The power to destroy a nation erupted suddenly.
The ground trembled as if two giant demons collided, their destructive force affecting everything around them. Even the clouds in the sky split apart.
After a long while, Orochimaru's base miraculously survived, but the shockwave was too powerful.
The base showed cracks, seemingly ready to collapse at any moment.
The forest where the battle took place had been flattened, with several massive craters forming dark, bottomless abysses.
Sasuke lay collapsed in one of the pits, gasping for breath, staring blankly at the sky.
He had lost.
He had lost to his brother.
Was the power he had gained so weak?
The legendary power of the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan was just this?
During the Warring States period, Madara's Mangekyo Sharingan could dominate all the Hokage except for Hashirama.
But now, was it because the times had changed?
Was the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan so weak?
Was his brother's immense eye power gained by becoming a Hollow?
Thinking back to Orochimaru, although he hadn't caused Sasuke any substantial harm, Sasuke would not have survived the explosion without Susanoo.
The hope for revenge...
Sasuke couldn't see it.
Thud, thud, thud!
Heavy footsteps echoed in Sasuke's ears, making him anxious, unsure if it was due to instinctive fear or his fear of his brother.
He quickly got up, looking fearfully at Itachi, especially at the hollow void in his chest, feeling a twinge of panic.
This guy...
Is he really the resurrected Itachi?
Clearly, the Mangekyo Sharingan had merged with his own eyes, so why did this version of Itachi still have the power of the Mangekyo Sharingan, and why was it even stronger?
Why!
Sasuke roared in frustration internally.
Itachi looked at Sasuke, who was fearful of him, with a complicated expression.
"Do you now understand the gap in power?"
"The power that seems grand and capable of destroying everything is nothing in front of Ryujiro."
"You must have seen the abyss that runs through the vicinity."
"That abyss was created by Ryujiro. Can you really bridge such a vast gap?"
That abyss?
Sasuke's pupils shrank sharply. He had noticed the endless abyss before but thought it was caused by some natural disaster in the area.
But now Itachi told him.
It was caused by Ryujiro.
"The shinobi world will be ruled by Konoha in the future. No matter what you do, it's useless."
"Besides..."
Itachi's lips curled into a bitter smile. "It was my wrong choice back then."
Sasuke's eyes reddened, bloodshot, as he stood up angrily and questioned, "Then why did you choose Konoha?"
"Is the village more important than our clan!"
Sasuke, who had never experienced Itachi's situation, would not understand.
Now, Itachi regretted his choice back then, thinking there might have been other ways to solve it.
In fact, his father was unwilling to turn against Konoha's leaders, but due to certain voices within the clan, he was pushed step by step to make that choice.
His father also had Mangekyo Sharingan.
Couldn't two pairs of Mangekyo Sharingan intimidate those within the clan and resolve their predicament?
The Uchiha clan was home, and Konoha was also home. Bearing the double agent's identity had exhausted Itachi physically and mentally.
"The clan is home... Konoha is also home."
"At that time, the Uchiha clan had long been ostracized by the villagers. Even if the coup succeeded, what we gained would be an empty shell."
"Sasuke, I have nothing more to say to you."
"Mom and Dad's last words to me were to take care of you."
"You are the most beloved younger brother in our family. We will always love you."
"So..."
"Live well and don't do anything foolish."
Thud.
Sasuke looked at Itachi's serious expression and genuine emotion, memories flooding his mind.
Tears streamed down Sasuke's face.
He collapsed to the ground, crying out in frustration, his voice echoing around him.
After his voice died down, Sasuke lay on the ground.
Seeing this, Itachi tenderly picked him up.
Just as he was about to take Sasuke back to the base, the base suddenly shook violently, the cracks around it widening and spreading.
"Rumble—"
In an instant, countless stones fell, and the base, weathered by time, finally collapsed.
A figure darted out of the base. Kabuto, looking back in confusion at the collapsing base, then at Itachi, stood stunned for a long time.
Itachi was also dumbfounded, staring at the ruins in front of him.
Meanwhile, in a certain void, a figure floated in the air, holding a Truth-Seeking Ball staff, with captivating Rinnegan eyes and a robe of the Six Paths, looking like a sage.
If anyone were here, they would undoubtedly exclaim, for this figure resembled the Sage of Six Paths from the legends.
This person was the Sage of Six Paths, who had been watching over the shinobi world.
At this moment, Hagoromo Otsutsuki frowned, watching everything happening in the shinobi world. The current development was beyond his expectations.
Especially the ninja named Ryujiro, whose abilities were not from ninjutsu or the shinobi world.
At one point, he saw a mysterious power in Ryujiro, creating life, and sometimes, his attempts to observe Ryujiro were ineffective, only occasionally seeing bits and pieces.
What shocked him even more was that even the Shinigami broke free from the Pure Land's restraints, becoming a living being, and the will left in the Shinigami was instantly erased by Ryujiro.
Such methods...
Would definitely affect the balance of the shinobi world.
Not belonging to ninjas or the shinobi world...
Could it be that Ryujiro, like his mother, was an outsider?!
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