"Facing an opponent who also has a writing wheel eye, with one against three, I'm afraid that Uchiha Fugaku can't do it... , Uchiha Itachi is really that strong? ”

There was deep remorse in Sarutobi's tone, and he finally understood a little bit of why Danzou valued Uchiha Itachi so much, and went to great lengths to poach him out of the shadows.

"Not only that...

Kakashi didn't pay attention to Sarutobi's facial expression and continued,

"According to the report of the shadow department at the scene, when defeating the Uchiha Yashiro trio, Uchiha Itachi did not use the writing wheel eye."

Sarutobi looked at Kakashi Hachiki dumbfounded, unable to speak for a while.

The room suddenly became silent, except for the sound of ape flying in the air.

"Looks like I underestimated him...

After a long time, he sighed deeply and asked again:

"If you also have a writing wheel eye, what are your chances of winning against Uchiha Itachi?"

Kakashi Hachiki smiled bitterly and shook his head,

"Not at all."

As if he had seen through the panic in Ape Fei Ri Slash's heart, he calmly raised his head, looked directly into Ape Fei Ri Slash's eyes, and said categorically:

"But if it's really Uchiha Itachi who came to assassinate Hokage-sama, he must step on my corpse before he reaches this room."

"Is it ... Ay... ”

There was another long sigh.

"It's a shame, Kakashi. With your talent, and those eyes, you could have reached the pinnacle of ninja ... If there is no such thing ... ”

"You've won the prize, Hokage-sama."

Kakashi's answer was neither humble nor arrogant.

"But Hokage-sama, if you'll allow you, I'd like to have a good talk with Uchiha Itachi."

"Oh...

Ape Fei Ri Slash Ben lit up again with his dim eyes,

"What do you mean?"

"Itachi Uchiha had been on my squad for a while, and from what I knew about him, he wasn't the kind of person who didn't know what was right and wrong. If he does accept the assassination mission, then I will kill him at all costs. ”

Kakashi uttered the words in his heart in one breath, and his whole person seemed to be much more relaxed.

"Is that so?"

Ape Fei Ri Chop nodded slightly,

"Then you go, I'll wait for your good news."

Kakashi stepped up and turned to leave.

His legs stopped in front of the door,

"Hokage-sama, Konoha and the Uchiha clan, do you really have to come this far?"

He asked softly.

"Perhaps... Who knows... ”

Ape Fei Ri replied absentmindedly.

Kakashi's body shook slightly, and he didn't continue to speak.

He walked away with his head bowed and without looking back, his every step slamming heavily on the ground, echoing through the gloomy underground corridors.

。。。。。。。。

Itachi Uchiha's fist passed through the masked man's skull, then his body.

What awaited him was a chain that shimmered with cold light, and the sneer of the masked man.

"Got you...

The chain snapped in, like a giant python, and entangled the Uchiha Itachi to death.

"Let's just die...

The masked man grinned and pulled his hands.

The abruptly tightened chain was like a sharp guillotine, splitting Itachi's body in two.

"It's a doppelganger again. . ."

The masked man waved his chain in annoyance, driving away a large number of oncoming crows in front of him.

A bitter snake poked its head out of the darkness and struck at the blood-red eyes on the masked man's mask.

The chain in the masked man's hand shook violently, slamming into the tip of the kunai.

"Boom."

The sound of metal clashing pierced the silence of the forest.

"I really didn't guess wrong, your body is voided for a time limit, and you can't use it as you like."

Uchiha Itachi smiled and looked at the masked man, with a confident smile on his angular face,

"If you don't have to exert your strength, you'll be the one who dies here today...

"Hehehe... , I can't imagine that I will be looked down upon by a ghost of your age, it's really embarrassing. ”

The masked man smiled nonchalantly, completely unaffected by Uchiha Itachi's words.

Itachi Uchiha's heart is nowhere near as easy as it seems on the surface.

He is well aware that the strength of his opponent is much more than what has already been shown.

It can be clearly seen that the masked man has scruples and does not use all his strength.

And Uchiha Itachi himself, there are more important things to do at night.

In order to save the crumbling Uchiha clan, he must steal the information of the Nine-Tails Night from the headquarters of the heavily guarded "Root".

Only abundant chakra and peak state could ensure that he made it out of that gloomy underground structure alive.

"Captain Kakashi, why are you here?"

Itachi Uchiha looked behind the masked man with a look of surprise.

The masked man shuddered in fright, and quickly turned around, wanting to see what was going on.

In the empty woods, only a cool evening breeze swept by, and there was half a figure there.

"Bastard, how dare you lie to me!"

The masked man yelled angrily, the heat coming out of his mouth almost lifting the mask from his face.

Rinnai was silent, and at the same time as he turned around, the Uchiha Itachi had already quietly disappeared into the darkness.

"Hehe, what a small ghost...

He laughed self-deprecatingly, the air in front of him twisting in his laughter,

"We'll see you again soon, Itachi Uchiha."

He glanced back at the dark woods and strode into the air.

A black hole spun inexplicably in the air, and in the blink of an eye, the masked man disappeared without a trace, as if he had never been here.

Uchiha Itachi exhaled softly, and his tense body completely relaxed.

Although the battle with the masked man was short, the mental pressure and the consumption of Chakara caused by opening the Kaleidoscope Writing Wheel Eye exceeded his expectations.

What he needs most at the moment is to recover the chakra as soon as possible and regain his full combat strength in order to meet the unknown battle.

Uchiha Itachi put away all the thoughts in his heart, hid his body in the deepest darkness in the forest, and seized every second to recover the chakra in his body.

。。。。。。。。

It's late at night.

Above the heavenly dome, all the stars hid in terror in the depths of darkness.

Only a red full moon hung high in the sky.

As if hearing Uchiha Itachi's inner prayer, the night wind brought a large cloud from nowhere, blocking the blood moon in the sky.

Suddenly there was darkness between heaven and earth.

A dark shadow flickered between Konoha's houses, and with the help of darkness, he managed to avoid the patrolling shadows and quietly slipped into the dark building that ordinary people regarded as snakes and scorpions.