As Sasuke lay panting on the ground to rest, Shinji finally nodded.
Although doing this would make Sasuke's eyesight deteriorate a little faster, there was no helping it if he wanted to get stronger.
Itachi could defeat one powerful enemy after another with his astonishing genjutsu alone.
But Sasuke couldn't do that.
How many people could he beat with nothing but Chidori Stream?
Deidara's clay happened to be completely countered by Lightning Release, and even then, Sasuke had nearly been killed by his self-destruction and had sacrificed Manda.
So if Sasuke wanted to grow stronger, he would inevitably have to follow the path of the Sharingan to its very end.
Besides, even going blind was nothing to fear. He still had an older brother who had always loved his "foolish Otouto."
Itachi had long since prepared his own eyes, just waiting for Sasuke to take them.
No one could stop that.
Because Itachi knew his body wouldn't hold out much longer, and the immense guilt of killing his parents and his entire clan with his own hands had tormented him all these years.
If not for Sasuke, he might have chosen the same ending as Shisui.
Then...
Then Hidan and Tobi returned, bringing the latest intelligence from the Underground Bounty Station.
The Raikage had led an elite force into a fierce battle against several powerful cursed spirits on an unnamed mountain in the Land of Lightning.
But that wasn't the most important part. The most important part was that, although Kumogakure had suffered considerable losses, they had also managed to take down one of their opponents.
In other words, Kumogakure now possessed the almost intact corpse of a special grade cursed spirit!
After reading the intelligence the two had brought back, Shinji immediately wanted to storm Kumogakure, gouge the eyes