Uchiha Itachi unleashed his final trump card.
"Caw—"
A hoarse, ominous cry rang out.
A pitch-black crow suddenly flew out. It circled once in midair before locking onto Uchiha Yao in the distance.
The next instant.
Scarlet light flashed in the crow's left eye. A Sharingan abruptly emerged, then spun wildly, transforming into Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyo pattern!
"By the will of my best friend, I command you!"
"Uchiha Yao!"
"From this moment onward, abandon all resistance and devote everything to protecting Konoha!"
It worked!
As long as Kotoamatsukami was activated, no matter what kind of monster the man before him was, he would become Konoha's most loyal dog!
A trace of sickly madness flashed through Itachi's eyes.
However.
The ocular power capable of rewriting even a powerful person's will struck Uchiha Yao—
Only to feel as though it had crashed into an impregnable wall.
Uchiha Yao's gaze did not change in the slightest.
Uchiha Yao looked as though he were watching a clown.
"Is this your final trump card?"
"Placing your hopes on Shisui's eye?"
"Uchiha Itachi, you truly are pathetic beyond measure."
Mental Barrier perfectly negated Kotoamatsukami.
Genjutsu: Kotoamatsukami, nullified.
At that moment, Itachi's mind went blank.
I-It failed?
Kotoamatsukami... actually failed?
Impossible!
That was absolutely impossible!
After unleashing Kotoamatsukami, the crow was about to flap its wings and return to Itachi.
"Trying to leave?"
Uchiha Yao gave a soft laugh. His figure flickered from where he stood, and in the next instant, he appeared before the crow.
His five fingers slowly closed.
Uchiha Yao did not crush it to death. Instead, he flipped his hand, and a blank sealing scroll had somehow already appeared in his palm.
"Seal!"
With that simple word.
The crow let out a mournful cry before a powerful suction force dragged it into the