406. How Is This Possible?

Watching Shimura Kabuto darting and weaving through the landslide like a bolt of lightning, the masked mysterious man’s eyes turned icy.

"I can’t beat the Darkness of the Shinobi, but do you really think I can’t handle a brat like you?"

The mysterious man growled, his hands quickly forming seals.

"Earth Style: Earth Armor Technique!"

A surge of Earth Release chakra was drawn out as he completed the seals, forming a thick, hard layer of earth armor over his body!

At the same time, Kabuto, enveloped in sage chakra, finally landed heavily on a piece of rubble.

Using the recoil, he shot forward at an astonishing speed, closing the distance to his enemy in an instant.

Kabuto didn’t utter any grand declarations.
His face remained calm from start to finish.

Only after reaching his enemy did the dense sage chakra in his palm transform into a blade.

It resembled the Chakra Scalpel used in medical ninjutsu.

But because Kabuto couldn’t fully control the natural energy at this moment, what he formed wasn’t a precise scalpel but something more like...

A machete.

But that was fine. As the saying goes, "strength makes up for technique."

As long as he poured enough chakra into it, even the strongest defenses could be broken!

Sensing the danger, the mysterious man quickly retreated several steps, dodging the slash.

A massive surge of sage chakra was released, instantly carving a huge fissure into the ground where he had just stood!

Seeing this, the man broke into a cold sweat.

He realized that his plan to rely on the Earth Armor to trade blows with his opponent might need to be scrapped.

But his extensive combat experience told him that a child’s chakra reserves were ultimately limited.

As long as he kept stalling, victory would undoubtedly be his.

With this in mind, the mysterious man continued to retreat.

No matter how fiercely the brat attacked, he simply focused on dodging.

Only when Kabuto began to show signs of exhaustion did he finally stop.

"Can’t keep up anymore, brat?"
A cold gaze peered through the mask, landing on Kabuto.

Compared to the beginning, the sage chakra surrounding Kabuto had thinned significantly.

His chest heaved violently, and his labored breathing made it clear he was on the verge of collapse.

Facing the enemy’s taunt, Kabuto pocketed his broken glasses and grinned.

"It doesn’t matter. My comrades should have escaped by now and delivered the message to the village."

"Though I don’t know how you got here, once my teacher takes action, it’ll all be over."
Kabuto spoke with unwavering confidence.

He had near-fanatical faith in his teacher.

As long as his teacher intervened, no problem would remain unsolved.

Hearing Danzō’s name, the mysterious man’s gaze turned even colder.

"And what about you? Aren’t you afraid of dying here?"

To this question, Kabuto’s answer was:
"It’s a bit of a shame, but what can I do, right?"

He smiled, the chakra around him dissipating completely as he stared into the enemy’s eyes.

"After all, my teacher will avenge me."

Such a candid response infuriated the mysterious man.

"Teacher this, teacher that—I’ll make sure your teacher gets a good look at your corpse!"

"Earth Style: Earth Dragon Bullet Technique!"

To ensure he finished off this bizarre brat, he expended a massive amount of chakra to unleash this technique.

A colossal earthen dragon rose from the ground, its majestic form crashing down toward Kabuto!

"It’s over, brat!"

The mysterious man let out a low roar as the earth dragon crashed down with a thunderous roar.

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At that moment, a wave of intense heat surged forward.

"Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Technique!"

The mysterious man saw a massive fire dragon leap out from the forest, roaring as it charged toward him.

Behind the fire dragon was that Uchiha brat!

"Trying to force me to defend, huh?" The mysterious man saw through their plan, a cruel smile forming on his lips.

"Sorry, but I won’t play along!"

With that, he ignored the threat posed by Uchiha Itachi and poured all his power into the earthen dragon.

"BOOM!!!"

With a deafening roar and a tremor that shook the earth, the massive earthen dragon tore through the ground, leaving a shocking scar on the landscape.

"Kabuto!!"

"Senior!!"

This scene caused Itachi and Chino, who had rushed back after delivering the message, to cry out in unison.

When they saw the blood seeping out from the cracks in the rock, a wave of immense pain washed over them.

"Overestimating brats, really thinking you could defeat me..."

A hoarse voice emerged from the black smoke left by the explosion.

The masked mysterious man slowly stepped into view.

The Great Dragon Fire Technique had only destroyed the outer layer of his earth armor.

While his body had sustained significant damage, it wasn’t fatal.

At the very least, dealing with these two brats would be more than enough.

Couldn’t they see how terrified they were?

The mysterious man looked at the two silent, stunned children, his eyes filled with mockery.

"Angry? In pain?"

"This is the battlefield, brats!!"

He suddenly clutched his mask, letting out a sinister laugh.

"I wonder what expression Danzō will have when he sees your corpses?"

"Really..."

"I can’t wait!"

As he bent down, ready to finish off the two brats, what met his gaze were two pairs of crimson eyes.

The first pair was a deep red, with three black tomoe slowly rotating.

The second pair was like an abyss, a dark, blood-red purple that seemed ready to devour him.

But no matter which pair he looked at, they filled him with unease.

This feeling shouldn’t have appeared when facing two brats.

"Damn it..."
"I’ll definitely kill you!"

As if ashamed of his own fear, he suddenly charged forward like a madman.

The kunai in his hand flashed, cleanly slicing through one of the bodies!

But before he could laugh, the "corpse" began to writhe violently.

One turned into a swarm of crows, the other into a surge of blood.

"This isn’t right..."
A trace of panic appeared in his eyes.

When he looked up, he realized the entire sky had turned blood-red.

A crimson full moon hung in the air, seemingly dripping with blood.

"It’s the Uchiha’s genjutsu!"

He seemed to understand, but not entirely.

He couldn’t comprehend how a brat could awaken the Sharingan.

And even if he had, how could he cast such a refined genjutsu?