By the small lake, Kakashi, Asuma, and Kurenai Yuhi were staring warily at Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki.
"Itachi, I'm in so much pain. Can I kill them?"
Looking at Kisame's still bleeding waist, Itachi felt that Kakashi had gone too far. Of all places to cut, he had to cut Kisame's kidney area. This concerned a man's dignity, no wonder Kisame looked so full of Killing Intent.
"Kisame, don't be impulsive."
"Alright."
As Itachi and Kisame finished their hushed conversation, Kakashi spoke up.
"Uchiha Itachi, as a Rogue Ninja, what are you doing back?"
"Don't ask too many questions. I naturally have my own purpose for coming back this time."
Itachi was deep in thought, but his face remained expressionless, incredibly calm.
"Kakashi, tell me, where is the Nine-Tailed?"
At this moment, Kakashi felt as if a thousand alpacas were stampeding through his mind.
Big brother, this is Konoha, and I am a Jonin of Konoha. What's wrong with me asking you, a Rogue Ninja, a routine question upon your return to the Village? And you tell me not to ask too many questions.
Moreover, didn't you just directly state your purpose with that question?
If it weren't for the previous battle proving Itachi's strength, Kakashi would have thought this guy was an imposter.
How could this be? One moment he's being secretive, and the next he directly exposes his purpose.
Even a newly graduated Genin couldn't be this absurd.
Well, not entirely true. Uzumaki Naruto, that oddball, occasionally pulls off some strange moves.
But Uzumaki Naruto is an exception. Itachi is an elite Ninja, he couldn't possibly make such a huge mistake, could he?
At this moment, Kakashi had grown suspicious of Itachi.
But suspicion aside, he wouldn't foolishly say anything. Instead, he answered Itachi's question with a question: "Are you sure you're looking for Uzumaki Naruto? Oh, that is, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, as you call him?"
"Look~ he's right above us."
"Huh?"
Now it was Itachi's turn to be stunned. The reason he had so readily stated his purpose was to get Kakashi and the others to hide the Nine-Tailed, so he wouldn't have to deal with it later.
But now, not only did Kakashi not follow his plan, he also revealed the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki's name.
At this moment, Itachi truly wanted to roar into Kakashi's ear: Useless teammate!
"Kisame, keep an eye on them."
"No problem."
Fearing that Kakashi might be playing a trick, Itachi instructed Kisame before looking up.
Above their heads, there were two people standing on Flying Swords.
From their physical characteristics, the blond kid should be the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Uzumaki Naruto. As for the seemingly unremarkable guy next to him, Itachi didn't recognize him.
Knowing that the Nine-Tailed was right above them, Itachi truly couldn't remain calm.
"Kakashi, aren't you afraid we'll capture the Nine-Tailed?"
"Capture?"
Perhaps it was his imagination, but Itachi felt he was being underestimated by Kakashi's strange gaze. And what's with Kurenai and Asuma? If you need to relieve yourselves, just say so; there's no need to hold it in so hard that your faces turn red.
Kakashi: "Hmm, if your goal is to capture Naruto, then you can go now. We absolutely won't stop you."
Kurenai, Asuma: "That's right, that's right, we absolutely won't stop you."
Are you kidding? With Ge Liang next to Naruto, if Itachi could capture Naruto, then Kakashi Hatake would change his name to Hatake Go-Go-Kai.
Huh? Why would he call himself such a terrible name?
...At this moment, not only Itachi felt something was strange, but even Kisame, who usually disliked thinking, felt that the situation was off.
What's going on? We're here to capture the Nine-Tailed. Not only do you not hide the Nine-Tailed, but you let him appear so openly, and you won't stop us if we go to capture him? This doesn't seem right no matter how you look at it.
"Xiuxiuxiu~"
Just then, the Konoha Anbu finally arrived, directly surrounding Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki.
These Anbu wouldn't politely converse with Itachi; they immediately launched an attack.
"Kisame!"
"Understood, Water Release: Great Exploding Water Shockwave!"
Seeing the Anbu arrive, Itachi realized it was time to retreat, otherwise, he and Kisame might truly be forced to stay here.
Kisame was very capable. After receiving Itachi's retreat order, he quickly performed hand signs and used this Ninjutsu.
"Ugh~"
With the successful execution of the Ninjutsu, Kisame continuously spewed enough water from his mouth to submerge a small Village.
With this volume of water, if Kisame could join the Hidden Sand Village, the entire Village would never lack water.
Well, the water might have a slight odor, but compared to water resources more precious than gold, a little smell is no big deal.
Standing on a Flying Sword, Ge Liang watched Kisame spewing water and let his thoughts wander.
Below, Kisame's abnormal water output forced the Ninja to work together in defense.
If this water wasn't intercepted, it would surely flood the surrounding land.
So, while the Ninja were performing Earth Release Ninjutsu, Kisame and Itachi easily departed.
In fact, Kurenai and Asuma still wanted to pursue them. With such a large group of Anbu present, they only needed to stop Itachi and Kisame.
But they were stopped by Kakashi.
Looking at the two confused Ninja, Kakashi softly said, "I'll explain later."
..."Uncle, that water-spitting guy is amazing! How did he spew such a huge amount of water from his belly?"
After the show, Ge Liang naturally returned to the internet cafe.
Naruto was clearly astonished by Kisame's water output, repeatedly asking Ge Liang for an answer.
To be honest, not only Naruto wanted to know, but Ge Liang himself also wanted to know.
Ge Liang had never seen the Second Hokage's water output at his Peak, but Kisame's water output seemed absolutely ridiculous to him.
A small body spewing out a massive amount of water; this Ninjutsu could already be used to terraform environments.
If Sunagakure knew that Kisame could spew out a river, they would surely not be stingy with money and would definitely offer a price that would satisfy Kisame and the Akatsuki Organization.
Unfortunately, the Akatsuki Organization's 'vision' was lacking.
With so many excellent laborers, they only thought about killing Rogue Ninja for money, which was a complete waste of talent.
Leaving Kisame aside, his massive water output could be used to transform arid areas.
Sasori, a Genius Puppeteer. If he were willing, performing puppet shows would be an excellent idea. If he found a good script, Wuxia puppet shows would be incredibly popular.
Hidan, a cult leader. If given full freedom to preach, given the brutality of the Ninja World, he would surely attract a large number of followers. With followers, would money still be an issue?
Deidara, a Detonation Release Ninja. As long as he was willing to sell figurines, money would come just as quickly.
So, with so many talented people who could make money, why did they still choose to earn money by killing Rogue Ninja?
Does Kakuzu seem like an honest person?
Thinking further, all the money Kakuzu earned was taken by Konan to buy Exploding Tags. Ge Liang really wanted to tell him: Kakuzu, you're so miserable.