Hearing that familiar voice, Sasuke's expression changed drastically.
"You..." His arms began to tremble uncontrollably.
When the straw hat was removed, a face somewhat similar to his suddenly appeared before him.
"Uchiha... Itachi!" His breathing gradually became rapid, and his entire body stiffened.
Even now, he still could not forget what had happened that night.
Every member of the Uchiha clan in the entire village had been killed by the man before him, even his own parents...
Naruto froze, looking at him in confusion.
Then Sasuke suddenly roared, grabbed his collar, and charged at Itachi with a kunai raised over his head. "I'll kill you!"
Itachi gave a cold snort and punched Sasuke.
Seeing that things were going badly, Naruto hurried forward, only to be stopped by Kisame.
Gritting his teeth, he raised two fingers and growled, "Sunflower - Acupoint Sealing Technique!"
Kisame paused. What kind of move was that? Why had he never heard of it before?
Looking at Naruto's identity again, he was merely a genin, so Kisame did not take him too seriously.
He lightly raised his great sword and chopped down at Naruto's head. Naruto dodged with a small sidestep, curled up, and rolled beneath Kisame's feet.
Kisame had just raised his foot when he discovered that his body could no longer move!
"What's going on?"
As he questioned himself, his eyes shifted, and he saw Naruto's fingers poking into the muddy gap between his toes.
After pulling his fingers out, Naruto flicked his hand in disgust, wiped it twice on Kisame's body, then turned and rushed toward Sasuke.
Itachi frowned. Seeing Kisame frozen in place, his brow furrowed deeply.
He roughly guessed that Naruto's Sunflower - Acupoint Sealing Technique from earlier was the cause.
So from the moment Naruto came close, Itachi paid him extra