Naraku glanced back. Though some buildings blocked his view and kept him from seeing exactly what was happening at Kumogakure's gates, he could sense Itachi's presence there.
Almost instantly, he realized that Itachi was probably planning to enter Kumogakure through the main gate.
Itachi's actions this time had somewhat exceeded Naraku's expectations. In his impression, only someone as thick-skulled as Naruto would do something like that.
And Itachi was obviously not a thick-skulled person, no matter how one looked at it.
However, Naraku did not pay much mind to Itachi's actions, because in his view, there was no one in Kumogakure at the moment who could harm any of them.
Even if Kumogakure resorted to human-wave tactics, the group would still be able to retreat unscathed.
There was naturally no need to mention Kakashi and himself. Their Kage-transcending strength was enough for either one of them to sweep through all of Kumogakure alone.
As for Shisui, he had mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique and had long since placed himself beyond defeat.
Then there was Itachi. His strength was no weaker than Shisui's. Even if he truly encountered danger, Shisui and Kakashi had left Flying Thunder God marks on him. Once they received word, they would rush to the scene immediately.
Thus, Naraku felt no pressure at all about this trip to Kumogakure.
He knew that even if he had not come, Kakashi and the other two could still have completed this mission brilliantly.
"Go all out and have some fun!"
With that thought, Naraku flashed away and vanished from where he stood.
Meanwhile, elsewhere in Kumogakure.
A man holding a silver katana, his hair styled like a row of spikes, stared sharply ahead. Before him stood a force of nearly a hundred people.
Judging by their uniform white coats,