Naruto: The Abstract Strategist of the Akatsuki

Chapter 11 Kakashi: Itachi, don't hurt Sasuke... uh?

"They really did have other motives."

Kakashi was not surprised by Kisame's two-faced nature and sudden attack.

The next second, he saw Bai Mo blocking his way, and his expression immediately froze.

We exchanged a few blows briefly before, and I had no idea what the other person had done.

Now that he had awakened his Sharingan after fighting Zabuza, Kakashi wanted to try it again.

The Sharingan with its three tomoe eyes was fixed on Bai Mo.

Bai Mo also gave Kakashi face and immediately began forming hand seals.

Kakashi immediately started to follow.

"Hey kid, watch out, that's the Copy Ninja—Kakashi with the Sharingan! He can copy your ninjutsu!"

Upon seeing the familiar scene, Zabuza Momochi, who had just been rescued, hurriedly spoke up to remind Bai Mo.

however……

What kind of technique is this, with so many seals?

A bead of cold sweat appeared on Kakashi's forehead.

Despite his worries, Kakashi didn't dare stop.

The Sharingan remained fixed on Bai Mo's hands.

They could observe the smallest details, even discerning the hand muscle movements when Bai Mo switched to the next seal, thus knowing in advance what the next seal would be and forming the seal faster than Bai Mo himself.

That's what he relied on when he fought Zabuza before.

"Dead Demon Sealing!"

"Corpse Demon Seal... What?!"

Kakashi confidently completed the hand seals before Bai Mo and called out the name of the ninjutsu in response to Bai Mo's words.

Kakashi was startled as soon as he heard the name.

What the heck?

Kakashi didn't know the hand seal sequence for the Reaper Death Seal, but he did know the name, since his teacher, Minato Namikaze, used the Reaper Death Seal to seal the Nine-Tails.

Once this forbidden technique is used, it's uncertain whether the enemy can be sealed, but the user will certainly die.

Kakashi was genuinely startled.

He breathed a sigh of relief after discovering there was no chakra fluctuation.

"Scared? Will you dare to copy ninjutsu so casually next time? And release it prematurely?"

Bai Mo shook his hand.

My hands are a little sore from making those hand seals.

Kakashi was speechless upon hearing this.

That's such a terrible personality!

But on second thought, what the other person said made some sense.

If someone is deliberately targeting him, he should form hand seals and use some kind of "self-destruct" ninjutsu.

He even chose to use it before his opponent, wouldn't that mean he was doomed?

Having figured this out, Kakashi became even more confused.

If the other party deliberately helps him remove his weaknesses and flaws, is he an enemy or a friend?

"Hahaha, I never expected that Kakashi with the Sharingan would be fooled by a young man! Hahahaha!"

Zabuza burst into laughter when he saw Kakashi get the short end of the stick.

"Don't laugh at others when you're an idiot who can only perform a ninjutsu with over forty hand seals."

Bai Mo's words abruptly silenced Zabuza's laughter.

"Kisame, is he one of your subordinates?"

Zabuza looked displeased.

"No, I'd say I was his subordinate."

Kisame replied casually.

"What?"

Zabuza frowned.

Before he could say anything more, the masked man and woman hiding in the shadows finally couldn't help but jump out.

Zabuza is indeed a terrifying character.

In the final episode of Shippuden, Kaguya Otsutsuki is confronted by Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Kakashi, and a "masked man".

Now Zabuza is facing the same setup.

"Who is it?"

Upon hearing the noise, Kakashi turned his gaze and held a kunai horizontally in front of him.

"Gentlemen, I am an Anbu member from Kirigakure. My mission is to capture the rogue ninja Zabuza and retrieve the Executioner's Blade. Could you hand him over to me?"

Bai still used the same words he had prepared, trying to persuade the others.

"It is indeed a mask from the Hidden Mist Village's Anbu..."

Kakashi was speechless at the scene before him.

If it were only Zabuza, then there wouldn't be any problem with this person coming out.

Now, not only Zabuza, but also Kisame Hoshigaki.

The crucial point is that these Konoha members even collaborated with Kisame Hoshigaki, who was also a rogue ninja from Kirigakure.

Is this whole argument meant to force everyone to kill each other to cover it up?

"Bai, you idiot, stop talking!"

Zabuza interrupted Haku.

The fact that they called out each other's names indicates that they know each other.

Kakashi immediately realized that the other person was an imposter, who was trying to rescue Zabuza.

"Zabuza-sama?"

Bai was confused.

"Kisame, what do you want? You don't want my sword, do you?"

Zabuza didn't say anything more to Haku, but instead looked at Kisame.

Now that he has just been defeated by Kakashi, he will definitely be powerless against Kisame.

Kakashi had also exhausted a lot of his chakra and was carrying several burdens. Facing a ninja like Kisame, who had a huge amount of chakra and was fully prepared, Kakashi had no choice but to retreat.

Therefore, Zabuza's life or death depended entirely on the other party.

Kisame didn't answer Zabuza, but instead looked at Bai Mo.

"What do we need your knife for? Since we saved you, you, your knife, and this subordinate of yours will all become members of our branch."

Bai Mo spoke.

As soon as Bai Mo said this, the other group of Kakashi immediately became alert.

Branch offices? So, there's also a headquarters?

Could the other side be a new force gathered somewhere, with rogue ninjas at its core?

"...An organization that can recruit a ninja of your strength, Kisame, must be extraordinary. I can agree, but there are a few questions I'd like to ask first."

After a brief consideration, Zabuza agreed.

He then stopped speaking and turned his gaze to Kakashi and the others.

Kakashi's expression was grave at this moment.

Kakashi didn't believe that this organization of rogue ninjas was up to anything.

If left unchecked, it will threaten the safety of the village sooner or later.

The best course of action is to find a way to obtain more information.

But the current situation is clearly not the time to gather intelligence.

Putting three subordinates in danger for the sake of intelligence goes against Kakashi's long-standing ninja code.

"us……"

"Strategist, the mission is complete."

Just as Kakashi was about to say something and retreat, a flock of crows suddenly flew over, gathered into Itachi Uchiha, and handed a scroll to Bai Mo.

"Uchiha Itachi?"

Upon seeing Itachi, Kakashi immediately sensed something was wrong.

Sure enough, just as he thought of this, Sasuke behind him trembled as he threw out a Fuma Shuriken and charged forward with a kunai in hand.

"Itachi!!!"

Sasuke charged forward with a frenzied expression.

Bai Mo nodded, took the mission scroll, and said a few words to Itachi.

Itachi slowly turned his head and activated his Sharingan.

The three tomoe spun around and transformed into a kaleidoscope.

"Stop! Itachi! Don't hurt Sasuke..."

Kakashi was shocked and hurriedly shouted.

He only shouted halfway through...

Kakashi found himself suddenly surrounded by a cross, bound to a cross.

Uh.

So it wasn't meant to be Sasuke?

Outside the Tsukuyomi space, Sasuke was also startled.

After all, Itachi's eyes were all too familiar.

The sight of those eyes meant he was about to begin recalling the night of the massacre.

But this time it didn't happen?

After Sasuke checked himself to make sure he was alright, he turned around and saw Kakashi had fallen into the water and was being carried ashore by Naruto and Sakura.