On the body of the ancient dragon.
After Susanoo appeared, the onlookers became silent one after another.
Those who had doubts about Itachi also gradually dispelled their suspicions, and there were even some who had a certain level of conspiracy theory towards Itachi.
Deidara touched his chin, and his complexion was somewhat ugly, "Itachi is really sinister... This guy secretly gave the hope of revenge to Sasuke in the past few years, and now he has personally destroyed the hope of this little brat Sasuke?"
"The outcome has not been decided yet!"
Sasori shook his head coldly.
Deidara hesitated for a moment, and then said with some determination, "In front of the legendary Susanoo, no one can defeat Itachi, right?"
"Deidara, have you heard of Susanoo?"
"En..."
Deidara slowly nodded, his complexion somewhat heavy, "Onoki, that old guy, once mentioned that when he and Second Tsuchikage went to Konoha to ask for an alliance, Madara's Susanoo destroyed all their pride..."
Although Deidara had always been proud, Deidara did not think that Onoki and Second Tsuchikage were weaker than him.
Two Ninjas who were good at Dust Release were easily defeated by Susanoo, how could Sasuke win in front of Susanoo?
Sure enough.
The Kirin lightning beast in the sky suddenly fell down!
Red Susanoo raised its hand and raised a mirror, blocking the direct attack of lightning Kirin, but the tyrannical lightning chakra was still wantonly spreading on the body of Susanoo, destroying the armor of Susanoo!
However, no matter how crazily it attacked, the lightning Kirin was still unable to hurt Itachi who was inside Susanoo and could only disappear in the air with a trace of sadness.
"Cough..."
Itachi covered his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood.
The burden of using Susanoo was also very big.
Sasuke looked at Susanoo in disbelief, blankly staring at the lightning Kirin being blocked by Susanoo, he couldn't help but mutter, "How... how is this possible?"
How was this possible?
The existence of Susanoo had completely refreshed Sasuke's knowledge.
Even the audience in the ancient dragon in the sky was shocked by the power of Susanoo. Not many of them were confident to take Sasuke's Lightning Kirin.
Kakuzu said in a muffled voice, "Even if he has been enduring for several years, in the end, he still has not escaped the control of his elder brother? This little fellow Sasuke is really pitiful..."
"The battle is not over yet."
Kisame shook his head and whispered to himself, "Even if it is Susanoo, how long can Itachi-san hold on?"
He won't be able to hold on for long.
Kisame really couldn't understand the condition of Itachi's body.
Using Mangekyo Sharingan is a great toll on the body; his eye vision is also very little; his body is also seriously ill, and his chakra was almost exhausted...
Everyone looked at the battle on the ground, only to see Sasuke furiously attacking Itachi, but was blocked by Susanoo...
Ninja Sword cut Susanoo...
It was unknown what Sasuke was thinking.
Only, Itachi slowly approached Sasuke and stretched out his finger. Just when he was about to dig out Sasuke's eyes, he saw Itachi's finger weakly stop on Sasuke's forehead.
In the next moment, the huge Susanoo dissipated.
Itachi's body fell to the ground in a sorry state.
This... What was going on?
Everyone in Akatsuki's organization revealed a look of surprise on their faces. Everyone subconsciously flew to the ground and stared at Itachi, who was lying on the ground.
Itachi, who was on the ground, had no life left.
In the last moment of his life, Itachi, who had used the Susanoo to turn the tables, had actually died here?
Sasuke leaned against the ruined wall in a daze.
"Hey, little brat Sasuke, what did Itachi say to you before he died?"
Deidara immediately pouted,
He shouted in dissatisfaction, "How can this be the result! How can we accept this!"
The twists and turns in the middle were shocking enough. Whether it was Sasuke who cracked Tsukuyomi or Amaterasu, it was worth Deidara to wake up early.
But it ended so strangely...
Wasn't this too unbearable?
Shouldn't the outcome be Itachi controlling Susanoo to smash Sasuke with a punch, showing off that the clan murderer Itachi was truly worthy of his name?
Hidan coldly interrupted Deidara, and contemptuously shouted, "Hey, Deidara! Do you think that you are watching a drama show, and you can call out a refund?"
Kisame softly explained, "In fact, Itachi-san's eye power is exhausted, right? Mangekyo Sharingan requires a lot of eye power..."
This explanation was barely acceptable.
At least everyone understood the power of Mangekyo Sharingan and knew some of the weaknesses of Mangekyo Sharingan.
"Alright, let's go first!"
Pain glanced at the people around him and whispered, "Itachi is a member of the organization. Then help him build a tombstone!"
"Leave this matter to me!"
Kisame looked up at the heavy rain in the sky and said in a low voice, "Everyone, leave first! This is the agreement between me and Itachi-san. If he dies, I will help him clean up his body."
"Let me help you!"
Kabuto pushed up his glasses. His voice was somewhat regretful, "After all, Itachi and I are also Ninjas from Konoha. We should send him on his way."
"That's it!"
Uehara nodded and turned to look at Sasuke, "Hey, Sasuke, are you coming back with us or stay here..."
"I will stay here."
Sasuke shook his head.
Kisame looked at the ruins and sighed, "It will take a long time to build a big grave for Itachi-san!"
"I understand."
Uehara nodded and said softly, "Then that's it. I'll have the Ancient Dragon send everyone back first before summoning it back to pick us up."
"Alright."
Tendo Pain nodded.
Konan walked forward and extended her paper umbrella. She handed it to Uehara and said softly, "Then come back early."
"..."
Uehara shook his head. After smiling at her, he suddenly took off his bamboo hat and put his bamboo hat on Konan's head.
The Ancient Dragon roared down from the sky.
Akatsuki's group stepped onto the Ancient Dragon and left.
In the ruins of this fierce battle, only Sasuke, Kisame, Kabuto, and Uehara were left. Everyone seemed to be in a different mood.
"Hey, Kisame-senpai."
Sasuke stared blankly at Itachi's body on the ground. He asked in a low voice, "Did Itachi deliberately lose to me? Do you know about this? What does he mean?"
"No, in fact, you are too strong."
Kisame grinned and slowly nodded, "Well, since you already know, do you need me to tell you the two paths that Itachi has arranged for you?"
"What... does this mean?"
"Because Itachi-san has been seriously ill for a long time. I have been asking him to find Uehara for treatment, but Itachi-san gave up the treatment early."
Kisame bent down and slowly laid down Itachi's corpse. He said in a low voice, "Ever since I met him, I knew that he didn't want to live in this world anymore!"
"He..."
Sasuke fell to the ground.
Kisame shook his head and interrupted Sasuke. He explained softly, "Itachi-san could not bear the pain of killing his clansmen, nor could he endure the torture from Konoha. In the end, he chose to die alone."
"Konoha?"
"That's right."
Kisame put his hand in Itachi's eyes and whispered, "Do you want to know the truth about the extermination of your clan? The Uchiha clan is the number one clan in the world, so they suffered the fear of the higher-ups in Konoha, who were led by Third Hokage."
"Kisame-san is wrong about this!"
Kabuto pushed his glasses and added with a chuckle, "In fact, since the beginning of Second Hokage, the Uchiha clan has been feared by the higher-ups of Konoha, but at that time, Uchiha was still useful."
After saying that, Kabuto continued with a smile, "After the end of the Third Ninja War, the Ninja World became peaceful, and the Uchiha clan naturally became useless. No wonder Orochimaru-sama asked me to go to Danzo to ask for the Sharingan."
Sasuke suddenly raised his head, "Danzo?"
"Shimura Danzo."
Kabuto looked at Sasuke and continued in a soft voice, "However, Danzo has already died. Otherwise, you might have seen how many of Uchiha's Sharingan he has seized..."
"I don't know about this."
Kisame shook his head, looked up at Sasuke and said, "In short, just when Konoha and Uchiha were at their most tense, Konoha's higher-ups used one condition to instigate Itachi-san..."
"..."
Sasuke's heart skipped a beat.
Kisame grinned and said with a smile, "Looks like you guessed it too, right? That is your life or kill all the other Uchiha! Otherwise, do you think he would deliberately keep you?"
"This is impossible!"
"Nothing is impossible."
Kisame spread out his palm and coldly said, "Itachi-san has been threatening them to protect you with Konoha's information. Do you still remember your betrayal to Konoha? Do you know why Itachi-san let you join Akatsuki?"
Kisame looked at Sasuke and said in a deep voice, "Because you are under Orochimaru. He is very worried about your safety! But only I know that when you appear in Akatsuki, it means that Itachi-san's death is approaching. I really want to kill you!"
Kisame grabbed Sasuke's shoulder and pressed him in front of Itachi. His face became a little ferocious, "Look at your brother. Everything he did was for you! Listen to me now. He arranged two roads for you before he died!"
Sasuke, "..."
"The first one!"
Kisame glanced at Uehara next to him. Seeing this superior casually looking into the distance, he continued, "Continue to follow us and take revenge on Konoha. In the whole world, only we are the strongest, so you can join us!"
"..."
Sasuke looked at Kisame and asked coldly, "Hmph, who does he think he is? Does he think he can arrange for me?"
"Shut up!"
Kisame grabbed Sasuke by the neck and said coldly, "The second way is to return to Konoha and become Konoha Ninja again!
Don't worry, Third Hokage is already dead. The higher-ups of Konoha will definitely not make things difficult for you, little guy. They still need you to leave behind the Sharingan for Konoha.
Akatsuki has a lot of ninjas, and we will not care about a little brat like you. Uehara is Itachi-san's friend. As long as you do not reveal the information about Akatsuki, he will not let the leader pursue the matter of you betraying Akatsuki."
"Hehe..."
Sasuke sneered, looking at Kisame with contempt, "It seems that you have given me two choices, but you also told me that the higher-ups of Konoha forced Itachi to kill my parents, so I can only choose to follow you."
"This is indeed our selfishness."
Uehara shook his head, looked at Sasuke and said, "Itachi-san thinks that you can choose freely. It is best to go back to Konoha and continue to live a peaceful life. At that time, we will hide the truth of Uchiha's extermination.
But we think that you should not go back to the village that forced Uchiha's entire clan to die and brothers to kill each other, so we told you the truth about Uchiha's extermination.
But it didn't matter, because Itachi-san had already prepared a backup plan.
Itachi-san believed that your friend Naruto would convince you to let go of your hatred. "
"Naruto?"
The corners of Sasuke's eyes slightly froze.
"That's right."
Uehara walked over and patted Sasuke on the shoulder. He said softly, "Your brother Itachi, is a great person. I have to say, he is really good at judging people."
Uehara looked at Itachi on the ground with a faint gaze. The corners of his mouth curled up, "Itachi did not misjudge Naruto. He is indeed a very charismatic person."
"What you said does not have any evidence..."
"Evidence?"
Uehara looked down at Itachi's body on the ground. He patted Sasuke on the shoulder and said in a low voice, "We do not need any evidence, because we do not need you. A little brat who has caused Itachi-san to suffer for half his life!
If not for Itachi-san asking us to wait for you to open your Mangekyo Sharingan and help you transplant his Mangekyo Sharingan so that you can obtain eternal eye power, do you think we would stay here?"
"You also know about this?"
Sasuke's eyes suddenly softened.
Because when Uehara talked about these things, he was very angry, looking as if he didn't need him. Instead, it made Sasuke somewhat believe.
Moreover, Uehara also mentioned the secret of Mangekyo Sharingan.
Obviously, this secret was not known by ordinary people.
"What do you think?"
Uehara looked at Sasuke and snappily said, "Konoha definitely won't let you get this power. You don't have any other friends in the world, and before you die, Itachi-san naturally has to arrange everything for you."
After saying this, Uehara looked at a useless junior and coldly continued, "When you return to Konoha, don't show the power of the Mangekyo, do you understand what I mean?"
"I understand, this might cause Konoha to be afraid..."
Sasuke nodded, and suddenly reacted, loudly retorting, "Who told you I want to return to Konoha! I want to destroy Konoha and avenge Itachi!"
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