Itachi and Kakashi

The streets of the Hidden Leaf Village, deepening into night.

When Asuma Sarutobi saw Itachi Uchiha, his pupils suddenly contracted, and every muscle in his body tensed to the limit in an instant!

With no room for thought, the instincts honed through years of battle drove him into the fastest reaction possible!

He pushed off with his feet and stepped half a pace forward, shielding Yuhi with his body behind him, placing himself between Kurenai and that figure!

"Itachi Uchiha!" Asuma's furious roar shattered the silence of the street.

"You bastard still dare come back to the Hidden Leaf?! Are you looking to die?!"

Facing this terrifying existence who had once slaughtered half the Uchiha clan, whose hands were stained with the blood of his own people, and who had been classified as an S-rank rogue ninja, the slightest hesitation could mean death!

Asuma's hands flashed through seals in front of his chest!

They moved so fast they left only afterimages!

He drew in a deep breath, his chest swelling high as chakra frantically gathered in his throat and lungs!

"Fire Style: Ash Pile Burning!"

Whoosh—!!!

A huge mass of dense, dark-gray ash carrying a pungent sulfurous stench sprayed wildly from Asuma's mouth!

The ash did not shoot straight forward, but spread in a fan shape, instantly enveloping and swallowing the area beneath the streetlamp ahead, along with the figure in the black robe patterned with red clouds!

The ash had an extremely powerful adhesive and obscuring effect. Not only could it disrupt vision, its own high temperature was enough to burn the respiratory tract and skin!

After releasing the ninjutsu, Asuma did not dare relax in the slightest. His opponent was Itachi Uchiha!

That monster who could make countless jonin die with bitter regret using only genjutsu and shuriken!