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When Itachi woke up again, the base in the Land of Falls was already deserted.

Only a few comments showed that he hadn't come to the wrong place this time.

"Hey~ I hadn't even started trying, and you were already down."

"Try harder next time! Smile face"

"P.S. This base is yours now. It's a shame so many things can't be taken away, though. I'll put them on the tab for now, with interest calculated at thirteen for every nine. No need to thank me."

The signature was... Shimiya Aoba, who had knocked Itachi to the ground with a casual smack after yawning.

Looking at the smiley face drawn above, a certain someone's infuriatingly smug grin immediately surfaced in Itachi's mind!

He had not even started trying, and I was already down?

He had knocked me out with a casual smack after yawning?

Try harder next time?

!!!

Itachi forcibly suppressed the urge to tear the entire base apart and silently put the note away, his face expressionless.

This would become the basis and motivation for him to unleash his full power the next time he found that bastard!

He swore he would not rest until he had beaten that bastard into a pig's head!

But clearly, Aoba's rate of growth had exceeded his expectations.

Especially that final move...

Even the Eightfold Serrated Magatama, which had reached eleven magatama, had been unable to defeat him.

Had that guy really cultivated his self-created Nintaijutsu to such a level?

It still wasn't enough. He needed to become stronger!

If Aoba had been the one chasing after him before, then from now on, the pursuer would be him.

Only...

Itachi's left hand suddenly swept across his eyes. Then he fell silent.

Had it already deteriorated this far?

If this continued, it was impossible