A thunderous roar echoed.
The Yata Mirror steadily blocked the three-colored arrow, holding it firmly in place, unable to advance.
"It's blocked?"
"This is impossible!!!"
Seeing his strongest full-power attack, a fusion of Tailed Beast Chakra, Amaterasu, and Susanoo's power, blocked by that orange-red shield, only pushing his body back.
Sasuke's face immediately twisted with madness and unwillingness.
"No, this must already be your full power!!!"
"If you can block it once, I'll do it a second time, a third time!!!"
The purple Susanoo once again drew its bowstring, and the arrow, formed from three powers, was nocked again.
With a massive amount of Tailed Beast Chakra as replenishment, Sasuke could use this full-power attack at least ten times!
"This level of attack…"
"Sasuke, you've truly become stronger, cough cough… *retch*!"
Itachi, already severely injured and having used his full power, his body began to suffer backlash, constantly vomiting blood.
He covered his blood-spitting mouth, gasping for breath as he looked at Sasuke, who was nocking another arrow.
"Let me help you eradicate this last threat…"
The orange-red Susanoo's constantly retreating body suddenly stopped.
Then, he forcefully pushed out the Yata Mirror with his left hand, utilizing its reflection ability.
The three-colored arrow, which had been stuck to the Yata Mirror, was directly bounced back in Sasuke's direction.
"What!?"
Seeing the arrow he had just fired return, Sasuke frantically shifted his aim and fired another arrow.
Whoosh!
The two arrows narrowly collided, exploding in mid-air ahead.
Unleashing a fiery blaze mixed with the jet-black Amaterasu… No, a fiery blaze?!
Sasuke's pupils contracted as he realized something.
Just as he was about to move, a sudden surge of flame pierced through his Susanoo.
And the Chakra Fox Tail shrouding his body!
"This is!!!"
Although Sasuke's body wasn't directly hit, he still sensed something was wrong.
Because his Chakra was rapidly draining away!
His Susanoo, and that giant Chakra Fox Tail, were all flowing backward like liquid into the flaming sword!
"…Cough cough, this is the Totsuka Blade, my sealing sword."
Itachi coughed up blood as he explained to Sasuke in the distance.
"With it, I've stripped and sealed all the Tailed Beast Chakra from your body…"
"Which means you no longer have a single trace of Tailed Beast Chakra, and you can't replenish it with Tailed Beast Chakra anymore, cough cough cough…"
"Impossible…" Sasuke vigorously waved his hands, grasping at the flowing Chakra.
He didn't grasp the hidden meaning in Itachi's words at all.
"My Chakra… No! You can't take it!!!"
Sasuke's movements passed through without any effect.
There was no way to stop the rapidly draining Chakra.
After the last bit flowed away, the flaming sword was retracted, and the gourd was capped.
Without the replenishment of Tailed Beast Chakra.
Sasuke couldn't even maintain his Sharingan now; his eyes reverted from crimson to black.
Seeing this, Itachi wore a victor's smile on his face and staggered towards Sasuke.
"It's finally over. My body almost couldn't hold on, cough cough cough…"
"Sasuke, I can finally get your eyes, heal my body, and regain my sight…"
Listening to Itachi's low voice, all of Sasuke's previous arrogance and confidence vanished, leaving only terror.
He threw all the shuriken, Kunai, and explosive tags he had on him.
But they were all deflected by the Yata Mirror without any effect.
"Your eyes… your eyes are mine…"
Looking at Itachi, who was getting closer and reaching out his hand, Sasuke finally broke down.
All his pride and complacency were cast aside.
He turned his head towards the center of Four Stars Village and screamed at the top of his lungs.
"Kushina-neechan, Minato-sensei, Lord Four Stars!!!"
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The moment his voice rang out, two figures, one red and one gold, appeared in front of Sasuke.
It was Minato and Kushina, who had been observing the battle for a long time!
Itachi's face stiffened, and he stopped his approaching steps.
Then, a 'caw caw' of crows sounded beside him.
A crow with a single Mangekyo Sharingan descended from the sky and landed on Itachi's shoulder.
It tilted its head, looking towards Sasuke behind Kushina and Minato.
"It seems the final apology cannot be completed…"
"Never mind, Sasuke, don't accept Tailed Beast Chakra again. Take my eyes, escape Four Stars Village, and return to Konoha to protect it…"
Accompanying Itachi's low murmur.
Kotoamatsukami from the crow's eye activated!
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The four-bladed pinwheel in the crow's single eye spun slightly.
An invisible, emerald green ocular power instantly bypassed Minato and Kushina, rushing into the back of Sasuke's forehead!
Seeing this, Itachi revealed a relieved smile.
At the same time, he deactivated the Susanoo around him and then continued to take staggering steps forward.
"Hey, Uchiha Itachi, you're not allowed to come any closer!"
Kushina's Adamantine Sealing Chains appeared around her, blocking Itachi, who wanted to pass them.
"I didn't act immediately only because you held back in the fight just now."
"But if you get any closer to Sasuke, I'm really going to take action!"
If Itachi hadn't voluntarily deactivated his Susanoo, the moment he moved, Kushina would have acted to seal him.
After all, the act Itachi put on, wanting Sasuke's eyes, was very realistic.
It even made Kushina, who had seen the intelligence and knew the inside story, momentarily unsure of what Itachi was truly thinking.
Itachi ignored Kushina and continued to wobble towards Sasuke behind him.
Seeing Itachi not stopping, Kushina immediately stepped forward, and her chains began to extend outwards.
However, just as they extended halfway, before they could bind Itachi, she was pulled back by Minato, who was shaking his head with a sigh.
"Kushina, stop. His body can't hold on anymore; he's about to die…"
"About to die?" Kushina was momentarily stunned.
How could he be about to die?
Wasn't it just some relatively serious injuries?
For a Ninja's physique, wouldn't a period of rest be enough?
A complex expression appeared on Minato's face.
"It's probably due to his mental anguish and the burden of the Mangekyo Sharingan on his body."
"After all, he doesn't have Nine-Tailed Chakra in his body, which can strengthen and heal the body."
"Besides, I've also roughly guessed his intentions…"
Minato paused here and sighed.
"Perhaps after knowing Sasuke awakened his Mangekyo, his goal was to provoke Sasuke into killing him."
"Then, for Sasuke to take his Mangekyo without any psychological burden, and finally fuse them…"
When they had raided the Sarutobi mansion to search for intelligence, they had already seen information about Itachi.
They knew he had massacred the Uchiha Clan on Danzo's orders.
And came to Akatsuki as an undercover agent to investigate Obito's identity.
The sole survivor, Sasuke, was a request Itachi made to Konoha, asking them to protect him.
It was a pity that Konoha failed to uphold this agreement, leading Sasuke to run to their Four Stars Village.
"Is that really how it is…"
Kushina, after hearing Minato's guess, showed a moved expression and cleared the way.
Looking at Itachi's swaying body as he passed.
Kushina's anger towards Itachi's insane massacre of the Uchiha suddenly shifted to Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo.
"Damn Danzo and that abominable old monkey!"
"They weren't done harming our child, and now they've ruined Mikoto's two children like this!"
"No, I can't let this go!"
Kushina's hair flew up in anger, and she turned to Minato: "Minato Namikaze!"
"Tomorrow, you'll use Flying Thunder God to take me to kill those two bastards and avenge Mikoto!"
Minato: "…"
To be honest, Minato also wanted to kill those two dirty politicians who had caused so many tragedies.
But Feng Xu was clearly planning something, and they couldn't act recklessly now and disrupt Feng Xu's plans.
So he could only try to persuade her and change the subject.
"Calm down, Kushina… Look over there, Feng Xu is here!"
Hearing Feng Xu's name, Kushina's attention was indeed diverted, and she looked in the direction Minato was pointing.
Itachi had already staggered in front of Sasuke, who stood blank-faced and vacant-eyed.
And extended his index and middle fingers to tap Sasuke's forehead.
"Forgive me, Sasuke, this is the last… huh?"
Itachi, sensing his arm being grasped, turned his head.
Although the scene in his eyes was highly blurred, Itachi still recognized who had arrived.
"You truly appeared… Feng!"
In that instant, Itachi's already prepared Transfer Seal instantly activated.