Boom!
As the last two words fell, an intense aura suddenly erupted from within his body!
In the center of his forehead, a golden Rinnegan appeared—sacred and untouchable.
The chakra current it stirred up spread like ripples cleansing everything, sweeping across the entire Forest of Death.
At this moment, it was not only the four of them on the outskirts who sensed something wrong. Even the laborers working inside the Forest of Death felt it.
"What… what is this?"
"Could it be… the village came to save us?"
"Great! We can finally escape this godforsaken place!"
"This chakra… why does it make my heart feel so panicked?"
"What are you all yapping about over there?!"
Seeing that the more they talked, the more ridiculous they became, one of the overseers swung the whip in his hand and casually lashed it across an Iwagakure shinobi.
"Get back to work! Back to work!"
When he turned to look toward the outskirts of the Forest of Death, he subconsciously waved the whip again, but worry still crept across his face.
"I only just got the hang of this. Please don't let anything happen, Lord Kai…"
After working hard for several months, he had finally become an overseer!
He did not want anything to go wrong with Konoha.
Similar scenes happened almost everywhere in the heart of the Forest of Death.
Naturally, because of this, many Konoha people were drawn over to investigate.
However, before they could get close, they were blocked outside by a barrier that suddenly rose.
"This barrier is…"
Hashirama was the first to rush over. After sensing this power, his eyes narrowed subconsciously.
"That little fellow Uchiha Kai's?"
"So… inside, he's fighting some unknown shinobi?"
After realizing this, he stopped Kakashi, Guy, and the others, who were doing useless work.
With Kai inside, there was no need for them to worry yet.
And if they truly did need to worry…
Then if even Kai could not handle it, the rest of them would only be delivering themselves as side dishes.
"No wonder Lord Jiraiya suddenly disappeared earlier. Could it be…"
Kakashi looked at the traces around them and guessed.
The moment he said that, everyone nodded in agreement.
After speaking, Kakashi quickly formed hand seals again.
Summoning Jutsu: Pakkun!
"Oi, Kakashi. Why call me out at a time like this?"
"Pakkun, can you sense the aura inside?" Kakashi asked directly.
Although he was not a sensory-type shinobi—
His dog was!
And Pakkun's sensing ability was even stronger than that of most sensory shinobi.
Hearing this, Pakkun sniffed hard, then scratched at the ground and shook his head.
Several seconds later, Pakkun furrowed his big eyes and said doubtfully, "There seem to be four scents inside."
"One belongs to the Uchiha clan. The other…"
At this point, he paused. His big eyes swept over the surrounding crowd.
Finally, his gaze slowly settled on Sasuke.
"The other one is also from the Uchiha fam—"
Smack!
Before he could finish, someone punched him hard!
Sasuke planted his hands on his hips, raised his nose, and urged him, "Stop rambling. Get to the point!"
"Yeah, Pakkun, are you asking for a beating again?!"
After saying that, Naruto came over to back Sasuke up.
As one dog and two people who had bitten and fought each other since childhood, none of them feared the other.
Even Kakashi felt somewhat speechless.
He could only separate the three of them.
"Pakkun, what about the other two scents?"
The Uchiha scents were clearly their own people. That meant the other two were very likely enemies.
"Sniff, sniff… There's another one that's pretty similar to this yellow-haired brat."
Pakkun took another two deep sniffs and looked at Naruto with disdain.
Even provocation.
His master was here. Would he be scared?
What a joke!
"As for the last one…"
After sensing that final aura, Pakkun's voice suddenly paused. Then it softened and shrank down weakly.
"It's a violent, powerful, high-and-mighty aura…"
At this point, he stopped talking.
That thing was like a blazing sun hanging high above.
He only felt like an ant trying to guess at the sun. How would he dare look any further?
Hearing Pakkun's words, Kakashi fell silent.
Others might not know, but he was very clear.
An existence that could be described like that by Pakkun…
Had to be extremely powerful!
Even the Third Hokage and Jiraiya back then had never given off this feeling!
In other words, the mysterious existence inside was even stronger than Jiraiya and the Third Hokage?!
"Strange… when did such a powerful existence appear in the shinobi world?"
"Relax. Trust Kai. With him here, no ghosts or monsters will be a problem."
"That's right! Believe in Second Brother!"
…
After sensing that the people outside the barrier had been stopped, Uchiha Kai let out a slight breath of relief.
The situation here could not be seen by outsiders yet.
Putting everything else aside, if the matter of people from the future was exposed, who knew what kind of trouble it might draw out?
Of course, part of the reason was also—
He wanted to keep that white crane up there.
The barrier had already been raised.
Which meant leaving was no longer allowed.
"Kekeke… hehehe! Looks like you care a lot about your companions outside."
Above them, Urashiki in Crane Form hovered in midair. Excited brutality flashed in his eyes.
"Then—later, I'll crush their bones one by one right in front of you!"
"Hahahaha! I'll let you lowly insects understand how high above you the Ōtsutsuki clan truly stands!"
As his words fell, a black rod suddenly appeared in his fan-like hand.
Without thinking, he threw it straight toward Kai!
Whoosh!
The black rod was extremely fast!
It even turned into a black line in midair!
"Careful!"
"So fast!"
Sasuke and Boruto's warnings rang out one after another.
Especially Sasuke. The moment he saw the chakra black rod, he immediately realized what it was and instinctively prepared to activate Amenotejikara to swap Kai away.
As someone who had experienced countless great battles from beginning to end, he understood deeply how terrifying chakra black rods were!
They possessed a terrifying power capable of completely suppressing chakra!
They were truly capable of changing the course of a battle.
But just as he was about to move, Jiraiya pulled him back slightly.
"Relax. That black rod won't be a problem for him."
"Hm? Lord Jiraiya knows these black rods?"
"I encountered them in Amegakure when we met those guys who called themselves gods," Jiraiya nodded. "But Kai crushed them all."
There was another thing he did not say.
Compared to the Kai from a few months ago, the current Kai was on an entirely different level.
If, a few months ago, Jiraiya still felt that facing Kai would be troublesome, then now, he had no idea where to even start.
The gap had already erased any desire to compare.
It was as if the two of them now stood in completely different dimensions.
"He crushed them…"
Hearing that description, Sasuke's pupils contracted once more.
Over the years, there had been very few moments when he was this shocked.
But after meeting "Second Brother," he had been shocked constantly.
Not only had his memories been overturned, but even the way he understood battle was being challenged in a way he had never imagined!
His common sense and worldview were collapsing.
Changing…
Crack!
Just as the group was caught in surprise, the black rod suddenly stopped around Kai's body.
Three feet away.
Buzz.
Buzz.
Soon, a crescent moon rose from beneath Kai's feet and gradually ascended.
During this process, the crescent slowly became fuller.
By the time it reached his shoulders, it had completely transformed into a full moon.
Pop~
A faint glow enveloped the full moon from behind, like a clear blue sky.
Three feet before him.
A clear sky upon his back.
Kai reached out and flicked the chakra black rod in front of him a couple of times, then grinned.
"The sky hasn't even cleared yet, and someone already thinks he can stand tall again?"
The instant the final word fell, his entire body suddenly shot upward!
Zzzzt—
Zzzzt—
ZZZZT!!!
In the air, only the sound of thunder remained!
The pupils of Urashiki in Crane Form shrank violently, and the golden Rinnegan on his forehead rippled rapidly.
"What a fast man!!"
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