The Shinobi opposite him slowly approached.
Itachi drew the Kunai from Renju's backpack, ready to spring out at any moment.
The enemy was out in the open, while he was hidden.
All he needed was one slash,
and he could finish his opponent.
His three tomoe were already active, his scarlet eyes fixed on the approaching Shinobi.
His opponent drew closer and closer,
until, at last,
Itachi looked into the distance, toward where the other two Shinobi were.
Itachi was waiting for them to strike.
Whoosh!
The sound of something cutting through the air came from afar.
Gua had made his move.
Kabuto followed suit, launching a surprise attack on the Chunin beside him.
Hearing the commotion,
the patrolling Shinobi immediately turned to look.
"What happened?"
He cried out.
Then he saw the battle below.
Two people had suddenly appeared and launched a surprise attack on his teammates.
He had never expected anything like this to happen.
Just as he was about to go down to help, he suddenly felt a chill rise behind him.
The Shinobi whipped his head around.
Itachi had already lunged right up to him.
The Shinobi's pupils contracted sharply.
He wanted to fight back, but it was already too late.
The three tomoe in Itachi's eyes spun rapidly.
Genjutsu activated!
In an instant,
the Shinobi fell under the Genjutsu, matching tomoe appearing in his eyes.
And in that very instant,
the cold Kunai sliced through his throat, sending warm blood spraying out.
It splashed onto Itachi's face.
Thud!
The corpse fell to the ground. Itachi did not spare the Shinobi another glance, wiping the blood off his Kunai while using his sleeve to wipe his face.
He headed straight down to help Gua and Kabuto.
Itachi had killed that Shinobi almost instantly,
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