The next moment!
Uchiha Itachi's figure transformed into a sky full of crows!
Uchiha Itachi was somewhat surprised in his heart. He had never had any opponents in Shuriken Throwing Jutsu, not even Uchiha Shisui, who once taught him, admitted that he had achieved perfection in it.
But...
Uchiha Sasuke was still going further!
The Uchiha Clan's Shuriken Throwing Jutsu, Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen's Shuriken Giant Body Jutsu and Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu allowed Uchiha Sasuke to defeat him with his own strength in this area, even though it was just the simplest part!
"Crow Clone, huh..."
Uchiha Sasuke snorted softly through his nose and threw a streak of lightning towards Uchiha Itachi: "Chidori Thousand Needles!"
The needles transformed by this lightning hit Uchiha Itachi's Crow Clone one after another, nailing each crow to the ground, life or death unknown!
In the next second...
The bodies of these crows turned into feathers, floating slowly and reassembled into the shape of Uchiha Itachi!
"Genjutsu and Clone Jutsu..."
A scarlet color appeared in Uchiha Sasuke's eyes, and in an instant, he identified the real body of Uchiha Itachi, waving his Ninja Sword and charging forward!
Clang!
Uchiha Itachi took out a Kunai to block!
The two Uchiha clashed fiercely in this desert oasis!
Uchiha Itachi realized that his brother's growth in Swordsmanship was becoming troublesome, and this Form Transformation Puppet might not be able to surpass Sasuke in Swordsmanship!
Uchiha Sasuke fought more and more courageously!
However, Uchiha Sasuke also had many tricks up his sleeve.
Watching Uchiha Itachi getting pushed back step by step, Uchiha Sasuke's mouth curled into a contemptuous smile. He swung his Ninja Sword, feigned a flaw, and seized the opportunity when Uchiha Itachi grasped his flaw to place a hand on Uchiha Itachi's shoulder, leaving a Flying Thunder God Mark!
As long as the Flying Thunder God Mark is left...
This battle is undoubtedly in my favor!
Uchiha Sasuke firmly believed that he had secured this victory, his movements with the Ninja Sword becoming faster, and his exquisite Swordsmanship forcing Uchiha Itachi to dodge!
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
Uchiha Itachi leaped back, spewing out a fireball!
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
Uchiha Sasuke raised his hand to form hand seals and also spat out a fireball!
The two flames collided instantly, the two giant fireballs gradually turning into a wall of fire, transforming the surroundings into a sea of flames!
However...
In Fire Release Ninjutsu, Uchiha Sasuke seemed to have the upper hand!
"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bomb!"
Uchiha Sasuke spat out another blaze directly!
As a subordinate of Akihara Kagura, Uchiha Sasuke naturally did not lack any benefits. Besides what he learned from Orochimaru, Akihara Kagura also gave him some Ninjutsu Scrolls!
"It seems Akihara Kagura taught you a lot..."
Uchiha Itachi could only leap back. He knew that Sarutobi Hiruzen would never teach Uchiha Sasuke these techniques; they could only have come from Akihara Kagura.
"Trying to escape?"
Uchiha Sasuke's figure instantly vanished from his original spot, appearing beside Uchiha Itachi using the Flying Thunder God Jutsu and punched toward Uchiha Itachi's chest!
"So fast!"
Uchiha Itachi suddenly noticed something was wrong!
Uchiha Sasuke's Instant Body Jutsu was even faster than Shisui's back then!
"Flying Thunder God Jutsu?"
Uchiha Itachi immediately realized the technique Uchiha Sasuke was using. He had seen Akihara Kagura use the Flying Thunder God Jutsu and was very aware of the terror it presented. The Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato had gained fame in the Ninja World using this technique!
It seems...
Akihara Kagura taught Sasuke quite a lot.
The techniques that Uchiha Sasuke learned alone made him a formidable match against other village leaders, and he even had a good chance of killing me!
"It seems you have indeed become stronger..."
Uchiha Itachi raised his hand to block Uchiha Sasuke's punch, yet the next moment, he lost sight of Uchiha Sasuke again. His brother once again used the Flying Thunder God Jutsu to teleport behind him!
"This time, I will definitely kill you!"
Uchiha Sasuke kicked Uchiha Itachi in the waist!
Uchiha Itachi's body dispersed into countless crows, vanishing on the spot, these crows regrouped in the air, forming his body again!
"Maybe next time..."
Uchiha Itachi calmly shook his head and spoke softly: "Your progress is too fast, Sasuke. It seems the next time we meet, I must kill you..."
"Are you finally afraid?"
Uchiha Sasuke sneered incessantly.
This guy knows fear now?
Back then, Uchiha Itachi slaughtered the Uchiha, killing his parents, and now he knows fear? If not for Akihara Kagura's help, the Uchiha Clan might truly have gone extinct that night...
This bastard...
Is he afraid of my growth?
"If you had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan..."
Uchiha Itachi stared into Uchiha Sasuke's eyes, looking at those still three-tomoe eyes: "Perhaps I truly wouldn't be your match..."
"Even without the Mangekyo Sharingan, I can kill you!"
Uchiha Sasuke was confident in the power he had obtained, he hadn't even used the Curse Seal given to him by Akihara Kagura. Otherwise, Uchiha Itachi would have been defeated even quicker!
"Perhaps."
Uchiha Itachi had gauged Uchiha Sasuke's strength.
If next time his real body were to fight Uchiha Sasuke, the current Uchiha Sasuke indeed posed a great threat. Even if he fought with all his might, victory was uncertain. The Flying Thunder God Jutsu's enhancement to a ninja was utterly terrifying...
Of course.
The biggest takeaway from this encounter is...
Uchiha Sasuke seemed to have found a place to belong.
However, Uchiha Itachi didn't hope for Uchiha Sasuke to stay in the dark Root, as the Root's leader, Akihara Kagura, knew the truth and might not wish to protect Uchiha Sasuke in the future.
Crack!
Just as Uchiha Itachi was contemplating, Uchiha Sasuke's figure appeared behind him, plunging a sword straight through his heart!
"Moreover, there's no need for another time..."
Uchiha Sasuke stood behind Uchiha Itachi, tightly gripping the Ninja Sword, a cold and cruel killing intent on his face as if feeling a cathartic release from his vengeance: "Uchiha Itachi, do you think you can escape this time?"
"Always saying 'next time, next time'..."
Uchiha Sasuke abruptly pulled the Ninja Sword out of Uchiha Itachi's body, coldly watching his brother clutching his chest, almost collapsing to the ground: "From childhood till now, I've always hated when you said those words..."
When he was young, Uchiha Itachi often said these words.
Now that he was set on revenge, Uchiha Itachi still wanted to say these words to him!
"Sorry, Sasuke."
Blood trickled from the corner of Uchiha Itachi's mouth, yet he stubbornly uttered his final words: "This is not the last time, this is merely a puppet used to test your strength..."
"Next time..."
"You must try your best..."
"I won't let you continue to grow."
After finishing, Uchiha Itachi's body stiffly collapsed to the ground, and at the moment of his death, his body slowly transformed, revealing the appearance of another person.
This was a person unrecognized.
Evidently, this unknown person had been used as a sacrifice for some sort of puppet technique!
"A puppet?"
Uchiha Sasuke's face suddenly turned grim, it was merely a puppet, but his greatest trump card, the Flying Thunder God Jutsu, had been revealed to Uchiha Itachi!
Although he still had the Curse Seal and other techniques as trump cards, if Uchiha Itachi became cautious about the Flying Thunder God Jutsu, his fighting style would clearly be more challenging...
"Never mind."
"This time I could kill him."
Uchiha Sasuke snorted coldly, his Ninja Sword drawing a curve and directly sheathing it, his gaze remained firm: "Next time, I will still be able to kill this guy!"