Uchiha Itachi was not driven to death.
Instead, he was truly about to be driven insane.
Ever since Uchiha Itachi eliminated the threat of Uchiha Obito, he thought he could peacefully wait for his younger brother to grow and become strong. Who would have thought that before his brother even matured, he would be targeted by this group of lunatics from the Akatsuki?
Now, when Hoshigaki Kisame, wielding the Shark Skin Greatsword, was about to rush down and finish off Uchiha Sasuke, Uchiha Itachi finally couldn't hold back and called out to his teammate.
"Kisame."
Uchiha Itachi stopped Kisame's action and softly said, "Wait until their battle is over, then go clean them up!"
"..."
Hoshigaki Kisame's mouth immediately curled into a grin, and he slightly turned his head to glance at Uehara Naraku beside him: "Hey, intern, what's your opinion?"
"Then let's keep watching!"
Uehara Naraku, looking down at the ground where Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto were fighting, wore a mysterious smile on his face: "I heard that the more intense the emotions of the Uchiha clan, the more their Sharingan will evolve, and among them, the Three Tomoe Sharingan is the highest level, right?"
Uchiha Itachi was silent for a moment before responding, "Yes, the highest level of the Sharingan is the Three Tomoe Sharingan."
"Hahahaha..."
Hoshigaki Kisame, carrying the Shark Skin Greatsword, stood beside Uehara Naraku, full of praise: "That's just the usual saying, Itachi's Sharingan is the legendary Mangekyo Sharingan, the same eyes possessed by the Ninja World Asura, Uchiha Madara, beneath our feet!"
"Oh?"
Uehara Naraku appeared quite curious, but he still slightly shook his head and said, "I don't dare to aspire for the Mangekyo Sharingan, but I am very interested in a pair of Three Tomoe Sharingan.
Since Uchiha Sasuke and Itachi have a life-and-death grudge, after Sasuke is killed later, Kisame can also dig out his eyes!
How does that saying go? This should be called waste utilization?"
As Uehara Naraku spoke, he grinned slightly at Uchiha Itachi: "Itachi won't mind such a thing, right? After all, both Uchiha Obito and Itachi are figures that an intern like me doesn't dare to offend.
If I want to get a pair of Sharingan as a gift for Teacher Konan, I can only dig out Uchiha Sasuke's eyes..."
"..."
Uchiha Itachi suddenly clenched his fingers tightly, and the next moment, he slowly relaxed them, softly saying, "I don't think any woman would like such a bloody and evil gift. If you want to please your teacher, you might as well buy a bouquet of flowers."
"To be honest, I think so too."
Hoshigaki Kisame readily continued, nodding in agreement: "After all, the last time you gave Lady Konan the Blastsword Shibuki, it was really hard to put into words..."
"That's where you're wrong!"
Uehara Naraku chuckled and shook his head, softly explaining: "The last time I gave Teacher Konan a gift, she actually liked it a lot in private, after all, Teacher Konan's personality is unlike any other woman in the Ninja World."
"As long as you're happy."
Hoshigaki Kisame nodded, speechless.
Time was passing by little by little.
The night was getting deeper, and the moonlight was getting brighter.
Under the illumination of the moonlight, the battle between Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto came to a complete end, and under the enhancement of the Three Tomoe Sharingan, Sasuke finally won.
Unfortunately, without the Curse Seal Energy from history, Uchiha Sasuke fought this battle with extreme difficulty, not only consuming more time than in history but also almost losing.
Even after winning, Sasuke's body was nearly exhausted.
As the defeated combatant, Uzumaki Naruto simply fell unconscious.
On the statue in the Valley of the End, observing their fight, Uehara Naraku stretched lazily, softly ordering, "Alright, Kisame-senpai, you can move now!"
"Great!"
Hoshigaki Kisame showed his full shark teeth, gripping the Shark Skin Greatsword, ready to charge down, but was stopped by a hand!
Hoshigaki Kisame's vigilance rose, but with his hidden boss, Uehara Naraku, by his side, Kisame was not alarmed. He simply chuckled and said, "Does Itachi have a different opinion?"
"Someone's coming."
Uchiha Itachi looked at several swiftly approaching shadows in the distance, saying in a deep voice, "It seems to be Konoha Ninja, perhaps our actions need to temporarily halt."
The two boys below the Valley of the End, one is his only family, Uchiha Sasuke, and the other is Konoha's most important Nine-tailed Jinchuriki. No mistakes could be made!
Luckily, just as Uchiha Itachi was about to resort to attacking, planning to kill Hoshigaki Kisame and Uehara Naraku, those Konoha Ninja who had pursued to the Valley of the End finally allowed Uchiha Itachi to breathe a sigh of relief. At least he didn't need to be exposed.
Faced with the combined forces of Uehara Naraku and Hoshigaki Kisame, even if Uchiha Itachi wanted to choose ambush, he couldn't guarantee a 100% success rate.
Especially Uehara Naraku.
As an intern who has been hiding in The Hidden Rain Village, no one could investigate the true information of Uehara Naraku, they only knew that his record during the Chunin Examination was remarkable.
Uehara Naraku did not disappoint Uchiha Itachi's expectations, exuding extreme confidence: "Don't worry, the leaders are merely Hatake Kakashi and Might Guy. Even if the Konoha Sannin were to pursue, we would still proceed with our actions and capture the Nine-tailed Jinchuriki!"
"Then should I go kill Uchiha Sasuke?"
Hoshigaki Kisame timely asked a question.
Uehara Naraku looked at Hoshigaki Kisame as if he was looking at an idiot: "Since Itachi disagrees with Sasuke becoming a member of our Akatsuki, and since the brat has chosen to defect, unable to stay in Konoha, of course, we should kill him!"
"..."
Uchiha Itachi finally couldn't take it anymore. He slowly retrieved the kunai hidden in his sleeve, acknowledging that what Uehara Naraku said was not wrong. Since Sasuke defected, if he returned to Konoha, what awaited him would only be punishment and prison.
Uchiha Itachi had witnessed the methods of the Anbu Interrogation Squad, especially those of Mori Ibuki, who had once been tortured by traitors and was said to enjoy torturing captured Konoha Traitors the most.
"Forget it, let Uchiha Sasuke join the Akatsuki!"
Uchiha Itachi slowly closed his eyes, as if he made an extremely difficult decision. He further added, "In the Ninja World, only the power of the Sharingan can counter Genjutsu, and I can use his Sharingan to hone my Dojutsu. As Uehara suggested, let's consider him a waste that still has value!"
"..."
Uehara Naraku and Hoshigaki Kisame exchanged a glance.
The two of them, knowing the truth behind the relationship between Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Sasuke, understood everything without needing words.
"Very well."
Uehara Naraku raised his head, watching the silhouettes approaching from afar, softly saying, "Kisame-senpai, Itachi, go greet the ninjas pursuing Sasuke. I'll handle the clean-up!"
"Well, it really is that rare beast Might Guy!"
Hoshigaki Kisame chuckled, gripping the Shark Skin in his hand, leaping down from the tall statue, and charging towards Hatake Kakashi and Might Guy.
"I'll stop Hatake Kakashi."
Uchiha Itachi frowned. He had already thought through Uchiha Sasuke's situation, helplessly diving towards Hatake Kakashi.
Apparently, Uchiha Itachi did not seem to exert his full power this time, only entangling with Hatake Kakashi for a while before deliberately allowing an Anbu Ninja wearing a mask to rush towards the base of the Valley of the End.
Uchiha Itachi kept track of every powerful Anbu Ninja at Konoha. The code name of that Anbu appeared to be Yamato.
It is said that Yamato has a very high mission completion rate in the Anbu.
As a spy for Konoha, Uchiha Itachi couldn't do much.
If too many Anbu were allowed over, it would only lead to Uehara Naraku slaughtering them, hoping that the Anbu named Yamato wouldn't disappoint his expectations, at least rescuing Konoha's Nine-tailed Jinchuriki.
Uehara Naraku had always been monitoring the battlefield, and observing an approaching Anbu, he couldn't help but chuckle: "A spy is indeed still a spy, they do hold back indeed!"
After chuckling a few times, Uehara Naraku suddenly extended his hand, whispering, "Shadow Secret Technique! Clone!"
As Uehara Naraku's voice fell, his body suddenly split into a pitch-black shadow, rushing down along the statue, landing beside Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto.