Chapter 225 : “Forgive me, Sasuke.”

"Yamata no Orochi!!"

At this moment, countless ninjas exclaimed!

What follows is incomprehension!

Because this thing is completely recorded in the legend, it should not exist in reality at all!

As the developer of this technique, Senju Tobirama in the Pure Land didn't look good. (tv was stolen in Konoha for Orochimaru!)

The Eight Branches Technique is just something in his theory, he didn't expect someone to actually complete it!

But completion also means one thing, the caster is no longer a human being!

[boom!)

[As soon as the Orochi appeared, it attacked Susano, holding the opponent tightly with unrivaled strength!"

[At the same time, the eight big mouths showed their sharp fangs and bit them fiercely!)

[But at this moment, a gourd suddenly appeared in the hand of the red Susano, and then the gourd erupted and a flaming sword was cut off in an instant – five or six snake heads!)

[However, this is of no use at all, and a savage snake head will grow again in the cut wound!)

[At the same time, one of the snake heads opened his mouth wide, and then a man with no clothes and pale body appeared from inside!"

[It is Orochimaru!]

Inside the underground base, Orochimaru was excited!

It's time for his show!

Obito also understands the meaning of the other party just now!

Sure enough, how could the cold-blooded Orochimaru accept Sasuke as his apprentice, just because he took a fancy to the other's body!

["Orochimaru, you are as disgusting as ever!"

[Uchiha Itachi has a calm face, as if he was not surprised by the appearance of Orochimaru!]

[Orochimaru performed a nesting doll, he was spit out from the mouth of the big snake, and he spit out a Kusanagi sword from his mouth. "

[Then he looked at Itachi and laughed excitedly:

["Thanks to you, the Chakra that Sasuke used to suppress me has disappeared, and this time I will take the opportunity to take the child's body!"

Off-screen, upon hearing this, Sasuke, who had decided to leave the village immediately, had cold hands and feet!

At that moment, he sensed the world brimming with malice!

The future appeared shrouded in darkness with no glimmer of hope in sight!

[Puff!]

Orochimaru attempted to utter something, only to be impaled by the flaming long sword that erupted suddenly from the gourd in Susa's grasp!

[However, Orochimaru remained unruffled, even letting out a brazen laugh:]

"Do you believe you can vanquish me with such a feeble attack?"

As the wielder of the Eight Branches Technique, he harbored no fear of injury!

"Sword of Totsuka.."

"Cease!"

Orochimaru abruptly halted mid-sentence, his earlier confidence replaced by a wide-eyed panic!

"This... this sword. Could it be?"

"Why!? Why is it here!?"

In that moment, every observer could discern Orochimaru's tone, fraught with fear!

In the ensuing second, Orochimaru's form resembled a candle melting under the flame, gradually absorbed into the gourd along with the sword's blade!

This spectacle left White Zetsu, concealed at the edge of the battlefield, utterly bewildered, prompting him to inquire: "What happened with that sword?"

"It's the Sword of Totsuka, one of the variant of Kusanagi Swords!" Black Zetsu promptly replied!

"Its known for its sealing properties!"

"It's said that those pierced by it are plunged into a dreamlike illusion world and sealed indefinitely!"

"Orochimaru had been in search of it, only to discover it resided within Itachi, transformed into a spiritual weapon!"

And with Black Zetsu's revelation, not only Orochimaru, but the entire colossal Orochi, was absorbed into the Sword of Totsuka!

This astonishing turn of events left countless onlookers dumbfounded!

Inside the dimly lit underground base, Orochimaru's voice echoed with a perplexed tone:

"It's peculiar. Why does Uchiha Itachi possess such a blade? It almost seems as though it was waiting for me deliberately."

Orochimaru's countenance darkened with contemplation. Since aligning with Madara's team, the notion of seizing Sasuke's body had lost its appeal. His focus now veered towards mechanical augmentation.

Yet, the current scenario unfolding before him unmistakably indicated that he had been ensnared by Itachi's machinations.

"Miscalculated, have I?" Orochimaru's laughter erupted suddenly. "How intriguing, Uchiha."

With a scrutinizing gaze, Orochimaru turned to Uchiha Madara. "I suppose the tale of your brothers' fratricidal feasts, as recounted by Itachi, was also a fabrication?"

Madara remained silent, while Obito, burdened with the truth, abandoned pretense, wearing a visage marred by complex self-reproach.

"With the Eight Branches Technique dispelled, Sasuke's limp form collapsed to the ground! Only moments ago, he had been entirely at Orochimaru's mercy, a spectator to his own impending demise, gripped by terror!"

"But that threat has dissipated, for now. Uchiha Itachi regards him with those chilling, indifferent eyes!"

"Though wearied and bloodied, Itachi stands unwavering, Susanoo's skeletal manifestation still intact!"

"The die is cast. 'It's over, Sasuke,' he declares. 'Your eyes belong to me; let me claim them at my leisure.'"

"At this juncture, Itachi resembles a Shinigami, a demonic specter, inching closer to Sasuke with each step!"

"Sasuke recoils in abject terror, his fear palpable, as he desperately hurls a shuriken adorned with an explosive seal!"

"Yet, it proves futile—a final act of defiance."

"The detonations are repelled by the eight-foot mirror, leaving nothing but futile echoes in their wake."

["My eyes... my..."]

[Itachi raises his arm, inching closer to Sasuke.]

["Damn it! Why won't you die!" Sasuke made one final struggle, yanking out his longsword and leaping, expending the last dregs of his strength to lunge forward!]

["Boom!"]

["No surprise, no effect!"]

[Even as the eight-foot mirror's backlash sent him reeling, he crashed into a wall!]

[Tremors wrack his body as he perseveres like a flickering flame!]

[Sasuke fights to rise, but this time there's no retreat; he can only press against the wall in terror!]

["Approaching, drawing near!"]

[Five meters, three meters, one meter, until they're face to face!]

[Sasuke presses against the wall, like a fowl awaiting slaughter, his throat constricted in fear!]

[He can only stare into those trembling eyes, watching as the man who annihilated his entire clan, who slew his parents, extends his bloodied fingers before him!]

"Ah! Ah!!"

Off-screen, Sasuke quivers and gasps for breath!

Before his fearful gaze, it's as though a hand is reaching out for him!

He feels as though he's witnessing that bloody night all over again!

In this moment, silence blankets the screen!

All eyes are fixed on the next scene, awaiting the fusion of Sasuke's eyes!

[Itachi's fingers draw nearer.]

[Sasuke nearly buckles under the weight, his legs trembling uncontrollably!]

[But in the next second, Itachi doesn't do anything; instead, a faint smile twitches at the corner of his mouth as he silently mouths a word to Sasuke.]

[Then, he extends his palm once more.]

[Yet this time, Itachi doesn't extend three fingers.]

[Instead, it's his index and middle fingers together, incredibly gentle, tapping softly against Sasuke's forehead!]

[Having done this, Itachi seems to exhaust his final reserves of strength.]

[The blood-streaked finger falls to Sasuke's feet, leaving a trace on his face!]

The scene unfolding before countless onlookers seemed beyond belief!

Beneath the gentle moonlight, Sasuke, who had been trembling incessantly, was now devoid of fear.

Instead, he was consumed by an overwhelming sense of bewilderment and fury!

It wasn't just Itachi's unyielding gaze that held his attention, nor was it merely the familiar mark etched upon his forehead.

Rather, it was the silent words spoken by his enemy in his final moments.

Those words, spoken with a smile, resonated within him:

"Forgive me, Sasuke."

"This marks the end of it all."

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