The moment Yagyu finished retreating while maintaining his hand seal.
Whoosh.
Uchiha Itachi's figure instantly appeared behind him.
Clang.
The blade in Itachi's hand slashed directly toward Yagyu's back.
"Body Flicker Technique?!"
Sensing the attack from behind, Yagyu's expression changed.
"No… this is basically teleportation!"
At the last moment he twisted around.
At the same time he lifted his leg and bent backward like an iron bridge, flipping and kicking Itachi's arm.
Bang.
With extreme difficulty, Yagyu managed to block and evade Itachi's attack.
His face became extremely serious.
"This is the Tsukuyomi world."
Looking at Yagyu, Itachi spoke calmly.
"Space, time, and mass are all completely under my control. There are still seventy-one hours, fifty-nine minutes, and fifty-nine seconds left. Yagyu-kun, we have plenty of time to play."
Hearing this,
Yagyu's expression did not change.
He simply replied calmly.
"Is that so? That sounds quite exciting."
Boom.
In the crimson world, the two clashed once again.
…
In the outside world,
From the perspective of the others, Itachi had only just finished speaking.
Thud.
Yagyu suddenly stabbed his Chakra Blade into the ground.
He used it to support his slightly swaying body.
"Ha! Ha! Ha!"
He breathed heavily.
His face clearly showed exhaustion.
Sweat poured down his body, and the massive Wind Release chakra that had been surging around him earlier disappeared instantly.
It looked as if he had suddenly been drained.
Seeing this, Kisame Hoshigaki showed a smile as if everything had gone exactly as expected.
Meanwhile, Sasori felt deep caution.
Both of them had the same thought.
"Uchiha Itachi is really powerful."
Compared to their calm reactions,
Anko, who stood beside Yagyu, looked confused and alarmed.
"Yagyu!"
She supported him with one hand while watching Itachi carefully.
"What happened? He just finished speaking and you suddenly became like this?"
Yagyu's face was slightly pale.
He looked at Itachi while feeling mentally exhausted.
After fighting for three full days and nights inside the Tsukuyomi world, anyone would be nearly finished.
The Mangekyō Sharingan truly was terrifying.
Even his own three-tomoe Sharingan, which had been enhanced by the system, had been completely suppressed.
Fighting in the Tsukuyomi world was incredibly painful.
"Anko-sensei, step back."
After calming his breathing slightly, Yagyu stared at Itachi and spoke.
"The three days and three nights inside the Tsukuyomi world were only an instant in reality? That was an incredible illusion… no, it can't even be called a genjutsu anymore."
Tsukuyomi could practically be considered a spiritual ninjutsu.
The damage it inflicted on the mind was enormous.
Hearing Yagyu's question,
Itachi did not answer.
At that moment, Kisame stepped beside Itachi and spoke with amazement.
"I didn't expect this brat to endure that technique without his mind collapsing. He even looks like he still has strength left. That level of ability is terrifying."
After speaking,
Kisame looked at Itachi.
"Itachi-san, what should we do now?"
Without realizing it,
Kisame had begun taking Yagyu far more seriously.
Sasori also stepped forward.
He did not say anything.
He simply looked at Itachi and Kisame.
At this point,
The authority of the situation had returned to Itachi.
Sasori was confident and arrogant, but he had no reason to offend Itachi over Yagyu.
There would be plenty of opportunities later.
Itachi remained silent, seemingly thinking about what to do next.
Seeing this, Anko became extremely nervous.
Yagyu, however, understood Itachi's true identity.
A thought flashed through his mind.
"Alright, time to show off."
At that moment, he felt a cool surge flowing through his body.
It rapidly restored both his physical and mental exhaustion.
That was the powerful life force of the Senju Sage Body.
"I haven't felt this in a long time."
Yagyu raised his left hand and wiped the sweat from his face.
"Since my strength reached the system's Elite Jonin level evaluation, I've never had such huge consumption. Let alone activating the hidden vitality of the Sage Body. Uchiha Itachi really is strong."
Clang.
Yagyu pulled the Chakra Blade out of the ground.
The pale color of his face rapidly returned to normal.
Whoosh.
The sound of Wind Release chakra surged again.
Wind chakra gathered around Yagyu's body once more.
His aura gradually strengthened again.
Whoosh.
He raised his blade and pointed it at Itachi, Kisame, and Sasori.
His tone carried a hint of excitement.
"Today was really fun. How about we continue?"
This blatant provocation made both Kisame and Sasori furious.
Both of them felt anger rising.
"Cunning brat."
Kisame sneered.
"You were hit by Itachi-san's genjutsu. You're already at the end of your strength. Just pretending to be strong, right?"
Yagyu smiled brightly.
He spun his Chakra Blade in a beautiful flourish.
"I still have most of my fighting strength left. Whether you believe that or not is entirely up to you. If you want another battle, come and try. Today I'd really like to see what it feels like to fight three enemies alone."
A one-versus-three fight.
Kisame frowned and prepared to attack.
But Itachi stopped him again.
"Kisame… that's enough for today. If we waste any more time here, Sasori's partner will disappear again."
As he spoke,
Itachi placed his hat back on his head.
Then he turned and walked away.
Whoosh.
As he passed by Kisame, a breeze lifted the white cloth hanging from his hat.
For an instant,
Kisame clearly saw something.
Blood tears were flowing uncontrollably from Itachi's left eye.
Immediately,
Kisame swallowed the question he had been about to ask.
Without saying a word, he followed Itachi.
With Itachi and Kisame leaving,
Sasori gave Yagyu a deep look.
Then he followed them as well.
He did not say anything but Yagyu could clearly tell sasori had already set his sights on him.
He wanted to turn Yagyu into a high-quality human puppet.
Just like the saying goes.
A dog that bites never barks.
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