"Disappear together with the thunder!"
Hearing Second Pillar's confident voice, Uchiha Itachi instinctively looked up at the sky. The moment he saw the lightning overhead, he immediately understood what Sasuke's Ninjutsu was.
A powerful Ninjutsu that borrowed the power of nature...
A faint smile crossed his lips. Ignoring the pain that made his eyes and every cell in his body tremble, Itachi forcibly activated his Complete Body Susanoo.
Although... only half of it had manifested, it was already enough!
The next moment, the lightning filling the sky transformed into a giant Kirin beast, completely swallowing the spot where Itachi stood...
How fast was natural lightning? Sasuke did not know, but he knew one thing clearly—it was fast...
Fast enough that even Uchiha Shunichi would be unable to evade it...
That was why Sasuke had considerable confidence in this move, even though it had nearly drained all his chakra.
But... the crimson skeletal giant had not disappeared. Instead, it grew flesh and donned scale armor...
"Susanoo, huh? As expected, killing you won't be so easy." Sasuke smiled bitterly, though he was not surprised.
He had fought Uchiha Shunichi before, and he had personally witnessed the power of Susanoo.
"Sasuke, your chakra is exhausted now. It seems you won't get to see my corpse." Blood seeped from the corners of Itachi's mouth and from his eyes. Everything he saw was crimson, and he could only vaguely make out Sasuke's figure.
The strain Susanoo placed on the body was extraordinary. Uchiha Shisui had nearly lost his ability to function as a ninja after activating Susanoo with one eye.
That was why he had chosen suicide! (Alternate setting, don't mind it!)
Now, Itachi was also nearing the limit of his life!
Sasuke had little strength left to fight, yet there was not the