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A murder of crows swirled through the air—then merged together, forming the shape of Itachi once more.
Catching the falling blade midair, Itachi slashed in one clean motion. Kabuto jumped back just in time—only to see one of the horns on his head fall to the ground.
"The same trick? You think I wouldn't expect that?" Kabuto hissed.
"I told you already—as long as my body can heal like this, no amount of damage means anything to me! And with my vision cut off, your illusions are useless! You can't win!"
Itachi's calm voice echoed through the cave. "Your fate is already in my hands. And the one who lets me decide it… is another forbidden jutsu of the Uchiha."
He paused, eyes sharpening. "It's called—"
A single drop of water fell onto Kabuto's shoulder. The man raised his right hand, summoning a chakra scalpel as he sneered, "Then let's see this so-called fate of mine!"
The two clashed—Kabuto's chakra scalpel against Itachi's sword, sparks flashing as they met.
Itachi's voice cut through the sound. "Izanami!"
Both jumped back instantly.
"Sasuke, don't stray too far," Itachi warned.
Kabuto—half-merged with Orochimaru's serpentine form—approached slowly, his voice low and mocking. "This scene looks so familiar… I'm getting bored. Let's end this."
He stepped over Itachi's scattered black feathers.
From his side, a giant snake lunged at Itachi—but Itachi's Susanoo appeared in an instant, one massive spectral arm grabbing the serpent midair.
Kabuto burst out from the snake's mouth, diving at Itachi again. Sasuke activated his own Susanoo, its purple arm snatching Kabuto from the air.
But another Kabuto suddenly burst from Kabuto's own mouth, lunging straight for Itachi!
He snatched Itachi's sword and drove it straight through his body—only for Itachi to dissolve into black crows again.
The blade clattered to the ground. Kabuto froze. "This… what the hell is going on?"
Itachi caught the blade midair again, slashing downward—cutting off Kabuto's horn once more.
Kabuto touched his head, trembling. "Why…? My horn was already gone! What's happening!?"
Cold sweat trickled down his forehead.
"I already cut off my vision. He shouldn't be able to use any genjutsu on me! But then… this…"
Before he could finish, Sasuke's fire jutsu roared through the mist. Kabuto spat out a torrent of water to block it, and the whole cave filled with dense white fog again.
Then—drip. Another drop of water fell onto his shoulder.
Kabuto's eyes widened. "What did you do to me!?"
Itachi's voice came from somewhere unseen. "You're already under my eye technique."
"It's Izanami."
Kabuto roared in disbelief. "Impossible!"
He charged again, slashing at Itachi with his chakra scalpel. Blades clashed, sparks flew—and they leapt apart once more. Itachi's sword hit the ground with a clang.
Kabuto's panic spiked. How is he doing this!?
But then his expression twisted into fury. "No matter! I won't lose! There's nothing I can't do!"
He grabbed the fallen sword, once again stepping on Itachi's black feathers—and again, history repeated itself. He stabbed Itachi clean through, only for him to burst into crows. Kabuto's horn fell to the ground—again.
Itachi's calm, steady voice returned. "I told you—your fate is already in my hands."
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[Bullet Comments]
Luffy (One Piece): "Bro, I swear I'm under genjutsu too—I keep seeing the same scene over and over!"
Sasuke (Naruto): "That's what you get for underestimating an Uchiha, Kabuto. Feeling panicked yet?"
Usopp (One Piece): "No way! Luffy's right! I'm seeing it too! Is Itachi using genjutsu through the screen!?"
Rock Lee (Naruto): "Wait… it repeated? Am I in a genjutsu too!?"
Gray (Fairy Tail): "This is genius—it's breaking the limits of time and space. Even I got caught!"
Goku (Dragon Ball): "Haha! That Kabuto guy's losing his mind!"
Sengoku (One Piece): "Who the hell came up with this Izanami thing? It's terrifying—pure genius!"
Inuyasha: "Haha! I lost count of how many times that horn's been chopped off!"
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[On Screen]
Kabuto screamed, "If this is genjutsu—then—Release!"
Drip.
Another drop of water hit his shoulder.
And again, everything repeated. No matter how he ran, how hard he fought, he couldn't escape the loop.
Itachi placed his hand gently on Kabuto's head. Kabuto's eyes were closed now, his body motionless—still trapped in the repeating nightmare playing endlessly in his mind.
Itachi spoke quietly. "By trapping him in this small cycle, it becomes easier to draw him into a genjutsu through touch and sensation."
Sasuke stepped closer. "So… Kabuto's already caught in that cycle you mentioned?"
Itachi nodded. "That's Izanami."
"When did you cast it?"
Itachi slowly lifted his hand from Kabuto's head. "The first time he stabbed me with that blade."
Sasuke's eyes widened. "So it was then! You said some eye techniques don't need visual contact. What does that mean exactly?"
One of Itachi's eyes had already gone pale, blind and dim. "Izanami is a visual jutsu based not on sight, but on physical sensation between two people."
He explained calmly, voice steady as always.
"You choose a specific moment during battle—capture it like taking a photo with your Sharingan. That moment is A.
"Then, during the fight, you record another vivid, memorable moment—call it B. Then C, and so on.
"Once you've recorded enough of these, you deliberately recreate the same sensation as in A. That overlap triggers the cycle."
"It merges A with A', and from there replays B and C. The target gets trapped, endlessly repeating those moments—locked in time itself."
"In short, Izanami creates an infinite loop."
"Of course," he added quietly, "the cost is blindness."
Sasuke nodded slowly. "So you mean Kabuto's consciousness—along with you and me inside his illusion—is sealed inside that infinite cycle?"
Itachi shook his head. "No. There's always a way out. Izanami was created to both punish and save those who abused Izanagi."
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[End of Itachi's Legendary Scene]
[Bullet Comments]
Luffy (One Piece): "I didn't really get all that, but man—it was awesome!"
Zoro (One Piece): "Izanagi, Izanami… damn Uchiha names always sound cool."
Naruto (Naruto): "See? I told you! Big bro Itachi really loved Sasuke!"
Sasuke (Naruto): "Shut up, Naruto. None of your business."
Vegeta (Dragon Ball): "Tch. All that talking put me to sleep. Just punch the guy already!"
Goku (Dragon Ball): "So I wasn't the only one who didn't get it! Guess it's kinda deep, huh?"
Aizen (Bleach): "Uchiha Itachi… what a terrifying man. That level of intellect isn't something an ordinary human could reach."
Moderator Max: "Alright, everyone! Now that the clip's over, who remembers the question from the start? Big rewards for the right answer!"
Kagome (Inuyasha): "Answer: Everything Itachi did was for his brother's sake."
Moderator Max: "Correct! Reward: one pair of Byakugan!"
[In the Inuyasha world]
A beam of white light enveloped Kagome. Her eyes turned pale white, the world around her suddenly crystal clear—she could even see the tiniest insects crawling nearby.
Then a calm male voice spoke in her mind:"Congratulations. You've obtained the Byakugan bloodline. When active, your eyes turn white, but when inactive, they look normal.
"The Byakugan lets you see through anything—even into the future. But its most terrifying power is that it reveals the energy channels within the human body—the points where power flows. You can read your opponent's entire strength through it."
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[Bullet Comments]
Naruto: "Wait—Hyuga clan's Byakugan just gets handed out like that!? This admin's too overpowered!"
Garp (One Piece): "This 'admin' is starting to freak me out. If he ever turned hostile toward our worlds, with power like that, we'd be doomed."
Goku: "I wanna fight him! How strong is this admin guy, anyway!?"
"..."
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