Boom!
Senjutsu Chakra erupted as Logan transformed into a streak of light, whooshing past the spot where Obito had tried to block him, his speed climbing to its peak.
After that brief reunion with Mai, he pressed onward. Since he had already passed Obito and the Konoha's team, it meant he was very close to the battlefield, to them. The closer he got, the more urgent he felt.
The forest blurred past. Sure enough, after just a few moments, he spotted the secluded structure and the figures standing there.
…
Ding!
Two massive swords collided violently, sending sparks flying.
"Oho~ Not bad with that blade, Suigetsu-chan." Kisame grinned, pressing down with Samehada, his tone mocking.
Suigetsu, wielding Zabuza's Kubikiribocho, strained against the force, beads of sweat forming on his forehead. But his mouth was as sharp as ever, "Of course! Though for someone known as the 'Monster of Kirigakure', you're not as strong as the rumors say, Kisame-senpai!"
Bang, bang!
Suigetsu shifted stances, their blades clashing again and again, Chakra-infused strikes sending shockwaves through the air. For a moment, neither could gain the upper hand.
"Are these two really just sparing? They are definitely trying to kill each other." Karin, who was standing nearby, watched blankly. Jugo remained silent as usual.
After a fierce exchange, Suigetsu suddenly realized something was wrong, 'My Chakra was being absorbed by that weird sword!'
Kisame laughed loudly, swinging Samehada triumphantly, about to gloat and explain just how screwed Suigetsu was.
But suddenly, a sudden, dangerous premonition made him freeze.
Kisame's little eyes flicked to the side.
"Hey." Suigetsu scowled unhappily, thinking that he was being looked down upon by the other party.
"Someone's coming!" Karin suddenly shouted, "Their speed… how?! They're insanely fast!"
The four of them stood atop the building, elevated above the trees with a clear line of sight. Suddenly, a streak of light darted through the forest.
Their minds lagged, sluggishly processing the sight for a few seconds… but by then, the blazing lightning was already upon them!
"Who is it?! It's not convenient for..." Kisame, the first to react, swung Samehada horizontally, blocking the figure whose speed defied belief.
"Get lost!"
With a sharp command, in the the blur of motion, the streak of light crashed into Kisame. The shark-man roared, gripping his sword with both hands as he slashed downward.
Bang!
The impact was massive. The difference in power was stark… one stood firm, the other launched backward as Kisame was sent flying.
Team Hebi reacted, "Don't let him pass!"
In the chaos, they set aside their differences. Suigetsu was the first to charge in, and also the first to get knocked back.
Bang!
The Kubikiribocho clattered as it rolled off the roof. Jugo barely activated his Cursed Seal before a fist slammed into him.
As for Karin, she didn't even get a chance to raise her kunai.
They could only watch helplessly as the figure blazed past their defenses, unstoppable.
The speed was too fast. All they caught were glimpses, blurred, like static, only registering the combined Lightning and Fire Attribute Chakra swirling around the mysterious figure.
Team Hebi and Kisame lay in disarray, utterly defeated.
…
"Hah…"
From the moment he entered the battlefield, Logan had charged through two checkpoints without pause… on top of rushing here nonstop. Even with Sage Mode, the strain was heavy.
Senjutsu Chakra steadily circulated through his Chakra Pathways, 'Good, still holding up.'
His golden-flame-tinged crimson eyes scanned the Uchiha Hideout.
The situation was much better than he'd feared.
Logan could see them now, two figures clad in cloaks bearing the Uchiha Clan's crest.
"Those two idiots."
A few hundred meters away, atop a tall building, two silhouettes charged at each other… resolute, unyielding.
"They've only just started." A deep, deep wave of relief washed over Logan.
He wanted to laugh, but the laughter wouldn't come.
So he hardened his expression instead.
"I made it in time... Looks like they're about to exchange their first blows..."
Logan reached into his kunai pouch and pulled out a three-pronged kunai. Smoothly, arcs of electricity coiled around his entire arm.
"You two have caused so much trouble... So I'll be the one throwing the first strike."
Senjutsu Chakra surged up.
Zzzsssttt!
Within the frenzied screech of lightning, golden-red light gradually dyed the currents, growing brighter and brighter until the air itself warped. The spiraling arcs of electricity condensed into terrifying power, and when the energy in his right arm reached its peak, a searing brilliance, scorched into the atmosphere.
Logan suddenly hurled it!
A single arrow of coalesced red and blue shot forward, flickered, then vanished.
For a brief moment, silence blanketed the entire area. Across the hundreds of meters of distance, a comet-like streak blazed into existence, trailing dazzling auroras. By the time it appeared, it had already reached its destination.
…
At the Uchiha Hideout, the pale blue Kusanagi blade was moments away from clashing against the black kunai.
Sasuke and Itachi, the two bound by fate, stood barely a meter apart. In the instant before their weapons met, time itself seemed to pause.
For a single frame, all movement ceased.
Only one thing was still moving, a three-pronged kunai silently glided between them.
The strangely shaped kunai spun slowly, so slowly... Drifting from the left... to the right... Its metallic surface reflecting the Sharingan of Sasuke and Itachi.
They saw the sealing formula engraved upon it, and the three-pronged kunai spun and flew past them, dissolving into light.
The Flying Thunder God's formula had been melted away by the sheer energy.
Ding!
Logan's left hand intercepted the gleaming edge of Kusanagi Sword, while his right seized Itachi's wrist.
He had teleported between them, blocking both at once.
Boom!
The shockwave of force sent their clothes fluttering violently. At this proximity, the three were nearly pressed against each other.
Sasuke and Itachi froze.