Starting with Naruto, I'll become stronger through my own efforts.

Chapter 307 Stealing Itachi Uchiha's Tsukuyomi Space

The laughter of Team 7 was for Uchiha Sasuke.

His lifelong nightmare was the night of the massacre, when he witnessed his favorite brother kill his father and mother and cut off their heads.

This scene is far too cruel for an eight-year-old child.

But Itachi Uchiha, that freak, still wasn't satisfied.

He attacked Sasuke with Tsukuyomi, repeating this horrific scene countless times until Sasuke's mind was on the verge of collapse.

Therefore, Sasuke Uchiha's life dream was to kill Itachi Uchiha.

Thanks to the comfort of Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Izumi, and the acceptance of his clan, Uchiha Sasuke's heart gradually calmed down, but his hatred for Uchiha Itachi also deepened and became deeply rooted.

Despite knowing that the Uchiha Itachi in front of him was not the real Itachi and that his strength was only one-third or less, Sasuke was still overjoyed to defeat Uchiha Itachi with the help of his Team 7 comrades.

If he hadn't seen Naruto grab Itachi's foot, he wouldn't have been injured by a mere explosive tag due to his emotional state.

Not every ninja is as stupid as Nawaki.

Soon, Sasuke Uchiha composed himself, walked to Itachi Uchiha's side, and took out a kunai, pressing it against Itachi's back.

Uchiha Ryou lay on the ground, ignoring Team 7 and unmoved by Sasuke's kunai.

He had already deactivated his Sharingan, and his pupils had turned black.

At the same time, Itachi Uchiha's personality underwent another reversal, transforming him back into the composed, calm, and wise Itachi.

His expression was gentle and calm as he smiled and said, "My dear brother, this body is merely an avatar that carries my will through a secret technique. Even if you pierce my heart, you cannot threaten my life."

"So go ahead and do it. As long as it lets you vent your emotions, I don't care what happens to me."

"Shut up!" Sasuke Uchiha's forehead veins throbbed. "Don't treat me like a child you can toy with!"

"Before I kill this body of yours, I'll interrogate you to get information about the Akatsuki organization. If you truly care about your younger brother, then honestly tell me everything!"

Uchiha Itachi shook his head and said, "Everything else is fine, but I'm afraid I can't disclose any information about the organization, because I, a rogue ninja, am still a ninja!"

Naruto Uzumaki walked over and said to Itachi, "You know you're a rogue ninja, so even rogue ninjas have to talk about loyalty?"

Itachi Uchiha tried to push the sand away with his lips, turned his head, and looked at Naruto, saying, "Is this strange?"

As long as I remain a ninja, I must remain loyal.

Itachi Uchiha's smile grew even gentler, as if he were chatting with a friend rather than being captured and interrogated by Konoha ninjas.

When Sakura Haruno emerged from the yellow sand and appeared in sight alongside Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha, a sharp glint flashed in Itachi's eyes.

He suddenly curled the corners of his mouth and said with a smile, "This clone can only bear 30% of my strength, and the power of the Kaleidoscope is also unusable."

Sasuke Uchiha tensed up, his kunai piercing Itachi's skin before he feigned nonchalance and said, "Oh, what are you trying to say with this? Or do you feel resentful about your loss?"

Unable to move anything below the neck, Itachi struggled to move his head, which was turned to its limit, using his facial muscles, even ignoring the kunai tearing open the wound on his back, causing blood to flow freely.

His black pupils suddenly transformed into three-tomoe Sharingan, and within half a second, patterns unfolded, activating the Mangekyou Sharingan.

When the Mangekyou Sharingan stared directly at Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Sakura Haruno, Itachi Uchiha laughed: "I lied before. Not all Mangekyou abilities are unusable. I have techniques specifically designed to deal with powerful enemies!"

Sharingan, Mangekyou Sharingan, Tsukuyomi

Oops!!

Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha were terrified when they saw those eyes, and they jumped up and retreated.

Unfortunately, they were a step too slow. Itachi Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan had already locked eyes with them, and the triangular windmill pattern was clearly imprinted in the pupils of the three of them.

Sakura Haruno didn't realize the problem until she was hit by the illusion. She was tragically dragged into the mental world of the illusion space Tsukuyomi, where all the rules were created by the caster Itachi, including time, space, mass, life reaction, and so on.

Once hit by the illusion of Tsukuyomi, the victim will be completely bound by the rules of the creator, caught off guard and unable to resist, and can only let the caster do whatever they want.

Theoretically, a ninja's illusion techniques cannot cause physical damage, but they can severely damage a person's mind, and this mental damage will be reflected in reality.

However, Tsukuyomi is known as the strongest offensive genjutsu, not only because the mental damage it causes is irreversible, but also because this technique is theoretically unbreakable.

Because in the world of Tsukuyomi, time is at the mercy of the caster.

Itachi Uchiha could extend one second in the real world into a long period of 72 hours, and could also extend one second of those 72 hours into a whole day.

Even if a companion disrupts the chakra in time, the victim will experience a torment that feels like hundreds of years within the one second after escaping the genjutsu.

Itachi Uchiha could also reverse the process, matching one second in the genjutsu space to one minute or even one hour in the real world, thus extending the time it took for the victim to break free of the genjutsu as much as possible.

He did this to buy Obito Uchiha more time to travel.

Within the Tsukuyomi space woven by Itachi Uchiha, the sky was an ominous and dark red, the heavy crimson clouds remained motionless, and countless carrion crows flew around the subject, their cawing the only sound in the space.

Everything was so unpleasant, giving rise to a sense of oppressive despair.

Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno Sakura were tied to a large cross, their bodies aching from the rough wood.

Uchiha Itachi stood in front of the two men, holding a katana, looking around in confusion.

Where is Naruto Uzumaki?

Sasuke Uchiha gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it, you really are a cunning and treacherous bastard. I should have listened to Izumi-neechan and not communicated with you at all. I should have just killed you."

Then Sasuke grinned mischievously again: "Aren't you panicking because you can't see Naruto Uzumaki?"

"That's good, you can't see it!"

"Naruto is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki of our Konoha Village. He received genjutsu defense training several years ago and has extensive experience in resisting various genjutsu."

"Uchiha Itachi, your body is indeed a puppet, but is your spirit a puppet too?"

Itachi Uchiha's pupils suddenly contracted to a tiny dot: "What do you mean?"

Sasuke gritted his teeth and said, "Literally, your body is a puppet, so no matter how I kill you, I can't kill you. But if I kill your spirit within the Tsukuyomi space, can't I kill you too?"

Uchiha Itachi remained silent, his Mangekyou Sharingan spinning rapidly as he searched the Tsukuyomi space.

But he couldn't find Naruto Uzumaki no matter what he did, and Sasuke's sarcastic words kept coming.

"You foolish older brother, you created your own illusionary space, only to have it become someone else's playground, and you can't even find it yourself. Isn't that embarrassing?"

"Don't bother trying anymore. No matter how hard you search, you won't find it."

"Naruto Uzumaki is a disciple of the Fifth Hokage. Under his tutelage, his understanding of genjutsu and spatial manipulation far surpasses your imagination!"

"You fool—ouch!"

Itachi Uchiha finally couldn't hold back any longer. He raised his katana and stabbed it into Sasuke's eye, causing Sasuke to scream in agony.

At this moment, upon hearing his younger brother's screams, Itachi Uchiha showed no reaction whatsoever. His expression was exceptionally cold, like that of a ruthless executioner.

When Sasuke Uchiha had adjusted to the pain and was about to speak again, Itachi Uchiha aimed at his other eye and stabbed him hard.

He even twisted the knife handle, widening the wound and causing even more intense pain.

"Wow!!!"

The excruciating pain caused Sasuke Uchiha to scream repeatedly, and he only managed to hold on for a few seconds before falling into a coma.

When Sasuke slowly woke up and opened his eyes again, he showed no fear of Itachi Uchiha in front of him and immediately started cursing.

He's Uchiha Sasuke, a true man who endured the damage of Tsukuyomi at the age of 8! A tough guy!

He would never yield to the madman Uchiha Itachi, absolutely not!

Because it was within the Tsukuyomi space, Itachi Uchiha clearly had no more scruples, and his katana showed no mercy, stabbing Sasuke's body again and again, bringing him pain.

"To provoke me like this in my Tsukuyomi space is truly an irrational and foolish act."

"How long can you endure this kind of pain?"

Sasuke Uchiha grinned maliciously through gritted teeth: "Trust me, I'll be with you until the end, you foolish onii-chan!"

[Well done, Sasuke!]

[Itachi Uchiha's attention is completely captivated by you!]

"Hurry up, Naruto! It really hurts!"

Don't listen to that Uchiha kid, take it slow, you have to succeed on the first try!

【Understood! Nine-Lama!】

[You damned fox, are you getting revenge on me? What have I ever done to you?]

[Ha, Uchiha brat, you haven't offended me, but your Uchiha clan has, and more than once!]

[Hurry! I can't stand the pain anymore!]

Okay, okay, I'll turn off the pain sensor for you first.

"It doesn't hurt anymore, right? Give me another 15 seconds."

[Hey, itachi Uchiha decides the time within the Tsukuyomi dimension, how can I estimate 15 seconds?]

[Idiot Sasuke, now time is determined by your gut feeling.]

【Hmm? Oh! Ah! Okay!】

Then Sasuke unleashed his full power, completely ignoring damage and unleashing a torrent of attacks. Itachi Uchiha pierced Sasuke's heart, killing him instantly.

In the Tsukuyomi space, death does not exist, because Itachi Uchiha, who wove the rules, does not know what death is.

So in just one second, Uchiha Sasuke was revived.

Because there was no pain and no rule of death, Sasuke didn't experience any suffering at all, and he continued to curse with boundless energy.

There are 6 seconds left.

Itachi Uchiha finally confirmed that Sasuke could not feel pain, thus confirming that there was a problem with the Tsukuyomi space.

Thinking of the missing Naruto Uzumaki, he naturally knew who was responsible.

Without any hesitation, Itachi Uchiha came to Sakura Haruno's side, multiplied himself into four, and then stabbed her with his sword.

Sakura, who had been unconscious, was suddenly awakened by the pain. After letting out a piercing scream, she fainted again from the pain.

Then Itachi Uchiha shouted, "Naruto Uzumaki! Come out here!"

"If you don't come out, I'll keep letting this girl get hurt for you. If she dies or gets maimed, it'll all be your fault!"

""

Naruto Uzumaki didn't come out, nor did he speak.

The Fifth Hokage, Natsume, taught him that the most important thing when fighting an enemy is: whatever the enemy wants us to do, we must never do it.

Conversely, if the enemy doesn't want us to do something, then we must persist in doing it.

There are 3 seconds left.

Itachi Uchiha seemed to sense the danger as well, and his actions became noticeably more reckless. He directly pierced the hearts of Sakura Haruno and Sasuke Uchiha.

"If you don't come out soon, I'm going to kill them all. If they die too many times, they'll really think they're dead and will never wake up again!"

There are 2 seconds left.

Itachi Uchiha's pupils shrank to pinpoints, his body swelled up, and the katana in his hand grew larger in sync.

A single slash could cut Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno Sakura into four pieces and destroy all surrounding buildings.

The Tsukuyomi space began to collapse, but Naruto Uzumaki still did not appear.

There is only 1 second left.

Uchiha Itachi went completely mad. He no longer cared about forcing Uzumaki Naruto out, but instead desperately began to destroy, trying his best to destroy the Tsukuyomi space.

Just as he was wreaking havoc, dawn broke!

The dark and gloomy blood-red space faded away, and the Tsukuyomi space transformed into a blue sky with white clouds. The ground was no longer covered with skeletons, blood, and corpses, but with tender and lush green grass.

The cross binding Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno Sakura disappeared, and they landed on the soft grass, smelling the refreshing fragrance of flowers.

All the pain I had just experienced vanished in an instant.

Sakura Haruno only suffered for a few seconds and hadn't even fully experienced the pain before Naruto Uzumaki rescued her, making it feel like a dream.

Uchiha Sasuke suffered much more; he endured far too much pain and could never forget it.

At this moment, on the vast and boundless land, there stood a towering tree, and Itachi Uchiha "grew" on the trunk of this tree.

But Itachi Uchiha wasn't one; there were two.

The man on the left, Uchiha Itachi, has a gentle face and a refined demeanor. The corners of his mouth are turned up, as if he is smiling.

The man on the right, Uchiha Itachi, had a ferocious expression, a sharp and ruthless aura, and his nasolabial folds were even deeper, connecting with the corners of his mouth, making him look like a monster ready to devour its prey.

Sasuke Uchiha asked in confusion, "How can there be two Itachi Uchiha?"

7

Naruto Uzumaki slowly rose from the ground and said, "Because Itachi Uchiha has two completely opposite personalities. In other words, he is a schizophrenic madman."