"Rumble!!!"
The violent explosion sent endless smoke and dust billowing up, shrouding the entire battlefield.
Sasuke Uchiha stood under the protection of Susanoo, his scarlet Mangekyō Sharingan fixed on the area where he had unleashed the storm.
"Until I get my answers, you're not going anywhere, big brother!"
His piercing gaze seemed to see the indistinct figures through the swirling smoke and dust, and turmoil surged within Sasuke.
Of course, there was a reason Sasuke Uchiha had suddenly appeared here.
He had originally followed the White Zetsu Army toward the main battlefield, planning to face his teacher, Kakashi Hatake, once the fighting broke out.
Of course, at the time, Sasuke had not known that Naruto Uzumaki had also reached the main battlefield, and that the two of them were about to meet where the fighting was fiercest.
That was the direction the story would originally have taken.
But Sasuke had inadvertently learned from Kabuto Yakushi that his older brother-Uchiha Itachi-had also been "resurrected"!
After learning this, he immediately abandoned the White Zetsu Army. No longer caring about battlefields or anything of the sort, he turned and hurried toward the heart of the Land of Frost.
His timing was perfect: he arrived just as Tobirama Senju and Uchiha Itachi reached the decisive moment of their battle.
Just as Tobirama Senju was about to seal Uchiha Itachi, Sasuke arrived and brazenly attacked, interrupting their fight.
Although the arrow fired by Sasuke's Susanoo had caught both men within its range, it had indeed stopped Tobirama Senju's Sealing Jutsu!
In that respect, Sasuke had indeed saved Uchiha Itachi.
"Finally, he's here!"
A trace of a smile appeared at the corner of Kabuto Yakushi's mouth as he slowly lowered his raised fingers.
With the two Uchiha brothers joining forces, they would surely be able to