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Chapter 254 A Battle of Brothers! Itachi Uchiha and Sasuke Uchiha!

In the desert oasis.

Kakashi Hatake, along with Team 7 and Granny Chiyo, continued their pursuit of the Akatsuki organization, leaving Itachi Uchiha as the Root ninja as their enemy.

Although the Root ninja bravely took on the task of fighting against Itachi Uchiha, Granny Chiyo was still somewhat dissatisfied with the Root ninja's stalking.

"Is Kagura Akihara up to something again?"

Granny Chiyo didn't have a good impression of Akihara Kagura at all, and said in a deep voice, "That guy sent Root to follow us, it can't just be to help us..."

"Maybe they really did come to help..."

Kakashi Hatake felt that keeping secrets was really hard work.

As a Jonin, Kakashi Hatake should have been used to keeping secrets by now, but keeping the identity of that Root ninja a secret was really tough.

because…

Naruto Uzumaki, usually so oblivious, showed a surprising level of awareness, while Sakura Haruno, who is always very perceptive, failed to notice anything amiss.

perhaps…

Because that's so unlikely, right?

Is it possible that a comrade who broke with his best friend for power and became a rogue ninja was actually a Root ninja who had been carrying out missions in secret all along?

In the forest.

The Root ninja stared at Uchiha Itachi before him, slowly reaching out to grasp his ninja sword, his eyes filled with murderous intent towards Itachi.

"You don't need to wear this mask anymore."

Uchiha Itachi looked at the Root ninja standing in front of him, slowly closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, a pair of scarlet eyes appeared.

"Sasuke."

Itachi Uchiha exposed the other party's identity with a single sentence.

If there is anyone in this world who would harbor such intense and fierce killing intent towards him, it must be his younger brother, Uchiha Sasuke.

"Hmph, you guessed it?"

Sasuke Uchiha extended his palm, removing the cat-face mask from his face to reveal an angry expression: "I was just thinking! If you can't even recognize me, then I'll think you're underestimating me..."

"..."

Itachi Uchiha shook his head slightly and continued to himself, "I didn't expect that you, like me back then, also joined Root..."

If Itachi Uchiha had some doubts when the news of Sasuke Uchiha's defection came, all his doubts have now been answered.

after all…

Given Akihara Kagura's despicable tastes, it's impossible for him to let Uchiha Sasuke defect; and it's also unlikely that Uchiha Sasuke would abandon Akihara Kagura, who had defeated him, and instead go to Orochimaru, his former defeated enemy.

So…

Everything from the past now makes sense.

Itachi Uchiha, recalling the recent news of Orochimaru's death at the hands of Sasuke Uchiha, proceeded to reveal the truth of the past: "It seems that using your defection as an opportunity to infiltrate Orochimaru's inner circle and assassinate him was one of your missions..."

"good."

Sasuke Uchiha raised his hand, extremely proud of his achievement: "Infiltrating Orochimaru's inner circle and assassinating him was my first mission after joining Root. I heard that your first Root mission failed..."

"..."

Itachi Uchiha recalled his first mission.

At that time...

The leader of the root group is still Shimura Danzo.

Danzo Shimura gave him the mission to assassinate Kabuto Yakushi and Nono Yakushi. Not only did he fail to carry out the mission, he also developed a grudge against Kagura Akihara.

"Uchiha Itachi..."

A cold smile crept across Sasuke's lips as he abruptly drew his ninja sword, pointing it at his brother who had murdered their father and mother: "I have surpassed you now!"

"You once drew power from the roots and killed Father and Mother. Now I have drawn power from the roots, and it is time for my revenge!"

"This time..."

"Leave your life here!"

Right here, right now, at this very moment!

Sasuke Uchiha felt as if fate was on his side. He would use his power to kill Itachi Uchiha to avenge himself, then reunite with his teammates from Team 7, reveal the whole truth, and begin a new life!

"..."

Uchiha Itachi remained silent.

This was also an opportunity for him.

Since this body is only a puppet with 30% of its power, perhaps this opportunity can be used to test Sasuke's growth and prepare for their final battle.

"Then let me see..."

Itachi Uchiha slipped his fingers into his sleeve, his expression turning serious: "Just how much have you grown now?"

next moment!

Uchiha Itachi raised his hand and threw out a shuriken!

Sasuke Uchiha also placed his palm on a shuriken, which suddenly became huge and was flung away by him!

"Hattana Giant Body Technique..."

Itachi Uchiha glanced at it with some surprise, then quickly closed his hands together: "Shadow Clone Technique!"

Dozens of shuriken flew towards Uchiha Sasuke!

"Sword Shadow Clone Technique!"

A contemptuous smile flashed across Sasuke's lips as more than a dozen enormous shuriken flew toward Itachi's direction!

The two swords clashed immediately!

The combination of the Giant Shuriken Technique and the Shadow Clone Technique was clearly superior. After all of Itachi Uchiha's shuriken were knocked down, the remaining momentum of several giant shuriken continued, directly piercing Itachi Uchiha's body!

next moment!

Itachi Uchiha's figure transformed into a sky full of crows!

Itachi Uchiha was slightly surprised. He had never had any opponent in shuriken throwing, and even Shisui Uchiha, who had once taught him, admitted that he had achieved perfection in shuriken throwing.

but…

Uchiha Sasuke is even going a step further!

The Uchiha clan's shuriken throwing technique, the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi's shuriken giant body technique and shuriken shadow clone technique—all these allowed Sasuke Uchiha to defeat him in this aspect, even though it was only the simplest one!

"Crow clone..."

Sasuke Uchiha snorted softly and flicked his wrist, unleashing a barrage of lightning at Itachi Uchiha: "Chidori Senbon!"

These thousands of lightning bolts struck Itachi Uchiha's crow clones relentlessly, pinning each crow to the ground, their fate unknown!

next second...

The corpses of these crows turned into feathers, which slowly floated up, reassembled, and transformed into the appearance of Uchiha Itachi!

"Illusion magic and clone magic..."

A crimson hue appeared in Sasuke's eyes. In that instant, he recognized Itachi's true form and charged forward, brandishing his ninja sword!

Clang!

Uchiha Itachi drew a kunai to block!

Two Uchiha clansmen clashed fiercely in this desert oasis!

Uchiha Itachi realized that his younger brother’s growth in swordsmanship made him a troublesome opponent. This materialized puppet might not be able to defeat Sasuke in swordsmanship!

Uchiha Sasuke grew stronger with each battle!

However, Sasuke Uchiha also had his share of cunning schemes.

As Sasuke watched Itachi Uchiha retreat step by step, a contemptuous smile appeared on his lips. He brandished his ninja sword, creating an opening, and taking advantage of Itachi's moment of weakness, he raised his hand and struck Itachi's shoulder, leaving a Flying Thunder God mark on Itachi's shoulder!

As long as the Flying Thunder God mark is left...

I am certain of victory in this battle!

Sasuke Uchiha was convinced that he had secured the victory, and his ninja sword moved even faster. His superb swordsmanship forced Itachi Uchiha to leap away to avoid the attack!

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

Itachi Uchiha leaped backward, spitting out a fireball!

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

Uchiha Sasuke raised his hand to form a hand seal, and at the same time spat out a fireball!

The two flames collided instantly, and the two huge fireballs gradually turned into walls of fire, instantly turning the surrounding area into a sea of ​​fire!

however…

In terms of Fire Release ninjutsu, Sasuke Uchiha seems to be even more superior!

"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"

Uchiha Sasuke immediately spat out another ball of flame!

As Kagura Akihara's subordinate, Sasuke Uchiha naturally wouldn't lack any benefits. In addition to what he learned from Orochimaru, Kagura Akihara would also give him some ninjutsu scrolls!

"It seems Akihara Kagura has taught you quite a bit..."

Itachi Uchiha could only retreat by flying backward. He knew that Hiruzen Sarutobi could not possibly have taught Sasuke Uchiha these techniques; they could only have come from Kagura Akihara.

"Trying to escape?"

Sasuke Uchiha vanished from his spot in an instant, appearing beside Itachi Uchiha using the Flying Thunder God Technique and punching Itachi in the chest!

"So fast!"

Uchiha Itachi suddenly realized that something was wrong!

Uchiha Sasuke's Body Flicker Technique is even faster than Shisui's back then!

"The Flying Thunder God Technique?"

Itachi Uchiha immediately recognized the technique Sasuke Uchiha was using. He had seen Kagura Akihara use the Flying Thunder God Technique before and knew very well how terrifying this technique was. The former Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, made a name for himself in the ninja world with this technique!

It seems...

Akihara Kagura taught Sasuke a lot.

With just the techniques that Uchiha Sasuke learned, he could fight against the Kage of other villages, and even had a good chance of killing him!

"It seems you really have gotten stronger..."

Itachi raised his hand to block Sasuke's fist, but Sasuke disappeared from his sight again. His younger brother had once again used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport behind him!

"This time, I'm going to kill you!"

Sasuke Uchiha kicked Itachi Uchiha in the waist!

Itachi Uchiha's body transformed into countless crows and vanished on the spot. These crows then regrouped in the air and formed his body again!

"Let's wait until next time..."

Itachi Uchiha calmly shook his head and said softly, "Your progress is too fast, Sasuke. It seems that the next time we meet, I will have to kill you..."

"Finally scared, huh?"

Uchiha Sasuke kept sneering.

Has this guy finally felt fear?

Has Itachi Uchiha, who slaughtered the Uchiha clan and killed his parents, finally felt fear? If it weren't for Kagura Akihara's intervention, the Uchiha clan would have truly been wiped out that night…

That bastard…

Are you also afraid of his growing up?

"If you awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan..."

Itachi Uchiha stared into Sasuke Uchiha's eyes, looking at those eyes that still bore the three-tomoe design: "Perhaps I really am no match for you..."

"Even without the Mangekyou Sharingan, I can still kill you!"

Sasuke Uchiha was confident in the power he had gained. He didn't even use the cursed seal that Kagura Akihara had given him, otherwise Itachi Uchiha would have been defeated even faster!

"Perhaps."

Itachi Uchiha now had a better understanding of Sasuke Uchiha's strength.

If he were to fight Sasuke Uchiha in his original form next time, Sasuke would be a real threat to him now. Even if he used his full strength, he might not have much of a chance of winning. The Flying Thunder God Technique is simply too terrifying for a ninja...

of course.

The biggest takeaway this time was…

Uchiha Sasuke seems to have found a place to stay.

However, Itachi Uchiha did not want Sasuke Uchiha to stay in the dark Root organization, because the leader of Root, Kagura Akihara, knew the truth and might not be willing to protect Sasuke Uchiha in the future.

Click!

Just as Itachi Uchiha was thinking, Sasuke Uchiha appeared behind him and stabbed him through the heart from behind!

"And there's no need for a next time..."

Sasuke Uchiha stood behind Itachi Uchiha, his hand gripping his ninja sword tightly. A cold and cruel killing intent lingered on his face, as if he were enjoying the satisfaction of his revenge: "Itachi Uchiha, do you think you can escape this time?"

"They always say 'next time, next time...'"

Sasuke Uchiha abruptly pulled the ninja sword from Itachi Uchiha's body. Looking at his brother clutching his chest, nearly collapsing to the ground, he coldly said, "From childhood to adulthood, the thing I hate most is hearing you say that..."

When he was little, Itachi Uchiha always said this.

Now that he wants revenge, Itachi Uchiha wants to say this to him!

"I'm sorry, Sasuke."

A trickle of blood seeped from the corner of Itachi Uchiha's mouth, yet he stubbornly uttered his last words: "This isn't the last time. This is just a puppet testing your strength..."

"next time…"

"You must do your best..."

"I won't let you continue to grow up like this."

After saying that, Itachi Uchiha's body stiffened and fell to the ground. At the moment of his death, his body slowly changed, revealing the appearance of another person.

This is someone I don't know.

Clearly, this stranger was being used as a sacrifice to perform some kind of puppetry technique!

"A puppet?"

Sasuke Uchiha's expression suddenly turned grim. It turned out to be just a puppet, but his greatest trump card, the Flying Thunder God Technique, had already been discovered by Itachi Uchiha!

Although he still has cursed seals and other techniques as trump cards, once Itachi Uchiha is careful to guard against the Flying Thunder God Technique, his fighting style will obviously become more troublesome...

"never mind."

"This time we can kill him."

Sasuke Uchiha snorted coldly, his ninja sword arcing through the air before sheathing itself backwards. His eyes remained resolute: "Next time, I'll kill this guy again!"

Second update!

Everyone, go to bed early!

(End of this chapter)