A Wise Man's Grand Design, Sweetness After Bitterness

Crack!

Kabuto's head was severed for the twentieth time...

"I told you, no matter how many times you do it, it means nothing to me..."

Under Izanagi, Kabuto revived. He appeared behind Itachi and split him in two with a massive axe summoned from a scroll.

Caw, caw, caw, caw!

Itachi's severed body scattered into black crows.

Kabuto's brow tightened. "Another Crow-Hunt Clone!?"

Whoosh!

Itachi's true body appeared behind Kabuto and, with a flash of his blade, severed Kabuto's head!

"I told you, it means nothing to me!!!!!!"

Kabuto revived again and used Black Tiger Steals Heart to kill Itachi.

Caw, caw, caw!

Itachi turned into crows again... His true body appeared again and severed Kabuto's head once more!!

"Damn it!!!"

Kabuto revived again and cleaved Itachi apart with a Chakra scalpel. "What the hell trick are you playing!?"

Caw, caw, caw, caw!

Itachi's body became crows once more. His true body appeared behind Kabuto again and reminded him, "This is Izanami..."

Crack! As he spoke, he severed Kabuto's head again.

Kabuto appeared behind Itachi once more, his face grim. "Izanami? The technique Chiri created!?"

Crack! Crack! Crack!

The slain Itachi turned into crows again, while his true body appeared behind Kabuto once more. "That's right. It's the technique my master, Uchiha Riu, once used on Shisui. Its principle is to record the physical sensations produced after bodily contact, then link them into a cycle. The victim gradually becomes trapped by the technique without realizing it, taking an illusory opponent as their target and attacking endlessly, forever looping through the cycle..."

"In other words, you are now fighting an illusory me in Izanami's genjutsu world, while my true body remains in reality, able to end your life at any time! You have already... lost!"

Crack!!

Kabuto's head was severed once