Naruto thought that he still had to drag Tanzo Shimura out to take the blame. Otherwise, it's hard to come up with an interpretation.
Damn it! This stinky fox is totally useless!
Naruto's spirit left his inner world. His eyes were fixed on Hinata under Itachi's feet. He couldn't tell if it was the real Hinata.
Just then, Tsunade suddenly disengaged from the battle and went to the dying Sasuke's side to start treating him.
Naruto's face instantly turned ashen. Tsunade actually disengaged from the battle and was treating Sasuke.
This proved that the Hinata under Itachi's feet was real, and Sasuke had been transferred to the rear.
As Naruto expected, Itachi used the Tsukuyomi[b]Tsukuyomi[/b] Genjutsu to control him, making him use the Flying Thunder God Technique[b]Flying Thunder God Technique[/b] to teleport here with Hinata.
Then he manipulated Naruto to take the dying Sasuke to the back, successfully getting Sasuke out of danger.
Finally, he controlled Naruto to return to Hinata's side and made Naruto raise his Kunai to connect with Itachi's.
"Itachi! I can forgive you for anything, but I can never forgive you for touching Hinata." Naruto's eyes blazed with fighting spirit.
Itachi also thought to himself: Naruto Uzumaki, the Jinchuriki of the Nine-Tailed Fox, is completely different from what the intelligence described. He actually used my stupid younger brother to expose me... And his actions are so infuriating... Sasuke might really die...
Itachi observed the battlefield. Kisame was fighting with Jiraiya, while Tsunade was treating Sasuke.
At this point, Itachi had the idea of retreating. He had finally launched multiple attacks on Sasuke and secretly defused them. He should be able to deceive Kisame, right?
If Naruto still had any tricks up his sleeve, Itachi estimated that he wouldn't be able to hold on and would eventually be exposed.
In this situation, retreat was the best option.
But how could he persuade Kisame to retreat? Itachi looked at Naruto's Sharingan, which was Shisui's eye. Instantly, he had an idea.
Itachi flashed to Kisame's side. He first attacked to force Jiraiya back, then said in a cold voice, "Kisame, it's time for us to go. There are too many of them, and two of the Sannin from Konoha are here."
Kisame refused, saying, "If you don't kill Sasuke today, I won't trust you anymore, and you'll no longer be a member of the Akatsuki Organization."
Itachi quickly said, "I've tried to kill Sasuke multiple times, but something unexpected has happened every time."
"Unexpected? There have been way too many unexpected things!" Kisame sneered at Itachi. It seemed that he had lost his last bit of trust.
Naruto was checking on Hinata's condition. Fortunately, Hinata was just in a coma. It seemed that Hinata was in a coma because she was hit by a Genjutsu[b]Genjutsu[/b].
"Itachi! You'll pay the price!" Naruto rushed straight at Itachi. The Sharingan in his right eye glowed red.
"Kotoamatsukami[b]Kotoamatsukami[/b]!" Itachi was greatly shocked. This move of Naruto's was really deadly.
Itachi quickly threw a Smoke Bomb. Suddenly, a large amount of purple smoke rose from the scene, covering the whole area and obstructing everyone's vision.
Itachi grabbed Kisame and fled. Itachi said, "Naruto's Sharingan[b]Sharingan[/b] is extraordinary. It belongs to Shisui Uchiha. Once you lock eyes with it, you'll be under Naruto's control for life and become his slave."
"Tsk." Kisame seemed ungrateful, but judging from Itachi's description, Naruto's Sharingan[b]Sharingan[/b] was indeed extremely terrifying.
Itachi glanced at Kisame. It seemed impossible to regain his trust. At this moment, Itachi had decided to kill Kisame.
After killing Kisame, Itachi would lie to the Akatsuki Organization[b]Akatsuki Organization[/b] and claim that Kisame had died at the hands of Jiraiya.
Unexpectedly, Naruto sprang out from the purple smoke. Naruto said coldly, "I wouldn't waste Kotoamatsukami[b]Kotoamatsukami[/b] on you guys."
Itachi and Kisame were both shocked. Then, Kisame directly swung his large sword, Samehada[b]Samehada[/b], at Naruto.
"Want to kill me?" Naruto said fearlessly, "If I die, your Akatsuki Organization[b]Akatsuki Organization[/b]'s plan will fail. How can you explain it to Pain?"
When Naruto mentioned the name "Pain", Itachi and Kisame were both stunned on the spot.
Naruto continued, "Tanzo Shimura has broken his promise. After Sasuke returns to Konoha Village[b]Konoha Village[/b], Tanzo will kill him."
Kisame asked, "What the hell are you talking about, Nine-Tailed Fox[b]Nine-Tailed Fox[/b]?"
Naruto sneered and said, "Itachi, if you leave now, Sasuke will die at Tanzo's hands."
"No—" Itachi shouted, "Tanzo promised me that as long as I infiltrated the Akatsuki Organization[b]Akatsuki Organization[/b] and provided him with Intelligence[b]Intelligence[/b], Sasuke could grow up safely in Konoha Village[b]Konoha Village[/b]."
"Go to hell!" Kisame changed the direction of his swing with Samehada[b]Samehada[/b] and aimed it at Itachi.
Naruto showed a smug smile. The plan was successful. From now on, Konoha Village[b]Konoha Village[/b] would gain a powerful warrior.
"What?" Jiraiya also rushed out of the smoke. He heard Itachi's words and looked extremely shocked.
Jiraiya thought to himself: Itachi is the cold-blooded Rogue Ninja[b]Rogue Ninja[/b] who massacred his entire clan overnight. He's a very dangerous person. Could it be that he's Tanzo's Spy[b]Spy[/b]? Did he betray Konoha Village[b]Konoha Village[/b] for Sasuke's sake? What on earth is going on... My worldview has completely shattered today...
Itachi crouched down to dodge Kisame's horizontal slash. All he could think about next was to escape. He couldn't stay here any longer.
"Today, you have to explain everything clearly. No one is allowed to leave." Jiraiya quickly made Hand Seal[b]Hand Seal[/b] and shouted, "Toad Mouth Bind[b]Toad Mouth Bind[/b]!"
Itachi was rushing towards the window, trying to escape through it. Suddenly, the window disappeared, the walls disappeared, the floor disappeared, and the entire environment of the inn completely changed.
The surroundings were all red inner walls. Everyone present seemed to be inside the intestines of an unknown creature.
Jiraiya explained, "This is the stomach wall of the big frog[b]big frog[/b]. You're now inside the big frog[b]big frog[/b]'s stomach. Don't even think about escaping!"
"Amaterasu[b]Amaterasu[/b]!" Itachi Uchiha released the pupil power stored in his right eye.
Suddenly, black flames emerged from the big frog's stomach wall in front, burning a large hole directly. Itachi Uchiha escaped through this hole.
Kisame, holding Samehada[b]Samehada[/b], also escaped through the hole Itachi had made and then started chasing after Itachi.
Naruto quickly came over to take a look and began to assess the situation. Itachi had already used Tsukuyomi[b]Tsukuyomi[/b] and Amaterasu[b]Amaterasu[/b], so it was estimated that he had consumed some of his eye power. However, his remaining strength was still terrifying. Kisame probably couldn't kill Itachi.
Jiraiya came to Naruto's side and asked, "Naruto? What on earth is going on? I heard what you said just now. You mentioned Tanzo."
Naruto squinted his eyes. He wasn't panicked a bit 'cause he'd already thought of this and cooked up a lie.
Naruto began to explain everything to Jiraiya, saying, "Lord Tanzo fought against Shukaku of Gaara to protect Konoha. In the end, he protected the village, but Lord Tanzo died."
"Just before Lord Tanzo died, I happened to be by his side. Tanzo told me a secret about Itachi Uchiha."
As Jiraiya listened to Naruto's tale, his face changed big - time. He never thought there was such a scheme hidden in Konoha Village.
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