Evil Uchiha Itsuki

"Just as I thought!"

Shikaku chuckled bitterly and said, "You are members of the Akatsuki, aren't you?"

Sasori and Deidara exchanged glances, both noticing the gravity in each other's eyes.

"How do you know?"

The Akatsuki's activities were still supposed to be secret, but Shikaku's tone was full of certainty.

As if he had seen them before.

"Itsuki told us."

Upon hearing that, Sasori and Deidara laughed.

"You punk!"

Sasori stared at Shikaku, cackling ominously, "Looks like you don't know Uchiha Itsuki at all. You think he would tell you about us? Haha!"

Shikaku maintained his composure and said, "Why not? His specialty is doing things that are completely unexpected. There's nothing he can't do."

"Or rather, what he likes most is doing the things you can't predict."

"No wonder you're from the Nara clan!"

Deidara laughed, "You're indeed clever, able to say things that would make us hostile so easily. But unfortunately, you may know a lot about Uchiha Itsuki, but you don't know much about us."

"Enough talk!"

Sasori's body exuded a chilling killing intent, his eyes bloodshot and devoid of emotion, as he glared at Shikaku Nara. "Kill them."

Under such a gaze, Shikaku couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

It felt like being stared down by a poisonous snake.

The last person who made him feel this way was Orochimaru.

"Alright."

Deidara smiled faintly.

"Watch out."

Kakashi suddenly shouted in a low voice, his kunai flashing as he cut towards Shikaku's back.

Two white spiders had somehow crawled onto Shikaku's back without anyone noticing.

Kakashi cut them in half, and just as they were about to hit the ground, they exploded.

Shikaku's eyes narrowed.

When did that happen?

He hadn't felt anything at all.

By the time the explosion was triggered, realizing it would have been too late.

He'd definitely get injured.

"Boom!"

Amidst the flying dust, Hiruko swung its poisonous tail at Kakashi.

"Clang."

Kakashi blocked with his kunai, but the enormous force sent him stumbling backward.

During this process, he flung a series of kunai.

Hiruko's tail whipped heavily, deflecting all of them.

Swish!

With a soft sound, both sides transformed.

Hiruko shed its oversized cloak, revealing a grotesque body beneath.

Deidara, meanwhile, flew up on a giant bird, looking down from above.

"Sasori, are you really going to do it alone?"

"Shut up!"

Sasori glared menacingly at the Konoha ninja, saying coldly, "Don't make me wait too long. And I won't make you wait too long either."

"Swish swish swish!"

Shikaku quickly formed hand seals.

"Shadow Possession Jutsu!"

Facing the rapidly approaching shadow, Hiruko did not evade but instead opened its mouth wide.

"Crack!"

Countless poison needles shot out at Shikaku.

Shikaku had no choice but to abandon his jutsu and retreat.

What use was it to restrain a puppet?

Those poison needles, however, could take his life.

"Hmph!"

Sasori snorted disdainfully, his voice cold, "Come, let me have some fun with you!"

Standing atop his bird, Deidara watched calmly, clicking his tongue. "Impressive as always, Sasori. Even just Hiruko alone can make these Konoha ninjas look this pathetic. If he used that or his true form, these ninjas wouldn't stand a chance."

Countless poison needles shot out from Hiruko, creating a poisonous landscape.

Sasori used poison and needles skillfully.

He seemed like a living weapon, with not a single part of him that wasn't dangerous.

Under Sasori's relentless attacks, Shikaku and Kakashi were in a sorry state.

In the original story, Sasori's opponent was Chiyo, who knew him very well.

Thus, Sasori's strength didn't seem overwhelming.

In reality, he was undoubtedly a very formidable ninja.

At least, under his attacks, two elite jonin had already been taken out.

The remaining two were also in a precarious situation.

Shikaku and Kakashi weren't in good condition either.

Imagine it.

Within Sunagakure, the Third Kazekage—considered the strongest—was killed by Sasori and turned into a puppet. How could his strength be weak?

"Shikaku!"

Kakashi yelled.

"Yeah!"

Shikaku nodded cooperatively.

The two attacked Sasori from different directions.

Sasori's tail swung flexibly and then stabbed at Kakashi again.

"Shadow Possession Jutsu!"

Shikaku seized the opportunity to use his shadow possession once more.

This time, Sasori retreated.

As he retreated, he launched a counterattack against Shikaku. Though it did not succeed, it disrupted Shikaku's rhythm, preventing him from pressing the advantage.

When both sides landed...

"Clink!"

Two kunai appeared under Sasori's feet, tied with explosive tags.

"Boom!!!"

A violent explosion engulfed Sasori.

But!

He walked out of it unscathed, his gaze colder than ever.

The puppet seemed almost emotional, venting its fury recklessly.

"Sasori, need any help?"

Deidara slowly flew in front of Sasori, asking softly.

"No need!"

Sasori's hoarse voice replied, "Just stay quiet on the sidelines. I said, I won't make you wait long."

Are you still human?

Not at all!

You're just a puppet now!

Not going to keep me waiting? Haven't I already waited long enough?

Deidara complained silently.

On the surface, he smiled and began to retreat.

When Sasori went berserk, he wouldn't care who was a comrade. He would destroy everything in front of him.

Deidara didn't want to die yet!

Dammit, it's nice being in the Akatsuki.

But also not.

Because he was the weakest.

Even Jūzō Biwa could tear him apart in a rage.

Still, standing there doing nothing seemed boring.

Deidara thought for a moment, looked at the distant Three-Tails, and a strange smile appeared on his lips.

The two mouths on his hands also began muttering.

...

"How's it going?"

Jiraiya, constantly dodging the Three-Tails' attacks, kept glancing back at Shikaku and the others.

He thought that after drawing the Three-Tails away, the others should have quickly set up new traps.

Soon!

Once he led the Three-Tails back, they could complete the capture plan.

"If Itsuki is involved, you better not interfere, or else..."

"Or else what?"

A playful voice echoed.

Jiraiya's heart sank.

Uchiha Itsuki had indeed appeared.

"Uchiha Itsuki!"

Jiraiya looked at him coldly, saying, "Don't forget, you were once a ninja of Konoha."

Hiding nearby, watching Jiraiya being chased around by the Three-Tails, Itsuki smiled and said, "Didn't seem like I was Konoha's ninja when you tried to kill me. Now you bring this up?"

"Itsuki!"

Jiraiya's eyes filled with pleading, "Please, Konoha must have a tailed beast. Let us have the Three-Tails. Doesn't the Fire Village already have the Nine-Tails and the Two-Tails?"

"That's a weird thing to say. Is the Nine-Tails really Fire Village's? The Nine-Tails is free. That's my agreement with Kushina." Itsuki shrugged.

"Kushina?"

"Yeah!"

Itsuki laughed as it looked at Jiraiya, saying, "I've seen Kushina and Minato. When they sealed the Nine-Tails, they sealed a part of their power inside Naruto, so they could appear in critical moments to help him."

Jiraiya's face turned pale instantly. "So..."

"So, they have a lot of complaints about you, Jiraiya-sensei."

Itsuki smiled as it said, "When you all released the Nine-Tails to deal with me, Kushina beat Minato senseless and, at the same time, shouted at you in anger."

Jiraiya felt a wave of dizziness.

Everything he had done was seen by his beloved disciple, Minato Namikaze.

He had trusted Jiraiya.

Entrusted Naruto to him.

Yet Jiraiya had not properly cared for Naruto in the beginning, and later, he even attacked him directly.

Shame!

Humiliation!

Anger!

Countless negative emotions filled his heart.

For a moment, it almost drove him mad.

"Bang!"

At that moment, the Three-Tails suddenly launched its strongest attack, swatting Jiraiya away with a paw.

"Roar!"

The Mud Turtle let out a muffled roar, opening its mouth to gather a Tailed Beast Bomb, aiming to finish off Jiraiya.

Jiraiya, however, lay on the ground, disheartened and motionless.

All along, he had been lying to himself.

He had told himself that everything he did was for Konoha.

Now, he suddenly realized what he had done!

He had treated Naruto like that!

No excuse could change that fact.

What he thought was for Konoha had, in reality, hurt his disciple.

Moreover!

The reason Konoha was in its current state was also largely due to him.

Therefore!

Faced with the Tailed Beast Bomb, Jiraiya chose to close his eyes and remain still.

"Are you ready to die just like that?"

Itsuki was a bit surprised but didn't stop it.

If he wanted to die, then let him die!

For what Jiraiya had done, he truly deserved death. Even if Naruto didn't kill him in the future, Itsuki definitely wouldn't let him go.

A pen pal was still just a pen pal.

If you dare to come after me, you deserve death!

However!

Just as the Tailed Beast Bomb was about to hit Jiraiya, a figure appeared, grabbing Jiraiya and flying away with him.

"Boom!!!"

A huge explosion echoed.

The Tailed Beast Bomb caused massive chaos.

But Itsuki could see that it hadn't hit.

"The Second Hokage?"

He murmured, "Has he been here all along?"

"Correct!"

Tobirama's voice sounded behind Itsuki.

Itsuki turned his head and couldn't help but be stunned when he saw the Second Hokage.

One of Tobirama's hands had pierced his own chest, and he pulled it out forcefully.

"Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags!"

Suddenly.

Countless explosive tags poured out from Tobirama's chest, continuously exploding around Itsuki body.

Swoosh!

Itsuki used the Flying Thunder God technique to avoid the countless explosive tags.

Go wherever he wanted.

Flying Thunder God!

Whoever uses it praises it!

Now, Mom no longer has to worry about my safety.

"I say, Second Hokage, do you really think you can beat me with that?"

Itsuki stepped back a few paces to avoid the countless explosive tags, looking at Tobirama with surprise. "These things might work on an average ninja, but for me, they won't be effective at all."

What level of ninja was Itsuki?

Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags, he could handle them with ease.

"Really?"

Tobirama let out a sarcastic smile.

"Hmm?"

Itsuki immediately felt a powerful force locking onto him.

The Three-Tails!

It was staring coldly at him, with a Tailed Beast Bomb forming slowly in its mouth.

"Are you serious, Three-Tails?"

Itsuki frowned, staring at the Three-Tails, and said coldly, "Are you really going to attack me?"

"Boom!"

The answer was a released Tailed Beast Bomb.

"Damn!"

Itsuki cursed and was about to counterattack when he suddenly noticed something was wrong.

The Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, had appeared.

He grabbed Itsuki tightly from behind.

"Perish together with me!"

Tobirama sneered.

"No way!"

Itsuki expression changed drastically. "When did you put a mark on me?"

"If you knew, would it still be effective?"

Tobirama just sneered.

"Hah!"

As the Tailed Beast Bomb was about to hit them, Tobirama let out a fierce shout, and his entire body exploded violently.

At that moment, Tobirama seemed to transform into a being made entirely of explosive tags.

Then, they were struck by the Tailed Beast Bomb!

A double attack!

"Sensei..."

Not far away, Hiruzen Sarutobi held Jiraiya in one hand and a large black staff in the other, staring blankly at the scene.

"Don't worry!"

Hashirama Senju spoke casually, "The Reanimation Jutsu prevents real death."

Hiruzen gave a wry smile.

Of course, he knew that!

But seeing his respected teacher "die" before his eyes still had a huge impact.

Moreover!

He didn't expect his teacher to use the Reanimation Jutsu like this.

It was completely a suicide attack.

Or perhaps this was the most perfect use of the Reanimation Jutsu.

His teacher was the developer of the Reanimation Jutsu.

"Lord Hashirama, did it work?"

He couldn't help but ask, "Is Uchiha Ichiki dead?"

"Not necessarily."

Hashirama's face was solemn as he muttered, "Could it really be that easy?"

Uchiha Itsuki—this Uchiha was second only to Madara among all the ninjas Hashirama had encountered.

Would he really be killed that easily?

Sure enough!

"Roar!!!"

A fierce roar of pain rang out.

The Three-Tails!

It seemed as if it had been heavily wounded, rolling on the ground in agony.

As it rolled, it kept roaring in anger.

At the same time, a figure like a demon appeared in everyone's sight.

Uchiha Itsuki!

He stood coldly at the top of a tall tree, overlooking the land, his expression full of disdain.

Moreover!

He was holding a head in his hand.

Tobirama Senju's head!

"With this level, you want to kill me? Who are you kidding?!"

Itsuki let out a cold laugh toward Hashirama's direction and casually threw Tobirama's head, landing it at Hashirama's feet.

"Now it's your turn, Hashirama Senju, First Hokage!"

(End of this chapter)