The Might of Amaterasu

Those two relatives who had appeared in his dreams countless times, bestowing upon him endless tenderness...

Appeared once again before the eyes of Sasuke Uchiha.

There was shock, hesitation, longing, and also fear in the eyes of Sasuke Uchiha.

He clearly knew this was an illusion, yet he still wanted to take a few more looks at the two figures before him.

Just as he could no longer hold back and prepared to step forward to take a closer look at his beloved parents.

A figure wearing a ninja uniform with a long sword strapped to his back appeared behind his parents.

"Ahhh..."

Sasuke Uchiha's eyes widened, and he couldn't stop a roar from rising in his throat; he already knew what was about to happen.

He wanted to scream out, he wanted to rush forward.

But he could do nothing now; his body felt as if it were bound!

Clang!

The figure behind Fugaku Uchiha and Mikoto Uchiha swung his blade down ruthlessly.

Accompanied by the flash of the blade, two corpses fell heavily to the ground.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!"

Sasuke was in pain, Sasuke was in despair; he wanted to roar, he wanted revenge, he wanted to kill this cold and heartless grim reaper before him!

But an invisible force imprisoned him; let alone roaring, he couldn't even shed a tear.

Hum—

A figure suddenly appeared in the room again. He stood behind Sasuke, leaned close to Sasuke's ear, and whispered:

"You are weak! For the next 24 hours... you will wander through that day!"

Stop!

Stop, stop, stop it!

Sasuke clutched his head, screaming frantically in his heart.

But his parents still fell before him, time and time again.

At the same time, the man who killed his parents, the man with a mocking sneer on his lips, also appeared before him, time and time again.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!"

In the real world, Sasuke Uchiha's eyes were tightly shut, his still-youthful face revealing terror and despair, and he couldn't stop wailing.

In the world of the illusion, the slaughter continued.

"A person like you is not worth killing..."

The figure who had just swung the blade seemed to see Sasuke, and he let out a cold sneer, "My foolish little brother, if you want to kill me, then despise me, hate me, and then... live an ugly life! Run away, run away, and cling to life with all your might!"

"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!"

In the real world, Sasuke Uchiha's eyes snapped open, he let out another heart-wrenching scream, and then completely lost consciousness.

"Sasuke!"

Naruto Uzumaki could no longer hold back; he crossed his legs and charged toward Itachi Uchiha.

"You cut that out right now!!"

Even though he knew he was no match, he still had to fight.

Because... this was his most important friend!

"..."

Jiraiya's expression shifted slightly; at this moment, he no longer hesitated and quickly crossed his hands to form seals.

"Ninja Art: Toad Mouth Bind!"

The words were slowly spat out from Jiraiya's mouth. He slammed his hands onto the ground, and suddenly, the entire environment changed.

Pink flesh walls gradually spread, and the entire inn seemed to be covered by the oral cavity of a toad.

Naruto's feet sank into the muscles of the toad's mouth, his movements instantly restricted.

Itachi Uchiha's expression changed slightly; at this moment, his movements had also been bound.

"What a pity, Itachi!"

A confident smile tugged at the corner of Jiraiya's mouth.

"You are already inside my belly. I have summoned the esophagus of the Rock Lodging Great Toad from Mount Myoboku. Since you are both wanted criminals, you might as well just become food for the Rock Toad!"

"W-what is this!"

Naruto struggled hard a few times, only to find that he couldn't break free from this binding at all.

"Naruto, stay put! Don't worry, this is my ninjutsu."

Although Jiraiya was focused on dealing with Itachi Uchiha, he still took the time to instruct Naruto Uzumaki.

He was afraid the brat would do something reckless!

Snap! Snap!

Itachi Uchiha frowned slightly, exerting force with his feet to tear apart the two strips of flesh binding his ankles.

His Sharingan spun rapidly, seemingly searching for a weak point in this ninjutsu.

He quickly identified a direction and sprinted toward what had been the end of the hotel corridor.

Jiraiya had made his move; leaving now was the best decision!

"It's useless. So far, no one has ever managed to escape from this place!"

Jiraiya's tone remained filled with immense confidence; he seemed certain that Itachi Uchiha could not escape from here.

He slammed both hands onto the ground, and the esophagus of the Rock Toad began to surge violently.

The space continued to shrink, as if intending to crush Itachi Uchiha into pulp.

Tap, tap, tap...

Itachi Uchiha quickened his pace, but unfortunately, the tentacles extending from the flesh walls behind him were even faster.

Swish! Swish!

Itachi leaped and flipped his body, dodging the attacks of the tentacles.

At this moment, the end of the hotel corridor was already right before his eyes!

Itachi Uchiha's pace slowed slightly as chakra gathered within his Sharingan.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Several loud bangs echoed, and the entire esophagus of the Rock Toad began to shake violently.

Jiraiya's expression changed, and he quickly gave chase in the direction Itachi Uchiha had fled.

"Hey, Pervy Sage!"

Naruto Uzumaki was caught off guard, but after a moment of hesitation, he quickened his pace to follow Jiraiya.

Whoosh—

Jiraiya stopped, and Naruto Uzumaki stopped as well.

"It's gone..."

Naruto stared in astonishment, seeing a large, circular hole at the end of the flesh wall.

The edges of the hole were still burning with raging black flames!

Looking at the scene before him, Jiraiya's expression turned grave as he pondered:

I never expected this flesh wall could be broken...

He had used this Toad Mouth Bind countless times, and every enemy trapped within this technique had eventually been slain by him.

Yet now, Itachi Uchiha had escaped!

Tap, tap, tap...

On a river in the distance, Itachi Uchiha ran across the water.

His expression was incredibly grim, and beads of sweat seeped out from his face one after another.

Although he had escaped from Jiraiya's ninjutsu, the technique he had unleashed had placed a tremendous burden on his eyes.

The consumption of chakra was also terrifying!

He had to find a place to let his body rest properly now...

As for Kisame Hoshigaki... why was it taking him so long to deal with a brat barely over ten years old?

Could some unexpected situation have occurred?!

"Heh... I must be overthinking it. How could a mere brat pose any threat to Kisame Hoshigaki?"

He stopped worrying, his muscles twitching as he accelerated once more.

He would deal with everything else once he was far away from this place!

"Not just Tsukuyomi, he even had to use Amaterasu..."

Itachi Uchiha's physical state was currently abysmal; he could no longer even maintain his Sharingan.

"Cough, cough..."

Itachi Uchiha covered his mouth and coughed a few more times; his physical condition was deteriorating rapidly!