Father-Son Game
Lin Ke had already completed his mental preparations, and the instant he saw the black and red cloud robe, he immediately lowered his head and retreated.
There was no other way, regardless of who came, creating distance was always the right move, especially avoiding looking at Uchiha Itachi.
This guy's favorite combat style was silent ambushes; a few words and you'd be caught in a Genjutsu. He was a very classic ninja.
The kind that had absolutely no martial ethics.
And most importantly, he had an extremely powerful and first-encounter-kill Dojutsu, Tsukuyomi. In the setting books, its range was only listed as "close," meaning within five meters. Creating distance and avoiding eye contact was the best choice.
But once you entered that range, and your eyes met, you'd be playing in the funhouse for three days and three nights.
"Itachi!" Uchiha Sasuke shouted his opponent's name.
"Sasuke, it's been a while." Three tomoe appeared in Uchiha Itachi's eyes. Seeing his younger brother also using the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, his expression was relatively calm, though he was slightly surprised inside.
Kisame Hoshigaki, carrying his large sword, laughed, "Oh oh, I didn't expect to see a second pair of Sharingan today."
"Don't look at him, he's skilled in Genjutsu, that Uchiha." Lin Ke succinctly reminded his two idiot teammates who were trying to stare at the opponents warily.
Morning Mist Homecoming? But the Konoha Crush Plan only ended yesterday... Why are they here looking for me? Aren't they supposed to be looking for Naruto? Could it be for Sasuke?
His thoughts raced, but his hands were already activating the Mystical Palm Technique, and he completed the Clone Jutsu and Transformation Jutsu at an extremely fast speed.
"Tear~" As the new clothes were torn apart, the big guy reappeared.
This time, I'll use Rashomon to solve it. Just right... Lin Ke didn't pause at all, continuing to form hand seals. First, he used the Summoning Jutsu to call for help, then he formed hand seals again, slamming his palm on the ground.
"Rumble~" Rashomon rose from behind the four of them.
"Creak~" The gate quickly opened, and the first figure stepped out: his Anbu father. Next was Uchiha Fugaku. He originally thought only two people would be willing to come out to help, but there was a third 'person'.
Maki?! Lin Ke's first thought upon seeing the Sand Ninja Village Jonin who walked out was confusion. What was going on? How could the Summoning Jutsu connect to this guy...
His father, wearing a full set of Anbu gear, stood in front of him. Uchiha Fugaku glanced at Sasuke after coming out, then looked at his other son with a somewhat complicated expression, three tomoe appearing in his eyes.
"Itachi..." He called out his son's name.
The three Uchiha simultaneously fell silent.
"Wow~" Kisame Hoshigaki broke the silence between the three Uchiha, "To think I'd see three Sharingan..."
"If I remember correctly, you should have killed off the entire Uchiha clan, right, Itachi?"
"If this mission wasn't involved, I wouldn't have known you had a younger brother. Truly..."
"Shut up, Kisame." Uchiha Itachi coldly interrupted him, then looked at Uchiha Fugaku, who had walked to the front, and said, "Father, it's been a while."
Kisame Hoshigaki revealed a surprised expression, which meant that the jutsu the kid used...
Was a Forbidden Technique that crossed the boundary between life and death? "We are Akatsuki Organization." Uchiha Itachi's gaze passed over the crowd, looking at Lin Ke, who had not made any eye contact with him or even looked at him, and said, "We are responsible for coming to recruit you, who possesses a special secret technique..."
"Lin Ke."
"Coming to Konoha Village to recruit a newly promoted Konoha Village Special Jonin?" Lin Ke asked.
"It can't be helped, it's the leader's order..." Uchiha Itachi said, then added, "It seems you don't want to join us."
"What a pity."
"So, we still have to fight?" Kisame Hoshigaki formed hand seals, saying, "There are quite a few people, then—" He jumped backward, spewing out a large amount of water towards the ground.
Water Release: Exploding Water Colliding Wave
"Splash!"
The water wave with a strong impact swept over. The worst of the group was a Chunin, so they could easily avoid such an attack. After jumping up, the attacks were not over.
Shark-shaped water bullets leaped out under the cover of the huge water wave, one for each person.
"Whoosh!" Uchiha Fugaku jumped into the air and spat out a Great Fireball, burning away the water shark bullets in front of himself, Sasuke, and Lin Ke. Then, he stepped on the water and rushed towards the two opponents.
Being able to create such Water Release in a place without water clearly meant that the shark-faced guy was a ninjutsu-type opponent with an enormous amount of Chakra, requiring close-range attacks.
Uchiha Sasuke followed closely behind. The father and son duo moved forward on the waves. He also threw a Kunai to his father, showing great teamwork.
Sorry, son. His father was more embarrassing, using his body to block three water shark bullets to cover Yuan Wei and Xia, and was directly smashed, returning to the Pure Land.
The dead summoned by Rashomon are vastly different from those of Impure World Reincarnation. The advantage is that no living sacrifices are needed, and their physical qualities and Chakra are not much different from when they were alive. Moreover, as long as one is willing to pay Chakra, they can summon the dead in batches.
The disadvantage is that they don't have the immortal body of Impure World Reincarnation and that completely unscientific amount of Chakra.
Maki hadn't figured out the situation yet, he just acted to shatter the Water Shark Bullet in front of him, and then landed next to Lin Ke, asking, "The war is over, right?"
"If you still want to return to the living world, go up and help."
Lin Ke stood on Rashomon and said calmly.
Maki's expression was as usual, he just took a deep look at him, and then rushed to the battlefield.
For a dead person who cares about the living world, this kind of threat is the most effective.
Maki's appearance can rule out the possibility that Summoning Jutsu requires a real medium. It's not an object, nor a bloodline, but more like something on a spiritual level...
Lin Ke was not in a hurry to rush up himself. Knowing that the other party's target was himself, wouldn't rushing over be like delivering a head?
Whether it's Tsukuyomi or Kotoamatsukami, if he gets hit by either, he'll probably be lying flat. Genjutsu is too unreasonable, especially Genjutsu amplified by the Sharingan. The Sand Ninja Village has summed up its experience: when encountering Sharingan, one person should escape, and two people can fight a little.
In the Uchiha civil war, without the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, one is not worthy of close combat. A Sharingan Genjutsu can kill in seconds. There is no situation where you make a move and I then break it.
Moreover, this is in Konoha Village, with home-field advantage. If he didn't know that he couldn't stop Sasuke from rushing over, he would have preferred everyone to squat in the back, watching Uchiha Fugaku and his son fight, Kisame and Maki fight, and then wait for other Jonin to come to support.
Lin Ke stood quietly on the high ground, silently thinking about the basic logic of Summoning Jutsu in his heart.
Obviously, he and Maki have no emotional connection, no blood relationship, and there is not even much communication between them in words, so what exists between the two of them...
He suddenly remembered the look Maki gave him before he died, and vaguely had a clue.
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