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"Die!!"
The words fell.
A strange thing happened!
The Amaterasu black flames that were originally burning wildly suddenly became violent the moment Sasuke's Mangekyou Sharingan power erupted, as if they had suddenly sensed their true master.
A series of rapid burning and explosions rang out, and the black flames that filled the sky and the ground seemed to be under some invisible command, soaring up several meters high at the same time.
Immediately afterwards, these black flames, which were originally scattered in various places, all changed direction and rushed towards Susanoo in the center of the field as if they were alive.
On the ground and on broken branches in the forest, every cluster of black flames was simultaneously drawn by some force, transforming into black fire dragons that shot towards Susanoo.
The massive body of Susanoo was instantly surrounded and engulfed by millions of black flames.
The scene resembled a black tsunami converging towards the center, with the red Susanoo as the isolated island at the heart of the tsunami.
In a mere instant, the torrent of black flames crashed into Susanoo's body, then devoured it like a giant maw, completely engulfing the entire red giant in an endless sea of black fire!
Chapter 244 Haki Weasel, was this all part of your plan?
Black flames enveloped Susanoo, pulsating wildly.
Not far away, Sasuke, his face pale, stared intently at the figure in the black flames. His eyes, wide open to their limit, were filled with pain, sorrow, and an almost twisted ferocity.
"Go to hell! You beast!"
However, with this extreme emotional outburst, and the enormous consumption brought about by using the Mangekyou Sharingan for the first time, Sasuke felt a piercing pain in his eyes, blood and tears streaming down his face, his mind buzzing, and he felt dizzy and his vision suddenly went dark.
The next second, his body could no longer support him. As if all his strength had been drained, his knees buckled, and he staggered forward and fell.
Finally, he fell heavily onto the scorched ground with a thud.
Just as Sasuke collapsed unconscious, the Susanoo, enveloped in black flames, suddenly froze in the distance.
The next moment, a faint light suddenly appeared on the blade of the Totsuka Sword held in Susanoo's right hand, and the gourd mouth at the hilt opened.
In an instant, an invisible, enormous suction force was generated out of thin air.
The black flames that had been raging uncontrollably seemed to have lost their anchor, and under the suction force, they twisted and contracted rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, they were all sucked into the gourd mouth of the sword hilt like a whale swallowing its prey!
In just a few breaths, the Amaterasu black flames completely disappeared from the surface of Susanoo.
"call……"
As the black flames completely dissipated, the enormous Susanoo gradually faded away, eventually vanishing into thin air.
A figure silently descended from mid-air and landed steadily on the scorched earth littered with debris.
It was Itachi Uchiha.
He glanced around; the dust on the messy ground hadn't yet dissipated, and the air was filled with a pungent smell of burning. He then took a few steps forward, looked down at the unconscious Sasuke, and saw that Sasuke was just exhausted and otherwise unharmed, which made him secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
Then, a look of exhaustion, relief, and satisfaction flashed in his eyes.
Sasuke became...
Itachi's gaze slowly moved to Sasuke's still tightly closed eyes.
Sasuke has finally awakened his Sharingan, and his eye power is even stronger than he expected!
……
the other side.
Obito silently witnessed all of this.
"As expected... he awakened? And this eye power... he can control such a large Amaterasu right after opening his eyes? Itachi's younger brother is not simple either."
Kakashi recovered from the shock he had just experienced.
He glanced at the devastated battlefield, then at the unconscious Sasuke, confirming that the battle was over.
Kakashi immediately turned to Obito: "Obito, I—"
"Ah~ Kakashi." Obito waved his hand dismissively, interrupting lazily, "Excuse me, I suddenly remembered I have some urgent business at home, Kano."
Since the show was over, there was no need for him to stay here.
Before he finished speaking, distorted ripples suddenly appeared in the space around him!
With a strange spatial fluctuation, Obito's figure began to twist and blur rapidly, as if his entire body was being crumpled by an invisible giant hand.
"No... Obito, wait a minute!" Kakashi's expression changed, and he immediately reached out his hand to stop him.
However, before he could even touch his opponent, the distorted ripples suddenly contracted, and Obito vanished from his spot, leaving only a few faint ripples in the air that slowly dissipated.
Kakashi's outstretched hand froze in mid-air for a long time before slowly lowering itself, his face filled with dejection and helplessness.
really……
It would be too much of a stretch to capture Obito before he could fully master Kamui.
Kakashi felt an indescribable bitterness welling up in his heart as his former best friend slipped away from him once again.
Thinking of this, Kakashi shook his head and put Obito's matter aside for the time being.
He leaped and landed lightly from the treetops onto the scorched earth and gravel, then strode quickly toward the spot where Sasuke had fallen.
There, Itachi Uchiha stood quietly beside his younger brother, gazing down at Sasuke, who was still unconscious.
Hearing footsteps behind him, Itachi slightly raised his head and slowly turned to look at the approaching person.
Upon recognizing Kakashi, the complex expression on his face quickly vanished, replaced by his usual calm and collected demeanor.
"Kakashi-senpai."
Itachi called out in a calm tone, as if he had just killed some passing ninja, not himself.
He gestured with his eyes to his unconscious younger brother.
“Sassi… he just fainted from exhaustion, his body is fine, but he needs to rest. I’ll leave him in your care from now on.”
Upon hearing this, Kakashi lowered his head and looked at Sasuke lying on the ground.
The boy's eyes were closed, his face was pale and showed signs of dull pain, but his breathing was still steady and he was not seriously injured.
Kakashi nodded solemnly and said, "I understand. Was all of this part of your plan?"
Itachi did not speak.
Silence is also an answer.
He took one last deep look at his younger brother, his gaze complex and unfathomable, as if he were both reluctant to part with him and relieved of a heavy burden.
He then turned around decisively and prepared to leave without lingering.
"and many more!"
Seeing Itachi about to walk away without looking back, Kakashi's heart tightened. He quickly stepped forward and called out from behind, "You...did you really kill him?"
Itachi paused slightly in his departing steps, but did not turn back. He replied in his usual indifferent voice, "Of course not. I merely sealed him away using the power of the Totsuka Blade."
In fact, there was one more thing Itachi wanted to say but didn't.
He would never kill that guy. What if he killed him and then couldn't enter the dream world again?
Hearing Itachi's answer, Kakashi secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."
Kakashi knew that if Itachi in the dream really died in reality because of Sasuke and completely disappeared from the dream, Sasuke would probably never be able to get out of that shadow.
Itachi did not respond further, nor did he linger.
His figure suddenly transformed into countless black feathers that fluttered in the air, scattering in all directions.
With a few clear crow cries, feathers drifted down and disappeared, and Uchiha Itachi had already vanished.
Kakashi stared at the black feathers falling from the sky, speechless for a long time.
After a long while, he looked down at Sasuke on the ground, sighed wearily, and felt a surge of pity in his heart.
Children of this age should be growing up carefree, but instead they have to bear such a heavy past and pain.
Kakashi silently crouched down and carefully lifted Sasuke up from the ground.
A gentle breeze swept across the battlefield, stirring up a few specks of ashes on the ground.
Kakashi, however, had already vanished in an instant.
……
Time passed, and soon night fell.
At this moment, in a ward at Konoha Hospital, Sasuke was lying quietly on the hospital bed.
Despite the severe trauma he suffered during the day, he remains unconscious.
After an unknown amount of time, his eyelashes suddenly trembled slightly, and his tightly closed eyes slowly opened.
When Sasuke opened his eyes again, he saw the familiar ceiling and the soft, warm bedding beneath him.
He returned to the home in his dream.
This time, however, unlike his usual excited leaps out of bed and rush into the room, Sasuke lay motionless on the bed, his empty gaze fixed on the ceiling.
Cold, unbearable memories of reality kept flooding my mind.
The image of Nissan being mercilessly pierced through the chest by that Totsuka-no-Tsurugi... his unfinished apology before he died... and the utter despair of watching him fall helplessly...
Those cruel memories were like a giant hand, gripping Sasuke's heart so tightly that he could barely breathe.
Nissan...
He huddled under the covers, his fists clenched, his body trembling slightly uncontrollably.
Will he... will he still be here?
The immense fear and guilt weighed on his chest like two mountains, making it almost impossible for him to breathe.
Sasuke felt a surge of heat in his eyes as the tragedies he had experienced in reality resurfaced in his mind.
He was filled with remorse and self-blame, his heart aching as if it were being torn apart.
If it weren't for me, Nissan wouldn't have been in danger, and this wouldn't have happened!
It's all my fault!
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