Six Akatsuki members were dispatched at the same time just to assassinate one target. This was an unprecedented situation. Even someone as arrogant as Kisame rarely raised his guard and did not think this would be an easy task.
What's more, unlike in the past, when such a big event happened, Madara never showed up to contact him. Kisame didn't think that the other party would not know about Payne's decision. After all, so much time had passed, so...
Could it be that something happened within the organization?
"Don't worry, it's just an assassination mission, and the enemy is in the open and we are in the dark, we have a great advantage." Although Itachi still kept his face paralyzed, he still moved his lips after all, and rarely comforted Kisame.
Although he didn't agree with this view in his heart, Kisame still didn't say anything more. He nodded lightly and ended this reminder. After all, Itachi is not a person who doesn't know his own sense of proportion. Some things don't need to be said too much.
The atmosphere returned to quietness again, and the two of them were walking. Suddenly, Itachi stopped and glanced sideways at the woods on the left. A strange color flashed in his eyes, and he said calmly:
"Naruto Uzumaki, long time no see."
What responded to him was a large number of kunai shurikens shot from Lin Nei, but this kind of attack naturally did not pose the slightest threat to the Junan group. The two of them just easily scattered to both sides and calmly avoided this wave of hidden weapon sneak attacks.
The next second, four swishing figures flashed out of the forest and landed directly on the mountain road in front of the two Itachis. They were the four members of Team 7. The leisurely afternoon was instantly shattered by a tense atmosphere.
"Sasuke's brother, why are you here?"
Naruto was obviously very confused about his encounter with Itachi and Kisame on the way to chase Sasuke. With his character, if he had questions, he would naturally ask them decisively, even if the other party was an enemy.
"I have no obligation to tell you."
Itachi dealt with it casually, and at the same time opened the Mangekyou Sharingan, and quickly scanned the surroundings to prevent any ambush. As Kisame said, it is better to be careful when you are in the surrounding areas of Konoha.
Across from him, Kakashi stared at Itachi's lower body with a wary face, and whispered a reminder: "Naruto, Sasuke appears in the Land of Fire, probably to seek revenge against Itachi."
Naruto had already thought about this relationship, but he still didn't understand what Itachi's purpose was. After hesitating for a moment, he shouted to the other side: "I'm not interested in you two, get out of the way, don't hinder me from looking for Sasuke."
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Kisame grinned, revealing his sharp teeth, raised his arms, raised his Samehada muscles and pointed straight ahead: "Arrogant brat, if our target this time is not you..."
"Kisame."
Itachi suddenly interrupted, his face paralyzed, and a trace of undetectable stiffness flashed across his face. His left hand, which was already preparing to form the seal, retracted his sleeve without any trace, and uttered two words without hesitation:
"retreat."
Kisame's pupils shrank, and Itachi's reaction was very abnormal. This kind of behavior can be regarded as being in front of a powerful enemy. Are there any enemies nearby? Who could it be? Jiraiya? Tsunade? Or...
Before he could figure it out, he realized that Itachi had already disappeared in an instant. Thanks to the trust among his companions, Kisame formed the seal of the instantaneous technique without thinking, and then disappeared from the front of Team 7.
"This is..." Kakashi narrowed his eyes and quickly glanced at the direction where Junan and the two left. His heart was suddenly filled with doubts. If he felt right, the two S-class rebel ninjas seemed to be retreating a little.
hurry?
It seems...not quite in line with their past style.
Naruto didn't think as much as Kakashi thought. When he saw the blocker leaving, he kept urging: "Kakashi-sensei! Let's leave quickly! Since Sasuke's brother is here, Sasuke must not be far away!"
Kakashi frowned slightly and nodded. When Naruto couldn't wait to rush forward again and before Sakura and Yamato followed, he grabbed the two of them in time and whispered:
"Sakura, Yamato, pay attention to your surroundings. I always feel that Itachi and Kisame are acting very abnormally. If they don't get some news suddenly, it means that there must be unknown people near us."
Time was running out, and Kakashi couldn't verify his guess, so he could only arrange this temporarily. Fortunately, Sakura and Yamato made him worry-free. After seriously accepting the decision, he stayed alert and observed his surroundings at all times during the rest of the journey.
"My intuition is really keen... No matter which world he is in, Kakashi is considered a talent." The white clone hanging in the sky behind Team 7 slowly reunited its scattered body and sighed to himself.
stand up.
Just now, she was almost discovered by Sakura and others.
And before that...
"Uchiha Itachi...have you discovered me yet?"
"The eyes are quite good."
Shifting her gaze, she glanced at the direction Junan and the two were leaving. The white clone thought for a while and decided to follow Team 7 to watch the show. Compared to the sneaky Akatsuki members, the reunion of Nazuo was indeed more attractive to her.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, as a sound broke through the air, a black flame suddenly burst out from the back of the white clone. In just a few moments, it turned into a scorching black fire covering her whole body, as if it wanted to burn her to ashes.
"Amaterasu? Looking for death."
Realizing that he was being attacked by Uchiha Itachi, the white clone came back to his senses, sneered, and then fell downwards without caring, letting the flames of Amaterasu burn on his body.
Soon, the white clone turned into a ball of fire and fell into the forest. Large trees with a radius of more than ten meters were quickly ignited and spread to the surrounding area. The black fire burned more and more fiercely, with a tendency to engulf the world.
On the mountainside a few hundred meters away from the forest fire, Itachi held down his left eye that was bleeding profusely, panting violently while saying without looking back: "Kisame, in the next battle, you must pay attention... and pull her.
Keep your distance.”
"Don't ever forget...the cause of Orochimaru's death."
Kisame quietly observed the fire in the forest. After a while, Fang was slightly confused and said: "If you were really hit by Amaterasu, wouldn't you die? I feel that it shouldn't be a clone."
Itachi was about to answer when a plain female voice sounded:
"It seems that you have a misunderstanding about "clone"."
Hearing the words that were so close at hand, Kisame and Itachi's expressions changed. Before they could react, they felt a biting cold wind blowing towards their faces. At the same moment, a crystal clear cold light flashed and a puff sounded.
Itachi's expression froze, and he lowered his head subconsciously, looking at the half of the ice hand stabbed out of his chest. Then he looked behind him and saw wisps of broken ice quickly converging towards the center, turning into a white clone's face, looking at him sarcastically.
"So fast……"
Before he finished speaking, the body exploded and turned into dozens of crows flying in all directions. At the same time, Kisame reacted and without thinking, he swung his Samehada muscle and chopped off the white clone's head.
"It's so prudent to use a clone to hide at such a long distance."
The white clone seemed to turn a blind eye to the large sword Samehada slashed from the side. He raised the palm that had pierced Itachi's chest and turned his fingers leisurely, as if he was thinking about something.