"How do you know the truth you've learned isn't another lie someone told you? Can those Sharingan eyes of yours tell truth from falsehood?"
Itachi spoke softly to Sasuke.
"I couldn't tell before, but now I can." Sasuke slid the Kusanagi Sword back into his belt and sighed.
"Haha! Do you think your Sharingan can compare to my Mangekyō Sharingan?" As Itachi spoke, he suddenly activated his Mangekyō Sharingan.
An evil power burst from his eyes. Sasuke instantly remembered the terror of being trapped in Tsukuyomi and took two involuntary steps back.
As those awful memories flooded back, Sasuke began to doubt what Naruto had told him. But he really did try to kill me back then!
"Heh." Seeing Sasuke's reaction, Itachi breathed a quiet sigh of relief. His expression remained unchanged as he went on. "Do you know where the Mangekyō Sharingan came from? It has to do with Madara Uchiha."
When Sasuke looked ready to listen, Itachi began telling him the story of the Mangekyō Sharingan at an unhurried pace.
Watching from the corner, Naruto grew bored.
Itachi had slipped back into his master-actor, master-liar routine. The question was whether he could fool Sasuke all over again.
The story Itachi told was simply that Madara Uchiha had ruthlessly killed someone precious to him for power, awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan.
Then he had torn out his own brother's Mangekyō Sharingan and gained Eternal Light.
So I, Uchiha Itachi, will follow Madara Uchiha's example and take your eyes...
And on and on.
It was one fierce barrage of lies. Itachi cast himself as the demon brother again and treated Sasuke like a lamb he had fattened for slaughter.
Just as Naruto was getting bored, a note suddenly appeared in his right palm. The Female Avatar had flashed over using the