Late at night, because Mitsuki had gone missing, Sasuke couldn't sleep and specifically came to find Naruto for a late-night snack.
Naruto took the chance to tell him about Itachi defecting from the Akatsuki.
"You're telling me Uchiha Itachi was an undercover agent!?"
When Sasuke heard what Naruto said, he stopped eating in shock.
'What the hell??'
'Uchiha Itachi, a Konoha's Missing-nin...'
'What is he undercovering for?!'
'Who is his boss?!'
But to be honest, none of that really mattered anymore.
Actually, Sasuke felt it makes sense now that he thinks about it.
After all, Akatsuki is such a righteous organization, so Itachi must've had other motives being part of it.
How could a man who killed his own parents be entrusted with the mission of saving the world?
Sasuke had already realized something was off about the night of the Uchiha Genocide.
Perhaps Uchiha Itachi had some unspeakable reasons, but that still wasn't enough to justify what he did.
After looking at Naruto, Sasuke paused for a long time, then spoke very seriously.
"Naruto..."
"Help me find him."
"I want to kill that bastard with my own hands!"
Sasuke thought about the new power he possessed, which should be enough for him to take revenge on Itachi.
In the past, Itachi might have had a chance to escape, but now, it's different...
As long as Sasuke could see him, he could use the power of his Mangekyo Sharingan to control him.
The Dojutsu of his left eye could pull enemies into a special space.
Once the enemy enters this space, not only will they be unable to use any abilities related to Space-Time, but as long as Sasuke does not cancel this technique, it would become a battle of endless death.
Just imagining pinning Itachi to the ground and beating him made Sasuke's lips uncontrollably curl into a smile.
"What the hell are you smiling for?"
"You're not hiding something from me, are you?"
Naruto glanced at Sasuke and thought there was something odd about this guy.
Ever since he caught Sasuke in women's clothing last time, Naruto suspected this guy's mind might be going down the same perverted path as Kakashi's.
Who knows, maybe Sasuke has secretly dressed up a few more times.
"Nothing."
Snapping out of his daydream, Sasuke forced a straight face, but his eyes still sparked with eagerness when looking at Naruto.
'Naruto!'
'Just wait!'
'Once I've killed that man...'
'You'll know that the current me is the strongest!'
Bzzt bzzt bzzt…
Just as the two were caught up in their own thoughts, a strange noise suddenly came from outside the hideout.
The loud, crackling sound was like static from an old radio.
The remaining people in the hideout immediately rushed outside to check what was happening.
As soon as they stepped out the door, they saw a giant phantom of a bandaged man, dozens of meters tall, floating in the sky.
And this wasn't just happening above Orochimaru's hideout, as the entire world was witnessing the same apparition in the sky.
"Oh my god!!"
"What kind of black technology is this!?"
Naruto blurted out subconsciously when he saw the holographic projection of Hiruko in the air.
"Is that difficult to do?"
Orochimaru turned his head and looked at the yellow-haired man in confusion, feeling that this technique was nothing and that he could make something even better with a bit of time.
However, this kind of Ninjutsu cannot increase one's strength, nor can it provide any help in combat, so it was basically worthless.
It is completely meaningless to create it.
Naruto quickly shut up when he heard Auntie Snake's words.
'Fine, fine, fine.'
'It turns out that I can't get along with researchers like you.'
"Can you find this guy's location?"
Sasuke narrowed his eyes, the murderous intent in him causing the temperature around him to drop sharply.
"Give me a second."
When Orochimaru heard Sasuke talking, he pulled out a communicator and began contacting Kabuto and the others.
At that moment, Hiruko in the sky began to speak.
He started with a wave of flashbacks, talking about how he was once looked down on, then defected from the Konoha, and through his own efforts had finally risen to the top of the Shinobi World.
The Shinobi World's version of the 'return of the dragon king' is being played out vividly.
"Today!"
"I, Hiruko, declare the start of the Fourth Shinobi World War!"
Tsunade, Jiraiya, and a group of Anbu stood on the rooftop, standing there stupidly, not knowing what to say.
As the Hokage of Konoha Village, Tsunade has experienced many things and her mentality has finally become peaceful.
'Hmph…'
'Here comes another bastard with a death wish.'
Tsunade had adjusted her mindset and turned to leave.
Seeing this, Jiraiya immediately shouted.
"Tsunade!"
"Didn't you hear what Hiruko just said!?"
"He's declaring war on all of us!!"
"How can you have no reaction at all?"
Tsunade didn't even pause and answered lightly, "Oh."
"I'm going back to sleep. We can talk tomorrow if you have anything to say."
She waved her hand, then disappeared from everyone's sight in few steps, leaving Jiraiya and a group of Anbu confused and at a loss.
After a while, several voices appeared among the Anbu's Shinobi.
"Sigh, let's just go."
"It's not like the world is going to be destroyed this time..."
"It's not a big problem."
"Oh right, thinking about it that way, it really isn't that serious."
Everyone remembered that the Hokage hadn't even called for a Five Kage Summit, so they thought the matter wasn't that serious.
Jiraiya watched everyone leave one by one, and was petrified on the spot.
'Wait…'
'This is war!!'
'Why does no one seem even slightly tense?!'
Compared to Konoha's indifferent attitude, the other villages had already entered a state of war readiness.
Especially Onoki and the Raikage, as the moment they saw the projection in the sky, their minds practically exploded.
'Damn it!!'
'Why is it another Konoha's Shinobi causing trouble?!'
'How many days of peace have we even had!??"
Ōnoki immediately ordered someone to contact the Raikage.
"Raikage..."
"Hurry and inform Tsunade!!"
"We must come up with a solution!"
He felt very aggrieved when he said this, and the situation was similar on the Raikage's side.
Because both of them felt like they were cleaning up Konoha's mess.
'Damn it!'
'The Konoha Village is just too outrageous!?'
'Last time, there was Orochimaru, and now there is Hiruko.'
'Can't these people just focus on destroying Konoha or declaring war on Konoha?!'
'Why are they going about destroying the world and declaring war on the Shinobi World all the time?!'
'Can't you leave the rest of us out of it!?'
Finally, after a discussion between Onoki and the Raikage, they unanimously decided to notify the other villages and convene the Five Kage Summit...
…
In Amegakure, inside the Akatsuki's hideout.
Pain stood on the high platform and witnessed Hiruko's passionate speech. At this moment, no words could describe the fury in Nagato's heart.
'What the hell is going on!?'
'I've only captured one Biju so far...'
'How come another bastard comes out to cause trouble!?'
'Is this ever going to end?!'
"Nagato..."
"Are you... are you okay?"
Konan walked up to Pain and asked him with concern. She was really worried about Nagato's mental state.
After all, Nagato had suffered too many setbacks over the years.
And she really hoped he would take care of himself and avoid using that power again.
"I'm fine!"
After saying this, Pain was about to fly into the air to hunt down the bastard. Seeing this, Konan immediately tried to dissuade him.
"Nagato!"
"Let the others handle it!"
"You don't need to do this yourself."
Nagato thought about it for a moment and felt that there was some truth to it, so he took out the communicator that Sasori gave him and contacted Ichigo.