Sasuke's heart pounded rapidly. This was it. The final showdown between him and Itachi. To begin with, Sasuke decided to pull one of his more powerful jutsu out of his arsenal. The one Orochimaru had asked him never to use around him again. The one guaranteed and proven to stop any enemy in his tracks.

If he could stall Itachi long enough, he could launch an even more devastating attack, and kill him...

Carefully switching a couple of handseals to intensify the effect, he performed the jutsu.

&!&!&

There had been times that Itachi had wished he were completely blind - such as when he had accidentally walked in on Madara when he just gotten out of the shower - and this was one of them.

The insanely bright colors and bizarre strobing effect were...unique, to say the least.

"Sasuke..." Itachi said, beginning the question that nobody had dared to ask, as they feared the answer.

"Why the hell is there a rainbow coming out of your ass?" Itachi finally finished.

"WHAT?"