Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 550 Kabuto's Counterattack

"Hahaha!"

Seeing Itachi's current predicament, Kabuto laughed even more unrestrainedly.

"What, still hesitating? Between your own brother and your fellow villagers, who will you let die?"

"Is it my beloved younger brother, or my fellow villagers, or should I choose to sacrifice myself so that they can both survive?"

"You'd better make a decision quickly, or neither of them will survive."

Although his attack was sudden, with Itachi's strength, saving either Sasuke or Anko would be no problem at all.

I just don't know who he will choose in the end.

As for Itachi sacrificing himself to save Anko and Sasuke, he never even considered that possibility.

"Hehehe! Don't disappoint me with my carefully prepared attack, Uchiha Itachi!"

"I'm sorry to disappoint you!"

With a cold reply, Itachi's gaze was fixed on the falling stalagmite. He pushed off with his feet and shot towards Sasuke like an arrow released from a bow.

"So he really did choose his younger brother?"

Kabuto wasn't surprised at all by Itachi's choice; there's no logic to things like favoritism.

"but…"

Dou's lips curled into a mocking smile.

"It's not that simple!"

"Water Release: Water Severing Wave"

He was waiting for Itachi to come to his younger brother's rescue; he wouldn't let that opportunity slip by.

With its hands clasped together, it spat out a white, high-pressure stream of water. Turning its head, the thin stream of water sliced ​​through the cave walls and cut towards the weasel in the air.

What's more troublesome is that his target isn't just Itachi, but also Sasuke, who is lying motionless on the spot.

"If only I had known!"

Itachi was not surprised at all by Kabuto's attack.

The other party has deliberately created this dilemma; it would be unreasonable to just stand by and watch them rescue Sasuke.

A layer of red chakra rippled around his body, and with a loud boom, the crimson skeletal giant emitted a dazzling light, forcing Kabuto, who was staring intently at Itachi's figure, to squint.

"Is this Itachi's Susanoo?"

Facing that dazzling light, and seeing that the other party completely ignored his Water Break Wave, Dou was greatly shocked.

"However, it's not like I was completely unprepared!"

Back in the Land of Earth, he had witnessed the battle between Orochimaru and Toshiro. Although he was too far away to see clearly, he was well aware of how troublesome Susanoo was.

With its mouth wide open, a long, slippery tongue stretched and extended from within, like a steel cable piercing towards Sasuke's head.

In order to avoid Itachi's Susanoo, he changed direction and turned several times in succession, showing his agility and slipperiness, fully demonstrating the advantages of this ninjutsu.

At the same time, before opening his mouth, his hands began to rapidly form hand seals.

Water Release: Hard Vortex Water Blade

The water streams around him converged, twisting, rotating, and compressing, eventually forming a long, rotating water blade.

Judging from its appearance alone, it is no different from a spear.

"It's really... heavy!"

With great difficulty, he made a throwing motion. This "spear," which was only four or five meters long and as thick as an arm in diameter, was incredibly heavy.

The mere act of throwing it took all of Dou's strength, causing his body, suspended from the top of the cave, to sway involuntarily.

"go!"

Kabuto threw the water blade towards Itachi and said with feeling.

"The Second Hokage's Water Release techniques are truly not something an ordinary person can use!"

Kabuto's eyes gleamed as he watched the water blade hurtle toward Susanoo's back like a crossbow bolt.

"However, its power should not disappoint."

This is the most powerful and penetrating ninjutsu he can unleash. If even this can't break through Susanoo's defense, he'll have to consider using Sage Mode.

"It's too late!"

Itachi glanced at the long tongue that was about to approach Sasuke, and at the water blade filled with chakra in his Sharingan behind him, and his expression became solemn.

If I try to defend against the ninjutsu behind me and then go to save Sasuke, there simply won't be enough time.

If I remember correctly, this ninjutsu was developed by the Second Hokage. It is a top-notch offensive ninjutsu, especially its penetrating power, which is terrifying.

The most troublesome thing is that I can't deal with this ninjutsu at my best right now, because Sasuke's situation is urgent.

A giant red arm emerged, accompanied by the cracking sounds of joints moving. The skeletal Susanoo clenched its fist and slammed it behind it.

"Its power is truly astonishing!"

Watching the hard vortex water blade pressed against Susanoo's fist, constantly emitting a 'sizzling' cutting sound, like a high-speed rotating head, it was slowly advancing inch by inch.

Itachi knew that Susanoo in its skull form alone was no match for this ninjutsu; its penetrating power was too strong.

Fortunately, his main objective was not to block this ninjutsu.

As the hard vortex water blade continued to rotate, cut, and penetrate, finally, a loud "boom" of explosion was heard, followed by splashing water everywhere.

"Tsk!"

"As expected of 'Sharingan Itachi,' he actually used other people's attacks to achieve his own goals."

As Itachi used the impact of the Hard Vortex Water Blade to manipulate the massive Susanoo, he flew to Sasuke's side at an astonishing speed.

Kabuto couldn't help but admire Itachi Uchiha; he was truly a genius. His insight and decisiveness were unmatched by ordinary people.

If one mishandles the attack, fails to control the angle and defense properly, and causes Susanoo's defense to collapse, his own life could be in danger.

"But unfortunately, you only saved one!"

"Hehehe, I wonder if you feel guilty watching your fellow villagers die right in front of you!"

Although Itachi arrived at his brother's side a step ahead and used Susanoo to block the falling stalagmite and his tongue, Anko on the other side was not so lucky.

"Yeah?"

Itachi replied coldly, his expression unchanged, staring intently at Susanoo's fist.

There, the fist made of chakra, which had been shattered, was rapidly regenerating and returning to its original form.

"The Second Hokage's ninjutsu is truly astonishingly powerful!"

The hard vortex water blade had just pierced through Susanoo's fist and then slammed into Susanoo's body. Fortunately, he quickly strengthened Susanoo's defense.

Even so, Susanoo's ribs were covered with fine cracks. Even a trace of scarlet blood trickled down from the corner of his eye.

I don't know if it's just my imagination, but Itachi felt that this ninjutsu was very targeted.

Not to mention that there are many hand seals for ninjutsu, even when performing it, the ninja needs to throw it, and the throwing process looks very difficult.

It's as if it was specially developed to fight targets like Susanoo, which are too large to dodge nimbly.

(End of this chapter)