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This time, Sasuke jumped out of bed and at least remembered to put on his coat before rushing out the door.
Heading straight towards the hospital.
Sasuke arrived at the hospital breathless and found that his brother had already woken up.
Lady Tsunade is talking to her teacher.
"...Under these circumstances, it may be difficult to continue fighting."
Sasuke was startled: "Lady Tsunade, what did you say? What do you mean by 'unable to fight anymore'?"
Itachi listened intently, then stared blankly at Sasuke.
Is that Sasuke?
"Brother, it's me, Sasuke."
A surge of immense fear welled up within Sasuke. He stepped forward and gripped Itachi's hand tightly, turning his gaze to Tsunade.
Tsunade sighed: "Itachi's eyes are almost blind. Under these circumstances, he can no longer participate in the battle."
Sasuke's eyes reddened, and he was overcome with grief, unable to contain himself.
"Brother, why is this happening?"
Itachi lay pale on the hospital bed, forcing a smile as he slowly withdrew his hand.
He flicked his index finger and tapped it on Sasuke's forehead.
"Forgive me, Sasuke."
I won't be able to practice with you anymore.
Sasuke stood there, stunned, as multiple images flashed through his mind like a movie replay.
His older brother carried him home when he was injured as a child.
His older brother taught him how to throw shuriken.
Then, before Itachi left home, he taught him taijutsu.
Until I saw my brother's forced smile.
Under Kawasaki's close watch, Sasuke's suppressed aura suddenly intensified.
Sasuke unconsciously activated his Sharingan, and the positions of the two tomoe shifted, with a third tomoe appearing in the empty space.
He collapsed onto Itachi, tears streaming down his face.
Unnoticed by anyone, Kawasaki watched with narrowed eyes as Sasuke's spiritual power surged until his Sharingan reached the three-tomoe stage.
As expected, the key to prompting Sasuke to awaken a higher level of Sharingan was not anger, but rather severing ties with his friends.
Tsunade was quite surprised that Sasuke's Sharingan had turned into three tomoe, and she had some thoughts about it.
However, Itachi's eyesight was severely impaired, and she had originally thought that at least he could still see.
Unexpectedly, Itachi said that he could hardly see anymore.
Tsunade has confirmed that Itachi's condition is similar to Fugaku's, both falling into the category of being irreversible.
Unfortunately, the young Itachi's eyesight deteriorated so much before he could even settle down and start a family.
Currently, the only option to consider is an eye transplant, or...
Tsunade then spoke up: "Orochimaru is quite skilled in cloning technology. Perhaps we could ask him if he could clone Itachi's eyes."
Sasuke suddenly looked up, his tears still wet on his face.
"Lady Tsunade, is this really true?"
Tsunade pondered for a moment: "Kakashi's eyes have been successfully cloned, but they haven't been implanted yet."
She and Orochimaru were teammates, but she hadn't seen each other for a long time because she was unhappy with his past use of her grandfather's body for experiments.
However, the Third Hokage always sent someone to deliver messages to Tsunade when she was gambling.
Tsunade initially ignored it, but the ANBU members were very clever; they left on their own after delivering the message.
Therefore, she was fairly aware of the progress in cloning Kakashi's eyes.
"As for whether it is possible to clone the Sharingan of your Uchiha clan, that remains to be seen. We can let Orochimaru give it a try."
"As for whether Orochimaru is willing..."
Kawasaki interrupted Tsunade: "It's alright, he'll agree."
Kawasaki appeared confident.
Sasuke asked in surprise, "Master, is this really true?"
Kawasaki gently stroked Sasuke's head. The boy was unaware of the news of his Sharingan's evolution: "Leave this to me. By the way, I have some good news for you: your Sharingan has evolved."
Sasuke froze, then pursed his lips: "The best news is that my brother's eyes have recovered."
Itachi, standing behind Sasuke, smiled with his eyes closed.
.....
Water Country War Zone.
Jinlian Island.
Given that all members of the Cloud Village have retreated back to their base.
The Hidden Mist Village mobilized all its forces from Tsuzawa Island and assembled them here.
The original plan was to launch a probing attack on Yunyin last night.
However, Obito's fierce battle with the Uchiha members attracted everyone's attention.
Although the Cloud Village was unsure of the other party's identity, they understood that he was there to assassinate the Uchiha.
When their scouts arrived, Shisui had disappeared, replaced by Kawasaki, the Uchiha clan chief.
It wasn't until Obito finally disappeared that they confirmed the person was Uchiha Obito.
They mistakenly believed that Obito had come only for revenge.
The Hidden Mist faction immediately concluded that this person was Obito.
Upon seeing Obito return to the Land of Water, the first reaction was that he was here to cause trouble again.
Fortunately, Obito and the Uchiha clan met in time.
By the end of the battle, Obito and the members of the Uchiha clan were all clearly seriously injured.
The weasel, in particular, suffered the most severe injuries.
The Uchiha clan took this opportunity to evacuate.
The evacuation is most likely to have been completed safely.
The next day at dawn, Kirigakure began a probing attack on Kumogakure.
Based on the defense map left by the Uchiha.
The Mist Village has a good grasp of the Cloud Village's patrol routes.
However, Yunyin has set up various sealing talismans, sinkholes, and silk thread trigger mechanisms.
This greatly delayed the pace of the Mist Village's attack.
The situation has now become one where the Hidden Cloud Village is hiding on the outskirts, while the Hidden Mist Village is carefully eliminating traps.
It was almost impossible to move an inch all morning.
Jinlian Island, Fog Shadow Base.
In the conference room.
".〃Bang!!"
Mei Terumi slammed her hand on the table.
"This is our only chance. We must take their stronghold before the Cloud Village's reinforcements arrive."
"It would be best to kill or capture the Jinchuriki."
Ao said from the side, "The Jinchuriki's condition is unknown, and we currently do not have any power that can fight against the Jinchuriki."
Mei Terumi said resolutely, "I will personally lead the attack this afternoon and make sure we conquer Kumogakure."
Qing Shen's expression was solemn. Given the current state of the war, it was only natural that Shui Ying wanted to personally lead the troops.
If they don't advance soon, once the Cloud Village's follow-up troops land, the Mist Village will find it difficult to reverse the tide of the battle.
Ao turned to look at Kisame, who was standing to the side.
"If the main force of the Cloud Village arrives, is your leader confident?"
Kisame's tiny, beady eyes darted around: "Absolutely no problem, the boss is incredibly strong."
Even if the Raikage came in person, he wouldn't be a match for our boss.
"You don't really need to worry too much about this mission. Even if the main force of the Cloud Village arrives, the boss has a way to deal with it."
"There's no need to take unnecessary risks now."
Mei Terumi shook her head: "Sitting idly won't do. It would be best if we could take over the Cloud Village's stronghold."
Kisame stood up and said, "In that case, let the few of us go first."
Kisame was standing behind Juzo Biwa and Zabuza.
Kirigakure had just accepted them, and they were eager to prove themselves. After hearing Kisame's words, they agreed.
As for Shuiyue, she has been sent to the rear, according to Meimei.
Shuiyue's combat strength is currently limited; cultivation is his primary task.
Despite her helplessness, Shuiyue could only let Wuyin send Nian away.
......
On this battlefield in the Land of Water.
The Hidden Cloud Village held out for the entire morning.