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Chapter 188: The Uchiha's Maniacal Laughter
Chapter 188: The Uchiha's Maniacal Laughter
"It's over."
Sasuke, with a detached gaze, watched as his brother, Itachi Uchiha, knelt just a punch away from him, his body pierced by Sasuke's sword, and blood spilling from his mouth.
This was no shadow clone or Crow Clone; the man beneath Sasuke's sword was the real Itachi Uchiha!
The brother he had once admired; the man who had slaughtered the Uchiha clan of Konoha; the nightmare that had jolted him awake countless nights.
The man who had once driven him to despair now lay defeated at his feet.
Sasuke's grip on the sword hilt tightened at the thought.
Itachi, at this point, was too weak to speak.
He struggled to lift his head, wanting to catch one last glimpse of Sasuke, but his vision had blurred, and he could no longer make out Sasuke's face.
His legs gave out, and he slumped forward, collapsing onto Sasuke.
Sasuke made no move to dodge, allowing Itachi's weight to rest on him.
After a moment, Itachi, his head hanging low, slowly raised his right hand and, with great difficulty, reached for Sasuke's face.
Even at the end, was he still concerned about his eyes?
Sasuke watched, expressionless, as Itachi's hand inched closer to his eye socket.
Just as Sasuke smirked, anticipating Itachi's next move.
Itachi's fingers suddenly shifted upward; his index and middle fingers pressed together, and with the last of his strength, he gently tapped Sasuke's forehead.
In the next instant, Itachi closed his eyes, and with a thud, his body slid off Sasuke and fell heavily to the ground, silent and still.
"What...what did you just do?"
Sasuke stood frozen for a moment, about to look back at Itachi's body.
Suddenly, a gap appeared in the encirclement of Amaterasu's flames.
Mikoto Uchiha, who had been sealing away that portion of the Amaterasu flames with a sealing scroll, wasted no time. She joined forces with the others and rushed into the encirclement to assist Sasuke.
"Sasuke..." Mikoto began, but then she saw the familiar figure on the ground, and her words caught in her throat. She stood frozen, unable to move for a long moment.
The other Uchiha, who had come to provide backup, also saw the person lying on the ground.
Madara Uchiha rushed forward and examined Itachi closely.
Soon, a smirk tugged at the corners of his mouth, growing into a wide grin. He couldn't contain his laughter any longer:
"Itachi Uchiha is dead! Itachi Uchiha is truly dead!! Hahaha! Hahahahaha!"
His laughter set off a chain reaction.
As the other Uchiha members witnessed this scene and confirmed it for themselves, the cloud of grief and pain that had hung over them suddenly vanished. They felt reborn, and their laughter joined Madara's:
"Mother! Father! Grandpa! Grandma! Do you see this? The murderer who took your lives is finally dead! Hahaha!"
"I'm so happy! Brother! Your spirit can finally rest in peace! Hahaha!"
"Meisa, your vengeance is fulfilled! Hahaha!"
"...!"
In that moment, all the Uchiha clan members were overcome with euphoria.
Madara stood up, approached Sasuke, and slapped him on the shoulder, his laughter booming. "Sasuke! Now is not the time to hold back! Laugh! Laugh away all the hardships and pain! We've won! Our revenge is complete! Let's laugh out loud!"
Influenced by the atmosphere, Sasuke momentarily pushed aside the memory of Itachi's final action.
The ruins of the Namikaze Shrine instantly echoed with joyous laughter.
The sound was so loud that even Yuiyi Xuan Yue could hear the enchanting Uchiha laughter from where he stood.
It seemed like the Uchiha Four Laughers had now become the Uchiha Ten Laughers.
"Now that the Uchiha's goal has been achieved, let's quickly finish things up here."
With his decision made, Yuiyi Xuan Yue's palms took on a steel-like hue as he blocked Jiraiya's attack, who had transformed into a sage frog.
Unlike the last time when he had only faced a limited display of power due to the Impure World Reincarnation, this time, Jiraiya truly felt the vast difference in Yuiyi Xuan Yue's strength.
Because of this, he specifically asked the other jonin to help hold off the enemy, taking some time to formally activate his sage mode.
"The sage jutsu of Mount Myoboku."
Yuiyi Xuan Yue's eyes swept over Jiraiya's shoulders, where Fukasaku and Shima, the two great sages, were perched.
"Let's see one last time how human sage jutsu compares to the toad sage mode."
As the two sages' sharp tongues slashed at him, Yuiyi Xuan Yue retreated, creating distance, and then clapped his hands together, declaring:
"Senjutsu!"
Instantly, blue sage eye-shadow appeared at the corners of Yuiyi Xuan Yue's eyes.
An immense aura, far greater than before, erupted from him.
The nearby Konoha ninjas only felt their bodies and minds sink, as if a fierce beast had locked onto them, causing their bodies to shiver uncontrollably.
Among them, the Aburame clan head, Shibi Aburame, was even more astonished to discover that the insects within his body, which he usually controlled with ease, suddenly became uncontrollable, frantically trying to escape as if they were startled birds.
This was a first in his life.
"What is this?"
Seeing the scene beneath Yuiyi Xuan Yue's eyes, Tsunade felt that it was somewhat familiar, yet she couldn't quite place it.
"Senjutsu!"
It was Shima who immediately recognized what was happening.
Then, he said with some disbelief: "Old man, am I hallucinating like the Great Elder? Is this human child using senjutsu? And is it a type I've never seen before?"
"Old woman, stop disparaging the Great Elder!" Fukasaku gave his customary admonishment before turning his gaze directly to Yuiyi Xuan Yue. He took a deep breath and nodded, "It's definitely senjutsu! But it's not from the three holy lands."
"It really is senjutsu? But why is there no change in his appearance aside from the eye-shadow?" Jiraiya asked, puzzled, as he looked at Yuiyi Xuan Yue, whose eyes were the only things that had changed, aside from the eye-shadow.
"That's because he has an extremely high level of mastery over senjutsu. Unlike you, young Jiraiya, who's only half-baked," Shima replied.
"Uh," Jiraiya rubbed his now larger nose awkwardly.
"To think that someone has successfully cultivated senjutsu outside of the three holy lands," Fukasaku marveled, not having joined the previous conversation.
"Not cultivated, but developed," Yuiyi Xuan Yue corrected with a smile.
Fukasaku's admiration grew: "The youth are indeed formidable! Truly formidable!"
Yuiyi Xuan Yue accepted the compliment with a smile and added:
"Let's see if the old waves will indeed die on the beach."
(End of Chapter)
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