Escape From Konoha

Yuyin, a high tower.

Different from the usual dull and gloomy rainy days, the dark clouds over Yuyin Village dissipated, revealing a beautiful and peaceful sunset.

There were some traces of water remaining on the eaves, as if it had not yet dried.

Clothes racks in every household are filled with clothes to dry.

For the villagers of Yuyin Village, this is a rare and beautiful sunny day where they can enjoy the sunshine.

The reason why it became like this was not because of the change of the weather, but because Nagato used ninjutsu to control the climate of Yuyin Village, so that all the rain and dark clouds disappeared in one day today.

Standing on the still somewhat wet stone platform of the high tower, the heat of the setting sun shone on Nagato's indifferent and emotionless face. Looking from here to the distance, one can vaguely see the gloomy thunderstorm in the distant sky, and faintly Thunder can be heard.

"There is news from Bai Jue."

Xiaonan's voice sounded from behind, accompanied by footsteps.

Nagato turned his head slightly, ensuring that he could see Konan's figure out of the corner of his eye.

"Itachi seems to have taken matters into his own hands and planned to ambush the Konoha troops returning to the Fire Country from the Country of Demons."

"Is the target a Jinchuuriki?"

Nagato's face remained unchanged.

"He is a spy planted by Danzo into the organization. Besides, it's not time to capture the next tailed beast yet."

Xiaonan reminded this sentence.

After all, Iwagakure and Kumogakure have already been provoked, so there is no need to divert the attention of the other villages for the time being.

Although Konoha has noticed the danger of the organization, both sides still have room to turn without taking action against the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki.

And once Konoha is also dragged in, facing the full-scale search of the three ninja villages at the same time, the current state of the organization may not be able to do it, not to mention the spy Itachi watching secretly.

"According to the information sent back from the kingdom of ghosts, Konoha's Nine-Tails Jinchuriki state seems to be a bit wrong, and has the potential to freely control Nine-Tails Chakra."

Nagato said softly.

"That's just a coincidence."

"Is it a coincidence? That's the strongest tailed beast, so you should be a little more vigilant."

"The itachi..."

"Let him go. Before it's time to deal with him, let Kisame be more careful and let them test the situation of the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki with their own hands."

Itachi is Konoha's spy, even if he dies outside, Nagato will not feel sad about it.

But Kisame is different. If Kisame, a veteran cadre who was loyal to the organization and worked hard without complaint, died accidentally, he would naturally feel sad about it.

Moreover, Kisame's ability is very restrained by Jinchuuriki, and he doesn't have many flaws in his personality. It is almost impossible to find a perfect replacement for him.

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After walking along the forest trail for about five minutes, we were already some distance from the campground.

"Um, hasn't Sakura arrived yet? We seem to be far away."

Following behind Sakura, Naruto watched the sky gradually darken, and the shadows of the trees shrouded it, making the surrounding environment look extremely gloomy and gloomy, which made Naruto hesitate for a while.

Hinata also nodded and followed cautiously. The smell in the forest made her feel something was wrong, but she couldn't tell what was wrong.

Sakura's footsteps stopped in front, her back facing Naruto and Hinata.

"Sakura, why are you..."

Before Naruto could finish his words, Sakura, who stopped in front, suddenly turned around, took out a kunai from her ninja tool bag, and quickly aimed it at Naruto's chest to stab her.

This scene came so unexpectedly that Naruto and Hinata were directly frightened by Sakura's sudden assassination.

Snapped!

A hand reached out from the side, grabbed Sakura's wrist tightly, and knocked the kunai out of her hand.

Sakura, whose kunai was knocked out, stumbled forward two steps weakly and fell to the ground, unconscious.

"What's going on?"

Naruto stood there stunned, not knowing what was happening.

"Idiot, Sakura has fallen under the enemy's illusion. You and Hinata be careful, the enemy is nearby."

The voice of admonishing Naruto came, and Sasuke stood there, a flash of red flashed in his black and white eyes, and he turned into a sharingan form of double gougama. The enemy falls.

"W-what?"

Naruto uttered in surprise.

After Hinata was nervous for a moment, she immediately opened her Byakugan and locked the enemy's position.

"Be careful, there is an enemy in front and behind, hiding behind the tree."

Hinata told him exactly where the enemy was, greatly reducing the pressure on Sasuke.

I saw the grass move twice, and a tall and muscular figure slowly walked out from behind a tree.

Wearing a black red cloud coat, he grinned sneerly, revealing sharp teeth like a shark, and carried a bandage knife taller than an adult on his back.

"It seems that even a kid can't be completely underestimated."

Kisame chuckled, giving people a cold and oppressive feeling.

"Shark...human?"

Looking at Kisame's face that was so different from a normal person, Naruto couldn't tell whether it was a shark or a human.

Hearing Naruto's impolite name, Kisame raised his eyebrows and snorted lightly, but said nothing.

"Don't be careless, this guy is the traitor of Wuyin Village."

Seeing the nicked ninja forehead protector on Kisame's forehead, Sasuke immediately recognized Kisame's identity as a rebellious ninja of Kirigakure Village.

And it seems to be evil, and I'm afraid it's coming towards one of them.

"You are indeed the brat who has inherited the name of Uchiha. So, did you see through the genjutsu with your Sharingan?"

Kisame's eyes moved away from Naruto and fell on Sasuke, looking directly at Sasuke's Sharingan without fear.

"No, I didn't see through the illusion. The reason why I judged that there was something wrong with it was because it was impossible for Sakura to invite Naruto out alone while knowing that I was still there. If this really happened, Sakura would obviously Under the illusion."

Sasuke's confident words made Naruto so angry that he jumped up and cursed:

"Damn it, Sasuke, what are you talking about, you bastard? What do you mean when you are still here? Tell me clearly!"

"Literally, you can't even understand this kind of thing, you big idiot?"

Sasuke ignored Naruto, held his breath, and looked at Kisame with alert eyes. At the same time, he was also wary of the person behind him who had not yet appeared.

Although it was three against two, Sasuke didn't feel that his side had the advantage.

I'm afraid this shark face is not simple, and it's impossible to judge his strength! Sasuke was extremely wary.

This feeling is exactly the same as Orochimaru encountered in the second Chunin test. No, just based on this vague feeling, it may be stronger than Orochimaru.

Even if the number of people on their side were doubled, they would probably be mercilessly crushed by the other side.

This is a completely unequal battle.

"Really? I didn't expect that there was a problem here, so let me just say, how could such a level of illusion be seen through by the ninjutsu, even if it is Sharingan. Speaking of which, he really deserves to be your brother, Itachi."

Kisame grinned and looked at Sasuke with evil intentions.

When the name 'Itachi' was uttered from Kisame's mouth, Sasuke's body was struck by lightning, his brain went blank, his body froze in place, and his eyes showed disbelief.

Light footsteps sounded from behind, slowly approaching here.

"Ah, I'm really surprised, long time no see, Sasuke."

With an extremely flat tone, it was as if he was talking to a random stone by the side of the road.

Sasuke's body was twisting stiffly like a machine, and when he saw the face of the person behind him, the pupils of Sharingan suddenly widened fiercely, and words full of hatred were squeezed out from between his teeth.

"Uchiha...Itachi!"

"Eh? Uchiha? He is..."

Naruto was slightly surprised, and looked at the man whose face was somewhat similar to Sasuke's. Like Kisame, he was wearing a red cloud coat with a black background, and the deep nasolabial folds on both sides of his nose made his face look very serious. It creates a deep sense of oppression.

Especially when he saw the pair of scarlet Sangouyu Sharingans shining in the dark forest, Naruto's body tensed up instantly, and he took a step back instinctively.

grumble--

The sharp birdsong suddenly sounded in the empty forest.

The thunder light drove away the surrounding darkness and converged on Sasuke's right hand.

"Wait, Sasuke!"

Sasuke's sudden attack startled Naruto.

But it was too late to stop him, Sasuke rushed forward with a ferocious expression on his face.

Although he practiced with Kakashi for several years and knew how to regulate his emotions, he found that in front of the greatest enemy in his life, this kind of anger and hatred could not be suppressed no matter what.

All the rationality in the brain was burned in an instant and turned into ashes.

All that was left in his head was probably the idea of ​​killing Itachi completely.

"You bastard still has the face to appear here, Uchiha Itachi, I will kill you with my own hands!"

Seeing Sasuke rushing towards him with a murderous expression on his face, Itachi stood there without moving, as if he didn't see Sasuke rushing towards him.

However, it was impossible not to notice the sharp birdsong from the thunder light on Sasuke's right hand.

Originally, he was good at stabbing lightning ninjutsu. When the lightning chakra was intensified to this extent, Sasuke's speed can be said to be quite fast.

Coupled with Chidori's penetrating power, even steel can easily penetrate.

However--

Itachi turned sideways slightly, his palm stretched out like lightning, and he firmly grabbed Sasuke's right wrist.

Lightning hit the air.

There was a creaking sound.

Disbelief flashed in Sasuke's Sharingan eyes.

I didn't expect to increase the speed to such a degree, but still missed Itachi, no, not even a piece of clothing.

How strong is this guy? Sasuke's heart was full of anger and unwillingness, because the emotions were too intense, the black curse lines on his neck began to spread involuntarily, covering his face and body.

boom!

The knee struck Sasuke in the abdomen.

"Wow--"

Sasuke bowed his waist, spit out a mouthful of blood, and splashed it on the ground.

Itachi's face was expressionless, the other hand quickly grabbed Sasuke's throat, and with a rough movement, he forced him to look up, and the Sanguyu Sharingan glanced at Sasuke's Sharingan.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

A shrill scream roared out of Sasuke's mouth. He struggled violently in Itachi's hands and saw something extremely terrifying.

The curse marks on Sasuke's face and body receded like a tide, being directly suppressed by some more domineering and overwhelming force, making him unable to move.

"Chidori... and Orochimaru's curse seal, it's a mess. With this kind of thing, there is no way to defeat me. Since you have inherited Uchiha's name, then make good use of the power of Sharingan."

Sasuke fell down weakly, lying on his side in front of Itachi, his body twitched and trembling, his mouth made nonsense sounds, as if he was struggling for something, and the saliva flowed out from the corner of his mouth involuntarily along with the blood.

boom!

Itachi raised his foot and kicked Sasuke mercilessly.

Sasuke screamed again, but because his body was controlled by Itachi's genjutsu, he could only endure the dual mental and physical torture and was unable to resist.

Itachi kept kicking Sasuke's body fiercely with his feet.

"You are so weak. Why are you so weak? Have you spent all your time playing ninja games in the past few years?"

After a while, Sasuke's body was covered in blood from being kicked by Itachi.

"Recall what happened that night and continue to hate me, stupid brother."

"Bastard... I don't want to listen to you..."

Sasuke gritted his teeth, and the veins in his temples began to pop, enduring the pain in his body.

"At this level, even a child can easily kill you."

"..."

"Are you speechless in pain? It's really useless, haven't you figured out the facts yet? You don't hate deeply enough, I won't allow you to become so weak and waste this pair of sharing eyes."

Itachi continued to raise his foot, preparing to step on Sasuke's head and give him a fatal blow.

Hinata sat on the ground trembling, because the murderous aura in Itachi was so strong that she lost the ability to resist.

This level of murderous intent is very deadly to genin.

If you can't break free, you won't even have the courage to fight.

"Bastard, what are you doing to Sasuke!"

Naruto became furious. Although his body was also trembling, seeing the scene of Itachi brutally abusing Sasuke, his anger immediately broke through the murderous shackles released by Itachi, and a large amount of chakra emerged from his body.

But before he could release his ninjutsu, Kisame swung his sword Samehada behind him forward, just passing by Naruto.

"?"

Naruto looked dumbly at his hand seals, chakra... gone?

"I see. Is this the Nine-Tails Chakra? It tastes pretty good. Since you like to move so much, I'll cut off your limbs and drag you away."

Kisame raised Samehada above his head, and in Naruto's frightened eyes, he swung it down and slashed towards Naruto's hand seal, trying to chop off Naruto's hands.

boom--

A figure suddenly kicked out quickly.

Just as Kisame turned around, the foot hit him directly in the face and kicked him away.

Ghost Shark's body lost its balance, and with a quick reaction, he waved his shark muscles towards the ground, allowing the shark muscles to drag on the ground, slowing down the tendency of retreating, and finally stopped in embarrassment.

Kisame wiped the scar on his cheek and looked at the Konoha ninja who suddenly appeared and kicked him out with an angry expression.

"Who is coming?"

"Konoha's proud blue beast—Metkai!"

Kai assumed a taijutsu stance and looked at Kisame solemnly.

Kai was very aware of how strong his physical attack power was, but after suffering such a blow, Kisame not only balanced his body, but also wiped the wound like a normal person afterwards.

He immediately judged that Kisame's physique was different from ordinary people, and ordinary Taijutsu attacks would probably have very limited effect on him.

Just as Kisame was about to reply, the surrounding environment suddenly changed.

A big tree suddenly appeared behind him, and its branches were wrapped around Kisame's body like ropes.

The strong binding force made Kisame's face change slightly.

Half of Kurenai's body emerged from the trees above Kisame's head. His red pupils were filled with cold murderous intent, and he held a kunai in his hand.

"I see, the genin is just a bait, and the jounin is the real killer? What a failed sneak attack."

Kisame's face turned cold as if he understood something.

"Don't underestimate the Jounin of Konoha. Just let me cut off your head!"

Kurenai held the kunai and stabbed Kisame in the neck.

"Well--"

Kisame made a struggling sound from his mouth, and the muscles on his face began to twitch violently.

An extremely powerful chakra burst out from his body.

Hong's body stiffened, and she felt the force of the shock coming back, making her body ache.

"How can it be?"

Her eyes widened in disbelief, never expecting that Kisame had the ability to counter her genjutsu.

"You want to control me with this level of illusion?"

Kisame sneered disdainfully.

Although he is not good at illusions, but thanks to his own powerful chakra, ordinary illusions cannot control his too huge chakra.

When he was in Kirigakure, he was known as the tailless beast, and his chakra content was comparable to that of the tailed beast.

It is simply a fantasy to control him with this level of illusion.

Unable to bear the repulsive force of this huge chakra, Kurenai hurriedly stepped back and started a close combat with Kisame, which was obviously not good for herself.

As she retreated, the trees wrapping Kisame's body disappeared.

Seeing that something unexpected happened to Kisame, Itachi frowned slightly and lowered his head subconsciously.

A ray of sword light passed across Itachi's head, and Kakashi's figure appeared.

Seeing that his sneak attack failed, Kakashi was not disappointed. He grabbed Sasuke who was lying on the ground and landed next to Naruto.

"Kakashi-sensei!?"

Seeing Kakashi's arrival, Naruto's face suddenly lit up with joy, and for some reason, he felt an unprecedented sense of security in his heart.

"You're too late, aren't you, Kakashi? Isn't it fun to see me being beaten so badly?"

Sasuke barely supported his body and continued to spit out a mouthful of blood. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said to Kakashi in a reproachful tone.

"No, I was looking for the best time to attack. I didn't expect him to see through it so easily. We haven't seen him for a few years, but it's still as troublesome as before."

Kakashi looked at Itachi who was standing there, barely moving, slightly clenching the White Fang dagger in his hand, his eyes serious.

"There's obviously something wrong with your plan."

Sasuke's mouth twitched.

"No, you should be more aware of how terrifying this guy is than me. Ninjutsu, physical jutsu, illusion, and judgment in battle are all top-notch. There is no so-called weakness in him. , it seems that we can only attack by force."

Kakashi's words made Sasuke silent.

But the more so, the more humiliated and unwilling Sasuke felt.

Unexpectedly, after several years, the gap between himself and Itachi is still so huge, just like that night, he has no power to fight back in front of him.

The only consolation is that I am stronger than I was a few years ago.

But this kind of ability to be beaten, he would rather not become stronger.

"We meet again, Kakashi-senpai."

Itachi greeted him as if facing an acquaintance.

"So, what are you going to do secretly when you come here this time?"

Kakashi weighed the White Fang dagger in his hand, and asked with a relaxed attitude.

"Let's receive the legacy of the Fourth Hokage."

"Oh, I thought you came here specially to teach your worthless brother a lesson."

Kakashi joked.

"No, I'm not interested in such a weak guy at all."

Itachi didn't even look at Sasuke, his eyes just fell on Naruto, making Naruto swallow his saliva.

Even Sasuke was defeated by him with one move, which can almost be described as massacre. This is by no means a powerful ninja that he can face alone.

But Itachi's words irritated Sasuke again, but this time he forced himself to calm down and did not act impulsively or recklessly.

He rushed up now, but as before, he continued to be trampled on by Itachi and abused.

Such beatings are pointless.

At this time, Kisame jumped from the side to Itachi's side. When the enemy has the upper hand in numbers, fighting in a group is obviously the best choice.

Kai and Hong also gathered around Kakashi, protecting Naruto and the other ninjas behind them, and confronted Itachi and Kisame.

"So, what's your answer?"

Itachi asked casually.

"My answer—is this!"

Kakashi's figure flashed forward.

Kisame formed a seal quickly, sprayed a large amount of water from his mouth, erected a wall of water in front of himself and Itachi, and rushed towards Kakashi.

Kakashi swung out the short sword in his hand and fired with lightning. The condensed water wall splashed everywhere, stopping the forward trend.

Itachi and Kisame disappeared from behind the water wall.

Kakashi noticed something and looked up. The bandage sword fell from the sky. Kisame's body fell from the sky and launched an attack from the sky.

This move cannot be accepted.

Kakashi is not a powerful ninja. What he is good at is speed, that is, thrusting.

Without thrust acceleration, it would be obviously unwise to accept such a brute force attack from the sky.

Being able to swing such a huge weapon freely with one arm, one can imagine Kisame's extraordinary strength.

Boom!

The earth was suddenly shattered by Samehada and turned into fragments.

Kakashi became unsteady as this powerful force hit the ground.

Kisame waved Samehada with one arm, and the bandaged sword instantly rushed in front of Kakashi.

While it has strength, it is also very fast.

Ding--

The White Fang dagger intercepted it, but took a few steps back.

Kakashi felt a little numbness in his arm, but fortunately it didn't affect the overall battle.

As long as it's not a brute force attack that comes with a charge, he can block it.

"You seem to be swinging your knife faster than you were a few years ago."

"It's all thanks to you, Hatake Kakashi!"

When they happened to pass through the Land of Fire a few years ago, Kisame and Kakashi had a brief fight.

In that battle, Kisame realized that he was slightly lacking in agility, and his flaws would be exposed when meeting a ninja like Kakashi.

Therefore, in the past few years, Kisame has deliberately trained his body's agility, and he has also humbly consulted Itachi, an expert in physical arts, more than once.

Itachi, who was proficient in the three abilities of Ninja Gentai, naturally gave Kisame good training suggestions in terms of training his agility.

In contrast, Kisame also taught Itachi how to exert force better and increase his strength, which was a mutually beneficial transaction.

The results of the training are also obvious. With the agility greatly increased, the power generated by waving the same muscle has also been further improved.

With every collision, Kakashi felt his arm vibrate slightly.

In a duel of strength, he was no match for Kisame.

As for Itachi, he naturally found Naruto as his target.

But due to the blocking of Kai and Hong, he failed to succeed.

"Life Gate Open!"

In an instant, Kai upgraded the eight gates of Dunjia to the level of the third gate.

Chakra further exploded from his body, increasing his speed and strength.

result--

Itachi easily blocked his leg-sweeping attack that could create a powerful hurricane, using his arms to lightly block it, with an expression on his face that seemed indifferent.

"This guy--"

Kai didn't expect that Itachi could still handle it with ease after he opened the three gates.

The seemingly thin body is not of average quality in terms of speed, explosive power, or muscle resistance to blows.

Kakashi's evaluation of him was absolutely correct. He was an all-rounder and a perfect ninja without any flaws in theory.

After being triggered, Itachi waved his hand and opened his mouth simultaneously.

"Fire Release: Impatiens Flower Claws Red!"

The shuriken caught fire from Itachi's mouth and struck through the air, blocking all Kai's escape routes.

Kai looked stern, shouted softly, took out the nunchaku from his ninja bag, and instantly waved countless stick shadows, deflecting all the shurikens wrapped in flames.

"Red, protect the genin and don't take a step away from them!"

Kai picked up his nunchucks and blocked Itachi's path, intending to stop Itachi alone.

Taijutsu, Ninjutsu, and Genjutsu. Facing such an all-round perfect ninja, it is impossible to defeat him with his three-door state.

Subconsciously, the chakra in the body exploded further, and the skin of the body was instantly stained with blood, turning red, as if it was congested.

Feeling the heavy pressure from the constant oppression in the air, and the icy coldness from the top of the head to the bottom of the feet, Sasuke, Naruto and Hinata suddenly understood that this kind of battle is not for ninjas at all, they can intervene in it.

"I understand, leave it to me!"

Kurenai nodded and came down, put the unconscious Sakura on her shoulders, and retreated backwards.

But they didn't retreat too far. Without knowing whether there were more sneak attackers, they couldn't stay away from here for the time being.

And if the situation permits, she, a jounin, will also go up to support.

"Is it the fifth door? Unfortunately, it's not enough."

Itachi's eyes were always calm, as if he didn't feel Kai's aura and felt no pressure.

"Then let you experience it for yourself!"

Kai heard Itachi's unwavering provocation and rushed in front of Itachi in the blink of an eye, waving the nunchaku in his hand.

boom--

The huge bandage sword violently smashed the ground and surrounding trees away.

Every move is full of violent beauty.

Then, lightning shot out from the blade, like an aurora flying out. Another row of trees was attacked, and innocent people fell down.

The movement was very loud, and one could theoretically imagine how terrifying the intensity of the battle between the two would be.

"Oops..."

A gasping sound that was both fake and a bit exaggerated came from Kisame's mouth.

Then, under the sweep of the blade and thunder, he stepped back, then rushed forward not to be outdone, and said in a calm to very low voice:

"So, do you want to touch me this time?"

"Yeah, it seems that they are afraid that if you move too much, you will be exposed. Unlike now, they will only keep their suspicious eyes on Itachi."

Kakashi replied calmly, his hand moved quickly, but he suddenly turned and turned the blade to the tree next to him.

Boom, the trees fell again.

Kisame also tried to swing out his Samehada, past Kakashi's body, and exploded the ground.

"However, Bai Jue might be watching from the side."

"It doesn't matter. General Tu is watching below, no one will notice here."

"Oh, that's so reassuring. So...what about the mission?"

"Start activating your intelligence system."

"Is it so early? I don't know when the next tailed beast capture operation will be."

"Maybe they are afraid of accidents. In short, let's convey the more important things first, and they don't necessarily have to be related to tailed beasts."

"I understand. I'll keep an eye on it. I just want to find something to do here. So, be careful - Water Release: Water Shark Bullet Technique!"

The boundless water turned into a huge shark, and after a delay of two or three seconds, it suddenly fell from the sky.

Kakashi had already disappeared and hid in a safe area in advance.

The huge shark gathered by the water rushed down, knocking down a large number of trees, and the ground rumbled and shook.

The overwhelming killing intent erupted from the two men was like water and fire intertwined in the air, making people feel extremely horrified.

Kakashi fiddled with his slightly wet hair. In such a hot and boring summer, being able to take a shower made Kakashi make a refreshing sound.

"How about we hurt each other next?"

Ghost shark asked.

"That's right, it's already reached this level. So please."

"After all, it's work, and I'll be looking after you from now on. Then give me despair now, guys from Konoha—"

Another huge shark formed by the water flow fell from the sky.

The fighting situation is extremely fierce.