Ninja World: I've already fought the Five Kage head-on, and the system is only now showing up.

Chapter 68 People with the Same Fate

Kimimaro suffers from a congenital hereditary disease and is nearing the end of his life.

Itachi Uchiha realized this from the very beginning.

After all, the two look too alike.

They both possess powerful bloodline limits, both suffer from incurable diseases, and both are tormented by physical suffering.

The only difference is that Itachi Uchiha could still hold on for several more years, but Kimimaro was already on his last legs.

Arriving beside Kimimaro, and looking at this descendant of the Kaguya clan who, like the Uchiha, had been wiped out, and who was arguably the only remaining possessor of the Shikotsumyaku in the current ninja world, Itachi Uchiha seemed to see his own future reflected in him.

"Cough cough."

Kimimaro, who was already too weak to even cough, noticed Itachi Uchiha approaching and didn't linger any longer.

"I'm sorry, Lord Orochimaru."

With these final words in his mind, Kimimaro channeled the last bit of chakra within his body.

Pfft!

Blood splattered everywhere.

A bone spur pierced Kimimaro's heart and grew out through his chest.

At this moment, the man named Kaguya Kimimaro died completely.

"He'd rather die than reveal Orochimaru's location? Cough cough."

Itachi Uchiha coughed twice.

Knowing that Kimimaro did this at the last moment to keep secret and avoid being tortured to extract information, he remained silent for a while before placing Kimimaro's body in a deep pit and burying it.

After doing all this, Itachi Uchiha put his hat back on his head, opened his palm, and a black raven instantly spread its wings from his palm, cutting through the sky and flying into the distance.

boom! boom! boom!

The sound of shadow clones being destroyed rang out continuously, accompanied by the howling of lightning.

Kisame not only dealt with the combined attack of Naruto and Sasuke with ease, but also put the two in grave danger.

Unaware that he had reached the pinnacle of his life, Kisame, who was already suffocating the two great ninja world bosses, the reincarnations of Ashura and Indra, had no interest in continuing the fight. He kicked Sasuke, who could clearly see him but couldn't dodge in time, and then aimed Samehada at Naruto with ferocious force.

Compared to Itachi's younger brother, the nine-tailed brat was more to his liking.

Seeing this, Naruto was about to dodge when a green figure passed by him at an extremely fast speed.

"Leaf Whirlwind!"

A powerful and forceful high kick sent the unsuspecting Kisame flying.

Accompanying this was a passionate shout from a young man:

"Konoha's beautiful azure beast has returned!"

"Thick eyebrows! You're here!!"

Naruto looked at the newcomer with surprise; it was Rock Lee, who had just recovered from his illness.

Xiao Li turned around, gave him a thumbs-up, and flashed his white teeth, saying:

"It's not just me."

Not far away, Sasuke, who had been kicked away by Kisame, noticed this scene. He looked into the distance, his eyes darkened, and he turned and left quickly without saying a word.

Naruto, who hadn't noticed Sasuke's behavior, soon realized what Lee meant by "not just him".

stab~

The sound of a thousand birds singing rang out once again.

Like an assassin who has been hiding for a long time, once he erupts, he shines with dazzling brilliance.

Just as Kisame regained his footing, he noticed a bolt of lightning, similar to the one Sasuke had just used, but far more threatening, hurtling towards him from behind.

"It's you!"

Kisame recognized the person who came.

The next second, a violent roar erupted.

Amidst the rising dust, Kakashi appeared first, leaping several times to Naruto and Rock Lee's side.

Tsunade, worried about Shikamaru's team, not only sent Sand Ninja and Rock Lee, but also made him, who had just finished a mission and returned to the village without even having time to rest, set off.

"Kakashi-sensei!"

Noticing the newcomer, Naruto's heart immediately relaxed, and he then turned to Kakashi, pointing joyfully in Sasuke's direction:

"Look! Kakashi-sensei, I've found Sasuke! He and I were just fighting that shark-faced guy together."

Kakashi's gaze quickly shifted, only to find that the direction Naruto was pointing to was completely empty.

"Huh? Where's Sasuke?"

At that moment, Naruto also looked over, and his eyes widened instantly.

Where is my Sasuke, who is so big?

Naruto, looking anxious, was about to go find Sasuke again.

Kakashi held him down.

"The crisis is not over yet."

As the dust settled not far away, the man named Kisame, though looking somewhat disheveled, still possessed considerable strength.

"Kakashi Hatake, I didn't expect that you, who were hit by Itachi's eye technique, would have no aftereffects at all." Kisame said, carrying Samehada on his shoulder and looking at Kakashi whom he had met again.

"I didn't expect this either," Kakashi said calmly, drawing his kunai and preparing for battle.

Although he knew Sasuke was nearby, now was not the time to be distracted.

For the village, Naruto, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, was far more important than Sasuke.

Therefore, faced with yet another sudden arrival of mysterious Akatsuki members who specialize in capturing tailed beasts, he had to keep Naruto in his sights.

A strong wind swept by, bending the grass on the field one by one.

Kakashi, Lee, and even Naruto were once again ready for battle.

Just as Kisame raised Samehada, preparing to go all out, a crow suddenly fell from the sky and landed on his shoulder.

Seeing this, Kisame temporarily withdrew Samehada and asked the crow:

"Itachi, what's wrong?"

Itachi Uchiha's voice came from the crows:

"I've dealt with Orochimaru's men, but I couldn't extract any information from them. As for the remaining targets, capture one alive as soon as possible."

"That young man seems to be quite capable."

Kisame, who knew Itachi's abilities, said in surprise, then looked at Naruto and the others, and added,

"But I still have things to take care of. Remember that nine-tailed brat? I was lucky enough to run into him on the way. Oh, and Kakashi Hatake, who was affected by your eye technique, is here too."

"Kakashi Hatake?"

Kisame's crow on his shoulder rolled its eyes, its blood-red pupils looking at the people from Konoha opposite him, as if it could see them themselves.

He said calmly, "Dealing with them won't be something that can be done in a short time. In comparison, I'm more interested in finding Orochimaru. His men won't last much longer."

"I see."

Recalling the events between Orochimaru and Itachi when Orochimaru was still in Akatsuki, Kisame nodded knowingly and put away Samehada.

"Alright then, I'll listen to Itachi and go deal with Orochimaru's matter first."

We're all just working people, why be so fussy?

Even Pain, as the boss, wasn't in a hurry to retrieve the Nine-Tails, and Kisame wasn't in a rush either.

Just now, I was mostly just thinking, "Since I'm already here..."

Now that the enemy's reinforcements have arrived, the outcome of a real battle is uncertain, so Kisame decided to quit.

Whoosh!

Kisame flashed away and disappeared in a flash.

Seeing this, Li asked Kakashi-sensei beside him, "Kakashi-sensei, should we go after them?"

"No." Recalling the crow on Kisame's shoulder, Kakashi, who knew that Itachi Uchiha was very likely nearby, shook his head.

Although he didn't know why the other party suddenly stopped and left, he didn't want to cause any more trouble at the moment.

Our mission this time is...

Kakashi hadn't finished speaking.

Naruto, realizing what was happening, jumped up in surprise:

"Sasuke!!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he ran wildly in the direction Sasuke had gone.

"That's the mission."

Kakashi shook his head, finished speaking, and chased after Naruto.

(End of this chapter)