Naruto World, Konoha Village.
"Ha! Ha! Ha!"
Sasuke panted heavily, his Three-Tomoe Sharingan slowly spinning as he looked at the fallen Itachi on the screen.
He panted heavily, not knowing what to do for a moment.
Joy? Complexity? Pain? Sasuke didn't know what his current feelings were.
Naruto quickly brought some water for Sasuke to drink, but soon he seemed to notice something and said in surprise, "Sasuke... your eyes."
"My eyes?"
Sasuke hadn't noticed anything wrong with his eyes at all, but soon, he discovered an abnormality in his eyes.
He seemed to be able to see much more clearly.
No!! It wasn't just that!!
Could it be?!!
"Three Tomoe? When?" Kakashi looked at Sasuke in surprise. What was going on? He could awaken his Sharingan just by watching a video?
To be fair, previously because of the Tiamat incident, it was understandable for Sasuke to awaken a Two-Tomoe Sharingan, since he already had one eye with a Two-Tomoe Sharingan.
With that sudden outburst, awakening a complete Two-Tomoe Sharingan was a reasonable occurrence.
What happened this time? He was suddenly stimulated by Itachi and then awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan???
"The Uchiha Clan's Sharingan can be awakened and continuously evolved through intense emotional stimulation." Jiraiya looked at Sasuke and remarked with complex emotions, "But this is the first time I've seen someone stimulate themselves into awakening their eyes through a 'video'."
"Itachi is dead."
Sasuke looked at Itachi in the video and said in a complex tone, "In that moment just now, I felt the approach of death, even though I'm in Konoha and not facing Itachi directly like the me in the video."
"But even knowing it's fake, I still felt the fear of death."
Although he had awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, Sasuke didn't feel any joy, because his self in the video had raised his ocular power, Ninjutsu, and Taijutsu to almost their'strongest' point.
Though it didn't compare to the No. 1 in the previous video.
But it was already very strong, at least a strength that was visible and tangible.
As for the one in No. 1, Sasuke couldn't imagine at all how he could become that strong. Could it be that someone directly gave him power?
"However, the video doesn't seem to be over yet."
Jiraiya looked at the slightly dimming screen and said calmly, "Next, it seems to be the moment for a reversal."
Sasuke also looked at the screen with a complex expression, because he cared very much about what Itachi actually said at the moment of his death.
And a second before he died, he didn't gouge out his eyes, but instead poked his forehead with his hand, just like when they were children.
This made Sasuke's expression become very complex; he wanted to know what exactly was going on.
Naruto World, Akatsuki Organization.
"Itachi is dead... how is that possible? This death is too ridiculous."
Deidara spoke up, his expression showing that he found it quite unacceptable. If Itachi had died in battle, he might have been interested enough to mock Itachi a bit.
But now, Itachi had won, he could have easily killed Sasuke, yet he ended up dying?
That clearly wasn't fainting from Chakra exhaustion at the end, but dying in the true sense. As for why he died...
Deidara didn't know, but he felt Itachi shouldn't have died like that.
"...Itachi, are you sick?" Sasori looked at Itachi not far away. He recalled the battle just now; perhaps Itachi wasn't taking it easy, but his body was suffering from some kind of terminal illness.
From the very beginning, Itachi was at an absolute disadvantage because his life was like a candle in the wind.
Of course, Sasori still suspected Itachi had gone easy, because during the battle, Itachi had several opportunities to kill Sasuke but didn't decisively strike him down.
And at the very end, he seemed to have said something for Sasuke to hear, and afterward, he didn't take his eyes but poked his forehead instead.
What? Did he intend to use two fingers to poke Sasuke's head off?
"It really is unacceptable. Given how strong you are, Itachi, how could you possibly lose?"
White Zetsu also shouted. He felt Itachi was one of the top powerhouses in the Akatsuki Organization and couldn't possibly lose to Sasuke.
Although Sasuke's performance was indeed impressive, it was merely impressive, not powerful like No. 1.
"Itachi-san, take care of your health." Kisame let out a sigh. This sentence could be considered an answer to Sasori's question.
Itachi was sick. As for what kind of sickness, everyone wasn't clear; they only knew that when he fought Sasuke in the future, he would be fighting with a body that was practically half in the grave.
He also happened to kill an intruding Orochimaru along the way.
"..." Pain looked at Itachi. He didn't speak but just said calmly, "Continue watching the video, it's not over yet."
As for why Itachi went easy, they would know in a moment.
The video continued to play.
After Itachi fell, the screen went black for a short while and then lit up slightly.
Sasuke slowly opened his eyes. After finding himself in an unfamiliar place, he wasn't flustered or nervous; he had a sense of emptiness after having achieved his great revenge.
"I've already bandaged your wounds,"
A mysterious man's voice rang out. As it did, Obito and Nagato, who were watching the video, frowned slightly.
Because they both recognized it; this voice belonged to himself (Madara).
When people from other Ninja villages saw this, their attention became focused. As expected, there was more!
Compared to the previous battle, the latter part was the most exciting.
After the man's voice faded, Sasuke slowly sat up. He looked at the bandages on his body with vacant eyes, scanned his surroundings, and finally focused on a dark corner nearby, guided by his senses.
"You won."
With those words, the image of Itachi's death flashed through Sasuke's mind.
"However, you've taken quite a bit of damage; it's better not to force yourself to get up."
At that moment, footsteps echoed, and a man in a black bodysuit wearing a swirl mask emerged from the darkness.
He looked at Sasuke and said calmly, "We've met before."
Another image flashed in Sasuke's mind: a person in Akatsuki robes wearing a swirl mask walking toward him.
The man—or rather, Uchiha Obito—continued, "However, that was just when we were enemies. You don't need to worry about the Deidara matter; I am not your enemy."
After killing Itachi, Sasuke wasn't as hostile as before; instead, he seemed lost, not knowing where he should go.
"I brought you here to tell you something."
Obito spoke, but Sasuke seemed to ignore his existence entirely.
This left Obito somewhat helpless, so he continued, "Not even interested? If I put it this way, you might want to listen: it's about Uchiha Itachi."
"..."
Now, Sasuke was interested; he turned his gaze toward Obito.
Obito said calmly, "That's right. You think you know your brother, but in truth, you know nothing."
"Well then, let's start with an introduction." Obito seemed intent on removing his swirl mask as he looked at Sasuke. "Like you, I am a survivor of the Uchiha Clan."
Obito removed part of his swirl mask, revealing his Sharingan, and continued, "I am one who knows the truth about Uchiha Itachi!"
Thump—!!!
Along with the sound of a heartbeat, Sasuke's left eye transformed into a Three-Tomoe Sharingan. Blood flowed from his eye as it slowly shifted into a Mangekyo Sharingan.
Indeed! Seeing this, everyone wore expressions of shock.
Whether it was the Akatsuki Organization or people from other villages, they were stunned because Sasuke's Mangekyo Sharingan looked exactly like the late Uchiha Itachi's!!!
"Could it be...!!"
Similarly, the Obito in the video looked extremely surprised, knowing it was impossible for Sasuke to have Itachi's Mangekyo Sharingan at this moment.
After all, Itachi's eyes were in his possession.
Buzz—!!!
An invisible force erupted from the Mangekyo Sharingan, and black flames instantly landed on Obito.
Obito let out a scream, threw his mask to the ground, and retreated into the shadows with half his body engulfed in black flames.
This was Itachi's Amaterasu!!!!