Chapter 101: Chapter 101: Sasuke: White-haired Pro! Where the hell is your Mangekyō!?
Kisame's not-so-bright mind momentarily went blank.
He hadn't taken this brat seriously at all.
But in just one exchange...
He was sent flying, pain wracking his entire body.
The searing flames burned his flesh to the point he could smell the roasted fish aroma coming off himself.
And the most baffling part?
Why did absorbing the kid's chakra with Samehada end up reducing his own chakra reserves?
Uchiha Itachi hadn't yet recovered from the shock of his brother's sudden transformation when he witnessed Sasuke casually sending Kisame flying with a single blow.
This... this made no sense!
Not only was this utterly illogical, but even among the Uchiha, he'd never seen techniques like these before.
While Itachi was still in a daze, Sasuke had already surged toward him, dragging a trail of crackling lightning.
In one hand, Sasuke wielded the Heavy Sword, while the other remained tucked in his pocket, ready to throw powdered lime at any moment.
If Itachi dared to activate his eyes in front of him, Sasuke was determined to let him taste the burning agony of scorched retinas.
And in that window of opportunity, he would end it all with one decisive strike.
This time…
He was absolutely confident!
"One versus seven!"
"Go atone for your sins in the Pure Land!"
Swish—
A crazed grin spread across Sasuke's face as the Heavy Sword cleaved toward Itachi's midsection, a sharp tearing sound echoing in the air.
He watched with his own eyes as Itachi was cleaved in two.
"Hahaha!!!"
"One versus seven! You're dead!"
Sasuke stood over the corpse, head tilted back in manic laughter, tears uncontrollably streaming down his cheeks.
But just as he was basking in his triumph, the "corpse" on the ground dissolved into a flock of crows.
And then, he heard Itachi's voice whispering in his ear...
> "My foolish little brother… it seems you still don't understand the gap between us."
The moment Itachi's voice reached Sasuke, the world in his eyes began to twist and warp.
The scene shifted.
Sasuke found himself standing back where he started.
Itachi and that freakishly accurate imitation of himself hadn't moved an inch.
But the only difference was...
Kakashi lay sprawled on the ground.
"This is impossible!"
"When did you use genjutsu?!"
Sasuke's composure started to crack.
He'd been hyper-alert, giving it his all to avoid falling into Itachi's traps, yet he still got caught.
Damn it!
When did this happen?!
Looking down at Kakashi's unconscious form, Sasuke's frustration deepened.
Dammit!!
White-haired pro, where the hell is your Mangekyō Sharingan?!
"When did you start thinking I wasn't using genjutsu?"
"Give up."
"You're nothing but a weakling clinging to hatred."
As Itachi's hand slowly rose, Sasuke, standing some distance away, was horrified to find his throat constricted as if an invisible force were choking him.
They were still far apart...
How could Itachi strangle him without even closing the distance?!
Sasuke's narrowed eyes twitched, and in that instant, he understood everything.
So that's how it is…
He had been thoroughly ensnared by Itachi's genjutsu from the moment he approached him.
Itachi let out a cold snort and activated Tsukuyomi on Sasuke.
But what he didn't expect was for Sasuke, the moment his neck was "grabbed," to hurl a handful of lime powder directly into his face.
Unfortunately, Sasuke was just a split second too slow. The instant he tossed the powder, he was already pulled into Tsukuyomi and fell unconscious.
The ambushed Itachi instinctively shut his eyes, but not before some of the powder managed to enter his sockets.
"Ugh—!"
Even the Mangekyō Sharingan wasn't immune to the effects of lime powder. Itachi let go of the unconscious Sasuke, staggering back as he clutched his eyes in pain.
Fury boiled within him.
Damn it!
How could Sasuke resort to such despicable tactics?!
For once, Itachi's typically calm demeanor was thoroughly rattled.
Still, Sasuke's strength had exceeded Itachi's expectations.
Initially, Itachi hadn't used any genjutsu. Kisame truly had been sent flying by Sasuke's attack.
But the moment Sasuke drew near...
It wasn't Itachi's real body. That gave him the perfect opportunity to cast his genjutsu and, as a bonus, use Tsukuyomi to incapacitate Kakashi.
However, the massive strain on his Sharingan from two successive uses of Tsukuyomi, combined with the lime powder assault, had pushed his condition to its limit.
If he didn't get immediate treatment, his eyes might truly go blind.
"Itachi-san…"
"Are you alright?"
A charred and battered Kisame looked at the hunched-over Itachi with concern.
He had never seen Itachi in such a sorry state.
"Let's go. Leave Konoha. I need to treat my eyes immediately."
Itachi clenched his eyes shut, gritting his teeth against the pain as he forced himself upright.
Kisame cast a reluctant glance at the two downed figures but ultimately supported Itachi as they retreated.
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By dusk, the injured duo were taken to Konoha Hospital.
Naruto and Jiraiya rushed over as soon as they heard, with Sakura arriving right behind them.
However, before the trio could open the door to the hospital room, they heard a heated argument inside.
"Kakashi, you ******!"
"What the hell, you ********!"
"Where's your Mangekyō?!"
"Where's your jutsu?!"
"Dammit! ********!"
Though they couldn't make out all of it, Sasuke's colorful language and sheer rage made it obvious that his temper was through the roof.
When they pushed open the door, they saw Sasuke, holding a pillow in both hands, furiously chasing a flustered Kakashi around the room.
The white-haired Jonin frantically dodged, protesting as he ran.
"Does the Mangekyō have other abilities?! I didn't know!"
Kakashi felt utterly wronged. How was he supposed to know that Itachi had focused all his attention on him?
The moment he entered the battlefield, Itachi dragged him into that weird Tsukuyomi world and started playing some sick bondage game.
It hurt at the time, sure, but waking up now, it just felt like a bad dream.
Not nearly as pleasant as dreaming about sparring with his father while eating steak.
Hearing Kakashi's excuse, Sasuke was one step away from passing out in fury.
Is your Mangekyō Sharingan just a damn decoration?!
"You didn't even activate it and got one-shot in a 1v7!"
"At least I managed to take out that freaky fish guy!"
His chest heaving with anger, Sasuke tightened his grip on the pillow and lunged at Kakashi again.
"Naruto," Sakura whispered, "should we… intervene?"
Naruto scratched his head, at a loss for words.
From what they'd overheard, and based on the timeline...
It seemed Sasuke and Kakashi had gone up against Itachi and Kisame.
But these two...
One is an upgraded Uchiha Sasuke, and the other is Uchiha Kakashi.
Their strength was leagues beyond the original timeline.
How did they still manage to get stomped in a 1v7?!
More baffling, if things were going south, why didn't they call for reinforcements?
Two hotheaded idiots, charging into battle solo.
Naruto could only sigh, unsure whether to laugh or cry at their antics.
"If you'd done your job, that man would never have escaped Konoha!"
Sasuke's voice trembled with frustration.
In his final moments of consciousness, he had managed to throw the lime powder.
If Kakashi hadn't been caught in the genjutsu, they might have had a slim chance of taking down Itachi.
Kakashi opened his mouth to argue but stopped short. Sasuke wasn't wrong...
But the problem was...
He had no idea how to use the Mangekyō Sharingan properly!
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