Chapter 45: Mutual Trap Setting
Besides the unfamiliar face, the other two were Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai.
"Haha..." Yasushi pointed at Asuma, laughing loudly. "Did you come to avenge your nephew?"
"Your Dad lost a grandson but still hasn't learned his lesson—now he wants to lose a son too?"
"Yasushi, you really didn't die!" Asuma's face darkened, his eyes overflowing with killing intent. "You truly are a beast! Konohamaru was just a child!"
"A child?" Yasushi roared maniacally. "Your family's children are children, but Uchiha children aren't?"
"Who ordered the Uchiha clan's massacre?"
"Don't fucking pretend to be a good person!"
"Speaking of beasts—your father is an old beast, and you're a young beast!"
Asuma was scolded bloody but couldn't even retort.
He was different from his father Sarutobi Hiruzen. Still young, his face wasn't that thick yet. He couldn't speak words that twisted black and white.
Originally, the Uchiha massacre was done very secretly. All knowing shinobi from each clan kept their mouths tightly shut, avoiding deep discussion.
The village threw the blame onto Itachi's head, and most people in the village foolishly believed it.
But because of Yasushi's rampage that killed so many people, the original gag order became somewhat ineffective.
Many shinobi made their living gathering intelligence—snooping for information had become instinct. When accidents occurred, they inevitably wanted to understand the causes and effects.
Coming and going like this, those slightly more informed in the village all learned the truth about the Uchiha massacre.
Now controversy arose in the village.
Especially shinobi clans who'd lost people had considerable criticism of the village's actions.
"Enough, Asuma. He's already a rogue ninja. No need to debate reason with him. Take action!" Yuhi Kurenai hastily mediated.
Asuma silently equipped his chakra blade knuckles, charging forward with head lowered, rapidly forming seals with both hands.
"Fire Release: Ash Pile Burning!"
Gray-white smoke dust spurted from between Asuma's teeth. These high-temperature particles rapidly expanded into clouds in the air, faintly flickering with fire colors inside, sweeping fiercely toward Uchiha Yasushi.
The other two simultaneously launched attacks from both sides.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
"Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death!"
A cluster of trees broke through the ground beneath his feet. Thick vines rapidly grew, coiling and climbing up along Yasushi's legs. Gray fog and firelight from both sides simultaneously covered overhead.
But Yasushi remained unhurried, only laughing loudly.
"Haha..."
"Who gave you the courage to use genjutsu before an Uchiha!"
"Not everything with a pair of red eyes is Sharingan!"
With a thought, the so-called trees instantly vanished into smoke, exposing Yuhi Kurenai's figure.
Yasushi completely ignored Kurenai's little tricks. Susanoo rose from the ground, encasing his body.
The Fire Release from both sides heavily bombarded Susanoo.
Firelight ignited the smoke dust, immediately causing violent explosions. Flames shot skyward, smoke permeated everywhere, air waves rolling outward in all directions.
Even the continuous rain vaporized into mist within these explosions. Vision became hazy with extremely poor visibility.
But the energy giant didn't even sway, standing majestically immovable as a mountain.
"Even Ino-Shika-Cho got wiped out here. Who gave you three the confidence to run here seeking revenge?"
Yasushi loudly mocked while swinging his staff heavily down toward Asuma.
But Asuma didn't dodge. Instead, he stood with one palm upright before his chest, the other hand pressing down emptily at his waist, assuming a strange posture.
"Welcome a Thousand Arms of Death!"
Golden light flashed. Behind Asuma, a thousand-armed Kannon Buddha statue suddenly appeared. Though smaller than Susanoo, it was also an energy giant.
The Buddha clasped both hands above its head with a loud "clang," actually forcefully catching Susanoo's attack.
Immediately after, the Buddha gripped tightly, firmly grasping Susanoo's staff without releasing.
"Now!"
Asuma shouted loudly. The ground beneath Yasushi's feet immediately bulged in response. That unfamiliar shinobi suddenly burst out from there. Cold light flashed in his hand as his short blade already sliced toward Yasushi.
This strike was like thunder and lightning—both fast and vicious. This person was actually a specially selected blade technique expert.
After several major battles, everyone knew this half-body Susanoo's weakness lay in the abdominal cavity position.
Anyone who couldn't break Susanoo's defense almost always chose Earth Release breakthroughs from here.
Yasushi was also happy to set traps here, resolving enemies at maximum speed.
Seeing someone fall into the pit again, Yasushi couldn't help but grin.
He'd already witnessed those rushing in to die, self-destructing, poisoning—this time let's see what tricks they could play.
Could it be Reaper Death Seal?
He cautiously guarded, looking down to see this person swinging his blade to attack but slightly lowering his head, only observing with peripheral vision, not daring to make eye contact—clearly guarding against his genjutsu.
However, Sharingan genjutsu wasn't such an inconvenient thing that absolutely required eye contact.
He drew his short blade, swinging forward as if to block. But the blade edge tilted. In the mirror-like reflection of light, their eyes met together.
His Mangekyo spun slightly, silently casting genjutsu on the opponent.
Though not a Mangekyo ocular jutsu, Sharingan genjutsu wasn't something anyone could dispel!
The man's movements immediately froze, standing dazed and motionless.
"Haha... die!" Yasushi laughed heartily. His blade fell, about to kill this guy with one strike.
But who knew—striking down with one blade, a "poof" sound came as white smoke emerged. A log was severed into two sections, but the person had disappeared.
Substitution Jutsu!
Wasn't he caught in genjutsu?
How could he possibly use Substitution Jutsu?
How did he dispel the genjutsu so quickly?
Yasushi froze, then felt thunder light suddenly flashing behind him. Accompanied by chirping bird sounds, violent wind fiercely struck.
Before the attack arrived, electric currents already made his body somewhat numb.
Chidori!
This name suddenly leaped into Yasushi's mind. He hastily lunged forward sharply, escaping Susanoo's location while his blade slashed backward fiercely.
With a crisp "clang," two blades clashed together. But the flickering thunder light spread along the blade, covering Yasushi's entire body in an instant.
But in this split second, Yasushi had already seen clearly.
The opposing shinobi had canceled his original transformation jutsu, restoring his original appearance, revealing a face very familiar to Yasushi.
Short white hair and a scarlet three-tomoe Sharingan.
"Kakashi!" Yasushi roared furiously.
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