Attack
# Chapter 213: Assault
The border between the Land of Rivers and the Land of Rain.
"Drip, drip~"
Rainwater washed away the blood on the ground, and the fallen Ronin groaned softly, none of them rising again.
Uchiha Sasuke's cold gaze swept over them, and no one made any further movements.
He stuffed the retrieved Scroll into the Scroll Kit and was about to leave.
"Flutter, flutter~" A Crow landed. He didn't pay attention at first, until that scarlet Mangekyō Sharingan opened before him.
This is?!
The Genjutsu etched with the Transfer Seal was released.
The Three Tomoe in Uchiha Sasuke's eyes automatically appeared, and his vision blurred slightly. He then saw the enemy he had been thinking about day and night—
Uchiha Itachi.
"You are as naive as ever, my foolish younger brother."
Uchiha Sasuke wasn't in a hurry to break the Genjutsu. He realized the other party's purpose: a conversation between brothers.
He said coldly, "What do you want?"
"I told you from the beginning." As Uchiha Itachi's voice spoke, everything around them changed, and the perspective quickly rose.
They seemed to transform into Crows, flapping their wings and flying. Soon, above the vast land, they saw the strange Orochimaru Base, with two piles of rocks at the entrance protruding like a sharp point above the lake.
They saw the Ninja Cat Hina hiding in the distance, saw a strange man in a blue Yukata being carried on Kisame's shoulder, saw the unconscious giant floating on the water, saw...
Lin Ke kneeling on the water, his whole body covered in black flames.
"Huff!"
Uchiha Sasuke instantly returned to reality. His intense emotions caused the Sharingan to burst out with powerful force, erasing the Genjutsu that he could have broken anyway. He only heard Uchiha Itachi's cold voice in his ear:
"I'll be waiting for you."
"I will kill you."
The Tomoe in Uchiha Sasuke's eyes spun wildly, but his mind was unusually clear. Everything his father and Kakashi had taught him echoed in his heart.
That was a Genjutsu, it was fake.
Lin Ke could not be defeated so easily.
Even Itachi couldn't.
Moreover, with that technique, and with his father able to join the battle, he would not be easily defeated by the enemy.
Lin Ke had many, many techniques, many, many secrets. How could he, who was always calm and composed, be killed so easily?
Uchiha Sasuke stood there, his body trembling slightly. After a while, he disappeared from the spot using the Body Flicker Technique, not returning to the village, nor meeting up with his companions who were carrying out the mission.
Even if it's fake, Itachi must be waiting for me there.
In his frenzy, he didn't even notice the Crow in the sky following his figure.
I will, kill you!!!
...
At the entrance of the Orochimaru Base.
"What's wrong, meow?"
Hina looked at the two people who came out quickly and asked curiously.
They only went in for a dozen minutes. Exploring such a large Base, just packing things up would take more than that.
"It's empty inside. Everything has been taken away," Utakata replied.
That's right, the entire Base had been emptied, especially the various experimental equipment and important experimental data.
Apart from confiscating a large pile of electrical equipment, there were only some Ninja uniforms and a dozen Rain Hidden Village Forehead Protectors.
Lin Ke felt a little unhappy. He knew that sooner or later, there would be situations where he would miss out on profits due to the short time between Hermit Purple obtaining information and finding the place in reality.
He just didn't expect it to be this time.
He composed himself and went forward to check on the big guy's condition. He seemed fine, very healthy.
Not unconscious, just sleeping.
"Thump!" Shadow kicked the big guy directly.
Immediately afterward, he blankly opened his eyes, subconsciously wanting to stand up, but was firmly restrained by Shadow.
"You..." He paused for a moment, wanting to apologize, but felt he didn't know what to say, only stating, "There's nothing here except me. Everything Orochimaru left behind has been taken away by the Rain Hidden Village ninjas."
Lin Ke had more or less guessed this. Without a word, he summoned the Earth Dragon and had Shadow take the big guy, preparing to leave.
Since they hadn't found anything, the person (?) before them was the most important spoil.
"Flap flap~"
He suddenly turned his head, watching the distant crow flock gather together, quickly forming a human shape.
[Uchiha Itachi?!]
Before Lin Ke could react, a violent torrent of water surged over.
"Splash!"
In the blink of an eye, all the land within sight was submerged by the water.
"Bubble," Utakata had just steadied himself a bit, having just blown a bubble, when with a bang, the water surface exploded, and Kisame Hoshigaki, wielding Samehada, slashed at him.
"Your opponent is me!"
[The ability of this ninja sword...] Thoughts raced through his mind. Having come from the Hidden Mist Village, he was naturally very familiar with Kisame Hoshigaki and Samehada. He didn't unleash his half-Tailed Beast transformation, abandoning his stance on the water, and with a splash, his body fell into the man-made lake, forming hand seals.
"Slaughtering former comrades, what a rare memory—"
After Kisame Hoshigaki formed the hand seals, he slapped his palm on the water surface.
Five shark-shaped water bullets frantically chased Utakata underwater.
Hina, on all fours, ran wildly across the water surface. Recognizing Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki, she had no intention of staying to participate in the battle.
Just kidding, she was just a helpless little kitty, and summoned here at that. It would be too much of a loss to die here for no reason.
Jugo hesitated whether to join the battle, when he saw the scarlet eyes looking over. The next second, he entered a gray world, seeing another version of himself with glowing red eyes.
[Sharingan Genjutsu?]
He looked at Uchiha Itachi beside him, revealing a helpless smile.
In reality.
"I haven't gone looking for you yet, and you've come looking for me..."
Lin Ke retreated behind a group of Shadows, blocking his line of sight. His Stand ability was actually not bad today, but it was a bit weak against the Mangekyō Sharingan and Kotoamatsukami.
And no matter what, he didn't need to rush into battle alone.
"Rumble!"
Rashomon suddenly burst out of the water, appearing in front of him.
The elite Jonin trio and Haku walked out, their expressions varying upon seeing Uchiha Itachi opposite them.
Uchiha Fugaku wasn't surprised. He understood his son's obsession very well, after all, he had been killed once.
Maki silently observed the situation, feeling like it had been a long time since he had been summoned.
He would first see what the situation was, whether it had anything to do with the Sand Ninja Village, and then consider whether to help, and to what extent.
"Haku, retreat!" Momochi Zabuza immediately shouted for Haku in front of him to leave.
He had experienced the power of the Sharingan. A person who had died once shouldn't have too much fear of life and death, but he definitely didn't want to see Haku killed again before his eyes.
Even if it was a false death.
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