"That's finally resolved."
Goku appeared behind Itachi and clapped his hands.
While trapped in the Tsukuyomi space, he Followed the techniques he had learned regarding the use of the soul and spirit, he used his internal energy to strengthen his spiritual power, unleashing a berserk Great Ape form, forcefully breaking free from all restraints.
After returning to normal, he added a little force to his hand, smashing the orange armored giant to pieces, knocking Itachi unconscious in the process, and ending the battle.
"Was this a bit too much?"
Looking at the unconscious Itachi lying on the ground, Sakura, who had just dispelled the genjutsu, blinked. Not only had Goku fallen victim to Itachi's genjutsu, but they had too.
Fortunately, Kakashi was different now; possessing the Mangekyou Sharingan, he resisted Itachi's genjutsu.
And by injecting chakra, he helped her and Naruto dispel the genjutsu as well.
Just as the genjutsu was dispelled, they saw Goku shatter Itachi's defensive ninjutsu, knocking Itachi directly to the ground.
"That's fine. Let's take him to Sasuke first, then explain things slowly back in the village."
Kakashi approved of Goku's actions and quickly used sealing ninjutsu on Kisame and Itachi.
"Kakashi-sensei, what do we do with this guy?"
Naruto ran to carry the heavily injured and unconscious Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Rōshi, over.
After completing the sealing, Kakashi stared at Rōshi for a while, pondering, and said:
"This guy seems to be a Jinchuriki from Iwagakure. Sakura, heal him first."
Unexpectedly, this mission to find Itachi and Sasuke had brought an unexpected bonus.
Not only had they captured another Akatsuki member, Kisame Hoshigaki, an S-rank rogue ninja from Kirigakure, but they had also rescued a Jinchuriki from Iwagakure.
They would bring the two back to the village and hand them over to the Mizukage and Tsuchiya respectively; both villages would owe Konoha a debt of gratitude.
In this way, the Five Kage Summit should proceed without any major disturbances.
And all of this is thanks to Goku.
Otherwise, let alone bringing Itachi and Sasuke back, even returning to Konoha unscathed would be a problem.
Meanwhile, Goku was squatting there watching Sakura perform medical ninjutsu, thus deepening his understanding of medical ninjutsu.
Only by mastering medical ninjutsu can one learn Yin Seal.
"Where is this? Who are you?"
Under Sakura's superb medical ninjutsu treatment, the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Roshi, quickly regained consciousness.
Upon learning that Konoha ninja had saved him and understanding the Akatsuki's capture of Jinchuriki, he agreed to go to Konoha to find the Tsuchikage.
He had been the Four-Tails Jinchuriki for over forty years, making great contributions to Iwagakure, but he left the village to travel because he disliked some of Onoki's policies.
However, he didn't completely fall out with Onoki, otherwise, he would have been considered a rogue ninja of Iwagakure and hunted down by the village.
He wasn't an ordinary ninja; he was the Jinchūriki of the Four-Tails. No village would allow its Jinchūriki to roam freely outside, showing how lenient Onoki was towards him.
Now, with him severely injured and Akatsuki members lurking outside, not returning to the village would be suicide.
Therefore, carrying the Four-Tails Jinchūriki, Rōshi, the unconscious Itachi, and Kigasu, the group set off again with the owl.
"Hello, my name is Son Goku!"
On the anti-gravity magic circle, Goku greeted Rōshi.
"Just call me Rōshi. You're also called Son Goku?" Rōshi looked at Goku with some surprise. Goku tilted his head, and Roshi smiled as he explained:
"You know I'm the Four-Tails' Jinchūriki, and the Four-Tails' name is actually Son Goku."
"Tailed beasts have their own names?"
Naruto leaned closer, looking surprised.
Roshi nodded:
"Every tailed beast has its own name, and it will only tell you after you gain its approval.
Child, it seems you haven't reconciled with your tailed beast yet."
"Reconcile?"
Naruto looked confused.
Every time they met, Kurama looked like it wanted to devour him, always ready to tear the seal and control his body to run rampant.
"Yes, we Jinchūriki are pitiful, and they are pitiful too."
Perhaps because of the life-saving grace, Roshi didn't hold back his rescue, but generously shared his experience of dealing with the Four-Tails.
Naruto listened thoughtfully.
Meanwhile, Goku was using his spiritual power to greet a four-tailed gorilla inside Roshi's body.
Unfortunately, this gorilla with the same name didn't want to acknowledge him.
Clearly, apart from Roshi, with whom he had spent for forty years, the Four-Tails didn't trust any other humans.
Following the owl for about an hour, they found Uchiha Sasuke in a forest clearing.
And not only Sasuke, they also discovered Deidara, one of the Akatsuki members and an S-rank rogue ninja from Iwagakure.
Deidara was currently fighting Sasuke.
"Art is an explosion! This next move was originally prepared for Itachi, but now I'll use it to kill you!"
Standing on a white clay bird, Deidara unleashed a large handful of clay..
He swallowed it, then formed hand seals and spat out a 100-meter-tall clay giant.
"C4-Garuda!"
The giant strode towards Sasuke.
Sasuke, seeing the enormous clay bomb, grew serious.
Just as he was about to turn and run into the forest to hide, a familiar shout suddenly came from afar.
"Sass!!"
"Naruto!"
Looking up in the direction of the voice, he saw Kakashi and the others flying towards him.
Especially the one standing at the front shouting at him.
Just as he frowned, preparing to abandon the fight with Deidara and leave, he saw Uchiha Itachi being helped up by Kakashi.
Instantly, his pupils contracted, and his entire face contorted with extreme hatred.
"Itachi!"
Activating his cursed seal again, he ignored the clay giant and spread his wings, soaring into the sky. He flew away.
"Huh, reinforcements have arrived. Let's take them all down together."
Deidara was extremely confident in the ninjutsu he had created.
The clay giant below was filled with tiny clay spiders invisible to the naked eye.
After the giant exploded, they could disperse into the air within a certain range, even entering a person's body through respiration.
Then, as long as he formed hand seals, he could detonate these countless miniature bombs.
However, when he carefully saw the reinforcements, he was stunned.
Because among the reinforcements, he saw Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki, who had been knocked unconscious and sealed.
"How is this possible?"
He knew Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki's strength all too well. He had joined Akatsuki because he had been defeated by Itachi.
Moreover, he had painstakingly studied various ninjutsu in order to defeat Itachi.
But he never expected that the person he intended to surpass would be defeated by someone else.
"If that's the case, then I'll wipe you all out! That way, everyone will know that my explosion is true art!"
However, just as Deidara was about to detonate the clay giant, a ki blast fell from the sky, and a massive explosion resounded.
The powerful blast wave sent Sasuke, who was flying into the air, and Deidara, standing on the clay bird, flying directly away.
The clay giant was also completely destroyed in the explosion.
When the blast wave subsided, a terrifying, bottomless crater had appeared on the ground.
"Wow...wow...what amazing art!"
Deidara looked at the crater below, which spanned tens of kilometers in diameter, his face showing shock.
He felt that even his ultimate art, CO-self-destruction, couldn't reach this level of power.
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