"You kid, you know me?" Kisame Hoshigaki asked in surprise. Had his name already reached the children of Konoha Village?
"Kisame Hoshigaki, an S-rank rogue Ninja from Hidden Mist Village, wanted for allegedly murdering a Daimyo and interfering with national work." Yuta's heart involuntarily quickened. Since Kisame Hoshigaki was here, then another, more terrifying man must also be nearby.
"Since you know so clearly, are you still planning to resist?" Kisame looked at the chains extending from Yuta's back and grinned, "Alright, I'll just sever his limbs here and take him back to the organization."
"Whoosh!"
"Ugh!"
Looking into Kisame's eyes, Yuta felt as if an invisible hand was firmly gripping his throat. This was the killing intent of Kisame Hoshigaki, who had slaughtered thousands with his own hands over the years.
Kurama roared in the mental space: "Yuta!"
"Ah ha... ha... whew... ha..." Yuta escaped from that state, unconsciously drenched in sweat, looking as if he had just been pulled from water.
"Oh?" Kisame said with some surprise, "He actually escaped Mr. Itachi's Genjutsu. Not bad, Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."
"Whew... ha... whew..." Yuta looked up at the Ninja beside Kisame upon hearing this.
A Konoha rogue Ninja headband, a three-tomoe Sharingan, and a black cloak with red clouds.
The moment Yuta saw the man, he confirmed his identity: Konoha's S-rank rogue Ninja, Uchiha Itachi.
"Clatter clatter..."
Golden chains extended. Yuta shielded Naruto behind him, continuously praying in his heart: "Jiraiya-sensei, please come back quickly."
"Itachi? Sharingan... You're Uchiha Itachi!" Naruto exclaimed.
Naruto naturally wouldn't forget the name of the person Sasuke wished to kill day and night.
"..." Itachi raised his head, and the three tomoe in his crimson eyes spun rapidly.
"Clatter clatter..."
Yuta controlled the chains to stab at Itachi. Knowing he couldn't contend with Sharingan's Genjutsu, Yuta could only do his best to buy time.
"Chirp chirp chirp chirp!"
The moment the chains pierced his chest, Itachi transformed into dozens of crows and scattered.
"What is this thing!" Naruto, holding a Kunai, tried his best to drive away the crows.
"It's rumored to be Uchiha Itachi's summoning animal. I don't quite understand the specifics, but Uchiha Itachi can use crows to cast Clone Jutsu, Substitution Jutsu, and Genjutsu."
"In short, these crows are very dangerous!" Yuta flung the chains behind him, and familiar red Chakra emerged from his body.
Nine-Tails Chakra, Three-Tails Mode.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Chakra raged through the small room, shattering fragile items like cups, mirrors, and glass.
"Oh my, this kid isn't bad." Kisame lightly tapped the ground with Samehada. This immense Chakra had always been a favorite of Kisame's. "But there shouldn't be any more opportunities this time. As expected of Mr. Itachi, it's over."
"Woo! Woo! Woo!"
Yuta controlled the chains to block the crows, but this was not a long-term solution.
"Brother, hold on tight!"
Yuta shouted, wrapped one arm around Naruto, and leaped out the window.
"Thud!"
Landing on the ground, Yuta turned to look at Uchiha Itachi standing by the window: "It's over?"
The ease of their escape made Yuta disbelieving. This was less than a tenth of what Yuta had imagined. More importantly, Uchiha Itachi and the other man showed no reaction to Yuta's escape, as if they had let an insignificant ant go.
"Caw! Caw! Caw!"
The raucous cawing of crows suddenly rang out at Yuta's feet.
"What!" Looking down, Yuta's pores bristled. The familiar street had disappeared, replaced by countless black crows.
"Genjutsu!"
Yuta struggled as he was swallowed by the crows, gradually falling silent.
"Yuta! Naruto!" A faint call sounded, but it had no effect on Yuta, who was trapped in Genjutsu.
"Chidori!"
"Squeak squeak squeak squeak!"
The piercing sound, like a thousand birds chirping, startled Yuta awake. Looking at the Kunai less than a centimeter from him, Yuta nervously swallowed: "Thanks, Sasuke."
"Be careful." Sasuke stood in front of Yuta, his eyes filled with killing intent as he looked at Itachi: "Long time no see, Uchiha Itachi!"
"Sasuke." Itachi looked at Sasuke with complex eyes.
"I've been searching for you for these five years."
Untying the bandages wrapped around his arm, the dazzling lightning once again burst forth.
"As you said, for these five years, I've hated you! Despised you! And I've lived only to kill you! Today, here, I absolutely will!" Sasuke raised his Chidori-covered right hand and charged at Uchiha Itachi.
"Sasuke, wait!" Yuta snapped back to reality and shouted loudly.
"I'll kill you!" Sasuke seemed to not hear at all, extending his hand to stab.
"Snap."
Itachi casually grabbed Sasuke's wrist and applied slight pressure.
"Crack."
"Ah ah ah!" Sasuke clutched his arm and painfully knelt on the ground.
"Is five years of hatred all you have? You can't kill anyone now." Itachi's eyes were terrifyingly cold.
"Thud!"
Itachi raised his right foot and kicked Sasuke's chin, then grabbed Sasuke's throat and slammed him against the wall: "What have you been doing for these five years? Why are you so weak? Too weak. It seems the hatred I brought you wasn't enough."
The three tomoe in Itachi's eyes spun rapidly and merged into one.
"Tsukuyomi."
Blood flowed from Itachi's left eye, and Sasuke stiffened and fell unconscious.
"What did you do to Sasuke!" Naruto, enveloped in Nine-Tails Chakra, rapidly charged at Uchiha Itachi.
"Stop him!" Kisame swung Samehada, slicing through the Nine-Tails Chakra, then kicked Naruto away: "Since you're in such a hurry, I'll deal with you first."
"Clang!"
Yuta controlled the chains to block in front of Naruto. Black sealing patterns rapidly spread at the point where Samehada and the chains met.
"Sealing Technique?" Kisame pulled back Samehada, and the incomplete Sealing Technique automatically dissipated.
"Annoying brat." Kisame irritably tapped the wall with Samehada.
"In that case, before I capture you, I'll take a little bite." Kisame unwrapped the white cloth, revealing Samehada's true form.
The deep blue blade was covered in barbs, and the front of the blade split open like a mouth. The Seven Ninja Swords, Samehada, a living Ninja tool.
"Clang!"
Kisame slashed at the chains with his sword, and the Sealing Technique patterns reappeared.
"Gurgle."
Samehada let out a strange sound, its barbs stood up and dug into the chains, greedily devouring Chakra.
"Damn it, Sealing Technique can't be used." Yuta gritted his teeth and released the Adamantine Sealing Chains.
All Sealing Techniques Yuta used required Chakra as a foundation, and Sealing Ninjutsu released through the Adamantine Sealing Chains also required a five-second casting time.
The Adamantine Sealing Chains themselves had suppressive capabilities. Normally, once a target was entangled, they had no ability to resist and could only passively endure the subsequent Sealing Ninjutsu. However, Samehada's ability was extremely effective against Sealing Technique because Yuta's Chakra release speed simply couldn't keep up with Samehada's devouring speed. Without Chakra support, Sealing Technique could only result in failure.
"Gurgle... gurgle..."
Yuta dispelled the Nine-Tails Chakra under Kisame's puzzled gaze.
"Have you accepted your fate and prepared to die obediently?" Kisame aimed Samehada at Yuta's arm and swung it.
"Clang!"
A fully armored red toad blocked Samehada's attack. Yuta placed his hand on the toad's head and said softly, "I'm afraid it's not me who's going to die."
"Of course." Jiraiya appeared behind Yuta: "I, Jiraiya, the Legendary Sannin, how could I let my disciple die so easily in a place like this?"