Itachi stared at Ye Liang, stunned.
Suddenly!
Cold sweat broke out on his back. He hastily stepped back several steps and fell to the ground.
"Not bad! You actually managed to break free from my Tsukuyomi so quickly. Truly worthy of being a Uchiha genius," Ye Liang clapped appreciatively, looking at Itachi with genuine admiration.
Sasuke stepped forward.
"Brother, stop resisting. You won't be able to defeat our teacher!"
Itachi remained stunned, still trying to process what had just happened.
At this moment, he saw Ye Liang's Mangekyou Sharingan.
"How is this possible?! How can you have the Mangekyou Sharingan?!"
He couldn't believe what he was seeing.
In the original storyline, the entire Uchiha clan had already been wiped out by him. Even if there were any survivors, they wouldn't have the ability to awaken the Mangekyou. After all, the Mangekyou could only be unlocked through intense hatred and noble bloodlines.
There was absolutely no way a survivor could achieve it!
"Why shouldn't I have one?" Ye Liang shrugged casually.
His Mangekyou had been given to him by the System.
But even without the System, as long as he obtained and transplanted a Sharingan eye, he could still possess the Mangekyou.
To a powerful cultivator, Sharingan eyes were the easiest things to obtain.
"You're Sasuke's older brother, so I won't harm you, but please don't interfere with my business with Akatsuki. Since they're asking for trouble, I'll definitely respond in kind."
With those indifferent words, Ye Liang strode toward where Deva Path was located.
"Teacher, what should we do then?" Naruto and the others asked.
"Tie them up first, then head back to the village. I'll find you later," Ye Liang instructed.
Although Kisame and his companions had been subdued by Ye Liang, it was only temporary. With Team 7's half-baked abilities, they definitely wouldn't be able to handle them properly.
"Okay! That works."
Naruto shrugged just like Ye Liang did.
At this moment, Sasuke locked eyes with Itachi again, filled with emotion.
"Brother, come back. Stop doing foolish things. I know why you did what you did back then for the village. I won't hate you anymore. Let's reconcile."
Itachi's heart trembled.
He never expected that Sasuke would actually discover his reasons!
"You...you're still too young to understand," he stammered, but ultimately didn't heed Sasuke's plea.
Since Ye Liang wasn't going to kill him, he simply used the Shifting Body Technique to leave immediately.
"Sasuke, let's go back. As long as Teacher is around, someday we'll bring your brother back," Naruto patted Sasuke on the shoulder when he said this, indicating it was time to leave together.
"Sigh… I guess we have no choice."
Elsewhere,
Ye Liang had already arrived at Deva Path's location.
In the previous world, he'd never gotten a proper chance to fight against the Six Paths—this had always been his regret. Today was finally the perfect opportunity to fulfill that wish.
He checked his dashboard—a main quest suddenly appeared.
"Congratulations player! You've received an S-rank quest—Battle the Six Paths!"
[Quest reward - Byakugan!]
"Why not the Blue Light Vision?!"
Ye Liang muttered in complaint.
Alright then!
Guess pretending to be from the Hyuga clan finally makes sense now...
In truth, Ye Liang didn't really need the Byakugan all that much.
Inherited as a kekkei genkai from Kaguya's era, the Sharingan had already been pushed to absurd extremes — but the Byakugan? That was a whole other story.
It was really hard to put into words.
Besides a set of coordinated techniques for the Gentle Fist, the Byakugan's development always lagged behind.
Ye Liang swiped away the dashboard.
He was ready to go all out against Pain in his Six Paths form — facing off against the world's ultimate warrior was a dream come true.
Because that scene back then was just too damn cool!
"How the hell did you get here so fast?! Did you take care of Itachi and the others already?"
Pain clearly showed surprise upon seeing Ye Liang.
No matter how strong Ye Liang was, in Pain's eyes, there was no way he defeated Akatsuki so easily — especially with Itachi Uchiha among them!
Ye Liang smiled.
Pain didn't know Itachi had already fled.
If the Akatsuki had fought at full strength alongside Itachi, they would have given Ye Liang a serious run for his money. Unfortunately, Itachi ran away...
"Enough talk! Just accept your fate!"
Shinra Tensei!
Ye Liang roared loudly. A long-missed technique immediately appeared in his palm!
A powerful repulsive force surged toward Pain, who stood stunned.
Shinra Tensei!
The same force canceled each other midair.
"How the hell are you using Shinra Tensei?! That technique belongs to the Rinnegan!" Pain yelled frantically, but unexpected events kept piling on.
Shinra Tensei!
Again Shinra Tensei!
Consecutive Shinra Tensei!
Infinite Shinra Tensei!
Four waves of repulsive force one after another rushed toward Deva Path like an unstoppable avalanche.
The Deva Path stood frozen in shock.
"Damn it! Are you seriously some kind of freak?!" He shouted angrily at Ye Liang, quickly riding the Asura Path backward to dodge.
The Asura Path moved fast — much faster than a normal human, thanks to its mechanical parts.
They barely got out of Shinra Tensei's range!
The Preta Path and Animal Path immediately stepped forward.
The Preta Path raised his palms — capable of absorbing any amount of chakra — and directly absorbed what remained of the Shinra Tensei pressure.
The Animal Path unleashed two massive three-headed beasts using Summoning Jutsu.
[Hell Hounds]! They could endlessly replicate when struck by taijutsu — making them ideal targets if Ye Liang chose close-range combat.
"Hey hey hey! Come on now! I haven't even warmed up yet, and you guys are throwing everything at me? Trying to show off or something?" Ye Liang casually remarked.
Yet, his eyes were fixed solely on Naraka Path at the very back!
This guy was Pain's healer; as long as Naraka Path remained alive, he could resurrect the others endlessly.
"Tsk tsk... I was just giving a simple greeting; you really didn't have to overdo it like this. You actually called me a freak earlier." Ye Liang murmured, walking forward like he meant no harm. Then suddenly, once near Animal Path, he sped straight past him toward the back!
"He wants to go after Naraka!" Deva immediately figured it out.
Animal Path and Preta Path quickly rushed forward to intercept — but before they could reach Ye Liang, he vanished using Shifting Body Technique.
"If you rely only on taijutsu, you're still not qualified enough!" Ye Liang coldly declared. He threw a shuriken, then disappeared from sight again. Before the hiding Naraka Path could react, Ye Liang was already standing beside him.
[Sage Art: Spiraling Sphere!] A golden sphere materialized in his hand!
Having awakened three different sage arts, Ye Liang no longer relied on Sage Transformation!
He had become a true sage!
His appearance now remained constantly in Sage Mode.
"You won't get away with this!" The Deva Path appeared instantly behind the Naraka Path. While Ye Liang was busy fending off demons and the Animal Path, Deva Path had also arrived here.
Shinra Tensei!
The Deva Path unleashed Shinra Tensei!
Better for him to strike the Naraka Path himself than let Ye Liang finish it off! Sure, it might take a toll—but still better than taking a Rasengan from Ye Liang!
He knew—deep down—if he got hit by Ye Liang's technique, there'd be no coming back!
"What a ridiculous thought!" Ye Liang said coldly.
He stood before the Deva Path and unleashed Shinra Tensei as well!
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