In fact, there was no need for him to say it. Itachi was already on full alert, his Rinnegan remaining activated the entire time.
The two arrived beneath the spacecraft. Above the protective barrier, Kitahara Kaede did not leave immediately. Instead, he could feel the protective barrier around him gradually separating from its surroundings.
This process was far more difficult than before. Even Kitahara Kaede proceeded with extreme caution. This was a hundred times harder than simply destroying the barrier.
As long as there was even the slightest fluctuation, the spacecraft would instantly detect that something was wrong with the protective barrier. At that point, they would have no choice but to confront the Ōtsutsuki here directly.
Itachi's Rinnegan saw everything clearly. Although the barrier beside Kitahara Kaede did not change color, its thickness kept shifting, as though rubber were constantly being stretched.
Finally! It was as if he had found the original "end" of the rubber. Kitahara Kaede began withdrawing his power, and nothing unusual happened around them.
Another three minutes passed before Kitahara Kaede let out a long breath. "Phew! Thank goodness. 3.6, it worked." Kitahara Kaede looked at Itachi Uchiha as he spoke.
"That was too risky. You were practically walking a tightrope just now!" Itachi Uchiha finally dared to say.
"Fortunately, I succeeded!" Kitahara Kaede smiled once more.
"Alright, suppress your presence. With your strength, even experts among the Ōtsutsuki should find it difficult to detect us. Let's go up!"
"If we encounter those soldiers, use Genjutsu immediately. We only have one second to completely control them. At the same time, we need to keep them following their original patrol routes while getting the information we need out of them. No problem, right?" Kitahara Kaede asked.
Only now did he begin to feel a wave of