"The abilities of those two jinchuriki are a little tricky for Itachi to handle."
Black Zetsu lay on a tree branch, his tone questioning.
"He should be able to beat them, but taking them alive does make things a little harder."
In that last exchange, he had used his unknown eye abilities to catch them off guard and counterattack while surrounded by the two of them. In a normal fight, the Totsuka Blade could seal them outright.
If he had only wanted to kill them, he would not have needed to attack with the Yata Mirror after weathering that assault. He could have used the Totsuka Blade to seal his opponent's chakra and suck him straight into the gourd.
Then, in a one-on-one fight, Roshi would not have posed much of a threat with Tsukuyomi in play. But having to capture both alive made things considerably harder.
Uchiha Itachi ignored the taunts of Han, who had gotten back to his feet. He merely tilted his head slightly and came up with a response. The Mangekyo in his right eye spun!
Han's provocation cut off halfway through as he was plunged into the torment of Tsukuyomi.
Outside the illusion, Uchiha Itachi quickly changed his escape route and moved toward Han.
The red-eyed Roshi saw his friend suddenly fall silent. He turned in that direction, then swung aside again. He could no longer withdraw the Tailed Beast Bomb and had no choice but to fire it.
Whoosh!
The black Tailed Beast Bomb barreled forward, sweeping trees aside before exploding some distance away. An immense surge of energy erupted, instantly blasting away everything around its center.
Uchiha Itachi had no time to admire the sight. He rapidly formed hand seals as his left eye spun, combining Fire Style with Amaterasu.
A mass of