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"Just as expected of Mr. Itachi!"
Kisame Hoshigaki watched the Kumogakure Anbu slaughter one another before his eyes, a bloodthirsty chill flashing through his gaze. "Then leave the Jinchuriki to me. What do you say?"
Only after every Kumogakure Anbu had fallen into a pool of blood did Uchiha Itachi slowly close his eyes and say, "Yugito is quite strong. If a battle breaks out, it will cause a considerable commotion. We'll wait until she's farther away before making our move."
Afterward, Uchiha Itachi used a Fire Release to burn all the corpses into charred remains.
"Understood!"
Kisame Hoshigaki grinned, then followed Yugito and her two companions alongside Uchiha Itachi. They ran for over a hundred li before the two finally revealed themselves and blocked their path.
"Who are you?"
Yugito watched the two men who had suddenly blocked them, her face full of vigilance as she observed them.
A shark face?
A Sharingan?
And the black cloaks with red clouds they wore.
Wait!
That appearance, that attire...
A thought stirred in Yugito's mind. "Kisame Hoshigaki and Uchiha Itachi of Akatsuki!"
Apparently, Jiraiya's intelligence had already reached her through the Fourth Raikage.
"I didn't expect our great names to have spread all the way here. Hehehe." Kisame Hoshigaki let out a sinister chuckle. "Since you recognize us, you should understand what fate awaits you."
Yugito drew a kunai, but turned her head toward the companions beside her. "Hurry back and report what happened here to the Fourth Raikage! Go!"
But...
The two companions beside her did not respond.
The atmosphere fell silent.
Feeling uneasy, Yugito turned to look at them and discovered that their eyes were dull and vacant. They had already fallen irreversibly under Genjutsu!
"As expected of