"Damn!"
Sasuke glared angrily at the image in the frame.
"In the future… can't I defeat him and avenge my parents?!"
"Could it be that I'll be taken out by him—right out of my writing wheel?!"
"Damn! Abominable! Abominable!" Sasuke stared at himself in the picture, fury burning in his eyes. "From today onward, I'll only get stronger! I'm going to kill… my brother… Uchiha Itachi!"
The live stream continued:
Itachi stepped in front of Sasuke. A bloody finger lightly touched Sasuke's forehead.
"Forgive me, Sasuke… this is the last time."
Then, Itachi's arm dropped limply. He collapsed to the ground, lifeless.
Inside Konoha Village, Tsunade, who had been certain that Sasuke would die at Itachi's hands, stared at the scene in disbelief.
"What… what's going on?!" she exclaimed. "Why did Itachi fall? Could… could he be dead?"
Observing carefully, her aide muttered, "Judging from the performance… he seems dead."
Tsunade and Shizune exchanged shocked glances.
"Itachi Uchiha… sudden death?"
She slammed her hand on the table. "No! It can't be this easy for Itachi Uchiha to die!"
"This has to be some kind of conspiracy!" she insisted.
The aide hesitated, unsure, but Tsunade waved him off. "No! People like Itachi and Orochimaru never act without preparation. There's no way this is just natural. I'm telling you—there's at least an eighty percent chance this is some kind of trap or scheme! Fake animation, illusion… whatever it is, there's intent here!"
Meanwhile, in the frame, Itachi smiled faintly at his own death.
"Sasuke… forgive me… that will be the last time."
"In the future, you will be Konoha's hero… the one who eliminates the S-class rebels. My foolish little brother… forgive me… the last time."
Sasuke watched, shocked.
"What's happening!? Why did he just fall like that?"
He analyzed the situation. Maybe he was overexerted in the previous fight… injured by my moves… holding on until he faced me… then collapsed?
"That must be it!" Sasuke thought. Determination hardened his features.
"I didn't expect it… in the future, I'll be strong enough! Father! Mother! Look! I've avenged you! Uchiha Itachi… you'll die at my hands, for sure!"
But his eyes lingered on Itachi's final words: "Forgive me… the last time."
Sasuke frowned. "Forgive me…? What does he mean? Was he thinking of me as a child…? When someone dies, are their words of forgiveness the most honest?"
He snorted in disdain. "Impossible! From the day you killed my parents, I will never forgive you! Don't lie to me at the last moment! I've seen through your moves, Itachi… I've seen through every move! You… weasel!"
Elsewhere, Orochimaru's eyes widened in shock.
"What the hell?! I sealed his sword… and he's lying down?!"
"If I'd waited a few more minutes… he wouldn't have been sealed! I just caught up… and he fell?!"
Orochimaru's heart sank. "So unlucky! I could have avoided disgrace to the ninja world!"
Outside Konoha, Terumi couldn't believe her eyes as Itachi collapsed.
"Uchiha Itachi… died?" she whispered in shock.
Chojuro narrowed his eyes. Something felt off. The circumstances of his death… it doesn't make sense…
The Fourth Generation of Thunder Shadow Ai examined the footage.
"So Sasuke really won? Itachi vomited blood… it doesn't look like an injury… more like a disease…"
He flexed his muscles. "Even someone with a body like his… it's costly to life."
Sabuyi beside him groaned. "Please respect yourself!"
Granny Chiyo and Ebizo watched silently.
"It's unexpected…" Chiyo murmured. "But in a way, this is a happy ending. Itachi… who committed so many atrocities, is gone. Sasuke… lives as a hero who defeated Konoha's S-class rebels."
Ebizo nodded. "Yes… but… something feels wrong. Itachi didn't need to go this far. If he only wanted the Sharingan… why all this battle? Why the drama?"
Chiyo nodded solemnly. "Exactly. He seems to have let Sasuke… intentionally or not…"
Onoki looked at Itachi's fallen body with a grave expression.
"Heitu! See? Sasuke won!"
Heitu frowned. "Grandpa, if Itachi killed his own relatives and attacked his parents… why do you look so unhappy?"
Onoki smiled faintly, concealing a hidden doubt. Something isn't right…
Meanwhile, Obito reflected.
"Itachi could've used Izanagi… why didn't he? He didn't even show his strength… Was it… to make Sasuke the hero?"
Itachi Uchiha… what a great brother…
Righteousness. Sacrifice. Tragedy.
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