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Putting out the campfire, Wujie looked at Xiang Ran. Xiang Ran then nodded, closed her eyes, and activated her Kagura Mind's Eye.
They were currently only about forty kilometers from Short Street. This distance might not seem far, but in the complex mountainous region, even a three-level ninja expert would need a considerable amount of time to catch up.
So they were actually very safe. Moreover, for the upcoming hunting operation, they couldn't stray too far.
The range of the Kagura Mind's Eye had already exceeded fifty kilometers. At this moment, the movements of Jiraiya and the others were perfectly caught at the edge of her perception, seen clearly.
So, in a short while, Xiang Ran opened her eyes and reported all the information she had perceived, such as the chakra reactions of the Akatsuki duo and Naruto's overlap, as well as Jiraiya tracking them from behind.
"Akatsuki actually captured Naruto again, and Jiraiya is also tracking them," Wujie was somewhat surprised by this. It seemed that after Xiang Ran's Kagura Mind's Eye had focused all its attention on Kushina, quite a few things had happened.
Xiang Ran nodded, then asked, "The targets have mostly separated, who should we look for first, and do we need to rendezvous with Lord Tsunade? With her power, the next move should go much smoother."
Wujie pondered for a moment based on Xiang Ran's information, then said, "As for Tsunade... let's not let her interfere with these matters. We'll go find Kakashi first."
At this point, the corners of Wujie's mouth couldn't help but curve upwards. "I really can't restrain myself... the temptation of Kamui!"
Kamui was an ability Uchiha Obito gained upon awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan. One of his eyes was given to Kakashi, so Kakashi also gained this ability. However, he didn't know much about the Uchiha clan's Sharingan, so he didn't know he could use the Mangekyō's abilities yet.
The essence of Kamui, in fact, is simply the back-and-forth transfer of any object between real space and the different dimension created by Kamui. This process itself has no destructive capability. Transferring a living person from real space to a different dimension still results in a living person.
But what's absurd is that Kamui creates a spatial rift when opening the different dimension, and this spatial rift can cut through anything in this world.
That's right, anything!!
Even the Truth-Seeking Orbs formed by Onmyōton cannot withstand the cutting power of space!
So in this world, the spatial rift created by Kamui is equivalent to the instant-death terrain kills in many games. The attacking power of the spatial rift is ∞, infinitely great!
And by utilizing this characteristic, Kamui can produce many terrifying effects. For example, by only transferring the opponent's head to a different dimension.
And more importantly, the current owner of this Sharingan, Hatake Kakashi, is all by himself, and still within the Whirlpool's hunting range!
Wujie's face carried a full smile as he said to Xiang Ran, "Let's go. Don't let dear Kakashi wait too long. Opportunities like this don't come often."
After speaking, the two leaped down from the mountaintop. Huge purple wings extended from their backs, like propelled gliders, carrying them at high speed towards Kakashi's location with the aid of the wind.
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In a small town not far from Short Street, a middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance quickly cleaned up the traces Kakashi had left along the way, then quickly returned to the secret stronghold located beneath a dessert shop.
This was an action base specially set up by Konoha's ANBU. Earlier, the people who searched for Whirlpool and found Jiraiya were also from them.
Kakashi was pale, bloodless. He was currently sitting on a chair, while a male and female ANBU were treating his injuries. Beside him were the corpses of Hyūga Hiashi, Danzō Shimura, and Akimichi Chōza.
Kakashi didn't leave them where they were but brought them here, so he could send them back to Konoha safely in a short while.
"Lord Kakashi, what on earth happened?" Seven or eight ANBU gathered here, their faces unusually grim as they looked at the three dead bodies and the heavily injured Kakashi.
Kakashi shook his head, only whispering, "The previous mission failed."
When they left Konoha, there were still four elite squad members. Who would have thought that in just one night, only he himself would be left.
Would it have been better to abandon the mission when I first felt something was wrong...?
Kakashi pursed his lips, then with a solemn expression, he said to the other ANBU, "The village's Jinchuriki was taken away by the enemy. Lord Jiraiya is currently tracking them. Send out a signal. Gather all available personnel in the vicinity. We need to go support Lord Jiraiya. The Jinchuriki must not be lost!"
These ANBU didn't know that Naruto was the Fourth Hokage's son, but they did know the importance of a Jinchuriki to the village.
So upon hearing this, everyone's faces turned serious. "Understood! We'll go gather people from the surroundings immediately!"
But just then, a crisp ringing sound suddenly echoed in their ears.
"What happened?" Kakashi immediately asked.
The other ANBU all pulled out their weapons and prepared, replying, "An ANBU outside reported that people are heading towards us!"
As the ANBU ninja's voice fell, a loud crash echoed. The large iron gate of the passage instantly shattered. Two guards flew backwards, landing in front of everyone. The huge claw marks on their chests almost tore their bodies apart. Both their eyes were wide open, having completely lost all vitality!
Then, Wujie, holding a black staff, and Xiang Ran, with a small crane perched on her shoulder, walked in.
"Aki! Yamato!" The ANBU were about to rush forward to avenge their comrades. But Kakashi, who recognized the opponents' identities, stopped them, "Wait! You're not their match!"
Wujie glanced at the crowd, then smiled and said, "Hatake Kakashi, we meet again."
"Whirlpool, why are you here!?" Kakashi's brows furrowed tightly. In his judgment, that pair of Whirlpool siblings had no reason whatsoever to be chasing him.
"Could it be..." Kakashi instantly looked at the three corpses lying on the ground, but then a desolate feeling washed over his heart. No! That's not right!
He turned to look at Wujie, his expression grim, and said, "Your target, it's actually me, isn't it?"
Wujie's eyebrow twitched. He asked in surprise, "Oh, why do you think so?"
Kakashi's father, Sakumo Hatake, was said to possess an intuition that could see through others' potential. Kakashi, to some extent, also inherited some of these inexplicable abilities. Occasionally, a flash of inspiration would allow him to perceive the truth of things.
Kakashi's face sank, but he didn't answer. Wujie also shook his head, then said with a faint smile, "No matter who our target is, anyway, no one can leave this place today."
As soon as Wujie finished speaking, the rest of the ANBU immediately shielded Kakashi. A female ninja quickly retreated backward and pressed a switch, while simultaneously quickly saying to Kakashi, "Lord Kakashi, please come this way! We'll hold them off!"
A sudden creaking sound of machinery arose, and then a crack appeared on the wall. A thick secret door was opening!
But Wujie, with a scoff at this moment, threw the Yin-Yang Staff in his hand forward.
Then the black staff directly plunged into the ground. Immediately after, a large amount of yellow sand quickly enveloped the ground, the walls, and even the ceiling!
The secret door that was opening instantly made creaking sounds, then completely jammed, and at the same time, a large amount of yellow sand completely buried the passage behind the secret door!
At this point, Wujie said indifferently, "I've already said it. No one can leave here today."
Kakashi saw this and asked with a heavy expression, "What exactly is your goal?"
Kakashi was making a last-ditch effort. He hoped to resolve the problem through dialogue, if the price he paid was within an acceptable range... But this was clearly impossible. The victor, in Wujie's eyes, already owned everything here. Why would Kakashi bargain with him?
So Wujie shook his head and said, "I'm very sorry, but that's something I can't tell you. Alright, small talk ends here."
As Wujie's voice fell, Kakashi preemptively shouted, "Move out!"
Under the circumstances where his strength was at a disadvantage, only by forcing his subordinates to act could he make up for this gap!
The ANBU ninjas heard Kakashi's command. At the first moment, they threw a large amount of kunai at the walls of the passage, and each kunai had a burning explosive tag attached to the circular ring at the back!
In this small space, as long as they could destroy the passage, they would have enough time to escape from here!
But a dark light flashed in the black pupils on Wujie's forehead. His hand once again materialized the Yin-Yang Staff. The staff then plunged into the ground. The sand around it instantly transformed into a pouch formed by sand, completely containing all the kunai. Then, it quickly contracted, forming something like a cannon barrel, and the opening was directly facing Kakashi and the others!
Wujie thought for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said, "Shield of the Guardian: Great Cannon."
The red lines instantly appeared on the cannon barrel, borrowing the power of Indra's Eye to solidify it to the point of being comparable to the hardest steel!
Kakashi saw his pupils instantly constrict, and he immediately shouted loudly to the others, "Quickly dodge!"
His words fell short...
Boom!!!!!!!
All the explosive tags simultaneously exploded. The energy confined within the cannon barrel instantly released completely towards the only exit!