Inside the Tsukuyomi Space, Sasuke stared disdainfully at the mountain of books before him. Three tomoe appeared in his eyes as he thought, You think I'm still the same person I used to be?
"Don't forget... I'm an Uchiha too, and I have the Sharingan!"
As he spoke, Sasuke began using his eye power to try to break free of the Tsukuyomi genjutsu.
More than ten minutes later, when Sasuke opened his eyes again, he was back at the entrance to Orochimaru's underground base.
"That's it?"
Curling his lip in disdain, Sasuke looked around for Itachi.
Just then, Itachi abruptly appeared right in front of Sasuke.
Without a moment's hesitation, Sasuke thrust the Kusanagi Sword in his hand at him.
The blade pierced Itachi's heart, but to Sasuke's surprise, Itachi was completely unharmed and even grabbed his wrist.
"Sasuke... with your conviction as it is now, you cannot defeat me!"
Naturally, Sasuke refused to accept that. He proceeded to unleash every skill he had, including his self-created Lightning Release: Kirin...
Yet he still couldn't hurt Itachi in the slightest. Only then did Sasuke realize that the Itachi before him was nothing but an illusion. He hadn't escaped the Tsukuyomi genjutsu at all.
Worse, he had revealed every trump card he had, leaving Sasuke utterly furious.
After all... in a battle between ninja, intelligence was crucial.
Especially for a tactical ninja like Uchiha Itachi. Once he knew his opponent's abilities, he could devise strategies and tactics specifically to counter them.
A sudden sense of helplessness welled up inside Sasuke.
Just then... a huge desk fell from the sky, bearing the same books he had seen earlier.
At the same time, Itachi's voice rang out from every direction again.
"If you want to escape Tsukuyomi, your only choice is to study!"