Actually, looking at it this way, it seems like Sasuke has a small chance of winning, but who knows how it will end until the very end.
However, this large shuriken doesn't seem to be difficult for Itachi, as it's essentially attacking with the opponent's strongest skill.
Black Zetsu's eyes scanned the dim battlefield below.
The giant shuriken, coated with bright blue lightning chakra, spun rapidly and shot forward.
The buff attached to the Chidori seemed to make this shuriken only evadable, not directly blockable.
Uchiha Itachi, having trained Sasuke for a long time, naturally knew the characteristics of Chidori. He bent down slightly to dodge, then saw the shuriken split into two below.
Did he guess Itachi would crouch to dodge? So he prepared for two possibilities.
Uchiha Itachi's eyes narrowed slightly. Perhaps it was because he had just used Tsukuyomi, and he felt a lack of control over his limbs.
The feeling of being heavily weighed down made accurate control difficult, and his eyes, already close to blindness, were now even harder to focus.
Although he could still see these two shuriken, each almost half his height, he still hesitated slightly when distinguishing their positions.
Because of that momentary hesitation, and the fact that his current agility was not as good as before.
It was easier within genjutsu, after all, it was just a matter of glaring at each other.
He couldn't dodge.
Uchiha Itachi calculated where the shuriken would fly, and with precise timing, he jumped up, positioning himself directly in the gap between the two shuriken to evade.
However, the moment he dodged through the gap between the shuriken, he clearly saw dark thin threads attached to the giant shuriken.
In this dim light, this thing was indeed not easy to notice.
But wrapping iron wire around things like shuriken and kunai was basically Sasuke's personal usual trick.
But if Uchiha Itachi hadn't just used Tsukuyomi and his eyesight wasn't so poor, this little trick wouldn't have fooled him.
However, this situation was unavoidable.
His physical condition was declining daily, making even things he was good at become difficult.
If he continued like this, his teammates would eventually notice his weakness. When physical fitness declines, the most obvious sign is that taijutsu ability can't keep up.
Realizing this, Uchiha Itachi would directly use his Mangekyo Sharingan to make decisive moves in most fights.
When he could use the Sharingan, he would try to minimize taijutsu combat.
But this was not a good choice at all, just the only choice he could make in a helpless situation.
He had no other choice; his physical condition could no longer keep up with taijutsu. To avoid exposing a bigger weakness, he had to rely on his Mangekyo Sharingan.
But Uchiha Itachi's chakra reserves were not high to begin with. Even with the original Sharingan, this Mangekyo Sharingan that gradually caused blindness, naturally consumed more chakra.
This situation was akin to slow suicide, using that pair of eyes more recklessly when his body already had problems, just to avoid exposing them.
His chakra was always on the verge of depletion, and the Mangekyo Sharingan was constantly damaging his body.
If he hadn't been so reckless with himself, perhaps he wouldn't have reached this near-death state so soon.
When he realized his life had a limit, he decided to treat himself as a stepping stone for Sasuke to achieve Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
Then, his remaining time alive only needed to be spent nurturing Sasuke.
"...".
Sasuke and Uchiha Itachi didn't spend that much time together. Although Uchiha Itachi guided him in most things, Itachi always held back in various ways.
So, he didn't fundamentally understand the extent of Uchiha Itachi's true strength.
Sasuke pursed his lips slightly, and bright blue chakra instantly surged through the thin wires.
A fleeting flash of light clearly revealed the presence of the thin wires. Then, Sasuke abruptly yanked, and the giant shuriken instantly shattered into pieces.
All the shuriken were more or less controlled by the wires in Sasuke's hand, turning Uchiha Itachi in mid-air into the center of the attack.
Shuriken scattered in front, behind, left, and right, like blades surrounding him.
Uchiha Itachi's gaze swept around, dodging most of the blades, but as he was about to land, he was hit hard in the thigh by a blade. ....
Uchiha Itachi stumbled slightly as he landed, letting out an uncontrollable grunt.
"How strange, Itachi actually missed this kind of attack?"
White Zetsu's eyes shifted, landing on the spot where Uchiha Itachi was hit on his leg.
This was too bizarre. With Itachi's eyes, he shouldn't have missed such a childish attack from Sasuke.
"I don't know. Let's keep watching."
Today, he had indeed witnessed many strange scenes.
Three Tomoe Sharingan could break Tsukuyomi, and Uchiha Itachi was hit by this shuriken attack.
He retracted his earlier statement. Although he thought this private battle would surely be won by Uchiha Itachi, given the current situation, there might be a real upset.
Judging by the momentum of these two, this doesn't seem like an ordinary private duel; they are clearly fighting to the death.
He watched the two below with great interest. What other unexpected scenes would unfold?
"...".
Sasuke paused. Out of instinct, he wanted to move closer to check on Itachi's injury.
This was too strange. Even if he had confidence in his own abilities, it wasn't strange for Itachi to be hit by something, but to be poked by a shuriken? That was a bit odd.
And it looked painful. Sasuke took a small step forward, only to see Uchiha Itachi pressing one hand to the ground.
Then, Uchiha Itachi forcefully pulled the blade out of his thigh, frowning slightly from the pain.
He looked up slightly at Sasuke, his gaze clearly telling Sasuke to take this duel seriously.
At this moment, they were opponents, locked in a death match with their clan's killer. He absolutely could not show any weakness.
Then, as Uchiha Itachi stood up, he made a gesture as if unconsciously, and quickly began forming hand seals.
Although Zetsu could record their battle, he probably wouldn't think much of the conclusion. And if he truly wanted to figure out this gesture, he would have to wait until after the playback.
By then, it would be too late.
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