Inside Iwagakure!
It could be seen that the surging battle intent around Naraku was gradually fading.
The battle before him already explained everything. In this state, the First Tsuchikage was no match for him, and there was no point in continuing the fight.
If there was an opportunity, Naraku was willing to try sealing the First Tsuchikage away, but he would not force the matter.
In his view, although the First Tsuchikage in his current state possessed considerable combat power, he was not enough to pose any threat to him.
If he unleashed his full strength to fight the First Tsuchikage, sealing him would not be difficult. Naraku simply did not want to do so.
For Konoha, although the village lacked powerful fighters like the First Tsuchikage, what he wanted was for Shisui, Itachi, and the others to grow—not an Edo Tensei First Tsuchikage.
Thus, Naraku had no intention of sealing the First Tsuchikage.
Within Konoha, whether it was Kakashi, Shisui, or Itachi, all of them possessed the talent of absolute geniuses. Among them, Kakashi stood out the most, and his current accomplishments proved it all.
Even without relying on the Sharingan, he still possessed combat power beyond the Kage level. This was Konoha's Silver Fang Flash, Hatake Kakashi!
Although Shisui and Itachi had not reached beyond the Kage level, Naraku knew it was not because their talent was lacking, but because the drawbacks of the Mangekyō Sharingan had restricted their development.
The moment a Mangekyō Sharingan awakened, it could grant its wielder powerful ocular abilities and all sorts of formidable ninjutsu, but it also placed their eyes on a countdown.
Blindness!
With excessive use of its abilities, every pair of Mangekyō Sharingan caused its wielder's strength to decline rapidly, until they eventually went blind.
Therefore, anyone with a Mangekyō