As the person Orochimaru paid the most attention to, Itachi's every move was observed through A's eyes.
The eerie appearance of the Mangekyō Sharingan, and the subtle sense of oppression emanating from its eyes, did not instill any fear in Orochimaru.
My feelings are a bit complicated. On one hand, I'm excited about Itachi's extraordinary talent, but on the other hand, I feel regretful that Itachi awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan so early.
Itachi's Amaterasu was easily dodged.
Unlike the original story, it was no longer Sasuke Uchiha who used Amaterasu. Although Itachi hadn't read many books, his battle wisdom was extremely high.
The Kagutsuchi doesn't mean he had no other options.
Ai's speed was so fast that even in the Mangekyō Sharingan, he was extremely blurry, but just a blurry shadow was enough.
Based on the patterns observed in previous battles, Itachi's eyes darted around, focusing on an open space.
"Amaterasu!"
Almost simultaneously, Ai's figure appeared in the center of Itachi's line of sight.
A ball of black flame appeared on Ai's chest and spread rapidly, soon enveloping Ai completely in Amaterasu.
The Amaterasu flames silently and completely turned Ai into ashes.
Itachi stopped transmitting his eye power, leaving only tiny specks of Amaterasu flame still burning.
The shameless nature of Impure World Reincarnation begins to show.
Even after Ai turned to ashes, without Orochimaru's control, he still began to slowly regenerate.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's Shadow Clone hadn't been of much help, so he stopped hiding the information and spoke loudly.
"This is the most terrifying aspect of the Impure World Reincarnation: once resurrected, the ninja can be resurrected without limit, except when sealed!"
Itachi nodded without saying anything; he didn't know Sealing Jutsu.
On the other side, Hiruzen Sarutobi's Shadow Clone, in coordination with Kakuzu, blocked Hashirama Senju's Wood Release. The Shadow Clone then wanted to discuss tactics with Kakuzu.
However, having heard the information, Kakuzu seized the brief opportunity to retreat decisively.
A new round of attacks from Hashirama Senju had begun, Hiruzen Sarutobi's Shadow Clone braced themselves to deal with it, turning to call out to Kakuzu as...
All that could be seen was Kakuzu's rapidly departing figure.
Kakuzu ran away again, preferring to fight the sealing barrier to the death rather than confront Hashirama Senju again.
The weakened, youthful version of Hashirama Senju, while not as terrifying as before, still instilled despair in Kakuzu, leaving him no chance to even catch his breath, only able to dodge and defend.
As for the attack?
Kakuzu's Kakuzu -out Lightning Release left only a tiny mark on the Wood Locking Wall that Hashirama had casually created before he completely gave up the attack.
Is this wood?
It's harder than iron!
If Kakuzu had a Kunai, he would find that it was no harder than iron. Unfortunately, Kakuzu skill was elemental ninjutsu.
Kakuzu didn't have a single ninja tool.
Frugality taken to the extreme!
Returning to the battlefield, Hiruzen Sarutobi's Shadow Clone had no choice but to use all their strength to block Hashirama Senju.
After dealing with A, Itachi knew that A would be resurrected. Taking advantage of this brief interval, he turned his gaze to the battlefield where Hiruzen Sarutobi and Tobirama Senju fighting.
What is that?
The Chakra reaction from one of the marks puzzled Itachi, but then Tobirama Senju suddenly appeared, making Itachi understand.
Flying Thunder God Technique!
The Shadow Clone that had come to help Itachi had long since disappeared, having gone to join forces with another Shadow Clone to block Hashirama Senju.
His Mangekyou Mangekyō Sharingan were fixed on every detail of the battle, mainly his left eye, as his right eye's vision was currently impaired.
After observing for only a short while, Itachi took action.
The power of his right eye concentrated once more, and he unleashed Amaterasu upon a specific mark.
Just as Amaterasu was poised to unleash her power, the mark suddenly emitted Chakra fluctuation.
Oh, right!
Itachi felt a surge of excitement, but he didn't show it on his face.
The moment Tobirama Senju appeared, the area he was in was immediately covered by Amaterasu.
In another location, Tobirama Senju appeared, but his left shoulder was already stained with Amaterasu flames.
Without hesitation, Itachi frantically channeled his ocular power into his right eye, causing the Amaterasu flames to surge and reduce Tobirama Senju to ashes.
Well done, Itachi!
At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi understood perfectly why Ren thought Itachi was qualified to carry out the same mission as him.
This is the Mangekyō Sharingan!
Itachi was younger at this point when he revealed his Mangekyo Sharingan than when Hiruzen Sarutobi first saw Shisui and Ren's Mangekyō Sharingan.
A glimmer of hope rose in Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart; perhaps he wouldn't need to use the Reaper Death Seal today.
With no opponent, Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly approached Itachi, intending to join forces and end the battle as soon as possible.
"Uh~ Hmph!"