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The scene shifted to the battlefield between Sasuke and Itachi. Sasuke looked at Itachi, who had fallen to the ground, put away Susanoo, and said coldly, "Itachi, why are you still so weak?" Sasuke roared angrily, his voice full of disdain.
Itachi frowned slightly in pain. "Sasuke, you... stop it!"
"Hmph, look at how pathetic you look now!" Sasuke gritted his teeth.
Sasuke's body crackled with black lightning, forming a thunder spear. He launched an attack instantly, rushing towards Itachi like a ghost. Itachi quickly used ninjutsu.
"Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!"
But Sasuke's power was too strong, and his attack easily broke through Itachi's earth wall. Sasuke swung the black thunder spear, each strike carrying lethal intent. Itachi kept dodging and counterattacking but gradually felt overwhelmed. The combination of Sasuke's Mangekyō Sharingan and the power of the Curse Mark was far more powerful than Itachi had imagined.
During the battle, Sasuke deliberately exposed his flaws to give Itachi a chance to attack him, but when Itachi's attacks approached, Sasuke dodged with incredible speed and retaliated heavily.
"Haha, Itachi, is that all you have?" Sasuke laughed mockingly.
A trace of blood spilled from the corner of Itachi's mouth, but he stared at Sasuke, unwavering.
"Sasuke, what are you going to do?" Itachi asked.
"I'm going to kill everyone! Hahahaha!" Sasuke shouted frantically.
"It's all this cursed seal's fault! Damn it... brother, you..."
Itachi's strength gradually waned, his movements slowing. However, Sasuke fought on tirelessly.
"Itachi, you are too weak; you are no match for me!" Sasuke mocked.
A trace of pain flashed in Itachi's eyes. He knew it was difficult to defeat Sasuke with his current strength. But he couldn't give up; he had to stop Sasuke. Itachi had a doubt and asked aloud.
"Sasuke... why do you hesitate to kill me even though you have the power?"
At this moment, Sasuke suddenly stopped attacking and sneered at Itachi.
"Itachi, do you know? I did all this to force you to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan," Sasuke said.
Itachi's body trembled. He didn't expect that Sasuke's purpose was this.
"Why... why are you doing this?" Itachi asked.
"Because only this way can I gain eternal power! Hahahaha!" Sasuke exclaimed.
Itachi took a deep breath, knowing he could no longer escape. He closed his eyes, concentrated, and began to stimulate his potential.
After a moment, Itachi's eyes suddenly opened! A bloody tear fell from the corner of his eye. The Mangekyō Sharingan pattern appeared clearly, and powerful energy emanated from his body, solidifying the surrounding air. Itachi had activated the Mangekyō Sharingan!
When Sasuke saw this, a proud smile appeared on his lips.
"Is it finally activated? Itachi, it's interesting now," Sasuke said.
Although Itachi had activated the Mangekyō Sharingan, he wasn't proficient with it yet. The battle became fierce. The Mangekyō Sharingan greatly increased Itachi's strength, but the power of Sasuke's Curse Mark couldn't be underestimated. In a fierce clash, they both took several steps back.
"Yes, Itachi, this is your true strength," Sasuke said.
As time passed, Itachi's energy drained, and his movements slowed. But Sasuke maintained strong fighting ability. Finally, during an attack, Itachi exposed a flaw, and Sasuke seized the opportunity, striking Itachi's chest. Itachi spat out blood and fell slowly.
Sasuke had shifted the position of the black thunder spear, not fatally injuring Itachi. Sasuke lowered his head, pretending to clasp Itachi's eyes, and shouted, "Why? You are so weak because you don't hate me enough, brother!"
"Sasuke," Itachi's heart tightened, and he fainted completely.
Just then, a loud voice came!
"Konoha's powerful whirlwind!"
A muscular man with a bowl-cut hairstyle and wearing green tights appeared next to Sasuke. It was Guy! Kakashi and several ANBU and medical ninja followed closely behind. Kakashi brought reinforcements! Before leaving, Kakashi sensed Itachi's chakra and knew that the two brothers would have a deadly battle.
Sasuke stood sternly, his eyes showing strong fighting spirit. Not far away, Guy and Kakashi stood side by side, their expressions serious.
"Hmph, Fire Release: Fireball Technique!"
"Eight Gates of Dunjia, the sixth gate, Jingmen, open!"
"Raikiri!"
The battle was about to break out. Sasuke took the lead, rushing like a ghost towards Guy and Kakashi. Guy roared, opening the Eight Gates, and his power burst out, confronting Sasuke's attack.
Itachi lay quietly on the ground, his eyes closed, blood tears flowing continuously. Konoha's medical ninjas quickly carried Itachi away to the hospital. They knew Itachi was an important figure in Konoha and had to save him.
"Itachi, you must get better!"
However, Sasuke's strength exceeded expectations, and the battle became difficult. Sasuke relied on his agility and powerful eye techniques, moving freely between attacks. He sometimes slashed at Guy, sometimes released illusions to interfere with Kakashi. Every attack from Guy was fierce, but Sasuke always dodged or countered skillfully.
Sasuke kicked Kakashi, who dodged sideways and then used the Sharingan to copy Sasuke's move, kicking back. Their feet collided, making a dull sound. Guy took the opportunity to rush forward and punch Sasuke, who jumped back, throwing kunai at Guy. Guy caught the kunai with his hands, but Sasuke activated Chidori Current, sending electricity through the kunai, making Guy tremble.
Sasuke took advantage of the situation and used a unique move, "Lightning Release: Thunder Dragon!" Sasuke raised his hands, charging powerful lightning.
"Kakashi, that move looks bad!"
"Towards the Peacock!"
Countless flames flew towards Sasuke, but he dodged easily. The lightning gathering was complete, forming a huge thunder dragon ready to strike.
"Are you going to use that technique..."
Kakashi hesitated, deep in thought.