The moment the masked figure appeared, Uchiha Itachi discovered that he could control his body again!
Uchiha Itachi first moved his body a little, then looked at the third person who had suddenly appeared.
The newcomer wore a black robe and a Swirled Mask, with only one eye visible beneath it.
"Who are you?"
Uchiha Itachi asked in a low voice.
"I am Madara Uchiha!"
The introduction from the figure in the Swirled Mask stunned Itachi. He had never expected the newcomer to be Madara Uchiha.
But... considering this was a virtual world, anyone could appear.
The Masked Man who called himself Madara Uchiha laid Sasuke on the ground, then spoke in a low, hoarse voice. "Uchiha Itachi, it seems you cannot serve me! In that case, die!"
With that, the man in the Swirled Mask charged at Uchiha Itachi.
Naturally, Itachi could not just sit there and wait to die, and the two began to fight.
But the Masked Man's abilities were bizarre. Every attack Itachi made passed through him as though striking air, without having any effect at all.
"It's useless. You cannot defeat me!"
Suddenly... the Masked Man appeared behind Itachi. The instant Itachi turned around, their eyes met.
That single exchange of glances left Itachi unable to move. He could only watch as the Masked Man thrust a kunai toward his heart.
But just as the Masked Man was about to succeed, a smaller figure stepped in front of Itachi and took the fatal blow for him.
Yes... the one who blocked the attack was Sasuke.
Sasuke took the Masked Man's kunai in his chest.
The kunai pierced Sasuke's heart, and blood gushed freely from the wound.
At the same time, Itachi broke free of the genjutsu and caught Sasuke as he fell.
Before Itachi could