Chapter 179: The Enemy Has Taken the Bait—Time to Close the Net!
Shisui saw Oborotsuki coming and immediately activated his Mangekyō Sharingan to meet the threat.
A green chakra giant appeared, protecting several people including Hiruzen Sarutobi.
But the very next second after Shisui summoned Susanoo, Oborotsuki's attack descended upon them.
BOOM—
A massive blade wave slashed downward, chakra surging wildly.
Accompanying it were three enormous trails of blue Divine Fire.
Shisui's Susanoo couldn't withstand that terrifying force. It was knocked staggering backward several steps.
"Amaterasu!!"
Itachi saw Shisui being pushed back and immediately released the chakra he had already gathered.
Black flames erupted instantly at the point where his gaze focused—right on Oborotsuki.
The black fire swallowed its target in an instant.
This scene left everyone on the battlefield stunned.
"Did we get him?"
Maki—currently pinned down and completely unable to break free or support anyone else—glanced toward the sky and ground out through clenched teeth.
"You'd better worry about yourself first!"
Hoshigaki Kisame suddenly burst out from the thick mist enveloping the battlefield.
In the next instant, his hands flashed through seals: "Water Release: Water Prison!"
A spherical cage formed entirely of water quickly appeared and trapped Maki inside.
"Damn it… I got distracted!"
Maki's face twisted as he found himself immobilized, unable to move.
Kisame's expression remained grave. He raised his head and looked toward the sky—where Oborotsuki had been engulfed in black flames.
"The Uchiha clan really is something… What kind of technique is that?"
He had seen Itachi's move clearly.
For a moment, he couldn't help worrying about Oborotsuki.
On the battlefield, the rest of Kirigakure's ninja felt the same.
Konan, Yūhi Kurenai, and the others continued fighting while constantly glancing toward Oborotsuki's position.
"Damn bastards! You've made me angry!"
"Paper Chakram Dance!!"
Konan—seeing Oborotsuki in danger—finally lost her temper completely.
No longer holding back, she soared into the sky and released a massive swarm of paper slips embedded with explosive tags, raining them down on every enemy below.
"Watch out!!"
"Those look like explosive tags!!"
Some sharp-eyed ninja spotted Konan's attack and hurriedly warned their allies.
The quicker ones immediately counterattacked.
"Use Water Release against her!!"
"Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!!"
"Lightning Release: Bloom!!"
"…"
Ninja from Kumogakure, Iwagakure, Konoha, and Sunagakure—though they hadn't fully coordinated beforehand—now acted in perfect unspoken agreement, working together to suppress Kirigakure.
Experienced high-level ninja reacted swiftly.
In an instant, Konan's attack was blocked. It didn't inflict significant damage.
On the other side, Yūhi Kurenai's genjutsu was also easily dispelled by upper-level ninja from the other villages, failing to cause much trouble.
Facing the elite coalition of four villages, Kirigakure's ninja—no matter how strong—found themselves severely restricted. Two fists cannot beat four hands.
The battlefield grew increasingly chaotic.
Meanwhile, outside Kirigakure.
Uchiha Obito, accompanied by Nagato's Six Paths of Pain and Kakuzu, appeared at the village entrance.
"Zetsu has already located the targets. First priority is the Six-Tails jinchūriki—he's currently in the eastern forest of the village."
"Next is the Nine-Tails jinchūriki—she's guarding the Four-Tails and Five-Tails that Hōzuki Oborotsuki previously seized."
"Hmph… this time, Kirigakure won't even have a grave left!"
Obito's eyes glinted with malice. He sneered confidently, then activated Kamui and vanished into thin air.
Kakuzu and the Six Paths of Pain also flashed away simultaneously.
…
The moment Shisui acted, Oborotsuki knew Itachi would follow suit.
So before the other could make a move, Oborotsuki had already activated his Eternal Mangekyō ability.
When Itachi unleashed Amaterasu, Izanagi was already in effect.
To everyone else, it looked as though he had been swallowed by the black flames.
But in reality, Oborotsuki was completely unharmed.
With a strange ripple in the air, the raging black flames in the sky vanished completely.
Oborotsuki reappeared—perfectly intact—before everyone's eyes.
This sight filled Kirigakure's ninja with renewed hope.
Kisame, Kurenai, Konan, and the others all breathed sighs of relief.
Meanwhile, the ninja from the four invading villages were completely dumbfounded—especially those from Konoha.
"What the hell just happened? He completely ignored Itachi's attack…"
"I heard he also possesses the Sharingan! The Uchiha clan's kekkei genkai is just too powerful!"
"If attacks don't work, this is going to be troublesome!"
"…"
Konoha's side watched with deep wariness.
Now facing both Shisui and Itachi, Oborotsuki didn't continue attacking. Instead, he calmly observed everyone below.
The real purpose of fighting these people was only to lure Obito and the others into showing themselves.
He wanted them to believe Kirigakure was under hopeless siege from all sides.
Only then would those cunning bastards dare to sneak in and target the tailed beasts and jinchūriki inside the village.
Otherwise—with Oborotsuki's current strength—he wouldn't need to waste any time.
He could wipe them all out in an instant.
Even Minato Namikaze—at his level—could use Flying Thunder God to instantly kill fifty Iwagakure jōnin.
The current Oborotsuki far surpassed even Minato in that regard.
As long as he drew Obito, Nagato, and the others out, the truth would speak for itself—he wouldn't need to explain anything.
Now that the enemy had arrived, it was time to close the net.
"Losers still dare to come back and provoke me?"
Oborotsuki looked meaningfully at Shisui and Itachi.
Shisui was still recovering from the aftershock of Oborotsuki's earlier attack and had no time to respond.
Itachi, however, remained completely unaffected by being called a loser.
Right now, he was calmly analyzing Oborotsuki's intel.
"Although I don't know why he can use Izanagi multiple times…"
"That technique—even for legitimate Uchiha clan members—only lasts one minute!"
"The last time we fought, I already confirmed this—his Izanagi duration is less than one minute!"
"But unfortunately we couldn't seize the opportunity to take him down last time. This time…"
Thinking this, Itachi already had a plan to deal with Oborotsuki.
He wasn't in a hurry to attack. Instead, he waited patiently for time to pass second by second.
As long as he waited until Oborotsuki's Izanagi duration expired, the next fatal strike would be unavoidable…
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