If we exclude the children of destiny who are favored by the will of the world - Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke, there are only a handful of people alive who can surpass Uchiha Itachi and Hatake Kakashi in ninja talent in the entire ninja world, and there are not many who can be compared with them.

There is no doubt that Hatake Kakashi has talent, but it is difficult to say whether the result is good or bad due to the limitation of Uchiha Obito's Sharingan. However, being able to have the current strength under the limitation of the meager amount of chakra is definitely inseparable from his talent and hard work.

Uchiha Itachi was even more terrifying, with a good birth, outstanding talent, careful teaching, unremitting efforts and strong will. Normal ninjas can become rare strong men even if they only have one of these.

Before the extermination of his clan, Uchiha Itachi was more like the child of destiny than Uzumaki Naruto and his brother Uchiha Sasuke. And Itachi, who was carrying the hope of revitalizing the family, did not disappoint people. At a young age, he had become a powerful and terrifying warrior. Even Hatake Kakashi, who was the captain of the Anbu at the time, was amazed.

A few years later, with the huge increase in strength from the Mangekyō Sharingan, Uchiha Itachi has become a super strong man with almost no weaknesses, especially his illusion ability, which is simply hard to defend against. Except for the dead Uchiha Shisui, it is really hard to find a stronger illusion ninja than Uchiha Itachi.

In this battle between Uchiha Itachi and Hatake Kakashi, it seems that Uchiha Itachi has a firm advantage. Before he can completely master Obito's Sharingan, there are still many obstacles waiting for Hatake Kakashi on his way to becoming a stronger person.

In fact, the development of the matter was very normal. With the amount of chakra that Hatake Kakashi had and the need to maintain his Sharingan, he would not be able to gain any advantage if he used ninjutsu against Uchiha Itachi. He would only waste chakra and strength in vain.

Seeing that a water dragon bullet was so easily blocked, Hatake Kakashi also understood that Uchiha Itachi's strength was not only due to his Sharingan, but also his talent and unremitting efforts were the key to his strength. As a last resort, Kakashi picked up the kunai in his hand, quickly approached Uchiha Itachi, and started the most basic close combat of ninjas. This fighting method that tests the comprehensive talents of ninjas is actually beneficial to Kakashi. Both of them are geniuses among geniuses, but in terms of combat experience, Kakashi, who is older and has experienced the baptism of the Ninja World War, has more convincing strength. Moreover, both sides have Sharingan, which, to some extent, actually weakens Uchiha Itachi's specialty - illusion. Moreover, although Uchiha Itachi is now powerful and his vicissitudes of life face show obvious mana lines, in fact, Uchiha Itachi is only seventeen years old, just barely considered an adult. It is actually quite disadvantageous to engage in this kind of battle of physical and mental exhaustion with Hatake Kakashi who is at the peak of his physical condition.

Moreover, from the very beginning, Uchiha Itachi had been trying to use Tsukuyomi on Hatake Kakashi to quickly end the battle, but he had never succeeded.

Tsukuyomi, as a unique eye technique of the Mangekyō Sharingan, cannot directly cause physical harm, but it will cause serious mental trauma to the person who is under the illusion of Tsukuyomi. And there are many restrictions on its use. It must be released at close range and the opponent must be staring at each other in order to pull the opponent into the Tsukuyomi space created by oneself. In this mental space completely controlled by oneself, one can inflict mental damage to the opponent at will.

"Could it be that Tsukuyomi's weakness has been exposed?"

Uchiha Itachi was worriedly dealing with the continuous attacks from Hatake Kakashi, but he never found a suitable opportunity to perform Tsukuyomi. His opponent always deliberately avoided his sight at the critical moment.

However, Kakashi Hatake, who was fighting fiercely with Uchiha Itachi, clearly felt that his opponent was a little impatient.

"It seems that what Mizuki said is indeed correct. Uchiha Itachi's Sharingan has another secret. My original idea of ​​simply relying on the Sharingan to fight against the Sharingan was indeed a fantasy..."

Originally, it was just because of Shuimu's reminder that I avoided close eye contact out of caution, but I didn't expect that it would actually have a good effect.

Just as the two were fighting fiercely, a thick fog slowly rose from the lake, slowly spread around, and gradually enveloped everyone present.

"The Mist Hidden Technique? Who uses this?"

…

Earlier, when Hoshigaki Kisame was hit by an unexpected blow and sank underwater, the duel between Might Guy and Hoshigaki Kisame also entered a white-hot stage. Unlike Hatake Kakashi who was at a disadvantage, Might Guy was very good at dealing with ninjas like Hoshigaki Kisame.

With super-fast speed, powerful direct physical attacks, and rich combat experience, Might Guy is quite experienced in dealing with ninjutsu-type ninjas like Hoshigaki Kisame who have less flexibility. It's not that Hoshigaki Kisame's physical skills and speed are not good. In fact, compared with ordinary ninjas, they are already extremely good. It's just that for a master like Might Guy who has almost exerted physical skills and speed to the extreme, the gap is too big.

After being knocked down by Might Guy and sinking into the water, Hoshigaki Kisame immediately understood the type of ninja he was facing, and it was exactly the speed and strength type of physical ninja that he hated. Most of his previous experience in dealing with other ninjas was no longer useful. In this situation, how to play to one's strengths and avoid weaknesses became the key to defeating the enemy.

"Water escape technique - Water prison technique."

Hoshigaki Kisame knew very well that with the characteristics of his own ninjutsu, if he fell into Might Guy's rhythm, he would most likely fall into the embarrassing situation of not being able to hit the enemy with his hard-working ninjutsu. And he must not reveal the slightest flaw, otherwise, he would be targeted without hesitation at Might Guy's super-fast speed, and fall into the troublesome dilemma of having to passively take the beating.

The Water Prison Technique is not only a powerful water-style ninjutsu that can trap the enemy, but it can also be used to wrap oneself in a water ball to defend against enemy attacks.

With the help of this all-round defensive ninjutsu, Hoshigaki Kisame finally took a breath and began to use his super huge amount of chakra to release powerful ninjutsu to suppress Might Guy in turn.

"Playing to your strengths and avoiding your weaknesses is the key to defeating the enemy. How are you going to deal with the ninja on the other side who is dressed ridiculously but is actually quite powerful?"

Might Guy, who had just succeeded in his attack, was looking at Hoshigaki Kisame who was wrapped in a huge water ball and was at a loss. Having defeated the enemy, Might Guy was ready to pursue the victory in order to quickly achieve greater results. However, the result was contrary to his wishes. Not only was he temporarily unable to do anything about the enemy who was wrapped in the water prison technique, but he was also harassed by Hoshigaki Kisame's various and powerful ninjutsu, which gave him a headache.

"The enemy is not easy to deal with."

Although it was not the first time that he faced a member of the Akatsuki organization, this time, Might Guy was still frightened by Hoshigaki Kisame's terrifying powerful ninjutsu and his almost endless chakra. If they were not fighting in the native land of Konoha Village, Might Guy did not know whether he would give up the idea of ​​confronting him head-on.

"Water Style - Mizusame Bullet Technique."

A huge shark made of water soared into the sky and quickly attacked Might Guy. Before Might Guy could completely avoid the attack of the Mizusame bullet, a large number of water clones of Hoshigaki Kisame gradually emerged from the water surface in a large area.

This is not the end yet, Hoshigaki Kisame is seen making seals with his hands.

"Water escape technique, Mist hiding technique."

Then, with Hoshigaki Kisame as the center, a large area of ​​thick fog emerged and quickly spread out.

"This is not a solution. It seems that Hatake Kakashi is still okay, but it is true that Might Guy does not have any good method to deal with Hoshigaki Kisame for the time being."

Moreover, Jiraiya, who was supposed to arrive at the scene and start to crush Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame and then drive them away, was not far away, but he did not show up, which made Mizuki feel very strange. Logically, Hatake Kakashi should have told Jiraiya some basic information about the enemy's attack, and Mizuki himself also passed on a lot of information.

"Could it be that something unexpected has happened?"

Although Mizuki was confused, the battle here had reached an extremely critical moment. Anyway, there was only a fake Jinchūriki clone on the scene, and its existence had been exposed, and its value had been greatly reduced. Although it was still painful to see it casually destroyed, he still had to take action when the time came.

Having made up his mind, Shuimu no longer hesitated. As his mind turned, the gathered chakra continued to spread, and the barrier that had been set up long ago began to activate.

"Mist Hiding Technique? What's the point of practicing shooting with water jutsu when you can't see? Now that no one can see, let's play hide-and-seek together..."

As the barrier was activated, a fog that was even thicker than the Mist Hidden Technique used by Hoshigaki Kisame just now spread rapidly along with the spread of chakra, until it enveloped both sides that were fighting fiercely.

"Itachi, be careful, there are hidden helpers on the other side..." Seeing the sudden change, Hoshigaki Kisame also quickly reminded Uchiha Itachi, "The second Mist Hidden Technique just now was not released by me..."

Although he has a bad temper and is bloodthirsty, Hoshigaki Kisame can get along well with Uchiha Itachi. Perhaps both of them have similar experiences of slaughtering their own clansmen. In the "Akatsuki" organization, they are a rare and relatively harmonious group.

"Got it. Be careful. This is not a simple fog-hiding technique, but a barrier technique mixed with illusion effects. If it doesn't work, we can retreat..."

"I understand. But it's really hard for me to just leave such a rare and interesting opponent..." The arrogant Hoshigaki Kisame was quite concerned about the beating he had just received from Might Guy. It was not in Hoshigaki Kisame's character not to have a good fight after being beaten up by this guy with strange attire and no qualities of a strong man.

"Since you guys are getting serious, I can't help but show some appreciation..." Hoshigaki Kisame said as he pulled out the weapon on his back...

"Samehada - Flying Chain Slash." The weapon Samehada, which already seemed very huge, suddenly changed. Its handle quickly deformed and stretched under the infusion of chakra, until it stretched to nearly ten meters and began to become crooked like a chain. The curved blade, following Hoshigaki Kisame's slash and cooperating with a group of water clones, began to crush towards Might Guy.

This method fully utilized the huge chakra advantage of Hoshigaki Kisame, and at the same time, the huge power of his weapon Samehada was used just right. In his current state, Might Guy is indeed far from being a match for Hoshigaki Kisame without opening the Eight Gates.

…

When Hatake Kakashi and Might Guy were fighting against Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame respectively, Jiraiya, who was still obsessed with Mizuki, did not make mistakes because of drinking this time. Instead, he was intercepted by two strange people.

"Who are you?" Jiraiya looked at the man in the black and red robes with a cold face, and was secretly angry. He was just one step late, but he was blocked by the enemy. Moreover, Uzumaki Naruto, who clearly needed protection, was now almost unattended. If another expert from the Akatsuki organization sneaked in, it would be dangerous. Now he could only hope that Shimura Danzo would come to help take care of him.

"Jiraiya, one of the Three Ninjas, we don't actually want to fight you, but for some reasons, we have to come here. Please stay here for a while."

Hearing this reply, Jiraiya no longer hesitated. In fact, the previous question was unnecessary. He just asked it as a routine question. Seeing the clothes of these two people, he knew that they were obviously from the same organization as Scorpion and Deidara. The matter was obviously not a problem that could be solved with just a few words.

Jiraiya, who wanted to end the battle quickly, quickly bit his finger, then formed a seal and used summoning techniques. With the explosion of chakra smoke, a giant toad appeared in Konoha Village.

At the same time, Mizuki, who was on the top floor of Konoha Hospital sensing the changes in the battle situation in the distance, was frightened by the sudden appearance of a huge summoned beast.

"How could this be? It's not Hatake Kakashi's side, there are still enemies, that's really bad..."

There are only a few people who are powerful enough to make Jiraiya treat them with caution, and who can make Konoha and himself unaware of their presence.

"It seems that I was wrong. The Akatsuki organization will not give up until Yagura dies..."