Naruto: Sasuke Uchiha Returns from Soul Society

Its fur was dull and lifeless, and its eyes were unfocused, clearly indicating that it had completely lost consciousness.

Uchiha Itachi's eyes were also closed, his fate unknown, and his black robe embroidered with red clouds was tattered.

Above the sky, the pitch-black demon god slowly dissipated.

The hideous armor peeled away inch by inch, and the wings on its back turned into specks of light and vanished.

Sasuke's figure reappeared from the core of Susanoo, and his Bankai form was dispelled.

He didn't linger in the air; in a flash, he was already at the center of the chaos.

With a clenched fist, a suction force came, and the giant fox that had long lost consciousness turned into a streak of crimson light and was absorbed back into his body.

On the sea, only Itachi Uchiha remained.

Sasuke reached out, grabbed his tattered collar, and roughly pulled him out of the water.

"Now that things have come to this, is there anything else you want to say?" Sasuke's voice was a little hoarse. "...Itachi."

Itachi opened his eyes; the kaleidoscope was now dim and lifeless.

He looked at his younger brother and a smile appeared on his lips.

It seems I can leave with peace of mind now.

But it was this smile that completely enraged Sasuke.

"--Why?!"

"Why do you still think you're right even now?!"

He slammed Itachi's body hard onto the sea, sending up a huge splash.

"Sizzle—!!!"

Sasuke raised his hand and pressed the throbbing lightning snake onto Itachi's chest.

"Ugh..."

The excruciating pain caused Itachi's body to arch violently, letting out a suppressed groan, but the smile on his face did not fade in the slightest.

"tell me!"

Sasuke leaned down, his cold Mangekyou Sharingan fixed intently on his brother's eyes, "Your self-righteous love, your protection stained with the blood of our parents and clan..."

"What is it that makes you so proud?! That you maintained this victorious posture until your death?!"

The lightning intensified, scorching a black mark onto Itachi's chest.

"cough......"

More blood spilled from Itachi's mouth, and a hint of tenderness appeared in his eyes.

"Protect the village well..."

His voice was weak, yet clearly reached Sasuke's ears, "And the name of the Uchiha... Sasuke..."

Itachi sighed inwardly, "I'm sorry, this is the last time."

But even if you never forgive me, it's okay. I will always love you, Sasuke...

Upon hearing this, Sasuke suddenly realized what was happening.

It's a backup plan...

He had a backup plan.

What else has Itachi prepared?! What makes him seem so confident of victory in this situation?

The moment that thought arose, something unexpected happened.

Without warning, a jet-black raven flew out of Itachi Uchiha's open mouth, letting out a hoarse cry.

It flapped its wings and, to Sasuke's astonishment, crashed straight into his face.

Sasuke's pupils suddenly contracted.

In the raven's eye socket, he saw an eye patterned like a four-bladed shuriken.

That is......

Shisui's Mangekyou Sharingan!

The backup plan he left behind was actually this?!

Sasuke understood Itachi's intention in an instant, and the power of his right eye, belonging to "Matsuhi," instinctively activated to deny his own existence.

However, it was too late.

The moment Sasuke's thought arose, the Mangekyou Sharingan with its four-bladed shuriken met his eyes in mid-air.

An irresistible power of vision silently invaded his mental world.

Protect Konoha

"..."

Sasuke's body stiffened abruptly, his head drooped, and the light from his Mangekyou Sharingan faded completely.

But suddenly, a deep, piercing pain erupted from the depths of his left eye.

It was as if something was being forcibly awakened deep within his soul.

The kaleidoscope pattern that Sasuke's left eye originally had as a six-pointed star changed dramatically at that moment.

Instead, there are six mysterious purple ripples.

The light slowly spread out from within the eye socket, and in the innermost circle, six jet-black tomoe remained.

The moment the eye took shape, a long-haired man in a black cloak appeared silently.

Chapter 198 Uchiha Itachi, Departs from the Pure Land

A long-haired figure wearing a black cloak appeared out of thin air.

At the same time, the six mysterious purple ripples in Sasuke's eyes also quietly faded away.

"...?!"

He had just regained his senses when he saw this figure and froze again.

This is......

What will be your future self?

What's going on? How did he end up here?

Could it be that...

The long-haired man met Sasuke's gaze, nodded slightly, and a barely perceptible disappointment flickered in his eyes.

"...It seems that the spell I left in your eyes when you left has still been activated."

"I had a sliver of hope, but I never expected it to actually happen."

"Technique?" Sasuke's voice was a little hoarse. "What technique?"

"Ah, the transcribing seal."

The middle-aged Sasuke recalled something from the distant past and patiently explained to Sasuke, "It's a technique that can seal a specific formula into another person's body in advance and pre-set the trigger conditions."

"I just made a slight modification, using my own chakra and eye power to retain a part of my own consciousness within it."

“When you left, I left it in your left eye.”

He turned his face away, revealing no emotion.

"The purpose is to prevent this very moment."

"To prevent Itachi from using Kotoamatsukami on me?" Young Sasuke instantly understood.

"Hmm," the middle-aged Sasuke responded softly.

Meanwhile, Itachi Uchiha was on the verge of a breakdown.

He stared in horror at the mysterious long-haired man, his mind blank.

Rinnegan...

This guy actually possesses the legendary Rinnegan?!

And judging from his words, he actually managed to break through Kotoamatsukami's defenses?!

How can it be? !

Those are Shisui's eyes, hailed as the "strongest illusion technique," the ultimate eye technique that can rewrite everything without anyone noticing!

At the same time, middle-aged Sasuke also turned his gaze to Itachi, a smile playing on his lips: "This move has a hidden trick, sealing the technique into the eyes of others, and triggering a sealing jutsu under specific conditions..."

"...I learned it from you."

"Nissan."

"..."

Itachi Uchiha's expression froze slightly.

"You..." He looked at the two people in front of him, his voice trembling, "What do you mean by that?"

The mysterious man said that he learned this technique from me.

No, that's not right!

I've never used this technique on anyone else. Although I once considered implanting it into Sasuke's eyes, his strength increased rapidly, and I gave up on the idea. Could it be...?

An idea that he himself found absurd surfaced uncontrollably.

Itachi's gaze swept back and forth between the young face and the mature face, feeling the same sense of familiarity they evoked in him.

impossible......

How can this be? !

This man... he's Sasuke?!

“Yes.” The middle-aged Sasuke nodded slightly. “Just as you thought.”