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"I'm sorry, Sasuke" Naruto spoke when his eyes locked with the Uchiha's. Sasuke stood frozen in his spot. He couldn't believe this was happening to them...To him. The feeling of weakness and desperation took over him. There was nothing he was capable of doing; there was no way he could save Naruto. Every minute in the library; every moment at duelling club; every second at Hogwarts had been for nothing. He wasn't strong enough to fight the Akatsuki; he wasn't strong enough to protect his boyfriend.
Naruto walked passed him, but paused for a mere second to whisper: "I love you, Sasuke. I really do…"
The words caused everything around the Uchiha to disappear. He could hear his own heartbeat while his chest felt heavy; his heart was going fast and loud, pumping Adrenaline through his veins.
"No. Not again. I lost everything once. I can't...I can't bear to lose everything again!"
The thoughts repeated through Sasuke's head. A tear escaped the corner of his eye. The grip around his wand tightened and he gritted his teeth. His body was shaking out of anger...Out of hatred.
"No!" He suddenly shouted out.
All eyes turned on him.
"I won't lose you!" Sasuke cried out when he looked at Naruto.
His iris were scarlet with three tomeo surrounding his pupil; his hand that was holding his wand suddenly pulled the Uchiha's arm along as it suddenly released a big fire that took the shape of a basilisk. It went straight for Hidan and Kakuzu and dived towards the ground, forming a prison of big flames around the two Akatsuki members.
Naruto made a backwards somersault, dodging the fallen lamp by an inch. The big flames set fire to the roof of the inn and it spread fast over the wood.
"Naruto, catch!" Karin shouted, throwing Naruto's wand back to him.
"Run everybody! Run!" Shikamaru shouted. He grabbed Karin and Suigetsu and pulled them through the broken window.
"Go! Go! Go!"
Naruto felt Sasuke grab his hand as they followed the others. He looked over his shoulder at the burning inn before turning his head to Sasuke. They ran as fast as the could, but their luck seem to quickly run out quickly. The two akatsuki members appeared out of thin air right in front of them. Hidan was coughing and Kakuzu had a few burned patches of skin and looked furious.
"Kill them!" Kakuze roared out.
The stitches around his body broke open, revealing big metal cables. One was aimed right for the Uchiha's eyes. Sasuke could see the cable coming towards his face, and he wanted to dodge it quickly. However, he felt his body wasn't capable of keeping up with what his mind wanted. His enhanced perception was throwing off his timing, causing him to overstress his body from trying to keep up with the increased reaction time. He felt his ankle twist and his body fall on the snow. He looked scared at the cable only few inches away from his eyes, that was about to blind him forever.
"Diffindo!" The cable got cut in two. A part of it fell on the snow right in front of the Uchiha. Kakuzu retracted the rest. Sasuke looked up and to his relieve he saw Naruto, standing in front of him, defending him from the attacking spells that were thrown his way.
"Sasuke!" Karin ran towards him.
"My ankle" Sasuke said hastily, looking at Naruto every two seconds. Karin grabbed her wand and whispered a healing spell. A green glow appeared on the end of her wand and Sasuke could feel his ankle warm up. He looked up from his ankle to Naruto and then to Neji and Haku that were attacking Hidan. Suigetsu and Chouji attacked Kakuzu from the sides, but the Akatsuki member was a one man army. Shikamaru attacked from behind, but all spells were getting blocked by the metal cables.
"Sasuke…We have to get Naruto out of here." Karin said while she looked over her shoulder.
"I know," Sasuke quickly said while he got up. "Try staying in the back. You are the only one of us who is good at healing magic."
Karin nodded and Sasuke ran to Naruto's aid and blocked a spell that almost hit the jinchuriki in the head. Naruto quickly looked at Sasuke from the corner of his eyes. Their eyes met for second and to Sasuke's surprise Naruto had a big grin on his face.
"You activated your Sharingan!" Naruto exclaimed. Before the Uchiha could say anything, they both had to jump to a separate direction as Kakuzu's tendril tried to land a hit on the both of them.
Haku performed a freezing spell, causing the two thick tendrils to become icicles. Naruto quickly cut the them off and Sasuke levitated them in the air before shooting them back at Kakuzu. Both icicles missed Kakuzu. The broad man quickly turned his head to his partner in crime, seeing both icicles piercing him through the abdomen. They were never meant to hit Kakuzu in the first place. They were after Hidan the entire time.
Blood was dripping on the snow and Neji and Haku both looked horrified at the sight of the impaired Hidan. What came next was beyond anything they had ever seen. The man pushed the icicle out of him and used the blood dripping on his feet to draw a circle with an upside down triangle. His flesh was turning black with white spots that formed a skeleton. The man resembled a Grim Reaper and suddenly his weapon of choice made a lot of sense. He laughed, whipping the blood off his mouth.
"Dark magic…" Neji whispered. Feeling his body tremble. Haku looked over at Sasuke who also seemed to be at a lost of words.
One of Kakuzu's tendrils attacked Chouji and Suigetsu. It wrapped itself around their necks, pulling them up in the air. Their faces turned blue.
"Let them go!" Shikamaru shouted in desperation. He pushed his wand into the snow and his shadow suddenly connected with that of Kakuzu, who lost all control of his body. Chouji and Suigetsu fell on the ground. Suigetsu gasped for air and got on his hands and knees, he looked over at Chouji who wasn't breathing.
"Karin!" Suigetsu shouted with a hoarse voice.
Karin ran towards them, but was spotted by Hidan. He threw a forbidden curse at her. Naruto could see the green light make its way towards his cousin. He ran the short distance between them and pushed her on the snow. The curse just missed her head and hit one of the shop's windows instead. The glass shattered over the two Uzumakis. Naruto covered Karin from it.
When Hidan was too occupied defending himself from the spells flying his way. Naruto got off his cousin, trying to pull her up, but Karin showed some resistance.
"You're bleeding!" Karin shouted, her eyes tearing up as she looked at her cousin.
"I'm fine. Go to Chouji!" Naruto told her. Karin hesitated for a second, but did as she was told and Naruto looked over at Sasuke. He was dodging every one of Hidan's spells skilfully. He turned at Shikamaru who was sweating and doing everything he could to keep Kakuzu from moving, but he was having a hard time.
The spell broke and Shikamaru fell on the snow, panting heavily. Ice magically appeared under Kakuzu's feet, freezing him to the ground. Naruto looked over at Haku.
Neji ran towards Kakuzu. His Byakugan activated. He poked Kakuzu in a few places in his chest before being blown away with a big blast. But whatever Neji did seem to have worked. The cables that came out of his body now dropped to the floor and he seemed to be no longer able to move them.
"Incarcerous!" Naruto shouted, taking the opportunity to take the dark wizard out. A rope wrapped itself around Kakuzu's torso, making him unable to move. Right when he was on the ground, struggling against the rope. Suigetsu, Shikamaru, Neji and Naruto all casted a stunning spell, hitting the Akatsuki member right in the chest. Kakuzu's body was shaking and he seemed immobile.
"HAKU NOW!" Naruto bellowed. He could see the Hufflepuff fifth year aim his wand and perform his signature spell.
"GLACIOUS!" Haku cried out. Ice appeared from all around Kakuzu and in a matter of seconds, he was frozen in an iceberg.
"Great job, Naruto!" Haku shouted, pleased with the ice sculpture of the Akatsuki member.
"Right back at ya!" Naruto stuck his thumb up. The feeling of victory soon left them when they were reminded of the remaining Akatsuki member.
"Expelliarmus!" Hidan shouted.
Naruto immediately turned his head to Sasuke and Hidan. Sasuke's wand fell right out of his hand before Hidan grabbed him by throat and pushed his body against a wall. Sasuke grabbed Hidan's wrist with both his hands trying to get loose. Hidan grinned sadistically, holding his wand up with his free hand.
"Avada-"
"Expelliarmus!" Naruto shouted as he ran towards Sasuke. He was quite the distance away from the two, but he was desperate to do something. The blast of the spell was bigger than usual and it took a blood orange shade instead of the usual scarlet. It reached the two and disarmed Hidan.
Hidan's wand fell right out of his hand, he looked at his free hand and before he knew it he got kicked in the crotch by the Uchiha. He groaned in pain, falling through his knees. Sasuke fell on his feet and with all his might he kicked Hidan right in the head, causing his entire neck to break. Hidan fell onto the ground. His neck was bend in a terrifying way. Most people would be dead, but he was immortal with his dark magic.
"You fucking bitch!" Hidan shouted in agony. He seemed to be unable to move.
Sasuke turned his head to Naruto who seemed just as relieved for a second as Sasuke had been. He stopped running and was panting slightly as he looked relieved at Sasuke. They had fought off two Akatsuki members; the dark lord's most trusted generals. Sasuke was about to run the remaining distance to Naruto, kiss him and drag him back to Hogwarts. However, he suddenly saw Naruto's eyes look frightened and shocked. He seemed petrified. There was a dark silence in the air. Haku's eyes were widened and Karin gasped, covering her mouth with both her hands.
Sasuke slowly turned his head to the direction everybody seemed to be staring at. There, standing barley two meters away from him, was a young men with onyx eyes under which were long, pronounced tear-troughs. He had black hair that was pulled back in a neat ponytail and his face was framed with centre-parted bangs that extended to his chin. He was dressed in all black. His long and slender frame was well accentuated. Around his right leg was a wand holder; his hand wasn't even near it. The man appeared calm, but it only gave him a more dangerous vibe.
Sasuke didn't say anything. He kept observing the man that bend down to pick up his wand. He examined it for a couple of seconds before looking up at Sasuke.
"Long time no see, little brother" a small grin spread across Itachi Uchiha's lips.
"Little…Brother?" Sasuke whispered, the words echoing through his head, "Itachi".
Itachi held the wand in his right hand, holding it up to the light to have a clear look at it.
"Phoenix feature, Yew wood and a less than 13 inches. Your wand style takes after mother's, and you share the same wood as father." He turned his head from the wand to Sasuke, "The core, however, I think you got that from me."
Itachi threw the wand to Sasuke. He seemed to be quite knowledgeable. But of course, he was a Ravenclaw. What pissed the younger Uchiha off was his audacity to compare the two.
"Very well, you actually remembered came to my attention you had lost your memories" Itachi didn't even bother to look at Sasuke any more. He just walked towards Hidan and looked at him lying in the snow. Itachi shook his head, pissing Hidan off immensely.
"Fucking bitch! What are you fucking smiling for!" Hidan hissed, there was still a bend in his neck.
"I'm amused a bunch of children were capable of taking you two down." He looked over at Kakuzu, stuck in ice. "You both are pathetic." he eyed Naruto quickly, but didn't batch him a second look.
"I must say," Itachi started, "You have gotten quite handsome, little brother. A birdie told me you have been sorted into Slytherin-"
"Why?" Sasuke interrupted Itachi, "why did you kill your entire family?...Our entire family!" Nothing about the guy in front of him screamed psychopath or dark. He seemed so typical. He felt so trustworthy and familiar. It confused Sasuke.
"because...Sasuke...They are blood-traitors." He spoke nonchalant."I was willing to seek the limited of my powers, but after killing the strongest wizarding clan…I still haven't quite found it."
"You killed mom and dad just to see where your limits laid…What kind of monster are you?"
Itachi smiled, although it were only his lips tat were curved up. His eyes were dull and empty.
"This one," he said, indicating to himself.
"Then why not kill me?! Why did you keep me alive?!" Sasuke shouted. This question has been bugging him from the moment he heard about his past.
"Ha…I didn't kill you because it was too easy. I hoped for you to grow-up hating me so much you would actually have the motivation to grow stronger and try killing me. I was wrong. You are so weak; all it took was one spell to make you forget everything and live like a filthy muggle. You were never truly an Uchiha."
"Shut up! He is more of an Uchiha than you could ever be! He is the greatest wizard I know!" Naruto shouted.
"Then you obviously haven't met a lot of powerful wizards" Itachi told Naruto.
Hidan stood up from the snow, he used his hands to push his neck back in its rightful position. Kakuzu broke out of the ice and simply dusted off his shoulder. It seemed nothing the Hogwarts students had done had any permanent effect on them.
"I have no use for you, Sasuke" Itachi stated, "simply hand us the boy and we will be on our way. You live to face me another day."
"I don't need to hide from you any more," Sasuke held his wand in front of him. Hidan and Kakuzu were both ready to attack him. However, neither of them were allowed. Itachi put his hand up, causing Hidan to scoff and Kakuzu to simply look at Neji. He was capable of moving the cables once again and it seemed he wanted revenge.
"Leave my little brother to me. This is a family matter after all," Itachi said.
The other two disappeared from Itachi's side and Sasuke could see Haku and Naruto fighting Hidan while Shikamaru, Neji and Suigetsu were going against Kakuzu. Karin was standing next to Chouji, he was finally up again, but his face was still pale and he was leaning against Karin who seemed to have a hard time supporting him.
Sasuke looked back at Itachi. His brother was just standing there, his hand wasn't even reaching for his wand.
"Let me see what you have been taught so far."
Sasuke gritted his teeth and swung his wand while shouting : "Sectumsempra!" He was not going to hold back against a murder. If Itachi wants Sasuke to kill him, he was going to.
Itachi physically dodged the spell with ease.
Sasuke continued to attack, but none of his spells seem to even come close to hitting his brother. Itachi did a cartwheel and got on his feet before he ran up to Sasuke. He moved fast and effortless. Sasuke just managed to block his kick, using his arms. It took a great effort even with his Sharingan to keep up with Itachi's movements, but what pissed him off most was that the man wasn't even using magic to get to him.
Sasuke got kicked in the stomach and rolled over the ground. He quickly got up. Itachi's hadn't even broken out in a sweat. He felt anger; he felt pissed and his judgement started to get cloudy. He was ready to just run back in and do everything within his power to land a hit on the stupid psycho face of his brother. However, he could hear Obito's voice echo in his head.
"Anger is the biggest enemy of control…" He reminded himself.
Sasuke got up, taking a deep breath. Itachi might have been faster and more experienced than him. He just had to be smarter. Sasuke tightened the grip around his wand. The man hadn't even moved yet and Sasuke could slowly see his body disappear. He tried to focus, looking around him. There, right next to him he could see Itachi appear.
"Reducto!"
Itachi got blasted away, but disappeared mid-air and appeared again back on the ground.
Sasuke aimed a curse towards Itachi and for a moment he swore he had him, but his hand suddenly got jerked away by his own wand and his spell missed his brother by a hair. Sasuke looked baffled at his wand. Many questions appeared in his head. Why did his wand disobey him? Why didn't it want to curse Itachi?
"I'm surprised, as a child you never seem to be able to hold your temper."
Itachi took a deep breath and he breathed out a huge fire. It moved around Sasuke and creating a barrier that was narrowing in on him.
"But then again. You were never any good at combat or magic!" He could hear Itachi provoke him. Sasuke gritted his teeth, sweat piled up on his forehead from the heat of the big flames. He looked at them spiralling around him, coming closer and closer to him. Sasuke knew he had to make his escape or else he would be burned alive.
"Timing…Timing.." Sasuke thought of what Tobirama had taught him. He looking at the fire closing in on him. he moved his wand at the right time and place and managed to redirected the flames at Itachi.
Itachi looked surprised and it seemed he hadn't anticipated the redirection of his spell. He finally grabbed his wand and quickly produced water spell that managed to block the fire. The water evaporated, creating a big cloud.
This was the opportunity Sasuke had been waiting for.
"Incarcerous!" A rope flew around and hit Itachi, wrapping itself around the man's torso and causing him to fall in the snow. Sasuke used this opportunity to run away. The fog that was created from the evaporating water was thick enough to hide almost everybody in and blinding most of , Sasuke had the advantage of his Sharingan.
"Augementi!" Sasuke casted as he could see Hidan in front of him, duelling Naruto and Haku.
Haku took the moment and froze the water, causing Hidan to be stuck in ice.
"Sasuke!" Naruto shouted, seeing his boyfriend. The Gryffindor had a busted lip from the fight, but other than that he seemed good.
"Run! " Sasuke shouted, grabbing Naruto's and Haku's hand and pulled them with him.
"What happened with your brother?!" Naruto shouted.
"I couldn't have won that fight!" Sasuke admitted, "I was merely looking for an opening to get us all out of here!" Sasuke bit down his lip. He hated to admit it. But it seemed everything Tobirama had taught him came to use. Especially the many times he had pointed out how cocky Sasuke had been through-out duelling club.
"What is the plan, Sasuke?" Haku asked.
"Grab the others and go to Honeydukes. There we can make use of the secret passage back to Hogwarts. We should encounter help on the way" Sasuke explained.
"Wait, Karin is still in there!" Naruto shouted, looking over his shoulder.
"There!" Haku pointed ahead of him, seeing the red, characteristic hair.
"I knew the moment the fog appeared you wanted to use it as a cover" Karin immediately said when she saw Sasuke, Naruto and Haku coming their way.
"The Byakugan can see right through everything. It was no problem grabbing the others and getting out." Neji added.
"Thank God you are safe!" Naruto took a mere second to hug his cousin tightly before holding her by her hand as they ran towards Honeydukes.
They entered the shop, panting heavily. In Honeydukes two of their professors gave them concerned looks as did the shopkeepers and a few fellow students.
"Naruto!" Iruka got up from his chair. He looked mad, but also very concerned.
"Professor! There a three Akatsuki members after us!" Karin shouted. People in the store gasped in shock.
"Evacuate, quickly. Everybody!" Iruka shouted out immediately believing the students.
"There is a tunnel. It is safer for everybody to go through there" Haku suggested, giving up the secret passage for the safety of his fellow students. He and Neji helped guiding each student in while the shopkeepers grabbed their wands together with the two professors.
"Quickly go to the headmaster and get back-up! We will hold them off" Iruka said determined while one of the shopkeepers was casting a protection spell and the other grabbed the fastest owl and messages the Ministry of Magic.
"We have to go, now" Sasuke warned, grabbing Naruto's arm.
"Iruka, you can't hold them off! There are three of them! They are S-rank criminals!" Naruto argued.
"Go to Hogwarts, Naruto! I'm your professor and you shall listen to me!" Iruka yelled at him.
"Naruto, we have to go" Sasuke grabbed his boyfriend's arm tighter and tried to pull him with him.
"But.."
"Have faith, he is a Hogwarts professor. He can stand his own!" Shikamaru shouted at Naruto.
Naruto looked over his shoulder at his teacher, he gritted his teeth before going in the secret passage. Sasuke and Haku quickly followed after them. Before Sasuke could hide the passage behind him he could see the door and windows break open and the three Akatsuki members enter. He saw few spells getting thrown around before hiding the passage with the strongest illusion he managed to cast.
"They're in?" Haku asked. Sasuke looked at Naruto before looking at Haku. He nodded slowly.
"We have to hurry" Shikamaru reminded them. He held his wand up, creating a small light to lighten up their pathway. They ran trough the tunnel, hearing the sounds of battle behind them. Their professors seem to stand their own against the Akatsuki. For some time, it seemed.
Haku came to a stop and Neji, who was behind him, automatically stopped too. They had made it about halfway through the tunnel by now.
"Sasuke…" Haku said, the Uchiha stopped and looked over his shoulder at his friend. He immediately noted what Haku meant. There was a sudden silence. No sounds of breaking glass. No shouting of spells. Just mere silence.
"Do you think...They died?" Neji whispered. The others came to a stop too, looking behind them at three students a few meters behind them.
"You think they found the secret passage?" Sasuke whispered, looking at the darkness. Neji turned his head and activated his Byakugan. He looked back at Sasuke and Neji. His silence said enough. It didn't come as too much of a surprise, after all his strongest illusion spell wasn't going to fool a fellow Uchiha, especially not his brother.
"Come on you three, we have to go!" Naruto said.
"How far are they?" Sasuke whispered to Neji.
"I think at this pace…they will definitely catch up to us" Neji said.
"We can't have them get to Naruto…" Sasuke looked at his boyfriend. At the moment their eyes locked, Naruto knew something was wrong.
"What's going on…What's happening?!" Naruto asked wary.
Karin's eyes widened, sensing the presence of the Akatsuki getting nearer, she looked at Sasuke.
"I'm going to hold them off" Sasuke spoke up, looking at Karin.
"I'm with you!" Haku added determined, putting a hand on Sasuke's shoulder. Neji gave a confirming nod and remained standing behind Sasuke and Haku.
Naruto frowned.
"I won't let you face them alone, Sasuke!" Naruto shouted. "We could barley take them with the eight of us. There is no way you three can hold them on your own!"
"You'll have to, Naruto!" Sasuke said in frustration, "I know what you are!"
Naruto looked aghast.
"I know you are the jinchuriki of the nine-tails. I knew it for a while now. I can't have them capture you. Not only because it would bring the entire wizarding community in danger…But...Because…I love you." Sasuke voice was trembling slightly.
Speaking from the heart was something he often avoided at all cost. The only thing he managed to express clearly was anger. But he knew he had to tell Naruto how he felt. He was aware he might not have another chance to.
"That's why I need you to promise me you will go to Hogwarts and stay there…" Sasuke said, holding back his emotions to appear strong. However, the truth was that he felt weaker than ever before.
"I can't do that! Sasuke! If we run we can make it, I am sure of it!"
"I can't take that risk!" Sasuke shouted. He looked at the others, "You guys have to promise you will do everything within your powers to protect him. Everything to get him to Hogwarts." Sasuke held his wand up and aimed it at the ground between him and Naruto.
"Sasuke, I'm right here!" Naruto cried out, "Don't do this! Put your wand down! We can face them together, I know we can!" Naruto shouted, desperately. For the first time in Sasuke's live. He could see tears well up in Naruto's eyes.
"DON'T DO THIS!" He begged. The tears were rolling over his scarred cheeks.
Sasuke closed his eyes, unable to look Naruto in the eyes.
"Bombara maxima" Sasuke whispered. An explosion was heard and the tunnel collapsed between the two. Neji and Haku grabbed Sasuke by the arms and pulled him away. The spell was even bigger than Sasuke had intended it to be. The three fell back and Sasuke opened his eyes seeing a big barrier of boulders separating him from Naruto.
"SASUKEEEEHH!" Naruto shouted, hoping Sasuke could hear him.
"Naruto, we have to go!" Karin's voice was shaking. Sasuke knew she was talking through her tears.
"NO! NO!" Naruto cried out.
"I'm sorry, Naruto! I have to do this!" Shikamaru bit down his lip. He held a small rock in his hand and hit Naruto on the side of the head. The boy fell forward and his head was bleeding before it hit the ground. Chouji and Suigetsu gasped.
"We can't have the Kyuubi fall in the Akatsuki's hands!" Shikamaru shouted. He grabbed Naruto's arm and pulled his unconscious body up.
Chouji quickly came to aid. He threw Naruto over his shoulder. He was the only one amongst them strong enough to carry Naruto and keep running.
"Sasuke! Haku!...Neji.." Suigetsu shouted, "If you can hear me!" There was a small pause where Sasuke didn't say anything, but gently put his palm against one of the giant boulders.
"We will…We will bring Naruto to safety. Please…Please be safe! Help is on their way!"
"Suigetsu! We have to go.."Karin sobbed. Suigetsu grabbed her hand and together they followed the others. Karin looked over her shoulder at the collapsed end of the tunnel. She shut her eyes, she could sense their presence strongly.
Sasuke sighed and turned back to Haku and Neji.
"Any strategies?" Neji asked
"Stay alive?…" Sasuke suggested, looking ahead of him. "I'm sorry you two got stuck on this side."
"I would follow you to the grave" Haku said, he quickly wrapped an arm around Sasuske and pushed their heads together in a small bump. "There is always a Hufflepuff that is willing to invest their time in you."
Sasuke smiled at Kakashi's wise words. Both Haku and Sasuke looked over at Neji.
"I am a Hyuuga, it is my duty to keep the wizarding world safe" Neji said, folding his arm. He turned his face away.
"So...This is it…" He said, hiding the fear in his voice. However, he failed at it.
"Maybe..." Sasuke said and looked up at the darkness of the tunnel.
They could hear the echoes of footsteps coming nearer and not soon after Kakuzu, Hidan and Itachi revealed themselves from the dark.
"You blocked the tunnel…" Itachi noted immediately, looking past the three students at the physical barrier that kept him from capturing the Jinchuriki.
"Let's blast past them!" Kakuzu shouted.
"Try me!" Haku narrowed his eyes, a cold breeze already coming from his direction. Kakuzu groaned.
"We can't blast through it. It will make the tunnel more unstable and collapse with us in it." Itachi quickly noted. This aspect just happened to be pure coincidence as Sasuke didn't even think twice of the consequences of his actions.
"There is no way you thought we would hand the jinchurki to you on a silver platter?" Sasuke, Haku and Neji stood in a duelling position. "I'm ready for my re-match, brother."
Itachi's eyes turned scarlet and he held his head high, but he obviously showed clear signs of frustration.
"Sparing your life was a mistake," Itachi said between gritted teeth. "Don't hold back." He commanded the other two members before all three of them started attacking.