Chapter 32: Who is Akatsuki's Best Actor?
Kakashi Hatake passed out.
There was a burn mark on the man's arm, and his clothes looked corroded, likely from encountering a Boil Release and Lava Release user.
In the entire Land of Water, there happened to be one woman possessing both these Kekkei Genkai.
While evading pursuit, Kakashi Hatake's tracks were discovered by Ao. He ran headlong into an ambush by Mei Terumī. Despite being at a huge disadvantage, Kakashi still managed to turn the tables somewhat, even fighting to a draw.
Unfortunately, besides Mei Terumī, he also encountered numerous Mist ninjas.
Helpless, Kakashi Hatake thought of the Lightning Release: Slicing Maelstrom he had just secretly copied, wanting to use this move to defeat all the Mist ninjas at once!
However, as Kakashi was forming the hand seals, he felt something wasn't quite right. Fortunately, struck by a sudden inspiration, he opted for his own Lightning Cutter instead, managing to carve out a path to survival...
Having just escaped death, Kakashi encountered the target he had come to the Land of Water to find. Facing a group of Mist ninjas meant certain death; encountering his old teammate Uchiha Obito might offer a chance of survival.
Kakashi's tense state of mind finally managed to relax somewhat.
The mysterious masked man's mood, however, wasn't so good. He stared in utter shock at Kakashi Hatake at his feet!
Aaaaaah!
Someone tell him, how the hell did this guy Kakashi find out his identity?
And since he even called out his name, it definitely wasn't just a random guess by Kakashi!
Which bastard leaked his identity!
Uchiha Obito was practically going insane!
Nearby, Uehara Naraka showed a timely trace of surprise, his eyes filled with confusion, "Afei-senpai? The name this Kakashi just said..."
"..."
The mysterious masked man instantly regained his composure. Turning to look at Uehara Naraka, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes, but he still restrained himself, "I don't know what he's talking about..."
"He said Obito."
Uehara Naraka repeated innocently, even adding, "Afei-senpai, are you old acquaintances with Konoha's Kakashi?"
After speaking, Uehara Naraka's eyes even brightened, "That makes sense! You have a good relationship with Itachi. So Afei-senpai is also a ninja originally from Konoha..."
"..."
The mysterious masked man felt somewhat like breaking down. This kid Uehara was actually analyzing his identity so seriously!
Didn't he know that when someone knows too many secrets and pries into others' privacy, their life tends to become very short?
Now the mysterious masked man knew clearly that his identity could not be revealed to others, especially Nagato and Konan.
They might acknowledge Uchiha Madara, but not necessarily an ordinary Uchiha ninja.
Since Uehara Naraka seemed to have noticed this secret, the mysterious masked man's first thought was to suppress the information!
A gloved hand suddenly shot out, grabbing Uehara Naraka's neck. The mysterious masked man said in a grim voice, "Kid, I originally thought highly of you, but to avoid influencing Nagato and Konan's judgment, I can only kill you here!"
"Senpai..."
Uehara Naraka gasped heavily for breath, tightly gripping the mysterious masked man's wrist, trying to break free from his grasp, pleading in a low voice, "Senpai, I won't reveal this secret!"
"Is that so?"
The mysterious masked man's eye gradually turned crimson, a hint of bloodthirsty madness flashing within, "But I want to kill you right now!"
"N-No!"
Uehara Naraka frantically grabbed handfuls of exploding tags, desperately sticking them all over the mysterious masked man's body. He spoke with determination, "Senpai, if you don't agree, then let's perish together!"
At this moment, Uehara Naraka decided to give his acting skills a perfect score.
The mysterious masked man didn't notice anything unusual. Perhaps confident in his immense strength, he actually allowed Uehara Naraka to stick the exploding tags onto his body.
Was this guy's brain not working properly?
Or was he just a bit too arrogant?
Feeling nothing amiss, the mysterious masked man sneered at Uehara Naraka, "Hmph, you think you're worthy of perishing together with me?"
"Senpai..."
The pained look on Uehara Naraka's face suddenly vanished completely, replaced by a strange smile, "Why would you think you're not worthy of perishing together with me? You're also just a mere intern in the organization!"
After speaking, Uehara Naraka exerted a slight force, broke free from Obito's grip, and flew into the air. The boy looked down coldly at the mysterious masked man on the ground, saying contemptuously, "Since you don't want to perish together, then you go die!"
"Such a naive kid!"
The mysterious masked man laughed instead of getting angry. Just as he was about to continue with harsh words, the sound of exploding tags interrupted him!
BOOM!
Tag after tag exploded suddenly!
The unconscious Kakashi Hatake and Kisame Hoshigaki on the ground were both blasted away by the shockwaves from the exploding tags on the masked man!
The mysterious masked man's face remained calm, letting the exploding tags blast through his body without harming him in the slightest. However, his right eye transformed into the pinwheel-shaped Mangekyō Sharingan, containing a strange Kamui dimension.
Through the Mangekyō Sharingan's ability, the mysterious masked man's body could become intangible at any time, slipping into the dimension to avoid external attacks. This was why he could face most ninjas in the world with arrogance.
Within the Kamui dimension.
The mysterious masked man's body had already retreated into this space, intending to avoid the exploding tag bombardment and also make Uehara Naraka recognize the gap between them.
Unexpectedly, just as his body entered the Kamui dimension, exploding tags started appearing continuously, following his body!
RUMBLE!
The entire Kamui dimension seemed like it was celebrating New Year's, the sound of exploding tags echoing endlessly!
Moreover, whether the mysterious masked man hid in the outside world or retreated into the Kamui dimension, exploding tags would always inexplicably follow him, blasting him until he was battered and exhausted...
"What the hell... is going on! What ninjutsu is this!"
The mysterious masked man looked up at Uehara Naraka in the air, a trace of fury in his eyes. He was actually being played by a mere kid!
Uehara Naraka held up a finger and said softly, "Shh... Senpai, don't be anxious. I only used one hundred million exploding tags. This fireworks festival will be over soon."
"Bastard kid!"
The mysterious masked man violently spat out a mouthful of blood. His clothes had been destroyed, the mask on his face was tattered, and his body was battered and broken, but the exploding tag bombardment continued...
His Kamui dimension actually had no way at all to shake off the pursuit of those exploding tags!
Uehara Naraka watched the fireballs of exploding tags leisurely. The Infinite Multiplication Exploding Tags technique was actually a type of space-time technique, and its invention principle was the simplest Summoning Technique.
As long as one exploding tag was attached to the target, that single tag could summon trillions of exploding tags to continuously bombard the target until their body was blown to pieces!
Even if the mysterious masked man could hide in the Kamui dimension, the exploding tags would follow him into the Kamui dimension and continue to summon massive amounts of exploding tags, making things very uncomfortable for him...
If he could use his Kamui dōjutsu to avoid them, one hundred million exploding tags would just be a fireworks display. Now, even if he could use his Kamui dōjutsu, he couldn't escape the exploding tags' blasts.
Then he could only use that technique!
Uehara Naraka looked at the miserable state of the mysterious masked man being bombarded by exploding tags and said softly, "Alright, if Senpai dies here, then just blame Senpai's bad luck! If Senpai is fortunate enough to survive my ninjutsu, then return to the organization as soon as possible and confess your identity to Konan-sensei and Lord Yahiko!"
(End of Chapter)
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