While I was looking back through the manga to see if anyone else could see Itachi, I noticed something about Sasuke's eyes.
Here he is before the appearance of Itachi:
Here he is after the appearance of Itachi:
There is a definite change in his eyes. Now I know that this is a stretch on my part, but I was looking at the second page, and I thought, that kind of looks like it might be Itachi's Mangekyo overlapping Sasuke's Mangekyo. Like I said, it is a stretch, but either way, there is a change in his Mangekyo. Whether it is Itachi's Mangekyo, a change due to a new ability, or simply Sasuke using genjutsu remains to be seen.
One of the reasons itachi gave new power to little brother so his little brother doesn't fall into the hands of Madara; like what Minato did for Naruto, Itachi has also done for Sasuke. It’s very unlikely that this is a full resurrection of Itachi, so we’re left with a couple of options on what he is.
1. Like with the Amaterasu, this is another ‘gift’ left by Itachi to protect Sasuke. Perhaps Itachi had predicted that Sasuke would encounter Danzo after his death and was even aware of Danzo’s Sharingan abilities. He then planted this trigger if ever Sasuke and Danzo fought.
2. This Itachi is part of a Tsukoyomi genjutsu set up by Sasuke to catch Danzo off guard. Observe Sasuke on page 16, he definitely looks like he was triggering something when he was staring at Danzo with his Mangekyou Sharingans. Sasuke has experienced Itachi’s Tsukoyomi effects plenty of times to copy them and simulate them as if the real slim shady was present. Itachi would also be a pretty useful psychological weapon to use against Danzo, besides Sasuke probably knows too little about Danzo to use someone else’s likeness.
3. This is a genjutsu (possibly Tsukoyomi) set up by Madara to give a hand to Sasuke. Maybe he observed something interested regarding Danzo’s techniques and wanted to test him out himself. This option is least likely to occur as it is rare for Madara to lend a hand in battle especially when it isn’t certain Sasuke will lose yet.
Danzo used quite a few Fuuton techniques this chapter, so even though I don’t want to make the comparison, he probably shares the same Wind element chakra that Naruto has. As for an explanation on Danzo’s jutsu that keeps bringing him back to life, it’s still up in the air — though we get a few more hints in this chapter. It certainly is not your normal clone business or else Sasuke’s Sharingans or Karin’s senses would have detected it already. And it doesn’t look to be genjutsu as Karin said in this chapter that she hasn’t detected any chakra imbalance in Sasuke or herself. So is it the real Danzo that keeps getting crushed, burnt and sliced by Sasuke yet returns back to normal every time? I was thinking it could be a space-time jutsu ability much like Madara’s own, but Danzo is clearly being physically damaged by Sasuke’s attack every time — he just reappears like nothing happened. Madara seemed to have noticed something when Danzo grabbed Sasuke’s throat on page 13, was he just surprised at Danzo’s speed or was it something else? What Karin observed about Danzo is the most revealing. First, she sees one of the eyes on Danzo’s arm close on page 10; this suggests a limit on how much Danzo can use his Sharingans. Perhaps an eye closes every time Danzo uses a Sharingan ability or maybe every time he is miraculous resurrected. The other observation Karin makes is on page 14-15 after Danzo’s arm gets cut off. Not only are the eyes closing one by one, but the entire arm just fades away. I really want to call it a space-time jutsu, but seeing as none of Danzo’s Sharingans are the Mangekyou variety, is this even possible?
Here he is before the appearance of Itachi:
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Here he is after the appearance of Itachi:
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There is a definite change in his eyes. Now I know that this is a stretch on my part, but I was looking at the second page, and I thought, that kind of looks like it might be Itachi's Mangekyo overlapping Sasuke's Mangekyo. Like I said, it is a stretch, but either way, there is a change in his Mangekyo. Whether it is Itachi's Mangekyo, a change due to a new ability, or simply Sasuke using genjutsu remains to be seen.
One of the reasons itachi gave new power to little brother so his little brother doesn't fall into the hands of Madara; like what Minato did for Naruto, Itachi has also done for Sasuke. It’s very unlikely that this is a full resurrection of Itachi, so we’re left with a couple of options on what he is.
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1. Like with the Amaterasu, this is another ‘gift’ left by Itachi to protect Sasuke. Perhaps Itachi had predicted that Sasuke would encounter Danzo after his death and was even aware of Danzo’s Sharingan abilities. He then planted this trigger if ever Sasuke and Danzo fought.
2. This Itachi is part of a Tsukoyomi genjutsu set up by Sasuke to catch Danzo off guard. Observe Sasuke on page 16, he definitely looks like he was triggering something when he was staring at Danzo with his Mangekyou Sharingans. Sasuke has experienced Itachi’s Tsukoyomi effects plenty of times to copy them and simulate them as if the real slim shady was present. Itachi would also be a pretty useful psychological weapon to use against Danzo, besides Sasuke probably knows too little about Danzo to use someone else’s likeness.
3. This is a genjutsu (possibly Tsukoyomi) set up by Madara to give a hand to Sasuke. Maybe he observed something interested regarding Danzo’s techniques and wanted to test him out himself. This option is least likely to occur as it is rare for Madara to lend a hand in battle especially when it isn’t certain Sasuke will lose yet.
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Danzo used quite a few Fuuton techniques this chapter, so even though I don’t want to make the comparison, he probably shares the same Wind element chakra that Naruto has. As for an explanation on Danzo’s jutsu that keeps bringing him back to life, it’s still up in the air — though we get a few more hints in this chapter. It certainly is not your normal clone business or else Sasuke’s Sharingans or Karin’s senses would have detected it already. And it doesn’t look to be genjutsu as Karin said in this chapter that she hasn’t detected any chakra imbalance in Sasuke or herself. So is it the real Danzo that keeps getting crushed, burnt and sliced by Sasuke yet returns back to normal every time? I was thinking it could be a space-time jutsu ability much like Madara’s own, but Danzo is clearly being physically damaged by Sasuke’s attack every time — he just reappears like nothing happened. Madara seemed to have noticed something when Danzo grabbed Sasuke’s throat on page 13, was he just surprised at Danzo’s speed or was it something else? What Karin observed about Danzo is the most revealing. First, she sees one of the eyes on Danzo’s arm close on page 10; this suggests a limit on how much Danzo can use his Sharingans. Perhaps an eye closes every time Danzo uses a Sharingan ability or maybe every time he is miraculous resurrected. The other observation Karin makes is on page 14-15 after Danzo’s arm gets cut off. Not only are the eyes closing one by one, but the entire arm just fades away. I really want to call it a space-time jutsu, but seeing as none of Danzo’s Sharingans are the Mangekyou variety, is this even possible?
