" Sasuke?"
For the first time, a complex emotion appeared on Itachi's face, and he sighed softly.
He could be ruthless to the whole world, but not to his own brother. If he had to rank them in his heart, Sasuke would be above the village and above the entire Shinobi World.
"Alright, you brothers haven't seen each other in a long time, so I'm sure you have a lot to talk about. I won't stay any longer and annoy anyone."
Goodbye, Itachi!
The choice is between defeating your brother and protecting Konoha yourself, or dying at your brother's hands and letting him become Konoha's hero.
What was Itachi thinking at that moment?
Aoki Tsuki paid no attention to this, leaping into the air and flying on his Okatana to the top of the Ten-Tails' head. At that moment, Konan also flew over.
The Amegakure trio reunited.
" Chidori "
Sasuke, wielding Chidori, pierced Itachi's heart directly, but what flowed out was clear water, Water Clone.
Itachi appeared behind Sasuke and stabbed the kunai Kunai into Sasuke's lower back.
Bang!
It was Shadow Clone; the blue Chidori Sharp Spear pierced his body from behind again—it was Water Clone as well.
"That concludes our introduction, Sasuke," Itachi said.
"You don't seem to have much Chakra left?"
"Yes, that's part of the reason," Itachi readily admitted. He didn't have much Chakra to play these simple Ninjutsu games with Sasuke.
Sasuke said bitterly, "Even so, I will not show you any mercy. Today is your death day."
"You still love to boast as much as ever. I'll take note of that for now. I'm very curious about what you've learned from Orochimaru."
"So much that you can no longer measure my capacity!"
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
Sasuke, his fighting spirit already burning fiercely, launched the first Shuriken.
Uchiha Itachi responded with a similar Shuriken, clashing precisely with them.
The Shuriken throwing technique unique to the Uchiha cannot be achieved without the Sharingan's dynamic vision and precise targeting.
Tsukuyomi
Taking advantage of their eye contact, Itachi activated Genjutsu, Sasuke into the Genjutsu world.
"My silly little brother, you don't seem to have eyes like mine. Is it because you can't bear to hurt your own good friend?"
The Uchiha clan is burdened with sin; those who are too soft-hearted cannot truly become powerful.
"Could it be that Shisui was...?"
Sasuke exclaimed in shock, "Just to gain power, you have to go to that extent?"
"This was the fate of the Uchiha: to kill each other, to seize power amidst pain and despair, and to abandon the village, comrades, and friends at any time."
Born into this family, you are destined to be unable to escape.
"It's pathetic to gain power by killing the person most important to you."
If this is what they call fate, I will Teuchi.
Itachi, however, didn't take it to heart. Sasuke had always liked to show off since he was a child. As the saying goes, you can tell what a person will be like at three years old. The nickname "foolish little brother" wasn't just a random one.
"With your current eye power, you are no match for me, who possesses the Mangekyō Sharingan, and is my only brother in the world."
You will be a substitute for my eyes, that's why I let you go that night.
"Now I'm going to get my eyes back."
Bang!
Sasuke was kicked to the ground, and before he could even retaliate, his right eye went dark as Itachi gouged it out.
They even deliberately put it into a small bottle right in front of him; it was as terrifying as it could be.
The dark childhood dominated by his older brother is having a devastating impact on Sasuke's mental world, and he is reminded of that terrible night.
"Next up is another one..."
Before Sasuke think any further, Itachi reached out and gouged out Sasuke's left eye again.
Sasuke was terrified. The Sharingan to destruction; its activation requires the stimulation of extreme circumstances.
Itachi was perfectly aware of this and handled it with great finesse; all the previous mental preparation was for this moment.
"Ah...!!"
The pent-up emotions finally erupted, and in reality, the Cursed Seal of Heaven on Sasuke's neck spread throughout his body, disrupting his Chakra.
The intense pain allowed Sasuke to break free of his restraints.
"Huff... huff... I didn't expect you to be able to break my Genjutsu." Itachi said with a look of shock.
In reality, this was already the least he could do to break through Sasuke's mental restraints. If he couldn't break through even that, he would be out of options. Gouging out Sasuke's eyes was the cruelest way he could think of to Sasuke.
Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique
Sasuke immediately launched a Ninjutsu attack. He wasn't stupid; he was no match for his brother in Genjutsu, so he had to play to his strengths.
As expected, Itachi did not use Ninjutsu to fight back due to Chakra issues, but instead adopted a strategy of dodging and maneuvering.
Sasuke was overjoyed, as if he had grasped at a straw of victory, and unleashed a frenzied barrage of attacks without any regard for the consequences.
Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique
Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Jutsu
Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique
He soon exhausted himself, his Chakra depleted, and he knelt on the ground, bent over, panting heavily.
Itachi remained on the verge of collapse, stubbornly fighting Sasuke. In reality, his Chakra had not only not been depleted, but had even secretly recovered a significant amount.
Sasuke's personality hasn't changed at all; he can easily manipulate his younger brother with a few tricks.
"Is this all you've got, all you keep talking about revenge?"
Knowing his foolish younger brother as he did, he was sure the kid was hiding some kind of secret weapon.
Rumble...
Lightning flashed and thunder roared in the sky. Itachi seemed to realize something, and looked up to see dark clouds covering the sky, as if the end of the world had arrived.
"Was that Fire Release from before? No, it's the Ten-Tails!"
Itachi was greatly alarmed. The golem had transformed into a monster with ten tails, and it was the cause of the cataclysmic changes in the world.
Sasuke also realized the problem and suddenly burst into laughter. "Hahaha... It seems even the heavens are on my side."
In an instant, you will become nothing but bones, Weasel. Go to the Pure Land and repent to those of your clan who died by your hand.
" Kirin "
roar...
Sasuke drew down a massive amount of lightning, which transformed into the shape of Kirin and rushed straight at Uchiha Itachi.
Susanoo
A red giant enveloped himself before the lightning struck, holding up the Yata Mirror) to deflect the lightning.
Rumble...
The ferocious attack was beyond imagination. After the light dissipated, Itachi lay there as if he were dead. However, his life was exceptionally tenacious, and he struggled to stand up again under Sasuke's horrified gaze.
"You seem to have really gotten stronger, Sasuke. But that's not enough. Do you have any even stronger techniques?"
Sasuke was stunned. "To survive a lightning strike of that magnitude?! Impossible!"
Is this guy even human?
Itachi knew his younger brother had run out of tricks and mocked, "Looks like this is all you can do. I told you, without the Mangekyō Sharingan, you're no match for me."
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
In his desperation, Sasuke attempted to throw Shuriken at Itachi, but Itachi blocked them with his Susanoo.
"You can choose to continue running away, living a wretched and lowly life. But without your companions and the village, you'll only become Orochimaru's vessel."
That guy once tried to take advantage of me, but I defeated him and he fled in a sorry state. Hmph, two losers huddling together for warmth, huh?
"Ah... Itachi!!"
Sasuke felt humiliated, and the power of the Cursed Seal erupted, causing a pair of wings to sprout from his back and black lightning to gather in his hands.
" Sasuke, I have already reached the pinnacle of the Uchiha. Madara is nothing but a loser."
"And I am a goal you can never surpass in your entire life; you are destined to live only in my shadow."
" Chidori "
boom!
The Lightning Release, infused with Senjutsu Chakra, was easily blocked by the Yata Mirror.
"Anger doesn't make you stronger. Look at your ugly appearance now, cough cough... Even if I Chakra, I can still easily subdue you."
puff...
The Totsuka Blade pierced through Sasuke's wings, and the sealing power was activated, absorbing and sealing the Chakra contained within, causing the Cursed Seal of Heaven to disappear.
Itachi looked down at Sasuke with a cold gaze and said, "Any other tricks up your sleeve? I remember Orochimaru has quite a few methods..."
Reminded by this, Sasuke immediately remembered, reached out and dipped his hand in a little blood to quickly Hand Seals.
" Summoning Technique "
Thud...
A flash of white smoke appeared, and a huge purple figure appeared in the arena— Orochimaru's ancestor: Manda.
"Is that Orochimaru? Damn it, if you don't prepare 500 sacrifices for me, I'll eat you up... Oh, it's Sasuke."
Even if you offer sacrifices, there cannot be fewer than 100.
"I'll eat you if you help me kill this guy." Sasuke, desperate, once again gambled with his own life.
It's a deal.
Manda is always domineering and doesn't care who its opponent is. It opened its mouth and charged at Uchiha Itachi.
Boom boom boom...
The massive head pounded desperately, but Itachi blocked it all with the Yata Mirror. Itachi coughed up blood several times as a result, and it was on the verge of death.
Manda thought it was because it was too strong, and that its enemy was no match for it with just a slight attack, so it became even more arrogant. It wrapped its lower body around Susanoo and raised its snake head to bite at Susanoo.
Pfft!
The Totsuka Blade reappeared from the gourd and pierced through the mouth of the Manda into their bodies.
"This... this is..." Manda sensed the loss of his life force and only then did he belatedly realize his fear, but it was too late.
Buzz...
The sealing power was activated, Manda's body was sucked into the gourd, whereupon he reigned supreme in the dream world of Genjutsu.
This thing had no idea that the moment it showed its desire to devour Sasuke, it had already been added to Itachi's kill list.
"Cough cough cough..."
Itachi coughed up blood again. Susanoo a huge strain on his body, and each use of it was a drain on his life force.
His current state is so bad that even Susanoo n't be maintained, and it dissipates on its own.
Whoosh...
Sasuke thought his chance had come and hurriedly threw several Shuriken, which pierced through Itachi's body.
Gaa gaa gaa...
Itachi transformed into a flock of crows, circling and flying, one of which had a blood-red eye with a large windmill pattern at its four corners, looking at Sasuke.
Then the crows disappeared, and Itachi appeared in front of Sasuke, his face pale. He tremblingly reached out his hand, startling Sasuke so much that he fell to the ground, thinking his brother was going to gouge out his eyes.
Thump!
Itachi gently touched Sasuke's forehead with his finger and said in a weak voice, "Forgive me, Sasuke, this is the last time!"
He then collapsed to the side, lifeless.
"Huff... huff..." Sasuke gasped for breath, a mixture of fear and relief at surviving.
"Dead, finally dead... Ahahahaha..."
"Father... Mother... and everyone, I've finally taken my revenge! I killed Itachi!"
"I will protect the village, protect Konoha, protect Konoha..."
Sasuke was acting like a madman, talking incessantly to himself.