Uchiha Madara—it was Uchiha Madara again.
At this moment, the people of the Five Great Ninja Villages frowned as they looked at the name in Uchiha Itachi's mouth in the video; they clearly hadn't expected him to also know of Uchiha Madara.
And from the looks of it, he was even quite familiar with Uchiha Madara and had conducted a deal with him.
That deal was likely the extermination of the Uchiha Clan. As for why they would do such a thing...
Others didn't know yet because there was too little known intelligence, and the title of this video was 'divine reversal'. Heaven knows whether the reversal belonged to Itachi or Sasuke.
Last time, everyone thought the reversal belonged to Kars when he jumped out of the lava and severed one of Joseph's hands.
In the end, no one expected that it would be Joseph's reversal; harnessing the power of 'Earth', he sent Kars directly into outer space.
Causing him to stop thinking.
It's still a bit too early to draw conclusions.
Naruto World, Hidden Rain Village.
"..."
Uchiha Obito looked at Itachi and Sasuke in the video, frowning slightly; why was he being 'exposed' again?
"Did you do this?"
Nagato's Six Paths avatar appeared. To be honest, he wasn't surprised that Itachi was connected to 'Madara,' as both belonged to the Uchiha Clan.
Furthermore, on the night the Uchiha Clan was wiped out, Nagato hadn't seen 'Madara' for a long time.
Back then, the other party wasn't as well-behaved as he was now.
"Yes." Although Obito knew he wasn't Uchiha Madara, he feigned contemplation and said, "I really didn't expect this video to expose my actions."
"Your actions?"
Nagato looked at Obito with his Rinnegan and said calmly, "What actions? Why didn't you discuss them with me?"
"My power, the Sharingan, was depleted too much after the battle with Senju Hashirama back then, and it can no longer be used normally," Uchiha Obito said, mixing truth with lies. "To that end, I need the Sharingan of my descendants to maintain a portion of my power."
Uchiha Obito did indeed need Sharingan, but he only intended to use them for Izanagi.
"What about Itachi, then?"
At this moment, Nagato asked for the piece of information he wanted most when he arrived.
Where exactly did Itachi stand?
"You'll understand if you keep watching," Obito said cryptically, sounding profound. "No matter what, he is currently nothing more than a Rogue Ninja."
"Konoha will never allow a Ninja who slaughtered the entire Uchiha to return."
Nagato stared at Obito with his Rinnegan. After a moment of silence, he simply sat down to the side, clearly intending to finish watching the video before leaving.
Inside the video.
"Uchiha Madara?!"
Sasuke in the video appeared exceptionally shocked.
Itachi continued, "One of the founders of Konoha Village, and the first man to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan."
"A founder?!" Sasuke had naturally heard of Uchiha Madara; after all, he was a powerhouse on par with Senju Hashirama. He questioned, "Madara should have died long ago! Are you playing with me?"
Facing Sasuke's skepticism, Uchiha Itachi closed his eyes and said calmly, "Madara is still alive. Whether you believe it or not is up to you."
"Stop talking nonsense!" Sasuke naturally didn't believe it.
Itachi continued calmly, "People live their lives bound by what they accept as correct and true. That is how they define 'reality.'"
"But 'correct' and 'true' are little more than vague concepts. Their 'reality' may all be an illusion."
"Everyone lives within their own subjective interpretation. Don't you think so?"
Listening to Itachi's words, Sasuke frowned and asked, "What exactly are you trying to say!"
"Madara is dead." Itachi smiled, glancing at Sasuke from the corner of his eye as he continued, "That is merely your wishful thinking, just as you once believed I was a kind older brother."
Sasuke fell silent for a moment. Scene after scene from his childhood flashed through his mind—the happiest times of his life.
Because Itachi, his kind, gentle, and powerful brother, was by his side.
At the same time, the words Itachi spoke after slaughtering the Uchiha Clan during Sasuke's childhood echoed in his mind.
"I have always played the part of the brother you desired."
"It was all to measure your capacity."
At that thought, Sasuke's hands trembled slightly, yet he still replied calmly, "To my younger self, what happened that night could only be seen as an illusion."
"Even though I wanted to believe I was just trapped in a cruel Genjutsu."
"But!" Sasuke's tone became excited as he turned his head and shouted, "That was undoubtedly reality!!"
*Zzzzt—!!!*
Accompanied by the sharp chirping of birds, Sasuke extended his hand, and the Chidori in his palm transformed into a spear, shooting toward the Itachi 'behind' him.
Meanwhile, Itachi looked calmly at the Sasuke in front of him, like a nesting doll.
Even though the Chidori Sharp Spear almost struck him, Uchiha Itachi's gaze remained perfectly calm.
"My eyes are different now from what they used to be!" Sasuke's Three-Tomoe Sharingan glared at the nearby Itachi as he shouted, "My Sharingan can see through Genjutsu!"
"Hmph."
Itachi let out a disdainful sound and said indifferently, "Still talking big, just like before."
"Those words... I'll take them for now."
At that moment, the camera panned up slightly; Sasuke was still standing in place, his kusanagi sword piercing Itachi's body.
Then, that Itachi's body, along with the stone chair, vanished.
Sasuke sheathed his kusanagi sword, stared at the Itachi in front of him, and said calmly, "The acting ends here!"
"While being stubborn isn't necessarily a bad thing," Itachi said calmly, looking at Sasuke's Three-Tomoe Sharingan, "Sasuke, it seems you still don't possess the same eyes as I do."
Sasuke fell silent, recalling Itachi's words from that night: to stand before him only after obtaining the same eyes.
Seeing Sasuke's silence, Itachi continued, "Have you still not killed those most precious to you? Have you come before me with such naive thoughts?"
Facing Itachi's sarcasm, Sasuke retorted without fear, "Then hurry up and kill me with your Mangekyo Sharingan. Or is it that even now, I'm not enough to test your capacity?"
"Ha."
Itachi sighed, appearing somewhat helpless. He stood up and said resignedly, "What remarkable confidence."
Just when everyone thought they were about to start fighting...
...a third party appeared on the ceiling.
It was Black and White Zetsu.
White Zetsu said with some surprise, "Neither of them has moved at all for a while now."
Black Zetsu rasped, "They're simply clashing with Genjutsu."