With Izuna helping his clone carry Madara to safety, Itachi staggered in the other direction, toward the combat. He wore no armor, carried no real weapons. He was nothing but a target, but he had to go. He had to try...
He scanned the battlefield for chakra, and found more than he'd bargained for.
"Susano'o..." he gasped. Tajima had awakened his mangekyo as well. And there were other familiar chakra signatures. The boy, Hashirama, the peacemaker, was also among them. "I need... to find him... I need to..."
As the attacks came from all directions (an easy Uchiha to pick off), Itachi's mangekyo swirled to life. The ribs of his own Susano'o repelled their swords and deflected their kunai. Tajima's, even though it was still a loose collection of chakra, was frightening enough. Itachi's, with fully formed bones, musculature and even armor... It was terrifying. Nearby Senju immediately started to retreat.
Itachi kept walking, even as it gave way to swaying and staggering. His vision was growing fainter by the second.
"Ha..hashi... Hashirama!" he cried out. "Do... do your people... really want to do this?!"
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He scanned the battlefield for chakra, and found more than he'd bargained for.
"Susano'o..." he gasped. Tajima had awakened his mangekyo as well. And there were other familiar chakra signatures. The boy, Hashirama, the peacemaker, was also among them. "I need... to find him... I need to..."
As the attacks came from all directions (an easy Uchiha to pick off), Itachi's mangekyo swirled to life. The ribs of his own Susano'o repelled their swords and deflected their kunai. Tajima's, even though it was still a loose collection of chakra, was frightening enough. Itachi's, with fully formed bones, musculature and even armor... It was terrifying. Nearby Senju immediately started to retreat.
Itachi kept walking, even as it gave way to swaying and staggering. His vision was growing fainter by the second.
"Ha..hashi... Hashirama!" he cried out. "Do... do your people... really want to do this?!"