The former Uchiha Old Territory had now been reduced to a devastated battlefield.
Even after fighting Itachi, Sasuke was still in good condition, with abundant Chakra reserves. Although he was injured, it did not diminish his combat power.
Looking at Itachi, who was lying on the ground not far away, missing half a shoulder, staring at the sky waiting to die, Sasuke walked over.
Sasuke didn't deliver the final blow. He sat down next to Itachi and stared blankly at the sky, just like him.
After a long while, Sasuke finally spoke, his tone complicated, "Brother, you were lying to me, right? Actually, you didn't want to use me as a spare for your eyes at all. Actually, you did that to protect me, right?"
Itachi was silent, not speaking.
He had done everything he could.
Over the years, Itachi had used all his acting skills.
He had played the role of an evil older brother who would not hesitate to kill his parents and clan members in pursuit of greater Pupil Power, and was now turning against his own younger brother, to the fullest extent.
Even if Sasuke couldn't accept it now, the facts were in front of him, and he would eventually accept it.
Then he would forget about himself, forget about the hatred, find a new life goal with the companionship of friends, and embark on a bright path that belonged to him. He would marry and have children.
He just didn't know if it would be like the Sasuke in the Parallel World, letting that girl named Haruno Sakura become his sister-in-law, and whether he would have a daughter named Sarada.
Just as Itachi was imagining, Sasuke didn't care that his question was only met with silence, and he continued, "Brother, I'm not just comforting myself now. Actually, there's a lot of evidence to support my guess."
"After I was born, the relationship between our Uchiha clan and the village was always tense, right? On the night of the clan's extermination, there were many Anbu and Root members near the clan's territory, and the village's higher-ups arrived at the scene as soon as possible. These aren't coincidences, right?"
"Even if you didn't cooperate with the village to do such an evil thing in order to protect me, but simply wanted to test your own capacity, as you said, so you killed your parents and clansmen."
"Then you, who wanted to obtain even more powerful Pupil Power, shouldn't have left me in Konoha. If I were in your position, I would pretend that the village did it, and then take away the me who didn't know what happened and brainwash and cultivate me."
"That way, I would trust you wholeheartedly and be full of hatred for Konoha, so that when you needed my eyes, you could easily succeed by using my trust in you."
"Instead of having to fight a big battle like now, and you were defeated by me."
"Maybe, I might even give you my eyes for my dear brother to gain light."
As he spoke, Sasuke turned his head and looked at Itachi lying on the ground, "Also, the battle just now didn't seem like a life-and-death battle at all, but more like you were feeding me moves."
"I have also had many deadly battles with people. Although your killing intent is very strong, the actual battle is more like usual training. Naruto often tells me that a gentleman judges by actions, not by intentions."
"Also, on the night of the clan's extermination, Naruto tested you with Evil Intent Sensing, and you had no malice at all. And the battle just now and the final result of the battle seem to be demonstrating this point."
"After you die, I can get your eyes and have the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. Deducing the process from this result further deepens my suspicion of you."
"I was suspicious, so I deliberately missed the last coin, only grazing your shoulder to make you lose your fighting power, instead of directly blowing up your head."
After saying that, Sasuke stared at Itachi's expression, waiting for his reaction.
"It seems I miscalculated. If I have the opportunity, I will refer to your plan to cultivate spare parts for myself next time." Even in his current situation, Itachi still said this calmly.
The coldness and killing intent in his tone were the same as before.
"Alright, then let me search your memories. Although I haven't practiced this Secret Technique much, I have learned a few." Sasuke stood up, his tone equally cold.
Sasuke, who stood up, blurred slightly for a moment.
When he reappeared, he was holding a dead Crow in his hand.
Sasuke glanced at the Mangekyo Sharingan in the crow's eye socket, which was about to activate but was stopped by him using a sealing Sharingan technique, and said coldly, "Transcription Seal, Kotoamatsukami Dojutsu, is that Shisui's eye? Is that your trump card? You want to use that to rewrite my thoughts and reverse the battle?"
As Sasuke approached, Itachi finally couldn't maintain his composure, and a ripple appeared in his eyes.
"Don't think about destroying your own brain to commit suicide. Naruto can use Impure World Reincarnation. Unless you can obliterate your Soul along with it, you probably don't have that ability, right, brother?"
Seeming to see through Itachi's plan, Sasuke spoke in a cold voice.
At this moment, he was even more certain that there was something wrong with his brother.
Itachi saw Sasuke's determination, knowing that he wasn't joking. The disguise on his body finally completely relaxed, and the coldness on his face turned into a helpless smile.
Just like when he was a child, the brother who often played with him and taught him Shuriken techniques.
At this moment, Itachi knew that he had completely failed.
In the end, he still underestimated his younger brother's growth over the years. He didn't expect Naruto's influence on Sasuke to be so great.
Looking at the calm and intelligent Sasuke in front of him, Itachi seemed to see Naruto, who had known his younger brother since he was a child, and taught Sasuke the first cultivation trick: to read more and think more.
"I really can't do anything with you, Sasuke." At this time, Itachi spoke, the coldness in his tone gone, becoming gentle and doting.
Itachi turned his head and met Sasuke's eyes.
Tsukuyomi activated, telling Sasuke everything.
After doing all this, Itachi seemed to have let go of something.
His layout, his plan, his trump card, all failed.
From now on, he would no longer be able to protect his younger brother, nor would he be able to help him in any way. At this moment, Itachi finally let go of the obsession in his heart and chose to let Sasuke decide his own future.
He tried his best to stand up. He reached out, and before Sasuke could stop him, he directly gouged out his own pair of eyes.
Reaching out, he handed the pair of Mangekyo Sharingan still stained with blood to Sasuke. Itachi closed his eyes, his smile unchanged, as if he couldn't feel any pain, and said softly:
"Forgive me, Sasuke, this is the last time."
"Please accept these eyes, and go to a brighter future with my power. Remember to live on."
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