Chapter 163: Uchiha Itachi's Goal!
Hearing the voice, Obito turned around.
He wanted to see who was so bold as to defy him.
Moreover, the voice sounded somewhat familiar?
When Obito turned his head, he was instantly shocked by the sight before him.
That person was none other than Uchiha Itachi!
However, at this moment, Uchiha Itachi no longer possessed his Sharingan!
He had given his Sharingan entirely to Sasuke.
"Heh, maybe before, I would have feared you a little. But now that you no longer have the Sharingan, what makes you think you can fight me?"
Obito said with utter disdain. Previously, Itachi was so powerful that Obito had to hide in the shadows, avoiding direct contact with Nagato.
But now, this guy had lost his greatest strength—the Sharingan.
In Obito's eyes, Uchiha Itachi was no more than an insect!
"Uchiha Itachi!"
Deidara clenched his fists tightly upon seeing Itachi. How could this guy be like this?
Why would he give up his Sharingan?
If he couldn't defeat Itachi fair and square, how could he call himself a genius?
Deidara was furious and unwilling to accept this. Was he destined to always be weaker than Uchiha Itachi?
He was a genius, after all!
Thinking back to the scene when he was defeated by Uchiha Itachi, Deidara began to tremble all over.
"Well, Itachi, so you're still alive, huh."
Kisame greeted Itachi with a grin. After all, they were comrades before.
And as comrades, they had trusted each other deeply!
"Hmm…"
Itachi nodded at Kisame and then turned his gaze to Obito.
Although he no longer had the Sharingan, it didn't mean he was blind.
He had transplanted a pair of ordinary eyes into himself.
"Even without the Sharingan, I can still defeat you."
Uchiha Itachi declared dominantly before swiftly weaving hand seals.
Obito was visibly stunned; he didn't expect Itachi to be able to weave seals so quickly without the Sharingan.
But so what?
He was Uchiha Obito!
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
"Water Release: Water Formation Wall!"
Flames erupted fiercely from Itachi's mouth.
In response, Obito summoned a water wall in front of him, using it as a shield while attempting to cast a genjutsu through the water.
However, just as he was about to activate the genjutsu, Itachi, as if expecting it, immediately shut his eyes!
Then, Itachi drew a kunai and charged straight at him!
"This guy!"
Seeing this, Obito immediately phased his body, allowing Itachi to pass right through him.
If he had reacted even a second slower, this guy might have hit him!
What a dangerous opponent. Even without the Sharingan, Itachi could still threaten him!
Meanwhile, inside the Kamui dimension:
"Huff… I'm almost recovered, but how do I get out of here? Obito took his eye back; without Kamui, I can't leave."
Kakashi, now with his wounds bandaged and his left eye covered in gauze, sighed deeply.
Suddenly, a rift opened in the space beside him, but it only lasted for an instant.
In that moment, Kakashi's mind clicked.
Obito was probably fighting someone right now. If he could seize the opportunity to escape when Obito activated Kamui, he could get out!
He didn't know why Obito merely wounded him instead of killing him.
Perhaps Obito wanted to torment him from time to time?
Thinking of this, Kakashi's expression turned somber.
Obito, why did you become like this?
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"Your techniques—I've already seen through them. Prepare to use Izanagi."
Uchiha Itachi said confidently, his tone unwavering. As he claimed, even without the Sharingan, he could deal with Uchiha Obito!
In truth, if he wanted to, he could easily acquire a pair of three-tomoe Sharingan.
But he wouldn't do that, as it would mean taking another clansman's eyes.
"You truly are a genius, but how will you counter this?"
Obito leapt back as he spoke and began to descend toward the ground.
While the others were still bewildered, Itachi had already anticipated his next move.
Sure enough, in the next moment, a faint blue giant appeared!
It was Susanoo!
"Retreat!"
Konan didn't hesitate to give the order. It wasn't because she was afraid.
But this was their village. If a battle broke out here, the people of the village would suffer the consequences.
That was something she didn't want to see.
The Akatsuki members hesitated for a moment but ultimately respected Konan's decision.
After all, Konan was one of the oldest members of the Akatsuki.
Itachi pondered for a moment before following suit and leaving.
He had two objectives here. The first was to obtain an unused pair of Sharingan.
Yes, within the Akatsuki's secret passageways, there were numerous Sharingan!
This was information he had gathered during his time infiltrating the Akatsuki.
Those eyes were likely collected by Obito.
Nagato and the others probably didn't even know about it!
As for the second objective…
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