Just as Sasuke was at a complete loss, a dark shadow suddenly flashed across the sky.
Itachi appeared midair like a phantom.
His gaze was sharp as a blade, locking on instantly. In the next moment, his Mangekyo Sharingan snapped open.
"Amaterasu!"
In an instant, ominous black flames ignited directly on "Obito's" body.
Seeing this, Sasuke felt a surge of joy.
However, something he never expected happened.
With a soft "poof," the "Obito" shrouded in black flames suddenly exploded without any warning, turning into a puff of smoke and dissipating into the air.
So the "Obito" that had appeared inside Susanoo just now had only been a shadow clone.
At this moment, Sasuke had already set his father down.
He knew that staying here any longer would not help at all, and might instead put him in even greater danger.
So without hesitation, he turned around, intending to retreat immediately.
But everything was already too late.
"Obito" once again used that strange and unpredictable space-time ninjutsu, and in the blink of an eye appeared silently beside Sasuke.
Faced with this sudden change, Sasuke instinctively swung the blade in his hand, slashing fiercely at "Obito."
But "Obito's" figure was like an illusion, vanishing in an instant.
Sasuke's full-powered strike missed completely, his long blade cutting a wide arc through the air from momentum.
Although Sasuke reacted quickly and adjusted his stance the moment his strike missed, he was still a step too slow.
At that very moment, "Obito" had already slipped behind him like a ghost.
He stretched out a withered yet powerful hand, aiming straight for Sasuke's vulnerable neck.
Sasuke's eyes widened, his crimson Sharingan spinning rapidly.
His hands moved like blurs, forming seals at high speed.
In an instant, a powerful electric current burst out from his body, wrapping around him and forming a dazzling sea of lightning.
This was Chidori Current.
However, facing such a fierce Lightning Style attack, that mysterious figure, "Obito", did not react at all.
His figure flickered, disappearing once again like a phantom.
In the next instant, another flash, and "Obito" reappeared in front of Sasuke.
By then, Sasuke's attack had already completely missed.
In that split second, "Obito's" hands shot out like lightning, landing precisely on Sasuke's shoulders.
A series of dull cracking sounds rang out, the chilling noise of bones breaking echoing suddenly.
The pain surged like a tidal wave, instantly swallowing Sasuke's awareness, and he let out a piercing scream.
At that moment, Sasuke felt as if his body was about to fall apart, completely losing the strength to resist.
His left arm bone had been twisted and broken by that single move, and his right arm was forcibly wrenched behind his back.
The intense pain drained all color from his face, beads of sweat rolling down his forehead.
Immediately after, "Obito" lifted his leg and kicked hard at the back of Sasuke's knees.
Sasuke's legs gave out, and he collapsed to his knees.
His knees slammed hard against the ground, producing another sharp crack, and Sasuke groaned in pain again.
At that moment, Itachi's urgent shout rang out, "Let him go!"
Despite the worry in his heart, Itachi knew the opponent's strength was unfathomable, and for a moment he did not dare to approach rashly.
Meanwhile, "Obito," holding Sasuke hostage, slowly turned around. A sinister smile appeared on his face as he spoke in a cold, eerie voice, "Heh! What luck. Didn't expect you'd bring along such a useless burden."
Itachi's face darkened as if water could drip from it. His sharp, hawk-like gaze locked onto "Obito."
"You dare come to the Uchiha clan grounds. You're courting death!"
At this moment, "Obito" tightened his grip around Sasuke's throat, the force so great it seemed he could crush his windpipe at any second.
Poor Sasuke was restrained by this immense strength, barely able to breathe. His face quickly turned bluish-purple from lack of oxygen, and his eyes were filled with humiliation and unwillingness.
All these years, he had trained desperately to become stronger, but in the end he realized he was still so weak, once again reduced to a captive at someone else's mercy.
At this moment, an arrogant burst of laughter rang out, and "Obito's" domineering voice echoed, "I can come and go as I please. With your level, you think you can stop me?"
"If you know what's good for you, step back right now. Otherwise I'll send this brat to join Fugaku."
As he spoke, "Obito" completely hid his body behind Sasuke, using him to block his entire figure.
Despite the physical agony and deep humiliation, Sasuke still gritted his teeth and forced out a weak voice through clenched teeth:
"Don't… don't worry about me…"
But how could Itachi possibly ignore his beloved younger brother?
Facing "Obito's" threat, not only did Itachi not retreat in the slightest, instead, a chilling, ferocious aura burst out from his entire body, like a tiger about to pounce as he charged forward.
At the same time, a crafty glint flashed in "Obito's" eyes.
With a light hook of his foot, he instantly flicked up the Kusanagi sword that had fallen to the ground and gripped it firmly in his hand.
In the blink of an eye, a cold flash cut through the air as the sharp blade in "Obito's" hand slashed down viciously toward Sasuke.
With a crisp "shing," this fierce strike landed perfectly on Sasuke's right arm.
Sasuke let out an extremely miserable scream, and with that horrifying sound, his right arm was sent flying like a kite with its string cut, tracing a shocking arc through the air.
Seeing this, Itachi's eyes turned completely blood-red, as if they were about to spit fire.
His Sharingan, once calm like still water, spun rapidly.
In an instant, the pitch-black flames of Amaterasu fell like a meteor straight onto "Obito's" arm.
However, "Obito" reacted just as quickly. The moment he was struck by Amaterasu, he gave a muffled grunt and, without hesitation, pressed the hand burning with crackling black flames tightly against Sasuke's body.
The flames of Amaterasu do not distinguish between friend or foe. Once they latch on, they burn without end.
Poor Sasuke was instantly engulfed by the sudden black flames, letting out a heart-wrenching scream.
On the other side, seeing this, Itachi hurriedly extinguished the Amaterasu flames in a fluster.
But just as he was fully focused on putting out the fire, "Obito" seized that fleeting opportunity.
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