Izanami's Activation

Summary
Itachi is cut in half by Kabuto's Chakra Scalpel. Itachi calls out to Sasuke as Kabuto moves to implant his talisman into Itachi. Sasuke, hearing Itachi's plea, throws his Sword of Kusanagi in an attempt to stop Kabuto from suppressing Itachi's personality, and control. Kabuto's snake catches the sword, but Sasuke is able to feign going for Kabuto and actually knocks Itachi out of the way. Sasuke uses Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique and Kabuto counters with Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique and Sasuke is washed away. Kabuto notices Itachi and stabes him with Sasuke's sword. Kabuto then notices Itachi's left Mangekyō Sharingan fade away as Itachi explodes into a murder of crows. Distracted, Kabuto drops Sasuke’s sword, Itachi catches it and slices at Kabuto. Kabuto remarks that the same strategy will not work, and Itachi rebuffs that he cannot be harmed. Kabuto again claims that Genjutsu will not work on him and Itachi says it already has. Kabuto notices a drop of water hit his left shoulder as he attacks Itachi, who blocks with Sasuke’s sword and the two jump from one another. Itachi orders Sasuke to stay near him as Kabuto is reminded of Déjà-vu, and decides to end the fight. Walking toward the brothers and bringing out Orochimaru's white snake form, Kabuto steps on a crow’s feather. Itachi tells Kabuto that he holds his destiny in his hands but it is up to Kabuto to decide it for himself, Kabuto says he doesn’t really understand and doesn’t want to, and attacks with Orochimaru’s white snake form. Itachi catches this with his Susanoo hand and says only those who can forgive and accept his own self are truly strong. Kabuto emerges from the mouth of white snake Orochimaru and Sasuke catches him. Another Kabuto emerges from the mouth of Kabuto and bites Itachi's arm off along with Sasuke’s sword, which Kabuto catches. Appearing on the roof of the cave, Kabuto stabs Itachi in the back. As he does this, however, Itachi again explodes into a murder of crows causing Kabuto to drop Sasuke’s sword again. Itachi catches it and takes a swing at Kabuto, slicing off the horn that was already supposed to be cut off. Kabuto begins to notice that something is off, but is confused as his eyes are blocked. Just then a Great fireball technique is overcome by a Great waterfall technique, the same ones that were cast earlier. A drop of water again falls on Kabuto's left shoulder and he realizes that it is much more than déjà-vu. Kabuto asks Itachi and Itachi tells him that he is caught in his eye technique. Kabuto shouts that it is impossible and runs to attack Itachi, who blocks with Sasuke’s sword and again says Izanami has been activated. The two bounce from each other and Kabuto grabs Sasuke’s sword. Trying to ignore Izanami and sure of his victory, Kabuto moves to attack Itachi and steps on a crows feather. Kabuto swings at Itachi, who jumps to avoid the attack. Kabuto stabs Itachi, who in turn, explodes into a murder of crows. Kabuto drops the sword; Itachi catches it and swings at Kabuto, again slicing off one of Kabuto’s horns. Itachi reminds Kabuto that he holds his destiny in his hands and Kabuto yells at him. Just then Itachi, with a blinded left eye, tells Sasuke that Kabuto cannot escape from this loop as it pans out to show Itachi with a hand on Kabuto's motionless body, the loop being all in Kabuto’s head.