Chapter 87: Is That You, Minato?

Chidori! Kakashi's right hand crackled with electricity as he instantly rushed towards Itachi, but at the moment of impact, Itachi slightly shifted his body to dodge. At the same time, Itachi grabbed Kakashi's arm, and his Sharingan began to spin. Genjutsu erupted instantly, but in a flash, he realized something was wrong. The Kakashi in the Genjutsu world was burning, but this was not his main body at all. Boom— Right beside him, Kakashi suddenly burst out of the ground, and Chidori once again aimed at Itachi. "Your Genjutsu probably won't affect me." As he spoke, Kakashi's Shadow Clone suddenly shattered, and endless currents covered Itachi's body. "Lightning Clone?" Itachi's expression remained unchanged. The moment Kakashi struck him, his body also turned into smoke. Clearly, this was a Shadow Clone! Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique! Itachi suddenly appeared from the side, having already completed the hand signs. A huge fireball crashed directly towards Kakashi. Boom— With a roar, Kakashi disappeared from his spot, but Itachi instantly turned back. He saw the real Kakashi coming again. "Troublesome..." Itachi secretly complained. Kakashi's tactical skills were extremely high. Especially with that Sharingan having changed, and he was constantly guarding against his Genjutsu. "Most importantly, I just used Susanoo, and now my eyes..." Although Kakashi was somewhat weak, Itachi was no better now. Having been messed with by Takemi, his condition wasn't good, but he could only push through it now. ..... "What exactly is the purpose of your Akatsuki?" While Kakashi and Itachi were playing mind games, Jiraiya and Kisame were going straight at it. Neither of them lacked Chakra, and their attacks were even more ruthless. "Sorry, I have nothing to say." Kisame quickly dodged Jiraiya's attacks, then snorted coldly. "I am a Ninja, and I cannot reveal secrets. Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!" "Tch, a stubborn guy." Although Jiraiya cursed inwardly, seeing Kisame perform such a powerful Water Release in a place without water, he became exceptionally serious. "He has so much Chakra, and that samehada can absorb Chakra. This guy is really not easy to deal with." Thinking this, he had already completed the hand signs. Fire Release: Great Flame Bullet! A torrent of flames surged towards the water dragon. The fusion of water and fire instantly created a large amount of steam around them, but Jiraiya didn't pay attention. He stood in place, looking left and right, but in the next instant, he had already completed a hand sign. "Now!" Ninja Art: Wild Lion's Mane Technique! At this moment, Kisame's samehada had already swung down from behind him, but Jiraiya's hair instantly grew long, coiling around Kisame's wrist and legs. "Troublesome..." Seeing this, Kisame cursed inwardly. He could only temporarily change the angle of his blade to cut off Jiraiya's hair. He was incredibly annoyed right now. Running into Konoha repeatedly was truly bad luck. He wasn't the only one annoyed. Sasori was even more frustrated, feeling like he was being severely countered. "Fast, strong, Flying Thunder God, and exquisite Kenjutsu. Most importantly, he's not afraid of my poison..." Hidden among the puppets of his 'Red Secret Technique: Performance of a Hundred Puppets', Sasori was in a really bad mood right now. He had naturally made preparations after getting some intel from Kakuzu, but he found Takemi to be even more troublesome than expected. This Lightning Release Chakra mode looked strange, but the high temperature of the Lightning Release actually repelled and burned his poison. This reminded him of Konan, who had recruited him back then. That woman used the explosions of explosive tags to repel his poisons and utilized high temperatures to burn them, which was remarkably similar to this kid. "You seem to be out of moves." Just then, Takemi, covered in Purple Electricity, looked at the sky full of puppets and suddenly spoke. "I admit your poison is indeed powerful, but it doesn't have much effect on me, and your puppets don't seem to be able to keep up with me either." "What an arrogant brat." Sasori was annoyed that he was being countered, but he still spoke in a low voice, "I did underestimate you, but how long can you keep this up?" "I can leave whenever I want, after all, I'm here to gather intelligence..." Takemi shook his head, reaching into his Ninja tool pouch as he spoke. "And now I've pretty much figured out that your purpose for coming here is Deidara, right?" "..." Sasori raised an eyebrow and didn't speak. Takemi didn't mind and continued to smile, "No need to deny it. I've met Kisame, and I've also met Hidan, so I probably know." "I'm just curious, don't you have a mercenary-employer relationship with Iwagakure? Aren't you afraid of Ōnoki getting angry by doing this?" These words made Sasori even more silent. If they weren't afraid, they wouldn't be acting so secretly. But how did this kid know so much about them? "But it doesn't matter. That's your business. You can explain it to them yourselves." As he spoke, Takemi suddenly smiled, and a scroll appeared in his hand. "Friendly reminder, everyone who should be here has arrived, so I'm also preparing to leave. But before I go..." At this moment, Takemi instantly tore the scroll open, unleashing dozens of kunai. "Flying Thunder God?" Sasori immediately became alert. As long as he dodged or blocked all these kunai, he wouldn't be afraid, and he also prepared his poisons. Regardless of whether it would work, he had to at least give it a try. However, the moment the kunai flew out, Takemi suddenly held up one hand, and his Chakra moved slightly. "Ninja Art: Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu!" "What?!" Watching dozens of kunai instantly transform into hundreds and thousands, Sasori felt his breath pause at that moment. Were all these kunai marked with Flying Thunder God? Or, which one was real? Without time to think, Takemi's Purple Electricity became even more dazzling. In an instant, he disappeared from his spot. Boom— Boom— Boom— His figure flickered like a ghost, and wherever he went, roars echoed. And Sasori's puppets were almost instantly reduced by more than half. "Damn it!" Sasori's heart trembled. He had already controlled his puppets to block the kunai, but there were simply too many of them. Watching that constantly shifting figure, feeling the intensely roaring Chakra, and his constantly shattering puppets... At this moment, Sasori suddenly experienced Ōnoki's feelings. Minato instantly took down fifty Iwa Ninja, and here, countless puppets were instantly shattered. "Is that you, Minato?!" However, just as the puppets were about to be completely destroyed, a furious roar suddenly came from the sky. "This is..." This voice made everyone present change their expressions, and they instinctively stopped fighting. At this moment, a white beam of light descended heavily from the sky, blasting towards Sasori. Sasori was somewhat numb. He stared blankly as the white light instantly pierced through the remaining puppets, even penetrating the hard Iron Sand wall he had just set up as if it were paper. "Shinra Tensei!" Just then, another figure appeared. He spread his hands, and a powerful burst of energy also erupted. Buzz— The moment the two energies collided, the world instantly turned a blinding white. The violent roar echoed through the heavens and earth. The ground cracked at this moment, and the surrounding mountains continuously dropped rocks due to the tremors. Thick smoke continuously rose. Looking from afar, it semmed like a mushroom cloud was soaring into the sky. And in the distance from the battleground, the figures of Takemi and the other two suddenly appeared. Jiraiya stared blankly in that direction, his eyes filled with disbelief. "How is this possible, how is this possible..."