On the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind.
Here is a sea of trees spanning almost endlessly, cut abruptly by the dry yellow sand of the desert. Such a strange landscape exists.
According to the legends, it was left by Hashirama's Wood Style Ninjutsu.
However, it happened a long time ago, so nobody believes it anymore.
At this moment, two figures were running by quickly, almost flying.
The words of the two came out slowly.
" Itachi-san, that brother of yours seems to have defected from your village. "
" By the way, it seems he went with that traitor Orochimaru. "
" tsk tsk tsk, that guy is not a good person. Your brother is in trouble. "
" I don't care. Our mission this time is to investigate the strength of Sunagakure. "
" Don't expose yourself. "
It didn't take long for their conversation to stop.
And at the same time, they both stopped.
Their appearance was now clearly visible.
Both were wearing black robes with a red cloud pattern on them. One has spiky blue hair, a shark face, grey skin color, shark teeth, and golden pupils. On his left hand, he wears a ring with the character "South" engraved.
The other one has long black hair, long eyelashes on the corner of his eyes, exquisite features, and a cold aura permeating his frozen face.
" What's the matter, Itachi-san? "
Kisame asked with a curious face. Originally, they were heading toward the Land of Wind, but he didn't expect Itachi to stop so abruptly.
This made Kisame subconsciously think there was an enemy hiding.
But he still didn't feel anything, which made him a little curious.
" Come out! "
Itachi ignored Kisame, looked forward, and spoke in a calm voice.
" Someone! "
Hearing Itachi, Kisame was startled. He subconsciously put his hand on Samehada and raised his vigilance as much as he could.
He still doesn't feel anything.
At this moment a figure slowly walked out from behind a tree in front of them.
" You're still so perceptive. "
Speaking with a complicated voice, the adult Sasuke stared blankly at this familiar face.
" Oh, such a clever Ninjutsu. I didn't notice anything. "
" However, boy, aren't you too arrogant? "
Kisame sneered and spoke, and the moment his words fell, he already disappeared.
When the last syllable was articulated, he was already in front of Sasuke.
" Kisame! "
At this moment, Itachi's voice came out.
But it was too late.
Kisame was already staring at Sasuke's Sharingan.
" Sharingan? "
" Uchiha! "
These were his last thoughts, the next moment his body fell back to the ground.
A look made Kisame asleep.
Sasuke didn't care about those things.
He still stared blankly at Itachi.
" Sharingan? "
" Mangekyo? "
Uchiha Itachi frowned at the person in front of him.
The existence of an Uchiha, especially one with a Mangekyo should have made him extremely vigilant. After all, the one behind the Akatsuki also has a Mangekyo.
But for some reason, he felt very cordial with that person. It was very strange, which made him hesitate.
The next moment, the figure in front of him blurred.
" Not good! "
Itachi's expression changed, he subconsciously put up his hand to block.
" So fast! "
These thoughts appeared but were interrupted by a hand hitting his forehead.
" Brother. "
Sasuke whispered. His expression was a bit complicated.
The wind was blowing, causing his hair to spread apart and revealing his left eye.
" Rinnegan! "
" Brother. "
Itachi hadn't had time to shake off the Rinnegan when he was pulled back to reality by Sasuke's voice.
For a moment, he seemed to have come to the past.
A familiar child trailed behind him.
" Brother! Brother! Come play with me! "
" Brother! Teach me shuriken! "
" Brother! Shuriken is so hard, I can't learn it! "
" Brother! "
Multiple voices called from his mind, making his whole body stiff.
This kind of thing is taboo on the battlefield, but he didn't care about it.
He stared blankly at this man.
At this completely unfamiliar figure.
But for some reason, he overlapped with his silhouette.
Then, they are the same.
" Sasuke. "
Itachi muttered, his heart fluctuating violently.
His eyes were staring blankly at this man who seemed to be much older than him.
He didn't know how to think.
The world was silent. Only the gentle leaves rattling from the trees could be heard.
" Sasuke, you've grown taller. "
It took a while before Itachi's voice sounded, and a smile finally appeared on his face.
The Glacier on his face that has been freezing for centuries seems to have melted today.
None of them knows how much was contained in those simple words.
He just stared blankly at his younger brother.