Konoha: The Innately Evil Uchiha

In that instant, lightning illuminated the dark clouds in the sky, turning them into daylight, and the earth became a blank sheet of paper.

"..."

Under the bright light, Itachi kept his eyes closed and controlled Susanoo to maintain a defensive posture.

In an instant, after a brief frenzy across the earth, the Kirin descended from the sky in fury, leaping into the air and crashing violently into the Yata no Kagami, before transforming into countless arcs of electricity.

A loud, piercing electrical sound instantly filled Itachi's cochlea. Located in the center of Susanoo, he felt as if he were in a vortex of thunder.

The pain of sharp energy piercing through his body was excruciating.

The meridians were directly penetrated by fine electric arcs.

He knelt down and vomited another mouthful of black blood. His clothes were charred black, and electric snakes crackled across his skin as he suffered excruciating pain.

But Itachi still maintained Susanoo with his last breath. He knew that once Susanoo faded, Sasuke's lightning release would likely devour him completely.

Bang! !

Just as Itachi was lost in thought, his expression tightened. He could clearly sense that the Yata Mirror, the spiritual weapon held by Susanoo, was being rapidly dissipated by the thunderous power contained within the Kirin.

In addition, after the Kirin dissipated, it took with it the Yata Mirror and half of the orange-red Susanoo armor.

The Susanoo, which was originally like a divine weapon, had half of its body blown off by the Kirin. Inside its armor, the hideous skeleton was exposed, looking extremely disheveled.

"Good, very good!" Itachi murmured, "Sasuke, even without me arranging your growth path, you would indeed have a better future."

The two have only had a brief exchange so far.

But Itachi had already realized that Sasuke's genjutsu and his ability to apply lightning chakra to ninjutsu had far surpassed his own. Without Susanoo, he would have been a corpse under Sasuke's sword long ago.

"Then let me see just how far your eyes can see!!"

The weasel's face gradually contorted into a ferocious expression.

The twisted emotions ingrained in Uchiha's bones erupted completely at this moment. He was afraid that Sasuke was not strong enough, because even if he beat Sasuke, he would not feel any sense of accomplishment.

Itachi was also afraid that Sasuke was too strong, because if he was already like a stray dog ​​on the street, he would be even more worthless in Sasuke's eyes.

Right now, it's just right.

Since Sasuke is no weaker than him, what is there for him, as the older brother, to hold back?

Itachi's emotions were completely released, but his perception of the outside world gradually returned to calm.

He has already made his decision.

"Hahahaha!" Itachi endured the various pains in his body, stood up straight again, and let out a long howl.

With only half of Susanoo remaining, it began to grow new energy and flesh again, sustained by Itachi's frantic exploitation of the Yin Release chakra generated by the surging emotions in his mind.

The orange-red Susanoo was repaired once again, as if the Kirin had not affected it at all.

Of course, Sasuke was well aware of the price Itachi paid; that guy must have paid with the last of his life.

Sasuke has now left.

After Itachi releases Susanoo, even if Sasuke doesn't attack him, he will inevitably die instantly due to the backlash from Susanoo.

"You bastard!" Sasuke sneered. "You can still laugh? Very well, my dear brother. Don't die so easily. From now on, use your broken body to repay your debt to the entire clan!"

The orange-red Susanoo moved. This energy giant, which resembled a god, did not have legs, after all, it was only a third-stage Susanoo, but its speed of movement was not slow.

Fueled by Itachi's frenzied roar, Susanoo, wielding the Totsuka Blade, unleashed its full power without restraint, sweeping it across Sasuke in front of it.

Facing the massive fire stick sword burning with orange-red flames, Sasuke remained calm and snapped his fingers.

pat-

Rumble!

Dark clouds surged with thunder once more, and a thick bolt of lightning, no less powerful than Susanoo, descended from the sky. In that instant, the bolt twisted in the air, like a wildly dancing electric dragon.

It struck Susanoo squarely on the head, the terrifying pressure and thunderous force causing the orange-red Susanoo to stagger backward, his attack of swinging the Totsuka Sword abruptly interrupted.

"Ugh—" Itachi vomited black blood again, his body covered in arcs of electricity. This time, blood flowed down his face from his eye sockets.

He gasped for breath, and Susanoo, having suffered this heavy blow, saw the orange-red flames on his body dim once more.

Sasuke slowly walked towards Susanoo, raising his head and roaring, "The Kirin is indeed gone, but the thundercloud that created it remains! Itachi, this is my anger, the anger of the entire Uchiha clan towards you!!!"

At this point, the orange-red Susanoo also stopped. The Totsuka Blade in its hand was planted heavily in the ground, supporting its massive body so that it did not fall to the side.

Like a knight exhausted.

In the distance, on the edge of the town, in a place that was already sparsely populated, the original inhabitants had all fled to places far from the battlefield after the outbreak of this great war.

On the edge of the wooden house, only Kakashi and the others remained. The Great Tengu ninja who had tried to persuade Itachi was now drenched in sweat and slumped on the roof.

Even without the Sharingan, Itachi Uchiha possessed godlike power, far beyond the capabilities of these lowly minions.

The fierce battle between these two brothers was truly a clash of gods; any mortal who even slightly touched it would be reduced to dust under the terrifying power of the thunder.

"Has Sasuke's mastery of Lightning Release reached this level?"

Naruto's eyes widened.

His heart was naturally with Sasuke, but what he was thinking about was how he would deal with Sasuke if he were Itachi, and how he would break the deadlock in this situation.

"Hmm, Sasuke's mastery of Lightning Release is far more terrifying than we thought," Kakashi remarked. Suddenly, he thought of a possibility: "He told me before that Lord Yinyue privately taught him some methods of controlling energy. Perhaps that's why Sasuke has made such rapid progress in Lightning Release."

"He should be the Raikage!" Naruto sighed, took a deep breath, and nodded. "Yes, Father often gives me guidance, and he has never shown favoritism towards any of us."

Kakashi nodded, inwardly sighing, "You two have a great father!"

"Minato-sensei, Naruto's strength is definitely no less than Sasuke's." Kakashi looked up at the sky. "Seeing Naruto like this, you should feel proud, right?"

In the vast universe, countless light-years away, space is constantly distorted, and in the deep darkness, a figure is rapidly leaping through time and space.

The spiritual world.

Prison space.

"..." Hashirama, Tobirama, Minato, Black Zetsu, and the others watched this brotherly duel in the ninja world with bated breath.

Of course, this also includes Yin Yue, who, while traveling and having nothing else to do, used her spiritual power to reconnect the prison space with the outside world's view of the ninja world.

"Using Lightning Release chakra as a guide, he manipulates thunderclouds to precisely unleash a lightning attack." Tobirama shook his head and sighed, "His mastery of Lightning Release has reached this level!"

This terrifying talent was something even he himself had never possessed; it could only be said that Yin Yue's training was truly excellent.

In fact, it was because Sasuke possessed the Rinnegan at a very young age that he gained a deeper understanding of the nature of power.

"Truly impressive!" Hashirama exclaimed, then glanced at Black Zetsu hiding in the corner and said disdainfully, "Brothers turning against each other—it's all you who's been manipulating behind the scenes, causing countless tragedies and atrocities in the ninja world!"

Upon hearing this, Black Zetsu weakly replied, "It's all Obito's fault. I only used the Uchiha clan and the reincarnation of Indra's chakra, but I never intended for Itachi to wipe out the Uchiha clan. Heaven and earth bear witness, I never had such a thought, and Father knows me!"

Yin Yue: "If you use that term to me again, I'll throw you out of the prison."

"No... Father..." Black Zetsu said sorrowfully, "Yes, Lord Yinyue."

Minato stares at Black Zetsu:

"All of these things have a cause and effect. If you had been honest and law-abiding, and had tried to save your mother through other means, countless tragedies could have been avoided in the ninja world. In the end, you are the root cause of everything!"

"..." Black Zetsu shut his mouth, curled up alone in the corner, lost in thought.

In fact, it had long understood that its mother would never ask Yinyue to let it out for its sake.

Firstly, it has long been useless.

Secondly, it's useless to Yin Yue.

Therefore, Black Zetsu felt that since Yin Yue rose to power and became intimate with his mother, it had become a mere clown.

Silently watching the scene connecting to the ninja world, everyone fell into deep thought.

Hashirama suddenly looked at Tobirama, "In this battle, who do you think has the better chance?"

Tobirama subconsciously replied:

"Itachi... I favor Sasuke more."

He calmed himself down; thank goodness, he almost gave a fatally wrong answer.

But in his heart, he always thought highly of Itachi. If he could, Tobirama would personally take him as his student and give him the best praise in the world!

"Hmm, I also favor Sasuke," Hashirama suddenly said. "If Itachi were in good health, he might even be able to fight Sasuke!"

"..." Tobirama said in a deep voice, "If you're talking about a healthy Itachi, then Sasuke can fully master the Rinnegan's abilities, and Itachi would definitely be no match for him."

Yin Yue didn't participate in the conversation between the two men; he continued on his way.

If Sasuke, after being trained by him and obtaining the Rinnegan ahead of time, can't even beat Itachi in this state, then what use is this son to him?

...

...

In the Ninja World, on the border of the Land of Demons, a deafening roar erupted as another bolt of lightning struck down, slamming heavily into the orange-red Susanoo. The Susanoo, severely injured, crashed to the ground, collapsing half of the town's buildings.

This is the third bolt of lightning that Sasuke has summoned.

The Qilin is just an appetizer.

The real highlight is the heavenly thunder that contains the might of heaven when dealing with Susanoo.

The first two bolts of lightning halted Susanoo and sent him flying backward, while the last bolt sent Itachi flying all the way back to the town.

Fortunately, Kakashi and Naruto managed to dodge in time, thus avoiding the Susanoo that was falling backward.

At this point, the flames burning on the orange-red surface of Susanoo had faded to the point of being almost invisible.

"Itachi!!!"

When young Atai saw this, he knew that his idol, who was like a father and brother to him, "Yu," was probably in grave danger. He quickly broke free from his mother's embrace and ran towards the town.

"Grandma!!" the woman cried out, then ran after her son.

Sasuke took a deep breath, changed direction, and continued walking slowly toward Itachi's location.

The rage contained within his three-tomoe and six-tomoe Rinnegan was like an inextinguishable blazing sun.

"Very good..." Itachi lay in the cold ruins of the wooden house. At this moment, he wanted to look up at the sky and see his final fate.

Unfortunately, he had already lost his eyes and did not seek other Sharingan to replace them.

At this moment, Itachi's face was pale, and blood was flowing from the corner of his eyes. He seemed to be on his last breath and was extremely dejected.

Sasuke walked step by step toward Itachi's direction, and when he was a kilometer from the edge of the town, he suddenly stopped.

Because Itachi's Susanoo, which had been intangible and fallen, suddenly regained its fighting power almost without any pause, and Itachi had already stood up.

He faced Sasuke, who was walking towards him, and said in a deep voice:

"Farewell, Sasuke!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the orange-red Susanoo's left hand, which had lost the Yata Mirror, suddenly condensed into three bright orange-red energy magatama. They were flying at high speed, creating a terrifying energy vortex—the Yasaka Magatama!

This was Itachi's last resort.

Susanoo's hidden ultimate technique.

This terrifying energy magatama was also a divine artifact. After it appeared, it was hurled out by the orange-red Susanoo in the next instant. Its speed was astonishing, piercing through the sky and tearing apart the dark clouds.

The setting sun shone through the gaps in the dark clouds, illuminating Itachi and making his body, which stood beneath Susanoo, glow with a golden light. However, he was so weak that he appeared lifeless.

If Sasuke couldn't dodge the Yasaka Magatama, Itachi wouldn't feel any regret.

In that way, he and Sasuke will go to the Pure Land together.

This might not be such a bad ending.

He had tormented Sasuke for so long, and the unexpected developments in the ninja world made him feel that whether Sasuke could exist in the ninja world was no longer important.

Rather than continuing or enduring the torment, it's better to find liberation within yourself.

The Yasaka Magatama soared through the sky, hurtling towards Sasuke with terrifying, unparalleled speed.

Sasuke's eyes widened.

Staring at the terrifying killing intent flying towards him, the corners of his mouth suddenly turned up, and his six-tomoe eye flashed with a purple light:

"Amenotejikara!!"

In an instant, an invisible spatial force materialized, and Sasuke, who was originally locked by the Yasaka Magatama, suddenly disappeared from his original spot and appeared in the area where Itachi had been.

As for Itachi, along with his orange-red Susanoo, they were transferred to the area where Sasuke was located.

"..."

From Itachi's perspective, the Yasaka Magatama that he had thrown with his Susanoo suddenly appeared above his head and was hurtling towards him.

boom--

As the Yasaka Magatama spun at high speed, it completely shattered the faded orange-red Susanoo. Under the terrifyingly rapid spin, Itachi closed his eyes forever.

"You want to drag me down with you." Sasuke walked to Itachi's body, picked it up, and tossed it aside expressionlessly. He took a deep breath, looked up at the golden sunset, and said, "Unfortunately, I now have comrades, a father who has always cared for me, a mother, and the ninja village I want to protect, the world I want to protect. What right do you have to try and take me with you to die?" (End of Chapter)