Suddenly, Itachi noticed a commotion behind him. He turned around and saw a bone spur over a hundred meters long behind the illusory warrior.
Kimimaro emerged from the bone spur, holding a long bone spear in his hand, and pierced through the Perfect Susanoo with one strike.
"Shikotsumyaku: Dance of the Seedling Fern[b]Shikotsumyaku: Dance of the Seedling Fern[/b]!" Kimimaro pierced through the Perfect Susanoo with an expression as calm as if it were expected.
After all, in Kimimaro's mind, this move was known as the strongest spear.
Just as the bone spear was about to hit Itachi, a three - pronged Kunai flew in front of Kimimaro.
Seeing the three - pronged Kunai, Kimimaro already guessed that he was going to be defeated by Naruto.
Hinata was squatting on the ground, with her Byakugan activated. It was Hinata who used her Byakugan to search out Kimimaro's exact location.
With Hinata's help, after Naruto easily learned Kimimaro's location, he directly threw a three - pronged Kunai at that location to mark the teleportation point.
After marking the teleportation point, Naruto instantly appeared in front of Kimimaro with a Rasengan in his hand. Even Kimimaro didn't know how Naruto did it.
"After being hit by my Rasengan[b]Rasengan[/b], just have a good sleep." Naruto said in a voice as if he were coaxing a baby, "When you wake up, you'll find yourself on an operating table. But I believe you're already used to it. You probably spent all day on the operating table with Orochimaru."
Naruto's words made Kimimaro extremely angry.
Kimimaro wanted to change the attack direction of the bone spear and turn his target to Naruto.
"Rasengan[b]Rasengan[/b]!" Naruto struck quickly, pressing a Rasengan against Kimimaro's abdomen.
Kimimaro's eyes rolled back and he spat out saliva, then lost consciousness.
Then Kimimaro, like a kite with a broken string, somersaulted in the air and fell backwards towards the ground.
After knocking Kimimaro away, Itachi controlled the hand of the Susanoo to catch Naruto who was falling.
"Seems like I have to find a way to get the ability to fly. It's so much cooler to be able to fly." Naruto landed on the palm of the illusory warrior and muttered to himself.
At this time, Itachi found that Naruto was very powerful, especially when the Flying Thunder God Technique was combined with the Rasengan[b]Rasengan[/b]. It was almost impossible to defend against.
"Hinata - chan, come on!" Naruto looked out at the ground in the distance and saw Hinata running in a hurry.
With her Byakugan, Hinata locked in advance the place where Kimimaro would fall. After arriving there in advance, she took up a stance.
Seeing Kimimaro falling at high speed and about to land on the bone spurs and be pierced through,
Hinata immediately stepped on the bone spurs, jumped continuously, and leaped into the air to catch Kimimaro.
Itachi watched as Hinata saved Kimimaro. It was obvious that Hinata was following Naruto's instructions. It seemed that Naruto was acting in the right way.
Itachi closed his eyes and pretended to be profound, saying, "Naruto, I can't give you Shisui's left eye for now. I have to keep observing you. Only when I think you won't pose a threat to Konoha will I give you Shisui's left eye."
When Itachi opened his eyes, he found that Naruto had disappeared.
Itachi quickly looked for Naruto's figure and found that Naruto had already used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport to Hinata's side.
"Humph.
Itachi let out a sneer.
Naruto was examining Kimimaro. This guy was thin and small, yet he could sprout so many bone spurs from his body. Naruto found it amazing just looking at him.
Naruto knew that Kimimaro didn't have much lifespan left. Since Orochimaru had launched the "Konoha Destruction Plan" more than twenty days earlier, many things had happened ahead of schedule. So, Kimimaro only had about twenty days of lifespan remaining.
If Orochimaru hadn't launched the "Konoha Destruction Plan" ahead of time, Kimimaro would basically have reached the end of his life after this battle.
Itachi slowly retracted his Susanoo[b]Susanoo[/b]. It was unexpected that he had to use the full - body Susanoo[b]Susanoo[/b] in the fight against Kimimaro.
After seeing Itachi land on the ground, Naruto picked up Kimimaro this time and said, "Itachi, wait for me a moment. I'll send this guy back to Konoha first. This guy's combat power is really astonishing. He's a talent."
"Wait a minute, Naruto." Itachi disagreed with Naruto's idea and reached out his hand to stop him. "He's Orochimaru's man. He's willing to give his life for Orochimaru. He's a complete madman. Bringing such a person to Konoha will bring great hidden dangers to the village."
Naruto squinted his eyes and said, "In my eyes, you're also a madman. You're also willing to give your life for Sasuke. I wonder if bringing you to Konoha will bring hidden dangers to the village?"
"This..." Itachi was immediately speechless.
After holding back for a long time, Itachi shouted, "I'm completely different from him."
"I know." Naruto turned around and left, saying casually, "I have subsequent arrangements. It's not that simple to subdue a person. To subdue Kimimaro, I first need to subdue Orochimaru. Once I subdue Orochimaru, I'll naturally subdue Kimimaro."
Itachi stood there stunned.
Naruto carried the unconscious Kimimaro and used the Flying Thunder God Technique[b]Flying Thunder God Technique[/b], disappearing in an instant. Itachi was very worried at this time, while Hinata completely trusted Naruto.
After a long time, Naruto teleported back again. He used the Flying Thunder God Jutsu[b]Flying Thunder God Jutsu[/b] targeted at Hinata and teleported beside her.
As soon as Naruto teleported over, he hugged Hinata from behind and held a bunch of flowers.
"Do you like it? I just picked them in the Konoha Village."
"I like them so much." Hinata showed a sincere smile.
"..." Itachi, who was standing beside them, really couldn't stand it anymore and asked, "Naruto, are you sure you can bear all the consequences of bringing that guy back to Konoha?"
"I've already asked Karin to cast several Sealing Technique[b]Sealing Technique[/b] on him." Naruto said with a big smile. "Karin is my comrade and will also be your comrade in the future. She's been training in the Uzumaki Sealing Technique[b]Uzumaki Sealing Technique[/b] recently and has made rapid progress."
"Next, you're going to look for Orochimaru, right?"
"Right."
"But Orochimaru's stronghold is very secretive. How can you possibly find it?"
"I've never thought about searching for Orochimaru's stronghold. I'll just wait for Orochimaru to come to us on his own."
Hearing this, Itachi stared at Naruto with a cold look and began to think that Naruto was unreliable.
"Do you know the Valley of the End?" Naruto said. "It is said to be the place where Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha had a battle. It seems to be not far away. Let's go there."
Then, at Naruto's suggestion, the three of them went to the Valley of the End.
Itachi surveyed the entire expanse of the Valley of the End and noticed two gigantic stone statues there. They were the statues of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha respectively. These two statues stood face to face, as if a battle was about to break out.
Since a battle between two peerless powerhouses occurred here, later generations erected these stone statues to commemorate this earth - shaking battle.
Itachi asked, "What are we doing here?"
"Eating instant noodles," Naruto started to build a fire to heat water and took out three cup noodles from his bosom.
Itachi was immediately stunned, and Hinata was also taken aback for a moment.
"Don't be in a hurry. Right now, the one who should be in a hurry isn't us but Orochimaru," Naruto then let out a hee - hee laugh.
Meanwhile, in Orochimaru's secret stronghold on the other side, heart - wrenching screams and moans filled the air.
"It's been so long. Why haven't they come back yet? Where's Sasuke? I want Sasuke—"
Orochimaru's eyes blazed with intense killing intent.
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