Stab!!
A kunai appeared in Uchiha Itachi's hand, plunging viciously into Kakashi's lower back…
In an instant, Asuma and Kurenai were furious!
"Kakashi!!"
"Kakashi!! Damn it, Uchiha Itachi!!!"
But just then, the Kakashi who'd been stabbed turned into a puddle of water with a poof…
Kisame Hoshigaki, watching this, furrowed his brow slightly.
"As expected of Konoha's Copy Ninja, Kakashi! To think he's mastered the Water Clone Jutsu to this level?!"
At that moment, the real Kakashi appeared beside Asuma and Kurenai…
Itachi, as if he'd anticipated this, remained expressionless, his three-tomoe Sharingan spinning wildly in his eyes!
Seeing this, beads of cold sweat formed on Kakashi's forehead!
"Asuma! Kurenai! Close your eyes now! You two don't have Sharingan—if you make eye contact with him, you're dead!!!
Keep your eyes shut, no matter what!!!"
Just then, a cheerful voice called out from a distance…
"Well, well, well… when did the village get so lively?! How come I, the Fifth Hokage, didn't get the memo?! Kakashi-sensei, you should've let me know we had guests!"
Seeing Ito Hirobumi's figure, Kakashi let out a sigh of relief…
"Lord Hokage!"
Hearing Kakashi call him "Lord Hokage," a smirk crept onto Hirobumi's face.
"Oh, come on, Kakashi-sensei, always so serious!"
"Lord Hokage, enough messing around! These two are Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki!
Uchiha Itachi is a rogue ninja from Konoha, and Kisame Hoshigaki is a rogue ninja from the Mist Village, also one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen wielding Samehada! These guys are seriously strong!!!"
Behind Hirobumi, the Hokage's Guard—aka the Konoha 12—showed up in full force!
The moment Sasuke Uchiha laid eyes on Itachi, a burning killing intent flared in his gaze!
"Uchiha Itachi!!! I'm going to kill you!!!"
At that moment, Itachi was utterly dumbfounded!
What the hell happened to Konoha while I was gone?!
Where's the Third Hokage?!
Kakashi being the Anbu Captain was one thing, but how did some kid become the Fifth Hokage?!
And his little brother…
That's definitely the chakra signature of a Mangekyo Sharingan!
But what was with that other "brother" he saw outside earlier?!
Two little brothers?!
One big little brother, one small little brother?!
While Itachi was reeling, Kisame, seeing that Konoha's Fifth Hokage was a kid, nearly burst out laughing!
"Pfft-hahahahaha…
I'm dying here!
Konoha's Hokage is a kid?!
Did everyone in your village die or something?!
A kid as the Fifth Hokage?!
Hey, kid, you're the Fifth Hokage? Hahaha… you weaned off milk yet?! Need your Uncle Kisame to mix you some formula?!"
Kisame's words made the Konoha 12 behind Hirobumi glare at him with icy fury!
Even Sasuke momentarily set aside his hatred for Itachi, his Mangekyo Sharingan activating, staring at Kisame like he was already a dead man!
Naruto Uzumaki muttered under his breath…
"Kurama!!!"
"Gehgehgeh… Got it, kid!!!
Finally, I get to have some fun!
Gehgehgehgeh!!!"
Naruto glowed with golden light in an instant!
"Multi-Shadow Clone Jutsu!!!"
Hundreds of Narutos spread out, while the real Naruto appeared behind Kisame in a flash…
"Take this!!!"
Kisame reacted instantly, raising Samehada to block.
BOOM!!
Maintaining his guard, Kisame slid back dozens of meters across the ground…
Then, another voice rang out from behind!
"I'll kill you!!! Susanoo!!!"
Kisame was stunned. How were these two Konoha kids so strong?!
And this kid's eyes… they were just like Itachi's!
Mangekyo Sharingan!!!
Itachi was beyond numb at this point. Naruto was perfectly wielding the Nine-Tails' power, and his little brother had actually awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan!
And that Fifth Hokage kid—he was giving off Mangekyo Sharingan vibes too!
What the hell was going on?!
"Itachi-san!!! Save me!!!!"
Kisame, staring at the massive Susanoo, was completely floored and could only cry out to Itachi for help!
As Itachi moved to act, he suddenly realized he was locked onto by several terrifying chakra signatures…
Cold sweat poured down his forehead!
Whoosh!!
Minato Namikaze appeared beside Kakashi, smiling at his student.
"Kakashi! As Anbu Captain, you're kind of embarrassing yourself today. Maybe spend less time reading those weird books and more time training!"
Sakumo Hatake, gripping his White Fang tanto, appeared on Kakashi's other side with a Body Flicker…
"Minato, I say this brat just needs a good beating! As his teacher, don't hold back because of me—beat him senseless!
As Anbu Captain, letting two ninja sneak into the village undetected? That's just pathetic!
He might as well go home and shovel manure!!!"
"Hahaha… Minato! Your student's already grown up. Reminds me of when I was teaching you!"
Then came Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru, one after another!
But the ninja kept appearing!
Whoosh!!
Whoosh!!
"Damn it, you evil Uchiha Tobirama!!! You definitely held back when you taught me Flying Thunder God! How else are you faster than me by 0.01 seconds?!"
"Hmph! Evil Uchiha Izuna… you're just bad at learning!!!"
"Oh, please! Look at how fast the Fourth's Flying Thunder God is! I should've just learned from him…"
"Itachi!!!" Another voice rang out!
A younger Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, descended from the sky!
"Ape Demon! Activate!!!!"
"Kai!!! This is youth!!!"
"Exactly, Father! This is youth!!!"
Seeing all these figures, Itachi was struggling to breathe!
Was this still the Konoha he knew?!
Then, two more figures slowly approached…
But the moment Itachi saw them, his body began trembling uncontrollably…
"Father… Mother…"
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