"Right now, the entire Hidden Leaf Village is talking about the Hyuga clan, saying that you colluded with Orochimaru to betray the Hidden Leaf Village, and demanding that you prove your innocence. Under these circumstances, you still have the mood to go shopping with the two of us?"
On the streets of Konoha, Kurenai Yuhi noticed the suspicion, disgust, and anger in the eyes of the villagers hurrying by, and turned to Hyuga Kaze beside her to ask a question.
Hinata Kaze gave a warm smile to the villagers who were giving him cold stares, which startled them so much that they backed away. He shrugged and turned to Kurenai Yuhi, saying with a smile, "What can those fools who can be easily manipulated do to me? I don't care about their discussions. It's more important to go shopping with two beautiful ladies right now."
"Hmph, you're not bad at talking, but don't think we'll easily forgive you for abandoning us for so long!"
Red Bean's ears turned slightly red after hearing Hinata Kaze's words, but she still maintained a haughty expression, which made Hinata Kaze want to experience what it would be like to see that haughty expression collapse and turn into a humble plea for mercy.
Kurenai looked at Anko with a loving smile, then turned to Hyuga Kaze and said gently, "Although Anko and I believe in you, the villagers and some ninjas in Konoha don't really approve of you. To be honest, it's quite suspicious that no one from the Hyuga clan participated in this battle."
"With your and Hongdou's trust, some rumors can't sway me at all, don't worry. Instead of worrying about that, let's think about what postures we should use for our physical training tonight."
Although your physical skills have improved significantly under my guidance, your stamina is still lacking. You need further training.
Hinata Kaze and the two girls joked and played along the way, gradually deviating from Konoha's main street and arriving at a relatively secluded corner. Suddenly, Hinata Kaze's expression changed, and he pulled his attention back from Kurenai and the other girl. He hadn't been paying attention to his surroundings, and only when he got closer did he hear the sounds of battle coming from ahead.
After a while, Hongdou suddenly spoke up: "The snakes I sent out to keep watch have sent word that there is a battle ahead!"
Before she could finish speaking, Anko excitedly ran forward, and seeing this, Hinata Kaze and Kurenai could only helplessly follow.
Soon the three arrived at the scene of the battle, where they saw venomous snakes coiling and writhing around Hongdou, constantly hissing and spewing pale purple venomous gas to obscure their vision.
With her eyes tightly closed, she used the vision of a venomous snake instead of her own, and was facing off against two ninjas dressed in black robes with fiery clouds.
One of the mysterious figures had a pair of Sharingan eyes with three tomoe and deep tear troughs on his face. The other had short black hair, no eyebrows, blood-red stripes painted on the lower half of his face, a mouthful of sharp teeth, and held a guillotine.
Their distinctive faces allowed Hyuga Kaze to recognize them at a glance as Uchiha Itachi and Biwa Juzo.
Upon seeing Hyuga Kaze and Kurenai Yuhi arrive, Itachi and Kurenai became slightly more wary, but overall maintained a cool and indifferent demeanor.
Behind Anko, Kakashi Hatake trembled violently, looking like a weak and exhausted man who was about to collapse to the ground.
"What are you going back to Konoha for?" Kakashi Hatake asked, panting. "Is it for Sasuke?"
While asking questions, Kakashi repeatedly gestured to Hyuga Kaze and the others with his trembling arm behind him, urging them to leave and seek help immediately.
However, Hyuga Kaze, Kurenai Yuhi, and Itachi Uchiha on the other side all remained completely calm and made no move.
When Itachi Uchiha heard Sasuke's name, he didn't even flinch, as if the Sasuke that Kakashi Hatake was talking about was a complete stranger.
"I have returned for the sake of the Fourth Hokage's legacy. I have no other intention of harming Konoha. Please do not stop me."
Even after the devastating humiliation of the night of the massacre, Itachi Uchiha still maintained that aloof, condescending, expressionless face.
"What legacy does the Fourth Hokage have that a rogue ninja like you have to covet!"
Kurenai quickly stepped forward and stood side by side with Anko. Through Hyuga Kaze's tutelage, she had learned a great deal about the secrets of the ninja world. This time, she did not look directly at Itachi Uchiha but instead faced Juzo Biwa.
Kurenai and the others didn't understand, but Kakashi quickly realized that Jiraiya had exchanged a lot of information with him before.
"So you're here for Naruto. You've joined that organization called Akatsuki too, haven't you!"
Whether it was because he had received support and his spirits had relaxed or because he had lost his vigilance due to the torment of Tsukuyomi, Kakashi Hatake actually said it directly to his face.
Upon hearing the name Akatsuki, Itachi Uchiha, who had remained calm, suddenly changed his expression, and stopped in his tracks, which had been about to retreat.
"Juzo, take Kakashi Hatake away and interrogate him to find out how much he knows. As for the others, take care of them all quickly."
Itachi Uchiha's eyes swirled with three tomoe, and he stared at Hyuga Kaze and the others, ready to make his move.
Upon hearing this, Anko and Kurenai were eager to try. Their strength had improved so much over the years that they themselves could hardly believe it. They hadn't had many opportunities to go all out before, so this was a perfect chance to test their skills against a master. Whether it was Itachi Uchiha, who was said to have wiped out his clan single-handedly, or Juzo Biwa, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, they were both formidable opponents.
"Illusion Art: Five Plum Blossoms"
With her hands forming a hand seal, she unleashed her strongest illusion technique.
A giant plum blossom suddenly appeared before Juzo Biwa's eyes. The five petals of the plum blossom fell and transformed into five phantom clones, which mixed with Kurenai Yuhi's true form and launched an attack on him.
Pipa Juzo dealt with all these indistinguishable figures in the same way: he raised his guillotine and hacked at their heads repeatedly, the wind whistling and the force astonishing as the blade passed.
However, Kurenai Yuhi's six figures coordinated with unparalleled skill, and there were also illusions involved. Often, when Juzo Biwa swung his greatsword, he would aim at a figure of Kurenai Yuhi, only to find after the blow that the greatsword was aimed at thin air.
Kurenai's clones, with their specialized skills, combined close-range taijutsu, shuriken, genjutsu, and simple fire-style techniques, made it difficult for Juzo Biwa to cope.
Water Release: Exploding Water Wave
Pipa Juzo leaped into the air and spewed a massive waterfall of water from his mouth toward Yuhi Kurenai.
During his fight with Kurenai Yuhi, Juzo Biwa deeply felt how troublesome genjutsu ninjas were. Although he had undergone rigorous genjutsu resistance training and had been using methods to dispel genjutsu, he still fell into illusions from time to time.
So he decided that since he couldn't tell the difference between the real and the fake, he might as well not bother and just use a large-scale water escape to destroy everything!
While Kurenai and Juzo were locked in fierce combat, Anko was quickly falling into a disadvantageous position against Itachi Uchiha.
Her eyesight is currently impaired, making her taijutsu and ninjutsu somewhat uncoordinated. After all, a snake's vision differs greatly from a human's, and the Sharingan's enhancement to taijutsu is extremely strong. Uchiha Itachi's taijutsu alone was already making it difficult for Anko to cope.
Fortunately, she had two giant snakes as tough as iron to assist her. The snakes coiled around the field according to Anko's command, occasionally pouncing on Uchiha Itachi, and spewing purple poisonous mist to block him, allowing Anko to continue fighting.
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