His face still held the disbelief of his Tsukuyomi being broken.
"You actually…"
Only after uttering half of that sentence did Itachi belatedly remember to attack, swiftly dodging.
However, he was still wounded in his left arm by the rapidly thrusting Chidori Sharp Spear, bleeding profusely.
"That makes it hard to form hand signs, Itachi!!!"
Sasuke, a wild grin on his face, swept the Chidori Sharp Spear in his hand towards Itachi's neck.
This time, Itachi didn't lose focus.
He abruptly ducked, dodging the horizontal sweep of the Chidori Sharp Spear.
At the same time, his right eye, which had closed at some point, suddenly snapped open.
It revealed an enlarged pupil and a bloodshot sclera.
"Amaterasu!"
Whoosh!
Blood streamed down the corner of his eye.
Everywhere Itachi's gaze fell, raging black flames ignited.
They quickly spread from the ground in front of him all the way to Sasuke's feet in the distance.
"Hehehe… Hahahaha!!!"
Watching the Amaterasu burn its way towards him, Sasuke stood his ground and laughed wildly.
"Your genjutsu is useless, Itachi!!!"
"They are all countered by me. I am your bane, the bane born to avenge myself upon you!!!"
As he shouted, the three tomoe in Sasuke's eyes finally began to spin.
In an instant, a six-pointed star formed by six elliptical leaves appeared.
"Blaze Release: Kagutsuchi!!!"
Whoosh!
The black flames that had burned their way to Sasuke's front suddenly stopped!
Just like soldiers hearing a general's command, they arrayed themselves quietly and orderly!
"As expected, the Mangekyo Sharingan, hahahaha…"
Cough, cough!
Seeing his Amaterasu easily controlled by Sasuke, Itachi laughed as he coughed up a large mouthful of blood.
Although he had already guessed it when his Tsukuyomi was broken by such powerful ocular power, he was only truly relieved now that he had witnessed it.
It meant he hadn't endured the Spiral Chidori Ball and Chidori Sharp Spear in vain, getting himself severely injured.
Originally, Itachi had planned to kill Sasuke within the Tsukuyomi and then take Sasuke out of Four Stars Village.
This way, Sasuke wouldn't suffer physical injuries, nor would he have any strength left to resist.
But Itachi never expected that Sasuke would actually succeed in awakening the Mangekyo Sharingan!
Because of this, Itachi temporarily changed his idea of knocking Sasuke out and taking him away, opting instead for the idea of gifting him the Mangekyo.
After all, Sasuke had also awakened the ultimate power of the Mangekyo.
Although Itachi believed he could win, it would also be too much for his already severely ill body.
This would leave him unable to deal with the subsequent Feng Xu and escape.
That's why, when his Tsukuyomi was broken, he pretended to be injured and didn't dodge the attacks.
This made it easier for Sasuke to kill him and merge his eyes.
And he would also be completely free, no longer tormented by the guilt of killing his clansmen.
Thinking of this, Itachi, who had stopped coughing, displayed the same wild grin as Sasuke.
"Hahahaha… Finally, my fruit has ripened and can be harvested!"
"Sasuke!!!"
"As long as I merge your eyes, I will regain clear vision, and my severely ill body will be healed!"
"Now, let me show you, who has just awakened the Mangekyo, the ultimate divine power that the Mangekyo can grant—Susanoo!!!"
Crash! Bang! Boom!!!
Orange-red ocular power erupted from Itachi's body as if it were free.
Bones, flesh, sinews, and armor layered over each other in the blink of an eye.
Until finally, a gigantic, over ten-meter-tall half-body Susanoo, clad in heavy armor and wearing a Tengu mask, materialized!
"I'll take your eyes, Sasuke!!!"
"Hahahaha!!!" Sasuke also laughed wildly.
"Don't think you're the only one who can do it! I haven't closed my eyes for three days for this power, Itachi!!!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!!!
Gay-purple ocular power surged like flames.
Just like Itachi's, a gigantic half-body Susanoo emerged!
However, Sasuke's half-body Susanoo did not have heavy armor!
"Die!!!" x2
With a roar, the two gigantic Susanoo crashed into each other.
Sasuke's purple Susanoo, wielding an arrow covered in Amaterasu, smashed down towards Itachi's orange-red Susanoo.
Itachi's Susanoo, meanwhile, raised its left hand, the Yata Mirror, to block, while its right hand fiercely struck towards Sasuke's Susanoo's chest.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
As the two colossal Susanoo exchanged blows, the surrounding ground was completely devastated.
It was fortunate that Feng Xu had specifically chosen a large open space without any buildings.
Otherwise, this battle would have cost a lot of money!
As the fighting intensified, Sasuke's own Chakra and ocular power were the first to give out.
After his Susanoo was injured again and replenished with ocular power, it devolved into its skeletal form.
Itachi, already severely wounded, was also suffering.
Although his ocular power was still abundant, his body, constantly coughing up large mouthfuls of blood, was on the verge of collapse.
However, upon seeing Sasuke's Susanoo devolve into a skeleton, he still managed a grim smile.
"Your ocular power and Chakra are running low."
"It seems I will be the one to win in the end, and take your eyes!"
"Is that so?" Sasuke laughed scornfully.
"Itachi, have you forgotten where I am right now?"
"This is Four Stars Village!"
"And I…"
Crimson Chakra covered the Susanoo, and three enormous fox tails coiled around Sasuke's body.
"Have been granted Tailed Beast Chakra with three tails!"
Whoosh!
The skeletal Susanoo rapidly replenished its flesh and even became covered in a thin layer of Tailed Beast cloak!
Itachi, seeing the Tailed Beast Chakra appear, inexplicably let out a long sigh of relief.
He murmured, "It finally appeared…"
"Sasuke, this is the last thing I can do for you…"
Chapter 208: Kotoamatsukami Activated!
As he spoke.
The half-body Susanoo enveloping Itachi raised its right hand, which it had not used until now.
It revealed a gigantic sake gourd clutched in its hand.
After aiming this sake gourd at Sasuke's purple Susanoo,
A fiery red flame erupted from the sake gourd, forming the shape of a blade!
The legendary Sake-Gari Longsword, the Sealing Sword!
The spiritual tool, Totsuka Blade!
An ethereal sealing spiritual tool that, upon striking a target, would forever trap them in a dream-like genjutsu world!
It was also the kusanagi sword that Orochimaru had sought for his entire life!
Of course, the Yata Mirror, the shield in Itachi's Susanoo's left hand, was also a legendary spiritual tool.
Its effect was absolute defense, repelling all attacks.
Previously, Itachi was able to endure the Spiral Chidori Ball with his body and suffer severe injuries precisely because of the Yata Mirror.
He used the Yata Mirror to block most of the damage, then took the last bit of damage with his body.
As for the reflection effect, Itachi had never used it against Sasuke.
In battle, he simply used it as a shield for blocking.
Itachi Uchiha, possessing these two spiritual tools and Kotoamatsukami, was the source of danger that made both Nagato and Obito wary.
It was also the reason why Itachi was one of the most dangerous figures in the early stages of the Hokage world.
"This dangerous feeling…"
Gazing at the Totsuka Blade, with flames as its blade and a gourd as its hilt, Sasuke's internal alarm bells rang loudly.
The wild grin on his face turned into a look of surprise and doubt.
"Itachi, I didn't expect you to hide such power…"
"But it's useless!"
"With vast Tailed Beast Chakra as replenishment, I will be the only victor today!!!"
Shouting to embolden himself, Sasuke controlled his Susanoo to draw its bow and fire an arrow.
He aimed the arrow, covered in Tailed Beast Chakra and burning with black Amaterasu, in Itachi's direction.
"Die!!!"
The bowstring snapped, and a large arrow, red, black, and purple, shot forth!
Boom!!!
A three-colored rainbow streaked across the sky!
The terrifying energy fluctuations created hurricane-like air currents, pushing outwards in all directions!
Splashing countless gravel and kicking up a sky full of dust!
Facing Sasuke's powerful, full-force arrow,
Itachi's body erupted with even more terrifying ocular power, propelling the Yata Mirror to stand horizontally before his chest.
The next second, the three-colored arrow collided with the Yata Mirror.
Bang!!!