Shisui vs. the Masked Man

Shiyu's speech didn't have many extra words, and it ended there.

Immediately afterwards, all the ninjas and villagers of the Shinobi Village began to applaud.

"Well said! We absolutely cannot let those Akatsuki Organization villains get away with this!"

"We will work hard to build up the village! Don't worry Lord Shiyu Shigure! We will do everything in our power to make our village even more prosperous than before!"

"Lord Shinobi Kage! He's truly like a god! Even when the enemy kills us, he can revive us! He truly deserves to be called the village's guardian deity!"

The ordinary villagers and the village's ninjas were all inspired by Shiyu's words, and they were all willing to devote themselves to the construction of the Shinobi Village under the leadership of Shiyu and Yoshiki.

"Lord Shiyu is seeking revenge against the Akatsuki Organization! In that case, we must also give it our all."

Yoshiki appeared at the right time, which once again mobilized everyone's enthusiasm, and immediately convened a meeting to assign the post-war reconstruction work to various departments and subordinates.

"Very good, I can rest assured now." Shiyu had thoroughly experienced Yoshiki's decisive and efficient methods and was completely convinced of Yoshiki ability to govern the village. Subsequently, in order to prevent Shisui Fugaku, and the others from being ambushed by the Akatsuki Organization, Shiyu immediately set off to leave the village.

"Yin, Reiko, aren't you going to go see them?" Yoshiki asked.

"I've already seen them. Not just them, you were very brave too, they all told me." Shiyu said with a smile, "I'm leaving now, don't worry."

Upon hearing Shiyu's words, Yoshiki suddenly felt a strong sense of security.

Shisui and Fugaku were not slow either, and at this moment they had already found the location where Chibaku Tensei had trapped Itachi.

"It must be in here..." Shisui pointed to the meteorite in the sky.

"There's no mistake, this must be something created by gravity. If I'm not mistaken, Itachi is trapped by it."

"Let's find a way to rescue Itachi, shall we?" The two looked at each other and nodded.

"I'm so sorry you're too late. The ninja inside should already be dead, right?" a voice suddenly rang out.

A figure wearing Spiral Mask and a cloak suddenly appeared from somewhere.

"Who are you? Are you Pain's true form, Nagato Uzumaki?" Fugaku immediately questioned.

"Oh? I didn't expect you guys to know so much. But I'm not that guy."

"Then who are you?" Shisui had a strange feeling that he seemed to know this ninja.

"You all know my name, of course."

"Whoosh!" The Masked Man's eyes were Sharingan with Three Tomoe.

"I am Madara Uchiha!" the Masked Man declared.

"Wasn't Madara Uchiha already dead in the battle at the Valley of the End?" Fugaku and Shisui both asked with great skepticism.

"Believe it or not, it's up to you, but I advise you not to take another step forward," the Masked Man threatened. "Otherwise, I don't care if you're Uchiha or not, I'll kill you all."

"You're all alone, so are you joking?" Fugaku was also somewhat suspicious.

However, Shisui cautiously said, "No, he's not joking... Their target should be Kushina Uzumaki. This Masked person is definitely stalling for time to buy Pain more time to retreat."

Shisui pondered, "Lord Shiyu once said that the true mastermind of the Akatsuki Organization was a Masked Man who called himself Madara Uchiha. This man possessed the Mangekyo ability to transfer his body to another dimension... It seems this is the guy..."

Shisui glanced at the Masked Man and noticed that the Masked Man's eyes would occasionally dart towards the stars above.

"It seems he not only wants to stop us from advancing, but also wants to stop us from rescuing Itachi... There's no other way but to take a gamble." Shisui's mind was racing.

"Lord Fugaku! Let's attack him together!" Shisui shouted, quickly completing the Hand Seals.

"Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Claw Crimson!" Shisui threw out several Fire Style Kunai, but these Kunai passed right through the Masked Man's body.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!" Fugaku quickly Hand Seals and unleashed Fire Release Ninjutsu, but again, the Great Fireball Technique passed right through the Masked Man.

"It's useless," the Masked Man said calmly. His move was practically a bug; as long as he didn't actively materialize, no one could hit him.

The Masked Man then used Kamui to teleport himself to another dimension.

However, Shisui and Fugaku had a general understanding of the Masked Man's abilities.

Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Technique!

Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Technique!

Shisui and Fugaku also used a large number of Fire Release Ninjutsu again. Although the Masked Man was somewhat puzzled, he still used Kamui to completely dodge these attacks.

However, later on, Fugaku and Shisui even released some Fire Release Ninjutsu directly into the sky. The Masked Man assumed they wanted to destroy the Heavenly Star with Fire Style and didn't pay much attention.

"How many times do I have to say it? Your attacks have no effect on me, but I can attack you at any time." The Masked Man, having hidden for so long, naturally decided to make his move.

"Fire Style: Dragon Fire Technique!" Fugaku once again used Fire Style to launch Ninjutsu attack on the Masked Man.

The flames momentarily blocked the Masked Man's vision, but otherwise seemed to have no effect.

"Hmph! You can't understand human language." The Masked Man managed to dodge the Fire Style, his body vanished, and then he instantly appeared beside Fugaku.

"Hmph! Die!" The Masked Man reached out to grab Fugaku, seemingly already materializing.

"Now!" Fugaku shouted.

Shisui immediately drew his kodachi wakizashi from behind his back and used Body Flicker Technique to appear in front of the Masked Man.

With a "whoosh," Shisui's katana slashed down, but once again pierced through the Masked Man's body.

"I'm sorry, you've lost." The Masked Man then "whooshed" as the Sharingan Spiral Mask sucked the two of them into his body.

"Uchiha Shisui and Fugaku Uchiha? Those are some familiar names... Hmph! But the Uchiha isn't doing so well these days..." The Masked Man clenched his fist.

However, at that moment, the Masked Man immediately had a very bad feeling; he vaguely sensed that something was wrong.

"Those Fire Style just now... could it be... could it be... these guys..." The Masked Man suddenly raised his head and looked up at the Chibaku Tensei above.

Two Uchiha had somehow managed to reach the Heavenly Star where Itachi was trapped.

Wasn't I the initial target?

"Is the reason you're using Fire Style so frequently to obscure my vision with flames, then create a feint with Shadow Clone, and finally escape to that star?"

"However, even if he could get up there, he wouldn't be able to undo the Chibaku Tensei unless he possessed Rinnegan Dōjutsu the same or higher level," the Masked Man said confidently.

At this moment, the weather suddenly became quite gloomy, with dark clouds gathering, as if a torrential downpour was about to begin.

The Masked Man suddenly had an even worse premonition.