The 'Dust Release' column crashed down from the sky, landing squarely on 'Itachi Uchiha's' 'Susanoo.'
Pop.
With a soft sound like a bubble popping, the 'Dust Release' column vanished.
"It missed?"
"How is that possible!?"
"This..."
The onlookers' expressions changed at once.
The Third Tsuchikage's 'Dust Release' hadn't pierced Itachi's 'Susanoo' as everyone had expected. Instead, it had vanished right in front of the shield raised by the 'Susanoo.'
If the 'Susanoo's' left arm, the one holding the shield, hadn't been partially erased by the 'Dust Release,' everyone might have thought the Tsuchikage had missed.
"It's that shield!"
Ōnoki, floating in the air, was the first to react. His gaze immediately fixed on the 'Yata Mirror' held by Itachi's 'Susanoo.'
The other Four Kage also realized the 'Yata Mirror' was no ordinary shield.
In fact, after Kakashi's elite squad had been defeated by the fake 'Itachi Uchiha,' Tsunade had learned some information about him from the reports. She just hadn't expected him to be even stronger than she'd imagined.
Drawn by the complete Ten-Tails, the fake 'Itachi Uchiha' hadn't chosen to engage the Five Kage in a prolonged fight. Instead, he'd driven his 'Susanoo' into an assault, forcing them back. Then he'd swept past them and sped toward the Land of Demons.
Watching 'Itachi Uchiha' leave, the Five Kage looked at one another.
Pakura asked, "Should we pursue him?"
Tsunade furrowed her brow. "If we let him leave just like that, anyone will think they can attack the Five Great Shinobi Villages."
The Fourth Raikage nodded. "Exactly!"
The Third Tsuchikage slowly descended from the sky, his face livid. "There's something wrong with this Itachi Uchiha. We have to capture him and find out what's going on!"
Ōnoki was in a terrible mood. His vaunted 'Dust Release' had been thwarted time