Akatsuki is a World-Destroying Organization

At this moment, Tsunade and Jiraiya...

...were plunged into a state of anxiety.

Just a moment ago...

The two of them...

...had watched helplessly as Kakashi was swallowed up and vanished in the blink of an eye by the Masked Man.

Having traversed the Shinobi World for many years and survived countless life-or-death situations, they had never been humiliated like this before.

Right in front of two of the Sannin, Kakashi had been snatched away into the Kamui dimension just like that.

"Damn it, that Masked Man's Sharingan is a Mangekyo..."

"It doesn't look like Uchiha Itachi..."

Tsunade's expression was grim...

She slammed a chakra-infused fist into the ground with everything she had, causing the earth to crack like a spiderweb as countless shards of rock flew in every direction.

The intense tremor made the surrounding trees shake violently, and her eyes flickered with anxiety and rage...

"What is that Masked Man's goal?"

"I'm afraid... he's after that Sharingan of Kakashi's."

Jiraiya's tone was somewhat irritable...

The mysterious Masked Man who had suddenly appeared, along with his scarlet Sharingan, had filled Jiraiya with a sense of unease.

Before Tsunade and Jiraiya could recover from the shock of the Masked Man's sudden attack on Kakashi, the space began to twist and warp violently once more.

A vortex-like rift in the void suddenly appeared, accompanied by intense spatial tremors that sent the surrounding leaves dancing through the air.

Two figures leaped out from the twisted space simultaneously; it was none other than Kakashi and the mysterious Masked Man!

Their forms moved like the wind, engaging in an incredibly sharp and agile confrontation in mid-air.

Several sharp kunai were thrown rapidly between them...

The collisions produced crisp, ear-piercing clangs.

The kunai were as dense as a rainstorm, yet Obito's figure turned ethereal, skillfully evading every attack, and in an instant, he appeared behind Jiraiya.

"Watch out!"

Kakashi reacted quickly, his hands decisively forming complex and rapid hand seals.

During the casting process... Kakashi felt a flicker of inspiration, executing a Water Style technique he had never learned before...

Water Style: Azure Rain!

As his low shout rang out, the air instantly turned humid, condensing into vast amounts of water vapor and mist.

Like countless flexible threads, it spread rapidly in all directions, intercepting every single kunai aimed at Jiraiya.

Water and kunai clashed intensely, the crisp sound of metal striking metal ringing out incessantly. Seeing that the situation was turning against him, Obito did not linger.

He spun his body in mid-air, performed a nimble roll, and then activated the Kamui dimension once again.

As the space twisted violently, his figure rapidly turned intangible and vanished from everyone's sight, leaving not even the slightest trace behind.

The forest fell into silence once more.

Kakashi stood where he was, gasping for air.

Tsunade and Jiraiya only then recovered from the perilous situation that had just unfolded, and the two of them hurried toward the panting Kakashi.

"Kakashi, are you alright?"

Kakashi shook his head slightly, steadying his breathing...

"I'm fine... it's just that his space ninjutsu consumed quite a bit of my chakra."

Jiraiya's brows were tightly knit: "Do you have any leads? Who exactly is that guy?"

Kakashi pondered for a moment, his voice low and slow as he spoke: "He seems to be from an apocalyptic organization called the Akatsuki."

"Akatsuki?"

Jiraiya's expression changed instantly, clearly revealing his astonishment.

"From what I gathered from his words, the goal of this Akatsuki organization is very clear..."

"They want to use the asteroid summoned by Uchiha Yuan to ensure a successful impact, completely destroying the Shinobi World to achieve what they call absolute peace."

Hearing this, Tsunade and Jiraiya exchanged stunned glances.

Kakashi did not pause, continuing in a low voice: "According to the information that guy inadvertently leaked, the current members of the Akatsuki, besides Orochimaru, also include Uchiha Itachi."

"And their leader is a ninja who possesses the legendary Rinnegan."

At this moment, hearing about the Rinnegan, Jiraiya could no longer hold his composure...

His thoughts raced, as if he had fallen into a deep, profound contemplation and worry.

The Rinnegan... could the children he once taught in Amegakure be involved in this?

Tsunade looked at him with a hint of suspicion: "Kakashi, how did you come by this intelligence?"

Kakashi spoke absolute nonsense with a straight face...

"The Masked Man was too arrogant at the time; he wanted to show off the power of the Akatsuki, and it seems he inadvertently let these details slip in a moment of carelessness."

Although it was complete nonsense, Kakashi sounded utterly convincing...

Because Obito was exactly that kind of person...

"Perhaps it is because he is an intern member of the Akatsuki, so his mindset remains somewhat immature."

Having said that, Kakashi continued to smear Obito's reputation with a sense of delight...

"He seemed to be lacking in the brains department..."

Kakashi's explanation was a bit of a stretch, but Tsunade couldn't find any flaws in it for the moment. Coupled with the fact that Kakashi was a direct subordinate of the Hokage, she kept her doubts to herself.

She mostly suspected that the Masked Man had intentionally leaked false information, rather than casting any suspicious glares toward Kakashi.

Jiraiya, who had been silent for a moment, finally couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Kakashi, have you ever heard if the location of their organization... is in Amegakure?"

"He never mentioned that to me."

However, this vital intelligence had to be reported to the village as soon as possible.

Just as the three were preparing to leave, Tsunade suddenly looked at Kakashi with curiosity.

"Oh, right, Kakashi. That Water Style technique you used earlier—it seems to be a new jutsu?"

Kakashi was slightly taken aback...

"Water Style: Azure Rain. It is a small ninjutsu I recently created myself, primarily used to trigger my subsequent techniques."

His tone was nonchalant, but Tsunade and Jiraiya both revealed expressions of surprise.

They naturally understood that creating a ninjutsu was no easy task; it required an extremely profound understanding of both nature transformation and shape transformation of chakra.

"To be able to create your own ninjutsu—your talent and insight are truly well-deserved."

Tsunade's gaze narrowed as she carefully recalled the scene of Kakashi performing the technique.

Those fine, silk-like water mists seemed soft and harmless, but in reality, they faintly exuded an elusive quality.

In particular, the "trigger technique" Kakashi mentioned made her vaguely grasp a hint of something special.

"So, you intend to use this technique as a foundation to continue developing even stronger ones?"

Kakashi nodded upon hearing this...

Ever since he could freely close his Sharingan, Kakashi's thoughts had been flowing like a spring, and his mind was filled with ideas for new techniques.

Water Style: Azure Rain was the first original Water Style jutsu he had conceived.

In Kakashi's vision, this Water Style technique would have many more variations in the future, even serving as a setup for other powerful follow-up ninjutsu...

Now that Kakashi was no longer held back by the Sharingan, his strength had begun to show a trend of explosive growth...