"Itachi, you didn't seriously think I'd come to kill you without making any preparations, did you?"
As the rain grew heavier, lightning began striking all around them. A torrential downpour swept in, and the lightning raged as though it had come alive.
Sasuke reached the highest point.
"This jutsu brings a lightning strike down from the sky. There's absolutely no way you can dodge it. It's called Kirin."
It wasn't just Itachi who stared in astonishment-the spectators did too. Hidden in the shadows, Zetsu marveled that Sasuke could actually tame lightning. In the distance, Meihui saw that Sasuke had already unleashed this move.
He called out to Naruto.
"Let's go, little bro. It'll be our turn to step in soon."
A Kirin formed from lightning poked its head out of the clouds.
"Vanish along with the thunder. Die!"
Everything around them was destroyed by that tremendous force, an air of annihilation spreading through the area. Sasuke had exhausted every last bit of chakra in his body and slumped weakly to the ground. Even his Sharingan had deactivated.
"It's over."
Sasuke couldn't squeeze out even a trace of chakra now. Just then, he heard a familiar voice.
"Is this how you wanted to see me die?"
Sasuke was dumbfounded. How was he still not dead? What was with this guy? How was he still alive? That was my ultimate move!
"Ha-ha! Didn't see that coming, did you, Sasuke? I'm still alive."
"You really did almost kill me, Sasuke. You've certainly grown stronger. Let me show you my final trump card. This is the strongest jutsu of all."
This was Sasuke's first time seeing Susanoo. With his chakra already depleted, Orochimaru seized the opportunity from inside his body.
Orochimaru emerged straightaway in the form of the Eight-Headed Serpent. Seeing that Orochimaru had