Very soon the rapidly approaching figures of Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame appeared in Yagyu's eyes.
"So it really is them!"
Seeing Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame, Yagyu smiled and said,
"But judging from the feel of this chakra, it looks like the ones who came aren't their real bodies. Is it the Shapeshifting Technique?"
Beside Yagyu Temari, who had heard his words, asked with some confusion,
"Yagyu, who are they? Are they very strong?"
Yagyu nodded.
Then he explained,
"Very strong! You should know their identities. Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame! But there's no need to worry too much. Their real bodies didn't come. They're only clones created through a jutsu similar to a counterpart technique!"
Hearing this, Temari nodded and said nothing more, only preparing herself seriously.
Whoosh, whoosh.
On the two large rocks between the two sides,
Yagyu and Temari appeared on one of them.
And on the other rock, Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame also appeared.
"Long time no see!"
The moment they met, Yagyu's gaze locked onto the two of them, a smile on his face.
"Counting the time, it has already been three years… Uchiha Itachi, Hoshigaki Kisame!"
Buzz.
Without hesitation, Yagyu directly activated his Sharingan.
Only, to outsiders, there was no visible change at all.
Hearing Yagyu's words, Uchiha Itachi nodded and said calmly,
"It has indeed been a long time, Yagyu Sousuke… During these three years, there has not been a moment when I did not want to meet you."
Hearing this the corners of Yagyu's mouth rose.
"Is it because of Sasuke? Don't worry! The current Sasuke should already have enough power to kill you! It's just that there are still some hidden dangers in his body. After I help him resolve them… I will definitely let him come and take your life!"
These words made Uchiha Itachi's eyes narrow.
Then his gaze looked extremely deep as he glanced at Yagyu.
"Is that so? Then I will look forward to it properly! But it would be best if you hurry. I am already almost unable to wait… to witness the growth of my foolish little brother under the famous Gale Swordmaster."
After a pause, Uchiha Itachi's tone carried a trace of killing intent.
"Otherwise, after I finish being busy during this period, I will personally go find him!"
Hearing Uchiha Itachi's answer, Yagyu understood that this man had already clearly grasped what information he was conveying.
At the same time,
Uchiha Itachi also understood that Yagyu already knew about his identity as an undercover agent.
And he directly sent a signal to Yagyu his body could not hold on for much longer, and he hoped Yagyu could speed things up.
They were openly exchanging information with each other.
It could be said that they completely ignored Hoshigaki Kisame.
Of course Hoshigaki Kisame did not care about these things at all.
For the current Akatsuki as long as Uchiha Itachi was still doing his job, there would be no problem.
After all the plan had already begun.
"Mr. Itachi, now that the greetings are done, should we begin?"
Raising both hands to form hand seals, Hoshigaki Kisame's face carried a thick fighting spirit as he looked at Yagyu across from him and said,
"Yagyu Sousuke, let me see just how powerful you are now!"
Hearing this, Yagyu crossed his arms and looked at Hoshigaki Kisame.
He had no intention of stopping him at all.
Instead, he wore a slightly interested expression and said,
"If your real bodies were here, the two of you might be able to cause me some trouble. But with only two counterpart clones here, I really can't raise any desire to fight."
Boom.
A massive amount of chakra surged from his body forming an extremely intense chakra pressure.
Yagyu looked at Hoshigaki Kisame and Uchiha Itachi and said casually,
"I'm in a hurry, so I won't chat with you anymore! I'll finish you two in an instant!"
Clap.
His hands instantly completed the hand seals and clasped together.
Yagyu spoke coldly,
"Properly feel the power that once suppressed the ninja world! Wood Release: Advent of a World of Trees!"
Boom.
As Yagyu's voice fell,
the ground within a radius of ten li around him began to tremble.
Immediately after.
Bang, bang, bang, bang.
One towering tree after another directly broke through the earth.
In an instant they formed a living, vibrant forest completely under Yagyu's control, like a living being.
Whoosh, whoosh.
When one thick tree root after another came binding, entangling, and piercing toward the two of them, Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame both began moving in an instant.
However it was as if they had fallen into Yagyu's world no matter how they leapt and dodged,
facing the forest's attacks that left not even the slightest gap and came endlessly,
in just over ten seconds their bodies had already been pierced, torn apart, and crushed by tree after tree.
After the attack ended, Yagyu lowered his hands.
His face was calm without the slightest trace of pride.
Holding the large fan in her arms, Temari, who had originally prepared herself for a great battle, stared blankly at the vast forest Yagyu had created in an instant.
She could not help but swallow.
Looking dazedly at the wasteland that had turned into a forest, Temari said,
"So this is the legendary Wood Release? The power of the God of Shinobi, the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama? How terrifying!"
Yagyu smiled.
He did not explain too much.
He only said very calmly,
"Leave the sighing for later. Right now, we should set off, Temari!"
Whoosh.
With a movement of his body, Yagyu once again headed toward the direction of the cave.
Temari also recovered from her shock and quickly followed after him.
Inside the cave the phantoms of Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame flickered slightly.
Everyone present looked over.
"How is the situation?"
Pain asked.
The others all looked at the phantoms of Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame with curiosity and a trace of seriousness.
There was no helping it it had been far too fast.
Not much time had passed from beginning to end,
yet the two of them had already returned!
After pondering for a moment, Uchiha Itachi spoke sparingly.
"We met and exchanged greetings. When Yagyu Sousuke began attacking, Kisame and I, who had less than half our strength, only lasted a few seconds before we lost."
Before everyone could exclaim, Hoshigaki Kisame said with a face full of emotion,
"The power of Wood Release really is terrifying! Even if our real bodies went over, I'm afraid we wouldn't last too long before being killed by Yagyu Sousuke… That guy wasn't even serious when he dealt with Mr. Itachi and me!"
This made Hoshigaki Kisame feel humiliated.
They had half their strength yet they were not even qualified to make the other party get serious.
If that was not naked humiliation, then what was?
As Hoshigaki Kisame and Uchiha Itachi's evaluations fell the cave sank into a brief silence.
They all had a rough understanding of one another's strength.
Yagyu Sousuke's strength was far greater than they had expected.
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