Hidden in the rain, 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 are some traces of water remaining on the eaves, as if they haven't dried yet.

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 in weather, but because Nagato used ninjutsu to control the climate of Amegakure Village, making all the rain and dark clouds disappear within one day today.

Standing on the still wet stone platform of the high tower, the light and heat of the setting sun shone on Nagato's cold and emotionless face. From here, looking into the distance, one could vaguely see the gloomy thunderstorm in the distant sky, faintly heard.

The roar of 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 it upon himself to ambush the Konoha troops returning to the Fire Country from the Country of Demons."

"Is the target a Jinchuuriki?"

Nagato's expression did not change.

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

Xiaonan reminds me of this.

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, without taking action against the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki, both sides still have room to turn.

And once Konoha is dragged in, and faced with the full-scale manhunt of three ninja villages at the same time, the current state of the organization may not be enough, not to mention the spy Itachi is secretly watching.

"According to the information sent back from the Demon Country, there seems to be something wrong with the state of Konoha's Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki. It has the potential to freely control the Nine-Tails Chakra."

Nagato said softly.

"That's just a coincidence."

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

"Then Itachi's side..."

"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, accidentally sacrificed his life, he would naturally feel sad about it.

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

⊙We walked along the forest trail for about five minutes, and it was quite some distance from the campground.

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

Following Sakura, Naruto watched as the sky gradually darkened and the shadows of the trees shrouded it, making the surrounding environment look extremely dark and gloomy, which made Naruto hesitate.

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 turned to Naruto and Hinata.

"Sakura, what are you...

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

This scene was so sudden that Naruto and Hinata were 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 without any strength and fell to the ground, unconscious.

"What's going on?"

Naruto was stunned there, not knowing what was happening.

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

The voice of teaching Naruto a lesson came, and Sasuke stood there, a flash of red in his black and white eyes, turning into the form of a double magatama Sharingan, scanning the surrounding dark and cold environment, trying to find out what was controlling Sakura.

Enemy landing point.

"Wha, what?"

Naruto cried out 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 accurately told the location of the enemy, 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...man?

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

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

"Don't be careless, this guy is a traitorous ninja from Kirigakure 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 seemed to be evil, probably because it was directed at 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 genjutsu. The reason why I judged that there was something wrong inside was because it was impossible for Sakura to invite Naruto out alone while knowing that I was still there. If this happened, it would be obvious to Sakura

Bewitched by an 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, 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 or weakness! Sasuke was extremely vigilant.

This feeling is exactly the same as that of Orochimaru whom he met in the second Chunin Exam. No, just based on this vague and uncertain feeling, he might 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. Let me just say, how could a Genin see through an illusion of that level, not even with the Sharingan. Speaking of which, he is indeed your brother.

Weasel."

Kisame grinned and looked at Sasuke with evil intentions.

When the name "Itachi" came out of Kisame's mouth, Sasuke's body felt like he was struck by lightning, his mind went blank, his body froze in place, and his eyes showed disbelief.

Slight footsteps sounded from behind, slowly approaching here.

"Ah, it's indeed a bit unexpected. It's been a long time, Sasuke."

His tone was extremely flat, as if he was talking to a random stone on the side of the road.

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

"Itachi Uchiha!"

"Eh? Uchiha? He is..."

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

It creates a deep sense of oppression.

Especially when he saw the pair of scarlet three magatama sharingan eyes glowing in the dark forest, Naruto's body tensed up instantly and he instinctively took a step back.

The sharp chirping of birds suddenly sounded in the empty forest.

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

"Wait, Sasuke!"
To be continued...