Evil Uchiha Itsuki

"Son of a b****!"

"To hell with you!"

"Die already!"

"One eye different from the other? So what? I'm still going to kill you."

Itsuki roared as he swung Susanoo's giant sword, slashing wildly... no, hacking like a madman.

Let me explain: blindly slashing everywhere!

And yet, it was incredibly effective!

No strategy, just pure devastation!

*Boom!*

*Boom! Boom! Boom!*

A series of deafening explosions echoed continuously.

The ground never stopped shaking, trembling as if the apocalypse had arrived.

The people of the Hidden Rain Village were screaming in fear, too scared to stay in their homes, afraid they might collapse.

Dig the river?

Hell no!

Run as far as you can!

They were digging for a better life, but what's the point if you're dead? How would you enjoy life then?

In the next life?

For someone else's benefit?

Forget that!

Of course, some people looked at Itsuki with burning eyes.

With that kind of destructive power, if he helped dig rivers, it would be done in no time!

Their great river could be finished in days!

But getting Itsuki to dig for them? That's a pipe dream!

Even the members of the Akatsuki stood there, stunned, mouths agape.

Calling Itsuki inhuman wasn't an exaggeration at all.

Just look at that power...

My god!

Even the tailed beasts wouldn't dare compete with him!

He was the beast among beasts!

The masked man had been bragging for a few minutes, but now he was being beaten like a dog.

In front of Itsuki, he couldn't even think about fighting back, he didn't have time to hide!

Run with his head in his hands?

He wouldn't even dare to cover his head! He couldn't afford any wasted movements, wishing his parents had given him more legs!

Black Zetsu was stunned too.

The Mangekyō Sharingan... wasn't it supposed to have limited use?

What happened to going blind?

What was going on with Uchiha Itsuki?

Did he also have Hashirama's cells?

Or... did he have the Eternal Mangekyō?

No... it must be the Hashirama cells!

Black Zetsu couldn't believe that Itsuki had the Eternal Mangekyō.

If he really did, Black Zetsu's entire plan would need to be reworked.

But then he thought of Shisui.

That bastard's eye had gone missing once...

Damn it!

Black Zetsu cursed furiously but didn't dare to move closer.

"Where is he?"

"Hand him over!"

"Hurry, or you won't get the chance. I'll beat out the meal you had two days ago!"

After another round of ferocious attacks, Itsuki pointed his long sword at Obito, towering over him with a commanding tone.

The aura was so intimidating that no one dared to argue.

Obito was already full of holes, half his mask shattered.

Even one of his arms had been sliced in half!

He glared at Itsuki in fury.

How could this be?

He had transplanted the Rinnegan! He was a god now! How could he be beaten this badly?

"Obito!" 

Black Zetsu appeared beside him, whispering urgently: "Retreat now! You've only just acquired the Rinnegan; you're not familiar with its power yet. Regroup and fight again later!"

Obito glared at Itsuki with a twisted expression, unmoved by Black Zetsu's words.

Black Zetsu grew desperate and shouted, "Don't be insane! In your current state, you can't control the Rinnegan's power. Against weaker enemies, you're overwhelmingly strong, but against someone of Uchiha Itsuki's level, you're even weaker than before!"

"Then this is how it'll be!"

Obito growled, forming hand signs with both hands.

*Snap!*

A figure appeared in front of Obito, glaring coldly at Itsuki.

"Tch!" Itsuki snorted in displeasure.

The figure was none other than Nagato!

At this moment, Nagato had only one eye left, with the other replaced by a Sharingan.

They were like two sides of the same coin—Obito on one side, Nagato on the other.

But!

Obito's Sharingan was the Mangekyō, specifically the Kamui!

Nagato's... probably just a regular Mangekyō.

Why?

Because Kakashi's is in my hand!

Besides him, who else could have one?

The two treasured Mangekyō of the Uchiha clan were in Shana's eye sockets. Where would they find another?

Still!

Even a regular Sharingan was troublesome.

Izanagi!

Damn it, another life!

For ordinary people, an extra hundred lives wouldn't matter, but for someone like Nagato, one more life was fatal!

"Shinra Tensei!"

Nagato unleashed a Shinra Tensei at Itsuki.

Itsuki crossed his arms and glared, not even bothering to dodge.

*Boom!*

A massive shockwave struck.

Even Itsuki's Susanoo was forced back a step.

And that was all!

Itsuki's power continued to grow.

Against Nagato, he already had the upper hand.

Now, with Nagato down to one Rinnegan, his power halved, Itsuki barely cared.

"Fire Style..."

Itsuki clapped his hands.

Susanoo mimicked his movements perfectly.

"Great Fireball Technique!"

*Whoosh!*

A gigantic fireball surged forward.

"Preta Path!"

Nagato formed hand signs, facing the fireball without flinching, and absorbed it instantly.

The next second, Itsuki appeared before him, blade in hand.

"Absorb this too!"

"Hungry Ghost Path!"

Nagato and Obito shouted simultaneously.

"Boom!"

A muffled sound rang out.

The giant sword was absorbed.

No matter how huge or powerful it was, the sword was made of chakra. Against the Hungry Ghost Path, having its chakra absorbed was inevitable.

But!

The massive force of the sword still slammed Nagato to the ground, his body convulsing, barely alive.

Itsuki looked down coldly and said in a chilling voice, "You can absorb my chakra, but what about my momentum? What about the impact of my sword? Can you absorb all of that? Dream on!"

With those words, the giant Susano'o raised its other hand. The crossbow on it gleamed coldly.

"Damn it!"

Obito finally cursed, appearing next to Nagato. He grabbed him and, using Kamui, disappeared.

They couldn't win! Even with the Rinnegan transplanted and working with Nagato, they still couldn't win! He had to think of another way.

Maybe he needed to become more familiar with the power of the Rinnegan and find enough Six Paths helpers for Nagato before challenging him again!

"You sure ran fast!"

Itsuki coldly watched him leave and then turned to the other members of the Akatsuki.

"Nagato entrusted the Akatsuki to me before he had any trouble, so now I'm the new leader of the Akatsuki. Any objections?"

The Akatsuki members: "..."

When did he entrust it to you? Care to share with us?

You're so good at making things up. Too smooth!

And yet, he looked dead serious, as if it were true.

"What's the problem?"

The massive Susano'o took a step towards the Akatsuki members, coldly saying, "Any objections?"

The members shook their heads frantically.

Looking at Itsuki's fierce expression, who dared to disagree?

What if he bites someone? What then?

Hidan, who had just broken free from the illusion's control, was shaking his head so hard it looked like it might fly off.

Too brutal!

Itsuki at this moment was not someone to mess with! If I'd known he was this tough, I wouldn't have provoked him for anything!

"Uh..."

Orochimaru raised his hand like a student.

With a sly smile, he looked at Itsuki and said, "Itsuki-kun, what should we, the Akatsuki, do next?"

"What else?"

Itsuki responded coldly, "Naturally, we finish what Nagato left unfinished."

"Oh!"

The group was surprised.

From Itsuki's domineering attitude, they thought he'd order them to attack Konoha.

In fact...

With the strength of the Akatsuki, the possibility of directly capturing Konoha was very high!

Sasori, Deidara, Kakuzu, Hidan, Orochimaru, Zabuza, and Kisame...

Among these people, only Deidara, Hidan, and Zabuza were at the Jonin level; the others were Kage level.

Deidara was likely to reach Kage level in another year or two.

Even Hidan and Zabuza had their unique skills.

Hidan was immortal! Zabuza wielded the Executioner's Blade freely—his own specialty!

Sasori, Orochimaru, and Kakuzu all had their own unique abilities too.

Together, they could really break through Konoha.

Honestly, sometimes Itsuki wondered...

What exactly happened in the original storyline? It almost felt like fate was force-feeding them defeat.

Such a powerful Akatsuki, completely wiped out.

Not to mention, with Konan's six billion explosive tags, if she controlled a paper clone and flew toward Konoha, even digging up the First Hokage wouldn't save it from becoming ruins.

They just didn't know how to use tactics.

And Naruto? He truly lived up to being the child of destiny.

"Alright, the plan to capture the remaining Tailed Beasts is back on schedule. We still have a few left. Don't disappoint me!"

Itsuki glared coldly at the Akatsuki members.

That icy gaze and overwhelming presence made them unconsciously bow their heads.

Swish! After speaking, Itsuki left.

The reason he let Obito escape so easily was, first, because it would've been hard to stop him.

Kamui was far too effective at escaping.

Secondly, Itsuki had sensed Konan's chakra.

When he was unleashing his attacks on Obito, Konan's chakra was slowly being released from a corner of Amegakure.

That was the signal! Konan had escaped while Obito was attacking.

Swish! When Itsuki arrived next to Konan with the Body Flicker Technique, her eyes were filled with tears.

"Itsuki!"

Konan threw herself into his arms, sobbing softly.

"Nagato, Nagato, he..."

"He's probably not dead."

Itsuki's voice was low.

"Really!?"

Konan was stunned.

"Yes!"

Itsuki smiled bitterly and said, "But you'd better be prepared. Though he's not dead yet, it might be better if he were."

"What... What do you mean by that?"

Konan was taken aback again.

"I'm not sure what condition Nagato is in right now," Itsuki sighed. "I just fought him, and he seemed strange—like a living corpse."

"Moreover!"

Itsuki looked seriously at Konan and said, "Do you think anything good will come of being controlled by that mysterious man? You know full well what the Rinnegan of Pain can do, don't you?"

Konan's face filled with pain, then turned to hatred.

Biting her lip, she said, "That damn mysterious man, I won't let him go. Never."

"You're not his match!"

Itsuki said sternly, "Remember, don't go after him. He's already very strong with the Mangekyō Sharingan, and now he has Nagato's Rinnegan. Plus, Nagato is under his control..."

His expression became hard to describe.

At this point, Obito was honestly extremely powerful! Stronger than the Pain who destroyed Konoha alone!

The only reason Itsuki could beat him this time was because Obito wasn't fully adept at using the Rinnegan's powers.

And because Itsuki was genuinely strong!

Don't be fooled by the fact that Itsuki hadn't even used the full form of Susano'o. He was practically hovering at the edge of Kage-level.

Also, he had been fighting continuously at the peak of Kage-level strength, constantly in his prime form.

It could be said that those with keen eyes would realize that Itsuki's power had already surpassed Kage-level and entered the realm of the Six Paths.

He had possessed the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan for several years now.

Itsuki's power had been growing stronger and stronger.

Now, Itsuki was definitely no weaker than Uchiha Madara back in his prime!

No! Itsuki was even stronger than him!

Not even the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama, would be stronger than Itsuki!

"Konan, I promise, I will avenge Nagato, but you mustn't act impulsively. If you do, you could get me killed!"

Itsuki gazed at Konan and said softly, "Like this time, when I heard you were in trouble, I almost rushed in with Susano'o."

Konan's eyes softened.

"I understand, Itsuki. I won't make things difficult for you, but I want to rejoin the Akatsuki!"

Konan looked at Itsuki and said solemnly, "Of course, I'll only appear as a paper clone!"

Itsuki gazed deeply at Konan and finally nodded.

Konan was smart! She knew that as long as Itsuki continued the Eye of the Moon Plan, Obito would eventually show up.

Obito and Itsuki were now completely at odds.

Would he dare let Itsuki continue with the Eye of the Moon Plan? Who knows what Itsuki might use the Eye of the Moon Plan to achieve?

Knowing Itsuki's personality...

All the beauties in the ninja world are mine, and you guys can all just get lost! Yep! That's very likely!

Ignoring Konan's strange look, Itsuki took her to meet the other members of the Akatsuki.

"Konan, you've met most of them before!"

Itsuki looked at the Akatsuki members and said calmly, "From now on, she'll be replacing Nagato as a member of the Akatsuki, codename: Zero."

Sasori's deep voice rang out: "Does she have a ring?"

Itsuki bluntly replied, "Not yet, but she will soon. You're not doubting me, are you?"

Sasori: "..."

This guy is even more overbearing than Nagato.

His words were laced with thick undertones of threat.

Sasori had a feeling that if he said, "I doubt you," Konan would be wearing the "Jade" ring the very next second.

Should I leave the Akatsuki?

But...

Suna has already allied with Konoha.

If I leave, where would I even go?

Never mind, domineering is domineering! I give up.

At this point, I really don't have anywhere else to go!

The Eye of the Moon Plan is about to be executed, no point causing trouble now.

Sasori's emotions soon settled.

After witnessing Itsuki recent outburst, the others weren't going to waste a single word.

"Isn't it just adding one more person?

Even if you kicked them out, they wouldn't say anything."

(End of this chapter)