Became the mastermind behind the Akatsuki organization

Chapter 428 Brothers’ Battle (2)

Uchiha Itachi was very powerful and reached the level of Kage at the age of thirteen.

Being able to tie with Shisui on his own and survive the Anbu's pursuit, Uchiha Itachi's strength will only be even better after several years of training.

Among the high-end combat forces of the major ninja villages, it is considered to be a leader.

Sasuke's strength is also not weak. He showed the combat power of a Jonin during the Chunin Exam. After the trials in Sound Village and Ryuchi Cave, he also stepped into the threshold of Kage level.

Although there is a gap in strength between the two, the gap is not that big.

After a short fight, Sasuke and Itachi each distanced themselves. Itachi's fighting style was the standard Uchiha style, dancing on the tip of the sword, elegant and deadly.

Sasuke has inherited the style of Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi, hiding murderous intent in his calmness.

The next moment, the two men threw out kunai tied with detonating tags, and under the cover of the explosion, they started the physical skills showdown again.

However, the physical combat lasted for a full half minute without a clear winner.

When they both open their Sharingan, the difference between the two in physical skills is not that big. If they want to defeat each other, they must use another trump card, which is illusion.

After a thought, the two of them tacitly used Sharingan illusion on each other.

In an instant, both sides entered the illusion space and started fighting in the illusion space. The confrontation in illusion was no easier than physical combat, and was even more dangerous.

Once you are defeated in the illusion, not only will your mind and spirit become depressed, but you may even be at risk of getting lost.

Shisui watched the two brothers fight in silence, without the slightest thought of intervening, and their friendship was over when Uchiha Itachi chose to confront him with swords.

Now Uchiha Itachi was just a familiar stranger to him.

As long as Sasuke can be stimulated to obtain the Mangekyō Sharingan, Uchiha's strength will be further enhanced and will surpass the so-called Hokage series in all aspects.

At this time, the Hokage and others also noticed the commotion here and came to Shisui.

Orochimaru said to Shisui, "It seems that the two of them are still fighting. I don't know whether the Sasuke I trained is more powerful or Uchiha Itachi is more powerful."

Shisui said calmly: "I don't know either. Their brothers' affairs have nothing to do with me, but if Uchiha Itachi wins, I will kill Uchiha Itachi myself."

"..."

Jiraiya on the side was speechless about Shisui.

What Shisui means is that Sasuke can lose, but Uchiha Itachi cannot win, right? However, from Shisui's point of view, Uchiha Itachi is indeed unforgivable.

The Second Hokage stared at Sasuke, frowned and said: "Shisui, that kid named Sasuke is about to awaken the Mangekyō. You just sat back and watched the fight between them, is it because of the Mangekyō?"

Shisui could not deny it, and then said:
"The Nidaime is really well-informed and guessed my intention right away. However, whether Sasuke can awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan depends on his own ability."

"Why, Second-generation Lord, don't you want to see Konoha have an extra fighting force before the war begins?"

The Second Hokage snorted coldly and said:

"I'm afraid it's not just as simple as the Mangekyō Sharingan. The Mangekyō Sharingan can evolve. As long as the Mangekyō of two blood relatives are combined into one, the Eternal Mangekyō can be born."

"That's how Uchiha Madara obtained the Eternal Mangekyō, and you are imitating Uchiha Madara."

Shisui was stunned at first, then he smiled and said: "You still can't hide it from the Nidaime. Is the Nidaime planning to prevent the birth of a new Eternal Mangekyō? If so, we are no longer friends."

"Hmph..." The Second Hokage said disdainfully:

"If it were in the past, I would have stopped the birth of the Mangekyō even if it cost me my life. But now I am a dead man, and I have no interest in you Uchiha. As long as you don't become Madara Uchiha's lackeys and don't attack Konoha Village, I can pretend that I didn't see it."

But when Orochimaru heard the word "eternal", he narrowed his eyes slightly and began to mutter: "Eternal Mangekyo... I really want to study it carefully once."

Obviously, Orochimaru is very interested in the Eternal Mangekyō.

Compared to the cold conversation between the second generation, Shisui and Orochimaru, the conversation between the fourth generation, Jiraiya and Naruto was full of humanity.

The Fourth Hokage and Jiraiya both remember what Itachi looked like when he was a child.

Itachi showed great talent before attending ninja school and mastered the Great Fireball Technique at the age of four.

The Nine-Tails Night had not yet begun, but the Fourth Hokage already remembered this little Uchiha genius.

He thought that after Uchiha Itachi grew up, he would place him by his side to train him. As long as he could train Uchiha Itachi to become a senior leader in the village, the Uchiha would naturally be integrated into the village.

Naruto was worried about Sasuke.

In his perception, Sasuke's chakra is not as good as Uchiha Itachi's, and in the ninja world, chakra often represents strength. It is almost impossible for Sasuke to defeat Uchiha Itachi.

While everyone was talking, Itachi and Sasuke's illusion contest had already ended.

The two of them took a few steps back, panting, looking at each other with serious eyes. Uchiha Itachi was the first to mock:
"Sasuke, you have been training well over the years. Your Taijutsu and Genjutsu are almost as good as mine."

"But the most important thing for Uchiha is not Taijutsu and Genjutsu, but the evolution level of Sharingan. Although your Sharingan has reached the level of three magatama, it is just trash in front of Mangekyō Sharingan."

"I won't use the eye technique right away. I will let you slowly feel the difference in the Sharingan."

Before he finished speaking, Itachi started his ninjutsu attack. After forming a seal with one hand, he performed ninjutsu such as Fire Style: Phoenix Fire and Fire Style: Great Fireball in succession.

Although the level of these ninjutsu is not high, their lethality is quite good.

After performing several ninjutsu, the flames rising into the sky obscured Sasuke's vision and blocked his space to dodge. Once the fire escape technique was combined, Sasuke would be directly engulfed by the flames.

At this critical moment, Sasuke formed seals with his hands and shouted, "Fire Style: Great Dragon Flame Song!"

In an instant, a fire dragon condensed, and its target was not Uchiha Itachi, but the clouds in the sky.

Under the stimulation of high temperature, the layers of clouds suddenly turned into rolling dark clouds, and there was a faint sound of thunder dragons rolling and roaring.

Three quarters of a second later, the lightning in the sky turned into the shape of a unicorn and pointed directly at Uchiha Itachi.

This is the highest level of lightning ninjutsu that Sasuke has mastered, Lightning Release: Kirin!
The Thunder Kirin hit Uchiha Itachi at a speed that was imperceptible to the naked eye, turning Uchiha Itachi's body into pitch black and emitting a burning stench.

However, Uchiha Itachi did not fall down, but activated Susanoo.

After the red chakra condensed into shape, it turned into Susanoo and enveloped Uchiha Itachi. Although Uchiha Itachi activated only half of Susanoo, it was still not to be underestimated with the blessing of the two great artifacts. Facing the attack of Susanoo, Sasuke did not dare to be careless at all.

After activating the Heaven's Curse Seal on his body, Sasuke also entered the Sage Mode of the Ryuchi Cave. Although his Sage Mode was not perfect and there was a risk of losing consciousness, it was very powerful.

With the help of the power of Sage Mode, Sasuke can barely fight against Susanoo.

When the battle between Sasuke and Uchiha Itachi became intense, the Second Hokage also widened his eyes and said to Shisui and Orochimaru:

"It turns out that not only Kabuto Yakushi, but even Sasuke has learned the Sage Mode."

"No wonder you dared to let a kid with three magatama fight against the Mangekyō. It turns out that you know Sasuke has the Sage Mode. If he gets the Eternal Mangekyō, his strength may be close to Uchiha Madara."

Shisui and Orochimaru looked at the Second Hokage and said:

"If you want to fight against Byakuya and Uchiha Madara, you have to make some preparations. After all, those two are real monsters."

After a pause, the two looked at the first Hokage who had been silent for a long time and asked: "Shoudai-sama, do you think that the Sage Mode plus the Mangekyō Sharingan can defeat Uchiha Madara?"

"me?"

The First Hokage was slightly stunned, then spread his hands and said: "I don't know. Ever since I was resurrected by the Impure World Reincarnation, I have always wanted to meet Uchiha Madara and talk about something. But after so much time has passed, I don't know if I can defeat him."

"As for the fight between Sasuke and Uchiha Itachi, my opinion is to let them shake hands and make peace. There is nothing that cannot be discussed properly. We can't let them kill their relatives."

The words of the First Hokage left the Second Hokage, Shisui and others speechless.

If the First Hokage did not have invincible strength, he would have died countless times just because of his naivety. However, it was also his invincible strength that allowed the First Hokage to retain his innocence.

The first Hokage possessed absolute power, so he could naturally make rules that suited him.

Seeing Sasuke's body covered with curse seals and a pair of wings on his back, Naruto was extremely surprised and said, "When did Sasuke learn the Sage Mode? Did he learn it with Brother Kabuto Yakushi?"

The Fourth Hokage and Jiraiya were also quite surprised, surprised by Sasuke's Sage Mode.

With their knowledge, they naturally couldn't tell that Sasuke's Sage Mode was incomplete, but the Sage Modes of both of them were also incomplete.

For a ninja, it is enough as long as they can master part of the Sage Mode.

Yakushi Kabuto heard Naruto's sigh and shook his head:

"Sasuke has not mastered the Sage Mode. This is the power of the Curse Seal, and it is also the ultimate goal of Lord Orochimaru's experiment. He wants ordinary ninjas to be able to master natural energy."

"Let ordinary ninjas master natural energy."

This time, not only the Fourth Hokage and Jiraiya were surprised, even the Third Hokage was extremely shocked. He had never thought that his student Orochimaru would have such ambitions.

At the same time, he also secretly regretted that he did not discipline Orochimaru in time.

If Orochimaru had been allowed to walk on the right path and research the complete curse-sealing technique, the strength of the Konohagakure Village would probably have been further improved, and it would no longer be threatened by the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Iwagakure Village.

As if noticing the look of the Third Hokage, Orochimaru looked over at this moment.

He looked at the Third Hokage with indifference and a sneer. He respected his teacher, the Third Hokage, but that didn't mean he could tolerate the rules of the Konoha Village.

For a person who follows the rules like the teacher, even if he really has some brilliant ideas, they will be strangled at the first sign of them.

After dozens of minutes of fighting.

The battle between Sasuke and Uchiha Itachi has come to an end. Both sides are exhausted due to excessive chakra consumption.

Not only was Sasuke unable to maintain the cursed seal mode, even Uchiha Itachi was unable to maintain Susanoo.

However, the two did not stop fighting, but returned to the most primitive way of fighting. They each held a kunai and started fighting, leaving cuts on each other's bodies.

With the sound of a sharp blade cutting through flesh, Sasuke left a new wound on Itachi.

Then Sasuke pushed Itachi to the ground, put a kunai against Itachi's neck, and said coldly: "Itachi, you are stronger now, are you stronger than me?"

"Don't you want my eyes? Do you have the ability to get them?"

Uchiha Itachi suddenly laughed, looked at Sasuke and said:

"Sasuke, even though you haven't opened your Mangekyō Sharingan, you finally have the strength to defeat me. I'm very happy because it proves that you can protect yourself."

"After I die, you can transplant my Sharingan. In this way, you can also have a pair of Mangekyō Sharingan, serve the village with a clean identity, and bring honor to the clan."

"What do you mean? Do you want me not to kill you?"

Sasuke stared at Uchiha Itachi, his eyes full of vigilance: "Or are you still trying to provoke me and take away my eyes when I'm not prepared?"

Uchiha Itachi shook his head and said self-deprecatingly:

"Sasuke, I never thought of killing you, nor did I ever think of getting your eyes. My goal from the beginning to the end was just to make you stronger."

"When Shisui controlled Danzo, I could have admitted my mistake and returned to the family, but I refused. First, my return would inevitably lead to the village falling into the hands of the family, and second, I wanted you to become stronger."

"If you continue to live under the protection of your parents, Shisui, and me, you will only be able to become a jonin in the future, and you won't even have the plan to open the three-magatama Sharingan, and you will spend your life insignificant."

"But as long as I defect from the village, Shisui won't dare to attack the village. You can also live in your hatred for me and use this hatred to continue to grow stronger until you open the Mangekyo."

"Judging from your strength, my plan was very successful. It's a pity that you still haven't opened the Kaleidoscope. I'm a little disappointed, but it may also be that I didn't do it thoroughly enough."

"This is my fault as your brother. I apologize..."

Uchiha Itachi's words made Sasuke completely out of control. Negative chakra surged out like a tide and gathered towards his eyes, turning into a kaleidoscope in just a moment.

Looking at the pair of Mangekyō that were similar to his own, Uchiha Itachi smiled faintly: "I finally waited for you to open the Mangekyō. Everything I told you was a lie... my stupid brother."

Then Uchiha Itachi stretched out his hands and reached towards Sasuke's eyes. Sasuke also noticed Uchiha Itachi's abnormality and pressed down the kunai on Uchiha Itachi's neck.

Just before Sasuke was about to kill Uchiha Itachi, a dagger blocked the kunai. The ninja who made the move was none other than Uchiha Shisui, who had been watching the show for a long time.

(End of this chapter)