The rooftop of the Konoha Anbu Building.
Itachi looked up at the black Demon God blocking countless missiles, and an inexplicable sense of relief welled up inside him. With his father here, the Six Paths of Pain definitely wouldn't be able to break in!
Suddenly, a faint mutter came from behind him. Itachi turned to look and caught a glimpse of a shadow vanishing like a ghost.
"Who?!"
Itachi blurred into motion and rushed to the railing on the other side of the rooftop. Looking down, his pupils contracted. "Amu? Sasuke?!"
No!
Amu had been following Shisui Big Brother. There was no way he could be here!
Which meant it was another one of Zetsu's clones!
And Sasuke—hadn't he left the village? How had he ended up in the Akatsuki's hands?
Itachi didn't have time to think. Without another word, he leaped off the building and gave chase.
The two ran one after another until they reached a secluded forest.
Tobi came to a stop. He wasn't running anymore, and he wasn't pretending, either. His spiral-shaped mask opened like a blooming chrysanthemum, revealing Orochimaru's pale, delicate, and feminine face.
"Uchiha Itachi. I've heard so much about you," Orochimaru said with a sinister smile.
"Orochimaru?!"
Itachi tensed. "So it was you..."
This was bad!
Itachi glanced at the younger brother in Orochimaru's hands, then slowly lowered his head and drew a kunai. When he looked up again, his black eyes had transformed into the Three Tomoe Sharingan. "Kasegui no Jutsu!"
I hope I can hold him off for even a second... After casting the Genjutsu, Itachi immediately flashed forward and reached for Sasuke.
"That won't do!" Tobi said with a grin, quickly retreating with Sasuke in hand.
Itachi's expression shifted. Damn it, I forgot about the White Zetsu Clone!
"Orochimaru, are