In the nick of time,
The sharp lightning blade slashed down in an instant!
Seeing this,
Itachi's gaze flickered.
Clang!
Crow Clone Technique!
The moment the blade struck Itachi's body, it passed right through!
Simultaneously, Itachi's body instantly transformed into a sky full of fluttering black crows, scattering instantly!
The next moment,
His body appeared directly behind Sasuke at extremely high speed!
Then, without hesitation, he kicked out
In close combat, he was also a top-tier expert, so naturally he would not hesitate.
And Sasuke's reaction was equally fast, quickly raising his arm to block Itachi's kick!
Bang!
The moment the impact sounded,
Shockwaves quickly spread outwards!
And their blood-red pupils condensed at the same time, without any hesitation, they moved simultaneously again, launching into battle!
As if maintaining some special tacit understanding,
The brothers fighting to the death,
At this moment,
Neither chose to use their Dojutsu, but instead engaged in close combat!
And amidst these dazzling moves,
The once weak Sasuke,
Now showed no signs of being at a disadvantage.
Even more astonishingly, his body seemed filled with some kind of invisible strange power, occasionally able to force Itachi back with sheer strength.
Seeing this fierce battle,
Onlookers like Kisame and Obito naturally watched with rapt attention.
However,
They didn't notice,
At this moment,
Somewhere high above, another figure had appeared.
He was slightly looking down, gazing at everything below from a commanding position.
It was... Kyo.
At this moment,
He was still wearing the Akatsuki uniform, maintaining the same attire.
Clearly,
He had just come from Amegakure.
However,
His expression now showed a faint smile.
With his Spiritual Pressure Perception, he could naturally clearly see through everything below.
Therefore,
He could also naturally notice Obito and Zetsu observing in the shadows...
Nice.
They came uninvited.
A smile curled at the corner of Kyo's mouth.
He had originally planned to use the Kitsune Ogre identity to guide Obito here, letting him encounter Sasuke and trigger the subsequent plot.
But unexpectedly,
When he arrived here, Obito had already been watching for a while...
Clearly, he came prepared...
From this perspective,
It seemed there was nothing to worry about.
As long as Sasuke defeated Itachi next, or Itachi actively threw the fight to let Sasuke win,
Then,
Obito would inevitably jump out and try to recruit Sasuke.
This was the inevitable result.
So,
Next,
He just needed to watch the show.
Kyo sat floating in the high sky, gazing at everything below.
And at this moment,
The situation on the battlefield had basically entered its climax.
Both brothers' bodies began to show many wounds, and even traces of blood appeared at the corners of their mouths. Clearly, in this close-quarters battle, they were almost evenly matched. Whether it was due to Sasuke's rapid progress,
Or Itachi deliberately throwing the fight.
Bang!
Attacks clashed,
The spreading impact force extended outwards, dust and sand shaking.
They distanced themselves again.
And at this moment,
Sasuke opposite raised his hand, casually wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, then looked ahead with an extremely cold gaze, and suddenly spoke loudly:
"The joke ends here, Itachi."
"Use your Mangekyo Sharingan. I will also fight with the Rinnegan."
"Next, I will completely crush you."
"And then, kill you."
As he spoke,
Sasuke raised the broken Kusanagi Sword in his hand, his gaze grim.
And at this moment,
Itachi opposite remained expressionless, slowly lowering his eyes.
A complicated sadness welled up in his heart.
Seeing the tremendous growth in Sasuke's strength, he was naturally very gratified.
This way, he could smoothly survive in this chaotic Shinobi World without danger to his life.
However,
These powers of his... came too mysteriously.
So much so that,
Itachi couldn't feel at ease.
What if, after his death, Sasuke was brainwashed again and embarked on the wrong path of resisting the Shinobi World... What then?
Wouldn't war... erupt again at his hands...?
Thinking this,
Itachi's heart grew increasingly complicated.
But,
He also understood.
At this moment, the arrow had been loosed and must fly.
He was destined to completely settle things with Sasuke to end it all.
If that was the case, then...
"Haah..."
Itachi slowly exhaled.
Then, he suddenly looked up, stared at Sasuke ahead, and focused his right eye's pupil!
Whoosh!
"Amaterasu!"
In an instant,
Dark red blood trickled from his eye socket, and at the same moment, at the focal point of his gaze,
Countless black flames ignited instantly all over Sasuke's body!!
Amaterasu,
Known as the strongest Fire Release!
At the focal point of the Mangekyo Sharingan's gaze, boiling black flames would appear!
Possessing extremely high heat and destructive power, capable of burning everything within sight to ashes.
Even flames would be burned by it.
And what's even more terrifying is,
Amaterasu flames, until burning their target to cinders, never extinguish!
Looking at the flames ahead,
Kisame, watching from the side, had a strange expression on his face.
Thinking back,
When he and Itachi were on a mission, he had witnessed this Dojutsu, and back then, their enemies, without exception, all died under these spreading black flames.
It was truly chilling.
He didn't expect...
Itachi would actually use this move on his own younger brother too...
Seems like he wasn't planning to hold back.
Kisame thought to himself.
And at this moment,
Obito, watching from the shadows, saw this scene and his expression immediately darkened.
Tch...
He certainly knew about it.
In fact,
Over the years, besides monitoring Kyo, he had naturally been monitoring Itachi as well.
It could almost be said,
Within the entire Akatsuki, besides Kyo, Itachi was the most troublesome enemy.
Take this Amaterasu for example,
Just by locking on with his gaze, he could unleash a black flame attack.
And Obito's Kamui, even if it could transfer himself to another dimension, was useless.
Because,
As long as the target wasn't dead, the flames never went out.
That was the reason Obito feared Itachi.
Because even with Kamui, he wasn't confident he could be fast enough to avoid being locked onto by Itachi's gaze...
Unexpectedly,
This time, Itachi used Amaterasu right from the start...
Just as Obito was deep in thought,
At this moment,
Down below,
The situation changed.
Sasuke, wrapped in black flames,
Not only showed no sign of pain or cried out,
But instead... curled his lips, even showing a faint smile towards Itachi.
"So this is... the so-called inextinguishable flames..."
"..."
The moment the words fell,
Whoosh!
A sudden change occurred!
All around Sasuke's body, the black flames that had been burning and leaping, at this moment... began to gradually disappear!!
When the last spark was extinguished, Amaterasu... no longer existed!!
And Sasuke ahead,
His body barely had any burn marks, just a few traces of scorched black on his clothes...