Chapter 279: Breaking Tsukuyomi, Instantly Killing Kisame
Seeing that Itachi had succeeded, Kisame smiled even more triumphantly.
He had been Itachi's partner for some time and knew Itachi's strength very well. He was full of respect for such a powerful person and actively cooperated with his tactics.
And now, it was his turn to reap the rewards.
He raised Samehada high, aiming at Guy in front of him, preparing to give this strange Konoha beast a bloody lesson.
Guy frowned deeply, also considering whether to open the Eighth Gate to forcibly break through Itachi's genjutsu.
But the next second, a figure flashed behind Kisame.
"Watch out!"
Itachi's voice had just left his mouth when Makoto's fist smashed into Kisame's back. Simultaneously using Body Pathway Derangement, he smashed Kisame into the water.
The sound of bones cracking made one's teeth ache. Kisame's screams went from the air to underwater.
Caught off guard, his vision went black and he almost fainted. Fortunately, Samehada used its stored chakra to heal him, allowing Kisame to recover.
Seeing the newcomer, Itachi immediately realized that this was the Akiyama Makoto the Leader had mentioned.
Itachi knew almost nothing about the suddenly emerged Makoto.
He had only left Konoha a few years ago, and before he left, he had never even heard the name Akiyama Makoto.
So Makoto had most likely awakened his strength and risen rapidly in the last few years, which seemed incredible.
But one's reputation follows one like a shadow. Itachi didn't dare to be careless. His three-tomoe eyes spun rapidly, turning into a pinwheel shape. Without hesitation, Itachi cast Tsukuyomi on Makoto.
Because even he couldn't suppress Makoto and the four remaining Jōnin at the same time. He could only hope to use Tsukuyomi to end the battle quickly.
In almost an instant, Makoto was pulled into the Tsukuyomi space. His hands and feet were tied to a cross, and multiple Itachis appeared beside him, holding long swords.
"Welcome to my world of genjutsu. This space-time is called Tsukuyomi."
Itachi stabbed at Makoto with a sword, his tone steady, as if pronouncing Makoto's death sentence. "Here, space, time, and even mass are under my control. For the next seventy-two hours, I will continuously stab you with swords."
"Let's see if Konoha's rising star can withstand this kind of attack."
The blade pierced Makoto's chest, and a line of blood flowed down.
However, contrary to Itachi's expectations, Makoto showed no surprise. Instead, he observed everything with interest. "Is this the so-called genjutsu space... I see. It wasn't truly constructed with consciousness, but formed subconsciously?"
"But it feels like a purely spiritual space, without any materiality. Can you really control time, space, and mass here? Is that just rhetoric to achieve the genjutsu effect?"
As Makoto's voice fell, his tightly bound body suddenly floated up, as if he were no longer controlled by gravity.
Several Itachis immediately threw out wires to bind Makoto and the cross, pulling him back. But Itachi's expression was no longer as calm as before.
"It seems you are indeed a troublesome opponent. Your attainments in genjutsu are stronger than Orochimaru's. It's just a pity you don't have the eyes of our Uchiha clan."
Itachi knew that his genjutsu had basically been seen through by Makoto.
However, this didn't really affect the effect of his genjutsu much; it would only reduce the mental trauma to the ninja in reality later.
If a ninja felt that they were indeed pierced, then corresponding reactions would appear in their body.
This was not only a psychological effect, but also the effect of Yin Release chakra.
But since Makoto felt that all this was just an illusion, Itachi could only inflict mental trauma on him.
Seeing several swords about to pierce his body again, Makoto smiled and said, "Since I know the effect of your genjutsu, I'm sorry, I probably won't play with you anymore."
When Makoto said this, Itachi hadn't reacted yet.
Then, in reality, Makoto, who had stopped moving due to Tsukuyomi, raised his hand the next second and threw it. With Chakra Enhanced Strength causing a sonic boom, a kunai shot towards Itachi's face.
Itachi put all his mental energy into casting Tsukuyomi to suppress Makoto, so he had almost no reaction ability at this moment.
Seeing that he was about to be pierced, a ribcage suddenly appeared in front of him, followed by a loud explosion.
Makoto's kunai shattered, but half of it still embedded itself in Itachi's Susanoo. The remaining fragments fell to the ground, smashing deep pits.
A line of blood flowed down Itachi's forehead. A tiny piece of iron had still broken through Susanoo and finally lodged in his skull.
It could only be said that fortunately, Makoto used an exploding fragmentation kunai instead of a real heavy-mass projectile kunai. Otherwise, unless Itachi used Izanagi, he would most likely not escape death.
This was the value of hidden intelligence. Makoto successfully tricked Itachi by relying on the Illusion-Breaking Seal.
It wasn't that Itachi couldn't control Makoto's spirit, but after Itachi controlled Makoto's spirit, Makoto, detecting the mental anomaly, released another part of his spirit to continue controlling his body, fighting with the Mind-Mirror Image method.
Unless Itachi knew Makoto's secret in advance and then used Tsukuyomi on Makoto continuously, he really had no way to deal with Makoto's method of breaking genjutsu.
Most critically, Makoto actually held back.
He had a heavy kunai mixed with chakra-conducting metal given to him by Tenten. If he had thrown that kunai, judging from the current results, he could have easily pierced the first stage of Susanoo.
In that case, Itachi Uchiha would definitely die today.
It was just a pity that Makoto knew that although Itachi Uchiha was extremely abstract, he still had a lot of use for Sasuke and Konoha.
At least Makoto had no grudge against him. After all, the people he slaughtered were Uchiha, and Makoto wasn't close to them.
As blood flowed down Itachi's forehead, the Tsukuyomi he cast was automatically dispelled.
Makoto's controlled spirit returned to his main body, making him frown, but his spirit was also uplifted.
He frowned because he had been stabbed once after all. He was uplifted because he had gained a basic understanding of genjutsu space.
Originally, Makoto thought that Itachi used the Mangekyō Sharingan to construct everything.
But now he understood that the space was formed according to Itachi's subconscious. He used most of his pupil power to control the enemy and didn't care how the space was generated.
This meant that theoretically, Makoto could also create a similar genjutsu space without relying on the system. In the future, whether pulling others in for a chat or binding the opponent's spirit, it would be a good option.
Makoto even speculated whether Obito's so-called Kamui dimension was an alien space connected by Kamui, which he used as his secret base.
Instead of that Kamui dimension being created by his Sharingan. If so, Obito's Mangekyō Sharingan would be too overpowered.
Unfortunately, this speculation was basically impossible to verify. Makoto wouldn't drill into Obito's Kamui dimension to verify such a thing; that was a place of no return.
While Makoto gained insights, the people around him also moved.
Itachi could no longer spare any energy to suppress them. They immediately formed a formation around Makoto, ready to continue attacking.
"Phew, you're finally here."
Kurenai looked at Makoto, her eyes full of happiness and security.
When the four of them were collectively controlled by Itachi just now, she had indeed despaired for a moment.
But now, she had passed the period of despair, and only had the desire to take down Itachi.
"How do we fight next? Can you completely suppress those eyes of his?"
Kakashi whispered, just about to explain the abilities of the Mangekyō Sharingan to Makoto, but Makoto said, "See that skeleton ribcage? He still has strength left. If it's a higher-level skeleton, it won't be easy for me to break it."
"Most importantly, they want to run. Although we can catch up, it's destined to be a life-and-death battle—by the way, why did you start fighting?"
Kurenai subconsciously looked at Asuma. Asuma said with a dark face, "They trespassed into Konoha. I had to make them give an explanation, and then we started fighting."
Makoto nodded, knowing the fault didn't lie with Asuma.
Itachi and Kisame coming to Konoha today was ostensibly to cause trouble, but essentially to demonstrate force.
Now the trouble-making phase was successful, but the force demonstration phase wasn't. He must be distressed too, right?
The facts were just as Itachi expected. He frowned at Makoto, feeling immense pressure.
The Chakra Enhanced Strength and mental resistance Makoto had just displayed exceeded the average Kage-level powerhouse.
One had to know that this wasn't even Makoto's best method; his strongest method was the Flying Thunder God.
Facing a Makoto who hadn't even used the Flying Thunder God, Itachi already felt so much pressure. If they continued fighting, wouldn't he have to reveal all his trump cards?
This didn't fit Itachi's style. He had never thought of fighting to the death with Makoto.
But how to end this situation?
"Water Style: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave!"
Just then, Kisame popped his head out in the distance.
He didn't aim at Makoto's side, but instead unleashed his sea-level ninjutsu towards the distant Konoha village.
In an instant, the entire river churned, and a huge wave more than thirty meters high swept towards Konoha.
Seeing this scene, the pupils of several people constricted. Without thinking, they rushed towards the huge wave to try and stop it.
Konoha couldn't withstand a second huge impact. This wasn't just a matter of loss, but also a matter of psychological endurance.
Seeing this, Makoto's expression remained unchanged. Instead, he looked at Itachi and spoke to him mentally.
"Itachi Uchiha, that's enough. No one will touch Sasuke. But later he might go to Orochimaru to learn, because no one in Konoha will train him to become a Kage-level powerhouse. Whether you agree or not depends on you."
"I have no hostility towards you, and the future Konoha has no prejudice against the Uchiha. I will tell the new Hokage that you are a spy. As for what you want to do later, it's up to your preference. No one will order you around anymore."
Hearing this, Itachi's eyes cleared up a bit, and he looked at Makoto in disbelief.
He still had many questions to ask, but seeing the menacing Kisame rushing over, he said, "Kisame, let's go. If we continue fighting, we might die here."
Kisame didn't think so. He had just been sneak-attacked by Makoto; this time he was going to use his full strength.
Riding the waves, he jumped high and slashed down with Samehada. At the same time, dozens of sharks formed by Water Style bit at Makoto from underwater.
Facing the combined attack from above and below, Makoto just looked up at Kisame.
The next instant, Kisame's eyes lost focus. His mind was controlled by Makoto using the Formless Wave.
Although it was only for an instant, the next second, Makoto's fist had already pierced his stomach. Then he threw him to Itachi like a dead dog.
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