Hatake Kakashi fainted.
The man's arm bore a burn mark, and his clothes appeared corroded, likely attacked by Boil Release and Lava Release ninjas.
The entire Land of Water, coincidentally, has a woman who possesses these two bloodlines.
While evading pursuit, Hatake Kakashi's trail was discovered by Ao, who then encountered Terumi Mei's ambush. Despite the overwhelming disadvantage, Kakashi managed to even the score and ended in a draw.
Unfortunately, besides Terumi Mei, he also faced numerous Mist Village Ninjas.
In desperation, Hatake Kakashi remembered the Lighting Release: Heavenly Thunder Prison Jutsu he had just secretly copied, intending to use it to defeat all the Mist Village Ninjas directly!
However, as Kakashi was forming hand seals, something felt off. Luckily, with a moment's inspiration, he chose his Lightning Blade, which opened a path for escape…
Just after escaping danger, Kakashi met his target in the Land of Water. Facing a group of Mist Village Ninjas was certain death, but encountering his old teammate Uchiha Obito offered a glimmer of hope.
Kakashi's tense mood finally eased somewhat.
The mysterious masked man's mood, however, was not as calm, as he looked down at Hatake Kakashi in shock!
Ahhhhh!
Could someone please tell him how Kakashi found out his identity?
And since he even called out his name, it definitely wasn't a random guess by Kakashi!
Who was the traitor that leaked his identity!
Uchiha Obito was practically going insane!
Next to him, Uehara Naraku looked slightly surprised, with some confusion in his eyes: "Senior Tobi? The name Kakashi just said..."
"..."
The mysterious masked man instantly regained composure, turning to look at Uehara Naraku with a flash of menace in his eyes, though he restrained himself: "I don't know what he's talking about…"
"He said Obito."
Uehara Naraku innocently repeated, even adding, "Senior Tobi, are you an old acquaintance of Konoha's Kakashi?"
After speaking, Uehara Naraku's eyes lit up: "Ah, right! You get along well with Itachi, so Senior Tobi is originally a Konoha ninja too…"
"..."
The mysterious masked man was on the brink of collapse; this kid Uehara was seriously analyzing his identity!
Doesn't he know that knowing too many secrets, and poking into others' private matters often leads to a short life?
The mysterious masked man knew now that his identity couldn't be leaked to others, especially to Nagato and Konan.
They might acknowledge Uchiha Madara, but not necessarily an ordinary Uchiha ninja.
Since Uehara Naraku seemed to have sensed this secret, the masked man's first thought was to ensure the news wouldn't spread!
A gloved hand suddenly reached out, gripping Uehara Naraku's neck, the mysterious masked man's voice was dark and somber: "Kid, I had high hopes for you, but to prevent affecting Nagato and Konan's judgement, I must kill you here!"
"Senior…"
Uehara Naraku struggled to breathe, clutching at the masked man's wrist, trying to break free, pleading softly: "Senior, I won't leak this secret!"
"Is that so?"
The mysterious masked man's eyes gradually turned blood-red, a hint of bloodthirsty madness flashing within: "But right now, I feel like killing you!"
"No… don't!"
In a panic, Uehara Naraku grabbed a handful of Paper Bombs, desperately slapping them onto the mysterious masked man's body, speaking with a hint of finality: "Senior, if you don't agree, then we'll perish together!"
In that moment, Uehara Naraku planned to rate his acting skills a hundred.
The mysterious masked man didn't sense anything amiss, perhaps due to overconfidence, allowing Uehara Naraku to stick Paper Bombs onto him.
Is this guy just short-sighted?
Or a bit too arrogant?
The mysterious masked man didn't notice anything unusual, sneering at Uehara Naraku: "Hmph, with just you, do you think you're worthy of perishing with me?"
"Senior…"
The pain on Uehara Naraku's face suddenly vanished, replaced by a strange smile: "Why would you think you're not worthy of perishing with me? After all, you're merely an intern in the organization!"
Finishing his words, Uehara Naraku broke free from Obito's grip with a small effort, soaring into the sky, coldly looking down at the mysterious masked man: "If you don't want to perish together, then go to hell!"
"Such a naive kid!"
The mysterious masked man laughed instead of getting angry, just as he was about to continue his harsh words, the explosion of Paper Bombs interrupted him!
Boom!
The series of Paper Bombs suddenly exploded!
The unconscious Hatake Kakashi and Hoshigaki Kisame were blown away by the shockwave from the bombs on the masked man's body!
The mysterious masked man's face remained calm, allowing the explosions to pass through his body without causing him harm. Yet, his right eye transformed into a pinwheel-like Mangekyo Sharingan, there existed an eerie Kamui Space there.
Through the Mangekyo Sharingan's abilities, the mysterious masked man's body could temporarily hollowify, entering space to avoid external attacks, enabling him to confidently face most ninjas in the Ninja World.
Inside the Kamui Space.
The mysterious masked man's body had already hidden in this space, intending to use it to evade the Paper Bombs' explosions, also making Uehara Naraku realize the gap in their abilities.
Unexpectedly, as his body just entered Kamui Space, one Paper Bomb after another followed him in!
Boom!
The entire Kamui Space was like New Year's Eve, with a constant barrage of exploding Paper Bombs!
Moreover, whether the mysterious masked man hid in the outside world or within Kamui Space, there were inexplicably Paper Bombs following him, making his head swim…
"What the hell… is going on! What kind of jutsu is this!"
The mysterious masked man looked up at Uehara Naraku in the air, his gaze filled with rage, being toyed with by a kid like this!
Uehara Naraku raised a finger, saying softly: "Shh… Senior, don't worry, I'm only using a billion Paper Bombs, this fireworks feast will soon end."
"Damn kid!"
The mysterious masked man spat a mouthful of blood, his clothes were destroyed, the mask on his face tattered, his body ragged, yet the Paper Bombs continued to explode…
His Kamui Space, astonishingly, had no way to rid the tracking of those Paper Bombs!
Uehara Naraku leisurely watched the fiery explosions of Paper Bombs, the Tandem Paper Bomb Jutsu was actually a kind of Space-Time Jutsu, and its invention was based on the simplest Summoning Jutsu.
As long as one Paper Bomb stuck to the target, an individual Paper Bomb could summon tons of trillions of Paper Bombs to continuously bombard the target until the target's body was blown to pieces!
Even if the mysterious masked man could hide in Kamui Space, the Paper Bombs would follow him in and continue summoning a massive quantity of Paper Bombs, causing him great discomfort…
If he could use Kamui Dojutsu to evade it, a billion Paper Bombs were just a fireworks show; now, even with Kamui Dojutsu, he couldn't escape the bombs' explosions.
He would have to use that move!
Watching the pitiful state of the mysterious masked man being battered by Paper Bombs, Uehara Naraku softly said: "Alright, if Senior dies here, blame it on your bad luck!
If you're lucky enough to survive my jutsu, then quickly return to the organization and confess your identity to Teacher Konan and Master Yahiko!"