Chapter 83 - Kamui

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"Mangekyō Sharingan!?"

The Deva Path, watching Kakashi Hatake, also noticed the changes in his left eye.

Somewhere near Kirigakure, the main body of the Six Paths of Pain, Nagato, felt a shudder.

The Mangekyō Sharingan—a form rarely seen in the history of the Uchiha Clan.

In Konohagakure today, not only did Shisui Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha possess dōjutsu of this caliber, but even Kakashi, a non-Uchiha, had evolved his Sharingan into a Mangekyō form.

As the lines in Kakashi's eye solidified into a Mangekyō shape, he jerked his head back, his left eye focused on the Deva Path, hovering in midair.

Bloodshot rapidly formed in his eyeball.

"Do you want to perform a dōjutsu, but at this distance?"

Nagato muttered.

Conventional Mangekyō dōjutsu were limited to the line of sight.

Therefore, no matter what dōjutsu Kakashi was about to unleash, as long as he could distract Kakashi from his focus, it would pose no threat.

"Kamui!"

Kakashi muttered inwardly, instantly activating his dōjutsu.

Buzz!

Just as the Deva Path was about to leave his current position in the air, he suddenly felt a sense of obstruction.

He lowered his eyes, surprised to see a visible distortion in his chest.

This obstruction, the distortion in his chest, prevented him from moving smoothly.

"Space... is actually distorting!"

The Deva Path exclaimed in shock. Kakashi's dōjutsu was actually a space-time ninjutsu!

Konan, standing next to him, also noticed this, her pretty face changing slightly.

Seeing the space around the Deva Path's chest gradually distorting, her expression suddenly became anxious.

Konan raised her arms, and a large amount of origami floated down around her.

"Swish!"

The origami instantly solidified into numerous sharp weapons, raining down towards Kakashi below.

Because Konan was unleashing her full force, the sharp weapons' speed and power were incredibly fast, making a noticeable scraping sound as they ripped through the air.

Kakashi, completely focused on his eye technique, had no time to defend against Konan's attack.

But Itachi had anticipated this, conjuring a light shield in his samurai-formed Susanoo.

Yata Mirror!

Itachi manipulated Susanoo and, with a single sweep, swung the Yata Mirror above Kakashi's head.

"Boom boom boom!"

Konan's attacks continuously landed on the Yata Mirror, yet it remained motionless.

However, at this moment, Kakashi, whose vision was also obscured by the Yata Mirror, had his eye technique forcibly interrupted.

"Sorry," Itachi said, glancing at Kakashi.

"Huff, huh."

Kakashi's breathing became a little heavy, and he adjusted his breath, shaking his head.

"It's okay," he said, surveying his position, intending to escape from Susanoo and once again unleash his left eye technique.

"Kakashi-senpai, it's useless. Don't use that eye technique just now."

Itachi, seeing through his intention, advised, "The space-time jutsu in your left eye does have the power to kill with one strike, but it's too slow to activate."

He then looked at the Deva Path and said, "That guy's eyes can see through the gaps between your eye techniques. He didn't understand your abilities just now, but he won't be fooled so easily now."

Shisui had also noticed the distortion in the Deva Path's chest and realized it was Kakashi's eye technique, which shocked him.

He had also used it on Pain before, when his Mangekyō eye technique was not yet fully developed, but it had failed.

"There are three of them. If they can interfere with your focus, the eye technique will be impossible to succeed," Shisui said.

"I'm sorry to disappoint you."

Kakashi certainly understood this.

He had only recently gained this power, and each use required a long time to gather his chakra and eye energy.

"No, although your eye technique failed, it is not completely useless."

Itachi stared at the Deva Path, Konan and Kakuzu who had just recovered.

Obviously, after seeing Kakashi's eye technique just now, they did not dare to approach rashly.

"But it is almost impossible to achieve a quick victory."

Shisui's voice was heavy.

The Deva Path's ability was indeed too strong.

Now he did not use his full strength because of some concerns.

Whoa!

As soon as he finished speaking, suddenly, in front of Shisui and Itachi's Susanoo, the space distorted and a figure emerged.

The masked man rushed forward directly, and then his figure passed through Itachi's Susanoo without any hindrance, and quickly approached Kakashi.

"Senior Kakashi, be careful!"

Itachi noticed immediately, turning and shouting a warning.

Kakashi turned his head at the sound, and by then the masked man's hand was already less than half a meter in front of him.

Due to the hasty response, and the fact that Kakashi had used up a lot of chakra in the Kamui, his movements were slow, and he couldn't dodge at this distance.

Swish!

However, just as the masked man's hand was about to make contact with Kakashi, the latter suddenly disappeared.

The masked man was stunned for a moment, then he immediately became alert and said in a low voice.

"Flying Thunder God Jutsu!"

Kakashi used Flying Thunder God Jutsu to move next to Shisui, who had been marked with his seal.

Shisui had also noticed the masked man's arrival.

His expression suddenly became serious.

"What should we do?"

Kakashi asked, staring at the masked man, sweat beading on his forehead.

He had heard Minato mention this man's abilities before.

If he hadn't mastered the Flying Thunder God Jutsu, he would have been killed immediately.

Shisui's eyes flashed, and he gritted his teeth, "Retreat first!"

Facing the combined might of the Deva Path, Konan, and Kakuzu, they were already unable to defeat him.

Adding the masked man to the mix, they stood no chance.

"Quickly, seize Itachi's Susanoo!"

Kakashi urged, nodding.

Shisui immediately manipulated his own Susanoo, his massive palm descending towards Itachi's.

Meanwhile, mid-air, the Deva Path, Konan, Kakuzu nearby, and the masked man closest to Itachi were all preparing their attacks.

"Bang!"

However, before their attacks could launch, Shisui's Susanoo touched Itachi's.

Kakashi formed hand seals and paused briefly.

Swish!

Then, the two Susanoos and Itachi's figure vanished from sight before the masked men and their four companions.

Their attacks had missed, and the immense chakra accumulated within their bodies instantly receded.

The masked man stared ahead, his blood-red eyes beneath the mask gleaming with coldness.

"You're running away so fast!"

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"This guy..."

Kakuzu stared at the masked man next to him.

He had been recruited into Akatsuki by Pain.

He had never seen the man before him in Akatsuki, but he had a suspicion about his identity.

It was said that several years ago, Konohagakure suffered a horrific attack.

The culprit was a masked man of unknown identity.

Therefore, when he saw the masked man, Kakuzu's dark green eyes tightened slightly.

After all, he had a general understanding of Konohagakure's current strength.

The fact that the man had nearly destroyed the village and escaped unscathed from the hands of the Fourth Hokage spoke volumes about his strength.

His attack on Kakashi Hatake had just confirmed this.

A smile gradually spread across Kakuzu's face, and he chuckled inwardly.

"Interesting."

The masked man raised his eyes and looked at the Deva Path in the air.

Knowing what he was asking, the Deva Path replied, "They can't be found. The chakra fluctuations of those three guys have disappeared."

"Really?"

The masked man muttered.

"Then take your men and clean up the mess."

"Konan, Kakuzu, let's go," the Deva Path replied.

With that, he quickly flew towards the nearby Kirigakure.

After all, Kirigakure was still a force in the Akatsuki's hands.

They had created such a commotion this time to create an opportunity to kill Itachi Uchiha.

Now that Itachi had escaped, there was no need to drain Kirigakure's resources.

Konan followed him toward Kirigakure.

Kakuzu glanced at the masked man and sped off.

After the three shinobi left, the masked man remained where he was.

"That Kakashi guy... he's even raised his eye power to the level of a Mangekyō, and can even use Kamui, a power different from yours."

On the mountain behind the masked man, Zetsu's figure emerged from the mountain.

"It's just borrowed power, nothing to worry about!"

The masked man said this, but his voice was clearly filled with emotion, and his tone was sinister.

"You are indeed worthy of being the disciple of the Fourth Hokage."

"With your current state, you are still no match for the Fourth Hokage,"

Zetsu said.

"That master told you, right? The Sharingan must be active with both eyes to unleash its true power."

"Even now, you still refuse to do so?"

"I know. You don't need to repeat this!"

The masked man suddenly shouted, interrupting Zetsu.

"I know what to do, but now is not the time."

"I'd like to ask you, though. With your abilities, you were completely unaware that Shisui Uchiha and Hatake Kakashi were lurking near Kirigakure."

"It was because of Kakashi's Flying Thunder God Jutsu,"

Zetsu said.

"So, when Itachi Uchiha arrived at Kirigakure, he carried more than just the Fourth Hokage's mark."

"What exactly were they trying to do by lurking near Kirigakure?"

"I underestimated the people of Konohagakure. Their attention has already reached Kirigakure," the masked man whispered.

"There's no doubt that Konohagakure has begun to suspect the Fourth Mizukage's true identity and is planning something."

Zetsu was equally puzzled.

"What exactly is Konohagakure planning?"

"Whatever they do, Kirigakure is my territory now, but we must be on guard."

The masked man said gravely.

In the Land of Water, a desolate forest shrouded in fog.

Swish!

Itachi, Shisui, and Kakashi appeared from the forest.

"Boom!"

Because of the huge size of Susanoo that suddenly appeared here, it filled the gaps between the trees, so several trees were directly crushed.

Whoa!

However, Itachi and Shisui quickly restrained their own strength, and the chakra brilliance dispersed.

The Mangekyō patterns in the eyes of the two and Kakashi began to fade.

"Where is this place?"

Itachi looked around and asked.

"About four hundred miles southwest of Kirigakure." Shisui replied.

Kakashi on the side made seals with his hands, and his left eye gradually closed, and the tomoe in his pupil began to spin.

Kakashi pulled down the forehead protector to cover his left eye again, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

He swayed and leaned against the trunk of a big tree.

After repeatedly using impure Mangekyō eye techniques, coupled with the simultaneous transfer of Shisui and Itachi's Susanoo,

Kakashi's chakra, though now far more abundant than when Itachi knew him, was still somewhat strained by the continuous depletion.

Itachi nodded and glanced at Kakashi.

Questions were evident in Kakashi's eyes, such as how Itachi possessed such immense power.

But he didn't seem inclined to ask.

This was not only due to Kakashi's habit formed from years in the ANBU, but also because he knew that if anything was necessary or possible, the Fourth Hokage would have explained it clearly before departing for Kirigakure.

So, in that case, why bother asking?

"I never thought this guy would go to such a mad scheme to kill you,"

Shisui's face was solemn.

Although he had no feelings for Kirigakure, the fact that he had brought the war there to kill Itachi during the chaos reminded him of that night five years ago.

"In order to protect me, your infiltration into Kirigakure was exposed. This not only alerted the enemy, but also likely exposed the Fourth Hokage's plans."

"I'm truly sorry."

Itachi apologized.

He knew the masked man intended to kill him, but the latter's plan was beyond his expectations.

This man, while not Madara Uchiha, was also incredibly cunning and difficult to deal with.

Itachi had long understood this.

Otherwise, after all his years in Akatsuki, he wouldn't have noticed that he was using Madara's name.

"Talking about this now is meaningless," Shisui said.

He had no regrets about what he had done today, and it was the Fourth Hokage's order.

Even if his and Kakashi's identities were exposed, leading to the failure of this mission, he still had to protect Itachi.

"The enemy is certainly suspicious, but their specific plan shouldn't be so easy to uncover."

Kakashi, standing by, analyzed, "We still have a chance."

Shisui agreed and looked at Itachi, "Have you found the target we're looking for in Kirigakure?"

Itachi shook his head and said, "The Kirigakure shinobi have been keeping a tight watch these past few days, not to mention that guy Zetsu lurking in the shadows, making it impossible to investigate."

"However, this first exam, which will take some time to be cancelled, may provide us with a chance to complete our plan."

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