Boom… Boom… Boom…
The huge roars and explosion sounds made everyone's ears numb, the earth was trembling due to large impacts, lightning was crackling in the black clouds gather in the sky, and the whole scene looked extremely frightening.
No one could have thought that the battle in front of them would escalate to such a level right from the start.
The shinobi cautiously looked at the two humongous figures that stood like gods and their every move changed the terrain of the battlefield, they couldn't help but develop a sense of fear and retreat backward to not be swept away by the stray attacks.
Giant Chakra Blades, countless Chakra Senbon, Chakra Shuriken, occasional Yasaka Magatama, and what not was continuously being used in the battle as a result of which many of the huge rock cliffs of the eastern peak of the Tojinbo Mountain Range were continuously smashed and broken to pieces and small boulders and gravel.
The falling gravel accompanied by the smoke and dust further caused much damage to the surroundings.
Flocks of birds and animals of various varieties also ran away from the forest in mayhem as the scene here looked nothing short of an impending doomsday to them.
Amidst all this chaos, the shinobi that were part of Uchiha Shisui's team were safely hidden in the cover and continued observing the battle.
Uchiha Hiiragi had a very excited expression on his face as he watched the battle between the two almighty Susanoo at the far end, he can't help but want to be part of such a battle and also want to have such godly powers.
"This is it…! This is the true power that the Uchiha Clan represents. If only I too can have such power, then I would no longer be looked down upon by him, and no longer be treated like dirt by him!" – Hiiragi muttered with an expecting expression.
Hiiragi may fear Homusubi and he may resent Homusubi, but that doesn't stop him from admiring the power Homusubi has, and even though he doesn't have any ability to interfere in such high-level battles, Hiiragi still feels very proud, after all, both of them are people of the Uchiha clan.
Their mere presence shows just how terrifying the people of the Uchiha Clan can be.
The mood of the other Uchiha present at the scene was no different from Hiiragi, and a sense of honor and superiority over the other clans was constantly growing in their hearts.
Contrary to the excitement and ecstasy of the Uchiha shinobi, the other members of the team were both shocked and panicked, the Mangekyou Sharingan Technique seems to be beyond the scope of their comprehension and understanding of ninjutsu.
Seeing the two gigantic figures, they can't help but think, 'Is that even a power that a shinobi should have?'
Taking a deep breath to calm himself, the Root shinobi questioned, "How long will it take for the reinforcements to arrive?"
The other Root Anbu responsible for the communication spoke, "The news has been received by Danzo-sama and Uchiha Patriarch, they will soon be arriving here."
The Kunoichi of the Aburame Clan questioned the other Uchiha shinobi, "Can Uchiha Shisui win?"
Hiiragi thought for a while and answered with a confused expression, "I can't judge for the time being."
If the enemy was someone else, Uchiha Hiiragi might have been able to confidently say that Shisui will win unconditionally, but now that the enemy is Homusubi who is an Uchiha and also has Mangekyou Sharingan, it is difficult to judge whether Shisui would be able to win or not.
Another Uchiha shinobi said, "Don't worry, even if Shisui can't win, he will be sure to hold off the enemy until Patriarch arrives."
Hiiragi nodded and moved his gaze towards the other member of Amatsukami who stood on a distant cliff, indifferently watching the battle between the Homusubi and Uchiha Shisui, "That guy doesn't seem to have any intention to take any action, but we can't be careless, his strength is probably on the same level as Homusubi, therefore, we have to stay alert."
Hearing Hiiragi's words, everyone immediately turned their eyes towards the other member of Amatsukami.
At this time, the other member of Amatsukami wearing his outfit quietly stood on a distant cliff, there was no chakra fluctuation around him and he seems to exude a coldness as if he wasn't even alive, this greatly puzzled everyone.
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On Uchiha Fugaku's side.
As soon as he received the message from the Tojinbo Mountain Range, Fugaku was shocked and confused, and immediately rushed in the direction of the Tojinbo Mountain Range, while jumping from one tree to another, Fugaku can't help but wonder, 'Although I knew that Amatsukami will target the Uchiha, they really appeared at the Tojinbo Mountain Range? Is it just a coincidence that Shisui is also there or am I being overly dubious and misunderstanding Shisui? And if Shisui is not the one behind that mask, then who is that person? Was he really the one controlling Kyuubi on the night of Kyuubi's attack?'
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While Uchiha Fugaku led the Konoha Military Police Force and the fifth unit to the Tojinbo Mountain Range, Shimura Danzo who was at the command headquarters also frowned after receiving the message.
"Tojinbo Mountain Range?" – Danzo's face had a confused expression, "What is Amatsukami doing in such an isolated place? Is it possible that their hideout is located there or is it a trap?"
The Root ninja who passed the message asked, "Danzo-sama, which other teams have to be notified?"
Asked by the Root ninja, Danzo groaned for a few seconds and said, "Notify all the other teams and surround the Tojinbo Mountain in an unbreakable formation!"
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Tojinbo Mountain Range, on the battlefield at the Eastern Peak.
Continuing the battle, Homusubi and Uchiha Shisui went deeper and deeper in the mountainous forest, and the distance from the other shinobi who were watching the battle increased.
Throughout the battle, the scene may have appeared that both Homusubi and Uchiha Shisui are fighting unrestrained and aiming to kill or mutilate each other, but in fact, both of them have been incredibly restrained all the while and the power of Susanoo was majorly displayed in the stray attacks that left deep scars in the surrounding mountain range.
Homusubi instructed the other member dressed in the Amatsukami outfit to intercept the other Konoha shinobi led by Shisui, while he led Shisui deeper into the Mountain Range such that their battle was temporarily obscured by a giant rock.
Shisui continued the make-believe battle and questioned with some vigilance, "So, just who are you?"
"Do not worry Shisui, it is I." – Homusubi took off half of the mask he was wearing to show Shisui that it was him, Hyuga Kuroto, and then put it back on immediately!
As soon as he saw that it was none other than Kuroto-San who wore thee Homusubi disguise, Shisui's was extremely shocked and remembering that unique pattern spinning in Kuroto-san eye sockets, Shisui asked with an expression that stated, 'I don't really wanna hear the truth of this but I don't have any other choice!' and asked in a whisper that was only heard by Homusubi, "Kuroto-san…?"
"Shhhhh… Homusubi, I am Homusubi right now!!!" – Homusubi interrupted midway.
"Right, Homusubi! So, Homusubi, why do you have the Mangekyou Sharingan?" – Shisui asked with a sluggish tone... Things have gotten way beyond what he expected.
"I will answer that question once this matter resolved, first we should conclude our make-believe battle." – speaking up to here, Homusubi added, "Remember Shisui, after I retreat, you have to inform the others that you managed to extract some information out of me, and according to the intelligence that you have gained, Amatsukami will soon start targeting the Bijuu's kept by the different shinobi villages."
Shisui was startled by the sudden reveal and asked, "Why?"
Homusubi explained, "We made a critical mistake before, how can a secret organization like Amatsukami who has amassed such great power not have a goal, right?"
"Hmm, you are right I suppose." – Shisui nodded and then asked with a confused expression, "But why target Bijuus? Bijuu's are the war weapons of the other villages and are highly guarded, wouldn't putting them as the target be a bit too much? Amatsukami will be considered too arrogant and a very big threat by the entire shinobi world."
Homusubi chuckled, "The more threatening everyone considers us, the better for us. There's also the fact that currently, I can only think of collecting Bijuu as a suitable fake goal that would make other villages also feel the crises and subside the conflicts with Konoha. Besides, from the information I have gained, the goal of the Akatsuki Organization is to collect the nine Bijuus, so our early warning will make the other villages vigilant, which will be beneficial for us in the bigger picture."
This is the original goal of Kuroto, besides making Amatsukami seem more real and threatening, there is also the consideration of preventing Obito's plan from succeeding if possible.
Once the news that Amatsukami is targeting the nine Bijuus kept by the different shinobi villages spreads in the entire shinobi world, all the villages who have Bijus will obviously strengthen the protection of their Jinchuriki.
By that time, Akatsuki's Bijuu collection plan will obviously not progress as easily as it did in the original series!
Shisui was surprised by this new information and nodded, if that is the case then it works for Konoha's benefit, so not delving too long in this matter, Shisui's attention turned towards the other member of Amatsukami and asked in confusion, "So, Homusubi, is that the other member of the organization you mentioned to earlier? But who is he?"
Homusubi smiled lightly and stated, "Oh, you have already seen him before, why don't you try to guess?"
Hearing Homusubi's words, Shisui thought of all the possible identities that could fit that person and can also be convinced to be a part of Amatsukami, and soon an identity appeared in his mind, as soon as Shisui thought of that possibility Shisui's eyes widened in surprise, "He… he wouldn't happen to be the Sandaime Kazekage puppet, right?"
Homusubi nodded, "Yes, that's him alright, and his disguise name will be 'Fujin'!"
"Fujin!?" – Shisui muttered.
"Yup, 'Fujin' of the Wind Chakra Nature!" – Homusubi said.
"B-but then how will his strength be even higher than 'Suijin' and 'Homusubi'?" – Shisui can't help but ask, "Sandaime Kazekage may have been the strongest Kazekage ever, but that puppet is 'NOT' Sandaime Kazekage himself, it's just a shell of the previous Kazekage and that autonomous puppet wouldn't ever reach the level of a Kage much less that exaggerated strength."
Homusubi nodded, "True, but nobody other than the two of us knows about this, and that's something we can use to our advantage, other than that I will also try some methods to increase the strength of that puppet so we have nothing to worry about for now."
Shisui was speechless and did not know what to say anymore.
With all said and done, there are only two alive people in the Amatsukami organization but the Amatsukami has already shown off four of its members being, 'Yama,' 'Suijin,' 'Homusubi,' and now this 'Fujin,' Shisui can't help but feel that they are going in the wrong direction!
Taking a deep breath, Shisui calmed his emotions and quickly said, "Anyway, you should retreat as soon as possible, this time, the encirclement is very systematically prepared, the sensor-nin and sealing squads have also been assigned a special duty to keep track of the enemy and trap them in barrier formations, I am afraid that if you don't leave now you won't be able to leave at all."
Homusubi smirked, "Is there anyone who can fly at a high altitude?"
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