Uchiha Itachi lightly flicked his cloak and instantly summoned a swarm of crows, pulling Naruto into a genjutsu in the blink of an eye.
The crows circled Naruto, their black feathers drifting in the wind.
Among them, a crow with a Sharingan mixed into the flock and shot toward Naruto like an arrow loosed from a bow. Naruto unconsciously opened his mouth, and the crow flew into his stomach.
The genjutsu was dispelled, and Uchiha Itachi had already departed into the distance.
Naruto did not pursue him. He looked at the unconscious Sasuke, intending to dispel the genjutsu affecting him.
"Let Sasuke go!" At that moment, the subordinates Hyuga Kei had found for Sasuke came in handy.
Working in perfect coordination, they swiftly attacked Naruto. Naruto summoned a large number of Shadow Clones to meet them.
At the same time, he kept Sasuke tightly protected among the clones. Just then, Sasuke barely woke from the genjutsu. His mind was in unbearable pain, but he forced himself to form several hand seals.
In an instant, smoke burst from the ground, and a massive snake head suddenly surged up from below. It easily swallowed Sasuke whole, while the Shadow Clones protecting him all vanished from the impact.
"Don't get tangled up with him. Lord Sasuke has already escaped. Let's go!"
"Understood!" The group threw down smoke bombs and quickly fled the scene.
"Damn it!" Naruto angrily punched the tree beside him and shouted, "Sasuke! I'll definitely bring you back!"
In the distance, several of Sasuke's teammates wore strange expressions. Was this guy sick? Why was he so fixated on chasing after another man?
No wonder he cared so much about Lord Sasuke. Could he have that kind of fetish?
"Iwagakure's people, how about we join forces and kill that guy first?