Obito's declaration of freedom rang out with steely conviction.
Watching him, Itachi murmured, "It looks like he's completely let go of the past. After those crushing lows and soaring highs, he's chosen an entirely new way to live."
Sasuke judged him bluntly. "The truth behind his so-called freedom is that he's using his power to do whatever he pleases. Even if he has no intention of using this power that fell into his lap to atone, he could at least stop getting in my way... but he keeps making himself my enemy. He even killed Kabuto!"
Itachi's eyes flickered slightly. "Perhaps..."
"Are you brothers whispering secrets behind my back?" Obito emerged from the spinning vortex, charging straight into their faces!
Sasuke and Itachi shot backward.
Obito wisely chose to target the weaker Itachi first...
Closing in with savage speed, he swung the Squid-Head Scepter in his hand at Itachi's head like a battle-axe!
Too fast... so fast that Itachi couldn't put together an effective defense!
Sasuke's eyes flickered. If I use Ashubha even for defense, I'll be far too passive!
What should I do?
A flash of inspiration struck him, a veteran of countless battles.
"That's right... however powerful his dōjutsu is, that eye is still only a Mangekyo!"
Sasuke's left eye... abruptly focused on the Squid-Head Scepter in Obito's hand!
Yamato Takeru: Kamui!
A black vortex suddenly appeared... sucking the Scepter in just before it struck Itachi's head!
"What!?" Naturally, Obito was startled.
I see... Yamato Takeru can unconditionally commandeer the dōjutsu of a lower-tier eye, even if its owner is stronger than he is.
As that thought flashed through Itachi's mind... flames blazed around his body, and the Totsuka Blade pierced Obito's torso!
"I'm very curious. In your current state, what happens if the Totsuka Blade pierces you?"