Looking at Sasuke,
Kisame's gaze shifted slightly, then he slightly grinned and said with a strange smile:
"..."
"Revenge..."
"That's not what I wanted,"
"However, you are Akatsuki's primary target... Even if Itachi-san is dead, I cannot give up on this mission."
As he spoke,
Kisame raised Samehada, assuming a battle stance.
Judging from his expression,
He actually... had a kind of facing death unflinchingly feeling.
However,
Just then,
Suddenly, Kisame felt an anomaly in the ring on his hand, and then, a special voice came to his mind.
"Kisame, return to the Amegakure base. The mission has changed."
"Huh???"
Hearing this voice, Kisame's expression froze.
Pain???
What's going on... why at this moment...
Suddenly transmitting?
The timing is way too coincidental...
Could it be,
He's been watching this battle all along...???
Realizing this,
Kisame's heart skipped a beat.
He suddenly felt it was very possible...
That blue arrow of light just now also indicated there must be an outside force manipulating all this...
It seemed,
This Uchiha brothers' battle was indeed not so simple.
Thinking this,
Kisame's hand, which had been gripping Samehada tightly, suddenly relaxed a little.
Then,
He looked at Sasuke, revealing a strange smile, and said:
"It seems we can avoid a fight between us."
"Farewell, Itachi-san's little brother."
As the words fell,
Kisame slung Samehada over his back, then leaped away, disappearing from Sasuke's sight.
As he rushed forward,
Kisame's gaze flickered with myriad thoughts, pondering something.
When he heard Itachi's dying words just now,
He realized something was wrong...
Itachi, who had always acted as a cold-blooded and merciless executioner, would at this moment... suddenly show concern for his little brother Sasuke, and even... say words like "protect Konoha for me"...
If these words weren't meant to confuse Sasuke, then... they must have come from the true depths of Itachi's heart...
Thinking this,
A helpless, bitter smile appeared on Kisame's face, and he muttered to himself:
"Itachi-san,"
"So this is the end you chose..."
"In the end, you truly held back."
Whoosh!
As the words fell,
His figure had already disappeared into the darkness, heading into the distance.
And at this moment,
On the battlefield,
Obito and Zetsu, hidden in the shadows, saw this scene and exchanged glances.
Then, Obito's gaze flashed, revealing a chilling smile as if his plan had succeeded, and said in a low voice:
"Alright..."
"Uchiha Itachi is dead."
"Everything should end, and everything should begin."
"Although I don't know who exactly helped Sasuke obtain the Rinnegan and the First Hokage's cells..."
"But,"
"From now on, it's our home field."
As he spoke,
Obito placed his hand on his right eye.
"Kamui."
Whoosh!
The spatial vortex instantly centered on his Mangekyo Sharingan, completely engulfing his entire body, disappearing from the spot.
And at this moment, Zetsu, still in the same place, also stared at Sasuke in the distance, revealing a strange smile.
To be honest,
Even he hadn't expected that besides Madara, there could actually be a second person in this Shinobi World possessing the Rinnegan.
This way,
The plan to save his mother... could once again advance a step!
At this moment,
Down below,
Sasuke saw Kisame disappear in the distance and slowly lowered his blade.
The blue crackling lightning disappeared, and Sasuke expressionlessly sheathed the blade, then looked at the deceased Itachi.
He still couldn't understand the meaning of Itachi's final words.
However,
While he was silent and pondering,
Suddenly, a strange spatial vortex abruptly appeared behind Sasuke.
"!?"
Sensing this sudden Chakra,
Sasuke's pupils suddenly contracted, and he turned around without hesitation!
And the moment he turned,
He saw an unbelievable sight.
Ahead,
From an invisible spatial vortex, a distorted figure gradually emerged, finally forming a black silhouette.
This person wore a mysterious black robe, a hood, and a special orange swirl single-eyed mask.
"!"
After seeing clearly, Sasuke's pupils suddenly contracted!
Because at this moment,
Under the orange mask, he saw a blood-red Sharingan!!
What's going on?!
A living Uchiha clansman...!!?
In an instant,
Sasuke was completely frozen.
A name involuntarily surged in his mind —
Uchiha Obito!!
This was the name Uchiha Itachi mentioned during the fight just now...
Could it be,
The person before me... is him?!
Or...
He's just an enemy who seized a Sharingan...?
Realizing this,
Sasuke's gaze darkened, and he immediately rested his hand on the hilt of the blade at his waist...
And at this moment,
Before he could speak,
The masked man opposite suddenly spoke in a deep tone:
"..."
"I didn't expect to meet you on such an occasion, in such a manner, Uchiha Sasuke."
"It seems... your revenge has ended."
As the words fell,
Sasuke's gaze darkened, and he said coldly:
"Who are you..."
"Why do you have our Uchiha Clan's Sharingan...?"
As the words fell,
The masked man Obito slowly raised his hand in front of his mask and said softly:
"Who I am is not important,"
"What's important is that you have finally fulfilled your wish for revenge, and finally..."
"Released Itachi from his suffering."
"...?!"
At these words,
Sasuke's pupils suddenly contracted, his heart shaking.
Released Itachi... from his suffering...?
However,
Before he could ponder the meaning of these words,
The masked man slowly spoke again, looking at Sasuke, and said softly in a very deep tone:
"The words he just spoke before dying,"
"You seem... not to have understood their meaning yet."
"Well then,"
"Let me ask you this, Sasuke."
Having said this,
Obito's gaze met Sasuke's, and he asked solemnly with utmost sincerity:
"Do you truly understand the pain in your brother's heart?"
"..."
"Do you understand the cruel truth behind this massacre?"
"—!??"
As Obito's words fell,
In an instant,
Sasuke's expression changed drastically, his breathing completely stopped, and his mind almost went blank!
His gaze became complicated, and he slightly gritted his teeth, saying deeply:
"You... what are you saying?!"
"..."
Obito's sudden words
Instantly made him doubt the past he thought he understood so well...
Could it be...
Behind this massacre by Itachi,
There really exists some kind of... unknown conspiracy...
Sasuke's heart was extremely complicated.
And at this moment,
In the sky above.
Kyo stood while hiding with Kyokko, looking down below, a wondrous smile suddenly appearing at the corner of his mouth.
The development of events was just as he had initially anticipated.
Sure enough,
After Itachi's death,
Obito couldn't wait to jump out.
And, through some Talk-no-Jutsu combined with seasoned acting skills, tried to darken Sasuke and recruit him...
To achieve this situation,
Kyo had specially contacted Nagato remotely.
And just now, had Nagato, using Pain's identity, through ring telepathy directly call back Kisame.
This way,
He could avoid Kisame disrupting the order on site.
Thus,
Only the most crucial characters remained on the scene.
The villain's deterrence,
Had initially taken shape.
Kyo looked down, his golden eyes gleaming, and smiled, muttering to himself:
"World peace,"
"Depends on you four laughing masters of the Uchiha."