However, Kakashi did not know that Kisame Hoshigaki's final move, Patience, was a unique skill. Not even the Sharingan could copy it. He would probably be even more shocked. He might even report it to the Hokage and ask the medical academy to study Mirai like a lab rat. He just might do that.
By the shore, not long after Kakashi and Mirai had left, a green figure suddenly appeared.
After Akai arrived at the shore where Mirai and the others had departed, he could not help but furrow his thick brows and stroke his chin. He could not help but think.
Then, an idea flashed through his mind.
"Did I get lost?!"
As soon as that thought appeared, Akai broke out in a cold sweat. He hurriedly looked around, trying to find it along the riverbank.
After searching for nearly five minutes, even the Anbu he had summoned to deal with Uchiha Itachi had arrived, yet Akai still could not find it.
In the end, Akai could only force an awkward yet polite smile as he looked at the Anbu and said, "Well... it seems they've already left."
The Anbu looked at one another. Then, an Anbu captain stepped forward, looked at Akai, and asked, "So what now?"
"Ha... ha... Look, a UFO!"
Akai pointed at the sky behind all the Anbu and shouted. Whether or not they turned around, he vanished in a flash, leaving behind a group of bewildered Anbu.
On Uchiha Itachi's side, after learning that Naruto Uzumaki had followed Jiraiya to train, he developed a slight headache.
"Jiraiya is one of the Legendary Three Ninja. With him by the Nine-Tails' side, the mission to capture the Nine-Tails has become even more difficult."
Kisame Hoshigaki stroked his shark-like greatsword. A faint blue glow shone from