Naruto just wants to be a god of death.

Chapter 69: Spoils of War (Third update, please give me a monthly ticket)
Uchiha Itachi stared at Naruto's wound which was almost healed.

Feel his powerful chakra that makes him stronger with each battle.

There is no invincible technique.

There is no one who is invincible.

But... we have to admit that the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki in front of us is indeed a very difficult guy to deal with.

There are almost no weaknesses.

Of course, he had the confidence that if he used the ultimate technique of the Mangekyō Sharingan and with the cooperation of Kisame, he would be able to capture this Jinchūriki.

But the question is, is it worth paying such a high price?
The answer came almost instantly: no.

Uchiha Itachi was very clear about his condition. Every time he activated the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan, it was a destruction to his body, pushing his already terminally ill body closer to death.

Sasuke is still young and he hasn't grown up yet.

I have to keep this body of mine at least until Sasuke grows up to be able to shelter himself from the wind and rain.

"Kisame, let's go!" Having made up his mind, he opened his mouth and called out.

Kisame's attitude was also somewhat unexpected.

He did not hesitate or express any objection.

This militant retreated decisively, and in an instant he was beside him, agreeing, "Let's go!"

Their intention to retreat was obvious.

Naruto flashed in the air and chased after him: "You want to leave without leaving anything behind?"

This is different from the two people who need to teleport on the ground and avoid obstacles.

Naruto was in the air, walking in a straight line.

Almost instantly, he caught up.

Kisame turned around and clapped his hands to form a seal.

"Water escape technique, great shark bullet technique".

He drew out the little remaining water from the river that had been almost completely dried up by the broken road, condensed it with chakra into the shape of a giant shark, leaped into the air, and pounced towards Naruto.

Naruto slashed with his sword.

At the moment when the blade touches the water.

A huge suction force emerged from the body of this water-shaped shark, trying to suck away all of Naruto's chakra.

but.
Unlike Samehada's sword, this technique, which is not controlled by humans and has no life attributes of its own, cannot cause any interference to Naruto's chakra.

Naruto glanced away.

The golden chain flew out from the palm of his hand like a rain of meteorites, splashing ripples in the air, and quickly stabbed towards the two people.

Uchiha Itachi was able to dodge it easily with the help of the Sharingan.

Kisame looked a little embarrassed.

He dodged four or five waves, but when facing the sixth one, his reaction was slow and he was pierced through the body and nailed to the ground.

But Naruto frowned, something about this blow felt wrong.

Not the ontology.

Yes. Water clone.

Sure enough, the next moment, Kisame, who was pierced by the golden chain, splashed and scattered into water all over the ground.

And half of Kisame's body jumped out from the water-shaped shark.

He completely concealed his breath in the water, waiting for this moment, and quickly formed seals with his hands.

"Water escape technique, water prison technique."

The shark shrank in size, split in half, and condensed into a water ball, trapping Naruto inside.

"Itachi, go quickly, I'll hold him back!" Kisame said softly.

Uchiha Itachi didn't look back, he moved so fast that he disappeared from their sight in the blink of an eye.

Water Prison Technique is a relatively difficult problem for ninjas.

Ninjas trapped in water will be bound by the water, unable to speak or cast hand seals.

If you don't have enough coping methods, you will be trapped in the water dungeon until you suffocate to death.

But to Naruto.

The only hindrance this spell can cause is the moment it is performed.

Abandon chanting.

"The eleventh one that breaks the path is decorated with thunder and lightning."

Golden lightning spread out along the two swords in Naruto's hands, and with a crackling sound, it surged and overturned the entire water ball, and then spread to the water shark and Kisame.

The lightning paralyzed him, disrupted his movements, and also destroyed the circulation of chakra in his body.

The ritual can no longer be maintained.

The water ball shattered, the shark disappeared, and Kisame fell from the air.

Naruto swung his sword and slashed at his neck.

Kisame gritted his teeth and flapped his arms in the air as hard as he could, adjusting his posture to avoid his own vital points.

But it only saved him from death.

With one slash of the sword, he cut off his left arm.

Naruto chased and was about to deliver a second blow.

Boom.

The black flame suddenly started burning on his body.

It's Uchiha Itachi.

Naruto looked up and from what he perceived, the man was already hundreds of meters away.

The range of this Sharingan pupil technique is actually so far?

As long as he can see it, he can inflict this black flame?

He didn't abandon his teammates, he just chose a more suitable and smarter tactic.

This inextinguishable flame made Naruto stop in his tracks.

Kisame seized this opportunity and dived underground. The soil around him softened in an instant like flowing water, and he quickly escaped by taking advantage of this "flowing water"-like sand and soil.

Naruto wants to chase.

The black flames can always be blocked just in time.

Naruto stopped pursuing and withdrew his liberation, sheathing his sword.

He picked up the arm on the ground, sealed it back into the scroll, and turned back.

On the seashore of Whirlpool Country.

Itachi and Kisame stopped running.

"He didn't chase us." Kisame frowned, took out the ninja tool bag with his right hand, found the ointment, disinfected and bandaged his wounds, "That kid is a bit too strong." Uchiha Itachi nodded.

He quite agrees with this point.

"Take the information back." He said softly, "See if you can analyze something."

Samehada jumped up and down, somewhat dissatisfied, and parted with his beloved chakra.

Kisame could only stop bandaging it, inject his own chakra into it, and calm its emotions: "Your illusion that works every time doesn't work on him."

"It seems that only the leader can take him down."

Uchiha Itachi didn't speak.

He lowered his head and recalled the pair of purple-threaded eyes.

"Let's go." After a while, he stood up and went to bandage Kisame. "It would be bad if he catches up with us later."

"The Jinchūriki's perception range is wider than that of the Byakugan."

Without further delay they set off by boat.

Naruto also returned to his temporary station.

The bonfire had gone out and was hastily covered with loose soil.

Xianglin disappeared.

In his perception, there were not many traces left.

"Xianglin, I'm back." He said softly.

Xianglin was slow to react for a moment before popping her head out of the building next to her: "There was a lot of noise over there just now, did you chase them away?"

"They ran away." Naruto smiled and tilted his head to look at her, "You came out so easily, what if I'm someone else pretending to be me?"

Karin pinched her waist and said confidently: "I can sense the smell of chakra."

"Naruto, your chakra is very unique. No one else has it. It's a very warm feeling."

“You can’t fake that.”

She walked over to Naruto and was about to squat down to rekindle the bonfire when her head turned and fell on his shoulder, "Are you hurt?"

"Come on, bite me," she said hurriedly, lifting her sleeves.

Naruto shook his head and raised his hand to point: "No, it's almost healed."

Xianglin looked at it carefully.

The wound healed at a slow but observable speed.

"You also have this physique." Karin nodded and rolled up her sleeves. "I almost forgot that you are also from the Uzumaki clan."

The bonfire was lit again.

Naruto and Karin discuss sealing techniques.

"Kagura Heart's Eye" is a very interesting technique, and Naruto is quite interested in it.

Especially the ability to "perceive emotions".

It is almost the same as the ability he gained after releasing the Ashura sword.

He remembered what Kyuubi said: "Ashura is the ancestor of the Uzumaki clan."

The power of this technique proves this point to a certain extent.

I hope that we can find some useful clues when we excavate the inscriptions on the stone tablet tomorrow.

Wake up the next day.

Naruto and Karin were busy examining the inscriptions again.

The "shrine" was the place they wanted to find most, but it didn't seem to exist in the entire village.

In other words, the "shrine" once existed, but now it has disappeared, and the entire building has been moved away.

Those "open spaces" that stand out among the ruins are a good proof of this.

You can see traces of buildings that once existed on it.

During lunch.

"Were they taken away by those ninja villages that destroyed the Whirlpool Country?" Karin said with regret.

"Let's collect the useful things here first." Naruto held the scroll, "The history of the Uzumaki clan is also very interesting."

"After we have found all the useful information here, we will go and find out which ninja villages destroyed the Whirlpool Country."

"Then go to their village and exchange information."

Karin nodded.

I haven't even taken a few bites of the meal.

A white smoke suddenly exploded beside Naruto.

A red toad with goggles around its neck appeared.

Naruto reacted subconsciously.

Chakra surged away.

"I'm not an enemy." The toad screamed in fear, "I'm a correspondent from Myoboku Mountain."

"Master Jiraiya has news for you."

Naruto restrained his momentum and said, "What news?"

The red toad opened his mouth and spit out a scroll, "Master Jiraiya has written it all here."

Naruto picked it up and unfolded it.

There is a lot of text above, a long and densely packed list.

However, the above news is nothing new to me.

It was related to "Uchiha Itachi" and "Shark Face" who attacked him last night.

Jiraiya said in the letter.

They all come from an organization called "Akatsuki".

This organization is composed of nine ninjas in total, and the number of members is small, but the biggest advantage of this organization is that it is small but elite.

All nine of them are "S"-level criminals who are wanted by major ninja villages and have serious problems.

The purpose of this organization is currently unknown, but they have been collecting "rituals" before.

And just a few days ago.

Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame broke into Konoha and injured Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai.

It wasn't until today that the two of them woke up.

Also brings a message.

The purpose of these two people breaking into Konoha is for - "the legacy of the Fourth Hokage."

(End of this chapter)