Hearing Sasuke say that he wanted to exact revenge on Konoha, the freshly resurrected Itachi only felt that all his painstaking efforts had gone down the drain. All his acting earlier had been for nothing, and he might as well have just stayed dead.
"There's no helping it. I'm forced to use my final resort."
Thinking to himself up to this point, Itachi first looked over at Naruto, who was still performing Medical Ninjutsu on him, and then said softly:
"Thank you, but I no longer need your treatment, nor do I need you to return the Totsuka Blade and Yata Mirror you just snatched away. You should leave."
Itachi actually issued a direct order for Naruto to leave.
If not for the fact that he was currently at the end of his rope, he probably would have attacked Naruto right then and there.
Naruto smiled at Itachi and stopped the treatment in his hands. Earlier, he had been using Senjutsu Chakra to drive the Medical Ninjutsu to treat Itachi, and the effects were exceptionally brilliant.
Yet it was still impossible to instantly cure someone who was terminally ill and on the verge of death; it only prolonged the time of his death.
If continuous, repeated treatments could be maintained afterwards, there was indeed a possibility of a full recovery, as Senjutsu Chakra's nourishment and healing for the body were simply fantastic.
Right now, however, seeing Itachi's resolute gaze, Naruto had no intention of asking for a snub, so he patted his backside and left.
Sasuke wanted to detain Naruto and have him save Itachi, but Naruto flashed away so fast that he didn't even give him time to open his mouth.
"Sasuke, there's no need." Seeing Sasuke open his mouth, Itachi spoke up to stop him.
"My destiny has