Sasuke broke through Itachi's Tsukuyomi!
As he looked at Itachi, who weakly covered his eye and had even fallen out of Sage Mode,
Sasuke's expression grew complicated.
Bracing himself against the wall behind him, Itachi struggled to stand. "Sasuke, your power truly surpassed my imagination..."
Sasuke asked, "Has your Sage Mode reached its limit?"
Itachi said, "Sage Mode isn't something you can master so easily. I've only mastered half of it. Getting this far was already beyond what I should have been capable of..."
Sasuke said nothing. Susanoo flared to life around him.
"Is that really your limit? Let me test it!!"
Blaze Release: Fire Release Flow Pierce!
A greatsword of black flame thrust forward with overwhelming force!!
"Urgh..."
Clenching his teeth, Itachi activated Susanoo. Barely maintaining its muscular form, he brought forth the Yata Mirror!
Clang...!!!
The instant the black-flame greatsword struck the Yata Kagami, its reflection flashed across the mirror's surface, and the blade burst apart into black flame!
Sasuke said, "You've finally used the Yata Mirror's ultimate defense. Looks like you weren't lying..."
Itachi painfully straightened up and smiled. "This alone is something I'm absolutely confident you won't break..."
Sasuke said quietly, "But that Kagami can only cover the front of your Susanoo, can't it?"
Itachi glanced behind him. "Don't tell me you're going to attack Susanoo from behind...!?"
"Wrong..."
Shhk...!!
Suddenly, the stone slabs beneath Itachi's Susanoo broke open, and a purple greatsword pierced straight through his abdomen!!
"Aaaargh...!!"
Itachi sprayed a mouthful of blood, and the Susanoo surrounding him vanished!
Having hidden underground with Subterranean Voyage, Sasuke's Wood Release Clone surfaced with its Susanoo, its greatsword hoisting Itachi into the air.
Sasuke said, "Every technique has a weakness. Your visual prowess has weakened, so you couldn't detect this Wood Release Clone..."
Gravely wounded and near