Defeat and the Reason!

Takigakure.

Whoosh, whoosh.

With two rushing splashes, Itachi and Juzo Biwa, both clad in Red Cloud outfits, burst out of the waterfall one after the other, escaping Takigakure.

Juzo Biwa looked up at the sky. "Damn, I didn't expect that kid to be so fast!"

Itachi also watched the sky, his expression calm.

After the two of them invaded Takigakure, the village was immediately alerted. Soon, large numbers of Takigakure Ninja tried to surround them.

But ordinary Takigakure Ninja were no match for powerful shinobi of Itachi and Juzo Biwa's caliber. They quickly defeated the village's guards and found Kaede, the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, hiding in the village.

Unexpectedly, however, Kaede didn't fight them. She immediately began a Partial Tailed Beast Transformation and used the Seven-Tails' ability to fly to escape Takigakure in an instant. Itachi and Juzo Biwa, who had fought so hard to break into the village, could only watch her go.

Before long, Kaede's figure disappeared beyond the horizon.

Itachi and Juzo Biwa stopped and gave up the pursuit.

Taking out a canteen, Juzo Biwa drank some water and said, "Our intel was outdated. Even though she's just a kid, she can already use Tailed Beast Transformation proficiently. We should have sent Deidara's team or Hiruko's team to deal with an opponent who can fly!"

"Yeah!"

Itachi nodded in agreement.

Juzo Biwa tactfully refrained from asking why Itachi hadn't immediately used his Mangekyo Dojutsu, "Amaterasu," when he first encountered the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki.

Itachi didn't offer an explanation either.

A flying target was certainly a huge nuisance to most people, but Itachi did have ways to deal with one.

Whether it was "Amaterasu" or the "Yasaka Magatama" of his Susanoo, both were highly effective against distant targets. If he'd wanted to, Takigakure's Seven-Tails Jinchuriki would probably already have been