Sasuke didn't reach out to take the pair of Mangekyo Sharingan that Itachi offered. Looking at the smiling Itachi, his expression was indifferent, and his tone was equally cold as he said:
"No, I won't forgive you."
"Without my permission, you're not allowed to die either. I know that for you, death is a relief, but I won't allow it."
"So, you better live well, enduring the torment and pain of your conscience, live well for me."
"Besides the Masked Man's share, you killed a total of eighty-three members of the Uchiha clan, so in your remaining years, you must bear eighty-three descendants belonging to the Uchiha."
"Do you think you're very noble? Your love for me is also a twisted love with extreme possessiveness, stubbornly believing that you are right, stubbornly believing that everything you do is for my own good, but have you ever thought about my feelings?"
"You single-handedly slaughtered the clan to protect me, but do you know that you actually had a better way to handle it back then?"
"At that time, there were dozens of Jonin in the clan, and a large number of Chunin and Genin, plus the battle power of your and father's Mangekyo Sharingan."
"As long as you were tougher and maintained deterrence against the village and the clan, would the current situation have occurred? Moreover, Naruto's power could also be used at that time."
"If you couldn't stay in the village, you could have chosen to leave Konoha and retire completely."
"The reason for all of today's tragedies stems from the narrow-mindedness of you, the key figure. You are good at thinking, but you don't know to read more books and find the right way to allow the village and the clan to coexist."
"You were simply fooled by a few words from Danzo and the Third Hokage and went to extremes."
"Your actions, stubbornly wanting to protect the village's ideals, make me suspect that you have been implanted with Kotoamatsukami."
"I will not accept your kindness, nor will I forgive you, absolutely not."
After speaking, he ignored Itachi's reaction.
Sasuke turned his head to Naruto, who was standing aside and had been watching for a while, and said, "Naruto, help him treat his injuries and put his eyes back in. I can awaken the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan on my own, I don't need him."
Naruto had already told him the correct method of Sharingan evolution.
And even if he hadn't, he didn't want to accept his brother's heavy love at this moment.
Having read Itachi's memories and knowing all the causes and consequences, Sasuke could understand Itachi's care for him, but he also hated Itachi's ignorance even more, which made Sasuke's emotions very complicated at this moment.
Letting Itachi die was obviously the best way to let him go, but Sasuke couldn't just forgive him so easily.
Moreover, the complex feelings for Itachi in the depths of his heart also made Sasuke unable to just watch Itachi die.
And at this moment, Itachi's mood was also very complicated.
He knew that what Sasuke said was right, and that today's situation was all due to his wrong choices back then.
If he had chosen to believe in the power of the clan, perhaps he could have changed the situation.
This was also the truth that Itachi had gradually understood in these years of growth and experience, but he could no longer turn back.
And now, his plan had completely failed in front of Sasuke.
He was really ready to die, both as a relief and to allow his younger brother to become a meritorious figure in killing an S-Rank Rogue Ninja.
However, Sasuke would not forgive him, nor would he let him die, and he also had coercive means, which made him unable to break free.
Itachi was very afraid that after he died, Sasuke would have Naruto use the Impure World Reincarnation to resurrect him again.
That way, everything would be meaningless.
"Mm."
Naruto, who had just finished dealing with Obito's corpse, nodded lightly as he approached.
Then, he walked to Itachi, who was as stiff as if struck by lightning.
He gently placed his hand on the half of Itachi's shoulder that had been blasted off by the Electromagnetic Cannon, using Kurama's Yin Release Chakra in conjunction with Medical Ninjutsu to regrow his limb.
At the same time, he also treated Itachi's body, which was riddled with internal injuries and on the verge of collapse.
While it couldn't be said that Itachi would live for a long time, it would at least be enough for him to live to fulfill Sasuke's wish of fathering eighty-three descendants.
A moment later, after Naruto healed his shoulder, he took Itachi's Mangekyo Sharingan from his frozen hand, pressed it into Itachi's eye socket, and with a swipe, reconnected his optic nerves.
This was the first time Naruto had been so close to Itachi. This older brother, who had always taken care of him since he was young, was now in such a situation, and he really didn't know what to say.
This was Sasuke's family matter, and he couldn't interfere, nor could he.
It wasn't until a long time after Naruto finished healing Itachi that Itachi came back to his senses from his dazed state.
He looked at Sasuke, who had a cold expression, and said with a wry smile, "Sasuke, you just don't want me to die, right?"
Sasuke remained unmoved, only looking at Itachi with calm eyes:
"You can try dying. Impure World Reincarnation guarantees you won't lose consciousness. Naruto has Urashiki's Rinnegan from the Parallel World, who can let a tool use the Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to revive you."
"I said, I won't forgive you."
Itachi's lips moved, pursing them until they turned white: "Then can you first revive Father and Mother, and those dead clansmen? I will commit seppuku in front of all the clansmen to atone for my sins."
Sasuke shook his head, rejecting Itachi, his tone firm and leaving no room for maneuver: "Those clansmen are as stubborn as you, otherwise they wouldn't be clamoring about the clan all day long, completely unable to see the difference in strength between themselves and the village, and fantasizing about launching a Coup, ultimately leading to destruction."
"As for Father and Mother, I will revive them after the world is at peace. If those clansmen are willing to accept modification to eliminate their extremism and violence, then they can also be revived."
"If you want to commit seppuku in public to atone for your sins, then wait until that time."
Hearing this, Itachi smiled helplessly.
He once again gouged out the eyes in his eye sockets, and said with a serious expression: "I will work hard to make you forgive me, so please don't reject your brother's eyes, this can also be considered part of my atonement."
From Itachi's face, Sasuke also read seriousness.
Before he could figure out what to do, he saw Naruto walking over, taking his eyes from Itachi's hand without saying a word, and then walking to Sasuke, reaching out to his eyes.
Sasuke instinctively wanted to refuse, but in the end, he restrained himself, destructively extracting the origin of his Pupil Power from his eyes, acquiescing to the current result of each taking a step back.
Immediately, Naruto pressed Itachi's eyes into Sasuke, raised his hand and wiped, connecting the optic nerves.
After that, the Pupil Power of the two Mangekyo Sharingan merged, and Sasuke, whose eyes were already on the verge of evolution, felt the Pupil Power in his eye sockets begin to grow crazily at this moment, and become more pure.
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