By the river, under the moonlight, on the grassland.
The Two-Tails stopped its pointless attacks, resting its strength and watching aggressively, forcing Uchiha Itachi to continuously maintain Susanoo.
Karin stood behind Seiya, her hands placed on his back, silently transmitting chakra to help him maintain the Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
Samui and Uchiha Mikoto kept their heads down, avoiding any visual contact with Uchiha Itachi.
They kept their eyes fixed on visible objects, avoiding the instinctive urge to look up and stare directly.
What entered Mikoto's vision were two pairs of toe tips. What entered Samui's vision was the taut zipper of her coat.
Under Seiya's call, the girls were quite composed, waiting patiently for the enemy.
Uchiha Itachi was secretly in agony.
The situation had evolved to a point beyond his control.
Originally, he had used Seiya's repeated attitude of avoiding a fight to firmly believe that the boy was heavily concerned and dared not fight to the death.
Thus, he tentatively used small-scale ninjutsu to hold them.
He never expected Seiya's attitude to suddenly make a 180-degree turn, directly commanding the Two-Tails Jinchuriki to go into Full Tailed Beast Transformation.
The battle rapidly escalated, taking on a posture of all-out war.
Facing a perfect Jinchuriki, Uchiha Itachi had no choice but to use Susanoo for defense, burning his life force while waiting for Kisame's rescue.
The massive sunk cost created an impulse in him to eliminate Uchiha Mikoto at all costs.
Now, under the threat of death, Uchiha Itachi quickly calmed down, hoping to end the battle as soon as possible.
He did not simply wait for Kisame to arrive but actively attempted to save himself, trying to dissuade the boy, whose momentum was soaring.
"Seiya, Izanagi has a time limit. Once your mother's dojutsu ends, you and your companions will surely die. Is it worth trading several lives for mine?"
Seiya smiled slightly, "Why don't you guess how long my mother's 'Izanagi' lasts?"
Uchiha Itachi forcibly swallowed the metallic taste in his throat and said, "No matter how long the time, it will eventually end. Your mother paid the price of losing her sight because she wanted you to live, not to die pointlessly in an unknown place. I advise you not to waste your mother's sacrifice in vain!"
Upon hearing this, Seiya couldn't help but laugh heartily, mocking him, "I never thought that beneath your hateful exterior, there's a heart that shines like gold. When you massacred your entire clan, your mother must have praised you as a rare and great filial son!"
Uchiha Itachi was stunned.
His mind suddenly flashed to his mother's expression before she died.
Blood surged, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
He then closed his eyes, gradually steadied his breath, and said coldly, "I did that for the peace of Konoha! The Uchiha clan cannot be stained with the infamy of traitors!"
Seiya couldn't help but laugh again.
"What my mother said was absolutely right! You are a useless pawn brainwashed by Konoha's Third Generation high command, just like Uchiha Shisui! Each of you acts as if you carry the great righteousness of the village, but you forget to care for the clan members who raised you! You self-righteously water the hollow concept of peace with the blood of your clan, yet you don't realize you are just tools for others' power struggle!"
His words were incisive and deafening.
However, Uchiha Itachi did not get so worked up that he spat blood again.
Instead, his expression was calm, aloof, and profound.
After all, compared to the 'filial son' taunt earlier, he had heard these words so many times in clan meetings over the past decade that his ears were calloused.
Hearing the familiar rebuke now, Uchiha Itachi couldn't help but feel a touch of emotion and nostalgia.
He then coldly retorted, "How could someone as shortsighted as your mother, a person who betrayed the village for honor, understand my profound justice and forbearance in massacring my own clan?"
When he said this, Uchiha Mikoto, who had been silently listening, could no longer hold back and lashed out, "Uchiha Itachi, you beast! Miko's greatest mistake in this life was giving birth to an ungrateful beast like you!"
Seiya was delighted upon hearing this and quickly observed Itachi's reaction but was regretfully disappointed to find that Itachi was unmoved, his expression still calm.
Amazing! He stabilized his mentality so quickly!
Seiya was secretly astonished, completely unaware that this was his own doing.
In fact, after his spicy taunts earlier, Itachi now had a strong tolerance for rebukes based on his mother.
After all, someone who could sleep peacefully after massacring his clan was hardly a person with a fragile psyche.
Immediately, Uchiha Itachi quickly absorbed the concept of the filial abuse and redirected it back to Uchiha Mikoto.
"If I were you, I would advise your companion not to continue squandering Izanagi! Otherwise, is it fair to your mother's blind Mangekyo?"
Seiya was all smiles, "My mother is willing, so what business is it of yours? If you're envious, you can ask your mother to use Izanagi too!"
Then, he put on a look of apology, "My bad, I forgot you don't have a mother."
Following that, he looked puzzled, "But why don't you have a mother? Logically, at your age, your mother shouldn't have died of old age yet."
Finally, Seiya acted as if he had suddenly realized something.
He covered his mouth, his hand trembling as he pointed at Uchiha Itachi.
"I remember now! You personally cut down your biological mother who painstakingly raised you!"
His acting was vivid and expressive.
Uchiha Itachi's expression remained calm.
He calmly commented, "You have a great talent for acting. Among all those who criticize me, you have the highest standard."
"..."
Seiya was speechless, feeling bored.
He originally thought he could push Uchiha Itachi to death with effort, but who would have thought that only the initial taunt had an effect, and the later ones had none.
It really fits the saying, 'Planting the flower with effort, it fails to bloom; planting the willows without effort, it grows into a shade.' Mom's proverb is so insightful!
Seiya quietly exhaled a breath of turbid air, shedding his exaggerated acting and returning to his normal state, silently watching Uchiha Itachi.
To him, he truly couldn't understand why someone would kill their mother.
Was there anything in this world more important than one's mother?
The village?
Great righteousness?
Peace?
What kind of utter nonsense were these?
Compared to one's mother, they were utterly worthless!
The more Seiya thought about it, the more he felt Uchiha Itachi deserved to die.
The girls present felt the same way.
The Two-Tails watched aggressively as the red chakra giant gradually turned illusory, as if seeing Uchiha Itachi's constantly draining life force.
At the same time, Karin suddenly said, "Kisame is within one ri."
Seiya and the girls instantly tensed up, standing ready for battle.
Uchiha Itachi's heart swelled with joy, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Soon, a figure appeared under the moonlight, rapidly approaching.
The newcomer wore a straw hat and a black cloak with red clouds.
He looked about thirty years old, with long dark blue hair, a shark-like face, a grim expression, and sharp teeth revealed by his wide grin.
"You look quite haggard, Itachi-san! Do you need my help?"
Kisame smiled, unwrapping Samehada's bandages.
His gaze swept indifferently over the Two-Tails, Seiya, and the girls, filled with killing intent.
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