Chapter 23: Takemi's Trap Card Activates

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Unfolding in Chapter 23 of "Naruto: What Kind of Starter Pack is 13 Years Late?": "What exactly is going on?" Within Konoha, Sarutobi Hiruzen was leading a group of Anbu quickly... Keep reading!

"What exactly is going on?" Within Konoha, Sarutobi Hiruzen was leading a group of Anbu quickly towards the incident site, accompanied by Danzo. Sarutobi Hiruzen actually didn't want to bring his old friend, but in such an urgent situation, he didn't have time to worry about such matters. "Hmph, it seems under your leadership, Konoha has become quite chaotic." As Danzo sprinted, he mocked Sarutobi Hiruzen, which immediately caused Sarutobi Hiruzen to throw a dissatisfied glare at him. But Danzo didn't flinch. Even though his old friend had the Anbu completely surround Root and had even taken his 'Kinoe', he wasn't afraid. "Tell me, could it be that Jiraiya returned and brought some tails with him?" "Jiraiya?" Sarutobi Hiruzen raised an eyebrow. He didn't ask how Danzo knew about Jiraiya's return, as he wasn't honest. As for Jiraiya bringing tails... After a moment's thought, he roughly guessed what his old friend was thinking, but there were some things he didn't want to expose. "Hmm?" However, just as they were rushing forward, they suddenly saw Jiraiya, Guy, and a visibly exhausted Kakashi coming towards them from not far away. "Old man?" Seeing Sarutobi Hiruzen, Jiraiya immediately shouted. "Why are you here too? Ah, Danzo?" "I was looking for him tonight and unexpectedly encountered something like this, so I came to take a look." Sarutobi Hiruzen explained, then quickly walked to Jiraiya's side, continuing forward while asking in a low voice, "Who do you think it could be? Could it be someone with tails?" "Uh..." Hearing the first half of the sentence, Jiraiya was about to shake his head and say how he hadn't been in Konoha for a long time, but the second half made him raise an eyebrow. After a moment of contemplation, he said in a low voice, "We came back very quickly on the way, but they knew our identities on the other side. After all, Orochimaru and Itachi were there, so I can't judge easily." "Is that so?" Sarutobi Hiruzen muttered, while Jiraiya smiled and shook his head beside him. "Old man, don't always assume the worst. What if it's just an accident?" Sarutobi Hiruzen said, "You're not the Hokage, you don't understand. From the perspective of the Hokage, there can be no lucky in any matter." Sarutobi Hiruzen was a bit speechless at his disciple's 'optimism'. Even if he was trying to comfort him, it was unnecessary. Indeed, for the Hokage, there are no small matters! "Alright, alright, let's just hurry over and take a look." Jiraiya didn't want to argue about this. He said with a smile, "Maybe, it's truly an acci... Hmm?" However, before he could finish speaking, his face stiffened. Not just him, everyone around him also seemed to sense something. Their expressions changed at this moment. "Is that... the Nine-Tails' Chakra?!" If the previous situation only made them vigilant, worried that some bad people had entered the village and caused a battle. Then, this situation could be considered a crisis for Konoha. "Why didn't the Anbu send a message?" Sarutobi Hiruzen's face was ashen. While speeding up, he couldn't help but ask loudly, causing an Anbu beside him to lower his head. "Lord Hokage, before, he... was with Jiraiya-sama and Captain Kakashi, so..." "..." Jiraiya, Kakashi, and Guy's expressions immediately became somewhat awkward. They hadn't expected things to turn out like this. Sarutobi Hiruzen understood the Anbu's meaning. After all, since Naruto was with these few people, things would definitely be fine, and who could have expected trouble to arise later? But he still couldn't help but glare at Jiraiya, then accelerated without looking back and said, "Move faster, nothing must happen!" "Yes!" Jiraiya didn't dare to be negligent in the slightest, and Guy even had the thought of putting Kakashi down and rushing over himself. Fortunately, he didn't do that in the end, and they were already not far from the incident site. With everyone accelerating, they arrived at the scene shortly. What relieved them was that from a distance, they saw that Naruto was currently with Sasuke, but the reddish Chakra on his body indicated that he was not in a good state. On the other side, Takemi was currently facing a black-clothed person wearing a mask. But the next instant, all of their eyes widened. "Is that..." "Just as I thought, you should indeed possess a spatial ninjutsu like the Fourth Hokage." Before Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others arrived, Takemi looked at Obito in front of him and suddenly spoke in a low voice. "However, your spatial ninjutsu should be for transferring. Whether it's my attack methods or yourself, your true body only appears at the moment you strike, right?" "...Quite sharp, brat." Obito was silent for a moment before giving a somewhat insincere compliment. At this moment, he was mostly startled. The last time someone saw through the secret of his Kamui so quickly was ten years ago. That time he faced Minato, and that time he was also severely taught a lesson by Minato... "But unfortunately, what if you see through it? Do you have a way to deal with it?" "Perhaps I don't, but I don't need to deal with you at all. I just need to stall you." Takemi shook his head, trying to make Obito relax his guard. "And there's something interesting. You just said Kakashi-sensei is useless, which means you seem to know him and should have some connection with each other." "Perhaps you have a grudge, and there's another interesting thing, your Sharingan is in your right eye, while Kakashi-sensei's Sharingan is in his left eye. Could there be some connection here..." Hearing this, even if Obito was trying to stay calm, he couldn't help but falter a bit. Of course, he could say it was a coincidence. The Uchiha clan had already been annihilated, but it was hard to say if there were any Sharingan circulating outside. Regardless of whether there was a connection or not, this could lead Konoha to investigate in this direction. He still needed to use the identity of 'Uchiha Madara' to suppress Nagato, not the 'unknown nobody' Obito. "I can't let this brat spout nonsense!" Obito's Sharingan flickered slightly. In an instant, his figure distorted, but at this moment, he found that Takemi's movements were even faster than his. Zzz zzz zzz— In the instant he was momentarily distracted, Takemi turned into a purple streak of light and rushed towards him. The purple electrical arc covering his hand, from a distance, looked just like Chidori. "Ignorant brat." Obito snorted coldly. He knew that Takemi was very good at seizing opportunities, and at this moment, he also sensed that the people from Konoha were getting closer. However, he didn't care too much. After all, Takemi was also giving him an opportunity. "You brought this upon yourself!" Looking at the approaching Takemi, Obito's figure slightly paused. He had already entered the Kamui dimension. Originally, he just wanted to test the waters, but now he didn't want this brat to spout nonsense anymore. Zzz zzz zzz— "Hmm?" Obito was startled. How could he still hear such clear electrical sounds even after entering the Kamui dimension? "I've been waiting for you for a long time!" Just then, Obito suddenly heard a voice, and his Sharingan widened. Within his Kamui dimension, another Takemi had appeared at some point, and this Takemi seemed vastly different. Pulsating Chakra surged around him, there were red pigmentations around his face, and more importantly, the purple lightning was already striking at him. "Damn it, I was tricked!" In a panic, Obito's first thought was to leave the Kamui dimension, but the Takemi outside, also carrying Purple Lightning, had already thrust towards his chest. In such a situation, he naturally couldn't go out. He could only twist his body to evade. At the same time, he extended his right hand forward, and sharp wooden spikes instantly shot out. He naturally had to resolve the trouble within the Kamui dimension. Bang— However, at the same time his wooden spikes pierced the Shadow Clone within the Kamui dimension, the purple lightning heavily struck his face.

Chapter 23: Takemi's Trap Card Activates

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