"Wait!" Kakashi called out. He wanted to give chase, but Chen Fan stopped him. Kakashi looked at Chen Fan in confusion, and Chen Fan said, "There's no point in pursuing them. It's enough that we know who they are. Both of them are powerful ninja. Orochimaru's incident has only just passed, and half the village was destroyed. Konoha can't withstand another upheaval right now. It needs time to recover. We can't leave any opening for the other ninja villages." Although Chen Fan said this, he felt somewhat regretful. He had not gotten to see Itachi's Illusion Magic. Tsukuyomi was known as the strongest technique; within Tsukuyomi's world, time, space, and matter were all controlled by the user. Still, Chen Fan did not want to try it lightly. He would wait until his processing capacity improved before trying it.
Kakashi nodded after hearing Chen Fan's words. His Chakra was also running low, and Konoha's situation truly was as Chen Fan had described. But Itachi and Kisame were like ticking time bombs. They posed far too great a threat to the village.
"What are they after?" Kakashi asked.
"They're after a member of your squad, Uzumaki Naruto. Their target is the Nine-Tails," Chen Fan told Kakashi.
Kakashi was startled and immediately wanted to go find Naruto. "Then Naruto is in danger right now."
"There's no need to worry about that. Jiraiya is with Naruto right now, so nothing will happen. I'm heading back first. I'm going on a long trip, so there are some things I need to prepare." Chen Fan then left using the Body Flicker Technique.
At that moment, Itachi and Kisame, who had just departed, stood atop a cliff outside Konoha. Kisame's wounds had already healed. High-level ninja were all versatile; to deal with sudden emergencies at any time,