Arrival at the Northern Hideout

After some twists and turns, Sasuke and his group finally arrived at the Northern Hideout. This was a mysterious and dangerous place, hiding the source of the cursed Curse Mark's power— Jugo. Jugo was a person with special abilities; the Curse Mark power within him was extremely strong, but it also brought him the troubles of a dual personality.

Normally, Jugo gentle and gets along well with others, but when his Curse Mark erupts, he loses his mind and is controlled by the urge to kill. In this state, Jugo is extremely dangerous, and anyone could become his target.

Sasuke was well aware of Jugo's danger, but he did not back down. Instead, he decided to use his strength to intimidate Jugo, who was under the Curse Mark Seal. When Sasuke displayed his immense power, Jugo was overwhelmed by his aura and gradually regained his senses.

Jugo was surprised by Sasuke's strength and also developed a strong interest in him. As a close friend of Kimimaro, Jugo had always wanted to know what kind of person Sasuke was, Kimimaro had risked his life to capture. After some conversation, Jugo decided to Sasuke's team and work together to achieve their goal.

And so, Sasuke's four-man team was officially formed. They named the team "Snake," symbolizing their cunning, agility, and deadly threat, much like snakes. They had only one goal: to kill Itachi and avenge Kimimaro.

With the appearance of "Snake," the entire world will undergo tremendous changes because of their actions. After learning that Orochimaru had been killed by Sasuke, Konoha immediately launched a search operation for Sasuke. They could not allow such a dangerous person as Sasuke to roam outside; they had to find him or eliminate him.

Meanwhile, Sasuke is on his way to find Itachi. However, his journey is not smooth, as he encounters Deidara, a member of Akatsuki, and a mysterious Masked Man. What challenges will this encounter bring to Sasuke?

Deidara had previously fought Itachi but was defeated. Furthermore, Sasuke killed Orochimaru, whom Deidara was supposed to eliminate himself, which fueled Deidara's resentment towards Sasuke. Therefore, Deidara challenged Sasuke to a duel.

In the fierce battle, both men used all their skills and refused to give an inch. After a hard-fought battle, both were seriously injured. Seeing that he could not defeat Sasuke, Deidara devised a plan to take Sasuke down with him.

However, Sasuke possessed the powerful ability of the Sharingan, and at a crucial moment, he used the Sharingan to control Manda, successfully dodging Deidara's self-destruct attack and thus escaping death.

Afterwards, "Snake" arrived at "Akatsuki's" base, where Sasuke encountered Itachi again. Upon seeing Sasuke, Itachi did not immediately attack, but instead instructed Sasuke to go to the Uchiha Clan's former territory to settle things there.

Sasuke followed Itachi's instructions and arrived at the former territory of the Uchiha Clan. There, he engaged in a thrilling duel with Itachi. The two talked as they fought fiercely.

During the battle, Sasuke learned a shocking piece of news from Itachi: Madara, the former leader of the Uchiha Clan and one of the founders of Konoha, was still alive! Moreover, Madara and Itachi had joined forces to wipe out the entire Uchiha Clan.

What's even more shocking is that Madara was the first member of the Uchiha Clan to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan, and he even used those eyes to tame the Nine-Tails. This news was undoubtedly a huge shock to Sasuke.

Sasuke had already read the clan's inscription and knew the cruel truth that the Mangekyo Sharingan would eventually lead to blindness. However, on the eve of his final battle with Itachi, Itachi revealed a shocking secret to him—that those who originally possessed the Mangekyo Sharingan could steal the same eye from their brothers, thus creating a new eye with unique power, known as the "Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan."

Sasuke listened to Itachi's story in shock, and then Satori that Itachi had deliberately spared his life to make him the key to obtaining the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. After understanding all this, Sasuke did not hesitate to engage in a thrilling life-or-death battle with Itachi.

The two brothers exchanged blows, unleashing their respective signature moves without giving an inch. Sasuke's strength had undergone a qualitative leap; in his clash with Itachi, he displayed astonishing growth and progress. He successively broke through Itachi's strongest mental attack, "Tsukuyomi," and his strongest physical attack, "Amaterasu," but this also cost him a significant amount of chakra.

Despite this, Sasuke showed no sign of backing down. He knew the importance of this battle and decided to use his most powerful, meticulously prepared technique to decide the outcome. It was only then that people realized that Sasuke's previous use of the Great Dragon Fire Technique, which shot into the sky, was not intended to attack Itachi, but had a deeper purpose.

Sasuke's goal was to create a cumulonimbus cloud using the Great Dragon Fire Technique, which would then unleash lightning. He cleverly utilized the immense power of lightning in nature, channeling it towards Itachi through the lightning in his hand. This move was completely unexpected, catching Itachi off guard.

This move, "Qilin," was extremely powerful, like divine thunder from the heavens, crashing down on the entire stronghold with earth-shattering force. In an instant, the earth shook, dust filled the air, and the entire stronghold crumbled into ruins before this terrifying power.

Sasuke looked at the scene before him and a surge of joy welled up inside him. He had originally thought that this attack had killed Itachi, but just as he was about to step forward to check Itachi's life or death, something unexpected happened.

Just as the Qilin was about to strike, Itachi activated Susanoo at the last second! The massive purple skeleton stood like an indestructible fortress, forcefully blocking Sasuke's attack.

Just as Sasuke in shock, Orochimaru, whose power he had stolen and absorbed into his body, suddenly launched an attack. Taking advantage of Sasuke's exhausted power, Orochimaru attempted to take over Sasuke's body in one fell swoop, and thus used his most powerful technique - "Eight-Headed Serpent Technique".

Orochimaru's body instantly swelled up, transforming into a gigantic Eight-Headed Serpent. This Orochi was enormous, with eight ferocious and terrifying heads, spewing raging flames from its mouth, as if it wanted to devour the entire world.

However, facing such a terrifying enemy, Itachi showed no fear. He controlled Susanoo and, like a god of war, engaged in a thrilling battle with Eight-Headed Serpent.

The greatsword in Susanoo's hand gleamed with a cold light, each swing creating a Gale as it clashed fiercely with the attacks of Eight-Headed Serpent. Hanabi flew everywhere, and deafening roars echoed across the ruins.

After a fierce battle, Susanoo finally severed all eight of the eight heads of the Eight-Headed Serpent, and the headless Orochi collapsed to the ground. Orochimaru himself was pierced by Susanoo's "Totsuka Blade" and instantly sealed inside a gourd.

With Orochimaru sealed away, the Heaven Cursed Seal on Sasuke's body gradually dissipated as if it had lost its support. At this point, Sasuke finally broke free from Orochimaru's control and regained his freedom.

However, both Sasuke and Itachi had reached their limits. Sasuke's body was extremely weak from overusing his power, and he could no longer activate his Sharingan. Itachi's eyes were also on the verge of blindness from using Susanoo for so long, blood kept spilling from the corners of his mouth, and his Susanoo on the verge of collapse, seemingly about to dissipate at any moment.

Faced with Itachi's powerful Susanoo, Sasuke was powerless to fight back. He could only launch attacks with the Kusanagi Sword and explosive tags, but these attacks were like ants trying to shake a tree, easily blocked by Itachi's Susanoo.

Itachi's Susanoo the "Yata Mirror," a mirror capable of reflecting all physical attacks. Sasuke's attacks are like child's play in front of it, unable to cause any real harm to Itachi.

As Itachi closed in, Sasuke could only retreat, his heart filled with despair and helplessness. However, just when Sasuke thought he was doomed, Itachi suddenly stopped.

With a smile, Itachi slowly walked up to Sasuke, then gently tapped Sasuke's forehead and said, "Forgive me, Sasuke, this is the last time."

After saying this, Itachi's body seemed to lose its support and collapsed with a thud. The sky gradually darkened, and a light rain began to fall, as if the whole world was weeping for Itachi's departure.

But that ball Amaterasu fire continued to burn fiercely, as if it would never be extinguished.

Sasuke stared blankly at Itachi lying on the ground, his heart filled with complex emotions. When he confirmed that Itachi had completely lost all signs of life, he gave a desolate smile, and then slowly collapsed beside Itachi.

The two brothers lay side by side on the ground, so close yet seemingly forever separated.

Just then, a mysterious masked man appeared at the scene. He silently walked to Sasuke's side and picked up the unconscious Sasuke.

The Masked Man looked at Sasuke and said softly, "I am Madara, Madara Uchiha." Then, he told Sasuke about the grudges between the Uchiha Clan and Konoha, as well as Itachi's true identity and the truth behind the massacre of the clan.

After learning the truth, Sasuke slowly began to recall Itachi's past and gradually believed everything the "Masked Man" said. Anger and sorrow caused him to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan.

He changed the name of "Snake" to "Hawk" and decided to kill the mastermind behind Itachi's coercion—Shimura Danzo and two other high-ranking Konoha Shimura Danzo —as well as destroy Konoha, which was implementing a policy of exterminating the Uchiha Clan.

The "Hawk" led by Sasuke, who captures the Eight-Tails, and the "Akatsuki" led by the "Masked Man" temporarily join forces. In exchange, the "Hawk" will capture Killer Bee Eight-Tails Jinchūriki, who is in the Land of Land of Lightning for the "Killer B".

On the Cloud-Thunder Gorge, Sasuke fought against Killer Jinchūriki, the Eight-Tails Killer B. Due to the disappearance of the Curse Mark's power and being his first battle after awakening his Sharingan, Sasuke initially struggled and was knocked down twice. However, the "Hawk" duo managed to suppress Killer B.

Killer B is one of the few people in ninja history who can perfectly control the power of the Tailed Beasts. He fully Tailed Beast Mode and relentlessly pursues "Hawk". Seeing his teammates risking their lives for him, Sasuke remembers his former Team 7 and uses his Mangekyo Sharingan to unleash "Amaterasu".

The raging black flames burned fiercely on the Eight-Tails' body, as if trying to devour it entirely. In its agonizing struggle, the Eight-Tails suddenly swung one of its tails, still wreathed in black flames, at Karin. Sasuke unhesitatingly unleashed his Chidori Sharp Spear, instantly severing that part of the tail.

However, despite its tail being severed, the severed tail still hurtled forward like a meteor, striking Karin hard in the back. In an instant, black flames spread across Karin's body like a demon, engulfing her in raging black fire.

Sasuke was frantic; he couldn't let his comrades get hurt. In that critical moment, he rushed forward and used all his strength to extinguish the black flames on Karin's body. At the same time, the flames on the Eight-Tails' body also gradually died down because of Sasuke's action.

Seeing the situation was dire, the members of the "Hawk" squad hastily retreated. However, they were unaware that the Eight-Tails had already taken Sasuke cut off his tail to save Karin, successfully using the severed tail to escape its restraints.

This thrilling battle not only thwarted Team Hawk's plans but also alerted the Eight-Tails' master— Killer B's brother, the Fourth Raikage. After some rest, Team Hawk made a startling decision: to launch an attack on Konoha Village!

However, on their way to Konoha, a mysterious Masked Man suddenly appeared and told them that Konoha Village had been destroyed. This sudden news shocked the members of Team Hawk.

Faced with this unexpected turn of events, the "Hawk" squad quickly changed their objective and decided to infiltrate the ongoing Five Kage Summit in an attempt to assassinate Shimura Danzo Naruto!

Led by Zetsu, Team Hawk made their way to the Five Kage Summit. However, to their utter surprise, Zetsu betrayed them at this crucial moment. Sasuke's infiltration to the Five Kage, instantly escalating the already tense situation into a dangerous confrontation.

Upon learning of Sasuke's arrival, the Raikage was furious. He immediately ordered a search, determined to find Sasuke. Before long, the Raikage discovered Sasuke's trail and charged at him without hesitation, thus beginning a thrilling battle.

The Fourth Raikage, A, was renowned for his immense strength. His speed was Inazuma- fast, and his power was astonishing. Facing such a formidable foe, Sasuke remained fearless, unleashing his signature techniques— Chidori and Amaterasu. In an instant, lightning flashed and flames roared, creating an exceptionally intense scene.

In the midst of the fierce battle, Sasuke surprisingly activated Susanoo for the first time, a powerful ninjutsu that greatly enhanced his strength. However, the Raikage's strength was equally formidable; his attacks were like thunderbolts, difficult to withstand. The two exchanged blows, neither giving an inch, and the battle reached a stalemate.

In an attempt to defeat the Raikage, Sasuke unleashed Blaze Release: Kagutsuchi, an extremely powerful Fire Release ninjutsu. However, the Raikage was not intimidated by Sasuke's attack; he chose to perish together with Sasuke rather than give up.

At this critical moment, the Fifth Wind Shadow, Gaara, suddenly appeared. He swiftly unleashed the Sand Shield, separating the Raikage and Sasuke's attacks and preventing a mutually destructive outcome. Seeing the situation was dire, the Raikage temporarily retreated to heal his severed left hand.

Sasuke, meanwhile, is forced to face an attack from Gaara and the other four Kage. The outcome of this battle seems increasingly unpredictable...

In the midst of the fierce battle, Sasuke resolutely unleashed Susanoo. Its massive and imposing figure stood firmly in the center of the battlefield like an insurmountable mountain. With unparalleled power, it forcefully withstood the combined attack of the group, emitting a deafening roar.

However, Sasuke did not choose to continue fighting with the others; he had only one target— Danzō. With a flash, like a ghost, he broke through the group's defenses and shot towards the Danzō was.

As Sasuke rushed into the venue like a whirlwind, his gaze was fixed intently on Danzō. However, just as he was about to clash with Danzō, a figure appeared like a ghost, blocking his path.

The newcomer was none other than the Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumi. She harbored a deep-seated hatred for the Akatsuki and naturally wouldn't let this opportunity to fight against an Akatsuki member slip by. Mei Terumi's strength was not to be underestimated; she not only possessed two Kekkei Genkai, Lava Release Boil Release, but was also an experienced ninja.

Sasuke had already fought several powerful opponents, and his chakra was greatly depleted. In addition, the excessive use of Susanoo had pushed his body to its limit. Every cell felt like it was being torn apart, and the unbearable pain made it difficult for him to concentrate on Mei Terumi's attacks.

Faced with Mei Terumi's fierce attacks, Sasuke gradually became overwhelmed. His Susanoo also appeared somewhat shaky in the face of the Mizukage's powerful ninjutsu.

Just as Sasuke was in dire straits, a white figure rushed in like Inazuma. It turned out to be White Zetsu, who arrived just in time to save Sasuke.

The appearance of White Zetsu gave Sasuke a slight sense of relief, but his body was exhausted to the extreme and he could barely hold on any longer. Just when he thought he could finally catch his breath, an even more terrifying enemy quietly appeared.

The Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, a veteran ninja whose strength was unfathomable, suddenly unleashed his signature technique— Dust Release. The terrifying power was like a torrent, instantly engulfing Sasuke.

The "Masked Man" appeared before Danzō, who was fleeing the venue. After defeating Danzō's two guards, the "Masked Man" released Sasuke from another dimension to fight Danzō.

Sasuke confronts Danzō about the truth regarding Itachi. After Danzō reveals the truth and calls Itachi a traitor to Konoha, Sasuke's rage erupts. He crushes Danzō with his Susanoo, but Danzō reappears behind Sasuke, and the two continue their battle.

Sasuke repeatedly used techniques such as Amaterasu and Susanoo "kill" Danzō, but Danzō was able to "revive" repeatedly. Danzō even seized an opportunity to use the Curse Mark to Sasuke.

Just as Sasuke was about to be Danzō Danzo, the image of Itachi suddenly flashed through his mind. In that instant, Sasuke's heart was touched by a powerful force, and his Susanoo began to evolve! The Susanoo, which originally only had bones, now rapidly grew muscles and skin, becoming more complete and powerful.

Sasuke's Susanoo have undergone a complete transformation, easily breaking through Danzō Curse Mark Danzo had placed on him and instantly turning the tide of the battle. Danzō was shocked to see this; he never expected that Sasuke would be able to break through his limits in such a desperate situation.

As the battle progressed, the true nature of Danzō's immortality gradually came to light. According to the "Masked Man," it was a forbidden technique called "Izanagi," which even the Uchiha Clan considered forbidden. This forbidden technique could grant the user immunity to all damage for a certain period of time, but it also placed a tremendous burden on the user's body.

In the ensuing protracted battle, Sasuke fully utilized his wisdom and skills. He cleverly employed genjutsu to mislead Danzō, thus finding Danzō's weakness. Ultimately, Sasuke defeated Danzō with a swift and powerful attack.

However, Danzō, on the verge of death, was unwilling to accept defeat. In his final moments, he took Karin hostage, attempting to use her to threaten Sasuke. Sasuke, blinded by hatred, unhesitatingly unleashed his Chidori Sharp Spear, aiming straight for Danzō and Karin's vitals.

Karin was stunned by this sudden turn of events; she had never expected Sasuke to be so resolute. Danzō, meanwhile, let out a blood-curdling scream as the Chidori Sharp Spear pierced him.

Despite being severely injured, Danzō refused to give up. With his last ounce of strength, he activated the "Reverse Four Symbols Seal," attempting to seal the "Masked Man" and Sasuke together. However, this final struggle also failed, and Danzō ultimately breathed his last.

After Sasuke defeats Danzō, Sakura, Kakashi, and Naruto arrive one after another, and Team 7 reunites. Sasuke's Chidori and Naruto's Rasengan clash once again, and the two communicate in their spiritual world. They are unable to reach an agreement, but Sasuke agrees to Naruto's promise to fight to the death, and then leaves the scene with the "Masked Man".

Due to frequent use of the Mangekyo Sharingan, Sasuke's eyesight deteriorated severely, so he decided to follow the "Masked Man's" advice and transplant Itachi's eyes.

The brothers, together with Sasuke, successfully transplanted Itachi's eyes, and the fusion of their powers upgraded his eyes to the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. He killed the White Zetsu that was monitoring him and prepared to head to the battlefield.

Along the way, Sasuke accidentally saw Itachi Edo Tensei and followed him. Sasuke learned that Itachi's purpose was to stop the Edo Tensei, and Itachi promised to tell Sasuke everything he wanted to know, but only if he defeated Kabuto Yakushi first. The two brothers cooperated in the battle and rediscovered their long-lost chemistry.

Ultimately, Itachi used the forbidden technique "Izanami" to control Kabuto and forced him to reveal how to undo the Edo Tensei, thus breaking the Edo Tensei.

The chaotic battle situation caused by Kabuto's manipulation of the Impure World Army was brought under control, and all the reincarnated individuals began their souls to ascend to heaven.

Itachi told Sasuke all the inside information he knew about the Uchiha Clan massacre and his own thoughts, admitting that his lack of faith in Sasuke's strength and will led to Sasuke leaving Konoha and other actions.

This time, however, Itachi chose to believe in Sasuke, thinking he might be able to change the fate of their clan. In the end, Itachi told Sasuke, "No matter what path you choose in the future, I will always love you deeply."

Itachi's soul ascended to heaven. After talking with Itachi, Sasuke reconsidered, "What is a clan? What is a village? What is a ninja?" At this moment, Suigetsu Hozuki and Jugo came to find Sasuke with a secret scroll that they had accidentally found at Orochimaru's stronghold.

Sasuke opened the scroll, determined to use it to unravel the mystery in his heart.

Sasuke recalls Kakashi's Evil-Sealing Method from the past, reverses the hand seals to use the Evil-Sealing Release, and revives Orochimaru through the Curse Mark on Anko Mitarashi. Then, he sets off with Suigetsu Hozuki, Jugo, and Orochimaru to find the answer.