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"But with my current chakra," Itachi raised his gaze, staring toward the black sphere in the sky where the boulders were being drawn.
Although he had analyzed the jutsu's weaknesses, the remaining strength he possessed was unlikely to be enough to destroy the core black sphere emitting gravity.
Furthermore, nearby, Pain hovered in the air, watching.
He was the only being within the area affected by the gravitational wave who remained unaffected by it.
"If Shisui could use Susanoo now."
Itachi glanced sideways at Shisui, who stood not far away.
The latter's eye power and chakra had been greatly depleted in the continuous battles.
Furthermore, even with Shisui's natural talent, it would have been impossible for him to unleash the power of Susanoo in such a short time after awakening his Mangekyo.
Mastering Susanoo's power required mastery of both Mangekyo's eye techniques.
The fact that Shisui could achieve this feat in such a short time was truly remarkable.
"Looks like we have no choice but to give it our all!"
Itachi's personality wouldn't allow him to do anything he wasn't sure of success, but now he and Shisui were trapped in a desperate situation, with no better solution.
He nodded at Shisui.
What Itachi could analyze, Shisui could certainly understand.
Swish!
The crimson chakra radiance suddenly shrank, and the Yata Mirror and the Totsuka Blade vanished.
Within the palm of Susanoo's hand, several massive crimson magatama once again condensed.
The Yasaka Magatama was the most destructive of Itachi's techniques, even more so than the Totsuka Blade.
Bang!
Shisui clenched his ANBU sword, its blade gleaming with a rich flame.
"Do you still want to struggle?"
In the distance, Pain raised his palm, facing Shisui.
While he was truly impressed that these two had seen through the Chibaku Tensei's weakness in such a short time, Itachi's attack alone wasn't enough to destroy the Chibaku Tensei's core.
He certainly wouldn't stand by and watch Shisui and Itachi launch a combined attack.
"Go into the cage obediently!"
Pain stared at Shisui with a stern look.
Swish!
Suddenly, a figure appeared out of thin air beside Shisui.
The figure had dazzling blonde hair and wore a white robe embroidered with a fire cloud pattern.
Embroidered on the white robe were words as fiery as flames.
"Hokage-sama?!"
Shisui's eyes flickered to the side, gazing at the blond man who had suddenly appeared beside him.
Minato, who had appeared beside him, also turned his gaze to Shisui and said in a grave voice, "It seems you've encountered a formidable foe."
Itachi glanced over, his eyes trembling when he saw the Fourth Hokage beside Shisui.
He had already sent a crow to relay a call for help back to Konoha, but at the speed of crows, it would take at least several hours to travel from the Land of the Moon to the Land of Fire.
Minato, possessing a keen sense of perception, was first drawn to Itachi, whose chakra was radiating the strongest energy in his vicinity.
"Is this the true power of the Mangekyo Sharingan, Susanoo?"
Minato muttered, gazing at the youth encased in the crimson giant shadow.
As Hokage, he had seen references to Susanoo in the village's Uchiha files.
He also sensed another powerful chakra presence, besides Shisui and Itachi.
"The Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato... why has he only appeared here now?"
Pain asked in a low voice, looking at Minato.
Itachi's arrival suggested Shisui had transmitted a distress signal back to Konoha through a special means.
However, the only person who arrived was Itachi, a stark contrast.
He saw that Itachi had arrived using reverse summoning techniques, and since the Fourth Hokage and Itachi hadn't arrived together, it meant that the Fourth Hokage hadn't been in Konoha before.
The Fourth Hokage's arrival at this moment suggested that Itachi had sent a distress signal to Konoha before his appearance.
"Is there a mark of the Fourth Hokage's space-time ninjutsu on Uchiha Shisui's body?"
Pain whispered.
Beside Shisui, Minato gazed down at the ground below, where huge rocks were constantly rising.
A look of horror welled up in his azure eyes.
"It looks like this must be the enemy's jutsu."
Minato glanced at Pain, feeling his body being pulled by some force.
He looked at Shisui and asked, "This feeling... can that guy manipulate gravity?"
"Yes," Shisui nodded.
"Just now, the enemy created a black ball with extremely strong gravitational force. That black ball is the core of gravity."
He immediately explained the principle of the enemy's ninjutsu to Minato.
"In other words, if we can eliminate the black ball emitting gravity, we can break this technique."
"Were you and Itachi planning to destroy it just now?"
Minato asked.
As he, Shisui, and Itachi rose higher, the pressure of gravity grew stronger.
Yet all three remained remarkably calm, for only then could they find a way to resolve the situation.
"Yes," Shisui replied.
"I understand," Minato said, then extended his hand toward Shisui: "Give me your Flying Thunder God Kunai."
Shisui immediately produced a specially crafted kunai shaped like a trident from his bosom.
He passed it to Minato, who took it and slowly clenched his hand.
Simultaneously, Minato's eyes met Itachi's, motioning him forward, then glancing at Pain.
Itachi understood instantly.
Minato smiled faintly.
Swish!
The Flying Thunder God Kunai in his hand was instantly enveloped in a rich layer of lightning chakra.
Swoosh!
The next moment, Minato swung his arm vigorously, hurling the kunai.
At the same time, Itachi changed his target.
Susanoo flung the crimson magatama in its hand toward Pain.
Although the magatama's trajectory was altered by gravity, it was still enough to stop Pain's movement.
At this moment, the special kunai Minato had thrown transformed into a wisp of azure light and disappeared into the crevices of the boulders.
"What's this guy planning?"
Pain easily dodged the Yasaka Magatama's attack range and suddenly looked up.
Meanwhile, Minato, standing beside Shisui, formed hand seals with his hands.
He carefully sensed the chakra marking on the Flying Thunder God Kunai.
At a certain moment, Minato felt the marking contact a tremendous force.
At this moment, the black ball emitting gravity was surrounded by a large number of boulders, temporarily forming a stone star with a diameter of more than ten meters.
As the stones continued to be drawn in, its volume continued to expand.
And the special kunai Minato had thrown was firmly attached to the stone star by gravity.
Buzz!
On the kunai's handle, a special mark formed by Minato's chakra gradually emitted a faint glow.
The Flying Thunder God's mark actually began to wriggle, as if alive.
The chakra lines extended, touching the surface of the stone star.
Swish!
The next moment, the small stone star suddenly disappeared from the sky.
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On the border sea of the Land of Fire, a trident-shaped kunai sat diagonally on a reef measuring only a few square meters.
Buzz!
Suddenly, the marking on the kunai's handle emitted a faint glow, and the next moment, a small stone star, over ten meters in diameter, appeared above the reef.
A sudden burst of immense gravity erupted from the star, pulling the reef up and firmly holding it in place.
Splash!
Then, the seawater, pulled by gravity, suddenly swirled, creating a massive vortex tens of meters in diameter on the surface.
The Land of the Moon border.
The star vanished, and the gravity enveloping the earth suddenly dissipated.
Minato, Shisui, and Itachi, perched on the massive rock, were swept down by the rubble.
After Itachi unleashed the Yasaka Magatama, his chakra was nearly depleted, the crimson glow around him rapidly dissipated, and his Susanoo vanished.
"Huff," he gasped, the Mangekyo patterns in his eyes vanishing, returning to their three-tomoe form, and then his Sharingan vanishing as well.
At this moment, Pain, still suspended in midair, cast a stern gaze, locking onto Itachi.
Although it was the Fourth Hokage who ultimately broke his jutsu, the situation had escalated to this point thanks to this young man, who possessed the Mangekyo Sharingan and could unleash its full potential.
Itachi noticed the murderous look in Pain's eyes, but he remained remarkably calm.
He knew that with the Fourth Hokage present, Pain could do him no harm.
As Pain's eyes flickered with murderous intent, Minato, in the distance, flipped his palm and hurled a specially crafted kunai in Pain's direction!
His azure eyes were also filled with a cold, murderous intent.
Swish!
The kunai, imbued with a rich stream of lightning-attribute chakra, accelerated like an arc of lightning across the sky, quickly approaching Pain's position.
Swish!
Minato's figure beside Shisui vanished.
Seeing this, Pain raised his right arm and unleashed a powerful repulsive force from within.
Ding!
The force collided with the rapidly advancing special kunai, interrupting its advance.
Under the force, the kunai hummed and trembled.
"What!?"
Pain's eyes froze.
He knew that the Fourth Hokage's space-time ninjutsu relied on the special markings on the kunai to move, so he chose to use repulsive force to deflect it, denying the Fourth Hokage a chance to close in.
Just as he unleashed the repulsive force to deflect the kunai, Minato, who had vanished moments earlier, reappeared beside Shisui.
Minato's gaze suddenly fixed on Shisui, and he swung his arm again, unleashing a second kunai imbued with lightning-attribute chakra.
"Was that just a move to force me to unleash the Shinra Tensei?"
Pain's voice trembled.
If he weren't a corpse now, but a living being capable of expression, his expression would surely be filled with horror.
Swish!
The specially crafted kunai transformed into a lightning arc, shooting out, and Minato's figure vanished.
In that instant, the kunai traveled five meters, followed by a flash of blonde light.
Then, the kunai's diminishing speed accelerated again, just as it had been when Minato had thrown it.
"What a swift movement!"
Pain exclaimed in amazement.
With his Rinnegan's perceptive eye, he could see that Minato had appeared next to the kunai, precisely grasped its handle, and flung it once more.
Not only Itachi, but Shisui had also analyzed the time interval between Pain's ability releases.
However, since he hadn't engaged Pain directly, he didn't know the exact duration.
He knew it would take at least several seconds, and for the "Yellow Flash of Konoha," a few seconds was more than enough time to complete a single attack.
Seeing Minato following the coordinates, Pain suddenly retreated through the air.
Whoosh!
However, the specially crafted kunai, gleaming with lightning, was far faster than his own flight.
In just two seconds, it was within a few meters of Pain.
Buzz!
Minato's figure flashed again, and within his right palm, pure chakra swirled rapidly, condensing into a ball of light.
Illuminated by the light emanating from the Rasengan, Minato's eyes met Pain's again.
In another instant, he would be in front of Pain, taking advantage of the moment when the repulsive jutsu could not yet be activated to strike him down.
Whoa!
At that moment, space violently distorted directly in front of Itachi, who stood on the falling boulder.
Then, a familiar chakra wave surfaced within Minato's perception.
The expression in his eyes grew darker.
Within the distorted space, a black-robed figure appeared before Itachi.
The man wore a brown mask with a swirling pattern, revealing only his right eye.
Itachi raised his gaze and met the masked man's crimson eyes.
"It's him!"
Even though he had changed his mask, Shisui recognized him instantly.
During Kushina's childbirth, Shisui had fought the masked man who had attacked her.
When Shisui saw the masked man appear beside Itachi, his instinctive reaction was to throw the special kunai Minato had given him before his fight with Pain.
The kunai flew toward the masked man, and Minato, standing in front of Pain, hesitated for a moment.
Swish!
Then, Minato, who was about to strike Pain down, appeared before Shisui's kunai.
He flipped his left hand around to grasp the kunai and hurled it again.
The kunai gained speed, piercing the masked man's forehead.
Meanwhile, Minato stood in front of Itachi, gazing at the masked man with a sullen gaze.
The masked man had chosen to move to Itachi's side to force Minato to make a decision.
He knew that Minato would prioritize protecting the defenseless Itachi over defeating Pain.
The masked man knew Minato's personality and methods intimately!
"Are you planning on running again this time?"
Minato asked in a low voice.
He stared at the masked man before him, but made no further offensive moves.
Because as long as the masked man didn't initiate the attack, even Minato, with his abilities, would be powerless.
Back in Konoha, Minato had intended to kill the masked man, but was interrupted.
Now, the two faced off again.
The masked man's eyes, filled with deep fear, gazed at Minato.
That battle had made him realize the difference between himself and the man before him.
Even now, years later, the masked man knew he was still no match for the Fourth Hokage.
However, his fear wasn't fear.
He met Minato's sullen gaze and responded with the same cold tone.
"Fourth Hokage, sooner or later, I will personally finish you off."
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