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Chapter 64: Those Who Block Me—Die!
"I have important intelligence to report to the Hokage-sama! This concerns the Hokage-sama's safety and relates to Konoha Village's life or death!"
Itachi's face darkened, forcibly restraining his angry emotions.
Itachi's spy identity was classified—only a few high-ranking individuals knew. Later, due to a series of framing incidents by Yasushi, when uncertain of Itachi's current inclinations, Konoha Village didn't dare rashly treat Itachi as one of their own.
Originally, Kakashi and others tried leaving contact markers for Itachi, but unfortunately Itachi was dispatched by Nagato to recruit Kakuzu and never replied.
Under these circumstances, Konoha Village naturally found it even harder to trust Itachi.
Moreover, Kotetsu Hagane fundamentally knew nothing of these inside details. He only knew the village had once issued a wanted order calling Uchiha Itachi a rogue ninja.
Kotetsu's eyes stared intently at Itachi's every move, very confidently saying:
"Itachi, this is Konoha Village. No one can threaten the Hokage-sama's safety within the village."
"As for the village's life or death—that doesn't require you or me to worry about."
"Wherever the leaves dance, fire burns eternal!"
"Even if the other Four Great Nations attack together, they cannot destroy the village!"
"If you're truly a spy sent out by the village, then stay here and help us eliminate that Sand Village rogue ninja over there, rather than constantly trying to run toward the Hokage-sama."
"You..." Itachi felt angry flames rising endlessly in his heart. The Mangekyo in his eyes fluctuated violently, wishing he could eliminate all these fools before him.
"Hehe..." Sasori on the other side didn't seize the opportunity to attack but instead withdrew his human puppet, watching the excitement there.
"Itachi, is this the village you chose?"
"Even after killing everyone in your clan, even after abandoning your little brother's revenge, discarding the last thread of human bonds..."
"The village you're loyal to still doesn't trust you!"
Facing Sasori's mockery, Itachi's expression showed not half a ripple of emotion.
After losing humanity's anchor, the remaining Itachi no longer had self or id interference—only surviving superego will remained.
What sustained his continued existence was only his final obsession.
That was protecting the village, maintaining the village's peace!
As for everything else, he completely didn't care.
At this moment, Itachi's heart was like iron and stone.
"I, Uchiha Itachi, do things that don't require anyone's approval."
"Since you've decided to block before me, you are obstacles to completing my mission. Even village comrades—I won't show mercy!"
Itachi had even severed his little brother's feelings, let alone these outsiders. The Mangekyo Sharingan in his eyes rotated. He directly made a killing move.
"Amaterasu!"
Pitch-black flames immediately ignited on Kotetsu and the others.
"Not good! Quickly extinguish the fire!"
"Water Style: Water Prison Technique!"
Water Style released. Immediately waves rose from flat ground. A massive water sphere appeared beside everyone, wrapping everyone inside.
But this Water Style fundamentally couldn't restrain Amaterasu's flames. Those pitch-black flames still burned quietly in water, spreading toward everyone's entire bodies.
Seeing Water Style useless, Kamizuki Izumo had no choice but to release the water prison.
The group hastily cut away fire-contaminated areas, immediately blood spraying everywhere. They hurriedly applied emergency bandaging, momentarily in disarray.
Seizing this opportunity, Itachi leaped over everyone, intending to leave.
But fierce wind attacked from behind, forcing him to stop again and quickly dodge.
"Magnet Style: Iron Sand Drizzle & Iron Sand World Method!"
Iron sand as powerful as bullets densely shot beneath his feet, pounding the ground honeycomb-like. Immediately it also grew from the ground surface, branches crisscrossing, forming an iron forest, surrounding toward him.
Itachi retreated with consecutive jumps several times, landing on rooftops again before temporarily avoiding iron sand attacks, his gaze unfriendly as he looked toward Sasori behind.
"Itachi, you haven't passed my level yet. How can you leave just like this?"
"Is that so?" Itachi drew a deep breath. His gaze grew increasingly cold. The blood-red Mangekyo in his eyes fluctuated violently. "Anyone blocking me must die!"
"Amaterasu!"
This time Itachi's heart held firm killing intent. He also output more chakra. Immediately a large cluster of black flames ignited on the Third Kazekage human puppet's body.
But Sasori had long been prepared. The chakra threads in his hands lightly trembled. The black flames on the human puppet all fell off, dropping to the ground.
It turned out he'd long ago attached a layer of iron sand to the human puppet's surface. Amaterasu's black flames only burned the iron sand epidermis but didn't truly fall onto the human puppet itself.
Itachi's expression grew increasingly gloomy. He abandoned the idea of quick victory, rapidly charging toward Sasori while his hands rapidly formed seals.
"Fire Style: Fireball Technique!"
A massive fireball spat from Itachi's mouth, rapidly expanding in the air, burning toward the human puppet.
Sasori carefully and cautiously adjusted the human puppet's position, avoiding his own exposure under Itachi's eyes while again activating Iron Sand World Method, erecting a pitch-black iron shield in midair, blocking the incoming fireball.
Boom!
The fireball struck the iron shield, immediately shattering. Sparks scattered, falling like rain—like a gorgeous fireworks display, beautiful and magnificent.
In the interplay of light and shadow, Itachi's hands continuously flicked. Shuriken rapidly shot from his hands, crisscrossing and colliding in midair, changing trajectories, bypassing the human puppet, forming a killing net that shot straight toward Sasori hiding behind.
Sasori's feet didn't move. He only hooked his fingers. The human puppet brought both hands together. Magnetic force transmitted from its body, pulling back the shuriken that flew over.
"Hehe, Magnet Style isn't merely capable of manipulating iron sand!"
"All steel weapons cannot bypass my human puppet!"
"I naturally know!" Itachi said coldly.
He also hooked his fingers. His ten fingers forcefully retracted inward. Several pitch-black steel wires surfaced from the air, connecting behind those shuriken. Borrowing the human puppet's magnetic attraction, they tightly coiled around the human puppet together.
"Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Technique!"
Itachi's hands rapidly formed seals. His mouth opened. A massive fire dragon burst forth, following those steel wires' trajectories, sweeping toward the human puppet.
"What?" Sasori hurriedly mobilized the human puppet, condensing iron sand blades that rapidly rotated and cut around the human puppet, severing all those steel wires.
But it was too late. The fire dragon had already struck the human puppet, burning fiercely.
Iron sand blades rapidly disintegrated, covering the human puppet, forming a sealed shell that tightly wrapped the human puppet.
Without oxygen to fuel combustion, ordinary flames fundamentally couldn't continue, rapidly extinguishing.
While Itachi seized this opportunity, rushing near the human puppet. The Mangekyo Sharingan spun madly. Chakra surged out, condensing and shaping externally. Susanoo rose from the ground, one punch bombarding the human puppet's body, heavily sending the human puppet flying away.
Sasori hurriedly hooked his fingers, pulling the human puppet back while rapidly running, avoiding being locked by Itachi's ocular technique.
Itachi drew a deep breath before forcefully exhaling. Wind blades wildly surged out, overwhelmingly covering forth.
"Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!"
His attack didn't target Sasori or the Third Kazekage's human puppet but blew toward the blank area between the two.
The fierce storm, like mountains toppling and seas overturning, finely cut through that entire area. The already fragile chakra threads were immediately ground to powder.
The human puppet lost control, immediately plummeting heavily from midair, smashing onto the ground, splashing countless dust.
"Amaterasu!"
Seizing this opportunity, Itachi's gaze flashed toward Sasori. Black flames chased Sasori's steps spreading over, driving him away from the human puppet.
Sasori rapidly leaped dodging when suddenly his footsteps stopped. Both hands flicked again. A human figure appeared between him and Itachi, once again blocking Itachi's line of sight.
"Ahh..." That person screamed from their mouth, but their body uncontrollably rapidly charged toward Itachi. "I can't control my own body anymore!"
Itachi's expression turned cold. Susanoo heavily hammered, smashing this person into pulp. Blood accompanied by flesh and bones splattered everywhere, painting the space within several metres.
"It's useless!" Itachi roared. "Anyone obstructing me from saving the village is my enemy!"
"Those who block me..."
"Die!"
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