Naruto: I Can Take People Through the Ninja World in the Future

Chapter 549 - Finally Appears!

Seeing Naruto controlled by genjutsu and attacking Sasuke alongside Edo Itachi, Kakashi on the side also felt extremely uneasy, caught in a difficult situation.

Help Sasuke fight Naruto?

Or help the enemy, Edo Itachi, fight Sasuke?

The former would hurt Naruto's body, the latter would hurt Naruto's heart.

Whichever he chose, both were wrong!

Not to mention the fierce battle between the two Susano'o and Naruto in Sage Mode—it was too brutal! With a small body like Kakashi's, if he got caught in it, he could die or be crippled.

The only way to intervene in the fight was with long-range ninjutsu or his Sharingan eye, Kamui.

But ordinary ninjutsu couldn't even penetrate Susano'o's defense.

Kamui could indeed penetrate Susano'o, but Kakashi didn't dare to use it carelessly.

Could he possibly have to cut Naruto and Sasuke directly with Kamui?

For Edo Itachi, Kamui could be used, but what if Itachi manipulated Naruto to attack him?

If the genjutsu controlling Naruto was an ordinary genjutsu, Kakashi might still be able to try to release him.

But he had heard the name "Kotoamatsukami," the strongest genjutsu—this was not a genjutsu that could be easily broken.

And who knew what orders Itachi had given Naruto?

If it was an order like "Naruto must completely obey Itachi," even if he managed to defeat Edo Itachi, that genjutsu would still be difficult to remove!

As a result, Kakashi was now completely helpless.

He could only watch the fierce battle between Sasuke, Naruto, and Itachi, unable to interfere.

His only hope was that Sasuke would find a way to defeat Edo Itachi without killing Naruto.

Or, that the Kage at the Five Kage Summit headquarters could quickly finish their enemies and come to provide assistance.

The first possibility was already slim.

What about the second? Don't count on it...

The Kage at the Tekkawa Fortress were almost finished. It was impossible for them to provide assistance.

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The fight between Sasuke, Naruto, and Itachi didn't last long.

In just a few minutes, Sasuke was already showing fatigue.

Even the layers of his Susano'o armor couldn't be maintained, retreating to the second form—clearly, his chakra was almost depleted.

Keep in mind, from the moment Spiral Zetsu attached to Sasuke and fought until now, Sasuke had continuously maintained the third form of Susano'o for more than ten minutes, almost without a break!

Pleasure is indeed enjoyable, but it can't become a habit!

Moreover, he wasn't the owner of the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, let alone an Edo body.

Even with Zetsu's support, his chakra wouldn't last long!

As a result, the side effects were severe.

Not only was his chakra almost gone, but his cells and muscles were also screaming in pain, as if forced to work non-stop for days—almost reaching the point of destruction...

In fact, blood kept flowing profusely from his eyes, further worsening his vision.

Even though his Mangekyou was currently active, Sasuke could only see blurry shadows of Itachi and Naruto in the distance...

In just a few fights, Sasuke's level of blindness was almost catching up to Itachi's, who had been using the Mangekyou for years.

This proved how reckless and crazy Sasuke was.

Seeing this, Itachi from afar deliberately tried to persuade him:

"Sasuke, give up! Your use of the Mangekyou has far exceeded the limit your body can withstand. If you continue to force it, you will die by your own eye techniques!"

Sasuke was angry, but it was still impossible for him to give up.

"Shut up, Kabuto! Bastard, I will definitely kill you!"

Even if he had to drain his last drop of chakra, he wouldn't submit to Kabuto.

Someone like Kabuto was just a small pawn of Orochimaru—Sasuke had already defeated Orochimaru, how could he lose to trash like Kabuto?

For Sasuke, such a defeat was even more humiliating than losing to Naruto.

Unfortunately, the outcome of a battle wasn't determined by personal will.

Unless Sasuke could shout something like "friendship" or "bonds" to gain extra power—but at this moment, Sasuke's heart was filled with anger and revenge, making it impossible for him to get such a power-up.

Finally, after being hit by Naruto's "Futon: Rasenshuriken" attack, Sasuke's eye power was completely exhausted, his Susano'o shattered, and he, along with Spiral Zetsu, was blown to the ground by the vortex wind.

"Gah—!"

Sasuke vomited blood, clearly seriously injured, but Edo Itachi carefully controlled his power, not killing Sasuke—it seemed he really only wanted to capture him alive.

"Out of energy? Finally finished!"

'It's come to this point, he should appear, right?'

With his Susano'o, Itachi slowly approached the fallen Sasuke, preparing to "capture" him.

Just at that moment, a figure suddenly emerged from underground, next to Sasuke.

Zetsu finally appeared!

And this time, Black Zetsu and White Zetsu merged back together, in their original form—half black, half white.

Clearly, Black Zetsu didn't want too many people to know that he and White Zetsu could separate. Moreover, by merging, their power could reach the Kage level.

Now, seeing Sasuke defeated and almost taken away by Edo Itachi controlled by Kabuto, Black Zetsu could no longer hold back.

Sasuke was now the only hope for realizing the Eye of the Moon Plan—more valuable than Black Zetsu's own life!

How could he let Sasuke be taken or killed by someone else?

What? Why didn't Zetsu appear earlier when Sasuke was almost killed by Onoki's Dust Release?

That was different!

Black Zetsu didn't have Kamui—if he rashly appeared, he could have been erased by Dust Release!

Sasuke was indeed very important, but Black Zetsu's life was more important.

It was also a matter of compatibility.

If they were facing Raikage A or Onoki, Black Zetsu wouldn't dare to appear... But facing Edo Itachi and Naruto, Zetsu not only dared to appear—he was even very bold!

The Raikage was a fool with no brains and incredible speed—Zetsu could die instantly if he appeared.

Like the White Zetsu who appeared earlier and died instantly...

On Itachi's side, at least there was a possibility of negotiation, and even if negotiations failed, Itachi couldn't kill him in an instant.

"Wait! Uchiha Itachi—or Kabuto controlling you—I think we can discuss this!"

Zetsu tried to show goodwill, as if wanting to cooperate. He didn't know Kabuto's goals or how much information Kabuto possessed.

If possible, Zetsu wouldn't mind cooperating—the important thing was for Infinite Tsukuyomi to be realized and his mother to be revived.

But most importantly, the Rinnegan might now be in Kabuto's hands. Plus, Kabuto controlled many high-level Edo Tensei—his power even surpassed Obito and the previous Akatsuki organization.

From this perspective, Kabuto could be a beneficial partner!

"Zetsu? There's nothing for us to talk about. Hand over Sasuke, and I'll let you live."

Itachi was silent for a moment, as if being controlled from afar, then replied coldly.

"What exactly do you want? We can cooperate. I can even give you immortality, as long as—"

"Enough! Hand over Sasuke now!"

Itachi flatly refused, there was no room for negotiation.

"In that case, there's no other choice."

"Now!"

Zetsu shouted, as if giving an order.

A moment later, Kisame's voice was heard from behind:

"Suiton: Daibakusui Shōha!" (Water Style: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave!)

After White Zetsu successfully transplanted a new arm onto him, Kisame could finally use ninjutsu again.

He had arrived here earlier, but there was no opportunity to appear until now.

With Zetsu's command, Kisame finally acted!

He spat out a massive amount of water, forming a giant elliptical water prison hundreds of meters in diameter—instantly trapping Edo Itachi and Naruto inside!

An attack of this scale wouldn't defeat them, but it could at least restrain them for a while.

According to Zetsu's calculations, this was enough to give him time to save Sasuke!

And the conversation just now was just a tactic to divert attention, giving Kisame time to get closer and prepare his jutsu.