The next moment, Sasuke suddenly unleashed the power of the Cursed Seal of Heaven!
And this time, without any hesitation, he entered its final stage—Stage Two!
His facial features became grotesquely distorted, and his body underwent a sudden mutation. Demonic bone wings sprouted from his back, while the Cursed Seal markings glowed as though they were burning, turning everything they touched grayish black. An ominous cross-shaped star pattern appeared on his face.
The Cursed Seal of Heaven, Stage Two!
When combined with Sasuke's crimson Sharingan, he looked like a demon straight from hell.
"The power of Orochimaru's Cursed Seal?"
"Is this your trump card?"
"Then I'll be very disappointed..."
Sasuke said coldly, "Be quiet!"
"Fire Release: Dragon Flame Jutsu!"
Even under the heavy rain, Sasuke continued unleashing powerful Fire Release Ninjutsu.
This was the first power he had inherited from the Uchiha Clan.
Uchiha Itachi also activated his Ninjutsu and countered with the same technique.
Two fire dragons roared as they charged toward each other.
For a moment, the two techniques were evenly matched.
However, the heavy rain rapidly weakened the fire dragons.
Without hesitation, Sasuke immediately unleashed even more powerful flames.
"Fire Release: Great Flame Projectile!"
This was the Fire Release Ninjutsu he had inherited from his master, Jiraiya!
Amphibian oil extracted from Mount Myōboku had been mixed into the flames.
It would not be extinguished even by the heavy rain. On the contrary, the oil made the flames even more powerful, just like pouring oil onto a fire.
Scorching flames mixed with burning oil suddenly surged forward, shooting toward Uchiha Itachi!
Itachi frowned slightly.
"Jiraiya's Ninjutsu?"
He realized that in this environment, his own Fire Release Ninjutsu would have difficulty countering Sasuke's technique.
For this reason—
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!"
Itachi immediately used Water Release to counter the flames.
The two forces collided violently.
The frog-oil-infused flames of the Great Flame Projectile shot high into the sky, causing flames to erupt everywhere as scorching oil splattered across the battlefield.
However, Sasuke seized the opportunity and unleashed another Ninjutsu.
"Fire Release: Dragon Flame Projectile!"
This was Sasuke's most powerful Fire Release technique!
Three enormous fire dragons appeared simultaneously.
They roared as they bypassed the collision between the previous techniques and attacked Uchiha Itachi from both sides!
Itachi quickly retreated and once again activated his Ninjutsu.
"Water Release: Water Fang Bullet!"
Spinning spears of water shot violently upward, colliding with Sasuke's Fire Release: Dragon Flame Projectile.
The rainwater covering the ground continued to rise, gradually reaching their ankles and then their shins.
To prevent the accumulated water from hindering their movements, both of them released their Chakra and began walking across the surface of the water.
Sasuke immediately seized the opportunity.
"Lightning Release—"
"Chidori Stream!"
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
Under the second stage of the Cursed Seal of Heaven, Sasuke's Chakra had reached its peak, allowing him to unleash an incredibly powerful Lightning Release Ninjutsu.
This was one of the variations of Chidori that he had inherited from Kakashi and further developed himself.
Chidori Stream!
Suddenly, countless bolts of lightning erupted and spread violently through the surrounding water.
Even Uchiha Itachi could not escape in time.
The lightning engulfed him, and he let out a painful cry.
"Ah—!"
Chidori Stream did not possess particularly high destructive power or lethality.
However, it could be released extremely quickly, covered a wide area, and had a powerful paralyzing effect.
Sasuke immediately seized the opportunity.
He once again infused his Kusanagi Sword with Lightning Release and violently pierced Itachi's body for the second time!
This was the second time Uchiha Itachi had suffered a serious injury.
However, in the next moment, Itachi's body suddenly transformed into a flock of crows.
His real body appeared on the shore.
Sasuke seemed to have already seen through the trick.
There was no surprise or panic on his face.
"Cheap tricks!"
Suddenly—
Another Sasuke appeared behind Itachi's real body!
The Kusanagi Sword stabbed forward for the third time!
"Hmm?"
Blood trickled from Itachi's mouth as he struggled to turn his head.
"A Shadow Clone?"
"When did you—?"
The Sasuke behind him said coldly,
"While you were busy playing your little crow trick..."
"I see."
Although blood continued dripping from Itachi's mouth, his expression remained completely calm.
Then, one warning sign after another appeared in his mind.
The Sasuke behind him suddenly pulled out his Kusanagi Sword and quickly retreated toward the sea.
Boom!
Boom!!!
Itachi's supposed real body was clearly nothing more than a Water Clone!
Exploding Water Clone!
This was one of Uchiha Itachi's specialties.
The entire rocky area was blown apart.
The shockwave from the explosion scattered the heavy rain, making it impossible for the rain to fall properly for a brief moment.
Both of Sasuke's bodies frowned.
Their Sharingan spun rapidly as they searched for Itachi's real body.
But right at that moment—
Boom!
A kunai suddenly pierced both Sasuke's bodies from behind at the exact same time.
"What—?"
Both Sasukes began bleeding simultaneously, their eyes widening in shock.
"Sasuke, it seems your eyes still aren't good enough..."
Boom!
The Sasuke standing in the sea instantly disappeared.
He was clearly a Shadow Clone.
However, blood continued pouring from the wound on the Sasuke standing on the shore.
"You've lost, Sasuke."
"Is that so?"
A cold voice suddenly sounded from behind Uchiha Itachi.
At the same time, the Sasuke standing in front of him transformed into white smoke and disappeared!
"Another Shadow Clone?"
"Chidori!"
Thousands of birdlike chirps erupted from Sasuke's palm as an intense mass of lightning burst forth.
The Chidori violently pierced through Uchiha Itachi's chest and struck his heart for the third time!
Kisame Hoshigaki frowned again.
But then his lips relaxed into a smile.
He knew that Uchiha Itachi would not die so easily.
Besides, the reinforcements had already arrived.
Mei Terumī, Might Guy, Yamato, Darui, Kitsuchi, and the allies from the Hidden Mist Village and the Dawn Alliance had all arrived.
With such a force gathered together, they possessed enough strength to destroy an entire country.
However, Kisame Hoshigaki stepped forward and blocked their path.
Mei Terumī said coldly,
"Are you really trying to stop all of us like this?"
Kisame Hoshigaki chuckled.
"This is Mr. Itachi's request."
"What exactly did he ask you to do?"
"Please don't disturb the two brothers."
At that moment, everyone finally noticed the deadly battle between the two brothers inside the enormous sphere of water.
Mei Terumī was also shocked.
"Is that Uchiha Sasuke?!"
Mei had previously fought alongside Naruto to save the Hidden Mist Village, so she naturally recognized Sasuke.
However, she quickly regained her composure.
"Regardless, you two Akatsuki fugitives won't be able to escape death today!"
Yamato frowned.
"As expected of the tailless Tailed Beast. The scale and range of this Water Release are truly ridiculous..."
Kitsuchi said in a deep voice,
"Leave this to me."
He suddenly formed a series of hand seals, slammed his palm against the ground, and activated his Ninjutsu.
"Earth Release: Moving Earth Core!"
Kitsuchi's Chakra and strength were among the most underestimated.
In the original story, he had even been capable of temporarily suppressing the Gedo Statue and the revived Ten-Tails!
Now, with the full power of his Earth Release unleashed, the vast area of land ahead suddenly sank downward.
A huge, square-shaped pit was formed in an instant.
The gigantic sphere of water created by Kisame Hoshigaki's Great Exploding Water Collision Wave also sank into the newly formed depression, causing its size to shrink by more than half!
Even Kisame was surprised.
"Such powerful Earth Release..."
"This seemingly humble man actually possesses such frightening Chakra."
Earth Release was a natural counter to Water Release.
Kisame Hoshigaki no longer dared to underestimate this seemingly honest and simple man.
However, the Great Exploding Water Collision Wave still blocked their path.
Darui stepped forward and said in a deep voice,
"It's our turn—the Hidden Cloud Village's Lightning Release Unit!"
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