Kaze: Za Warudo!

"Kaze?"

Hearing Kaze's voice again, countless Itachis' pupils contracted.

By his understanding, the instant he and Kaze made eye contact, he had launched a Sharingan Genjutsu and pulled Kaze into the world he had created.

However...

When all the Itachis turned in unison toward the voice.

They were stunned to find Uchiha Kazekage standing on the calm surface of the sea.

Completely unharmed!

If the real Kaze was safe and sound.

Then who was the person he had controlled?

A hint of realization arose in Itachi Uchiha's heart. He abruptly turned back and looked at the Kaze tied to the cross.

Who would have thought that after his gaze had left for only a few seconds.

The Kaze tied to the cross had turned into a scarecrow.

"You're right, Itachi."

Seeing a trace of panic appear on Itachi's face, Kaze curled his lips slightly. "Every technique has a weakness."

"That naturally includes your Genjutsu."

"And your weakness is my very existence."

Kaze returned Itachi's words to him.

An eye for an eye!

Now, Itachi Uchiha was within the Genjutsu World Kaze had created for him!

This place...

Was a Spiritual Realm ruled by Kaze's thoughts!

The next instant, Kaze spread his arms wide and freely let himself go in this Genjutsu World!

"Za Warudo!"

With Kaze's low growl, the entire world instantly turned gray.

He compressed an invisible mass of energy, then released it.

When that energy enveloped the countless Itachis, every single one froze in place.

Not moving at all!

"Time has stopped."

This was Kaze's mental world, and he set all its rules.

Even something as unreasonable as stopping time was within his power.

Not only that...

Drawing upon his own memories, Kaze created a humanoid Stand in this illusory mental world.

It wore a Golden Headpiece that extended down beneath its nose, making it look somewhat like an Egyptian Red Crown. A pair of Dual Scuba Tanks rested on its back, connected to the rear of its mask through a Short Bifurcated Trachea.

From behind its waist to the front of its shoulders, it was secured by a Thick Puffed Ribbed Belt. Heart-shaped Ornaments decorated its chin, abdomen, and knees.

It stood at a startling height of over two meters.

Making Itachi look tiny before it.

"The World..."

Kaze glanced at the thing he had created.

This Stand User came from an anime called "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure." It was the Stand belonging to the Part 3 Main Villain.

It was also one of his favorite Stands.

There was nothing more suitable for beating up Itachi Uchiha!

"One second has passed."

Kaze kept track of the duration of Time Stop.

Even within his own Genjutsu World, stopping time consumed a considerable amount of mental energy.

This was a good chance to test his limits.

As for the copies Itachi Uchiha had split into.

None could escape Kaze's eyes.

"Found you."

"Two seconds have passed."

The moment he identified Itachi Uchiha's Main Body, Kaze decisively ordered The World to attack.

And as a Stand User, The World did not need to run to move.

It flew low through the air and instantly rushed before Itachi Uchiha.

"Three seconds have passed."

Then...

The World clenched both hands into fists and delivered a solid Hook Punch to Itachi Uchiha's right cheek.

Bang!

The fist scraping through the air produced a dull boom.

But because time had stopped, Itachi Uchiha was not sent flying by The World's punch.

His body remained perfectly still.

"Four seconds have passed."

"The World, let me see your Rapid Punching Speed."

Kaze said softly.

He made no attempt to conceal his malicious amusement.

The World glanced back at Kaze and gave a heavy nod.

Then its Fists began launching Left and Right Strikes, raining down wildly upon Itachi Uchiha's body.

"Muda!"

"Muda muda muda muda..."

As The World unleashed its frenzied barrage, it did not forget to roar repeatedly.

Most outrageous of all, its Punch Speed continued to rise.

Almost in increments of one-tenth of a second.

Its fists moved so quickly that afterimages appeared, as though hundreds of fists were simultaneously ravaging Itachi Uchiha's body.

"Five seconds have passed."

"Six seconds have passed..."

Watching Itachi Uchiha get brutally beaten by The World, Kaze merely counted the time in silence.

But just as time was about to reach the seventh second, Kaze suddenly felt a sharp pain in his eyes.

Forcing him to end Za Warudo.

"Looks like even in my Genjutsu World, six seconds of Time Stop is about my limit."

Kaze blinked symbolically.

Time around them began to flow once more.

At that instant, all the damage dealt by The World's fists struck Itachi simultaneously.

Pfft!

Even Itachi Uchiha had no idea what had happened.

He only felt that not a single part of his body was unharmed, and he was sent flying backward like a kite with its string cut.

After tracing a perfect arc through the air, he crashed heavily toward the sea.

He rolled more than a dozen times before finally ending up sprawled on the ground in a miserable state.

It was worth mentioning that...

Although injuries suffered in a Genjutsu World would not affect the Physical Body in reality.

They would still inflict extremely painful Mental Damage upon the victim.

In severe cases, it could even lead to Mental Collapse.

"What did Kaze just do..."

Itachi Uchiha clenched his teeth. He truly could not understand what had happened.

It felt as though Kaze had struck him hundreds of times in an instant.

Most importantly, how long had that instant been?

One second?

One-tenth of a second?

Itachi Uchiha could not be certain.

That feeling was as though time throughout the entire world had completely stopped.

There was only one thing Itachi Uchiha could be sure of.

Through Kaze's unknown Attack Method, he was now absolutely certain.

This was indeed the Genjutsu World created by Kaze.

"When did he..."

"Kaze didn't even activate his Sharingan..."

As he climbed up from the calm sea, Itachi Uchiha muttered to himself.

Soon, he thought of one possibility.

"Has Kaze been hiding the fact that he possesses a Sharingan all along?"

Itachi Uchiha's eyes widened like bells.

A battle between ninjas was also a battle of intelligence.

Whoever uncovered the other's hidden cards first could seize the initiative.

He had assumed Kaze lacked a Sharingan and could not use Genjutsu.

That was why he had believed Genjutsu was Kaze's greatest weakness.

But the truth was precisely the opposite.

Not only had Kaze mastered Genjutsu, he was clearly an expert at it!

"Kaze, was this part of your plan too?"

Itachi Uchiha could not help asking, but now was not the time to dwell on that.

He had to dispel the Genjutsu as quickly as possible.

With that thought, Itachi Uchiha rapidly formed hand seals, trying to escape this Genjutsu World.

But how could Kaze possibly let Itachi Uchiha go?

He had.

Wanted to beat Itachi Uchiha up for a long time!

"Za Warudo!"

After resting for several seconds, the pain in his Sharingan vanished. He spread his arms again and stopped time here once more.

The World forcefully kicked off with one foot and pounced on Itachi Uchiha again like a vicious tiger.

"Mu, da!"

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