"That speed, that power! Kisame couldn't even withstand a single blow. When did the village acquire such a terrifying taijutsu master?"
Uchiha Itachi looked at the unconscious Kisame on the ground, his pupils contracted, clearly shocked. As his partner, he knew Kisame's strength best.
The sheer power of Kisame's taijutsu he had just displayed left Kisame no time to react before being knocked unconscious.
"Taijutsu, I know who you are. You must be the boy who defeated Kakuzu and Hidan."
Looking at Goku's height and age, he quickly made a guess.
During the last extraction of the Two-Tails' Jinchuriki, Kakuzu and Hidan encountered an accident, caused by a taijutsu master from Konoha.
Kakuzu had described the taijutsu master's appearance and asked them for information at the time.
So he remembered him well.
"I'm sorry, I can't go back with you. I still have things to do."
Itachi's three-tomoe Sharingan instantly transformed into a Mangekyou Sharingan.
Kisame is known as the Tailed Beast without a tail, because his chakra reserves are comparable to those of a Tailed Beast, and he is proficient in various powerful Water Release ninjutsu.
If he were to unleash his full power, the destructive force would be immense.
Furthermore, with the aid of his Sharohada, which can absorb enemy chakra, he is the bane of many ninjutsu-based ninjas. Even a Jinchuriki would be worn down to death in a ninjutsu duel with him.
Therefore, to defeat a ninja like Kisame, one must either possess significantly superior ninjutsu or have a counter to him.
Or, like the boy opposite him, possess exceptional taijutsu, defeating Kisame before he can unleash his ninjutsu.
However, the very taijutsu-based ninjas who counter Kisame are precisely the ones he counters.
Because the Sharingan inherently possesses extremely powerful motion capture capabilities, and his Sharingan has evolved into the Mangekyou Sharingan... His dynamic capture ability has increased dramatically.
Even without the Sharingan, he was a master of genjutsu, and with the Sharingan's enhancement to genjutsu, even elite ninjas would find it difficult to resist his genjutsu.
If he used Tsukuyomi, even Orochimaru would be instantly defeated.
Besides, he wasn't really going to fight; he just wanted to leave, so it wasn't too difficult.
"Bang!"
Before Itachi finished speaking, Goku's hand chopped into his neck.
However, this time, Itachi didn't go all the way like Kisame; instead, his body transformed into a flock of crows and disappeared.
"The Sharingan's genjutsu even affected me." Goku's face showed a hint of surprise, but he wasn't panicked.
His studies of ninjutsu over the past few days had made him no longer a novice; he knew the basic principle of genjutsu was to disrupt chakra to affect the nerves and create illusions.
However, because his ki and chakra are different, he is greatly less affected by genjutsu.
Even ordinary ninjas using illusions cannot affect him at all.
Like the Root ninjas who surrounded and attacked him before.
But this Uchiha Itachi, thanks to the Sharingan's ocular techniques, even had his ki disrupted, causing him to fall under a genjutsu.
"Giant's Wrath!"
Using giant magic to unleash a powerful burst of ki within his body, the scenery before Goku's eyes changed, returning to normal.
He remained in place, not attacking Itachi; what had just happened was merely an illusion.
The simplest way to break a genjutsu is to disrupt the flow of chakra within the body, making the opponent unable to control their chakra and disrupting their nerves.
But this method is very difficult to break genjutsu cast with ocular techniques.
Genjutsu cast using ocular techniques is far more powerful. One cannot disrupt the chakra within their body alone; they need the assistance of other ninjas injecting their chakra.
However, that only applies to ordinary ninjas.
Nothing is absolute. The need for comrades' help to break genjutsu cast by ocular techniques simply means your chakra isn't strong enough.
If your chakra is strong enough, you can forcefully break genjutsu cast by ocular techniques.
Just like a genin-level Sharingan casting an ocular genjutsu on a Kage-level ninja, the Kage can easily break free.
That's the current situation. After Goku's ki exploded using Giant Magic, the resulting frenzied state made it impossible for Itachi to influence his ki and manipulate his nerves to cast genjutsu.
"The genjutsu was broken so quickly."
Itachi, who was about to flee with Kisame in his arms, looked at Goku's eyes as they regained their clarity, a look of surprise on his face.
After the initial surprise, his expression changed drastically.
"Susanoo!"
A six- or seven-meter-tall orange, half-body armored giant appeared on Itachi's surface, protecting him.
With the power of his Mangekyou Sharingan, he vaguely saw a fleeting afterimage of Goku's movement.
Learning from Kisame's example, he immediately used his strongest trump card, Susanoo.
This was the ultimate power that could only be unlocked by activating the Mangekyou Sharingan, also known as divine power.
Its defensive power was extremely formidable.
"Crack!"
The newly formed Susanoo immediately developed cracks, and almost collapsed on the spot.
"Huh, what kind of move is that? It's pretty tough."
Goku looked at the Susanoo that had blocked his hand strike, a curious expression on his face.
Fearing he might kill Itachi instantly, he hadn't used his full strength with that hand strike.
But to block his hand strike, the armored giant Itachi had created was quite formidable.
"Tsukuyomi!"
The fact that the Susanoo was almost shattered made Itachi wary. He activated his Mangekyou Sharingan and unleashed his strongest genjutsu.
Genjutsu.
Goku's body trembled; he had fallen into a genjutsu again.
He found himself in a black and white space, bound to a cross.
Standing opposite him was Akihime, wielding a katana.
"Sorry, you're too strong. This is all I can do.
But don't worry, it won't cause you permanent damage.
You'll recover after some rest."
.......
Tsukuyomi, the strongest genjutsu he unleashed with his Mangekyou Sharingan, allows him to pull an enemy's spirit into the Tsukuyomi space.
Within this space, everything—time, location, mass, etc.—is under his control.
The enemy will suffer immense physical and mental anguish within the genjutsu world, and their spirit will be severely damaged afterward.
He once trapped Kakashi in the Tsukuyomi space, torturing him for three days, while only a second had passed in reality.
The boy's physical skills were too strong; he intended to use Tsukuyomi to weaken his spirit, preventing him from pursuing him further.
However, as he thrust his katana towards Goku, Goku suddenly roared in anger.
Immediately afterward, his spirit rapidly expanded, transforming in the blink of an eye into a terrifying giant ape several meters tall.
The giant ape roared to the sky, its hands flashing, tearing the Tsukuyomi space apart on the spot.
"What!"
An incredulous look appeared on Itachi's face, and blood streamed from his left eye due to the backlash.
However, before he could even react to the fact that his Tsukuyomi had been forcibly broken, he found that his newly restored Susanoo had completely shattered, and then his eyes rolled back and he fainted.
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