Splash.
Two figures flew out from the impact of the explosion.
They landed directly on the river surface.
Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame both slid backward for a long distance before stabilizing themselves.
Just after regaining their footing, Uchiha Itachi formed hand seals in an instant,
"Fire Release, Great Dragon Fire Jutsu."
Boom.
A massive fire dragon head over ten meters in size blasted directly toward a position on the riverbank.
The speed was extremely fast, and the power was terrifying.
Just as Kisame was wondering why Itachi suddenly attacked.
Boom.
A huge fireball, no smaller than the dragon head, blasted out from the riverbank, targeting both Itachi and Kisame.
But it was intercepted midway by the fire dragon head.
Bang.
The terrifying explosion directly blasted a portion of the river water away, water surged upward in a neat column, the scene was extremely shocking.
Splashing sounds.
The river water was blasted into the air, falling down like a light rain.
The clear sky dimmed for a moment.
After exchanging that attack, Uchiha Itachi's expression was serious, he did not speak, nor did he attack.
He simply looked toward the riverbank.
At this point, Kisame's expression was no longer as confident as before, instead it had become cautious and solemn.
For strong individuals, one glance at a part reveals the whole.
Just from this brief exchange with Itachi, Kisame was already certain that Yagyu was on the same level as them.
"The talent of this Yagyu Sōsuke is terrifying."
Standing beside Itachi, Kisame muttered,
"Is someone like this really only twelve years old, this guy is much stronger than Deidara before."
Nodding.
Itachi did not deny Kisame's words, instead he agreed with them.
At this moment.
Clap, clap, clap.
The sound of clapping rang out.
Immediately after, Yagyu's figure appeared once again on the railing at the riverbank, his hair not even slightly disheveled.
He was still in the same sitting posture as before, as if he had always been there.
"As expected of the man who became an ANBU squad captain at thirteen."
Looking straight at Itachi, Yagyu said,
"This level of strength is truly terrifying, if I am not careful, I might end up dying here today, Itachi, compared to you, Konoha's Uchiha survivor, Sasuke still needs much more experience."
At this point.
Yagyu stood up from the railing, put his hands in his pockets, and jumped onto the river surface.
"However, the power of the Uchiha clan is indeed terrifying."
Speaking as if chatting casually, Yagyu said,
"Even one of the Sannin, Orochimaru, could not resist the temptation of those eyes, traveling a long distance and risking danger to cooperate with the Sand ninja to launch the Konoha Crush plan, coming to Konoha just to plant a Curse Mark on Sasuke."
He was not worried at all about revealing this information to Itachi.
Because what Yagyu said was all true.
And he himself was also one of the people who knew these things, and even if it was revealed, it did not matter.
Because this kind of information, with Itachi's methods, was not difficult to obtain.
After a pause.
Yagyu looked at Itachi with a strange expression,
"Last time you said Sasuke was your tool, but now it seems your tool might be taken away by Orochimaru, are you not planning to do something, for example killing Orochimaru?"
It sounded as if he was trying to provoke Itachi.
Yagyu's words seemed to carry hidden meaning.
Uchiha Itachi showed no reaction.
Instead, Kisame beside him showed a look of disdain,
"Orochimaru, that legendary Sannin, kid, your trick of making the tiger fight the wolf is quite clever."
In Kisame's view, Yagyu was clearly trying to benefit from both sides fighting.
After all, both sides were Kage-level fighters, if they truly fought to the death, even if Itachi could kill Orochimaru, in Kisame's view he would still have to pay a considerable price.
Then, Yagyu would be able to reap the benefits as the fisherman.
"Heh heh heh..."
After laughing a few times, Yagyu still did not pay attention to Hoshigaki Kisame, instead he only looked at Uchiha Itachi,
"I am just saying it casually, whether you go and do it or not, that is your business."
Crack.
Clenching his fists, twisting his neck.
With these movements, the aura around Yagyu became increasingly stronger.
Crackle, crackle.
Lightning Release chakra mode activated, a vast amount of Lightning Release power flowed around his body.
"Alright, the chatting time is over..."
Looking at Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame in front of him, Yagyu's expression became serious,
"Next, I will get serious and leave both of you here, although I only recently obtained this new power and I am not yet very proficient in using it, dealing with two opponents alone, my chances of winning are still not small."
Clap.
Bringing his hands together.
A violent chakra fluctuation burst out from Yagyu's body.
It was far more terrifying than Kisame, who was known as the tailless Tailed Beast.
"Sage Mode."
Yagyu narrowed his eyes, a massive amount of senjutsu chakra flowed directly from the outside into his body.
It instantly harmonized with Yagyu's own enormous chakra into a perfect ratio.
Buzz.
A golden sage pattern appeared on Yagyu's face.
It was similar to Hashirama's sage markings, the only difference was the symbol on his forehead, Yagyu's looked like a blazing heavenly flame.
"This is the feeling."
Feeling the immense power within his body, Yagyu smiled faintly,
"The power of Sage Mode is indeed extremely vast."
Whoosh.
After speaking.
Yagyu raised his gaze and looked at Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame, his aura directly locking onto both of them.
"Kisame."
With a serious and cautious expression, Uchiha Itachi spoke,
"You and I attack together, Yagyu Sōsuke has already become a Sage, his strength has increased by at least ten times, we will fight together and then find an opportunity to retreat."
Holding Samehada, Kisame responded in a deep voice,
"I understand, Itachi-san, please be careful."
His expression was solemn, at this moment he had already cast aside Yagyu's earlier words.
With such aura and pressure, Yagyu indeed had the qualification to say those words.
Crackle.
As Kisame's words fell.
The sound of lightning flowing rang out.
Yagyu's figure appeared in front of the two as if teleporting.
"You are discussing your battle plan right in front of me..."
His eyes were calm, yet filled with overwhelming pressure, Yagyu's cold voice sounded,
"Are you looking down on me too much."
Boom.
As he spoke, Yagyu's body spun in the air, a powerful sweeping kick smashed directly toward Uchiha Itachi.
Not only that.
While spinning in the air and delivering the kick, Yagyu's right hand grasped, a Rasengan formed in his palm.
Ready to be unleashed.
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