Itachi suddenly shuddered! In a daze, he seemed to sense something. Though he had never officially been on a battlefield, in that instant, he felt something approaching that could threaten his life.
The feeling was like a cat spotting something dangerous. A chill surged up from his tailbone, and every hair on his body stood on end. He turned around, wanting to speak to Li, only to discover that Li had vanished. Yes, truly vanished.
Where had Li gone? His eyes widened. Though he had no idea where Li had gone, it seemed he could only rely on himself now. He kept scanning his surroundings, but there was nothing but a vast expanse of white fog. What could he possibly see?
At that moment, Itachi suddenly felt a chill in his heart. A sound rang out—the sound of ice cracking. No wonder no one knew where those ninjas had gone. Their camp was very close to Spirit Rhinoceros Lake, and if it was that enormous summoned beast they had seen that day, perhaps it really could seize people out of thin air.
The faint sounds of ice cracking slowly continued, and then a figure rose from beneath the ice.
He was about to warn Fujiwara Hakkai and the others when an inexplicable sound rang out. It was an incredibly pleasant sound, and Itachi could not help but become immersed in it.
Although Itachi knew he absolutely could not listen to that sound, his eyes still became extremely unfocused. He felt his strength growing weaker and weaker, while his body began to float into the air.
"Crack." Itachi suddenly felt an intense pain in his eyes. The pain jolted him awake. Drops of blood ran down his face, while a tomoe spun endlessly in each of his eyes. Itachi's first reaction