"Kirin!"
After Sasuke raised his right hand, Chidori's shrill screech rang out.
As Sasuke roared Kirin's name,
a white flash lit the sky, and bolts of lightning began raining indiscriminately onto the surrounding land.
"Whoosh, crackle, crackle-"
"ROOOAR!!!"
More and more lightning gathered in the sky, like the roaring of an enraged dragon.
Everyone present looked up in shock at the ancient beast emerging from the dark clouds overhead.
"Die!!!"
Sasuke swung the Chidori in his hand, pointing it straight at Itachi.
The lightning Kirin in the sky seemed to find its target at once, roaring ferociously as it hurtled down toward Itachi.
A supercharged Ninjutsu covering such a vast area had already surpassed A-Rank. It was at least S-Rank.
Seeing that Sasuke could unleash Lightning Release Ninjutsu beyond A-Rank, Itachi's expression turned grave.
It's coming. So fast!
Only a ninja with Itachi's extraordinary composure could remain calm before such overwhelming might.
An ordinary Jonin would probably have lost all will to resist long ago.
"Block it!"
The Crow Tengu Susanoo abruptly raised the Yata Mirror above its head, intending to take Kirin head-on.
But this opening was exactly what Sasuke had been waiting for!
"Go!"
The Susanoo's bow, already drawn to its fullest, was released in an instant.
The Susanoo Arrow shot toward Itachi inside the Crow Tengu like a purple meteor streaking through the night.
Now, with the S-Rank Kirin overhead, the Susanoo Arrow capable of piercing anything shot toward Itachi from the front.
Crash!!
Whoosh!
Rumble!
After blocking Kirin, Itachi coughed up a mouthful of blood. The clothing on his arms and legs had been scorched.
He had spent his strength and had yet to recover.
The Susanoo Arrow right before him became a harbinger of death.
After such an intense battle, Itachi's chakra and body had