Naruto: Boruto Returns to Shippuden

Chapter 185 Sharingan

The moment Boruto sensed his location, Black Zetsu realized that his whereabouts had been exposed. He dared not stay in place any longer and immediately disconnected from the Illusion Technique, quickly using the Levitation Technique to dive into the ground.

Zetsu's figure fled into the distance, trying to escape Boruto's detection range as quickly as possible to avoid being tracked down.

As for Pain's orders, to hell with them! No matter how important they are, they're not as important as your own life. Boruto could easily have taken care of me years ago, let alone now that Boruto's aura is even stronger. Who knows what his strength is now?

.....

Boruto noticed that Black Zetsu's aura was gradually fading away, but he ignored it because his attention was drawn to the person standing in front of him.

As they moved forward, a man dressed in a black robe embroidered with red clouds appeared and blocked their path.

Naruto stopped in his tracks, staring intently at the Akatsuki member before him, his voice tinged with disbelief: "Uchiha... Itachi!"

Granny Chiyo scrutinized the young ninja before her and slowly said, "Oh? This kid is the one who once slaughtered the entire Uchiha clan!"

Itachi Uchiha's actions caused a huge shock in the ninja world. His name and deeds swept through the entire ninja world like a storm. It would be difficult for Granny Chiyo, a high-ranking member of Sunagakure, not to know who he was.

Itachi's gaze slowly swept across everyone's faces, his eyes showing little emotion. Finally, his gaze settled on Boruto, and he said indifferently, "It's been a long time, Kakashi, Naruto, and... Boruto-kun."

Sakura clenched her teeth, her eyes filled with deep anger. She stared at the person in front of her who had the same Sharingan as Sasuke. This person was the one who had tormented Sasuke, plunging him into endless pain and darkness.

Uchiha Itachi gently raised his hand, a simple gesture that immediately alerted Kakashi, who promptly warned everyone: "Everyone! Don't look directly into his eyes, it's dangerous! Itachi's eye technique is a visual genjutsu, as long as you don't look directly into his eyes, you'll be fine."

At Kakashi's warning, everyone except Boruto quickly lowered their heads to avoid eye contact with Itachi Uchiha.

However, Sakura and the others also had a question in their minds, and she whispered, "But, in that case... how are we supposed to fight him?"

Since they must now avoid looking directly into Itachi's eyes, their combat performance will definitely be severely affected. Due to the limitation of their vision, they will not be able to react and make judgments as immediately as usual, and Itachi's strength is already greater than theirs.

Granny Chiyo looked at Itachi Uchiha's red cloud robe and murmured in a low voice, "The Uchiha clan of Konoha, ah, it's been a long time since I've fought against someone with Sharingan, but there's nothing to be surprised about."

Granny Chiyo continued, "I have several tactics to choose from when dealing with eye techniques like the Sharingan."

After hearing Granny Chiyo's words, Boruto chimed in, "One-on-one, you can escape; two-on-one, you'll be stabbed in the back; right, Granny Chiyo?"

When two people are evenly matched, it is indeed difficult to win a one-on-one duel against the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan. This is because the Sharingan's genjutsu ability is extremely powerful and can easily confuse the opponent, putting them in a disadvantageous position.

However, if a two-on-one tactic is used, the situation will be different. When one team member is attacked by illusion magic, the other team member can take this opportunity to go around to the caster's blind spot behind him and launch an attack to knock down the caster.

Alternatively, chakra can be injected into companions affected by genjutsu to help them break free from the genjutsu's influence and regain their senses.

After hearing Boruto's words, Granny Chiyo turned to look at him, a look of approval flashing in her eyes. She smiled slightly and said with a hint of appreciation, "You're quite knowledgeable, kid."

Boruto changed the subject and continued, "However, this tactic only works against ordinary Sharingan users, while Itachi Uchiha's Sharingan is the Mangekyou Sharingan, whose abilities far surpass those of ordinary Sharingan users, covering a much wider area." This makes traditional tactics ineffective.

Kakashi noticed that Boruto had made eye contact with Itachi Uchiha while speaking, and he urgently shouted a reminder: "Boruto! Don't look him in the eye!" Kakashi still had the painful memory of being trapped by Itachi Uchiha's Tsukuyomi genjutsu.

The power contained in that illusion is such that once someone falls into it, they will be dragged into an illusion that lasts for several days in an instant. Even after they break free from the illusion, they will experience a period of memory loss, which will cause them to be completely unaware of what happened for more than a week afterward.

This is no longer a question of whether or not the illusion can be broken; it will place a tremendous burden on Boruto's mind and body, and may even affect their entire mission.

After hearing Kakashi's warning, Boruto calmly replied, "I'm basically immune to Sharingan genjutsu. Only more advanced genjutsu will work on me, unless..."

Kakashi looked surprised when he heard Boruto's response. Kakashi knew that the Sharingan's genjutsu was extremely powerful, and even with Obito's Sharingan, he was not completely immune to its effects.

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At this moment, another Uchiha Itachi stood on a large tree in the distance, his figure almost blending into the shadow of the tree, his gaze indifferent as he looked down at the confrontation between the people below.

But at this moment, a voice broke the silence, coming from behind him: "Uchiha Itachi, I wonder why you've come here? Do you want to stop us?"

Uchiha Itachi lowered his eyes slightly and responded to the owner of the voice without turning his head. His voice was calm: "As expected of Sasuke's student, you were able to see through the leader's Rinnegan's Transformation Technique. So, the one below is also your shadow clone, right? Boruto."