Naruto: Naruto's Uchiha girlfriend is too arrogant

Chapter 92 The Performance of Betrayal

Satsuki felt her legs go weak and trembled as she slowly straightened up. But once again, she instinctively shielded Naruto behind her.

Her gaze shifted fearfully between the two men. On one side was Naruto, his entire body tense, his blue eyes flashing with unprecedented vigilance. The fresh bloodstain on his face was so glaring that it made her heart race.

On the other side was her older sister, whom she once admired and relied on the most, but now she exuded a chilling aura that made her blood freeze.

Just now...did my sister really...attack me?

"Sister... what are you doing?" Her voice was trembling with sobs and utter confusion.

Naruto's tension and vigilance were not feigned. Naruto knew Itachi wouldn't actually kill them—but that was all he knew, limited to the fact that he "wouldn't kill them."

Recalling what Itachi Uchiha did in the original work to "motivate" his younger brother, he beat Sasuke until he was covered in wounds, and then used Tsukuyomi to make him repeatedly experience the nightmare of their parents' death for a full 72 hours... Behind that "not killing" was a "hammer chain" that was cold enough to completely destroy a person.

I've already warned her this time... she shouldn't do that kind of thing again, right?

"Sister...please...!" Zuoyue's voice was filled with desperate sorrow. She was still pleading, pleading that this was just a cruel joke, pleading that her sister could suddenly turn back to her original self.

However, her pleas came to an abrupt end.

All the sounds were stuck in his throat.

Because she saw it—Uchiha Itachi, expressionless, slowly drawing the short sword he carried on his back.

The faint sound of a sword being drawn rang out sharply in the deathly silence of the street. "My foolish sister... haven't you come to terms with reality yet?"

The palpable killing intent surged forth like a tidal wave, yet even at this point, looking at the gleaming blade pointed at him, at the unfathomable darkness in his sister's eyes…

A sliver of absurd, undying hope still lingered in Satsuki's heart. She shook her head, and tears finally broke free. "It's fake... Sister."

"Everything I've done is to test my own limits," Itachi Uchiha's voice rang out calmly, without the slightest fluctuation of emotion.

"everything?"

Zuo Yue murmured the word repeatedly as she looked at the incredibly familiar face before her, trying to find even the slightest trace of a joke or coercion, but in the end, she only saw unfathomable indifference. She still couldn't completely equate the person before her with the "murderer who slaughtered his entire clan."

Looking at her sister's pained eyes, still filled with confusion and disbelief, Itachi felt heavy-hearted. Her original plan was far from gentle, but Menma's warning was like a cold shackle, firmly binding her actions—she was forbidden from using Tsukuyomi on Satsuki.

Well then... at least use this.

The next moment, a crimson light suddenly appeared in Itachi Uchiha's black eyes! Three tomoe appeared out of thin air and began to spin rapidly.

The illusion was activated the instant their eyes met!

Naruto had been watching Itachi's every move intently, and his heart leaped into his throat the moment he saw the Sharingan appear. He immediately saw Sasuke's figure stiffen abruptly, the expression of sorrow and disbelief on his face freezing instantly, as if a pause button had been pressed.

Immediately afterwards, a completely new and more primal emotion, like ink dripping into clear water, quickly filled her pale face—it was utter fear.

Her pupils trembled violently. In Zuo Yue's consciousness, she was witnessing a horrific scene as if it were a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

"Sasuki!"

Without hesitation, Naruto pressed his hand firmly on Satsuki's cold shoulder, and with his other hand, he quickly formed the "Un" hand seal, injecting his chakra into Satsuki's body to forcefully break through the shackles of the foreign genjutsu.

"untie!"

With Naruto's shout, the genjutsu shackles binding Sasuke's mind shattered!

"Ugh... Ahhh! Why?!"

Having broken free from the illusion, Satsuki felt as if the last thread of her self-deception had been torn away, and the pain and despair that could not be expressed in words burst forth instantly.

She suddenly clutched her head tightly with both hands, tears streaming down her face like broken pearls, falling to the ground.

She finally understood the cruel, undeniable reality—all of this was truly the work of her only sister… This was the reality Itachi wanted Satsuki to see.

Naruto felt somewhat relieved to see that Satsuki had only broken down in tears but hadn't fainted like in the "original story" he knew. It seemed that Itachi had indeed only released a relatively ordinary genjutsu to forcibly instill a cruel reality, rather than the eye technique that could completely destroy one's spirit for seventy-two hours.

At this moment, Itachi Uchiha silently gazed at his sister's tear-filled eyes, which were filled with pain and fear, but did not reveal the scarlet eyes she had hoped for. His heart sank slightly.

As expected... is this level of stimulation far from enough?

"Just...just for this reason...you killed Mom and Dad?!"

The pent-up grief and despair were finally ignited by boundless anger. Satsuki cried out hoarsely and suddenly stood up from the ground.

She stared intently at Itachi Uchiha's face. The reason she gave was so flimsy it was outrageous, creating a cruel irony against the backdrop of the deep-seated hatred before her.

"Are you kidding me?!"

Overwhelmed by emotion, Zuo Yue let out a mournful roar, clenched her small fists, and charged towards Uchiha Itachi without regard for anything else! Her movements were completely chaotic, entirely controlled by her surging emotions.

"Sasuki!"

The gap in strength is an insurmountable chasm that inspires despair.

Faced with her sister's resentful yet powerless attack, Itachi didn't even flinch. She simply raised her hand with an expressionless and effortless motion, precisely catching Satsuki's outstretched wrist.

All of Zuo Yue's momentum came to an abrupt halt.

Before she could react, an irresistible force suddenly came from her neck! Itachi's other hand gripped her throat like an iron clamp, easily lifting her off the ground.

"Ugh!"

A feeling of suffocation surged through her instantly, and Zuo Yue's legs kicked helplessly in the air, her face quickly turning red. She tried in vain to pry Itachi's fingers apart with both hands, but the fingers wouldn't budge.

It hurts so much... I can't breathe...

Itachi stared at his sister, who was struggling in pain in his hands. A barely perceptible trace of reluctance and pain flashed through the depths of his Sharingan, but the next second, it was completely covered by a resolute determination called "necessity".

For that distant future, this trial must continue.

She drew her dagger once more, aiming it at Satsuki's shoulder—a spot that wouldn't be fatal, but would certainly bring pain and fear.

Barely opening her tear-blurred eyes, Zuo Yue saw the sharp blade aimed at her, so close yet so far. A wave of immense fear and betrayal pierced her heart like an ice pick.

Is she... really going to kill me?

"No...stop..." she pleaded weakly from deep in her throat, tears streaming down her face.

"Let her go!"

Naruto, who had been on edge the whole time, could not stand idly by. In the choice he could make as "Naruto Uzumaki," he did not hesitate to use his most powerful trump card.

Diamond Lockdown!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh—!

Several dazzling golden chains shot out from behind Naruto! Just before Itachi's short sword was about to touch Sasuke—

Clang!

Like living golden chains, they instantly wrapped around her! One chain firmly bound the arm and wrist of the woman wielding the sword, the powerful force forcing the blade to halt abruptly in mid-air. Several other chains flashed and wrapped around her waist and other arm, completely locking her in place!

The sudden restraint and the chilling, oppressive force emanating from the chains were completely beyond Itachi's expectations. His body was bound by this immense force, and the hand gripping Satsuki's neck instinctively loosened its hold.

"Cough! Cough cough cough..."

Satsuki fell heavily to the ground, clutching her throat and coughing violently, gasping for breath of the cold air.

Itachi slowly looked at the blond boy standing behind Satsuki, whom she had been ignoring all along.

Naruto stared intently at Itachi Uchiha, who was temporarily imprisoned.

"If you dare touch Satsuki again... I'll kill you!"