Watching the swift speed of the Shuriken Sasuke threw, Itachi felt a flicker of gratification.
"Looks like I have to get serious."
Such thoughts flashed through his mind, but Itachi's hands didn't hesitate in the slightest.
He also quickly retrieved a Shuriken and threw it.
Clang clang clang!
The sound of metal clashing rang out. The four Shuriken belonging to Sasuke and Itachi drew complex arcs in the air, trying to hit the other unexpectedly, but ultimately collided with each other in unison.
Then, the two attacked one after another, a dense barrage of Shuriken streaking through the air.
The results were either collisions that sent them flying, or dodges by the other. These Shuriken, which could easily kill a Chunin, failed to inflict any damage on the two combatants.
Neither of them was surprised by this outcome.
After all, both of their Shuriken techniques were passed down from the same person, their father.
After a wave of feints, the two rushed towards each other in tacit agreement.
Sasuke drew the Longsword from his waist, while Itachi pulled out two Kunai. The two figures crossed, their weapons unhesitatingly swinging towards the other, without the slightest reservation.
The Taijutsu confrontation instantly entered a feverish pitch.
Sasuke far surpassed the physically weak Itachi in terms of physical strength and speed, but Itachi had more combat experience than Sasuke, and he was constantly using his Sharingan to copy Sasuke's movements during the battle.
Although Sasuke usually trained very hard and had copied a lot of Taijutsu experience from Orochimaru, it was still not enough against the more seasoned Itachi.
Ding ding ding!
Two afterimages crisscrossed in the field, the crisp sound of weapons colliding echoing in the void, as dense as rain, with sparks flying in all directions.
Despite being forced into a disadvantage by Itachi's rich combat experience, Sasuke didn't show the slightest emotion. He fully utilized his advantages in strength and speed, forcing Itachi to constantly change his moves.
His stamina far surpassed Itachi's. Even if he forced Itachi to change one more move, to expend one more point of stamina, it would be a gain for Sasuke.
Itachi was copying his movements, and he was constantly copying Itachi's movements.
Although Itachi's Kunai occasionally cut a wound on his body, Sasuke didn't care about it.
Thus, the scales of this battle gradually tilted towards Sasuke, who had better physical qualities.
Under the immense pressure brought by Itachi, Sasuke quickly applied the copied combat experience to actual combat, gradually changing from being suppressed and even in precarious situations, to being able to fight back and forth with Itachi.
In the end, Sasuke couldn't even feel the pressure from Itachi's Taijutsu attacks.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique."
Itachi didn't dwell on it. If Taijutsu couldn't work, he would start using Ninjutsu.
Sasuke returned the favor without hesitation.
The scale of the brothers' battle escalated again at this moment. Flames danced across the sky, almost turning the entire Uchiha Old Territory into a Sea of fire. And in the Sea of fire, the two still tried to kill each other with Taijutsu or Shuriken from time to time.
Sakura, who was hiding behind a bunker to watch the battle, was shocked by the battle taking place in front of her, and deeply felt her own powerlessness.
Further away, Kakashi and Kisame's battle had also entered a feverish stage.
"I need to become even stronger!" Sakura affirmed in her heart, but couldn't help but clench her fist until her knuckles turned white.
Time flowed by, and the sky gradually darkened.
The rising air currents formed by the heat of the flames gathered between the clouds, gradually turning into rain clouds.
Sasuke spat out a Dragon Flame Song Technique, watching Itachi dodge in a flustered manner. Itachi's Chakra was clearly running low. Sasuke coldly laughed, "I haven't even gotten serious yet, and you're already failing? Is this what you call your capacity?"
Regarding Sasuke's mockery, Itachi's heart didn't waver in the slightest. Looking at Sasuke secretly forming hand seals, Itachi instead felt a bit of relief.
"Knowing how to use rhetoric to disturb the opponent's mind, not bad."
"The little brother who only knew how to follow behind me and act spoiled has now become an opponent that I must go all out against."
However, although Itachi sighed inwardly, his expression didn't change in the slightest. He coldly glanced at Sasuke.
"Amaterasu."
Flames suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and Sasuke was completely enveloped in black flames.
Bathing in the black flames, Sasuke's expression remained calm and composed, without a trace of panic or pain from being burned by the raging fire, because at this moment, a layer of purple ribs appeared on his body.
These ribs enveloped Sasuke's entire body, isolating the black flames from his body.
It was at this moment that orange eye shadow appeared at the corners of Sasuke's eyes, and he raised his hand to the sky.
"Sage Art. Lightning Release: Kirin!"
Rumbling thunder sounded!
Lightning flashed and thundered in the high sky, and the infinite power of lightning intertwined under the blessing of Natural Energy to form a huge Kirin likeness.
This Kirin likeness was several times larger than an ordinary Kirin.
As Sasuke guided it downwards, it pounced towards Itachi at a speed that surpassed ordinary people's imagination.
The moment Sasuke prepared to attack, Itachi felt a creepy sensation. He subconsciously activated his Pupil Power and, like Sasuke, condensed a Susanoo for defense.
Red ribs formed on Itachi's body, enveloping him within.
At the same time, Kirin pounced down from the sky.
Boom!
Thunder roared, and blue lightning filled the entire sky and earth.
Electric snakes danced wildly, and the Uchiha Clan Grounds Old Site under the feet of the two combatants was affected by the power of this heaven and earth, and collapsed on a large scale at this moment.
Itachi, who had received this blow, was not in good condition. Having used Amaterasu and Susanoo one after another, he knelt on the ground, blood constantly dripping from the corners of his eyes and mouth. The Susanoo surrounding him was also covered with cracks at this moment.
However, even so, Itachi's expression didn't change in the slightest.
He slowly stood up, looking at Sasuke, who was panting not far away, with a cold expression. The Susanoo on his body began to repair itself, and soon changed from half-body ribs to a complete human skeleton.
After that, muscles, skin, and even weapons began to form on the skeleton.
Although he had already acknowledged Sasuke as a worthy opponent, Itachi didn't expect that he would be forced to such a disheveled state by his younger brother, who was five years younger than him.
"Well, being defeated by Sasuke like this, and then dying at his hands, there will be no flaws. This should have been an all-out battle." Itachi muttered to himself with a wry smile.
He merely raised his head, but did not see Sasuke use a complete Susanoo like him; even the half-body ribcage Susanoo on his body was dissipating.
"Hasn't mastered Susanoo yet?" Itachi's heart sank, wondering if he should pretend his Pupil Power was failing.
The next moment, he saw Sasuke calmly take out a handful of coins from his Ninja Tool Pouch, and lightning began to bloom on his body.
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