Naruto: The Strongest Sage.

The battle between Uchiha Sasuke and Uchiha Itachi has been going on for some time.

Itachi was actually very satisfied with Sasuke's growth. Except for the fact that he opened his Mangekyō a little late, Sasuke's other ninja abilities had almost no weaknesses.

So much so that Itachi actually had some difficulty dealing with it. The most important reason for this was that his body was even worse than in the original plot, and the other reason was that Sasuke was much stronger than in the original plot.

Itachi was very conflicted, he actually had a lot to say to Sasuke, but he had talked to Aoba before, and the best outcome for Sasuke was that he said nothing and died in his hands.

This is a punishment for himself, but also Sasuke's redemption.

In fact, the original plot direction can be said to have maximized the damage to Sasuke. If Uchiha Itachi had died peacefully in Sasuke's hands, Sasuke would have suffered less pain. After all, Sasuke's obsession is revenge.

But even this revenge cannot make Sasuke feel completely satisfied. He must be made to feel conflicted and in pain.

Aoba sometimes feels that the entire story line is full of malice towards Sasuke.

Look at Naruto, no matter how miserable he was in the early stage, his parents appeared in the later stage to give him the final help and comfort.

His friends died for him, and his lover never left him. Although his life was not perfect, his regrets were almost made up.

But with Sasuke it's the complete opposite.

He spent half his life to complete his revenge. But in the end, he was told that his revenge was not pure enough because his enemy was his own brother, who killed his parents, but saved Sasuke himself at the same time.

This puts Sasuke in a paradox. No matter what he does, it will always leave a scar in his heart. It can be said to be a knife in his heart.

Itachi had an agreement with Aoba not to reveal the information from that year to Sasuke, but to die at the hands of his younger brother to help him take the last step.

But for some reason, Uchiha Itachi always felt something was wrong. His body was clearly failing, but he managed to hold on during the battle.

This is actually somewhat beyond expectations.

The most important thing is that in this case, he needs to let go more obviously.

"Art fire escape ho fireball."

Uchiha used his signature fire escape technique. But the next second, Itachi felt something was wrong.

In his calculations, the timing of this move was good, but the speed of the Great Fireball Technique was not fast, and Sasuke should have enough time to react.

But after attacking again, he had an inexplicable feeling. That was the speed of the Great Fireball Technique, which suddenly became faster.

From the gathering of chakra, to the formation of the technique, to the flight of the fireball, it was more than twice as fast.

In an instant, Sasuke was unable to react and was hit head-on by the Great Fireball Technique.

"Sasuke!!"

Itachi was terrified, fearing that he might accidentally kill Sasuke. And what surprised him the most was that he lost control just now.

"No, it's not me who's out of control. It's the chakra in my body that's out of control." Uchiha Itachi's ninja talent is beyond words. He noticed something was wrong at the first moment.

But even he couldn't analyze the root cause. He could only vaguely notice that there was something wrong with the chakra in his body.

"Is it an illusion? When did it happen?" Itachi could hardly believe that someone could cast an illusion on him without his knowledge.

The first person he thought of was Kamikawa Aoba, but after thinking about it carefully, it was impossible because the other party's plan was obviously to make Sasuke successful.

And what he did just now was an attempt to kill Sasuke.

On the other side, Sasuke, who was still in shock, removed the Susanoo shields around him. Just now, at the critical moment, he used a simplified version of Susanoo to protect himself.

Under Qingye's advice, he practiced opening Susanoo. Now he can barely open only part of Susanoo for defense, which can minimize the consumption of Sharingan.

In fact, Susanoo's ability is not very effective in a one-on-one situation.

This move is more used in combat to fight one against many and to create invincibility. The most important effect is all-round defense without blind spots.

Because once Susanoo is activated, the body becomes huge. The attack distance is greatly increased, but at the same time, the high-speed movement of the ninja is also missing. Basically, it is a living target.

Facing a master like Uchiha Itachi, this move is actually of little significance.

Just as Sasuke was about to continue, he felt the chakra in Uchiha Itachi's body suddenly exploded. Then, a ball of black flame ignited around him.

Sasuke naturally knew what it was, and activated Susanoo without hesitation, forcibly blocking Amaterasu's burning.

But the next second, Uchiha Itachi's blood-red Mangekyō eyes appeared before his eyes.

"Tsukuyomi."

Sasuke also opened his Mangekyō. But in an instant, he felt that Uchiha Itachi's pupil power completely crushed him. He had no power to fight back and was directly pulled into the spiritual world.

On the other side, Uchiha Itachi finally panicked. He didn't know what had happened. This situation had never happened before in his life. Could it be that he had been hit by Kotoamatsukami?

But someone who was hit by Kotoamatsukami wouldn't feel anything. The only thing he could be sure of was that the power behind it wanted to kill Sasuke.

Sasuke, who was controlled by Tsukuyomi, could not move. At this time, Amaterasu's flames had already burned his body.

Itachi Uchiha's combination of eye techniques, when fully unleashed, is almost invincible against ordinary ninjas.

Fortunately, Sasuke subconsciously summoned a layer of Susanoo shield at the last moment, barely blocking the initial burning of Amaterasu.

And the next second, Minato and Kakashi finally arrived.

Among them, Minato, as the son-in-law of the Uzumaki clan, immediately took action when he saw the situation.

"Fire-sealing seal."

The raging fire of Amaterasu was sealed, and the next second Sasuke and Uchiha Itachi fell to the ground at the same time.

"Sasuke." Kakashi rushed over and supported Sasuke. After checking, he found that he was not seriously injured.

"It's just a mental shock, but it's not serious."

Sasuke's problem was not serious, but Uchiha Itachi was different. Minato found out after checking.

Uchiha Itachi was not only extremely weak, he was almost beaten to death. At the same time, all the chakra in his body was also exhausted.

The most important thing is that Uchiha Itachi's Mangekyō Sharingan has been completely closed.

Just now, in the last attack on Sasuke, Itachi's Sharingan exploded with all its strength, regardless of the cost. While instantly killing Sasuke, it also completely exhausted the last of Itachi's pupil power, completely closing his Mangekyō.

"What on earth is going on? It's completely different from what Aoba planned."

Kakashi was shocked. This was the first time he saw Aoba's plan fail completely.

Having worked with Qingye for so long, he was even used to Qingye's invincibility. He found it difficult to accept the sudden failure, especially such a serious one, when he first made a mistake.

Soon Aoba also arrived at the scene. After listening to Kakashi and Minato's description, his face was also a little solemn, but then he showed a little bit of sarcasm.

Can't bear it?