Itachi was sent flying backward. At that same instant, Kakuzu felt a powerful kick strike his back!
"Water Body Flicker Technique!"
Kakuzu's sage body flickered away in an instant, appearing on the water Kisame had left behind.
"Something I can't see is moving fast..."
Itachi lay on the ground, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
"Itachi! That thing's heading your way!"
Kakuzu shouted, lightning raging over his body.
Konan and Kakuzu both rushed toward Itachi at top speed!
But two invisible forces intercepted them from the flanks in an instant.
Both were kicked away by people they couldn't see!
Madara swept his Rinnegan over them, a smug smile curling his lips.
"I'll deal with one first..."
A Six Paths Black Rod took aim at Itachi. It was clearly too late for him to get up and dodge.
At the critical moment, a streak of green light flashed past!
Madara's attack missed. Standing on the ground, he knitted his brows.
"Another... Susanoo?"
This time, it was a green Susanoo!
The man who had rescued Itachi was none other than Shisui Uchiha, a master of the Body Flicker Technique!
"Are there really this many youngsters who can use Susanoo?"
Madara's Truth-Seeking Orbs returned behind him, and his expression grew serious.
"By all rights... it should be about time..."
He looked up at the God Tree's flower.
Its petals swayed gently in the moonlight.
Seeing Shisui's Susanoo appear, Xuanhui's Susanoo stopped halfway.
"So I don't need to step in?"
With Itachi slung over his shoulder, Shisui also looked toward Xuanhui.
He winked at Xuanhui, then turned back to keep his eyes on Madara Uchiha.
"Time to wake up?"
Xuanhui turned toward Pakura and made a distinctive hand gesture.
The two understood each other without a word, their roles clearly defined.
Relying