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After their yakiniku feast, Shin and Tsunade strolled through Konoha’s streets.
“Are you still not full?” Shin looked at Tsunade, who was juggling various snacks in her hands. Her appetite wasn’t usually this large.
“I used up a lot of energy yesterday. Need to replenish it quickly. Got a problem?” Tsunade retorted, munching on grilled squid tentacles as she questioned Shin.
“No problem at all.” As Shin replied, he turned his gaze towards two figures wearing black cloaks adorned with red clouds and conical hats with wind chimes.
“What are you looking at?” Tsunade, who had been watching Shin closely, noticed him stop and asked.
“Looks like the Akatsuki has gotten bolder. coming to Konoha so openly.”
The attire was unmistakable—the uniform of Akatsuki members. The two figures were Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki.
Shin wasn’t surprised to see them. After all, in the original story, they appeared in Konoha shortly after the Konoha Crush plan.
Hearing Shin’s words, Tsunade also looked towards them, then pouted slightly. “Bold indeed. But even if they show up in Konoha, the village doesn’t really have the means to deal with them.”
Tsunade wasn’t implying that Itachi and Kisame’s combined strength surpassed Konoha’s.
What she meant was, if they decided to flee, Konoha couldn’t stop them.
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As Shin looked towards them, Itachi Uchiha keenly sensed his gaze and looked back.
Seeing Shin, Itachi’s brow furrowed slightly. He hadn’t known Shin was in Konoha.
“Itachi, that man’s here in Konoha,” Kisame Hoshigaki glanced towards Shin’s direction and grinned broadly.
Kisame had naturally heard the rumors about Shin, and heard them often, but this was the first time he had actually seen him.
This was another figure hailed as God-like after the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju. His strength was unfathomable; legend claimed no one knew the true extent of Shin Uzumaki’s power.
“He’s also part of our Akatsuki, right? Should we go say hello?” Kisame asked Itachi.
Kisame was eager to approach Shin and get a measure of the Legendary Reaper of the Shinobi World.
“We have a mission. Don’t cause unnecessary trouble.” Itachi glanced at Kisame and said flatly.
Itachi truly didn’t want to interact with Shin. Just seeing Shin gave him a profound sense of danger.
Pain, the Akatsuki leader, was unfathomable, but Itachi felt that compared to Shin Uzumaki, Pain’s threat level was negligible.
“Itachi, if you went all out, could you fight Shin Uzumaki?” Kisame asked Itachi.
Kisame greatly admired Itachi’s strength, believing few in the Shinobi world surpassed him.
But Kisame was simply ill-informed. There were quite a few individuals stronger than Itachi.
“There’s no way to compare.” Itachi replied to Kisame, then quickly walked away. Kisame naturally followed.
When executing missions outside, Kisame usually followed Itachi’s lead, primarily because Kisame believed Itachi was stronger and willingly deferred to him.
——
Their purpose in coming to Konoha was to investigate the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki; the Akatsuki was now beginning preparations for their ultimate plan.
Of course, Itachi had another reason for coming to Konoha—his younger brother, Sasuke Uchiha.
“This is going to be interesting. Let’s follow them.” Shin’s face lit up with a smile. He grabbed Tsunade’s hand and followed.
Tsunade looked at Shin inexplicably, wondering what show he was talking about.
“Perfect. Just as planned.”
Shin stood nearby, watching the confrontation between the two brothers with keen interest.
This was the show Shin wanted to see.
The two brothers encountering each other on the streets of Konoha… Shin eagerly anticipated the sparks that would fly.
“There’s a tavern nearby. Let’s go in, have a drink, and watch the show.” Shin spotted a nearby tavern, pulled Tsunade inside, and sat at a table near the window.
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Itachi looked at Sasuke before him, his lips moving slightly. He hadn’t expected to run into Sasuke Uchiha on the street.
Sasuke Uchiha stared blankly at Itachi for a moment, then his eyes blazed with killing intent, his gaze filled with boundless hatred.
“Itachi Uchiha… it’s you!”
Instantly drawing a kunai, Sasuke charged towards Itachi.
His hatred for Itachi ran too deep. Sasuke thought of nothing but killing Itachi every moment. Seeing him now, he attacked immediately.
Sasuke’s speed was incredible, perhaps several times faster than usual due to the surge of anger upon seeing Itachi.
He appeared before Itachi in an instant, the kunai aimed straight at Itachi’s face.
“Don’t interfere. I’ll handle this myself.” Itachi sensed Kisame about to move and quickly stopped him. Kisame fought ruthlessly; Itachi feared he might kill Sasuke.
Itachi easily caught Sasuke’s wrist, his speed unimaginable to Sasuke.
“My foolish little brother. Today, I’ll deliver your punishment,” Itachi said calmly.
Crack!
Sasuke’s wrist was forcefully broken by Itachi.
Though Itachi broke his wrist, he controlled his strength precisely. Sasuke would be injured, but there would be no lasting damage.
“ARGHHHHHH!” Sasuke cried out in pain, collapsing to one knee, cold sweat dripping from his forehead.
“MY HAND…”
“Weakling. You haven’t grown at all after all these years. You’re not even worth killing.” Itachi taunted Sasuke coolly, deliberately fueling his hatred.
“So he’s your younger brother…”
Kisame Hoshigaki took a closer look at Sasuke Uchiha. He hadn’t expected this to be Itachi’s brother. Compared to Itachi, he was far inferior.
Indeed, though they were brothers, and Sasuke was the secondary protagonist, compared to Itachi, Sasuke was completely outclassed in every aspect. If Sasuke wasn’t a main character, with his personality, he would have died countless times already.
“He’s a disgrace. He’s not worthy of being my brother,” Itachi stated ruthlessly.
Kisame glanced secretly at Itachi.
Itachi ruthlessly breaking Sasuke’s wrist had successfully convinced Kisame that Itachi held no affection for Sasuke whatsoever.
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