How strong is Itachi Uchiha when he gets serious?
Perhaps no one knows!
Even though Sasuke Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha were extremely close, the vines instantly grew into a tree, devouring everything.
However, Itachi Uchiha, who was running on the water, instantly appeared behind Sasuke Uchiha.
Even Sasuke Uchiha's three-tomoe Sharingan didn't see his body flicker, only feeling a gust of wind, and then hearing Itachi Uchiha's calm voice behind him.
"You've become stronger. But with such Eye Power, you don't seem to have obtained the same eyes as me. Wanting to kill me with half-baked Wood Release is too naive."
After saying that, Itachi Uchiha held a Kunai and stabbed towards Sasuke Uchiha's back.
Sasuke Uchiha curled his lips and sneered, "Enough to kill you!"
His back wriggled, shooting out several wooden spikes that hit Itachi Uchiha's body.
Instantly, Itachi Uchiha's body made a pfft sound, and wooden spikes grew out from inside his body, blood and flesh blossoming, blood splattering, the scene extremely cruel.
Sasuke Uchiha only glanced at the gruesome death before turning his head to look in a certain direction, speaking emotionlessly to the air, "Is this the Mangekyo Sharingan's Genjutsu? Or is this the Mangekyo Sharingan's exclusive Eye Technique?"
As Sasuke Uchiha's words fell, the tragically dead Itachi Uchiha slowly disappeared like a mirage.
In the direction Sasuke Uchiha was looking, a figure appeared, none other than the unscathed Itachi Uchiha.
Looking at Sasuke Uchiha, whose face was no longer twisted but had returned to calmness, even excessive composure, Itachi Uchiha calmly spoke his curiosity, "It seems you know quite a bit."
"Hmph, I know far more than you imagine," Sasuke Uchiha sneered, "Like why you only spared me back then, why you kept tormenting me, and even told me that killing the person you cherish most would grant you the Mangekyo Sharingan... All of this is because you want to use me as a spare part to obtain the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan."
Hearing this, Itachi Uchiha's expression finally changed to surprise, while secretly rejoicing in his heart.
Originally, he wanted to use Tsukuyomi to tell Sasuke Uchiha the secret of the Mangekyo Sharingan.
Now it seems he doesn't need to.
Sasuke has met a better guide than himself.
On the surface, Itachi Uchiha coldly said, "Did Izayoi tell you? Your Wood Release, you obtained it by transplanting his cells, right! After all, Konoha has also done Wood Release experiments, and everyone who transplanted Hashirama Cells died without exception. Only the cells of a Wood Release Ninja who hasn't grown up can allow you to obtain half-baked Wood Release."
"Heh... Whose cells don't matter, as long as I can obtain the power to kill you," Sasuke Uchiha said smugly, "It seems that in the face of this power, your Mangekyo Sharingan's Genjutsu is nothing more than this."
"Now let you experience the taste of Genjutsu!"
After saying that, Sasuke Uchiha formed hand seals and shouted, "Genjutsu: Dark Travel Technique!"
In the next second, Itachi Uchiha's vision was invaded by darkness.
"He even knows this forbidden technique?" Itachi Uchiha thought to himself with joy, indicating that his guess was correct. Izayoi, the future Sixth Hokage, has become Sasuke Uchiha's guide.
Izayoi not only transplanted his cells to Sasuke Uchiha, but also taught him the secret of the Mangekyo Sharingan, the forbidden-level Dark Travel Technique, and the self-created Storm Release ultimate technique.
This means that Izayoi values Sasuke Uchiha very much and wants to train his younger brother into his right-hand man.
This is exactly what Itachi Uchiha wants to see.
Killing himself, avenging the clan, eliminating an S-rank rogue ninja for the village, and obtaining his eyes to gain eternal Eye Power, Sasuke Uchiha will become a hero of Konoha, revitalizing the Uchiha Clan.
If Izayoi and Sasuke Uchiha become the 'Hashirama Senju' and 'Madara Uchiha' of the new era, then Konoha, facing two Sage Eye owners, may have a chance to fight.
At worst, he could still survive.
However, gazing at Sasuke Uchiha, whose Chakra was so conspicuous even in the darkness, Itachi Uchiha thought to himself.
Sorry, Sasuke, you haven't obtained the same eyes as me yet. To gather more information, I can't die just yet.
Itachi Uchiha sidestepped, as if dodging something, and simultaneously threw a punch, immediately followed by a muffled groan of pain in the darkness.
Turning and gathering strength for a side kick, with a bang, the blue Chakra in Itachi Uchiha's view was sent flying backward.
At the same time, a dazzling scarlet light burst forth from Itachi Uchiha's eyes, and the ink-like darkness instantly dissipated.
Looking at Sasuke Uchiha, who was on the water's surface, clutching his stomach with a painful expression and disbelief in his eyes, Itachi Uchiha used a calm, disdainful tone to reveal the power of the Mangekyo Sharingan more clearly.
"Your Eye Power does indeed surpass that of an ordinary Three-Tomoe Sharingan; you can even easily break free from my Mangekyo Sharingan's Genjutsu. However, you don't have the same eyes as me, so you can't understand the power of these eyes at all."
"Any Genjutsu is just a manifestation of Yin Release Chakra. Your Yin Release Chakra is too weak; even forbidden-level Genjutsu are insignificant in front of my Mangekyo Sharingan."
"Let me show you true Genjutsu!"
Itachi Uchiha glared suddenly, using Sasuke Uchiha's earlier tone, and said softly, "Tsukuyomi!"
Sasuke Uchiha's pupils contracted instantly, and his expression became dull.
But the next second, purple eye shadow suddenly appeared at the corners of his eyes.
Then, both brothers immediately gasped for breath, drenched in sweat.
Itachi Uchiha, clutching the eye housing Tsukuyomi, looked at Sasuke Uchiha opposite him, his eyes filled with disbelief, and said, "You... you broke Tsukuyomi? What power is that!"
In just a moment, Sasuke Uchiha, who had been tortured for a long time in the Tsukuyomi world, was also breathing rapidly, but his face, with the purple eye shadow, was full of triumph, and he said disdainfully, "So that's the exclusive Eye Technique of the Mangekyo Sharingan? It seems it's nothing more than this!"
"That Chakra... so it's Natural Energy entering the body; no wonder it can break my Tsukuyomi." Itachi Uchiha suddenly understood, then asked doubtfully, "Legend has it that there are three great sacred places of summoning in the Shinobi World, where Immortals who have mastered Sage Art reside. Is this the legendary Sage Mode? When did you learn it?"
"Sage Mode is all, it's not Sage Art, is it difficult?" Sasuke Uchiha said arrogantly, "I learned it in a week."
"I see, is it because of Wood Release?" Itachi Uchiha instantly analyzed, muttering to himself, "So that's why you created a Shadow Clone earlier?"
Sasuke Uchiha didn't hear Itachi Uchiha's muttering, but seized the time to raise his hand and condense a Super Hurricane Serial Spheres, saying with a look of arrogance, "Although it can only be maintained for three minutes, this Sage Art Chakra is enough. Originally, this move was prepared for Izayoi, but now I'll let you see it in advance, a technique that even Izayoi doesn't know!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Super Hurricane Serial Spheres in Sasuke Uchiha's hand rapidly increased in size, and the two energy balls inside also grew larger.
Immediately, the two energy balls quickly turned blue and white, and then rotated and collided together.
In an instant, in Itachi Uchiha's eyes, he only saw Sasuke Uchiha holding a half-person-sized white ball of light, then he slammed it towards him and shouted.
"Sage Art... Storm Release: White Dragon!"
"Roar..."
A thunderous roar, echoing through the valley, resounded through the surrounding peaks.
The Seventh Squad and Timushi, who had already started a three-on-one fight in the distance, and Kisame Hoshigaki, all turned their heads to look in unison.
When they saw a huge white dragon soaring into the sky, turning into a pillar of light that fell like lightning, their expressions changed drastically.
"What powerful Chakra, what kind of Ninjutsu is that?"
"This is... Storm Release, is Izayoi here? Or is this Storm Release cast by Sasuke?"
"Naruto, is this also ninjutsu?" Timushi's eyes trembled, somewhat in disbelief, then he revealed a look of pleasant surprise and said, "No! I feel a familiar power, could it be Lord Hyde who has taken action?"
The White Dragon was extremely large, but its attack speed was like lightning, and it also had the control ability of Storm Release, making it impossible to dodge.
Just like Lightning Release: Kirin in the original work, Itachi Uchiha didn't have time to use Amaterasu to burn it down, and the Crow Substitution and Crow Instantaneous Body Technique were useless.
Ordinary Body Flicker Technique was even more meaningless in the face of the extremely fast White Dragon with its own tracking function.
Therefore, Itachi Uchiha did not hesitate at all and directly used the third power of the Mangekyo Sharingan.
Orange-red Chakra surged out, instantly condensing to form a giant with only the upper body in the shape of a skeleton.
The White Dragon crashed into the giant like a pillar, and the Storm Release attack formed by Sage Art Chakra caused cracking sounds on the skeleton giant's body.
Itachi Uchiha's expression suddenly changed slightly, and he quickly increased the output of Yin Release Chakra, adding meridians and flesh to the skeleton, and covering it with an outer garment-like Chakra.
After entering the second form, the cracks blasted out by the White Dragon quickly disappeared, and the Storm Release attack blessed by natural energy could no longer cause any damage.
Even so, Itachi Uchiha was very shocked.
He didn't expect Sasuke Uchiha to be hiding such a trick, and he was actually able to force out his Susanoo.
"Inverted son, inverted son!"
The Wood Clone, who saw this scene with the Tenseigan, cursed while transmitting it to the main body in real time.
Izayoi, who received the information, also had a cold light in his eyes.
If there weren't people around, he would have already shown a cruel smile on his face.
Good boy, he had clearly learned Sage Mode a long time ago, and even developed Sage Art: Storm Release himself, but he was still hiding it from his adoptive father, he really needs to be taught a lesson!
At the same time, Izayoi was also amazed by Sasuke Uchiha's talent.
In just two months, this guy learned Sage Mode, and created a Sage Art White Dragon that is faster, more powerful, and has Water Release control capabilities based on Storm Release: Judgement.
This is simply an incredible thing.
Could it be that Sasuke Uchiha's Sage Art talent is as good as Uzumaki Naruto's Sage Body?
Or is it for other reasons?
Thinking of this, Izayoi took advantage of no one looking this way, pulled up the hood of his cloak, and then turned on the Tenseigan's farsight and perspective to observe Sasuke Uchiha's current state.
At first, Izayoi didn't feel anything was wrong.
Immediately, Izayoi's pupils suddenly contracted as if he had discovered something, and his expression was ecstatic.
If there were no people around, Izayoi would not have been able to help shouting out loud at this moment.
So that's how it is! So that's how it is!
So that's what's going on!
If Sasuke Uchiha was in front of him, Izayoi would not be able to help giving him a big hug.
Good son, you really helped a lot!
At this moment, a big doubt in Izayoi's heart was finally solved.
Izayoi had always been curious whether Hashirama Senju's Sage Mode was learned from Shikkotsu Forest or naturally acquired after pushing his Sage Body to its limit.
Now it seems it's neither entirely the former nor the latter.
Hashirama Senju's ability to instantly enter Sage Mode, maintain it throughout an entire battle, and even provide Madara Uchiha with a large amount of Sage Art Chakra, is all due to his Sage Body and Wood Release.
The Sage Body has a max-level affinity for natural energy, while Wood Release possesses a weakened version of the Divine Tree's characteristics.
The Divine Tree can absorb the energy of a planet and produce Chakra fruits.
Hashirama Senju's Wood Release, however, can absorb Chakra, or more precisely, the body and mental energy of a person.
Similarly, when his Sage Body can sense natural energy, it can also absorb it.
Uzumaki Naruto has to absorb natural energy with his body while simultaneously creating Sage Art Chakra.
Hashirama Senju directly uses Wood Release to turn on a water pump, instantly fusing whatever he absorbs into Sage Art Chakra.
He just absorbs more when he runs out, and with Chakra far surpassing even the Tailed Beasts, Hashirama Senju's Sage Mode can be maintained for as long as he wants.
At this moment, Izayoi once again felt the power of Wood Release.
In the hands of a Super-Kage level ninja, the potential of Wood Release is limited. Even if it can pose a threat to Six Paths level powerhouses, it is definitely not a match for them.
But in the hands of a Six Paths level being, or more precisely, a Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, Wood Release is the power of the Divine Tree, capable of enveloping the entire Shinobi World in conjunction with the Infinite Tsukuyomi, a power at the level of Bloodline Net.
At the same time, Izayoi also discovered the secret of this army.
"No wonder they can use powers similar to ninjutsu, yet my Tenseigan can't see their energy. It turns out to be natural energy," Izayoi thought to himself. "No wonder the woman who fought Sasori of the Red Sand and the others could transform into a bat and use sonic attacks. Isn't that Jugo's Sage Transformation?"
"However, their natural energy isn't absorbed by themselves but uses something as a carrier. It seems they attacked the Wind Country to find that thing." Izayoi recalled the information transmitted by the Wood Clone, the image of Hyde holding a photo with a grim smile on his face.
And on that photo was the merchant who commissioned Seventh Squad's mission, whom Eighth Squad had glimpsed at the village entrance a few days before leaving Konoha.
"It seems I need to change my target. The answer... might be on that old man." Izayoi withdrew his previous chess piece and issued new instructions.
Coincidentally, just as his chess piece was withdrawn, Nagato's chess piece landed on the original position of his chess piece.
A White Zetsu clone, carrying a ring and a wooden tag, appeared in the mobile fortress and triggered the summoning technique inside, which could also be called a storage technique.
With a poof of white smoke, the Animal Path's corpse lay on the ground.
The next second, the Animal Path seemed to connect to a signal, suddenly opening its eyes and instantly changing to Rinnegan.
"Summoning Technique!"
The Animal Path formed hand seals, slammed its hands on the ground, and shouted.
With another poof, a handsome red-haired youth emerged from the white smoke.
"Good work, Zetsu."
After leaving these words, Nagato disappeared in a flash.
He had to race against time, not knowing if Toneri Otsutsuki was observing and lying in ambush in the dark.
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