Naruto: I wrote in my diary that I exposed the Otsutsuki's arrival.

Chapter 13 Sasuke: What have I been doing all these years?

Meanwhile, Kisame Hoshigaki also launched an attack on Asuma Sarutobi, engaging in a back-and-forth battle, and was unable to defeat Asuma Sarutobi for the time being.

Honest Kisame immediately formed hand seals and shouted, "Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"

Two water dragons formed on the lake surface, devouring each other, and the powerful aftershocks of the ninjutsu spread out.

At the critical moment, it was Kakashi Hatake who unleashed the exact same ninjutsu.

"Using the same ninjutsu as me?" Kisame Hoshigaki seemed a little surprised that Kakashi Hatake could use a water-style ninjutsu as powerful as his at the last second. That was no easy feat.

"Why are you here?"

Sarutobi Asuma asked, somewhat surprised.

Kakashi Hatake said, "Although I entrusted this matter to you guys just now, I'm still a little worried."

In the arena, another Kakashi Hatake, wielding a shuriken, appeared behind Itachi Uchiha.

"Kakashi Hatake?"

Uchiha Itachi turned around and said coldly.

"What are you doing back in the village, a rogue ninja?" Kakashi Hatake asked.

Upon hearing this, Sasuke Uchiha, who was off-screen, immediately sat up straight.

He was dazzled by the series of brilliant Jonin-level ninjutsu clashes just now, but the question that Kakashi Hatake asked in the video was also something he really wanted to know: what exactly did Itachi Uchiha, a rogue ninja, want to do after returning to the village?

Upon hearing this, Itachi Uchiha turned around in the scene and simply said, "Kakashi Hatake."

"Those eyes are still the same as before. That makes sense, after all, he is the true successor of the Sharingan. We should be prepared for the worst." Kakashi Hatake looked into Itachi Uchiha's eyes, a hint of anxiety in his gaze.

"That's amazing. No wonder you can use the same ninjutsu as me. I never imagined that besides Itachi, there really was someone else with eyes like that," Kisame Hoshigaki teased. "You must be Kakashi the Copy Ninja."

"I should be the one who's surprised. I never expected that the suspicious person I found in the teahouse would be Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki, the weirdo from Kirigakure," Kakashi Hatake said defiantly.

"I didn't expect you to recognize me," Kisame Hoshigaki said with a smirk.

"So you're one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist from Kirigakure," Kakashi Hatake said, his expression equally grave. "That large sword is clearly Samehada."

Although Kakashi Hatake had never met the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, they were still very famous.

These seven are a group composed of the most elite ninjas in Kirigakure. Each of them possesses a unique ninja sword with its own special uses.

The owners of these seven swords are often the most elite members of Kirigakure.

Each one of them is at least at the elite Jonin level.

However, Kisame Hoshigaki's next words caught the attention of Kakashi Hatake, who was off-screen.

"I heard you fought that kid Zabuza?" Kisame Hoshigaki asked directly. "He's someone I had to take down."

"Me? And Zabuza?" Kakashi Hatake fell into deep thought. Judging from the appearance of Sasuke Uchiha in the scene, it seemed that the time period in this segment was not far from the present, at most within half a year.

In other words, I will encounter two of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist within the next six months?

Any one of these seven people has the ability to pose a significant threat to him.

Although he was confident he could win, these people were no nobodys; each one of them was very capable.

However, before Kisame Hoshigaki could make a move, Itachi Uchiha stopped him.

"Kisame, don't do anything rash."

"If you really fight him, you probably won't be able to escape unscathed," Itachi Uchiha said. "And if this goes on for too long, other ninjas will start to move."

"But..." Kisame Hoshigaki tried to retort, but Itachi Uchiha interrupted him, saying, "Don't forget our purpose. You didn't come here to suffer."

"Then I'd like to hear your purpose," Kakashi Hatake said.

After saying that, his shadow clone turned into a wisp of white smoke and disappeared.

"We're just here to find something," Itachi Uchiha replied.

Kakashi Hatake then threatened, "What are you looking for?"

"I'm different from Kisame, I don't need to spend too much time!" Uchiha Itachi didn't answer when he heard this, he just said it lightly, but in the blink of an eye, he stretched out a hand and grabbed a bunch of shuriken.

At the same time, Kakashi Hatake, as if facing a formidable enemy, instantly unleashed a ninjutsu.

"Ninjutsu, Water Release, Water Formation Wall."

Kakashi Hatake instantly created a water barrier around himself, while at the same time, the surrounding water waves transformed into water spikes that hurtled towards him, but were blocked at the last second.

"What kind of casting speed is that?" Kakashi Hatake was shocked by Itachi Uchiha's speed in casting ninjutsu.

As a genius ninja, his hand seals were already incredibly fast, yet the hand seals used to cast the technique were still discernible. However, Uchiha Itachi completed the hand seals the instant he extended his hand. If it weren't for his Sharingan, which allowed him to see Itachi's movements, he probably wouldn't even know how he died.

Off-screen, Kakashi Hatake's expression was even more solemn. Sure enough, Itachi Uchiha was stronger than before, much stronger.

The most shocked was Sasuke Uchiha, who was astonished by Itachi Uchiha's speed in casting his technique.

Kakashi Hatake's speed in casting the technique was already incredibly fast, and he couldn't keep up at all, but Itachi Uchiha's speed shocked him even more. He had no idea when Itachi Uchiha had finished casting the technique.

"Damn it, is there really such a big gap between us?"

Sasuke Uchiha clenched his fists in disbelief.

If Itachi Uchiha becomes this powerful, how will I be able to compete with him in the future, let alone take revenge?

Am I destined to never catch up with him?

At this moment, he began to hate himself for being content with the so-called honor of being first in his grade over the past few years. What had he actually learned in the ninja academy?

It seems like there's been some progress, but how can the gap between me and these top experts be so huge?

Kakashi Hatake was a master he had never heard of or seen before. Whether it was his aura, the power of his techniques, or the speed of his hand seals, he was a master he had never known before.

The Uchiha clan perished too early; he had only recently begun training and had never truly witnessed the skills of a Uchiha master. However, he figured they were probably no different from Kakashi Hatake.

This is not meant to belittle the Uchiha clan's skilled fighters; after all, Kakashi Hatake is also highly regarded, being Konoha's number one stuntman.