"Lava Release: Vacuum Fire Blade!"
A kunai appeared in Akihara Kagura's hand, and he exhaled a breath of chakra onto it. A ninja sword formed from Lava Release chakra appeared in his hand!
This is a Combined Ninjutsu of Wind Release: Vacuum Blade and Lava Release chakra!
Akihara Kagura swung the ninja sword, dripping with magma, at the Shark Skin Greatsword. The contact made Hoshigaki Kisame's Shark Skin emit a painful screech!
Even with its ability to devour chakra, Shark Skin struggled to withstand the intense heat of the magma and shrank back in fear!
"Shark Skin is scared?"
Hoshigaki Kisame placed his hand on his sword, calming the Shark Skin Greatsword. He leaped back several steps, intending to use ninjutsu to match Akihara Kagura!
"Kisame."
Uchiha Itachi raised his hand to stop Hoshigaki Kisame.
"Itachi-san?"
"You're not his opponent."
Uchiha Itachi shook his head, his expression becoming extremely serious and somber, devoid of his earlier arrogance: "Let me handle this... Tsukuyomi!"
In the next moment!
Uchiha Itachi stared directly at Akihara Kagura, and the Sharingan in his eyes transformed into the Mangekyo Sharingan as he triggered the Tsukuyomi Genjutsu!
Akihara Kagura appeared unfazed as he fell into the Tsukuyomi Genjutsu, his spirit entering Uchiha Itachi's Tsukuyomi Illusion Realm!
Beneath the blood moon.
In the black and white Tsukuyomi world.
After Uchiha Itachi's spirit appeared in this world, he instinctively felt a persistent pain, as his brain struggled under the pressure.
"Uchiha Itachi, your genjutsu is quite interesting..."
A deafening voice reached Uchiha Itachi's ears.
"What..."
Uchiha Itachi furrowed his brows and looked up toward the source of the voice, seeing a figure as tall as a mountain standing in the Tsukuyomi world!
"This is..."
Uchiha Itachi's pupils contracted sharply!
What a joke is this!
This giant-like Akihara Kagura...
Is this really Akihara Kagura's spiritual power?
Is such a level of spiritual power truly something the Tsukuyomi Genjutsu can control?
Uchiha Itachi realized why his brain felt overburdened, as Akihara Kagura's spiritual power was overwhelmingly terrifying. Bringing him into the Tsukuyomi Genjutsu world already cost him spirit power and ocular power that caused him pain!
If he tried to manipulate Akihara Kagura's time within the Tsukuyomi world, it might easily render his Mangekyo Sharingan blind...
He couldn't continue like this...
Uchiha Itachi quickly made a clear judgment.
Now, when it's just him and Akihara Kagura, it's the perfect opportunity to negotiate with him to ensure Uchiha Sasuke wouldn't have any problems.
"It's really interesting."
Akihara Kagura extended his hand, grabbing Uchiha Itachi's body like he was picking up an ant, placing him before his sight: "Uchiha Itachi, what is the purpose of you sneaking back into Konoha again? Did the Akatsuki Organization give you an order?"
"No."
Uchiha Itachi shook his head, speaking softly: "I heard there was a commotion in Konoha and just wanted to come and check on Sasuke's safety."
"No need to worry."
Akihara Kagura chuckled lightly, nonchalantly responding: "I have no desire to act against him before you and your brother fight against each other..."
"That's even better."
Uchiha Itachi felt relieved, though his spirit manifested in the Tsukuyomi world showed a body that was faintly crumbling, yet he forced himself to continue: "I already helped you teach Orochimaru a lesson..."
"I know."
Akihara Kagura nodded in satisfaction and continued: "You did well on that point, so I didn't kill your brother either..."
"I hope our agreement can continue."
After requesting this, Uchiha Itachi straightforwardly began to sell the Akatsuki Organization's information to establish his value, hoping for more assurance for Sasuke's safety: "Quite a few people in the Akatsuki Organization harbor hostility towards you. Red Sand Sasori, Deidara, and Kakuzu are unsatisfied with you and always want to kill you..."
"They are quite ambitious."
Akihara Kagura praised them.
"..."
Uchiha Itachi was slightly speechless.
Indeed, Deidara and Kakuzu are quite ambitious in this regard.
Uchiha Itachi thought for a while and continued to divulge information about the Akatsuki Organization: "The leader of the Akatsuki, Pain, was also defeated by you and holds significant animosity..."
"Oh, understood."
Akihara Kagura remained indifferent.
Uchiha Itachi had no idea what his relation with the Akatsuki's leader was, rendering this information useless.
Uchiha Itachi quickly realized that Akihara Kagura wasn't interested in the Akatsuki's information. Was his power already strong enough to dismiss enemies like Pain?
"How about this."
Akihara Kagura seemed to understand the Uchiha's thoughts, lightly laughing as he spoke: "In the future, find an opportunity to help me kill Uchiha Obito, and I will guarantee Uchiha Sasuke's safety. Even if you die, I won't kill him..."
After finishing, Akihara Kagura continued to add: "Don't worry, Sasuke is Captain Kakashi's student, and I need to give Captain Kakashi some recognition. As long as you can help me deal with Uchiha Obito, it saves Captain Kakashi from always feeling bad for his defected comrade..."
"Okay."
Uchiha Itachi's expression shifted.
Uchiha Itachi had no psychological burden about betraying Uchiha Obito, as he had previously ensured Uchiha Sasuke's survival by killing all his clan members. What more is there when it's just a defector like Uchiha Obito!
"Uchiha Obito's abilities are very peculiar."
Uchiha Itachi immediately began planning their transaction, continuing: "I will find a way to discover Uchiha Obito's Mangekyo Sharingan abilities..."
"Then I'll be waiting for your news."
Akihara Kagura directly nodded.
Due to his immense spiritual power in the Tsukuyomi world, this nodding motion seemed slow to Uchiha Itachi.
In fact, Uchiha Itachi always wanted to cover his ears, as Akihara Kagura's size made his voice deafening to Uchiha Itachi.
This kind of experience...
Uchiha Itachi really didn't want to have again.
If possible, it would be better for them to communicate in the real world.
However...
Uchiha Itachi also gained a piece of information.
That genjutsu is ineffective against Akihara Kagura, at least unless the ocular and spiritual power is formidable enough, ordinary genjutsu wouldn't work on Akihara Kagura.
Perhaps...
This is why the ancestor of the Uchiha Clan, Uchiha Madara, never used genjutsu when fighting the First Hokage Senju Hashirama...
"Cancel your genjutsu now..."
Akihara Kagura looked at the visibly pained Uchiha Itachi, asking in a low voice: "If you continue staying, your spirit might collapse, right?"
"..."
He saw right through it!
Uchiha Itachi did not speak, but quickly released his Tsukuyomi Genjutsu!
In the real world.
It was still the same rushing Nankai River.
The ever-present Hoshigaki Kisame knew nothing of this. Everything that occurred in the Tsukuyomi world happened in an instant.
Hoshigaki Kisame only saw that after Uchiha Itachi used genjutsu on Akihara Kagura, Akihara Kagura was still standing there motionless, appearing to care not at all about genjutsu. Meanwhile, Uchiha Itachi, who was using genjutsu, was clutching his eyes, collapsing painfully!
"Itachi-san!"
Hoshigaki Kisame quickly supported Uchiha Itachi.
"Quickly, let's go..."
Uchiha Itachi strove to maintain his consciousness, striving to stand, but the mental pain left him feeling as if his head was splitting!
In the distance.
Kakashi Hatake was still watching secretly.
Because Kakashi Hatake was still worried that Akihara Kagura might be caught off guard, he had Yuhi Kurenai withdraw with Sarutobi Asuma, staying himself to observe the situation.
After all, who knew what powers Uchiha Itachi had gained in the ninja world after leaving Konoha for four years, and what kind of power he would unleash in revenge. But as it turned out, he just used one genjutsu on Akihara Kagura, and the technique-user himself fell?
"..."
Kakashi Hatake felt a little confused, reflexively pondering to himself: "Is this what returning to seek revenge after years of training is supposed to look like?"