Chapter 23: Chapter 23: Chapter 23
In the other two spaces, Kaze Uchiha and the others were triumphant, while Anbu and the Fugaku faction on the opposite side were filled with worry.
Kaito faced five opponents of the same caliber, yet he didn't falter in the slightest!
Each time Kaito synchronized his attack with 'God's Presence', he made the five individuals wary.
Kaito could effortlessly evade the attacks of the five using 'God's Presence', making it an entirely one-sided battle!
However, in reality, Kaito on the battlefield was facing more difficulty than they perceived.
Despite the apparent grace and skillfulness of his attacks, he struggled to inflict effective damage on the five kage-level opponents.
The five ninjas maintained a close distance, watching each other's backs and reinforcing one another.
Whenever Kaito employed 'God's Presence' to approach one of them, the rest immediately launched counterattacks to hinder Kaito's movements.
To conserve time and energy, they refrained from using large-scale ninjutsu frequently.
Even smaller ninjutsu, with their moderate power, became formidable in the hands of kage-level powerhouses, and Kaito dared not face them head-on.
The chosen target of Kaito paid little attention to his attacks, relying on their combined focus and assistance from others to easily evade Kaito's maneuvers.
It was evident that Hiruzen Sarutobi and his team aimed to exhaust Kaito, given the elusive nature of 'God's Presence.'
"Pitiful fools, thinking they can outlast me in this futile struggle!"
Kaito sneered abruptly, proclaiming, "I'll reveal the gap between us!"
With these words, Kaito raised his right hand high, conjuring a colossal spiral shuriken.
He hurled it directly at Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others.
"Move aside!"
Obito, familiar with the destructive power of the spiral shuriken, promptly warned them, taking the lead in flying backward.
The others followed suit, maintaining a formation to prevent Kaito from employing a sneak attack with God's Presence.'
They had no intention of confronting the attack head-on, considering the significant time required for Kaito to form the seal for such a powerful ninjutsu.
However, in this critical moment, Fugaku's expression suddenly changed.
He halted his backward steps and instead rushed toward the spiral shuriken.
Simultaneously, he shouted to Itachi, "Itachi, be careful..."
Before he could complete his warning and before Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others could react, Itachi, who was already dozens of meters away, suddenly appeared directly in front of the spiral shuriken!
"What?!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others were taken aback!
Itachi, equally surprised, didn't comprehend what was happening, only seeing the spiral shuriken rapidly approaching.
At this crucial juncture, Fugaku, well-prepared, finally arrived and positioned himself in front of Itachi.
"Father..."