanoo's head.
Feeling his own power, Itachi said, "Now that I've come back to life, I'm even stronger than before!"
That was the difference between Impure World Reincarnation and true resurrection.
Had Itachi been brought back through Impure World Reincarnation, his Susanoo could never have evolved to its fourth form, because the technique could not grant power beyond his peak in life.
But this