The Avengers of the Uzumaki Family

The crimson shadow of Susanoo also collapsed in an instant.

The point of the sword.

They were all dignified.

Faced with the icy aura, Itachi gave up all resistance. Almost at the moment when the Susanoo sword was about to reach his head, Itachi closed his eyes.

'Father, Mother, Still Water, Spring... and everyone else... I'm here...'

The moment I whispered those words into my heart.

"Peng!"

The deadly blade, however, did not arrive as expected.

Only one second later.

Itachi felt a heavy punch land on his left cheek.

"Wow!"

A face that was instantly sunken and deformed.

The figure flew backward uncontrollably.

A large amount of blood spurted from his mouth in mid-air.

"Peng!"

Then.

Itachi's body slammed heavily onto the ground behind him.

A cloud of dust was stirred up.

"Cough cough..."

Exhausted stamina, nearly depleted chakra, and already blurred vision, it was now struck by this furious 'Face-Breaking Fist'.

Itachi felt as if his body was about to fall apart.

But more than the excruciating pain, Itachi was baffled that Sasuke had stopped and hadn't killed him!

No, it's 'able to stop,' not 'knows how to stop.'

Before the battle even began, Itachi realized, upon hearing Sasuke's words, that this fight would be far from what he had anticipated.

Sasuke was already beginning to have doubts.

So he still wanted to die according to the predetermined plan.

We must create an excellent opportunity.

An opportunity to make Sasuke appear to die from exhaustion: the bombardment of Lightning Release: Kirin Technique, followed by the overwhelming pressure of Susanoo.

This was the best opportunity that Itachi had identified.

Seize that most exquisite opportunity.

Then all defenses were withdrawn.

Itachi didn't think Sasuke could react in time, because it was less than 0.5 seconds, unless Sasuke was already prepared to stop at any moment.

Otherwise.

Even if Sasuke's mind could react to that attack, his body would never have had time to change his move.

But that's the situation now.

Sasuke stopped!!!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 525 Erzhuzi's Determination

It is clear.

This is because Sasuke was well-prepared and could stop at any time. Of course, this is also thanks to Menma's reminder before Sasuke went to the battlefield, which gave him advance awareness and made him far stronger than his contemporaries in the original work.

Once they noticed that something was wrong with Itachi.

For Sasuke, stopping immediately and changing his attack was an easy task.

It's important to know that during the nearly three years Sasuke spent with Orochimaru, the skill he honed most was his ability to kill.

This naturally includes the skill of changing offensive strategies at any time.

'So it really is just as Menma said?'

Sasuke looked at Itachi, who was lying on the ground and struggling to get up, and a look of resentment, pain, and a hint of indescribable joy appeared in his eyes.

With Sasuke's keen eye.

How could they not have discerned the meaning of that final blow?

My brother clearly still had the strength to fight back, but he voluntarily gave up. If he was truly only thinking of himself and simply wanted to obtain the Eternal Eye, how could he possibly give up?

Itachi's only option was to fight to the death and kill himself, right?

Any words.

None of these can compare to the solidity and effectiveness of a single action.

Itachi's almost deliberate act of suicide confirmed the truth that Menma had told him before!

My brother is indeed a guy who loves himself to an unhealthy degree.

For his younger brother.

He would rather slaughter his clan and wander the ninja world bearing the stigma of a rogue ninja. Keep in mind that when he left Konoha, his older brother was only twelve or thirteen years old.

That's the age I was when I just graduated from the ninja academy.

If this isn't love, then what is?

Although this kind of love is too distorted, even morbid.

But for Sasuke, who is also an ultimate brother-complex, the emotional turmoil he felt upon realizing this was indescribable.

But the same thing is true.

Another sentence from Menma kept echoing in Sasuke's ears.

That is—Uchiha Itachi was ultimately a sinner who slaughtered his clan, and even more so, a person who personally killed his parents and was extremely unfilial.

Regardless of the reason.

These are all real sins committed by Itachi Uchiha.

In the original story, Itachi was already dead when Sasuke learned the truth. Sasuke didn't need to consider how to deal with Itachi. He could simply transfer all his hatred to Konoha Village because of Itachi's death, Itachi's great grievances, and the destruction of his clan.

But things are different now.

Itachi did not die.

Sasuke then had to consider how to properly deal with Itachi.

Kill him?

This is indeed the simplest and most direct form of punishment.

However, putting everything else aside, Sasuke's brother complex alone would make it impossible for him to kill anyone once it kicked in.

But the thought of his parents' tragic deaths and the thousands of his clansmen caused Sasuke immense inner turmoil.

"Itachi, even now, are you still going to stick to your old story? Is it all just to test your own limits?"

Sasuke walked quietly to Itachi, who had just struggled to his feet, and spoke softly.

This caused Itachi's expression to change.

People can lie and pretend to be someone they're not.

But lying through your teeth isn't so easy, especially when you're exposed to your face.

Any lie would fall flat and powerless at this moment.

therefore.

At this time.

silence.

That was Itachi's only choice.

"Why are you so quiet now? Eight years ago, weren't you quite the talker? Just now, weren't you just as stubborn?! What? Now you can't utter a single word?! Say something, Uchiha Itachi!!"

Looking at the silent Itachi.

Sasuke felt an overwhelming surge of anger. He didn't know why, but seeing Itachi's disheveled and miserable state made him extremely uncomfortable.

Perhaps it lies within Sasuke's heart.

Even if her older brother is a devil, she still has to maintain her composure at all times.

The filter of childhood.

Her own brother was an omnipotent being.

However, this is now a stark contrast to its previous image.

Sasuke would involuntarily feel a great deal of resentment.

Sasuke raised his voice almost subconsciously, practically yelling at Itachi.

"Don't you already know? Sasuke."

Tranquility in silence.

Only Sasuke's angry roar echoed through the air.

Much later.

After a soft sigh, Itachi's eyes, which had been raised again, softened with a gentle expression. In that moment, he saw the figure of his most trusted older brother, the one he remembered from his childhood.

And there was Itachi's gentle voice echoing in my ears.