Madness

"You brat from the Uchiha, you're asking for death!"

The enraged Kitsuchi had completely lost it. Both of his subordinates had been killed by this damned brat from the Uchiha Clan!

If Kitsuchi could still suppress his anger the first time, it was because his relationship with that guy was rather ordinary, and he genuinely needed to understand Konoha's intentions.

But Genboku was completely different. This was his true friend, someone he had known and grown up with!

At this moment, Kitsuchi was no longer considering any intelligence. He only wanted this Uchiha brat to die.

The danger posed by the enraged Kitsuchi was almost unimaginable. Kakashi had originally planned to use Chidori to sneak attack him the moment Kitsuchi was distracted, but Kitsuchi's reaction speed completely surpassed Kakashi's understanding!

The instant the tearing sound of Chidori rang out, Kitsuchi had already crouched down and pressed his hands onto the ground. Immediately, his formidable Chakra merged with the earth.

The next moment, an earth wall at least ten meters high erupted from the ground, perfectly blocking Kakashi's Chidori.

Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall.

This could be called a simple, basic Earth Style Ninjutsu, but in Kitsuchi's hands, it displayed incredible effectiveness!

However, as an Earth Style Ninjutsu, Kakashi's Chidori pierced through the Earth Flow Wall without any surprise. Yet, Kakashi had no thoughts of joy.

Because as his Chidori pierced the Earth Flow Wall, Kitsuchi had already used the momentary obstruction to evade Kakashi's Chidori. Almost simultaneously, he threw a punch.

This terrifying punch directly shattered his own Ninjutsu and directly struck Kakashi's chest!

The sound of bones cracking was audible to the naked ear. Kakashi was sent flying backward, spewing blood, and then crashed heavily onto the ground. A section of his chest had caved in, and he looked like he was on the verge of death!

Uchiha Kei was truly stunned by this scene. Could it be that Kakashi was really going to die like this?

"Kakashi!"

Nohara Rin, not far away, also noticed this. She immediately let out a somewhat piercing cry. But as she prepared to rush over, she was kicked away by the Iwa Ninja who were blocking them.

Furthermore, her impulsive action forced Imai Kenta into some trouble. The defense that was still intact at this moment had completely collapsed.

Uchiha Kei didn't even need to look to know that at this moment, Imai Kenta's desire to kill Nohara Rin was probably even stronger than killing that Iwa Ninja.

If he hadn't been worried that Uchiha Kei might have some wicked ideas at this moment and summon Namikaze Minato, he might have actually acted without anyone else noticing.

However, Imai Kenta was no longer paying attention to this woman. He wished she would just attract the attention of the Iwa Ninja and get herself killed.

But after knocking Nohara Rin down, the Iwa Ninja's target shifted back to Imai Kenta. Apart from preventing Nohara Rin from breaking through to Kakashi, he was otherwise encircling and attacking Imai Kenta.

And at this moment, Imai Kenta seemed to be reaching his limit, with more and more wounds appearing on his body.

Uchiha Kei watched all of this silently. Although he had never taken his teammates seriously, nor did he care about the lives of characters from the original story.

Because if he himself might not survive, how could he possibly care about others?

But Uchiha Kei had already saved Kakashi 'twice' by chance. Uchiha Kei thought everything was back on track.

However, in the blink of an eye, Kakashi was punched by the father of the future Fourth Tsuchikage and was on the verge of death. This made Uchiha Kei lament the fragility of life, but more than that, he was surprised. Was the eternally resilient Kakashi going to die now?

However, Uchiha Kei had another idea. With Kakashi's life and death uncertain and Hyuga Aya severely injured, this should qualify as the 'most critical moment' that Namikaze Minato mentioned, right?

Unfortunately, Uchiha Kei didn't have time to ponder these messy thoughts. After dealing with Kakashi, Kitsuchi came charging directly at him without pause.

That aura, that level of Chakra, was clearly the look of 'you must die today'!

"I have to summon Namikaze Minato. The current situation is already terrible."

Uchiha Kei thought to himself. He immediately used the Body Flicker Technique to distance himself from Kitsuchi, and at the same time took out the Kunai that Kakashi had given him, channeling Chakra into it.

Uchiha Kei wasn't clear about Kakashi's current condition, but he knew that if he didn't do something quickly, their entire squad might be wiped out!

It was just that this time, luck didn't seem to be on Uchiha Kei's side, because after channeling Chakra, Uchiha Kei found no reaction from his surroundings.

"Is it because the distance is too far and it needs time to prepare? Or is Namikaze Minato busy?"

Uchiha Kei dodged Kitsuchi's attacks while thinking to himself. Kitsuchi had left a deep impression on Uchiha Kei in the anime and manga.

Uchiha Kei remembered that during the Fourth Great Ninja War, Kitsuchi served as the commander of the Second Division of the Allied Shinobi Forces and once punched the tailed beast-transformed Kinkaku flying!

Furthermore, he displayed powerful Earth Style Ninjutsu on the battlefield. When the Ten-Tails was revived, he arrived before the Ten-Tails with the Allied Forces to engage in a decisive battle, and used "Earth Style: Earth Mountain Technique" to suppress the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and the Ten-Tails.

Although it might not be his peak, he had already shown his future prowess.

Putting aside other things, almost every punch he threw caused the ground to dent. With almost every hit, Uchiha Kei felt like he could be instantly killed!

Uchiha Kei felt like he was truly out of luck this time. If not for the Uchiha Kei's Sharingan's extremely strong dynamic vision, coupled with Uchiha Kei's excellent Body Flicker Technique, he felt he would have already been beaten into a pulp!

Uchiha Kei wasn't without attempts to counterattack, but he found his offensive methods to be too limited.

The abilities he possessed were like tickles in front of the enraged Kitsuchi. Before, Kitsuchi would still dodge Uchiha Kei's Kunai and Shuriken, but now he didn't even bother.

Before, he didn't want to get injured or look battered, but now this guy didn't care at all.

It could be said that Uchiha Kei's attacks couldn't harm this guy from the very beginning!

Unless Uchiha Kei could get close and, when Kitsuchi wasn't paying attention, send a Kunai into his heart from a different angle, just like how Uchiha Kei had sneak attacked that guy named Genboku before.

But Kitsuchi's body was currently covered in Chakra, leaving no blind spots. Uchiha Kei had no way to deal with this guy.

The longer time dragged on, the more anxious Uchiha Kei became.

Through his Sharingan, Uchiha Kei discovered that Kakashi was truly close to death. If they continued to drag this out, Uchiha Kei knew that the Iwa Ninja's reinforcements would likely arrive.

Imai Kenta's side had basically fallen. It was like a cat playing with a mouse; the mouse was almost done for.

Looking at the frantic Kitsuchi before him, a hint of madness appeared in Uchiha Kei's eyes!

"Since you don't plan on letting me go, then I'll make you completely lose all your teammates!"