Naruto: Sasuke Uchiha Returns from Soul Society

"Ok?"

Itachi Uchiha's pupils suddenly contracted.

Under the gaze of his Sharingan, Sasuke's chakra and two unknown energies were surging wildly in an unprecedented way.

Sasuke slowly raised his head.

That head of jet-black short hair, as if injected with life, began to grow wildly, and in an instant it reached down to her waist.

All the color drained from his face instantly, turning it deathly pale, like a corpse.

The strangest change happened on his face.

A layer of pale, bone-like substance quietly emerged from his right cheek, quickly spreading and eventually coalescing into half a hideous mask.

The mask's eye sockets were pitch black, and deep within those empty sockets, a golden Sharingan with three tomoe, exuding an ominous light, was slowly turning.

"Clang—!"

With a soft click, the "Indra" sword at his waist was drawn out of its sheath and held in his hand.

Black flames roared up from the blade, making his pale face appear even more eerie.

Kisame Hoshigaki's movements changed from swinging his sword to parrying.

"boom--!!!"

A deafeningly loud bang.

They didn't even see how the other party made their move.

Kisame felt an irresistible, terrifying force emanating from the sword, and his massive body was sent flying uncontrollably backward, his feet carving two deep furrows in the riverbank before he could barely regain his footing.

"You bastard..."

Kisame shook his numb arm, a serious expression appearing in his eyes.

However, Sasuke did not press his advantage.

He slowly turned around, his exposed scarlet left eye and his golden right eye, hidden beneath the mask, silently locked onto Uchiha Itachi.

Itachi Uchiha's heart leaped into his throat at that moment.

what is this?

This power...this posture...

"what......"

In the distance, Kisame Hoshigaki, having regained his footing, watched this scene unfold and suddenly let out a low laugh.

He turned his head and spoke hoarsely to Uchiha Itachi.

“Mr. Itachi…”

"Your younger brother is more like a monster than I am."

No words were spoken.

The figure with long hair reaching his waist and his face covered in bone armor stood there quietly.

Itachi Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan spun rapidly, attempting to see through the essence of this power.

However, he could see nothing.

next moment.

"puff."

A very faint sound rang out.

The figure shrouded in an ominous aura suddenly vanished from sight, right under Itachi Uchiha's gaze with his Mangekyou Sharingan.

It was neither an afterimage left by high-speed movement, nor any high-speed movement technique he recognized.

It was as if that space itself had been forcibly torn open, and then instantly healed.

It's like... space-time ninjutsu.

Almost the instant the thought flashed through his mind, an instinct made the hairs on Itachi's body stand on end.

A murderous aura emanated from behind.

There was no time to think, and no time to dodge.

Itachi Uchiha reacted with lightning speed, and a surge of powerful crimson chakra erupted from his body!

"Crack—!"

A thin layer of red chakra ribs, as clear as crystal, instantly coalesced in front of him.

It was at the very moment that this layer of bone appeared.

"boom--!!!"

A dull, loud bang.

The long sword, burning with jet-black flames, slammed heavily into that layer of chakra bones!

The unique advanced footwork of the Broken Face – Resonant Spin!

Itachi Uchiha staggered forward several steps uncontrollably, the ground beneath his feet cracking inch by inch.

The smoke and dust slowly dissipated.

On Itachi's back, a grotesque crack was clearly visible on the layer of crimson chakra ribs.

He was not injured, but his heart was in turmoil.

Susanoo... was actually shaken.

Sasuke's almost instinctive strike just now contained such terrifying power.

"Oh dear..."

The relaxed, smug look on Kisame's face had vanished in the distance.

"To actually force Itachi to use Susanoo to defend in an instant, that's truly..."

However, before he could finish speaking...

That "Sasuke" moved again.

Instead of continuing the attack, he slowly raised his left hand, fingers spread, pointing it towards Uchiha Itachi.

An even more violent energy than before began to gather wildly in his palm.

That's not chakra.

There was no change in form or nature; it was simply a mass of darkness that was constantly compressing inward.

Itachi Uchiha's expression became extremely solemn.

He sensed a familiar yet unfamiliar aura emanating from that mass of energy.

It feels familiar because of that brutal feeling that is born purely for destruction.

It was unfamiliar because its energy composition was completely beyond his comprehension.

Cero!

This is a technique that can only be used by high-level Hollows and above. It involves highly compressing one's spiritual pressure and releasing it from a certain part of the body to form a devastating energy shockwave.

"This aura is purely designed for destruction..."

Itachi stared intently at the increasingly unstable black energy ball, and a thought that even he found absurd surged into his mind.

"Is that a Tailed Beast Ball?!"

The next instant, the ball of dark energy transformed into a thick beam of light and roared out!

It was a darkness that seemed capable of swallowing all light.

Wherever it passed, the earth was silently annihilated.

Uchiha Itachi's gaze became extremely solemn at this moment.

The shuriken-shaped pattern in his eyes spun wildly, and his crimson chakra surged once again!

"Roar--!"

More chakra bones spread out from his body, quickly forming a more complete skeleton armor on his upper body.

He held the massive skeletal arm across his chest, meeting the destructive black beam head-on.

Time seems to stand still at this moment.

Immediately following was a deafening roar that could tear eardrums apart.

Susanoo, overwhelmed by the black beam of light, let out a mournful cry, and cracks spread wildly like a spider web.

......

As the smoke dissipated, a more solidified image of Susanoo as a crimson war god appeared.

It no longer appears as a mere skeleton, but as a half-giant clad in samurai armor, wielding a long sword that radiates spiritual light and an ancient, large shield.

Its majesty and oppressive aura were several times stronger than before.

"Oh... so this is Itachi-san's true power?"

Kisame Hoshigaki, standing in the distance, gazed up at the enormous war god with an almost fanatical expression of worship.

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Facing this giant with an almost godlike appearance, Sasuke showed no fear whatsoever.

On the contrary, the smile on his lips widened even more beneath that half-pale, bone-like mask.

He slowly raised his head and opened his mouth.

The light of the entire world seemed to be drawn to that point of extreme darkness he spoke of at that moment.

The sky was dyed inky red by rapidly gathering dark clouds.

The earth beneath their feet was also shattered layer by layer by this brewing power.