The moment Kakashi thought of the Night Duke's powerful fundamentals—the Flying Thunder God Technique, Rasengan, and that head of golden hair now exposed—his eyes were filled with nothing but confusion.
It could be said that, aside from those eyes that shone as brilliantly as stars, Kakashi had now completely overlapped the Night Duke's image with that of his own teacher.
That was also the main reason Itachi had seen Kakashi in such a distracted state.
Impossible! How could it be? Sensei was clearly already dead! Kakashi's mind kept trying to deny his own guess over and over again.
But the more he denied it, the more it really felt like the truth!
He had never noticed it before, but now that Kakashi had connected the Night Duke to his teacher, that sense of familiarity came rushing at him!
At that moment, Kakashi recalled how his understanding of swordsmanship had hit a bottleneck not long ago.
At first, Kakashi had thought that his sword swings were simply too fast and his angles too tricky, so the Night Duke did not dare approach him easily.
But thinking back on it now, the Night Duke had managed to instantly use the Flying Thunder God Technique to escape even after Itachi Uchiha's sneak attack.
So, was it possible that the other party had been holding back just now?
Kakashi could tell that the Night Duke had not come for him with killing intent today. Instead, he seemed to have some other purpose in mind.
But that was no reason for the other party to simply watch as his swordsmanship broke through in battle!
It could be said that once the first trace of suspicion about the Night Duke's identity had surfaced in his mind, that seed had already taken root in Kakashi's heart.
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