It was at this moment that Kakashi erupted.
His Sharingan seemed to respond to his hopes, instantly transforming into a Mangekyo.
The power of the Mangekyo temporarily nullified the Nen Ability and ocular power within Kakashi.
Taking advantage of this time, Kakashi dispelled his Raikiri, then shouted to his teammates, "Beware, the enemy has a very powerful Genjutsu-type Ninja."
Just as Kakashi finished speaking, he saw the Ninja who had just fought him instantly appear behind Fu Yamanaka, and with a chop to the neck, knocked him unconscious.
"Damn it," Kakashi cursed under his breath, not expecting the opponent to be so fast.
At the same time Itachi knocked out Fu Yamanaka,
Asuma Sarutobi was also kicked down from mid-air by Naruto.
For a Jonin like Asuma, Naruto actually didn't use much of his strength; he only needed the Six Styles combined with his Enhancement type Nen Ability to deal with him.
After Asuma was kicked away, he lost consciousness and lay next to Fu Yamanaka.
In just a few minutes, two teammates were down, which made Kakashi, as the captain, feel a bit anxious.
He turned to look at Aburame Torune's battle.
Because Aburame Torune's own abilities were too disgusting, Kisame didn't dare to confront him directly and could only use Water Release for long-range attacks.
The two could be said to be in a constant stalemate.
In the end, Kakashi could only place his hopes on the Hyuga Clan's leader, Hyuga Hiashi.
"Hyuga Clan Head, let's go together and hold these two back."
As he spoke, Kakashi used a Shadow Clone to stand by, with the goal of having the clone rescue Fu Yamanaka and Asuma Sarutobi after he and Hyuga Hiashi successfully held back the two enemies.
Itachi and Naruto naturally noticed Kakashi's actions, but neither of them took precautions, because this was all just an act anyway, and in the end, everyone was going to be let go.
Hyuga Hiashi launched an Eight Trigrams Empty Palm at Naruto.
Naruto felt that this act was enough; after all, just showing the strength of the few of them was sufficient.
Thinking this, Naruto stomped his feet, and with Shave and Moonwalk, instantly appeared beside Hyuga Hiashi, then delivered a roundhouse kick to his lower back.
Silently muttering, "Sorry, old father-in-law," Naruto retreated without hesitation.
Hyuga Hiashi's reaction was also quick; feeling a gust of wind from behind him, he activated Rotation.
The absolute defense of Rotation collided with Naruto's foot, emitting a series of harsh grinding sounds.
The grinding sounds grew weaker and weaker, and soon, Rotation lost its rotational force, but Naruto's foot still had lingering power.
The kick still landed on Hyuga Hiashi's lower back.
Hyuga Hiashi clutched his back and looked at Naruto in disbelief, he didn't expect someone to actually stop Rotation's spin with sheer physical strength.
Seeing Hyuga Hiashi fall into a disadvantage in just one exchange, Kakashi knew that he and his team were no match for these three suddenly appearing individuals.
"No... we must escape and report this information to Fourth Hokage."
Thinking this, he looked expectantly at Aburame Torune, who was still entangled with Kisame.
Because when they first formed the team, everyone had talked about their abilities. Aburame Torune's indiscriminate attack method was arguably the most troublesome, but it was also the key to breaking the deadlock.
Aburame Torune also noticed the commotion over there.
He didn't expect his elite squad to be so beaten by just two people.
"It looks like we have to escape."
Just then, Kisame launched another Water Release: Water Shark Bullet toward Aburame Torune.
This time, Aburame Torune did not dodge, but instead took the Water Release head-on, using the impact of the Water Release to rush downwards.
As he rushed, he began to form hand seals; it was the seal for his Insect Transformation Secret Jutsu.
The nano-sized poisonous insects Aburame Torune raised had extremely strong adhesiveness and toxicity.
The Ninjutsu he released this time directly discharged the nano-sized poisonous insects from his body.
The release of the nano-sized poisonous insects was like a purple poisonous mist.
Naturally, because these nano-sized poisonous insects needed Aburame Torune's Chakra to survive, if they left his body, they would completely perish in just a few seconds.
Unless there was a host for them to parasitize.
The nano-sized poisonous insects, like a poisonous mist, instantly spread throughout the entire area.
Naruto and Itachi, seeing this, both retreated, not wanting to be contaminated by the poisonous insects.
Meanwhile, Kakashi and Hyuga Hiashi below had already taken the antidote they had prepared.
With the two enemies gone, the two immediately picked up their two unconscious teammates, and at the same time, fed them the antidote.
Then they began to flee, heading out of the Dragon Vein's entrance.
Aburame Torune's sacrifice of a large number of insects from his body this time somewhat damaged his strength, but it also allowed him to escape danger with his teammates.
If he were still in Root, he would not have done this, but rather killed his companions and fled alone.
Aburame Torune felt that after Root disbanded, he truly became a person.
Seeing the group successfully escape, Naruto also breathed a sigh of relief.
In that situation just now, he was genuinely afraid that Kakashi and the others wouldn't be able to escape.
"Naruto, what should we do next?"
Itachi asked.
"Nothing. Next, we just wait for Nagato, Sasori, and my old man to arrive."
At this point, Naruto looked at a somewhat dejected Kisame and said, "Kisame, you can go back for now."
Kisame was indeed quite dejected, after all, he had encountered an opponent like Aburame Torune.
Aburame Torune, who couldn't be touched, forced Kisame to constantly release Water Release Ninjutsu throughout the battle, which even made the seal-loving Kisame a bit annoyed!
"Next time there's an opponent like this, don't send me; I think Sasori is more suitable!"
Kisame left the area.
Naruto, meanwhile, found a hidden corner and set up a teleporter.
On the other side.
After Kakashi and the others escaped the Dragon Vein, they returned to Konoha at the fastest possible speed.
In the Hokage Office.
Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru, the three Sannin, were all present.
Kakashi recounted the details of the mission to them.
After listening to Kakashi's account, Minato Namikaze's expression turned serious.
"It seems someone truly has their sights on the Dragon Vein."
"However, the seal I placed is quite strong, so I estimate they won't be able to break it for a while."
At this point, Minato Namikaze looked at the three Sannin.
"I wonder, which of you three seniors has time to make a trip?"