Naruto World, Akatsuki Organization.
"This kid doesn't look particularly strong at first glance." Deidara subconsciously ignored how strong the future Sasuke was. He looked at the current Sasuke and chuckled to Itachi, "Itachi, with your strength, you should be able to defeat him easily, right?"
"Even though he's strong in the future, looking at him now, without the Mangekyo Sharingan, I feel like I could kill him easily myself."
Deidara seemed exceptionally confident. If he couldn't beat Itachi, could he not even beat the guy's younger brother?!
Moreover, the opponent didn't seem to have the Mangekyo Sharingan yet, just the Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
"...Let's watch first."
Sasori spoke slowly. In truth, in his heart, it was impossible for Itachi to lose to Sasuke. After all, Uchiha Itachi could be considered the most dangerous person in the organization besides Pain.
And as one of the first to join Akatsuki, Sasori was a veteran.
Even he was very wary of Uchiha Itachi. If both sides fought with everything they had,
Sasori felt he would most likely lose. Although Uchiha Itachi had always kept a low profile within Akatsuki,
The partial strength he had shown was enough for Sasori to be quite wary of him.
Not only was Sasori wary, but so was Pain. Otherwise, he wouldn't have given the mission to capture the Nine-Tailed to Itachi.
After all, the Nine-Tailed could be said to be a very difficult existence to deal with. Pain was so confident in letting Itachi capture the Nine-Tailed because he naturally felt the other party could easily capture it.
Kisame didn't speak. If it were anyone else, Kisame would definitely think Itachi-san would win.
But now, his opponent was Uchiha Sasuke. Kisame suddenly felt that things were not that simple.
Uchiha Itachi didn't speak as he watched his future self and Sasuke. A flash of complex emotion crossed his eyes, his thoughts unknown.
The members of Akatsuki stopped talking. They watched the video quietly, waiting for the battle between the Uchiha brothers to begin.
Naruto World, Konoha Village, Hokage Office.
"!!!!!!"
Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi's pipe fell to the floor once again.
At this moment, he was watching the video while handling various Village affairs. As a qualified Hokage, the things he had to do were quite numerous.
But now, when he saw the moment Sasuke and Itachi met, combined with the video title, he felt a bit panicked.
Because what Itachi's twist was would certainly be seen from Sasuke's perspective.
Then for Sasuke, or for Itachi, what was his biggest twist... Hiruzen Sarutobi could figure it out even without thinking.
"Knock, knock."
At this time, Hiruzen Sarutobi tapped on the desk.
"Whoosh, whoosh—!!!"
Three Anbu members appeared in the Hokage Office. They were the Anbu who personally protected the Hokage, and their strength was quite formidable.
Although they couldn't compare to veteran Jonin and Anbu like Kakashi, if the three of them joined forces, blocking Kakashi would be very easy.
"The three of you, protect Uchiha Sasuke in secret. If he makes any strange moves, report to me immediately."
Speaking to this point, Hiruzen Sarutobi fell silent for a moment, seemingly thinking of something, and said calmly, "If you encounter people from Root in the shadows, and if they take action to harm Sasuke, kill them all and then report to me."
"If you encounter an insurmountable enemy, you can request assistance from the Village's Jonin."
"...Yes, Hokage-sama." X3.
The three Anbu nodded, indicating they understood, and then disappeared from the Hokage Office in the next second.
"..." Hiruzen Sarutobi picked up his pipe, smoked, and looked at the current panorama of Konoha through the window.
Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed quietly in his heart, his expression looking extremely complex. If Tobirama-sensei were still alive,
Handling this kind of thing would surely be much better than him.
Meanwhile, in another corner of Konoha Village.
Uchiha Sasuke watched himself and Itachi in the video. His Two-Tomoe Sharingan spun wildly; at this moment, his emotional fluctuations intensified significantly.
The video continued to play.
The battle of brothers: Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Sasuke looked at one another.
"With those Sharingan, how far can you see?" Uchiha Itachi was the first to speak. His voice was exceptionally calm, as if the person he was facing wasn't his own younger brother.
But rather, like a complete stranger from the Uchiha Clan.
"You're asking me how far I can see?"
Uchiha Sasuke answered Uchiha Itachi's question with an equally cold tone. He said calmly, "What I can see in my eyes right now, Itachi, is the sight of you being killed by me."
At this moment, Uchiha Sasuke had already walked up to Uchiha Itachi.
"The sight of me being killed?" Uchiha Itachi closed his eyes slightly, then opened them. Accompanied by a strong gust of wind, he vanished from his spot and reappeared beside Uchiha Sasuke, saying in a calm tone, "Then show it to me."
A slight smile curled at the corner of Uchiha Sasuke's mouth.
"Swoosh—!!"
In the next instant, Uchiha Itachi made his move, lunging at Sasuke with a Kunai.
"Bang—!!!" Sasuke extended his fist, blocking Uchiha Itachi's attack.
Uchiha Itachi was briefly held back, but he continued to attack Sasuke with the Kunai, seemingly intending to pierce right through him.
"Clang—!!!"
Accompanied by the sound of a sword unsheathing, Sasuke drew his kusanagi sword and blocked Uchiha Itachi's attack.
What followed was a round of Taijutsu combat; Sasuke swung his kusanagi sword while Uchiha Itachi fought bare-handed.
Within just a few seconds, the two exchanged blows several times. The final result, however, was Uchiha Itachi throwing Sasuke directly away, while the other's kusanagi sword landed on the ceiling.
"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh—!! Chidori!!!"
Sasuke formed several hand seals, and blue lightning flashed in his hand, accompanied by the piercing sound of birds chirping.
"..."
Uchiha Itachi watched him silently, his eyes devoid of any emotion, as if to say: 'Is that all?'
"Tch!" Sasuke wore an impatient expression as he rushed toward Uchiha Itachi.
"Chidori Current!!!"
While running, Sasuke placed the hand releasing the Chidori onto the ground, and blue electricity surged toward Itachi.
Seeing the blue electricity rushing toward him, Uchiha Itachi naturally jumped up. However, just as he leaped, Sasuke's figure was reflected in his Sharingan.
"!!!" Sasuke wore a very satisfied smile, as if saying: 'Didn't expect that, did you, Uchiha Itachi!'
'My strength is already beyond your imagination!!'
"Stab!"
As the kusanagi sword pierced into Uchiha Itachi's body, he was pinned to the ground.