Bang!
A thunderous collision rang out. The immense force sent his feet skidding backward, and he only stopped after sliding more than ten meters.
"Careful, those are the Six Powers!"
Itachi spoke gravely.
"The Six Powers?"
Kisame looked puzzled. He had never heard the name before.
"A form of hand-to-hand combat every bit as powerful as ninjutsu. And Guy is a ninja who specializes in hand-to-hand combat!"
Itachi explained quietly.
He raised his eyes slightly and looked at Kakashi ahead.
"Are you going to stop me too, Kakashi?"
Kakashi's pupils contracted, his expression shifting. After a long moment, he finally sighed.
"So it's you two."
"Since you left Konoha, why have you come back today?"
Itachi smiled faintly. "I asked our teacher to let me have my way just this once."
At those words, Kakashi's expression changed again, growing conflicted.
After nearly six years, that man had actually allowed members of the Uchiha Clan to return here. He did not know what this meant.
But the significance behind it was certainly no simple matter.
"I wanted to see how he was doing."
"This has nothing to do with the Uchiha Clan."
Itachi added by way of explanation.
"Sasuke?"
"He's living well here."
Kakashi said.
"Is he?"
Itachi said flatly.
Sasuke was the only member of the Uchiha Clan left here, living as an orphan. How could anyone call that living well?
"Kakashi, what should we do?"
"These two are still intruders."
Guy stood to the side, uncertainty in his eyes.
"Although it was never explicitly stated back then, you and I both know that after that day, the Uchiha Clan no longer belonged to Konoha."
"Unlawful entry is something no village can tolerate!"
Kakashi sighed, then raised his hand slightly, revealing his other, concealed eye.
"The Sharingan?!"
"This guy is