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Kakashi walked along the streets of Kumogakure at an unhurried pace, making his way toward the Raikage Building.
As for the Kumogakure ninja around him, every one of them looked desperate to avoid him.
The same scene was unfolding elsewhere in Kumogakure as well.
At Kumogakure's main gate, hundreds of Kumogakure ninja had gathered, all their gazes fixed on the enormous crimson figure ahead.
Or, more precisely, on the youthful, straight-backed figure within that crimson form. It was Itachi, and the crimson figure was naturally Susanoo.
At this moment, the crimson Susanoo stood nearly five meters tall. Its entire body was formed from dense red energy, and its exterior seemed to be clad in crimson armor. This was the Tengu Form.
Just like around Kakashi, dozens of Kumogakure ninja lay fallen around Itachi.
Though Itachi was not as strong as Kakashi, he was more than capable of dealing with these Kumogakure ninja. The power of Susanoo was an insurmountable mountain to them, whose strongest members were only jonin.
Although the power it displayed was not as domineering or formidable as Kakashi's, it was clearly more than enough to handle the Kumogakure ninja before him.
"What exactly is Konoha trying to do?!"
Within the Kumogakure ranks, someone frowned and muttered under his breath. A clear look of worry showed on his face.
More than one Kumogakure ninja wore the same expression. Itachi's strength had thoroughly intimidated them, and for the moment, they did not dare make another move.
As he watched the Kumogakure ninja around him hesitate to act, Itachi's scarlet eyes within the crimson Susanoo trembled slightly. Then a surge of ocular power burst forth from his eyes.
The next instant, the crimson Susanoo trembled slightly before dissolving directly into a mass of dense red light.
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