"What's so funny!"
Sasuke seethed. What was Uchiha Itachi laughing at?
Was he mocking his weakness?
That glaring smile stabbed at his heart like a needle.
"I thought of something happy."
Uchiha Itachi's voice remained calm. He pressed his lips together after speaking, but he could not hide the amusement in his eyes, a teasing look that made Sasuke's anger flare.
"You bastard! I'll break all four of your limbs and drag you back to Konoha! You'll kneel before Mother and repent!"
Raging chakra erupted around Sasuke like purple flames. Bones, meridians, and flesh formed layer by layer as an enormous purple Susanoo rose from the ground, instantly bursting through the sturdy ceiling of the Mizukage's Office. Bricks and rubble rained down.
"Intruders! Prepare to engage immediately!"
The young Chojuro, stationed in the village, rushed to the scene at once, his voice filled with shock and anger. The twin blade Hiramekarei in his hands already shone with a dangerous light.
Other Kirigakure ninja surged in like a tide, surrounding the enormous purple demon.
Shino had acted an instant before Susanoo appeared. Countless kikaichū swept over Black Zetsu like a black tide, enveloping him while he was still under genjutsu and forming a writhing ball of insects.
Without the slightest hesitation, he carried that strange mass of black substance away from the center of the battlefield.
This thing was far too strange. He had to make sure it was secure.
As he swiftly retreated, he pulled a scroll from his ninja tool pouch.
It was a gift Naruto Uzumaki had given him on the eve of their graduation from the Ninja Academy. An ordinary sealing scroll, but one that meant a great deal to Shino.
Without hesitation, Shino sealed the feebly struggling Black Zetsu inside.
The scroll rolled shut, and the