"Second, my Susanoo has two spirit artifacts. One is the Totsuka Blade, and its ability is..."
Uchiha Itachi wanted Second Hokage Tobirama Senju to seal him as soon as possible, so he prepared to reveal his abilities to him, allowing him to prepare.
But he had only just spoken the Totsuka Blade's name, before he could reveal any more information, when his body abruptly froze and his mouth closed.
"Uchiha Itachi, this isn't what we agreed on!"
"I could turn a blind eye when you weren't fighting at full strength before. But now, before the battle has even started, you're trying to leak critical information. That is absolutely unacceptable!"
Kabuto Yakushi's voice rang out in Uchiha Itachi's mind. Clearly, he had taken control of Uchiha Itachi to stop him from leaking information.
He seemed somewhat unwilling to let Uchiha Itachi leave the stage just like that, so he stopped him.
But Kabuto Yakushi's interference also caused unstable fluctuations in Uchiha Itachi's ocular power, and the orange-red Susanoo enveloping his entire body vanished in a flash.
"Hmm?"
Standing on a large tree a hundred meters away, Tobirama Senju raised his eyebrows as he watched Uchiha Itachi, who clearly seemed to have something wrong with him.
He suddenly stopped speaking halfway through and dismissed his Susanoo. Was this...
Wait, the jutsu caster behind the scenes had intervened!
Tobirama Senju reacted quickly, realizing almost instantly what had happened to Uchiha Itachi.
"Flying Thunder God Technique!"
His figure flickered, and he vanished from the spot.
The next instant, a streak of light flashed, and Tobirama Senju appeared several dozen meters to Uchiha Itachi's side, with a specially made kunai embedded at his feet.
The tide of battle could change in an instant. The hidden jutsu caster's sudden intervention had caused Uchiha Itachi's Susanoo to