Kisame's already small brain was completely blanked out by the impact.
Just now, he hadn't taken this brat seriously at all.
But in just one exchange...
He was sent flying, and his entire body was wracked with pain.
The searing flames made him able to smell the aroma of grilled fish emanating from his body.
And more importantly…
Why does his Chakra decrease after Samehada absorbed the kid's Chakra?
Before Itachi could recover from his brother's transformation, he watched as Sasuke sent Kisame flying with a single move.
This defied all logic!
He had never seen this kind of technique among the Uchiha.
While Itachi was still stunned, Sasuke, who is crackling with lightning, appeared right in front of him.
Sasuke swung the Heavy Xuan Ruler in one handm while the other was still in his pocket, ready to fling quicklime powder at any moment.
If Itachi dared to open his eyes in front of him, Sasuke would let the other party experience the burning pain on his eyes.
Then, he could take advantage of this opportunity to kill him with a single blow.
This time...
Victory was guaranteed!
"Itachi!"
"Go to the Pure Land and atone for your sins!"
Whoosh…
A frenzied grin spread across Sasuke's face as he smashed the sword into Itachi's waist, creating a tearing sound.
He saw with his own eyes that Itachi was split into two by his attack.
"HAHAHAHAHA!!"
"Itachi! You deserved this!"
Sasuke laughed maniacally at the corpse on the ground, tears streaming uncontrollably from his eyes.
Just when Sasuke was reveling in his triumph, the corpse on the ground suddenly dissolved into a flock of crows, and then, Itachi's voice rang in his ears...
"My foolish little brother..."
"It seems that you still don't understand the gap between us."
As Itachi's voice rang in Sasuke's ears, the world around Sasuke twisted violently.
The scene shifted, and Sasuke found himself suddenly back where he started.
Itachi and the shark-faced man who imitated him were also standing exactly where they had been.
The only difference is...
Kakashi was lying unconscious on the ground.
"IMPOSSIBLE!!"
"When did you cast the Genjutsu?!"
Sasuke's mentality was crumbling.
He had been extremely vigilant, but he didn't expect that he would still fall into the opponent's Genjutsu.
'Damn it!'
'When the hell did it happen?!'
Looking at Kakashi, who was lying motionless on the ground, Sasuke became even more frustrated.
'DAMMIT!'
'White-haired bastard, where's your Mangekyo Sharingan?!'
"When did you ever get the illusion that I wasn't using Genjutsu?"
"Give up."
"You're nothing but a weakling clinging to hatred."
Itachi slowly raised his hand, and Sasuke, who was not far away, was surprised to find that his neck was being strangled.
'There is still some distance between us...'
'There was no way Itachi could physically strangle him from that distance!'
Sasuke's eyes widened slightly, the corners of his mouth raised, and he understood everything in an instant.
'So that's how it is...'
'I was already trapped in that bastard's Genjutsu.'
'And the moment I fell for it was likely when he closed in earlier.'
Itachi snorted and used Tsukuyomi on Sasuke.
What he didn't expect was that Sasuke, who was being strangled by the neck, suddenly threw a handful of white powder straight into his face.
Unfortunately, Sasuke's reaction was still a step slow.
The moment the quicklime powder left his hand, Tsukuyomi had already taken hold, taking his consciousness into the Genjutsu World.
Under the attack, Itachi subconsciously closed his eyes, but a lot of powder still entered his eye sockets.
"Gh…!"
Even the powerful Mangekyo Sharingan was no match for quicklime powder.
Itachi dropped the now-unconscious Sasuke, doubling over as he clutched his burning eyes.
A surge of anger also rose in his heart.
'Damn it!'
'How could Sasuke use such a despicable trick?!'
Itachi's tightly shut eyes stung fiercely. This time, Sasuke had genuinely pissed him off.
However, Itachi was also very surprised by Sasuke's strength.
He did not use Genjutsu at the beginning, so Kisame was indeed knocked away by Sasuke.
But the moment Sasuke got close...
That wasn't Itachi's real body, which allowed him to trap Sasuke in a Genjutsu.
At that moment, he also used Tsukuyomi to deal with Kakashi in an instant.
But his Mangekyo Sharingan, which was already under great pressure after using Tsukuyomi twice, was hit by Sasuke's quicklime powder, so his vision was now in critical condition.
If he doesn't get treatment soon, he might actually go blind.
"Itachi-san..."
"Are you alright?"
Kisame, who was covered in burns, looked at Itachi, who was hunching over and clutching his eyes, with a little worry.
He seemed to have never seen Itachi look so disheveled before.
"Let's go, we'll leave Konoha."
"I need to treat my eyes immediately."
Itachi's eyes were still closed. He endured the pain, and slowly stood up.
Kisame glanced at the two unconscious figures on the ground, gritted his teeth, and felt unwilling.
But considering that Itachi was in a serious condition, he slung an arm around Itachi's waist and helped him retreat.
In the evening, the two injured people were found and rushed to the Konoha Hospital.
Naruto and Jiraiya rushed over as soon as they received the news, and Sakura appeared after they arrived.
However, before the three of them could even open the door to the ward, they heard a quarrel inside.
"KAKASHI, YOU F***ING…!!"
"YOU PIECE OF…!!"
"WHERE'S YOUR MANGEKYO?!"
"WHERE'S YOUR DOJUTSU!!"
"GODDAMMIT, YOU…!!"
"YOU DID ZERO DAMAGE AND GOT ONE-SHOT, YOU USELESS…!!"
Although they don't know what happened, but when they heard Sasuke swearing so vulgarly, they knew he was very angry.
When the three of them opened the ward, they saw Sasuke chasing Kakashi around the room, swinging a pillow like a weapon.
The white-haired slacker dodged while yelling back, "There are other uses for the Mangekyo?"
Kakashi felt very wronged. How was he supposed to know Itachi would focus entirely on him?!
He had just said one sentence after stepping onto the battlefield. But then, he was dragged by Itachi into that Tsukuyomi World to play some 'bondage play'.
While it was quite painful at the time, but now that he's woken up, it only felt like a nightmare.
It's still better than his 'dream' about training Kenjutsu with his father after eating Naruto's steak.
Sasuke almost fainted when he heard this.
'Is your Mangekyo Sharingan just a decoration?'
'You didn't even activate it before getting wrecked by Itachi.'
'At least I took down that weird shark-faced copycat.'
Sasuke's chest heaved with anger, and he gritted his teeth as he continued to attack Kakashi.
"KAKASHI, YOU F***ING…!!"
When Naruto saw how lively these two guys were, he didn't know whether to be happy or speechless.
'From the time these two guys were taken to the hospital, and based on this timeline...'
'They must've run into Itachi and Kisame.'
'But you two...'
'One is Uchiha Xiao Yan, and the other is Uchiha Kakashi.'
'You're both way stronger than in the original work, so how the hell did you both get defeated so fast?!'
'Besides, if you find something wrong, go and call for help!!'
'Why are you two fools insisted on going there alone and fighting the enemies?'
Naruto didn't even know what to say anymore.
"Damn it!!"
"If you had just put in a little effort, that man won't have a chance to leave the village!!"
Sasuke had replayed the fight in his head many times and was very angry.
He had managed to fling quicklime powder at Itachi before going down.
If Kakashi hadn't been defeated in an instant, there would still be a chance to keep Itachi in Konoha Village!
Kakashi opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he felt that what Sasuke said made some sense, so he closed it.
But the problem is…
He really doesn't know how to use the Mangekyo Sharingan!