Chapter 16: Kakashi, Itachi: This is six years old?

"Gotcha!"

Kakashi felt the sensation of flesh and blood, feeling a lingering fear.

"That was close, my Chidori was actually blocked by his Lightning Release!"

He looked at the thunderous energy coiling around Jugo and found it inconceivable.

This was definitely a secret technique on the same level as the Cloud ninja's lightning-body arts!

"Shi Yuan's secret technique is too strong. If this person really exists, he must be brought back to the Hidden Leaf!!!"

Once the Hidden Leaf obtains it, their strength will surely increase greatly!

"Watch out!!!"

Just as Kakashi was distracted, a desperate, shrill roar jolted him awake!

Kakashi suddenly came to his senses, and a ferocious face entered his field of vision, causing his heart to turn cold.

"Go to hell!!!"

Jugo roared with a sinister grin, incomparably violent.

Then, to Kakashi's disbelief, Jugo forcibly jammed his arm into his own body, grabbed Kakashi's arm with both hands, and pulled him closer!

"He can still move like this? What a monster!!"

Kakashi was terrified and hurriedly increased the power of his Chidori.

Chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp!!!

A sharp, piercing screeching sound erupted.

It was as if thunder had exploded from within Jugo's chest.

Countless blood mixed with bits of flesh sprayed out wildly.

It looked incredibly bloody!

Jugo's face was covered in blood and looked terrifying, yet he continued to advance firmly! Closing in!

"He's crazy, does he not want his life?"

Kakashi's pupils shrank, and he watched this scene in horror, his heart chilling!

If he let him get close, he would die!

"Kakashi, use genjutsu! Then use the curse seal to bind him, and keep cycling it!"

Itachi shouted hurriedly.

Kakashi had no time to consider the feasibility and immediately used his Sharingan to cast genjutsu!

Hum—

A three-tomoe Sharingan, and one that had already unlocked the Mangekyo Sharingan, casting a genjutsu was simply incomparable to the one Itachi had used before!

Instantly, Jugo's body stiffened!

The Root captain hurriedly applied the curse seal again, making it impossible for Jugo's body to move.

Kakashi cast genjutsu again to lower Jugo's resistance, while the Root captain continued to apply the curse seal.

The two kept cycling, and even though Jugo struggled desperately, he couldn't move at all! ===== CHAPTER 35 =====

Even the interval between casting genjutsu and the curse seal was growing longer.

Finally, the Root captain had enough time to perform a sealing jutsu.

"Five Elements Seal!"

Instantly, the chakra within Jugo was sealed.

The reverse curse seal activated automatically, causing Jugo to exit his curse seal state and return to normal.

"Ah!!!"

"Bastard, let me go!"

Jugo could only roar in anger, his eyes filled with fury, staring fixedly at Kakashi.

"Behave yourself!"

Kakashi gave Jugo a fierce punch.

Everything that just happened took a long time to describe, but it all occurred in an instant.

Thinking back on the danger, Kakashi felt his whole body go cold.

It was too dangerous!

If not for Itachi's quick thinking at the critical moment, they might have all been wiped out by Jugo.

Even so, they had suffered heavy losses.

Looking at the mangled corpses on the ground, Kakashi's face was extremely ugly, and he stared at Jugo, saying sternly:

"Tell me, information about Shi Yuan!"

Jugo growled, "Even if I die, I will never betray Lord Shi Yuan!"

Kakashi's face turned livid, and he suddenly sneered.

"It doesn't matter if Itachi don't say it. He's just a six-year-old brat; I can handle him with one hand!"

Jugo looked up at Kakashi, his eyes full of contempt and mockery.

"Just by relying on Itachi lot?! It was so difficult to defeat me, and Itachi want to defeat Lord Shi Yuan, who is ten or a hundred times stronger than me?!"

"Ridiculous!"

The Root captain and the others immediately showed joy.

"That Shi Yuan really is only six years old!"

As for Jugo saying Shi Yuan was ten or a hundred times stronger, they didn't believe it at all.

But Kakashi, upon hearing this, exchanged a glance with Itachi. Seeing Itachi's pupils shrink, he suddenly felt goosebumps all over, as if falling into an ice cellar.

The intelligence and agility Itachi had shown in the battle just now had surprised him quite a bit.

He was also the only one in this mission who could provide him with help.

Judging from Itachi's reaction, he had probably already guessed that the enemy's strength was even greater than they had imagined.

"Senior, should we stay or go?"

"If we leave now, we can still take Jugo with us. If we stay... we might all die!"

Itachi swallowed hard, stepped forward nervously, and asked in a low voice.

Kakashi's expression shifted constantly.

The difficulty of the mission exceeded his expectations, and obtaining Jugo had already far surpassed his original goal.

But now, he was unwilling to give up on Shi Yuan, even if it meant sacrificing himself.

"Itachi take Jugo..."

Before Kakashi could finish, his voice stopped abruptly, and he looked toward the depths of the base in shock.

Footsteps were coming from there, not hurried, but approaching rapidly.

The eerie pressure made Kakashi feel incredibly stifled and filled his heart with horror.

"Damn it!!! The enemy's strength is even stronger than I imagined!"

He took a deep breath, his body tensed up, and he said in a low voice:

"I'm afraid we can't leave now even if we wanted to. Shi Yuan is here!"

Without needing his reminder, Itachi and the others who had survived had already sensed it.

An inexplicable feeling of oppression shrouded everyone's hearts, and the pressure grew, making their breathing become rapid.

They looked at each other in horror, and some even showed signs of fear.

There was no need for a fight; some had already thought of retreating.

Tap, tap, tap!

The slow and steady footsteps approached.

A figure walked out from the dimness, illuminated by the lights on both sides of the corridor.

Kakashi and the others were stunned.

Because the newcomer's aura was simply too unique.

It was so ethereal that it felt like he shouldn't exist in this world.

It left them momentarily dazed.

Jugo lowered his head in shame.

He had failed; he hadn't completed the task Shi Yuan had arranged.

Shi Yuan looked at them calmly, then looked at Jugo, who was pinned under Kakashi, covered in curse seals and seals.

"Hatake Kakashi, get off my friend! Now!"

Seeing the familiar faces of Kakashi and Itachi, he naturally recognized them.

But he didn't care.

They were just two strangers!

They had no halo to speak of in Shi Yuan's eyes.

Shi Yuan's voice instantly woke everyone up.

Before Kakashi could say anything, the Root captain pointed at Shi Yuan and roared angrily:

"Bastard, look closely, is this what a six-year-old looks like?!"

Kakashi and the others looked at Shi Yuan, speechless.

Shi Yuan was also startled by this sentence, his expression somewhat dazed.

It seemed he hadn't taken a good look at himself for a long time.

He waved his hand gently.

Swish!

Instantly, a mirror formed from Water Release appeared beside him, reflecting his entire body.

But looking at the person in the mirror, Shi Yuan couldn't help but be stunned.

It was a young man who looked about seventeen or eighteen years old.

Long black hair was simply tied behind his head, his black eyes were incredibly bright, with sword-like brows and starry eyes, looking incredibly handsome.

More importantly, his body radiated a special, ethereal aura.

He looked exactly like the immortals in the novels Shi Yuan read in his past life.

But the real reason he was stunned was:

His current appearance had finally returned to what he looked like at seventeen or eighteen in his past life! ===== CHAPTER 36 =====