"Samehada, are you trembling?"
While the Uchiha brothers were staring at each other, Kisame Hoshigaki felt Samehada, which usually got more excited the stronger the opponent's Chakra was, regardless of who they were, trembling slightly inside its bandages. It made a muffled sound that only he could hear, as if urging Kisame to escape quickly.
Two years ago, when he met Izayoi, Samehada hadn't reacted like this. Instead, it was excited like it was meeting a Jinchuriki, eager to devour Izayoi's Chakra immediately.
But now, Samehada had no appetite whatsoever, only fear.
Thinking of the Chakra burst that had swept across the entire Shinobi World a while ago, Kisame had to admit that such bizarre things truly existed in this world.
Just two years ago, the other party was merely a Ninja Genius who had mastered the Dust Release secret technique but still couldn't integrate it into a Bloodline Selection jutsu.
Even if he had hidden his Wood Release at the time, his overall strength should have only been at the Five Kage level.
In just two years, the other party had become an existence from another dimension like Madara Uchiha.
Compared to that, Itachi Uchiha, who supposedly wiped out the strongest Ninja Clan in the Shinobi World at thirteen, had talent that was practically negligible.
"You're in the way here. For Nagato's sake, get lost."
Izayoi's voice suddenly came from behind Kisame, making the already sweating Kisame instantly feel as if he had used Water Release, drenched in his own sweat.
Before he could disappear with a Body Flicker, the scene before his eyes rapidly reversed.
When the scene returned, he had already been transferred from the Wasteland to the Rocky Mountain Area shrouded in rain.
"This is... Flying Thunder God Transfer!"
It took Kisame a few seconds to come back to his senses.
Immediately, he quickly formed hand signs and fully unleashed his sensory technique.
A moment later, Kisame used a Body Flicker and swiftly flew towards a certain direction.
The scene returned to the Wasteland.
The Three-Tomoe Sharingan first stared at Sasuke Uchiha's Mangekyo Sharingan for a while, then Itachi Uchiha used his Chakra Vision ability to observe Sasuke Uchiha's current Chakra intensity.
The next second, a hint of shock flashed in Itachi Uchiha's eyes.
Such powerful Chakra!
Not only his brain's Yin Release Chakra, but Sasuke Uchiha's Yang Release Chakra was also several times stronger than last time.
Does that mean he's not just improving his Sharingan, but his Wood Release is also getting stronger?
Itachi Uchiha's heart was filled with joy, and he was even more grateful to Izayoi.
Even without fighting yet, Itachi Uchiha could feel a strong sense of pressure from Sasuke Uchiha.
Sasuke Uchiha was now completely on the same level as him.
Moreover, Sasuke Uchiha had awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan three years later than him. With Hashirama Cells, he could not only withstand the burden brought by the Mangekyo Sharingan, but his Eye Power was even far superior to his own, and his vision wouldn't decline even with frequent use of his Exclusive Eye Technique.
When he got a few years older, perhaps he wouldn't need to transplant his eyes to use Perfect Susanoo.
But as long as he transplanted his eyes, he would definitely become a second Madara Uchiha, and perhaps in the future, he might even have hope of awakening the Rinnegan.
Thinking of this, Itachi Uchiha quickly calmed his emotions. On the surface, he still maintained a poker face, looking at Sasuke Uchiha and saying lightly, "You just got the same eyes as me, and you're already impatient to come and seek revenge?"
Looking at Itachi Uchiha's cold appearance, in the past, Sasuke Uchiha would have lost his mind and charged forward with a face full of killing intent.
But now, scenes of him spending time with Itachi Uchiha when he was young, as well as the memory scenes he saw from the souls of Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura, flashed in Sasuke Uchiha's mind, and a raging fire couldn't help but rise in his heart.
He stared intently at Itachi Uchiha, gritting his teeth and saying, "Just how long are you going to keep up this act?"
Itachi Uchiha's heart suddenly skipped a beat, but he still feigned coldness on the surface and said, "What are you talking about?"
"I know everything!" Sasuke Uchiha roared angrily, "Whether it's why the clan had a conflict with the village, the reason for Brother Shisui's death, or your double-dealing and transaction with Danzo Shimura, I know it all."
"You left me alive not to use me as a spare eye, but because you wanted me to kill you with my own hands, then transplant your eyes and obtain the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, right?!"
After roaring, Sasuke Uchiha gasped for air, his face contorted in rage, and said, "You kept hiding it from me, making me hate you, and finally kill a brother who sacrificed the entire clan for my survival and used his corpse to build my reputation as a hero. That's the ending of your script, isn't it? You bastard, who are you to arrange my fate? Am I your Puppet?!"
"You never considered my feelings at all! I'd rather have died with Father and Mother than live like this!"
Looking at the hysterical Sasuke Uchiha, Itachi Uchiha's heart was also in excruciating pain, as if being cut by a knife.
In the past, Itachi Uchiha couldn't understand Sasuke Uchiha's feelings, and even if he knew Sasuke Uchiha's pain, he would still go his own way.
Because his body was already failing, and he had nowhere else to go.
But after being severely beaten by Madara Uchiha, Itachi Uchiha also fell into confusion and spent every day in pain.
It wasn't just the illness plaguing his body; the mental anguish was the greatest torment.
Because whenever he was quiet, Itachi Uchiha would recall the scene of him wiping out his clan and killing his parents with his own hands.
Only by dying at Sasuke Uchiha's hands could he find release.
So he could only continue to endure the pain and hold on until Sasuke Uchiha came to seek revenge.
And now, Sasuke Uchiha had indeed come with the same eyes as him, but instead of attacking him mercilessly, he ruthlessly exposed his facade, denying and despising his arrangements.
His stomach churned constantly, and a hot sensation surged from below to his throat.
Itachi Uchiha forcefully suppressed the urge to vomit, swallowing the腥味-filled blood without a trace, then quickly calmed his emotions and, still with a cold face, changed the subject, saying, "You've awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan. Have you seen the Stone Tablet under the Clan Grounds?"
"What?"
Sasuke, his attention suddenly diverted, couldn't help but be slightly taken aback.
Not far away, Izayoi, perched on a treetop created with Wood Release, watched the scene with great interest.
After mastering Sage of Six Paths Mode, Izayoi's sensory abilities had reached the absolute pinnacle.
Just like in the original story's Valley of the End Battle, where Uzumaki Naruto and Sasuke Uchiha, mid-fight, suddenly entered a galaxy-like Chakra Space to communicate, Izayoi could connect his Chakra with others, even many others, with just a thought.
In that space, there was no deceit or trickery; everyone could feel each other's true thoughts.
This ability was the key to Sage of Six Paths Mode allowing communication without violating reason and turning opponents into allies.
After gaining this ability, Izayoi's Kagura Mind's Eye also sublimated, much like how Mito Uzumaki gained the Nine Tails' ability to sense good and evil after becoming its Jinchuriki.
Izayoi's current Kagura Mind's Eye had the power to sense others' emotions and even see into their innermost thoughts.
Itachi Uchiha's cold expression might have fooled Sasuke Uchiha, who was still young and naive at the time, but it couldn't hide anything from Izayoi.
Izayoi could clearly see Itachi Uchiha's pain, and he found it quite amusing.
This was why he chose to tell Sasuke Uchiha the truth of the Clan Massacre.
If Izayoi hadn't become the Sixth Hokage early, he wouldn't have told Sasuke Uchiha so soon. Even if the brotherly battle had proceeded and ended as in the original story, Izayoi wouldn't have told Sasuke Uchiha beforehand. Instead, he would have guided him afterward, preventing him from going down the path of self-destruction and darkness like in the original story.
But sometimes, unexpected events happen quickly. Even Izayoi hadn't anticipated becoming Hokage so soon.
Since he had become Hokage early, Izayoi had to change his plan.
If Sasuke Uchiha were to kill Itachi Uchiha without knowing anything, as in the original story, and then learn the truth afterward, even Izayoi would have difficulty controlling the situation.
Only genuine emotion could keep Sasuke Uchiha from straying.
In the original story, if it weren't for the bond with Uzumaki Naruto, Sasuke Uchiha would never have given up the idea of revolution. He willingly worked for the former for over twenty years, barely even returning home.
Therefore, after deciding to help Sasuke Uchiha when he was young, Izayoi had always treated him with sincerity.
As an emotional type, Sasuke Uchiha was like he had built-in perception. He knew very well whether others' kindness towards him was genuine or false.
Izayoi treated him like his own son.
With this father-son affection, Sasuke Uchiha would definitely not defect.
Coming out of the Genjutsu World, Izayoi only needed to sense Sasuke Uchiha's emotions to confirm this.
For Izayoi, as long as Sasuke Uchiha didn't betray Konoha, that was enough.
Whatever he wanted to do with Itachi Uchiha, Izayoi would support him unconditionally.
Killing Itachi Uchiha to avenge his parents and clan? Izayoi approved.
Not killing Itachi Uchiha? Izayoi approved just the same.
In fact, for Itachi Uchiha, death was his release.
Continuing to live was like being in Avici Hell, suffering day and night.
And Itachi Uchiha clearly still wanted release from Sasuke Uchiha. He sneered at Sasuke Uchiha and said, "If you had looked at the Stone Tablet passed down through generations of the clan, you wouldn't be so naive as to think I really destroyed the clan for your sake. You don't know the origin of the Uchiha Clan, and you don't know how important your eyes are to me. They are what will allow me to transcend dimensions, become the second Madara Uchiha, and awaken..."
Before he could finish speaking, Itachi Uchiha suddenly raised his hand and clutched his chest, his expression twisting in pain.
Sasuke Uchiha was startled. He instinctively looked at Izayoi not far away and asked, "What... what's wrong with him?"
"He spoke a key phrase, and the Cursed Seal in his body was triggered," Izayoi said without concealment, flying down from the treetop to stand beside Sasuke Uchiha.
After a while, Itachi Uchiha's intense pain finally subsided.
Even though he was called a true ninja, Itachi Uchiha was soaked in sweat at this moment.
At the same time, a black hole the size of a fist appeared beside Itachi Uchiha.
Madara Uchiha and Uchiha Obito emerged from it.
"It's you!"
Before Madara Uchiha could question Itachi Uchiha, Sasuke Uchiha stared at Uchiha Obito with wide, enraged eyes. He then raised his hand, condensed a Storm Release Orb, and shot a Blue-White Beam towards him.
In Izayoi's Genjutsu space, and in the memories of Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura, Sasuke Uchiha had learned of the Masked Man's existence.
It was no exaggeration to say that if this person hadn't caused the Nine-Tails Attack, the Uchiha Clan Massacre would never have happened.
More than Itachi Uchiha, Sasuke Uchiha now hated Uchiha Obito more.
Looking at the rapidly approaching Blue-White Beam of Storm Release, Uchiha Obito's face beneath his mask curled into a disdainful sneer.
The beam passed through Uchiha Obito, then suddenly contracted and sliced towards Madara Uchiha next to him.
"These youngsters nowadays have such fiery tempers."
Madara Uchiha also remained motionless, simply using the ability of the Preta Path to absorb the Storm Release attack while observing the murderous Sasuke Uchiha. His eyes were filled with admiration and nostalgia. "Not only his appearance, but even his temper is very similar to Izuna's."
Then, he looked at the wary Itachi Uchiha beside him and said flatly, "I sensed the Cursed Seal's movement just now. Were you trying to tell your brother how to obtain the Rinnegan? It seems you've guessed what I obtained at the Valley of the End Battle."
"Or are you still planning to use your previous idea, using Kotoamatsukami to modify your brother's will and make him a puppet to protect Konoha? If I remember correctly, that eye you got from who knows where has already used up its Eye Power, right? Without Hashirama Cells, how did you make that eye recover its Eye Power so quickly?"
"..."
Itachi Uchiha remained silent.
Just now, only thinking about fabricating a new lie, he subconsciously forgot that Madara Uchiha had implanted Cursed Seals in everyone in the Akatsuki, forbidding them from revealing information about the Ten-Tails and the Rinnegan.
Madara Uchiha's arrival now undoubtedly exposed the new lie he hadn't even finished fabricating, and it also confirmed Sasuke Uchiha's previous suspicions.
Itachi Uchiha lowered his head, not daring to turn and look at his younger brother.
Sasuke Uchiha was stunned for a few seconds before letting out a bitter laugh and saying, "So, becoming a hero by stepping on my brother's corpse is still a good ending? Am I really just a puppet?"
Two lines of bloody tears once again streamed down Sasuke Uchiha's cheeks.
The next second, terrifying Eye Power burst forth.
The space around Uchiha Obito and the other two suddenly twisted, rapidly forming a black hole the size of a fist.
This black hole was very similar to Uchiha Obito's Kamui, but completely different.
Because after this black hole appeared, it rapidly expanded, and released a terrifying Attraction that caused the three Uchiha, including Madara Uchiha, to change their expressions in shock.
This was precisely Sasuke Uchiha's Exclusive Eye Technique... Great Sun Spirit!
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