Chapter 96 : Tsukiyomi

The moment Itachi activated his Tsukuyomi, the world around Shika changed instantly. The rooftop, the surroundings, everything disappeared, leaving him standing in a dark, nightmarish world. The sky was blood-red, and giant ominous crows circled overhead. Shika felt his body tense up, and his mind quickly registered where he was—Itachi's infamous genjutsu world.

"You're now in my Tsukuyomi," Itachi's voice echoed as he appeared before Shika, his Sharingan glowing ominously. "In here, I control time, space, and your very perception. I could kill you a thousand times, and you'd feel each death for what would seem like an eternity."

Shika remained calm, he knew something like this can happen and of course, he was ready.But he needed to buy time before he can do anything.

"This thing the power of the Mangekyo Sharingan… just like I anticipated, its very powerful," Shika said, not asking but stating.

Itachi didn't like this at all, Shika was took calm right now, its like everything was under his control.

"Before you start, Itachi," Shika said with an unwavering voice, "I have one question. Why did you kill the Uchiha clan?"

Itachi's eyes narrowed. "That has nothing to do with you," he replied coldly, dismissing the question.

Shika smirked slightly, his eyes suddenly changing. The red glow of the Sharingan appeared in his eyes, shocking Itachi for the first time.

"You..." Itachi began, his voice betraying a hint of surprise.

"I believe that its has much to do with me." Shika replied still calm.

"How… I killed everyone. None was left beside…" Itachi was staying but before that Shika interrupted him.

"Beside your little brother…yes yes we know that… I am a Nara, you are not mistaken there."

"My mother was from the Nara clan," Shika said, lying convincingly, "but I recently realized after opening this eyes that my father... he was Uchiha. I don't know how this happened or why and because of that, I have the right to know."

Itachi's expression darkened. "Even if that were true, it doesn't change anything. The reasons for what I did are not for you to know." He took a step forward, preparing to end the conversation and the fight in his own brutal way.

"Then who helped you?" Shika pressed, ignoring Itachi's warning. "You couldn't have done it alone. Who was your accomplice in the Uchiha massacre?"

Itachi's face remained impassive, but the silence that followed spoke volumes. He had no intention of revealing anything. Keeping his secret from Sasuke and the rest of the world was more important than answering Shika's questions.

Itachi's hand was ready to use the swords floating around him to pierce Shika and then repeat the process for 72 hours straight.

"Okay okay… one last question. This one got nothing to do with Uchiha." Shika shouted, stopping Itachi.

"This is a Genjutsu right… its can't be real ?" Shika asked.

"Why do you care ?" Itachi's voice was very cold right now.

"Consider it a curiosity of a fellow Genjutsu user, I am just interested. Tell me one thing. Am I right now in your mind or are you in mine ?" Shika asked while staring Itachi right at the eyes. Not a feat many could do.

Itachi didn't understand why the boy was asking this, but he replied just to end this pointless conversation and start his work.

"Just like any other Genjutsu… this is happening in you mind. Of course, if you are thinking that by disturbing your chakra you can get out, then you are mistaken." Itachi reply with a calm tone.

Shika hearing this just grinned. "Ah… I see, well thank you for tell me that, You showed me your Tsukuyomi and answered my question, Itachi. I believe it's only fair that I return the favor."

This stopped Itachi. He already had a bad feeling about this, from the moment how Shika was acting, he knew that something was wrong.

Shika then close his eyes, confusing Itachi until someting strange happened.

Suddenly, the dark world of Itachi's genjutsu started to shift. The crimson sky dimmed as an even darker presence began to consume the space around them. Itachi's eyes widened slightly, sensing the change.

"Sorry, this binding vows are tricky things. Needed a little time to come up with a perfect vow to use this without hand signs." Shika reply with a smile.

"You... what are you doing?" Itachi demanded, his voice sharper now.

Shika's voice remained calm, almost amused. "Welcome to my domain, Itachi."

"Consider this a very similar place like your Tsukyomi. I can't cast this in the real world yet, but just as you said, we are currently in my mind. Here, hehehe… "

"Domain Expansion… Shadow Garden." Shika chuckled and then finally said this. The darkness then completely covered the entire Tsukyomi world.

The world around them darkened further, the red of Tsukuyomi being swallowed up by endless shadows. Tendrils of dark energy stretched out from the ground, curling and twisting like vines. Shika stood in the center of it all, completely in control. The air grew colder, and Itachi could feel the oppressive weight of Shika's power pressing against his own.

"You explained Tsukuyomi to me, Itachi," Shika continued. "So, let me explain Shadow Garden to you. Here, shadows rule. This is my world now, where I control everything."

"This is the Peak of Jujutsu…" Shika replied as he felt powerful inside his domain.

Itachi's Sharingan flared in response. "Jujutsu ?" he muttered, regaining his composure.

'Domain ? Jujutsu ? I am sure Nara clan have no such things. What is this…' Itachi wonder thinking of a way to get out of there, but unfortunately for him, even his own consciousness was trapped inside as domains are created in a way to trap the opponent inside them.

"Why can't I sense any chakra in here ?" Itachi finally asked, that was the most suspicious thing acccording to him.

"Hehehe… you'll know," Shika said calmly. His shadows surged forward, wrapping around Itachi like chains, pulling him into the darkness. Itachi struggled to break free, but the shadows resisted his attempts.

But that wasn't it, Itachi saw many different kind of animals forming out of the Shadows and attack him, all the attacks were coming at him at random at this time.

Even his Sharinga was having hard time noticing the attacks.

Itachi attempted to dispel the shadows with his immense genjutsu prowess, but Shika's domain wasn't a Genjutsu. The shadows adapted, reforming faster than Itachi could destroy them. At first Itachi thought that this was something similar to Tsukyomi, that the boy also open his Mangekyo but now he knew that wasn't the case.

Because no matter what kind of power Mangekyo grands, there should be a trail of Chakra. But here, he can't feel anything.

"Your strength lies in controlling your opponent's perception," Shika said, as his shadow tendrils tightened around Itachi. "But the shadow doesn't care about perceptions…"

"Now than, lets dance…" Shika smirk and disappears in Shadows only to add in on all the fun.

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