On the night of genocide, it would be reasonable to annihilate the Shimura clan.

Under the tree, Jiraiya walked up to the tree and said with a smile, "Hey, you woke up so soon? You are very vigilant, Pain."

Pain looked at Jiraiya indifferently: "Why did you come to see me?"

Jiraiya picked his ears and pointed casually at the forest behind him: "I came here to tell you that little Naruto and the others are going to participate in this hunting activity."

"oh?"

Payne raised his eyebrows and sneered: "You are actually willing to let him participate? Aren't you afraid that something will happen to him?"

Jiraiya shook his head and said, "Of course I'm afraid! But, there's nothing we can do about it."

"Kakashi is my most admired disciple. He is now the successor of the Ninja Sect. Moreover, I believe he has the qualifications and strength. I don't want anything to happen to him because of this incident!"

Having said this, Jiraiya stared at Pain's eyes seriously and said, "So, do you understand what I mean, Pain?"

Payne said coldly: "Humph, of course I know what you mean. Just because I don't stop him from participating in this hunt doesn't mean you can take Kakashi away from me!"

"Oh, I also know what you mean. You want to prevent him from entering Konoha and drive him out of the village." Jiraiya did not panic at all and said: "But if I say that there will be an accident during this hunting, Do you think you have the ability to prevent accidents from happening? "

"Of course I have the ability, you don't need to remind me." Payne said coldly.

Jiraiya's smile gradually faded, revealing a hint of sinisterness: "In this case, just pray that accidents don't happen! If Kakashi is injured, I can guarantee that I will cut you into pieces even if I pay any price! "

Payne's lips moved, but no words came out.

Seeing this, Jiraiya had a smile on his face and said, "Okay, I won't talk nonsense to you. Kakashi is about to leave. It's time for me to meet him. Bye!"

After that, Jiraiya leaped away, leaving Pain standing alone.

Payne raised his head and stared at the woods in the distance. After a long time, he breathed out: "This guy actually dares to threaten me, hum! When I catch you all, let's see how arrogant you are!"

…

Kakashi and Orochimaru were looking for wild beasts in the forest. Apart from occasionally encountering a few hares or birds, they found nothing.

At this time, on the other side of the forest.

A man wearing a black mask and black clothing was walking in the forest. He was slender and well-proportioned, and his steps were light and quick.

Suddenly, the man in black stopped, raised his eyes and glanced around. After making sure that there was no danger around him, he reached out and took off his mask, revealing his handsome face.

This is a face that is exactly the same as Kakashi!

Kakashi!

Kakashi looked around and found nothing unusual, then he breathed a sigh of relief.

Just now, when he was walking in the forest, he always felt like someone was watching him.

That guy should be Jiraiya in the form of a tailed beast, but that guy was probably just monitoring him and not attacking him. Otherwise, with that guy's speed, it wouldn't take that long to catch up with him.

Although Kakashi was a little afraid of Jiraiya, it was only because of fear. He has not forgotten the pain he suffered the last time he fought Jiraiya in the Naruto storyline, and he will never allow that day to happen again.

Kakashi clenched his fists: "My goal is to become the third Hokage of Konoha. Jiraiya, I will break your threat sooner or later!"

Thinking of this, Kakashi took a deep breath, took steps, and prepared to continue looking for prey.

Suddenly, a breeze blew by, and a man wearing a black cloak, with a thin body, a pale face, and a ferocious vertical line printed on his forehead appeared in Kakashi's eyes.

Kakashi squinted his eyes, stared at the person in front of him, and asked, "Who are you?"

The man said in a hoarse voice: "Itachi."

Itachi?

Kakashi was stunned: "Are you Uchiha Madara's son? Uchiha Itachi?"

Uchiha Itachi didn't say much, but slowly drew out the Kusanagi sword and said: "Come on, Kakashi, let me see the level of you, the strongest ninja in Konoha in the future!"

Hearing this, Kakashi's pupils shrank suddenly: "The strongest in the future? Could it be said that this assessment is not only for me, but also for you?"

Itachi nodded, his voice hoarse: "This secret is only known to the higher-ups of the village. I think this hunting will be a test for you and me."

Kakashi felt a chill in his heart. Yes, this test did seem to be aimed at a certain person or organization.

However, who has the strength to actually force Konoha's top brass to decide to send a strong man of Itachi's level as his enemy, and even Uchiha Madara is personally involved?

However, an idea flashed in Kakashi's mind, and he thought of Danzo. He suspected that Danzo secretly arranged this incident, but he also felt that Danzo did not have the guts to do such a dangerous thing.

After all, this is related to the future of the entire village!

However, this idea was quickly rejected by Kakashi, who felt that it might have nothing to do with Danzo. After all, Danzo is a high-level official in Konoha. If Danzo really plans this operation, he must first figure out Danzo's intentions. Otherwise, if something happens, the entire plan will be ruined.

Thinking of this, Kakashi took a deep breath, focused his eyes on Itachi, and said seriously: "Then please enlighten me!"

"call out--"

The Kusanagi sword in Itachi's hand suddenly swung, and a beam of sword light fell towards Kakashi.

Kakashi also used [Shaving] and backed up to avoid the blow.

Boom!

Kusanagi's sword fell to the ground, a piece of soil flew out, and a crater exploded!

Looking at the sharp eyes under the mask, Kakashi mused: "As expected of Itachi, your Tsukuyomi skill alone is enough to amaze people."

Tsukuyomi is an illusion technique that can create a spiritual space, causing the people in it to have illusions and confuse the other party. Moreover, this illusion is very weird, and even Kakashi, who has the Sharingan, would be in trouble if he accidentally falls into it.

What's even more terrifying is that Tsukuyomi can also use special methods to guide the chakra riot in the caster's body, causing great destructive power.

Therefore, this is also the reason why Danzo considers Itachi Uchiha as his main competitor.

Itachi frowned slightly. He didn't expect Kakashi to be able to avoid his attack, and also knew this genjutsu. He couldn't help but shouted: "Who are you?"

Hearing Itachi's question, Kakashi was slightly startled, then smiled and said, "You should already know who I am."

"Are you the rumored Kakashi?" Itachi frowned and said, "But my father said that you are the best young man in Konoha. How could you be such a despicable and shameless person?"

Kakashi shrugged: "You should ask Jiraiya about this, he should know better than me."

Itachi was speechless. He thought of someone, his face changed slightly, and he said, "Are you Uchiha Shisui?"

"Oh, you still know me." Kakashi teased and said, "But you are right, I am indeed Shisui, and your parents are Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Mikoto and me. Master Senju Hashirama’s son, Senju Tobirama!”

Itachi was shocked and shocked when he heard this.

He did not expect that the person in front of him was Uchiha Fugaku, the famous leader of the three ninjas of Konoha Hidden Village and known as the second ninja of Konoha Hidden Village!

He once heard the story of this legendary figure in Ninja School.

When he heard about this legend of the ninja world, Itachi was full of admiration. I didn’t expect to see a live one today!

However, Itachi's psychological quality was very good and he quickly calmed down and said calmly: "No wonder...but since you are the enemy of our family, you're welcome!"

After saying that, Itachi raised his Kusanagi sword again and attacked Kakashi.

Uh-huh!

Kakashi's body flashed and he instantly avoided Itachi's attack.

After the two fought for several rounds, Itachi gradually fell into a disadvantage. Although he possesses the Sharingan and masters genjutsu, he is at a disadvantage in actual combat.

After all, Uchiha Itachi was just a child. He has been learning martial arts from his father since he was a child, and in addition, he is also learning illusions. And his father is Uchiha Fugaku, the leader of the Uchiha clan, and the foundation of the Uchiha clan's illusions relies entirely on his mother Senju Tobirama. As for Uchiha Itachi, on the basis of practicing genjutsu, he mainly uses it to practice sword skills. It may be more than enough to deal with ordinary people, but when it comes to a ninja with outstanding talent like Kakashi, there is a huge gap.

Moreover, Kakashi has super physical strength, and it is almost impossible for Itachi to hurt Kakashi.

After a fierce battle, Kakashi seized the opportunity and suddenly approached Itachi and kicked him in the chest, breaking his ribs and making Itachi lose the ability to resist.

"You lose." Kakashi exhaled softly.

Itachi stood up with difficulty, looked at Kakashi, and showed a bitter smile: "Sorry, I lost to you."

Kakashi shook his head and said: "Itachi-kun, you didn't lose, you just lost because of your age and experience. The so-called swordsmanship is just some simple moves. You don't understand the real secret of swordsmanship at all. You should understand that only with On a real battlefield, your moves can be most powerful."

After saying that, Kakashi stretched out his right arm and helped Itachi up.

"My name is Kakashi, and I am the fourth Hokage of Konoha. You can call me uncle. Itachi-kun, welcome to join the Konoha ninja team. I hope we can always go hand in hand."

"Uncle?" The corners of Itachi's mouth twitched fiercely for a few times, but in the end he bowed respectfully and said solemnly: "Thank you for taking me in, Uncle Kakashi. I will work hard to improve myself and contribute to Konoha."

Kakashi nodded slightly, and then Itachi left the hillside and disappeared into the vast night.

Watching Itachi go away, Kakashi murmured: "Uchiha Itachi, this young man will never be willing to succumb to others. He is destined to stir up trouble in Konoha."

…

On the other side, in a mountain forest.

Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto chased, but they could never find any trace of Uchiha Obito.

Uzumaki Naruto stopped on a branch and gasped, angrily yelling: "Damn it, where did that bastard Uchiha Obito go?"

Sasuke looked around and frowned: "Something's not right. According to our plan, we should have arrived at Uchiha Obito's stronghold by now, but it turns out there's not even a single human habitation in this ghost place. Have those guys escaped?"

Uzumaki Naruto scratched his head and thought hard, and suddenly he had a flash of inspiration and said: "Hey, by the way, I just remembered that bastard Obito went over there!" As he said that, he pointed in one direction.

Sasuke looked in the direction he was pointing. There was a huge old tree over there, covered with dense vines, which was difficult to detect if you didn't look carefully.

"It seems that he did go there, let's rush there quickly!" Sasuke nodded and urged.

…

At the same time, a group of men in black robes were discussing something on a tall ancient tree.

"Master Uchiha Madara, we have dispatched all the ANBU, including Hatake Sakumo and Uzumaki Naruto, but we have not found those two people. Moreover, we also sent people to Konoha to inquire about information, but they were all stopped by Konoha. The ninja interception is back." A man in black said respectfully.

"Haha, it seems that those idiots turned a deaf ear to what I said."

An old hoarse voice sounded, and then, a black shadow fell on the heads of many Anbu, slowly descending in front of the group of people, revealing his true body. It was a skinny man wearing a black robe with red stripes, and exuding an eerie chill. man.

His appearance was ugly, his eye sockets were sunken, and his skin was wrinkled and as dry as tree bark, but his eyes were extremely sharp, revealing a frightening blood glow. The bridge of his nose is extremely depressed, like an aquiline, and his mouth is extremely small. His entire face is as narrow as a snake, and his lips are unevenly thick and have a strange purple color.

This skinny old man is the leader of the Akatsuki organization - the founder of Akatsuki, the first member of the Akatsuki organization, and the first Uchiha Madara to be born in the world.

Uchiha Madara looked down at the ANBU below and said indifferently: "You still can't do things."

Cold sweat broke out on the forehead of the ANBU leader, and he said tremblingly: "Uchiha Madara-sama, please forgive me."

After Uchiha Madara was silent for a moment, he said calmly: "You should retreat first and continue to look for those two people in Konoha."

"Yes!" Anbu breathed a sigh of relief and quickly disappeared.

"You should also step back." Uchiha Madara turned to look at the other skinny figures and waved them away.

After all the ANBU left, Uchiha Madara said: "Our plan has been exposed, what do you think?"

"Hmph!" The skinny old man snorted coldly: "Our plan is absolutely foolproof. Those stupid Konoha ninjas cannot detect any clues."

"So, what should we do next?" Uchiha Madara said.

"Don't worry about them. Our enemies are Senju Hashirama, the Uchiha clan, Jiraiya, Namikaze Minato, and even the traitor Orochimaru. There is nothing in this world worth wasting our energy on." The skinny old man He said disdainfully: "The only problem that needs to be considered now is how to deal with that guy Jiraiya. Although he is very weak, the amount of chakra this guy has is amazing, and he must be dealt with as soon as possible. Otherwise, something will happen later." ”

"Yeah." Uchiha Madara said.