Although Ranmaru's Red Eye ability didn't have resistance against Genjutsu, he could perceive that the Uchiha Itachi before him was an illusion.
Ranmaru, who had originally appeared before Uchiha Itachi at an extremely fast speed, suddenly twisted his body, forcing it to turn at a 90-degree angle.
The Exploding Blade: Burst in his hand slashed towards the left, a place where nothing was present.
And accompanying Ranmaru's movement, Uchiha Itachi's body slowly materialized on the empty ground to the left.
However, looking at the large sword attacking him, Uchiha Itachi's face remained calm, as if Ranmaru wasn't attacking him.
Whoosh!
A sound of air being cut came from the other side.
A large sword wrapped in white cloth blocked Uchiha Itachi's path.
Kisame Hoshigaki's face showed surprise and excitement as he looked at Ranmaru and said,
"I didn't expect you, a mere child, to be the wielder of the Exploding Blade: Burst. That truly surprises me a bit."
Ranmaru didn't waste any words. The Exploding Blade in his hand directly chopped down, colliding with Kisame Hoshigaki's Samehada and producing a heavy, muffled thud.
The moment the two swords collided, Kisame Hoshigaki, who was originally holding the sword with one hand, his expression sinking, instantly gripped the hilt with both hands.
Such strength!
Feeling the terrifying power transmitted through Samehada, and the slightly numb web of his hand, Kisame Hoshigaki's expression changed several times involuntarily.
Recalling his slightly arrogant behavior just now, a bead of cold sweat trickled down Kisame Hoshigaki's forehead.
He almost made a huge fool of himself!
As the two weapons made contact, Samehada's ability automatically activated, beginning to absorb the Chakra within Ranmaru through the weapon.
In Kisame Hoshigaki's opinion, Samehada's ability was quite concealed. Unless the opponent lost a significant amount of Chakra, ordinary Ninja wouldn't even notice their Chakra draining away at first.
However, under the ability of the Red Eye, Ranmaru could clearly see the flow of Chakra within the large sword Samehada.
"Such an amazing ability, but, the opponent is an enemy!"
Ranmaru's eyes lit up as he said softly.
Every Ninja blade has its own unique ability. Ranmaru had seen the other six Ninja blades, and now facing the ability of this new Ninja blade, Ranmaru naturally couldn't help but show a look of interest.
However, although Ranmaru was interested, he also knew that he was currently in battle.
"Explode!"
Ranmaru gripped the Exploding Blade: Burst tightly and silently willed it in his heart.
Rumble!
An unexpected explosion suddenly erupted between Ranmaru and Kisame Hoshigaki.
Kisame Hoshigaki was directly pushed back several steps by the force of the explosion, his eyes dazed as he looked at Ranmaru opposite him. At such close range, even he was within the explosion's radius.
If he hadn't reacted quickly, he might have actually been injured by the opponent.
As the smoke and dust from the explosion dissipated, Ranmaru appeared before Kisame Hoshigaki completely unharmed, causing Kisame Hoshigaki's eyes to widen slightly.
"Interesting, this is truly interesting. It's been a long time since I've encountered an opponent like this."
Kisame Hoshigaki couldn't help but grin, speaking with excitement.
After repelling Kisame Hoshigaki, Ranmaru wanted to continue attacking towards Uchiha Itachi.
Unfortunately, how could Kisame Hoshigaki, whose interest had been piqued by Ranmaru, let go of this opportunity?
He grabbed Samehada and rushed towards Ranmaru, blocking Uchiha Itachi once more. Under their mutual gaze, the two started fighting again.
Uchiha Itachi walked step by step until he stood not far from Yūto. His originally black pupils turned blood-red, and the three tomoe slowly began to rotate, gradually transforming into a shape resembling a rapidly spinning fan.
Looking at Yūto, who was still sitting there, Uchiha Itachi said in a cold voice, "Does Your Excellency plan to surrender?"
"Surrender? I'm just observing Konoha, a Village that even a rogue Ninja wants to protect. In a situation bordering on a major war, there are still people hiding, unwilling to expend their strength."
Yūto laughed as if he had heard a funny joke, while looking down at Konoha below, his tone carrying a hint of mockery.
Uchiha Itachi's expression became slightly silent. He naturally understood the meaning of Yūto's words.
"Although I am now a rogue Ninja, no matter how dark the Village is, no matter how many conflicts there are, I am Uchiha Itachi of Konoha."
Uchiha Itachi said in a still cold tone.
"You are loyal, but unfortunately, there are only two or three Uchiha left now."
Yūto turned his head to look at Uchiha Itachi, his voice filled with undisguised pity.
Regardless of whether all the members of the Uchiha Clan were killed by Uchiha Itachi, it cannot be denied that Uchiha Itachi was cold-blooded.
"Those are truly beautiful eyes."
Yūto looked directly into Uchiha Itachi's Mangekyo Sharingan, a hint of nostalgia flashing in his eyes.
In a hostile situation, daring to look directly into his eyes, Yūto was the first person to do so until now.
Without any hesitation, Uchiha Itachi directly activated his Genjutsu.
Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique!
As Uchiha Itachi's Genjutsu activated, Yūto only felt his vision blur, and he felt as if he had appeared in a special space.
Swish! Swish!
Sounds of air being cut rang out beside Yūto's ears, followed by four thick iron stakes piercing through Yūto's limbs, fixing him in place.
Furthermore, the wounds pierced by the iron stakes clearly transmitted waves of pain!
Yūto looked at all of this with indifference:
"A decent Genjutsu, but it's merely ordinary Genjutsu. If this is all, then shatter."
As Yūto's words fell, layers of dense cracks appeared in the space around the Genjutsu, and in the next moment, they all collapsed.
And Yūto's consciousness also recovered at the same time, without even using the power of the Three-Tails.
Seeing his Genjutsu easily broken, a hint of surprise flashed in Uchiha Itachi's eyes.
Even though his Genjutsu was just ordinary Genjutsu, with the enhancement of the Mangekyo Sharingan, even ordinary Genjutsu could unleash the power of high-level Genjutsu.
It was even slightly stronger than high-level Genjutsu!
Uchiha Itachi furrowed his brow slightly. When did such a powerful person appear in the Mist Ninja Village?
He had originally thought he could easily deal with the opponent using Genjutsu, but now it seemed it wouldn't be that easy.
Uchiha Itachi quickly formed hand seals with one hand, completing them in the blink of an eye, and at the same time let out a loud cry:
"Fire Release: Great Fire Dragon Technique!"
A fire dragon dozens of meters long instantly appeared before everyone's eyes, rushing towards Yūto with scorching high temperatures.
There was no explosion sound, nor any so-called loud noise, when this massive fire dragon struck Yūto.
Uchiha Itachi discovered that the Great Fire Dragon was rapidly disappearing at a speed visible to the naked eye. To be precise, the Ninjutsu was being devoured by Yūto.