Now that she had obtained Shisui's other Mangekyō Sharingan, merging it with her own ocular power to awaken the eternal Mangekyō Sharingan would no longer be a problem.
It was a bit of a shame, though. Everyone else evolved their eyes into the eternal Mangekyō Sharingan when they were nearly blind, while Chinatsu had barely worn hers out at all. Both her eyesight and her physical condition were excellent.
Chinatsu happily toyed with Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan in her hand, while the one-eyed crow hung its head, pain and unhappiness written all over its face.
Beside her, Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki exchanged a brief glance. Silence spoke louder than words; they needed no discussion. Both used the Body Flicker Technique, fleeing without so much as a backward glance, terrified that Chinatsu might catch up with them again.
Chinatsu raised her head to look at the two, who had already zipped far away, and sighed helplessly.
Ultimately, they just weren't on the same wavelength. There was no need to run like that. Chinatsu hadn't planned to send them to their graves right then and there.
This wasn't mercy on Chinatsu's part, nor did it mean she had any affection for Uchiha Itachi. After all, he was the man who had stabbed her right at the start, clearly intending to kill her.
But was she supposed to slaughter Uchiha Itachi on the spot, take his Mangekyō Sharingan, then walk up to Sasuke, pull out the two eyeballs, and smile as she said, "Look~ These are your big brother's eyes. I killed him for you~"?
One of the reasons Sasuke worked so hard to grow stronger was so he could personally take revenge on Uchiha Itachi someday. If she stole that goal from him, it would very likely... no, it would definitely have