Uchiha Itachi's Mangekyō Sharingan turned slowly. Susanoo descended like a god, and a colossal red silhouette erupted at the end of the corridor. Its red armor gleamed with a chilling light.
"End this." Susanoo roared and raised its right arm. The Totsuka Blade burst from its gourd, transforming into flowing divine wine that churned in the air before condensing into a peerless, razor-sharp spiritual blade. Bearing the divine power to seal all things, it came crashing down.
The corridor shook, and the Illusionary Realm shattered like waves. Countless images of Uchiha Sasuke vanished in an instant beneath the brilliant light, as if they had never existed.
In the end, only one image of Uchiha Rei remained.
Uchiha Itachi stared coldly at the figure standing at the end of the corridor. Without the slightest hesitation, he brought the Totsuka Blade down again. Amid the crossing light and flames, the last image of Uchiha Rei slowly faded beneath the blade.
Everything seemed to have settled.
But the next second, Uchiha Rei appeared again.
On a distant hillside, a figure watched it all calmly.
The real Uchiha Rei stood outside the patrol squad's base, using the Telescopic Technique.
He had not put himself in danger. Instead, he used the Kurama Clan's Genjutsu in combination with his Mangekyō to cast Genjutsu from a distance.
"Genjutsu doesn't have to be cast on the enemy themselves."
"It can also be cast on the entire surrounding environment."
The corridor in the patrol squad's base had been fake from the very beginning.
Rei watched impassively as Susanoo inside the Illusionary Realm killed his Genjutsu clone. He felt no disturbance at all.
The real Uchiha Rei had never set foot on the battlefield.
Not long ago, Rei had used the Daofanshi to seal Uchiha Obito in the Yellow Springs