"Amaterasu."
As Itachi's utterly icy voice fell, a shocking streak of blood suddenly ran from the corner of his right eye.
The next second, a mass of extremely bizarre black flames ignited without warning in the air where Shengu Xuan stood! These black flames seemed to come from the deepest reaches of hell, carrying a terrifying aura of destruction that could burn everything in the world and would never die until their target was reduced to nothing. They instantly engulfed Shengu Xuan completely!
"Brother Shengu!!!" Seeing this from the bridge, Naruto turned deathly pale with fright and screamed at the top of his lungs.
"What... kind of fire is that?!" Supporting the unconscious Kakashi, Asuma watched the black flames that could ignite even the water's surface, and an uncontrollable fear welled up inside him. He could feel that if even a trace of those black flames touched him, he would absolutely be reduced to ashes in an instant.
"It's over." Itachi covered his bleeding right eye, panting heavily. Amaterasu was the Mangekyō Sharingan's highest-level physical attack ocular jutsu, reputed to be the strongest physical attack. Wherever his gaze focused, these undying black flames would ignite. In his view, no matter how monstrous the boy's strength was, taking a direct hit from Amaterasu without chakra defenses could only mean death.
Struggling out of the rubble, Kisame wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. Looking at the blazing black flames, he let out a hoarse sneer as well. "Cough, cough... what a monstrous brat. Unfortunately, all physical defenses are futile before Mr. Itachi's Amaterasu."
Yet, just when everyone thought Shengu Xuan had already been burned to ashes...
A spine-chilling chewing sound suddenly came from within the blazing black flames.
"Crunch... crunch..."
The sound was quiet, but it was exceptionally clear