The moment he made up his mind, he charged at Sasuke, his abdomen splitting wide open like a monster opening its blood-soaked maw and biting down.
However... red chakra surged forth. Susanoo's fist enveloped Sasuke, and he slammed headfirst into Susanoo's chakra. His gaze sharpened as he hurriedly retreated.
The glow of the White Rage Technique gradually faded, and the piercing screeching slowly quieted. Kabuto looked at the Uchiha brothers before him and said softly, "Itachi, how did you detect my movements just now? In that environment, even the Sharingan shouldn't have been able to see through them."
Itachi calmly replied, "That's right, but I didn't need to see through your movements. I only needed to guess what you were thinking. Greedy yet cautious as you are, if you wanted to capture Sasuke, that was your best opportunity.
Therefore, all I needed to do was protect Sasuke at that moment. Besides, if you captured Sasuke, you could use him to threaten me. On the other hand, even if you controlled me, Sasuke could still strike without hesitation because I am an Impure World Reincarnation."
Kabuto adjusted his glasses and smiled. "How impressive, Itachi. Unlike the other members of the Uchiha Clan, you possess true ocular power—you can see through people's hearts and understand them... In terms of combat intelligence, you are one of the most brilliant people I have ever seen.
But precisely because of that, you spent your entire life deceiving others. Calling you a deceitful ninja would be more accurate. Is someone like you really worthy of Sasuke's trust?"
The chirping of Chidori rang out as lightning flashed forth in an instant. Kabuto hurriedly leaped backward onto the ceiling, hanging upside down like a bat.
"Sasuke-kun, didn't I tell you that sneak attacks are useless against me?"
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