Chapter 413: Konoha Is About to Undergo a Major Upheaval
Kakashi was completely dumbfounded.
Who was this mysterious humanoid creature that appeared along with the surging waves?
Could it be some contingency Obito had left behind in the Kamui space?
Judging by its appearance, it might be a White Zetsu.
Kakashi didn't even consider the possibility that this could be the masked man himself. In his mind, there was no way Obito would personally stay inside something like that and "swim around" in it.
The worst part was that Kakashi couldn't shut off Kamui at all right now.
It might have been interference from the other eye, or perhaps the continuous, violent outpouring was simply too overwhelming. His Sharingan was like… well, like when you've got diarrhea, completely beyond his control to turn on or off.
"So this is what sensei felt back then…"
At this moment, Kakashi deeply understood how difficult things had been for Namikaze Minato during the Nine-Tails incident.
He had to deal with the Nine-Tails rampaging through the village while also staying on guard against a mysterious enemy with unknown motives.
Right now, in order to protect Konoha, Kakashi had no choice but to temporarily ignore the mysterious figure that had appeared with the torrent. He had to deal with the immediate crisis first.
He was in Konoha's training grounds. Although there weren't many people nearby, the sheer volume was too much. If he didn't stop it, this would turn into a nightmare.
At that point, the first floors of the houses around Konoha would be instantly flooded.
"Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall!"
Kakashi formed hand seals and slammed his hands onto the ground. Four tall earthen walls rose up around him, forming a massive container.
Standing atop the walls as they rose, Kakashi finally managed to contain the threat.
At least for now, Konoha was safe.
"Wait, Grandma!"
Only after finishing did Kakashi remember Obito's grandmother, who had been watching him practice Kamui just moments ago. He hurriedly looked down into the pit formed by the Earth Flow Wall.
But the pit was already filled with a thick, opaque layer, he couldn't see anything at all.
He didn't dare turn his head to look elsewhere. If he did, the direction of the torrent would shift along with his gaze.
"Kakashi, you've truly disappointed me."
A voice suddenly appeared behind him.
It was the masked man.
After emerging with the first wave, the masked man had immediately had White Zetsu open its "front armor", jumped out, and rescued the reanimated old woman who was about to be submerged.
Then he quickly moved behind Kakashi and began mocking him.
Village, village… every single one of them would forget or abandon their closest loved ones for the sake of the village!
The masked man was using his own natural voice, so Kakashi didn't recognize who it was.
If he had used Uchiha Madara's iconic voice, Kakashi might have been able to deduce something.
The real Madara had already been reanimated and was currently over in Sunagakure. So whoever appeared here would have to be the masked man.
But this time, he unexpectedly used his own voice, how could anyone recognize him?
Kakashi didn't know who was behind him, but anyone speaking in that tone definitely wasn't an ally.
Without saying a word, Kakashi gripped a kunai in his left hand and slashed backward.
He couldn't turn around, but that didn't mean he couldn't attack.
The kunai cut through the air… and hit nothing.
There was no contact at all.
Realizing his attack had missed, Kakashi quickly withdrew his hand and began forming seals to create a Lightning Shadow Clone.
If his real body couldn't shift its perspective, then he'd let the clone act instead.
As for chakra?
With a powerful enemy right in front of him, was this really the time to worry about running out?
"Kakashi! You deserve to die!!!"
Just as Kakashi was about to finish his hand seals, the voice behind him suddenly roared in fury, startling him.
His earlier attack hadn't connected, so he assumed the mysterious person had dodged. Why were they still in the same place?
And from behind him, he could smell a foul stench.
Could it be…
Kakashi's pupils shrank.
That's right, this time, he guessed correctly.
The mysterious person was the masked man.
When the masked man faced Kakashi's attack earlier, he instinctively used his invincible intangibility ability.
But don't forget what was currently inside the Kamui space.
Kakashi hadn't finished clearing it out yet.
With that one use of intangibility, the masked man directly "returned" to that primordial ocean… and ended up the same color as White Zetsu.
As everyone knows, a mop dipped in filth can make even Lü Bu seem reborn.
But that only works if it's used as a deterrent.
Once it actually hits someone, it loses all its effect.
Just like the masked man now. Originally, he had to carefully hide inside White Zetsu just to enter the Kamui space. After coming out, he had immediately escaped the torrent as quickly as possible.
But in the end, one small misstep, an unconscious use of intangibility, and he suffered the consequences.
"Damn you, Kakashi, die!"
The masked man was completely enraged.
Kakashi had already caused him to come into contact with it once before, and now again?!
Did he look that easy to mess with?
No matter what, today he was going to make Kakashi experience it too!
If Kakashi could do this, why couldn't he?
Pfft!
The masked man, in his fury, struck Kakashi with a "Thousand Years of Death", interrupting his attempt to release the Lightning Shadow Clone.
Kakashi stumbled and fell straight to the ground, and then a stream shot upward into the air, forming a beautiful arc.
At the same time, the masked man threw his head back and roared, activating Kamui. A similarly violent yellow water tornado surged skyward.
The villagers of Konoha were already stunned by the scene.
What kind of intense battle was happening over there?
"Who's using the Earth Flow River and the Earth Dragon Bullet over there? Is it that old man, the Third?"
Tsunade had been sleeping on the Hokage's desk when Shizune, who had noticed something unusual, woke her up. She glanced out the window and froze.
"Tsunade-sama… that might not be Earth Style…"
Shizune reminded her quietly.
Tsunade didn't understand, but she had just come back from outside…
"If it's not Earth Style, then what is it? Don't tell me it's… that stuff?"
Tsunade laughed and walked over to the window, opening it.
Instantly, a wave of foul stench hit her face.
The smell made her dizzy, and she quickly slammed the window shut.
Bang.
She used too much force, and the window shattered under her monstrous strength.
Well, that settled it, the Hokage's office was no longer a place to stay.
Time to run!
"Tsunade-sama, aren't you going to check it out?"
Shizune chased after her, asking.
"Check what? It's probably just a couple of lunatics going crazy. They're not causing any real harm to the village, let Kakashi handle it."
Covering her nose and mouth, Tsunade ran toward her home.
Meanwhile…
The masked man shot a glance at White Zetsu. White Zetsu wrapped up the grandmother, and with a Kamui absorption, the masked man pulled her into the Kamui space.
At the same time, he activated the Filth Release again.
Another torrent burst forth.
And this time, he intended to completely destroy Kakashi.
"Fire Style: Blast Wave Wild Dance!"
The masked man actually unleashed a Fire Style jutsu directly at the surging filth tornado!
(End of this chapter)