Naruto: I've already fought against all five Kage, and the system only just arrived.

Because Sasuke is not in the hands of the Sound Four.

After encountering the Sound Four, Nara Shikamaru did not choose to attack directly. Instead, he preserved his team's strength and kept sending out distress signals to nearby Konoha ninjas to help deal with the Sound Four.

Nara Shikamaru knew very well that the Hokage had given them the task of bringing back Uchiha Sasuke.

Wasting time and energy on the Sound Four will only result in mission failure.

If we just buy some time, our plan will succeed.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 64 Itachi, Kimimaro

Nara Shikamaru remained calm throughout, and his plans were well-organized.

However, he overlooked one point: although his team members all had great potential, they were ultimately lacking in experience and patience at their current age.

It's okay if the time is short.

Over time, problems began to surface.

With the experienced Sound Four seizing the opportunity and setting up a trap, Nara Shikamaru, though aware of the situation, was still a step too late to warn the others.

Brush and pull!

Giant, incredibly sticky spider webs fell from the sky.

"Got you!"

Above the spider web, Kidomaru looked cruelly at his prey.

The epic battle has officially begun.

Ding~ding~ding~

The crisp sound of wind chimes echoed continuously through the forest.

Two black lines darted swiftly through the forest.

During this time, Kisame turned to look at Itachi Uchiha's face, which seemed unmoved even if the sky were to fall, and said with a smile:

"Itachi, are you really not going to see your brother one last time? He's a Konoha rogue ninja now, just like you. I can handle Orochimaru's minions by myself."

Itachi Uchiha said calmly, "We've already met once. There's no need to be disappointed again."

"How ruthless," Kisame shook his head, a hint of bewilderment in his voice.

At first, he was somewhat resentful of Itachi when they teamed up.

But after spending some time together, although he didn't say it, he still respected Itachi's abilities and character.

Itachi is not as cold-blooded and cruel as rumored.

As to what exactly it resembled, Kisame couldn't quite decipher it; there seemed to be a thick fog surrounding the other person's face.

But there's one thing he's been working with for so long that he still understands.

Itachi's attitude towards Sasuke was not as dismissive as he claimed.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have given his younger brother a light tap like using a cannon to kill a mosquito when the brothers met again.

To others, this was an unprecedented torment.

However, Kisame was well aware that his partner was very cautious in using the Mangekyou Sharingan.

He could tell that the "love" between the brothers was quite unusual and profound.

"Uchiha is a surname that is both cursed and enviable."

Kisame's gaze swept over Itachi's Sharingan, and just as he was about to say something, he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

At the same time, Itachi Uchiha also stopped and looked to the left with his Sharingan.

Ahem~~

Despite his efforts to suppress it, a slight cough still escaped his lips.

Knowing that it had been exposed, the person who was coughing had no choice but to emerge from the shadows and reveal its true form.

White hair, green eyes, red eyeshadow on the eyelids, and two red dots between the eyebrows.

"This appearance"

Kisame narrowed his eyes, suddenly thinking of the Kaguya clan from his hometown, whose members were all battle maniacs and ultimately suffered a tragic annihilation.

"An orphan of the Kaguya clan living abroad? Interesting," he thought with amusement.

Standing to the side, Itachi Uchiha glanced at the newcomer's uniquely styled clothing and thought of something else.

The newcomer was none other than Kaguya Kimimaro.

Because his illness was so severe that he couldn't stop coughing, he had no choice but to emerge from his hiding place. His gaze swept over Itachi and Kisame's black uniforms with red clouds, and he said calmly:

"How about we each go our separate ways?"

As Orochimaru's trusted confidant, Kimimaro knew exactly what the black uniform with red clouds represented.

At any other time, he would not hesitate to risk his life, which was already nearing its end, to eliminate one or two Akatsuki members who harbored deep malice towards Lord Orochimaru.

However, now that he fully understands Sasuke's importance to Lord Orochimaru, he is unwilling to cause any more trouble.

However, Itachi's next words shattered his illusions.

"Leave Orochimaru's new subordinate to me. As for the rest, Kisame, you handle them."

"Actually, I'd really like to have a go at this guy. But since Itachi brought it up first, then forget it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Kisame left without any hesitation.

Only Itachi Uchiha and Kimimaro Kaguya remained in this area.

Knowing that he couldn't escape the Sharingan's gaze, Kimimaro stopped wasting his time.

"Lord Orochimaru, I'm sorry..."

Kimimaro, feeling unlucky, muttered to himself as he pulled a medicine bottle from his clothes and swallowed all the pills inside to suppress his blood disease without thinking twice.

Uchiha Itachi watched all this without doing anything, only asking expressionlessly, "Where is Orochimaru?"

Kimimaro did not answer.

After a strange blush appeared on his cheeks, he deliberately lowered his gaze, focusing on the center of Itachi's chest, and without wasting any more time, his ten fingers flew out rapidly.

Corpse bone veins·Ten fingers penetrate bullets.

In an instant, ten finger bones shot towards Uchiha Itachi like bullets.

"It seems I have no choice but to force you to speak."

Leaving behind this casual remark, Itachi Uchiha flashed back to where he was, appearing as if teleported behind Kimimaro.

Stab it!

Several sharp bones suddenly protruded from Kimimaro's back, piercing the person behind him in one fell swoop.

There was no blood or flesh flying.

Instead, there was the cawing of crows.

As soon as Kimimaro turned his head, he saw Itachi Uchiha's body transform into crows.

then

Boom!

The crow instantly exploded.

The violent shockwave stirred up a thick layer of dust.

Kimimaro's figure flew backward from inside, and when he stood up again, he looked quite disheveled.

Despite having bones harder than steel, his actual injuries were not serious.

But when he saw crows suddenly appear, filling his entire field of vision, and it seemed that the image of Uchiha Itachi was reflected in the eyes of every crow, he was shocked.

Knowing that the enemy he was facing this time was very different from the ones he had faced before, Kimimaro decisively activated the Earth Curse Seal - State Two.

"Cough cough cough!!!"

While coughing violently, Kimimaro's skin visibly turned brownish-black rapidly, black spots appeared on his face, his back bulged out completely, and a thick, powerful bony tail grew out.

At this moment, an aura far stronger than before erupted from Kimimaro.

"Orochimaru's cursed seal?"

The crows gathered together, and Uchiha Itachi, who had materialized into a human form, calmly observed everything.

As he spoke, Kimimaro had already pulled out his own spine, holding it in his hand like a whip. He transformed into a monster covered in bone spurs, and with a stomp of his right foot, he pounced on Kimimaro like a cheetah.

Corpse Bone Pulse: Dance of the Iron Wire Flower!

Uchiha Itachi pulled out more than a dozen shuriken.

"Fire Release: Impatiens Flower Claws Red!"

With the aid of Fire Release, shuriken carrying Phoenix Flame sped toward Kimimaro from all directions.

Ding ding ding.

Kimimaro, with his exceptional taijutsu skills, dodged, blocked, and even used his flesh-covered periosteum to take the blows head-on, moving through the crowd unscathed and arriving in front of Uchiha Itachi without wasting any time. The long whip in his hand transformed into an extremely sharp spear, giving Itachi no chance to dodge, and he thrust it forward suddenly.

Stab it!

next moment.

The skeletal spear pierced directly through Itachi Uchiha's heart.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 65 Fierce Fight

Quack quack quack~~~

The cawing of crows rang out again from Itachi Uchiha and then separated.