Uchiha Itachi stood in the blood-colored space, a tachi in his hand, watching Sasuke Uchiha with an expressionless face.
"My foolish little brother, are you ready for a fate worse than death?"
Sasuke was bound to a cross with his head lowered. But the instant Uchiha Itachi finished speaking, he abruptly raised his head, revealing the Mangekyō Sharingan spinning wildly in his eyes. His lips curled slightly, and his gaze brimmed with the madness of someone prepared to take his enemy down with him.
"Uchiha Itachi, you finally fell for it! Let your Tsukuyomi die along with you! Explode!!!"
As Sasuke Uchiha roared, waves of mental energy visible to the naked eye rippled out from his Mangekyō Sharingan, spreading through the surrounding space like ocean waves.
Seeing Sasuke's reaction, Uchiha Itachi grew somewhat alarmed. Without hesitation, he drove the tachi in his hand straight into Sasuke's body.
"Sasuke, what have you done? Stop right now!!"
"Aah!!"
But Sasuke did not heed Uchiha Itachi's words. After screaming as the tachi pierced his body, he shouted with sheer exhilaration in his eyes:
"Uchiha Itachi, don't forget-you aren't the only one who can use the dōjutsu Tsukuyomi."
Hearing Sasuke's words, Uchiha Itachi suddenly understood and murmured:
"The Clan Leader... he... he can also..."
Seeing that Uchiha Itachi had finally realized the truth, Sasuke laughed even more freely.
"Before coming to duel you, I begged my master to let me enter his Tsukuyomi Space several times. I finally found its weakness."
Uchiha Itachi had never imagined that Tsukuyomi Space could have a weakness. Puzzled, he repeated:
"Tsukuyomi Space's weakness?"
Just then, Sasuke's lips curled slightly, and he looked at Uchiha Itachi with triumph in his eyes.
"Finally... I finally found it! Explode!!"
As Sasuke roared, his Mangekyō Sharingan spun even more violently. Waves of