Chapter 66: Byakuya Exposes Uchiha Itachi, Sasuke is Shocked
"Byakuya, I heard you have news of that man, Uchiha Itachi!"
Uchiha Sasuke could hardly hide the urgency on his face.
He really wanted to...
He wanted to kill Uchiha Itachi so badly.
"And what if I do?"
Byakuya said indifferently.
It seemed the wind had stopped and the rain had cleared, and Sasuke felt capable once again.
Setting aside whether Byakuya would tell Uchiha Sasuke about Uchiha Itachi's whereabouts...
Even if he did, so what?
Did he really think he could defeat Uchiha Itachi with his current strength?
"Uchiha Itachi must have come for me, I have a premonition!"
"He definitely won't give up until he finds me!"
Sasuke's expression grew more and more urgent.
He didn't yet know the news that Uchiha Itachi had been defeated by Byakuya.
After all, Kakashi wouldn't go around publicizing such a thing.
"You don't need to worry about that. Uchiha Itachi was already heavily injured and driven back by me!"
Byakuya's words pierced into Sasuke's heart like a sharp blade.
"What!!"
Sasuke's eyes instantly widened to their limit.
Though Sasuke knew Uchiha Itachi wouldn't be Byakuya's match...
Due to the shadows of the past, Uchiha Itachi still cast a very deep shadow in Sasuke's heart.
"That man!!"
Sasuke punched the air fiercely.
It was as if if Uchiha Itachi were before him now, Sasuke would tear him into a thousand pieces.
"What, do you still want to find Uchiha Itachi now?"
Byakuya stared at Sasuke and spoke indifferently.
"Of course!"
The Sasuke of this time was not the Sasuke who had grown up later.
The current Sasuke had only one thought.
To kill Uchiha Itachi with his own hands; he didn't care if Uchiha Itachi was heavily injured.
In fact, being heavily injured was even better.
"I must consider that this might be the only chance in my life to kill Uchiha Itachi!"
The hatred in Sasuke's eyes was almost overflowing.
"No problem. Uchiha Itachi is currently where Naruto is, and I just happen to be heading over."
A slight smile appeared at the corner of Byakuya's mouth.
He really wanted to know what kind of expressions these two brothers would have when they met.
"But if I may be blunt, right now, you are too weak!"
"Even if Uchiha Itachi doesn't use any Ninjutsu, you still wouldn't be his match!"
Byakuya's words left Sasuke momentarily incredulous.
"Impossible! I just learned Chidori from Kakashi not long ago. I can definitely kill him!"
But Sasuke didn't think so.
"Besides, isn't he already heavily injured now?"
Sasuke was only thinking of taking advantage of the situation; as long as he could kill Uchiha Itachi, it didn't matter.
He naturally wouldn't be so stupid as to wait until Uchiha Itachi recovered to have his dream of revenge crushed again.
"Heh, interesting!"
Byakuya really wanted to take Sasuke along now.
"Lord Byakuya, Lord Byakuya!"
Just then, Kakashi suddenly burst into Byakuya's office.
"Sasuke, come back with me!"
Kakashi grabbed Sasuke without hesitation, intending to take him back.
He had rushed over immediately upon hearing that Sasuke had come to Byakuya for Uchiha Itachi's whereabouts.
Sasuke was his student, after all; he naturally couldn't watch his student go to his death.
"I must go!"
Sasuke's attitude remained extremely firm.
Just as the two were at a stalemate...
"Kakashi, stop. I will personally take him there."
Byakuya waved his hand, signaling Kakashi to step down.
"Lord Byakuya!"
Kakashi hadn't expected Byakuya to personally take Sasuke to find Uchiha Itachi.
"It doesn't matter. Uzumaki Naruto has been targeted by Uchiha Itachi. I'll have to make a move sooner or later!"
Byakuya explained calmly.
"What!!"
Kakashi was a little incredulous.
How dare Uchiha Itachi still make a move against Konoha!
Uchiha Itachi had personally experienced the strength Byakuya displayed.
"Is Uchiha Itachi really not afraid of death?"
Kakashi said, sounding suspicious.
"No, he's not unafraid of death. He just urgently wants to see someone."
Byakuya said casually.
But these words sounded inexplicable to Sasuke.
How could that devil-like man care about anyone?
That guy even dared to kill his own parents!
"Hold onto me!"
Byakuya grabbed Sasuke's shoulder.
The next second, a pillar of light shot up into the sky.
"You are... Naruto, right?"
In Shukuba-machi, Uchiha Itachi approached Naruto directly.
And he intended to gather some intel from Naruto.
"Who are you? Have we met?"
Naruto was currently sulking.
The Pervy Sage promised to take him out to train, but what happened?
He ran off somewhere, leaving Naruto alone to foolishly wait here.
"Like you, I am also from Konoha, but I belong to the Anbu, so you probably don't know me!"
Uchiha Itachi was quick to spout lies to trick a child.
Uchiha Itachi's expression didn't change in the slightest.
"Is that so?"
Naruto maintained a suspicious attitude. He wasn't an idiot; how could he casually believe what a stranger said?
Especially in a place like this.
"I know your teacher Kakashi and Sasuke."
"Really? You really are from Konoha!"
The next second, Naruto threw all caution to the wind.
It could only be said that Naruto had some brains.
But not much.
"Your teacher Kakashi and I used to work together in the Anbu!"
Uchiha Itachi said calmly.
It could be said that Uchiha Itachi wasn't exactly lying to the child.
Everything he said was true.
Including the fact that he truly knew Kakashi and Sasuke, and he truly had worked with Kakashi.
But unfortunately, Naruto was too trusting.
Uchiha Itachi managed to trick Naruto completely with just a few words.
Including some intel on Konoha.
Naruto was so impatient that he told Uchiha Itachi the information himself without Uchiha Itachi even having to ask specifically.
"Is that so? Byakuya is actually Konoha's new Hokage!"
Uchiha Itachi finally looked enlightened.
So that Ninja with such exaggerated power actually became the new Hokage of Konoha!
This was something Uchiha Itachi would never have dared to imagine.
Konoha was not like the other Ninja Villages, suffering from a gap in talent.
Iwagakure and Hidden Sand Village, for example, were currently stuck in such a situation.
Namely, the older generation of Ninja were aging, but the new generation of young Ninja had not yet fully matured.
Therefore, in Konoha, a Hokage this young was highly unlikely to appear.
Jiraiya, Tsunade, Kakashi... any of these three could carry the banner of the Hokage.
Yet, they chose Byakuya, a teenager barely over ten years old!
"Hoo!"
It seemed the entire Ninja World was about to change!
This was the only thought Uchiha Itachi had now.
But before Uchiha Itachi could react.
A powerful pillar of light descended from the sky.
Two unexpected figures appeared in front of Uchiha Itachi.
"Ha, Sasuke, what are you doing here?"
Naruto's face showed excitement after seeing Sasuke.
It truly wasn't easy to see Sasuke here.
"Naruto!"
Sasuke hadn't reacted yet, but the next second.
The man he "missed" night after night was actually right next to Naruto!
And that idiot Naruto didn't seem to realize anything!
"Naruto, why are you standing with this guy!"
Sasuke shouted loudly.
"What do you mean 'this guy'? Isn't this an Anbu Ninja, Kakashi-sensei's friend?"
Naruto still hadn't figured out what was happening.
"Idiot!"
Sasuke shook his head helplessly.
How could someone be so stupid!
"Watch out, that person is an enemy!"
Sasuke's warning finally made Naruto realize what was going on.
"Well met, Fifth Generation-sama!"
Uchiha Itachi looked calmly at Byakuya.
Uchiha Itachi surprisingly didn't choose to escape immediately.
"Uchiha Itachi, I'm going to kill you!"
Without thinking, Sasuke launched a Chidori towards Uchiha Itachi.
But with a single glance from Uchiha Itachi, Sasuke immediately fell to his knees, screaming frantically.
"Ah!!!"
"Sasuke! What did you do to Sasuke!"
Naruto looked at Uchiha Itachi, incredibly angry.
Not because Uchiha Itachi lied to him, but because he dared to attack Sasuke!
Naruto could tolerate being deceived.
But attacking Sasuke? That was unacceptable!
"Naruto, stop! You are not his opponent!"
Byakuya could tell that Itachi hadn't used his full strength at all.
If he hadn't been here today, Sasuke would probably have had to re-experience the feeling of the Clan Massacre Night.
"I have no intention of being Konoha's enemy!"
Kisame Hoshigaki had already been sent away by him.
So Uchiha Itachi didn't need to worry about anything.
Besides, Itachi felt that if he didn't clarify things today.
Byakuya would absolutely not let him leave.
"You don't need to test my thoughts!"
Byakuya directly interrupted Uchiha Itachi.
"I know everything about you, perhaps even more clearly than you do yourself!"
Byakuya's deep eyes stared intently at Uchiha Itachi.
For a moment, Itachi felt as if his entire body had been seen through.
Everything he had done, everything he had hidden.
"Hmph, I truly don't understand what Hokage-sama is saying!"
Despite this, Itachi still replied stubbornly.
He absolutely could not let Uchiha Sasuke know the truth.
"Is that so!"
Byakuya said calmly.
It seems Uchiha Itachi's stubbornness is inherited from Sasuke's stubborn personality.
"Then how about this!"
"Instant Shadow Killing Array!"
Uchiha Itachi subconsciously prepared to activate Susanoo to protect himself.
But the next second, Itachi noticed that Byakuya's speed was very slow.
As if he was deliberately showing it to him.
"Wait!"
Itachi suddenly realized that Byakuya's target wasn't him.
But, Sasuke!
And he didn't seem to have any intention of stopping.
"Amaterasu!"
Itachi truly didn't dare to gamble; he couldn't bet on whether Byakuya was testing him or genuinely trying to attack Sasuke.
However, the Amaterasu hitting Byakuya seemed to have absolutely no effect.
"How is this possible!"
Uchiha Itachi was momentarily dazed.
One must know that Amaterasu's black flames will not disappear until the target is completely incinerated.
However, his Amaterasu hit Byakuya, yet there was no reaction at all.
"Sweating now, aren't you!"
Byakuya gave a faint smile.
This was the broken nature of the Instant Shadow Killing Array.
Invincibility Frames; while dashing forward using the Instant Shadow Killing Array...
Byakuya is invincible.
Whether it was Amaterasu or any other Ninjutsu, none of them could cause any damage to Byakuya.
"This!"
For the first time, Uchiha Itachi felt the sensation of breaking into a cold sweat.
This was a feeling he had never experienced before.
"Why is Byakuya so strong!"
Uchiha Itachi couldn't believe it no matter what.
A teenager had actually developed such a series of unimaginable Ninjutsu.
One should know, Itachi felt that he was already considered precocious.
But even he hadn't displayed such terrifying strength at this age like Byakuya.
"What happened!"
Sasuke had a look of confusion; the speed of Byakuya and Uchiha Itachi just now was too fast for him.
So much so that Sasuke couldn't see what had happened at all.
He only heard the sound of Itachi releasing Amaterasu.
But after seeing Byakuya standing behind him, Sasuke instantly filled in the blanks.
It must be that Uchiha Itachi wanted to use Amaterasu to kill him.
But at the critical moment, Byakuya stepped in and saved him!
"Thank you, Byakuya!"
Sasuke bowed deeply to Byakuya.
Uchiha Itachi:???
Little brother, is your Tomoe Sharingan blind?
But Itachi didn't care; this was fine too, at least nothing was seen through.
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