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"Sure enough, just as I expected."
Shisui reached out and slowly wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.
"To think he possesses such terrifying power."
He chuckled bitterly.
The power the orange-haired man had just unleashed left him no chance to use his Body Flicker Technique to escape.
He was now roughly aware of the orange-haired man's abilities.
However, such terrifying power was not something that could be easily countered simply by knowing the information.
Shisui had already sustained serious injuries from the previous attack.
Just as he frowned, a figure tore through the dust and smoke, darting in front of the orange-haired man and launching an attack.
It was the Konoha ANBU he had previously ordered to retreat.
Two ANBU appeared beside the orange-haired man, attacking from both sides.
"You," Shisui glared, as two more ANBU rushed over to block his way.
Swish!
At the same time, the man with multiple mechanical arms rushed in, only to be stopped by the ANBU who had blocked Shisui's path.
"You... didn't I tell you to get out of here quickly?"
Shisui gripped his sword tightly and was about to charge forward.
At that moment, the ANBU who had blocked his way and engaged his opponent whispered.
"Captain, you should know perfectly well that even if you can stop the toughest foe here, with our combined strength, we won't be able to escape."
"And the only one of us with the strength and chance to leave here alive is you, Captain!"
Another ANBU chimed in.
He and his companions attacked from both sides, launching continuous close-quarters attacks, standing in the way of the figure's steely body and arms.
If they pulled away to perform ninjutsu, the figure would unleash missiles.
"So, to complete the mission, Captain, let's move!"
The armless ANBU engaged in combat with the orange-haired man uttered a cry, and his blade, shrouded in lightning, slashed down at the orange-haired man's head.
"Want to cover your companions' escape?"
The orange-haired man sneered.
"With your strength, you're overestimating yourselves!"
As he finished speaking, a repulsive force emanated from his body again, sending two ANBU, who were about to attack him from both sides, flying back.
However, this time, the repulsive force was far less powerful than before, so the two ANBU were prepared.
As they were thrown back, they quickly plunged their weapons into the ground, forcing themselves to steady themselves.
However, bearing the repulsive force, they suffered internal injuries, just like Shisui had before, with blood oozing from the corners of their mouths.
"Hurry!"
An ANBU gritted his teeth, swallowing the blood welling up in his throat and shouting again.
For the first time in his life, Shisui felt truly helpless.
His intuition told him to turn around and leave now, and with his speed, he might still be able to transmit information back to the village.
But since he became a ninja, he had never abandoned his companions and fled alone.
True to Shisui's character, if it weren't for his mission, he would rather die with his companions.
*Chi!*
In a fierce inner struggle, the three magatama in his eyes spun rapidly.
Shisui's hand gripping the sword trembled, and the fingertips of his other clenched hand pierced the skin from the excessive force, blood dripping from between his fingers.
But he knew that in this situation, any hesitation would only make things worse.
At a certain moment, Shisui made a decision, his gaze sharply fixed on the orange-haired man who could manipulate gravity and repulsion.
The two ANBU before him were already covered in wounds.
The orange-haired man raised his hand once again, as if to harness his power and unleash repulsion.
The two men beside him were undoubtedly unable to withstand another such attack.
Swish!
Shisui leaped forward, wielding his sword and slashing with flaming light.
"Aren't you fleeing?"
The orange-haired man observed Shisui's movements and focused his full attention on him.
As for the two ANBU, he saw them as mere ants, easily crushed.
Facing Shisui's attack, the orange-haired man simply raised his palm.
The repulsive force seemed to form an invisible barrier in front of him, scattering all the flaming blade light.
At this moment, Shisui quickly rushed toward him, his body moving as if forming a shadow again.
"It's useless. Your flaws are too obvious now."
The orange-haired man said coldly in his heart.
Previously, he could see through Shisui's Body Flicker Technique with his Rinnegan, but now he couldn't keep up.
But now Shisui was injured, so the speed of the Body Flicker Technique was much slower than before.
He raised his palm and pointed it at Shisui, who had just created four shadows, one of them.
Buzz!
From his palm, a dark light flickered, and a sudden surge of gravity erupted.
The force descended precisely upon Shisui's body, forcibly pulling him forward.
This time, Shisui felt a stronger pull than before, completely immobilizing him, rendering him unable to even attempt a counterattack.
However, this was all within his expectations!
"Matsumoto, Takashima!"
Shisui suddenly shouted.
"Roger!"
As his cry fell, the two ANBU beside the orange-haired man responded in unison, each retreating.
The one-armed ANBU grasped his blade and slashed, while the other ANBU formed hand seals.
"Water Release: Water Colliding Wave!"
Swish!
The blade slashed out, sending dense arcs of lightning lashing toward the orange-haired man's left.
To his right, the ANBU's mouth gushed forth a stream of water, forming a small lake that surged forward.
"Water Release and Lightning Release, are you trying to paralyze this body?"
The orange-haired man said calmly, looking at Shisui, who seemed to have misunderstood something.
That's because he couldn't simultaneously utilize both gravity and repulsion.
Boom!
Lightning and Water Release ninjutsu surged, but upon reaching either side of the orange-haired man, they were blocked by an invisible membrane and quickly vanished under the repulsive force.
Meanwhile, his other hand continued to release gravity, pulling Shisui.
The distance between Shisui and the orange-haired man grew closer.
"This is what I want!"
But as he watched the distance grow closer, Shisui's eyes trembled.
The three black magatama began to spin rapidly, now facing the orange-haired man's eyes.
"Genjutsu: Sharingan!"
The magatama in his eyes trembled violently.
Shisui had chosen to approach so that he could activate the Sharingan's genjutsu once he was close.
Besides speed and swordsmanship, Shisui also excelled in genjutsu!
In this situation, he had no choice but to risk getting close to his opponent and performing a genjutsu, only to have a chance of victory.
However, even after Shisui activated his Sharingan genjutsu, the orange-haired man's violet eyes remained as deep as a pool, unable to detect a single fluctuation.
Then, Shisui felt a sharp pain in his brain, accompanied by a sarcastic sneer.
"Foolish fellow! How dare you use a mere Sharingan illusion in front of the Rinnegan's eyes!"
...
Shisui's eyes suddenly filled with blood, and blood oozed from the corners.
The genjutsu was deflected, and his pupil power backfired, causing Shisui's entire body to collapse.
The orange-haired man gently waved his hand, throwing the nearly defenseless Shisui to the ground.
Then, glancing left and right, he said in a low voice.
"What annoying ants!"
Repulsive force burst from his body, completely deflecting the ninjutsu of the two ANBU on his left and right.
The same force then spread to them, knocking them back again.
The two ANBU fighting the man with the mechanical arms were also split apart by this.
One of them was hit by the arm, and the huge force sent him flying.
The orange-haired man lowered his eyes, looking down at Shisui lying at his feet.
"Konoha ninja, dare to interfere with our plan, there is only one end: die!"
He said indifferently, and a black rod emerged from the sleeve of his Akatsuki robe, intending to stab Shisui.
At this moment, the lone Konoha ANBU who hadn't fallen, seeing this, flung his sword toward the orange-haired man.
Clang!
The sword, devoid of any jutsu-infused chakra, was blocked by the orange-haired man's black rod, sending the sword flying.
Swish!
As the ANBU flung his sword, his speed skyrocketed, and he vanished in a shadow, disappearing from the sight of the mechanical figure.
However, the mechanical figure raised his eyes slightly, locking onto the direction he was moving: Shisui.
The swiftly accelerating ANBU appeared beside the orange-haired man and Shisui, and just as he was about to reach out to save Shisui, he noticed the violet eyes staring back at him.
"Since you want to save him, then die first!"
The orange-haired man's palm erupted with gravity, pulling the ANBU toward him, and then thrust his black rod at him.
"No!"
Shisui, though temporarily losing control of his body due to the backlash of his pupil power, remained conscious.
He struggled to utter three words, but the enemy would not listen.
Puff!
The black rod pierced the ANBU's left chest, killing him instantly.
The orange-haired man casually flung the corpse away, his gaze fixed on Shisui again.
But just as he was about to make a move, another person lunged at him from behind.
"Looking for death!"
His voice sank, and he swung the black rod back, catching the one-armed ANBU charging from behind, already nearing his limit, directly between his eyebrows.
The rod pierced his skull, leaving a bloody hole.
Shisui could still see the eyes of his dying companions, desperate to save him.
His face was about to burst, and waves of heart-wrenching pain shot through his chest.
"Are you all so eager to die?"
The orange-haired man had just dispatched the one-armed ANBU when, from another direction, another battered ANBU rushed over to protect Shisui.
"Knowing you'll die sooner or later, Konoha's ANBU are truly fools."
The orange-haired man, whose expression had remained impassive until then, sneered, his eyes once again brimming with murderous intent.
Shisui, lying before him, could no longer endure the feeling of watching his companions die.
His own strength had finally surpassed its physical limits.
"Stop!"
"Ah!!!"
Shisui roared hoarsely, like a wild animal.
Within his bloodshot eyes, his crimson pupils trembled, and three black magatama began to spin frantically.
Chi!
The magatama spun, linking together to form new patterns.
His eye power, previously suffering a backlash, suddenly surged.
With this increase in eye power, a surge of chakra, far more powerful than before, burst from Shisui's body.
Shisui leaped up, just as the orange-haired man was about to strike his companion's life.
His heart was fixed on saving his companion and stopping the enemy's advance.
With this thought, Shisui's right eye, now forming a new pattern, trembled.
The orange-haired man's movements suddenly stopped.
"Is this... eye power interference?"
The orange-haired man was stunned.
*Swish!*
Just as his pupil power interrupted his movements, Shisui used the Body Flicker Technique to move to his companion's side and rescue him.
However, this interruption did not affect the orange-haired man for long.
He immediately regained control of his body.
However, when the purple eyes met Shisui's again, a look of horror gradually emerged.
He noticed that the pattern in Shisui's eyes was no longer the ordinary three-magatama pattern.
"Mangekyo Sharingan?!"
The orange-haired man exclaimed in shock.
Uchiha Shisui, who had been nearly killed by him moments earlier, had actually, at this very moment, evolved his Sharingan into a Mangekyo form!
The pattern in Shisui's right eye trembled slightly as the dojutsu he had unleashed upon the orange-haired man was interrupted by his eye power.
However, he was continuously releasing his eye power, so even if interrupted, there would be no backlash.
Shisui gazed at the orange-haired man's form, his face trembling.
His previous eye power had prevented him from seeing the flow of chakra within the orange-haired man, but with the surge of his eye power, Shisui finally saw the man's chakra.
"Are these black rods?"
Shisui saw that the orange-haired man's chakra came entirely from the black rods embedded in his body, while his own body produced no chakra at all.
"He's not human either?"
Shisui exclaimed in surprise.
The black rods on the orange-haired man were like chakra strings used by a puppeteer to manipulate his puppets.
The orange-haired man's body was in the same state as a dead body!
At that moment, the mechanical figure behind Shisui also lunged at him.
Shisui glanced at him from the corner of his eye and saw that his internal condition was identical to the orange-haired man's.
They were both mere puppets controlled by someone!
"Who is manipulating them?"
Swish!
Shisui retreated, trying to avoid the mechanical figure's attack.
Just then, the orange-haired man extended his hand toward him again, and a tremendous gravitational pull descended upon Shisui.
"Another move?"
Shisui's body was out of control, but he wasn't panicked at all.
Knowing he couldn't resist the orange-haired man's gravitational pull, he turned his gaze to the mechanical figure, and the kaleidoscope patterns in his right eye trembled again.
The sharp blade on the mechanical figure's back suddenly stabbed toward Shisui.
Shisui still held his companion in one hand, who had passed out from his injuries.
Shisui suddenly stretched out his palm and grabbed the sharp blade that was stabbing at him.
The sharp blade cut his palm, but Shisui didn't care.
Then he suddenly exerted force and pulled the mechanical figure toward him.
"Is it the pupil technique interference again?"
The orange-haired man's eyes were shocked again.
The mechanical figure's attack was not launched on its own, but was affected by Shisui's pupil technique, or even controlled.
This man's pupil technique can actually have the ability to control the actions of others!
The mechanical figure was pulled closer by Shisui, and the latter's eyes met the former's Rinnegan.
The patterns in his left eye solidified, and then suddenly froze!
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