Meeting Again

"It's about time. Naruto, go give them a hand."

After waiting for so long without triggering any mission, Xu Yue was somewhat dissatisfied. He then motioned for Naruto to join the fight.

It looked like that big-shot deadweight was about to give out. His value had not been fully exploited yet, so he had better not get hacked to death.

Naruto had already mastered Sage Mode. Even without using it, simply drawing upon the Nine-Tails' power made him incredibly strong. The battle ahead had originally been deadlocked; once he joined in, he would certainly break that balance and send Kisame's Elephant Turned Body on its way.

"Got it, Teacher Yue! I've been waiting forever!"

Uzumaki Naruto's face was filled with excitement as he immediately rushed toward the battlefield.

Only after Uzumaki Naruto left did Xu Yue turn back toward a treetop submerged beneath the water Kisame had created.

"All right, come out. The one who would cause you trouble has already been lured away."

As Xu Yue's words fell, another figure wearing a Black with Red Clouds robe slowly emerged from the water, his body seemingly formed from its surface.

His Three Tomoe Sharingan remained active, radiating a cold and ominous aura.

Sakura, who was still following Xu Yue, was startled. Looking at the somewhat similar features on his face, she could not help but ask,

"Is this the brother Sasuke has always wanted to kill?!"

Then she noticed the slash across his forehead protector. A Kunai fell into her hand as she went on full alert.

"Konoha rogue ninja, Uchiha Itachi!"

Xu Yue had actually already talked Sasuke through Itachi's situation. Unfortunately, such secret information would not be given as a prize to someone who had lost.

Sakura did not know about it yet and still regarded him as