"Itachi, on the eve of the Uchiha Coup, you were ordered by the Konoha Military Police Force to infiltrate Konoha as a Spy. You also accepted orders from Konoha High Command to serve as the village's informant within the clan—in other words, a double agent."
"You tried to mediate and resolve the conflict between the village and the clan, but ultimately failed. Danzo took Shisui Uchiha's right eye, and after entrusting his left eye to you at Naka Shrine, Shisui killed himself. That solidified your decision: to sacrifice the clan and yourself for peace!"
"The night before the coup, you received Danzo's order to wipe out the Uchiha Clan! Your condition was that my life be spared. Suppressing your grief, you killed our parents and our clansmen, shouldered the disgrace of being a traitor, and resolved to die fighting me so that I would awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan. Then, with your eyes, I would gain eternal light."
"Isn't that right... Itachi?"
Sasuke calmly laid out the facts to Itachi, whom he held in his arms.
Itachi was anything but calm. "Who told you all this? Great Serpent Maru, or..."
"Don't worry," Sasuke said. "At least it wasn't 'Madara.'"
Itachi was utterly astonished. "You... even know that much?"
Sasuke continued, "But I didn't act as you expected. After defecting from Konoha, I awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and surpassed your expectations time and again. Seeing your plans thrown off course, you knew the day of our battle wasn't far off, so you began preparing an alternative. During our fight, you kept finding ways to probe me, trying to get me to tell you what I'd been through. If that didn't work, you planned to use Kotoamatsukami on me, didn't you?"
Sasuke raised his arm, and the crow circling overhead landed on his