Chapter 69: Spoils of War (3rd update, please give me a monthly ticket)

Uchiha Itachi stared at Naruto's wounds that were almost healing.

Feel his majestic chakra that makes you stronger as you fight.

There is no invincible technique.

There is no invincible person.

But I have to admit that the current Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki is indeed a difficult guy to deal with.

There are almost no weaknesses to be found.

Of course, he was confident that if he used the ultimate technique of the Mangekyō Sharingan, and with Kisame's cooperation, he would be able to capture this jinchuriki.

But the question is, is it necessary to pay such a high price?

The answer came almost instantly, and it was "no."

Uchiha Itachi was very aware of his situation. Every time he activated the Mangekyō Sharingan, it was a devastation to his body, pushing his already terminally ill body closer and closer to death.

Sasuke is still young now, he hasn't grown up yet.

This body of his should be kept at least until Sasuke grows up enough to be able to shelter himself from the wind and rain.

"Kisame, let's go!" He made up his mind and called out.

Kisame's attitude was also somewhat unexpected.

He didn't hesitate or express any objection.

The militant retreated simply. He immediately came to his side and agreed: "Let's go!"

Their intention to retreat was obvious.

Naruto stepped forward, stepped on the air, and chased away: "You want to leave without leaving anything behind?"

It is different from the two people who teleport on the ground and need to avoid obstacles.

Naruto was in the air, walking in a straight line.

Almost instantly, he caught up.

Kisame turned around and clapped his hands to form a seal.

"Water Escape, the Technique of the Giant Shark Bullet".

He drew out the remaining water from the river that was almost completely dried by the broken path. The chakra condensed it into the shape of a huge shark, leaped into the air and pounced towards Naruto.

Naruto slashed with his sword.

At the moment when the blade of the knife comes into contact with the water.

A huge suction force emerged from the body of this water-shaped shark, trying to suck up all of Naruto's chakra.

but.

Unlike Samehada's sword, this technique, which is not controlled by anyone and does not have its own life attributes, cannot cause any interference to the chakra in Naruto's body.

Naruto glanced away.

The golden chain flew out from the palm of his hand, like meteorites flying down the rain, splashing ripples in the void, and quickly pierced the two people.

Uchiha Itachi could dodge relatively easily with his Sharingan.

Kisame was a little embarrassed.

He dodged four or five waves, but when faced with the sixth one, his reaction was sluggish, and he was penetrated by the entire body and pinned to the ground.

But Naruto frowned, there was something wrong with this blow.

Not the ontology.

Yes. Water body.

Sure enough, the next moment, Kisame, who was pierced by the golden chain, made a splash and scattered on the ground.

And from the water-shaped shark, half of Kisame's body jumped out.

He completely hid his breath in the water, waiting for this moment, and quickly formed seals with his hands.

"Water Escape, Water Prison Technique".

The shark shrank in size, split into half, and condensed into a water ball, imprisoning Naruto within it.

"Itachi, go away quickly, I'll hold him back!" Kisame said softly.

Uchiha Itachi didn't look back, he turned quickly and disappeared from the sight of the two people in the blink of an eye.

Water Prison Jutsu is a relatively difficult problem for ninjas.

A ninja trapped in the water will be bound by the body of water, unable to speak or form seals.

If there are no adequate means of coping, they will remain trapped in the water prison until they suffocate to death.

But to Naruto.

The obstruction this technique can cause is only the moment it is performed.

Give up singing.

"The eleventh chapter of breaking the path, adorned with thunder and lightning."

Golden lightning spread along the two swords in Naruto's hand, and with a click, it surged and overturned to the entire water ball, and then spread to the water-shaped shark and Kisame.

The lightning paralyzed him, disrupted his movements, and disrupted the movement of chakra in his body.

The spell can no longer be maintained.

The water ball shattered, the shark disappeared, and Kisame fell from the sky.

Naruto swung his sword and slashed at his neck.

Kisame gritted his teeth and tried his best to flutter in mid-air, adjusting his posture to avoid his vitals.

But it only saved him from death.

With one slash, he cut off his left arm.

Naruto pursued and had to make up for it with a second blow.

Boom.

The black flame suddenly came out and burned on his body.

It's Uchiha Itachi.

Naruto looked up, and in his perception, the man was already hundreds of meters away.

How far can this Sharingan Eye Technique be cast?

As long as he can see, he can exert this black flame?

He didn't abandon his teammates, he just chose a more appropriate and smarter tactic.

This unquenchable flame made Naruto stop in his tracks.

Kisame seized this opportunity and dived into the ground. The soil around him instantly softened like flowing water, and he quickly used this "flowing" sand to escape and swim away.

Naruto wants to chase.

The black flame can always stop in front of you at the right time.

Naruto stopped pursuing, withdrew his liberation, and sheathed his sword.

Pick up the arm on the ground, seal it back into the scroll, and turn around to go back.

The seaside of the Country of Whirlpool.

Itachi and Kisame stopped escaping.

"He didn't chase us." Kisame frowned, took out the ninja tool bag with his right hand, found the ointment, disinfected and bandaged his wound, "That kid is a bit too strong."

Uchiha Itachi nodded.

He agreed with this point.

"Take the information back." He said softly, "See if you can analyze something."

Samehada jumped, a little dissatisfied, and parted with his favorite chakra.

Kisame could only stop bandaging and inject his own chakra into it to calm its emotions: "Your illusion that works every time doesn't work on him."

"It seems that only the leader can take him down."

Uchiha Itachi didn't speak.

He lowered his head and recalled the pair of purple spiral eyes.

"Let's go." After a while, he got up and went over to bandage Kisame, "If he chases us later, it will be bad."

"The perception range of the Jinchūriki is larger than the Byakugan."

They left by boat without delay.

Naruto also returned to the temporary camp.

The bonfire had gone out and was hastily buried by loose soil.

Karin disappeared.

In his perception, there were not many traces left.

"Karin, I'm back." He whispered.

Karin was slow for a while before popping her head out of the building next to her: "There was a lot of noise over there just now, did you drive them away?"

"They ran away." Naruto smiled and tilted his head to look at her, "You came out so easily, what if I'm someone else pretending to be me?"

Karin pinched her waist and said confidently: "I can sense the smell of chakra."

"Naruto, your chakra is very unique, it's something no one else has. A very warm feeling."

"This can't be faked."

She walked to Naruto's side and was about to squat down and rekindle the bonfire. She turned her head and fell on his shoulder: "Are you injured?"

"Come on, bite me," she said in a hurried tone, lifting her sleeves.

Naruto shook his head and pointed: "No, it's almost healed."

Karin looked carefully.

The wound was healing at a slow speed that could be observed by the naked eye.

"You also have this physique." Karin nodded and rolled up her sleeves. "I almost forgot that you are also from the Uzumaki clan."

The bonfire lit up again.

Naruto and Karin exchanged sealing techniques.

"Kagura Heart Eye" is a very interesting technique, and Naruto is quite interested in it.

Especially the ability of "sensing emotions".

It is almost the same as the ability he gained after releasing the sword Ashura.

He remembered what Kyuubi said, "Ashura is the ancestor of the Uzumaki clan."

The ability of this technique, to a certain extent, proves this point.

I hope that tomorrow's excavation of the stone tablet text can find some useful clues.

Wake up the next day.

Naruto and Karin are busy investigating the inscription again.

The "Shrine" is the place they want to find the most, but it doesn't seem to exist in the whole village.

Or, the "Shrine" once existed, but now it has disappeared, and the entire building has been moved away.

Those "empty spaces" that are particularly eye-catching in the ruins are a good proof.

You can see traces of buildings that once existed on them.

At lunch.

"Was it taken away by the ninja villages that destroyed the Whirlpool Country?" Karin said with regret.

"Let's collect the useful things here first." Naruto held the scroll, "The history of the Uzumaki clan is also very interesting."

"After we find the useful information here, we will find out which ninja villages destroyed the Whirlpool Country."

"Then go to their village to exchange information."

Karin nodded.

Before he had even taken a few bites of the meal.

A white smoke suddenly exploded beside Naruto.

A red toad with goggles hanging around its neck appeared.

Naruto reacted subconsciously.

Chakra surged away.

"I'm not an enemy." The toad screamed in fear, "I'm a correspondent from Mount Myōboku."

"Master Jiraiya has a message for you."

Naruto restrained his momentum: "What message?"

The red toad opened his mouth and spit out a scroll: "Master Jiraiya has written it here."

Naruto picked it up and unfolded it.

There are a lot of words on it, a long and dense string.

However, the message on it is nothing new to him.

It is related to "Uchiha Itachi" and "Shark Face" who attacked him last night.

Jiraiya said in the letter.

They all came from an organization called "Akatsuki".

This organization consists of a total of nine ninjas, with a small number of people, but. The biggest advantage of this organization is that it is small and elite.

The nine people are all "S"-level criminals who are wanted by major ninja villages and have serious problems.

The purpose of this organization is currently unknown. They have been collecting "techniques" before.

And just a few days ago.

Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame broke into Konoha and injured Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai.

They didn't wake up until today.

They also brought a message.

The purpose of these two people breaking into Konoha was for "the legacy of the Fourth Hokage".