"The Rinnegan..." Jigen's gaze sharpened slightly.
Sasuke Uchiha, Obito Uchiha, Naruto Uzumaki, Nagato...
Those names flashed through his mind as he reviewed the information available to him.
After eliminating them one by one, he finally identified his opponent.
"Uchiha Itachi...?"
"The reincarnated Sasuke's elder brother. One of the Rinnegan obtained through catalysis using his cells." After hovering briefly, he stopped paying attention to a small fry like Jiraiya and launched a savage assault on the hill where Itachi stood!
"That sneak attack was rather interesting. Let's see what you're really capable of!"
Itachi remained composed in the wind, his mind working meticulously.
Ōtsutsuki Isshiki possessed taijutsu even more overwhelming than a Ten-Tails Jinchuriki's, space-time abilities comparable to the Rinnegan's, Absorption Technique abilities, and the Byakugan's perceptiveness. But the most troublesome of all was the eye power dormant in his right eye, called the Black Eye. That eye power housed two divine techniques: [Sukunahikona] and [Daikokuten].
Right now, he was operating through the body of the human monk Jigen. He had yet to undergo Reincarnation through Kāma and couldn't unleash his full strength... but his fundamentally overwhelming power remained unchanged, enough to single-handedly suppress Naruto and Sasuke working together in the previous life.
His Black Eye still wasn't active. Presumably, he was conserving his strength. After all, Jigen's body was already on the brink of collapse. Overusing his divine techniques... would cause Reincarnation to happen early. That wouldn't be wise before he secured a Vessel.
But the reason we came here... was precisely to force him to undergo Reincarnation early!
Itachi's gaze focused slightly. Fascia wound around half the skeletal frame surrounding him... and a fiery red mirror rose in his Susanoo's hand!
—Sacred artifact: Yata Mirror!
Jigen slammed savagely into the mirror... but instead of the shattering sensation he had