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"what--!!"
The next moment, the tomoe in Sasuke's eyes suddenly accelerated their rotation!
Within the crimson pupils, two tomoe raced after each other, as if stimulated to the extreme by the boiling chakra. With a "hum", a third tomoe suddenly took shape!
In just a moment, Sasuke's Sharingan had transformed from a two-tomoe Sharingan to a three-tomoe Sharingan!
Three tomoe marks were evenly distributed in those scarlet eyes, slowly rotating and emitting a chilling, sharp light.
Sasuke felt a sharp pain in his eyes, and the scenery in his vision seemed to become incredibly clear, with an eerie blood-red halo.
He could no longer suppress the rage that erupted in his heart like a volcano, and tears mixed with blood streamed down his face.
He roared, his voice hoarse and filled with hatred: "Beast!! Die!!"
Consumed by rage, Sasuke completely lost his reason.
He completely ignored his dislocated and swollen right foot, dragged his injured leg and suddenly sprang up, charging towards Itachi like a mad beast!
Dust billowed up behind him, and the ground cracked like a spiderweb as he stomped on it with sudden force.
He moved so fast that he left afterimages, and he didn't stop even when his ankle was in excruciating pain.
"Ahhh!"
With bloodshot eyes, Sasuke roared and lunged at his enemy who was right in front of him!
Itachi remained standing still, the maniacal smile on his face gone, replaced by his indifferent and cold expression.
Faced with his younger brother's desperate attack, which seemed to burn with his life force, a glint flashed in his dark eyes.
With a flicker, Itachi Uchiha vanished from the spot!
not good!
Sasuke's pupils contracted sharply, and before he could react, he felt a sharp whooshing sound coming from behind him.
"boom!"
A dull thud resounded.
Itachi had somehow gotten behind Sasuke and struck him hard on the back of the neck with a chop!
This attack was both fast and accurate. Even though Sasuke had activated his Sharingan with three tomoe, he still couldn't catch Itachi's movements at all!
He felt a numbness in the back of his neck, followed by an excruciating pain that instantly overwhelmed him, causing him to fall forward as if struck by a hammer.
Sasuke's legs buckled, and he uncontrollably knelt on the ground. His consciousness rapidly blurred, and darkness kept creeping into the edges of his vision.
At the last moment, he seemed to hear Naruto calling his name in a heart-wrenching voice, and he vaguely saw a familiar orange figure running towards him in the distance.
Itachi stood behind the unconscious Sasuke and slowly straightened up.
He looked down at his brother's fallen figure at his feet, and a ripple quietly appeared in the depths of his originally calm and empty eyes.
By the bright moonlight, one could glimpse a complex and unfathomable expression flashing across the mask-like, cold face of the weasel.
At that moment, a sense of alarm suddenly arose in Itachi's heart.
He keenly sensed a powerful surge of chakra in the air, sharp as a blade, locking onto the spot!
Itachi's pupils contracted slightly, and he abruptly turned his head.
In the shadows not far away, a tall man with disheveled white hair was standing.
The newcomer was wearing a red, wide-sleeved kimono vest, with an oil-shaped headband on his forehead and two striking red lines on his cheekbones. He was none other than Jiraiya, one of the legendary Sannin of Konoha!
At this moment, Jiraiya's expression was less relaxed than usual, and more solemn.
His sharp gaze first swept quickly over Sasuke, who was lying motionless on the ground. Seeing that Sasuke's chest was still rising and falling slightly, indicating that he was still breathing, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Phew... I think I made it in time."
Jiraiya muttered to himself, his tense expression softening slightly.
He could sense that Sasuke, though unconscious, was not in mortal danger and had not suffered any fatal injuries.
"Perverted Sage!! You've finally arrived—!" Naruto's surprised and delighted shout suddenly came from the side.
Naruto's eyes were red, and his voice was thick with nasal congestion and sobs from anger, making him sound like he was about to cry.
"Sasuke, he...!"
Jiraiya turned around at the sound and saw that Naruto's eyes were bloodshot.
When has Naruto ever shown such an angry and sad expression?
Jiraiya was puzzled, but his expression had already darkened.
"What's going on, Naruto?" he asked in a deep voice.
"He did something really outrageous to Sasuke! You perverted sage, you must teach him a lesson!" Naruto, his eyes red and choked with sobs, pointed at Itachi Uchiha standing not far away and angrily accused him.
Clearly, Naruto had heard every single one of Itachi's cold and ruthless words.
Having witnessed Sasuke's expression of collapse and pain, and then watched Sasuke being knocked down by Itachi, Naruto's chest had been suppressing a raging fire, which finally erupted completely in front of Jiraiya!
Upon hearing this, Jiraiya slowly turned his gaze to Uchiha Itachi, his eyes becoming incredibly sharp.
He didn't need any further explanation—the scene before him spoke for itself: Sasuke was injured and unconscious, Naruto was so angry he was in tears, and the culprit was standing not far away!
Jiraiya clenched his fists slightly, the veins beneath his skin standing out.
He looked Itachi up and down, a chill creeping over him.
A black trench coat with red cloud patterns—that's Xiao's outfit!
Their target is probably the Nine-Tails inside Naruto!
In an instant, Jiraiya's mind raced, and various possibilities flashed by.
Meanwhile, Itachi remained calm, as if what had just happened had nothing to do with him.
He slowly raised his head, and his gaze met Jiraiya's in the air.
Their eyes met, sparks flew, and the two domineering auras collided silently, making the surrounding air seem to freeze for a moment.
Just then, accompanied by heavy footsteps, another tall figure slowly walked to Itachi's side.
Kisame bared his sharp teeth and said, "I didn't expect that the legendary Sannin, Jiraiya, would also be here?"
He chuckled strangely, "Big Seven, it seems we came to Konoha at the wrong time!"
Kisame was completely unaware that he had been subjected to an illusion spell without Itachi's knowledge, and that the spell had only just been broken.
For him, it felt like only a blink of an eye had passed, and he still thought everything was normal.
Even when facing two formidable enemies, Jiraiya maintained his composure and calm demeanor.
As Jiraiya remained on guard, the scene from just a few minutes ago involuntarily flashed through his mind—
He was discussing village affairs with the Hokage in his office when two little girls suddenly burst in, asking for his help.
They reported breathlessly that suspicious traces of Akatsuki members had been discovered in a remote area west of Konoha Village, and Sasuke and Naruto had given chase!
Fortunately, he hadn't left the village yet and rushed over immediately.
Surprisingly, they actually discovered members of the Akatsuki organization.
Thinking of this, Jiraiya narrowed his eyes, his face revealing a murderous intent.
Let's take this opportunity to clean up those two guys!
If we kill them now, we'll have two fewer enemies by the time of the Chunin Exams.
The atmosphere was tense, fraught with danger, and both sides were poised to strike.
For a moment, even the chirping of insects and the sound of the wind seemed to stop, with only the suppressed killing intent silently confronting and colliding.
Itachi glanced at Kisame.
Kisame nodded almost imperceptibly.
The two were of one mind and acted simultaneously in the next instant!
"Whoosh!" Kisame suddenly brandished his Samehada sword, grinned maliciously, and pounced on Jiraiya and Naruto like a ferocious beast!
He was tall but incredibly fast, and in the blink of an eye he was right in front of me, his broadsword slashing down from above with a whooshing sound!
Jiraiya's gaze sharpened, and he was about to engage in battle when he suddenly noticed a dark shadow flash past the corner of his eye—
A low shout rang out!
"Amaterasu!"
Suddenly, a ball of black flame burst forth from the orange jacket on Naruto's chest!
The black flames burned silently and fiercely in a strange manner, instantly devouring the fabric of Naruto's shirt like maggots clinging to bones.
The flames were completely devoid of light, only a deep black, like the ghostly flames that crawled out of hell!
"Chichi!"
The intense heat burned through his clothes, and Naruto felt a tearing, searing pain in his chest.
"Ahh——!!"
He screamed in terror and looked down in horror to find that his body was engulfed in black flames!
“What the hell is this?!”
Naruto's face turned deathly pale instantly, and he instinctively reached out to pat the flames on his chest.
"!!!"
Jiraiya's pupils constricted sharply, alarm bells ringing in his mind—
That is……
Amaterasu's black flames?!
Seeing that Naruto was trying to put out the fire with his bare hands in desperation, he was immediately horrified: "Don't move!"
He immediately flipped over and landed beside Naruto, grabbing Naruto's hands and urgently saying, "Naruto, don't touch that black fire!"
Naruto felt a sharp pain in his wrist from Jiraiya's grip, but the burning sensation in his chest was even worse. He grimaced in pain, tears welling in his eyes: "Perverted Sage, this black fire... it's so hot!!"
Jiraiya frowned. He could sense that this black flame was no ordinary fire jutsu. Legend had it that it was a terrifying flame that could burn any substance to ashes!