Watching the figure in the Black and Red Cloud Robe gradually approach from a distance, Sasuke could no longer remain calm.
Seated on the rooftop, he couldn't help but stand up, his entire body trembling with overwhelming emotion.
Before this, Sasuke had meditated for days, believing he had long since achieved a state of mind as still as an ancient well.
He could calmly face his enemy, his brother Uchiha Itachi, calmly settle this feud, and then calmly begin his new life.
But at this moment, the appearance of this man easily shattered everything.
"U! chi! ha! Itachi!"
Sasuke gritted his teeth, uttering his brother's name word by word.
Watching him stop three zhang away, radiating an astonishing killing intent, the brother who was closest to him and treated him the best in childhood now looked at him without a trace of warmth, his eyes filled with indifference.
Sasuke felt the last trace of hope in his heart shatter, leaving only indescribable heartache.
His brother, in all likelihood, had simply committed the heinous act of slaughtering his parents and clan for the sake of powerful Pupil Power.
"Long time no see, Sasuke," Itachi said, his tone calm.
There was no joy of brothers reuniting after many years, nor the madness expected of a depraved villain.
Hearing this, Sasuke felt that Uchiha Itachi, as he said, did not care about his parents and clansmen, treating them no differently than insignificant cats and dogs, so he killed them to test his so-called capacity.
And now, in order to obtain even more powerful Pupil Power, Itachi stood calmly before Sasuke, the avenger.
Endless rage surged in Sasuke's heart.
However, he did not lose his mind and act rashly.
Instead, with a last glimmer of hope, he asked with a trembling but earnest tone, "Itachi, brother, I ask you, do you have any unspeakable suffering? That's why you killed our father and the clan, is that the man with the Whirlpool Mask forcing you to do it, right?"
"And the higher-ups in Konoha, they were involved too, right?"
"Over the years, I've read many books, researched a lot of related information, and discovered many doubts. Back then, the clan and the village had a tense relationship, they used my life to force you, right?"
"Tell me the truth, brother!"
Looking at Sasuke, who was looking at him with anticipation, Itachi's heart trembled violently.
He couldn't bear to shatter his brother's expectations and wanted to tell him the whole truth.
But, but... in the end, Itachi restrained himself.
He didn't want Sasuke to hate Konoha after knowing the truth, nor did he want the Uchiha to become a rebellious clan, losing all honor. He didn't want Sasuke to be battered and bruised for the rest of his life, or even lose his life for it.
"Everything, all the curses, all the infamy, it's enough for me to bear it all."
"And Sasuke, you just need to continue living like this, and then grow into the powerful figure you are in the Parallel World, and then restore the Uchiha clan and protect Konoha."
"You have your best friend Naruto by your side, he will help you find a new life goal, overcome the emptiness after revenge, and embark on a bright path from now on."
"And I will take all the darkness and filth and fall into hell, which can be considered as barely washing away some of the sins I have committed."
The thoughts in his heart turned a thousand times at this moment, but they did not shake Itachi, but instead made him more determined.
Heaven knows how much strength Itachi used at this moment to maintain the expression on his face and the killing intent on his body from collapsing.
"Hahaha... my foolish brother, you are still so naive. To this day, you should understand that powerful strength is the key to survival in this world, right?"
"As long as you have enough power, you can do anything. If you had power as strong as mine back then, your cherished parents and clansmen would not have died."
"When I was preparing to attack, you could have easily stopped me. It's a pity that you are too weak, so weak that I don't even have the interest to kill you."
Itachi laughed wildly, bending over with laughter.
He didn't care about Sasuke, who suddenly appeared behind him and pierced him with a sword.
He turned around as if nothing had happened, letting the long sword be pulled out of his body, blood gushing out, looking at Sasuke who was close at hand, and reached out to touch his hair.
Two pairs of Mangekyo Sharingan eyes blooming with scarlet light met. Itachi looked at the face of his younger brother in front of him, his eyes filled with fanaticism, and the smile on his face became even more wanton.
He said in a cold tone: "And you, Sasuke, my brother, your existence is just an accessory for me."
"You've seen the stone tablet under the Nanga Shrine, right? The Mangekyo Sharingan is a cursed eye. Once it is opened, its end is destined to lose its light. With your eyes, my Pupil Power can not only become stronger, but also gain eternal light."
"Do you know Madara? Back then, he plundered his younger brother Izuna's eyes to regain his light and become the God of Ninja who is famous throughout the Ninja World."
"Come on, my foolish brother, become a part of me."
"In the future, brother will use the light you give to become the strongest expert in this Ninja World. At that time, the Uchiha clan will no longer be important."
Itachi laughed wildly, and suddenly stretched out his hand, reaching towards Sasuke's eyes.
Sasuke wanted to struggle, but found that his hands were trapped by the suddenly appearing iron chains, and he couldn't move at all. He could only watch Itachi reach out and stretch his fingers towards his eyes.
However, looking at his brother Itachi, who had a smile on his face and reached out to him, Sasuke didn't feel any fear in his heart, only heart-wrenching pain and endless anger.
From Itachi's words, deeds, and expressions, Sasuke did not see a trace of the gentle and amiable brother of the past, only cold killing intent and malice.
"Enough, enough, Itachi, I don't want to play such a boring game with you anymore. Since you are so hopeless, then let me kill you and avenge our deceased father, mother, and clansmen."
Sasuke roared, and a rich thunder light suddenly bloomed on his body.
The thunder light filled all the surrounding space, tearing apart Itachi's figure, and also tearing apart the roof.
The scene in front of Sasuke's eyes spun.
He was still standing in the same place, and Itachi was still standing three feet away. The two stood facing each other, seemingly in a daze, but no one knew that a Genjutsu confrontation had already been completed just now.
At this moment, there was no more fluke in Sasuke's heart, only the determination to kill the man named Uchiha Itachi in front of him.
He took out a Shuriken, raised his hand and threw it at Itachi not far away.
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