This wooden spike ambush was executed at the perfect moment!
Because this was a trap set by Akihara Kagura!
The wooden spike Akihara Kagura threw was aimed precisely at the moment the masked man released his body through space-time ninjutsu and couldn't fight back!
The masked man looked down at the wooden spike piercing his body, speaking in a dull voice: "I thought I'd never get hurt again in this false world..."
How long has it been since he was injured?
The last time he was hurt, wasn't it during the Nine-Tails incident?
The last injury happened when he tried to kill the father of Naruto Uzumaki, and this time, he's injured trying to protect Naruto Uzumaki, this little kid...
This world is so false, it's almost ironic.
The masked man naturally believed he was protecting Naruto Uzumaki, protecting the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki from being killed, and ensuring that the Moon Eye Plan would not face any unexpected events.
"Wood Release: Planting Jutsu!"
Akihara Kagura raised his fingers!
The wooden spike inside the masked man instantly started to grow!
A bizarre scene suddenly occurred, yet the growing wooden spike didn't harm the masked man's body; instead, it unexpectedly fell to the ground.
It was as if the masked man's body had become transparent and void!
This is the masked man's space-time dojutsu, which allows him to place his body in a Kamui space, avoiding injury in the real world!
"A strange jutsu... and the Sharingan!"
Akihara Kagura's gaze fixed on the exposed Mangekyo Sharingan of the masked man, his expression gradually turning cold: "Uchiha Clan member, reveal your identity. Why do you show up here late at night masked and sneaky?"
"You don't need to know who I am."
The masked man stared at Akihara Kagura, speaking coolly: "I'm here simply to prevent that blonde kid behind me from being killed..."
How dare this brat ask such a question!
Appearing here is all because of your madness!
In order to frame the culprit, you even wanted to kill Konoha's Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki. A Konoha Anbu ninja is more extreme than even an enemy of Konoha like me!
"How do you know someone wants to kill Naruto Uzumaki..."
Akihara Kagura's eyes narrowed slightly, watching the masked man closely as if trying to uncover the secrets hidden in him: "Even I, as a member of the Anbu, didn't know this..."
"Oh? You didn't know?"
The masked man's questioning voice was somewhat chilly.
If it weren't for you suddenly wanting to kill the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki, how could I have exposed my identity to rush over here? What is Kakashi Hatake even doing, letting such a dangerous kid stay in the Anbu!
"Now I know!"
"I'm part of the Konoha Anbu, and I'll protect him!"
"It's you who is the real threat to Naruto!"
Akihara Kagura sneered, suddenly shouting: "Naruto Uzumaki, get behind me quickly, this guy might be an enemy!"
"Huh?"
Naruto Uzumaki was a bit confused.
Undoubtedly, in Naruto Uzumaki's mind, Akihara Kagura is definitely one of his own, and the blonde kid quickly ran towards Akihara Kagura's direction.
"Don't go over there!"
The masked man raised his hand and threw a black rod, stopping Naruto Uzumaki: "Naruto Uzumaki, don't go near that guy, he wants to kill you!"
"An intruder slandering the Konoha Anbu?"
"Has this world become too absurd?"
Akihara Kagura swiftly manipulated a vine to emerge from the ground, reaching quickly to grab Naruto Uzumaki, seemingly to protect him!
"This false world has always been inherently absurd!"
The masked man instantly appeared beside Naruto Uzumaki, kicking him away from the vine, causing the blonde-haired kid to crash backward!
The masked man certainly doesn't trust Akihara Kagura!
In an instant!
Naruto Uzumaki saw the masked man head-on!
In Naruto Uzumaki's eyes, a touch of red emerged, and a violent scarlet chakra instantly engulfed his body, cloaking him in a layer of chakra!
Naruto Uzumaki, with a fierce face, looked at the masked man, as if he had lost his mind, lunging towards the masked man!
"The Nine-Tails, huh..."
"Still hasn't learned, huh?"
The masked man, seeing the out-of-control Naruto Uzumaki, swiftly raised his palm, and a black rod quickly extended from his sleeve, piercing into the kid's shoulder, pinning him directly to the ground!
Against the Nine-Tails, the masked man has plenty of methods, not to mention just controlling a young Jinchuriki covered with a bit of Nine-Tails' chakra!
"Shouldn't it be my turn to find this amusing?"
Akihara Kagura tilted his head, seemingly very curious about the scene in front of him: "Why does Naruto Uzumaki react like this when he sees you? No, rather, why does the Nine-Tails inside Naruto Uzumaki react this way when it sees you?"
"..."
The masked man's fist clenched tightly!
Since the Nine-Tails incident six years ago, the Nine-Tails inside Naruto Uzumaki had not caused any problems, yet suddenly upon seeing his mask, it went into a frenzy!
Well, now everyone knows there's an issue!
To think he came to protect the Nine-Tails from dying, yet the Nine-Tails' frenzy exposed bits of his past secrets!
"Let me guess..."
Akihara Kagura stroked his chin, beginning to backtrack the process based on known results: "The Nine-Tails wouldn't go berserk without reason. Last time it went berserk... you were involved in the Nine-Tails incident, weren't you, intruder?"
"You are indeed clever..."
The masked man reluctantly complimented.
"Your Sharingan is not bad either..."
Akihara Kagura reciprocated the compliment, slowly continuing: "The Uchiha Clan's Mangekyo Sharingan can control tailed beasts. If I'm not wrong, you must have controlled the Nine-Tails six years ago..."
"Also not bad."
The masked man slowly nodded.
"Do you hate Konoha?"
Akihara Kagura suddenly picked up the speed of his questioning.
"Correct."
The masked man didn't deny it.
"You don't like this world either?"
Akihara Kagura seemed to be asking meaningless questions.
"Correct."
To the masked man, this question seemed very meaningful.
Had Akihara Kagura continued this conversation, the masked man wouldn't mind letting the kid understand his thoughts, even hoping to lure him into agreeing that this false world needs change.
However...
Akihara Kagura's questions gradually grew stranger: "If we hate this world, there must be a reason. I gather your family is all deceased?"
"Correct."
The masked man was too late to indoctrinate Akihara Kagura on how the world was a mistake, suddenly being reminded of his long-ago departed grandmother.
"Was it you who killed Aburame Ryuma?"
Akihara Kagura asked a chilling question.
"Correct."
The masked man blurted out the truth.
"Kid..."
The masked man's eyes narrowed sharply, realizing he'd likely been played: "You deliberately distracted me to find out this?"
"Let's say, that was my only question."
Akihara Kagura, arms crossed, gently tapped his right arm with his left fingers: "The one who once caused the Nine-Tails incident, you hold too many secrets. Killing one Aburame Ryuma seems trivial, so that was what I could ask..."
"However..."
"This doesn't matter anymore..."
"After tonight, these will no longer remain secrets..."
Chakras surged rapidly around Akihara Kagura, with vines sprouting from the ground: "Now I just need to tie you up and wait for the Anbu reinforcements!"