"Gojo Satoru."
"Kakashi Hatake," Kakashi corrected.
He turned his head and glanced at the kunai that had flown away, pierced through the clouds, and disappeared.
"Is this your ninjutsu? Or a summoned beast?"
Ryosuke did not answer his question, calmly said, "We just want to leave, leave this village that does not welcome us, please do us this favor."
Since Konoha does not want Uchiha's power, leaving silently is the most decent and most dignified way for both sides.
Logically, after the Uchiha clan was massacred, all related property should belong to the two surviving people, Ryosuke and Sasuke.
They did not take it.
They didn't even ask for "severance compensation."
Just like Ryosuke said, he only wanted to leave quietly, that's all. Must they really wipe them out completely?
Pa!
Kakashi closed the "Icha Icha Paradise" in his hand, lifted the forehead protector covering his left eye, chakra infused into both eyes, vaguely saw the tall figure standing behind Ryosuke, like a sculpture.
"Sorry, this is not personal grudge, just work."
He took three shuriken from his waist and threw them backhand.
Ding! Ding! Ding!
Star Platinum swung its fists and knocked them all away.
The Kakashi in front disappeared, and a subtle wind sound came from behind Ryosuke.
Star Platinum turned around.
The bright moon sprinkled silver light, the tall figure of Star Platinum cast a heavy shadow, covering Kakashi approaching from behind.
Wildly flying long hair, a pair of eyes majestic without anger, like a wrathful Vajra, just by gazing made one feel a terrifying sense of oppression.
Kakashi was about to dodge with footwork, but how could he be faster than Star Platinum?
Star Platinum grabbed Kakashi's head with one hand, swung it around and smashed it to the ground.
BOOM!
Water splashed all over the sky.
Kakashi turned into splashing water.
Water Clone Technique. This was just a probe.
In the shadows more than ten meters away, Kakashi thought, 'As the intel said, within two meters range, invincible in close combat, this sense of oppression, even Guy never gave me.'
'In that case, try ninjutsu.'
Danzo's orders cannot control Kakashi, besides, his mastery of ninjutsu ensures that he will not harm Sasuke.
Kakashi's hands quickly formed seals.
"Water Style! Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
Kakashi's hand-seal speed was astonishingly fast, before the splashing water of the water clone even fell to the ground, it turned again into a water dragon, soaring into the sky.
The water dragon, carrying terrifying power, scarlet eyes full of killing intent, opened its bloody mouth, biting toward Ryosuke.
"Ora!"
Star Platinum swung a heavy punch, the ferocious dragon head of the water dragon instantly caved in.
Without giving the water dragon a chance to recover, accompanied by Star Platinum's roar, fist after fist pounded on the water dragon's body, actually intending, by sheer fists, to forcibly smash a B-rank ninjutsu.
Suddenly, Ryosuke's feet gave way, and his whole body was dragged into the ground.
Earth Style, Headhunter Jutsu.
In such a short time, three ninjutsu in succession, and coordinated exquisitely.
Water clone probe, Water Dragon lure, Headhunter Jutsu to restrain, the whole time keeping distance between his real body and Ryosuke, one man producing the effect of an entire ninja squad.
Worthy of being Konoha's ninjutsu master.
The water dragon, fighting desperately, coiled around Star Platinum, Star Platinum would need half a second to return, enough for Kakashi to place a kunai on Ryosuke's throat.
'I've won.'
Just at the instant Kakashi had this thought, the Star Platinum entangled with the water dragon vanished out of thin air, then vines surged out.
Purple vines like ropes wound around nearby buildings, just as Ryosuke was being dragged into the ground, they pulled him out, flinging him high into the air.
Whistling wind messed up Ryosuke's hair.
But Kakashi saw clearly, Ryosuke's eyes were incomparably calm.
Kakashi sensed danger.
The vines disappeared, Star Platinum appeared again.
It grabbed Ryosuke's arm, spun twice in midair, and threw Ryosuke like a baseball toward Kakashi.
Seeing Ryosuke rapidly approaching, Kakashi's heart skipped, he pushed off the ground, trying to get out of Star Platinum's attack radius.
But too late.
"Ora!"
A fist harder than diamond smashed into Kakashi's face.
BOOM!
A puff of smoke flashed, leaving behind a wooden log.
'Substitution Jutsu.'
Sasuke, after all, had seen some things, noticed the talisman paper stuck to the log.
"Careful! It's an explosive tag!"
The rhythm of battle between the two was too fast, so fast Sasuke couldn't react, only now was there a gap to shout a warning.
Star Platinum smashed the log with a punch, stretched out the other hand's fingers.
With absolute precision and speed, the fingertips were like scalpels, slicing the explosive tag from the log, cutting the fuse, not giving it a chance to detonate.
Ten meters away, Kakashi reappeared, eyes full of seriousness.
Before truly fighting, Kakashi still had a trace of disdain for Ryosuke, thinking he just had a special ability.
Such one-trick-pony ninjas, Kakashi had seen many; as long as you find the counter, you can quickly resolve it.
But now, Kakashi realized the situation was not that simple.
The key was not in the Stand's ability.
It was in Ryosuke, the one using this ability.
His battlefield calm, instant judgment… too strong.
Beside him, Sasuke felt the heavy atmosphere, unconsciously clenched his small fists.
———
In the Hokage office, the Third Hokage held a pipe, peering into the crystal ball in front.
Dozens of insects hovered in the air, compound eyes overlooking below, transmitting the image to the Aburame clan.
The Hyuga clan was even simpler, Byakugan penetrated walls, directly watching the live scene.
Countless eyes, with their own complicated thoughts, watched this battle.
"Kakashi has grown stronger again, tactical choices and ninjutsu speed flawless."
"But facing such a Kakashi, yet not at all falling behind…"
All gazes fell on Ryosuke.
His file was not hard to check, Uchiha's most famous good-for-nothing, firmly walking the path of lying flat.
'Could it be that for over ten years, he was pretending?'
'Why?'
'To steal intel?'
'No, to steal intel you must climb as high as possible, always staying at the bottom gains nothing critical.'
'So… is he simply a hermit?'
One pair of eyes after another, with different emotions, looked at Ryosuke, minds circling the same question, "Who are you really?"
If Ryosuke could hear this question, his answer would be, "An ordinary unlucky guy."
Studied hard all life, about to start working and earn money, then transmigrated. If only transmigrated, but upon opening eyes, whole clan slaughtered, even qualification to waste away gone.
Those in power not only didn't comfort the survivor, but wanted to eradicate him completely.
Getting the JoJo Stand System, rather than a blessing, was more like a balance compensation for this misfortune.
———
"Big Brother Ryosuke, can you win?" Sasuke asked.
Ryosuke had created too many miracles tonight, but Kakashi Hatake was likewise a veteran strong man who had killed on real battlefields, a string of high-frequency battles had already exposed Ryosuke's traits and weaknesses, absolute close-combat dominance and weakness in mid-to-long range.
As long as Kakashi kept using ninjutsu harassment, maintained distance, dragged time waiting for backup, Ryosuke could only passively take hits.
As for repeating what he did before, using Star Platinum to throw Ryosuke and quickly close distance, not to mention the burden on Ryosuke's body, in between there was a time gap.
Kakashi had enough time to dodge and use Substitution.
Even Sasuke could see this problem, those hiding and observing also saw it.
'The battle is over.'
The Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen slightly shook his head, leaning his old and weary body against the chair.
A hand appeared, drawing everyone's eyes.
Ryosuke gently rubbed Sasuke's little head, messing up his middle-part hair, and smiled, "We will win."
'Win? With what?'
Ryosuke once again charged at Kakashi, entangled together, Star Platinum seized an opening, threw a punch down.
Familiar smoke flashed, Kakashi used Substitution, flashing over ten meters away, ready for the next assault.
But Ryosuke did not move.
Ryosuke quietly stood still, Star Platinum disappeared too.
Danzo, hidden behind the scenes, looked at the surveillance image and snorted, "After all that big talk, finally gave up?"
He voiced what many were thinking.
Even Sasuke on-site thought Ryosuke gave up.
Only Kakashi's hair stood on end.
He felt intense danger, just about to flash away again, but discovered...
'Can't move?!'
Several purple vines shot from the ground, wrapping Kakashi's legs and waist, tightening like steel cables, binding him in place.
"When?!" Kakashi asked.
"From the moment you thought you grasped my weakness and could surely win."
Not only Kakashi observed in battle, he saw Ryosuke's weakness.
Conversely, Ryosuke also observed Kakashi's weaknesses.
First, insufficient chakra, so some large-scale long-range ninjutsu couldn't be used casually.
Second, Substitution's range was roughly ten to fifteen meters.
Based on these two points, during the fight Ryosuke constantly switched Purple Hermit, for the purpose of arranging, centered on himself, a twenty-meter radius Purple Hermit entanglement net.
As long as Kakashi used Substitution, no matter which direction, he would end up in Purple Hermit's vines.
Substitution is not teleportation, once fully bound, Kakashi could no longer escape.
But… so what?
Ryosuke could only use one Stand's power at a time.
This was Kakashi's observation.
Purple Hermit couldn't actually injure Kakashi, once Ryosuke switched Stands, a prepared Kakashi could immediately Substitution dodge.
"I know what you're thinking."
Ryosuke took out a crumpled piece of paper from his pocket.
Kakashi was stunned to see, it was the explosive tag he had casually stuck to the log the first time he used Substitution.
"I indeed can't hurt you, but this should do."
Ryosuke reignited the explosive tag, threw it before Kakashi, patted Sasuke's little head.
"Let's go."
Sasuke looked back at the tag on the ground.
"Not sticking it on him?"
Ryosuke shook his head.
'No need.'
Kakashi had held back before, none of his moves aimed at vital points, Ryosuke and he had no deep grudge, so naturally no need to kill him.
Kakashi stared blankly at the departing backs of the big and small.
He was called the Copy Ninja, had copied countless jutsu since debut, and seen many mysterious kekkei genkai in the war era.
Ryosuke's Stand surpassed his understanding.
But what surpassed understanding even more, was Ryosuke himself.
Kakashi curled a smile, "Really an interesting young man."
BOOM!
Explosion firelight soared into the sky.
Ryosuke left the explosion behind him, along with what he also left, the identity of a Konoha ninja.
He raised his hand and waved behind.
That scene was like a famous painting, imprinted in the memory of countless observers.
Explosion fire faded, Ryosuke and Sasuke disappeared into the darkness.
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