Lightning nature. That was his brother's second element, then. It was unsurprising that theirs didn't match. Itachi glanced quickly to the fountain, but it was too far away and time was too short for him to be able to utilize it in a proper counter. If he took the attack he would be left wide open.

A shield of chakra formed around him then, a haze of orange and red that didn't match his brother's either. It wasn't a full Susano'o by a long shot - was hardly one at all, in fact - but it might be enough for him to be able to avoid those elemental senbon momentarily as he determined the best way to get out of this fight alive. He was meant to die by his brother's hands, but not here. Not like this.