Whoosh.
Anko used the Body Flicker Technique and appeared in front of Yagyu, directly facing Uchiha Itachi.
"Yagyu!"
Her expression became extremely serious as she stared at Itachi.
"You step back. Leave the fight with Uchiha Itachi to me."
Looking at Anko standing protectively in front of him and saying such heroic words, Yagyu felt both touched and speechless.
Come on.
Are you kidding me?
With your level of strength, let alone exchanging blows with Uchiha Itachi.
He just needs to look at you with his Sharingan and you'll fall into a genjutsu immediately.
Shaking his head helplessly, Yagyu raised his hand and pulled Anko behind him.
He could not allow her to ruin the carefully created opportunity to escape safely.
"Anko-sensei."
His tone carried a hint of helplessness as he spoke frankly.
"You should just support me from behind. Uchiha Itachi's Sharingan is not something you can withstand easily. If your willpower and chakra are not strong enough, you simply cannot resist it."
Buzz.
As Yagyu spoke, the already terrifying Wind Release chakra surrounding him became even more condensed.
It looked almost like a suit of armor formed entirely from Wind Release chakra.
The sight alone was intimidating.
Violent gusts stirred by his chakra spread outward from Yagyu, kicking up dust and sand.
"Then… be careful."
Seeing the terrifying chakra swirling around Yagyu, Anko understood the situation clearly.
She stood behind him but did not retreat even a single step.
Itachi watched the entire exchange.
His crimson three-tomoe Sharingan locked onto Yagyu, ignoring Anko completely.
"You are Yagyu Sōsuke. I know you. You attended the Ninja Academy in the same year as my foolish younger brother. If I remember correctly, you should have graduated recently."
After a brief pause, he continued.
"Speaking of which, the tool I deliberately left alive so that I could grow stronger in the future. I wonder how much Sasuke has grown now."
Whoosh.
Yagyu slightly raised his Chakra Blade.
He sneered at Itachi.
"A man who slaughtered his entire clan… yet you still talk about family. Interesting. If you care about Sasuke so much, why don't you go see him yourself?"
Itachi remained silent.
After a moment of contemplation, he looked at Yagyu.
"You seem to know quite a lot about me. Is it because of Sasuke? Interesting."
As he spoke,
The three tomoe in Itachi's Sharingan slowly rotated.
His tone remained calm and emotionless.
"You mentioned the Sharingan earlier. Then let me show you the power of these eyes. I hope your willpower, chakra, and mouth are all as strong as you claim. Unlike Sasori, I will not waste much time."
Thump.
For a moment, Yagyu heard the sound of a heartbeat.
Then everything changed.
A crimson light filled his vision.
The world before him transformed instantly.
The sky became blood red.
Everything else turned black and white.
And Yagyu himself was now bound to a giant cross, unable to move even slightly.
"This is genjutsu…"
Yagyu's pupils shrank as his expression became extremely serious.
It had arrived.
It truly had arrived.
One of the most terrifying Mangekyō Sharingan genjutsu.
Tsukuyomi.
"Damn it."
Feeling the overwhelming force binding him, Yagyu cursed inwardly.
"So it really is Tsukuyomi. Uchiha Itachi really doesn't hold back."
Buzz.
With a distorted ripple,
Itachi appeared before Yagyu.
"It is indeed genjutsu, but this genjutsu cannot be broken."
Looking at Yagyu bound to the cross, Itachi spoke calmly.
"The ultimate genjutsu passed down within the Uchiha clan is called Tsukuyomi. Within this world, space, time, and mass are all under my control."
Under Yagyu's gaze,
One Itachi became many.
The Tsukuyomi world filled with countless versions of both of them.
Each Itachi held a blade.
"Why is the Uchiha clan feared as the strongest clan? The reason lies entirely in the Sharingan bloodline limit. This is its true power."
Raising his sword,
Itachi prepared to stab Yagyu.
"For the next seventy-two hours, I will continuously stab you with this blade while amplifying your sense of pain. Do not think that because this is genjutsu it does not matter. The pain here is exactly the same as reality."
He paused briefly.
Then added almost as a warning.
"If you cannot endure it, you will most likely become a mindless fool."
Seeing Itachi about to attack,
Yagyu did not dare delay.
Boom.
With a sharp sound,
Ripples spread through the crimson Tsukuyomi world.
A powerful surge of ocular power erupted from Yagyu.
Combined with his rock-solid willpower and overwhelming chakra, it shattered the cross binding him.
"Uchiha is the strongest clan?"
Standing calmly within the Tsukuyomi world, Yagyu spoke with a strange tone.
"Then what about the Senju clan? Well, it makes sense. After the Uchiha were wiped out by you, even the Hyūga clan has started calling themselves Konoha's strongest clan."
He began forming hand seals.
At the same time he mobilized his chakra, mental strength, and most importantly his ocular power.
"Interesting."
Looking at Yagyu, Itachi spoke calmly.
"I did not expect that within the Tsukuyomi world, which I completely control, you would still have some ability to resist. You are becoming more and more interesting."
Whoosh.
In an instant,
All the Itachis disappeared.
Only one remained standing before Yagyu.
"Very well."
Raising his sword and pointing it at Yagyu, Itachi spoke.
"Let us test your capacity here."
Yagyu did not release the hand seal.
He continued mobilizing all three of his powers with a grave expression.
"As expected, there is no way to break this genjutsu."
Looking directly at Itachi, Yagyu spoke calmly.
"Fighting here puts me at a huge disadvantage. But there's no choice."
Whoosh.
Without further words, Itachi moved.
He charged directly at Yagyu.
"The ocular power of the Mangekyō Sharingan is constantly suppressing me."
Feeling the overwhelming pressure binding him, Yagyu retreated rapidly.
"I cannot release the hand seals. The moment I do, Itachi's ocular power will completely suppress and bind me. Then I will become helpless prey."
It was too difficult.
At this moment, Yagyu realized something.
Even if he had tried to overestimate Uchiha Itachi's strength, it still would not have been enough.
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