Chapter 60: Tsukuyomi Will Be Under My Control

Uchiha Itachi felt a ripple of emotion within him. His initial impulse to use the Mangekyou Sharingan to control Raijin was suppressed.

Each use of the Mangekyou Sharingan brought significant strain on him.

It was even a burden to his eyes.

After using both Susano'o and Amaterasu earlier, Itachi clearly felt his vision becoming somewhat blurry.

However, because of the Mangekyou's power, this sensation wasn't very pronounced.

Unless these eyes reached their limit, there would be no warning signs.

**"These eyes! They must be saved for Sasuke!"**

There was a hint of madness in Itachi's eyes as he stood still, forming hand seals.

In the next moment, the sky darkened around them, and a flock of crows flew toward Raijin.

The swarm of crows swept past Raijin's body without making any contact.

This made Itachi's mind start forming some guesses.

This kind of ability surely had a way to counter it.

His Mangekyou ability must also have its limits.

But where exactly was the limit?

How long would it take to reach this limit?

Itachi wasn't sure; his contact with Raijin's Mangekyou had been too brief.

Now, he could only deduce two abilities.

Yet, he had no way to suppress them.

Unless... 

He was willingly absorbed into that space by Raijin.

However, Raijin clearly wasn't aiming to capture him.

He obviously saw him as prey and had his eyes on his Mangekyou.

**"Fire Style! Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!"**

Several fireballs arched through the air, crashing down toward Raijin.

**"Hum!"**

A large war fan instantly appeared, shielding Raijin from behind.

**"Uchiha Uchiwa!"**

Raijin's lips curled up into a smile as he toyed with his prey.

**"Boom!"**

In the next instant, a strong wind whipped up, and a towering flame engulfed Itachi.

The terrifying flames burned half of the young man's body.

Itachi was blown backward, rolling twice on the ground.

The flames on him were extinguished as well.

He slightly lifted his head, looking at the war fan in Raijin's hand.

This was once an artifact of the Uchiha clan, possessed only by the clan head of each generation.

However, it was taken away by Uchiha Madara long ago.

The power of this fan was known to only a few within the Uchiha clan.

This time, Itachi had suffered a huge loss because of it.

**"Have you tasted defeat once and now don't dare to attack anymore?"**

Raijin stomped out the flames beneath his feet, walking slowly but surely forward.

The aura around him kept rising, gradually manifesting a layer of deep blue chakra.

The chakra gathered into something tangible; the original skeletal form of the upper body was replaced by a humanoid shape.

A massive Susano'o blade appeared in his hand, and the chakra condensed into an indescribable terrifying power.

**Susano'o!**

He activated Susano'o even against someone who had already suffered a crushing defeat.

Itachi's heart sank a little, unsure if he could activate Susano'o with just one eye.

But at this moment, his power was nearly exhausted!

What he needed was to break through Raijin's Susano'o!

Only then could he use his trump card.+

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Destructive, overwhelming power.

Recklessly causing destruction in the Uchiha clan grounds.

Many buildings in the clan collapsed.

Uchiha Itachi's figure kept dodging.

"What's the matter? You still have the mood to dodge at a time like this? Aren't you planning to save Sasuke?"

"If Sasuke knew his brother only cared about his own life and didn't care about him, how heartbroken he would be."

Raijin's loud voice echoed from within the Susano'o.

He kept taunting Uchiha Itachi with his words.

His movements showed no signs of slowing down.

After several failed attempts, Raijin could now predict Itachi's next move.

In a split-second gap!

"Thud!"

The blade of Susano'o pierced right through Uchiha Itachi's body.

Itachi's face showed a look of shock.

He probably didn't expect to be hit by Raijin.

"Hahaha!"

But before Raijin could react, the body transformed into countless crows flying towards Susano'o. 

The noise continued endlessly, obscuring Raijin's vision.

"Is this the only trick you have?"

Raijin sneered, waving his hand and causing dozens of crows to fall from the sky.

There were no more annoying crows in front of him.

But Itachi was also nowhere to be seen.

"Boom!"

Several huge fireballs collided head-on with Susano'o.

Susano'o shook violently, and smoke began to rise from its skeleton.

Raijin turned around, coming face to face with a pair of Mangekyou Sharingan.

"Tsukuyomi!"

Uchiha Itachi's pupils radiated a peculiar glow.

The next moment!

The whole world disappeared.

A blood-red moon rose.

"So, you were waiting for me here, huh?"

Raijin tried to move his body.

But he found himself nailed to a cross.

The entire world exuded a strange atmosphere.

"This is the world of Tsukuyomi. For the next seventy-two hours, I control time, space, and reality."

Uchiha Itachi's blood-red eyes stared intently at Raijin.

A short blade appeared in his hand, and without hesitation, he plunged it into Raijin's chest.

"Thud!"

The next moment!

Two Uchiha Itachis appeared.

Both stabbed their blades into Raijin's chest.

Raijin only felt a scratching sensation on his chest.

It was a strange feeling.

"Uchiha Itachi, you should know that with different levels of power, there are also differences in Mangekyou Sharingan, right?"

"Shisui also awakened the Mangekyou, didn't he? I actually know his abilities too."

"He should have told you about the differences between Sharingan, right?"

Raijin looked at Itachi, who was split into four, and chuckled as he spoke.

"You know that Shisui awakened the Mangekyou!?"

The calm on Uchiha Itachi's face couldn't hold.

It seemed like this guy in front of him knew everything.

"Of course, after all, you two are the people I value the most in the Uchiha clan."

"If it wasn't because both of you could awaken the Mangekyou, why would I plan to guide you?"

"Shisui must have mentioned that if one person's ocular power is strong, they can counteract genjutsu, right?"

"And now, with a newly awakened Mangekyou Sharingan, how dare you cast genjutsu on me?"

Raijin looked at Uchiha Itachi with a playful smile.

At this moment, Itachi had just grasped Tsukuyomi.

And with only one Mangekyou, Tsukuyomi's stability was insufficient.

Now

"Thud!"

Four short blades pierced into Uchiha Itachi's body.

Raijin had taken hold of the short blades.

It was now Itachi who was bound to the cross.

Raijin could easily turn Itachi's genjutsu into his own.

At the moment of the stab!

A line of blood-tears flowed from Uchiha Itachi's eyes.

His breath weakened significantly.

But now...

Only a second had passed in the Tsukuyomi world.

There were still seventy-one hours, fifty-nine minutes, and fifty-nine seconds left for Uchiha Itachi to experience.

Three days had passed in the world of Tsukuyomi.

But in the outside world, only a second had passed.

After spending three days in the genjutsu world, Raijin's face showed no signs of fatigue.

Instead, a few meters away, Uchiha Itachi had already fallen to the ground, barely breathing.

It seemed he could die at any moment, but his obsession with Sasuke kept him alive.

"Enough, there's no more time to waste here."

"You should make your exit now."

Raijin reached out and touched Itachi's eye socket.

A Mangekyou Sharingan fell into Raijin's hand, which he kept.

With Itachi's head in hand, Raijin walked outside.

But after some thought, he threw it away.

After all, they were at war with Konoha.

Now carrying the head of an Uchiha clan member...

How could it intimidate the hearts of the people of Konoha?

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