Chapter 271 : Mutual induction*
The opening credits ended, and the screen gradually brightened.
Kakashi found the Kirigakure location, killed the guards with unusual ease, infiltrated the temporary base, and continued deeper along the somewhat complex passages.
Even though he didn't waste much time throughout, by the time he reached the center of the base, the Hidden Mist's plot seemed to have been completed.
Rin lay quietly in the middle of a complex Sealing Jutsu array, the gentle breeze rustling her hair, as if trying to wake the girl.
Kakashi didn't have time for any preparations; he simply carried Rin on his back and ran.
The audience was full of questions: When did the Hidden Mist Anbu become so weak? Although Kakashi was a very excellent Jonin, it wasn't to the point where he could solo a dungeon, right?
Soon, the brief command issued by the Anbu Captain revealed part of the truth to them.
[This is too... smooth?]
[Either Hidden Mist is too weak, or they did it on purpose, and there's more to come.]
[With such a huge Sealing Jutsu, what exactly did they do?]
[Why does it feel like they're sealing a Tailed Beast? Does Rin have Uzumaki blood?]
[If she really is a Jinchuriki, why did they let Kakashi take her away so easily? What do they want to do with the Three-Tails?]
["Rush to Konoha"? Oh no, they want to use the Tailed Beast to attack the Village!]
[Marararara! No wonder they wanted to capture a Konoha Ninja and then deliberately let them go; it was all planned!]
[Still, it's not right. Couldn't they just find a Ninja in Hidden Mist to be the Jinchuriki and infiltrate Konoha to self-destruct?]
[Perhaps there's a risk of the Kirigakure being intercepted on the way, while Rin, as a Konoha Ninja, would find it easier to enter the interior. If she's rescued by Konoha and brought back, then it would be even more effortless for them.]
For more than an episode afterward, Kakashi and Rin were evading Kirigakure pursuit, fleeing for a full day and night.
During this time, multiple battles occurred, but the two supported their bodies with tenacious fighting spirit, escaping from the Hidden Mist's grasp again and again.
Although the audience realized that the Hidden Mist's goal was to drive them towards Konoha, so the encirclement always had a flaw, every time they saw the danger when Kakashi fought the enemy, they couldn't help but feel their hearts pound.
Gradually, even Kakashi couldn't remember how many Kirigakure he had killed, how many injuries he had sustained, or how many times he had escaped from the enemy's encirclement.
Even the special healing talisman Naraku made for him were almost all used up.
[It's been a day and a night, hasn't it?]
[Running away is one thing, but also having to fight so many Kirigakure from time to time—even an iron man couldn't withstand this intensity!]
[They probably don't know yet that those escape routes are the dead ends the Hidden Mist planned for them and Konoha...]
[The Kirigakure are really ruthless, I swear. Aren't they afraid of killing Kakashi and Rin?]
[For them, whether Kakashi dies or not isn't important; as long as Rin doesn't die.]
[If Kakashi were gone, and Rin was too weak to fight and surrendered, then they would just capture the Jinchuriki and forcefully break into Konoha with her.]
The camera zoomed in on Rin, focusing on her delicate yet resolute face.
In such a critical situation, the animator still inserted her memories, making the audience realize that Kakashi and Rin had always known they were slowly heading towards their doom.
It turned out that from the moment she woke up, Rin knew she had become a highly dangerous Jinchuriki, likely to release the Three-Tails at any moment.
After a brief discussion with Kakashi, the two reached an agreement—they couldn't return to Konoha unless the Village was prepared to deal with the Three-Tails!
But how could the Hidden Mist let them have their way?
Repeated encirclements and pressures forced Kakashi and Rin to retreat southwest. If this continued, they would eventually reach Konoha's vicinity. At that point... perhaps the only way to protect the Village would be to die before arriving.
The flashback ended, and time returned to the present. Rin once again discovered a certain abnormality in her body.
Whenever she had suicidal thoughts, her hands and feet would subtly feel uncontrollable, as if preventing her from achieving her goal.
So, if she wanted to sacrifice herself to protect Konoha, she could only choose to die in battle.
[It's too despairing... Unable to return to Konoha, yet being forced by the enemy, little by little, closer to home...]
[I even think it's more terrifying than [Death Sentence]... This is the most desperate way to die.]
[Which immoral, smoke-spewing demon king came up with such a scheme? Give him a ten-minute firing squad!]
[I'd call the genius who came up with this idea the ultimate tormentor.]
[There's even a hidden hand, preventing Rin from even committing suicide? You, Kirigakure...]
[It's over, brothers, I really can't think of any other choice for these two besides dying in battle.]
[No way! Isn't Kakashi supposed to be the male lead of Minato's next generation? Is The Old Thief really going to let him die so early!?]
[I never dreamed that in kakanaru, Kakashi would die first...]
[A cheat! Give our Kakashi a cheat, you rotten Old Thief!]
Just as Rin made up her mind, an enemy suddenly attacked again. Kakashi, with quick reflexes, pushed her away, dodging a Water Stream Vortex Blade's attack.
In the movement, the amulet hanging from Kakashi's neck was flung out from his clothes, catching a few drops of blood splattering from his arm wound.
In a close-up shot, the crimson liquid slowly soaked into the intricate patterns on the surface of the ceramic piece, as if to fill them in.
The audience hadn't yet reacted to the meaning of this highly suggestive close-up when, in the next instant, what appeared on screen was Naraku's eyes, slightly widened as if sensing something.
He was about to take the mission scroll from Nara Shikaku, but at the last moment, he withdrew his hands, refused the mission, and immediately turned to leave.
[No! The Old Thief, please spare Kakashi's amulet! If this is gone too, I'll go crazy!]
[Holy crap! Did Naraku sense it?]
[Telepathy? Or do the amulet's patterns have a special function?]
[Back when Naraku was in a life-or-death situation on Mount Kikyo, Kakashi had a premonition. Now that Kakashi is in a desperate situation, Naraku naturally can too.]
[The souls of kakanaru seem to have been firmly bound together for a long time. Even if they are far apart, they will sense each other's life-and-death crises.]
[You really can't blame Sister Kanai for shipping them...]
[Life is short, just a few decades. To have someone like that by your side makes even death worthwhile.]
[Is Naraku going to chase Kakashi himself? He won't make it in time, will he?]
To the audience's surprise, Naraku didn't run out of the camp; instead, he returned to his own tent.
It was only when Naraku decisively stabbed himself, performing the somewhat bloody and eerie "Blood Pact Transfer Jutsu," that the audience understood what he was doing.
The usually gentle young man now stood in the center of a blood-red glowing circle, controlling the vast, crimson circle beneath his feet.
It grew rapidly like a living thing, spreading out with incantations, covering the ground and walls, eventually filling even the ceiling.
Fugaku burst in in a hurry but only saw Naraku for the last time before he left.
Those beautiful eyes were filled with shame and apology, looking at him deeply with a complex expression, and then, along with his entire being, turned into nothingness.
[Could it be Space-Time Ninjutsu...?]
[This is too awesome! If Naraku doesn't nerf everyone else, what's the point?]
[Senju Tobirama could create Flying Thunder God, why can't our Naraku!]
[His spinning movement is so cool! I want to make a GIF and watch it repeatedly.]
[This technique looks like it has huge side effects; it should still be a half-finished product. Space-Time Ninjutsu is extremely dangerous; one mistake means eternal damnation. Naraku took an enormous risk to save Kakashi.]
[It's fine, [Tenmei Gyokumei] can directly change the success rate to one hundred percent.]
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