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Hidden Mist Village.

"Akagami Shanks!!!"

With anger in his voice and eyes blood red with rage, Kakashi roared, and for the first time in his life, he showed such outrage.

"He's the one who killed Sensei."

Itachi and Shisui both looked at the killer of their sensei, and their eyes uncontrollably turned red with anger and hate.

Looking at his angry friend and disciples, Kozuki desperately wanted to remove his mask and meet with them and tell the truth.

But he knew this wasn't the time to do, and there was something he wanted to confirm.

Not only did Konoha need to grow without his presence, but he wanted to test them.

If one day they learn the truth, would they choose to hide it or not? He wanted to know what Minato's decision would be at that time.

Would he stick to his morals, or for the sake of the village, he would hide this matter "COMPLETELY"?

If it is the latter, it won't take long for Minato to turn into someone like Sarutobi, who was numb to sacrifices.

But he believed that Minato wouldn't disappoint him.

"Oh, Shinobi from Konoha, it's been a long time since I saw them; how long it has been? Yeah, it was five years ago."

Kozuki, with a causal and frivolous tone, responded.

"What hatred do you have with Konoha? Why did you do that?"

Kakashi didn't let anger affect his mind too much as he wanted to know why Shanks did that.

"Haha, I don't have any hatred towards Konoha; I actually sympathize with you, Konoha Shinobi."

Kozuki laughed loudly and gave a slight hint with his words as he believed Kakashi would be smart enough to guess that something was wrong.

"What do you mean?"

a confused expression appeared on the face of Kakashi under the mask as Shisui and Itachi were equally confused as well.

"Well, time for me to go; you can think as much as you like."

Kozuki spoke in a joking tone as he turned to leave and waved his hand as a goodbye.

"Today, I'll capture you; you will tell us everything you know"

Kakashi spoke confidently as he took the sword out from his back, ready for the fight.

Shisui and Itachi also took out their Kunai and Shurikens, ready to deal with Kozuki.

"We'll help you."

Terumi and Ao arrived beside them as she was the one who called for the reinforcements, and it was necessary to help them.

All the other hundreds of Mist Shinobi also looked ready to attack Kozuki anytime.

"I advise you to stop; it won't end well."

Kozuki suddenly stopped as he looked back and said to all of them who were ready to fight.

"Today, you'll pay for every sin you have committed."

Blue Thunder appeared around Kakashi, enveloping his whole body nearly the same as the Fourth Raikage.

Not gaining Sharingan only benefitted Kakashi; with his own talent and the constant guidance of his father, Kakashi has fully evolved, becoming a true Kage rank powerhouse.

Terumi, Shisui, Itachi, and Ao were prepared as chakra erupted from them, cracking the ground underneath.

"It seems I'm still too kind after all."

From Kozuki as the center, a vast red aura erupted from Kozuki spread around as the Mist Shinobi felt the same sensation again for the second time in their life.

All of them except the five in front who Kozuki let go on purpose suddenly fell down, lying motionless on the ground.

Since they wanted to fight, Kozuki wanted to see how much they had improved.

A solemn expression appeared on the five faces as they looked at the hundreds of Mist Shinobi lying motionless on the ground.

They knew from his intelligence that he could do this, but hearing and seeing were two different matters.

But they also knew they had to fight even if it was hopeless as Shinobi needed to fight even if it meant death.

All five of them suddenly disappeared in front of their place as the next moment they were right in front of their Kunai or blades coated with chakra slashing at Kozuki from all directions.

Boom...

As their weapons were only a few centimeters from Kozuki's Mask, pressure erupted from Kozuki as all of them suddenly seemed to be hit by something.

Bang...

All five of them flew away with extreme speed as they hit the ground forcefully.

"What was that...?"

Kakashi got up from the pit with difficultly as he said, a bit confused.

He wasn't injured much physically, but his spirit seemed to be hit by something before nearly making him lose consciousness before.

Only by sheer willpower was he able to stay awake.

"Are you all right, Captain Kakashi?"

Shisui and Itachi staggeringly arrived near as they were walloped also.

"I'm fine; this time, the enemy is too strong, be careful."

Kakashi now could understand that this guy really had the power to kill Kozuki and Hokage together.

He didn't even lift his hand, and all of them were already injured.

Terumi also arrived near them, but Ao wasn't as spirited as them as he lay in the pit passed out.

"Do you want to continue; you can still stop and give up; you still have time."

Kozuki really didn't want to hurt them much, so he decided to give them a way out.

"Shisui, Itachi, buy me some time. I want to try a Jutsu."

Kakashi didn't seem to have heard the warning of Kozuki as he looked towards two of his teammates.

"You can rest assured, Captain."

Both of them suddenly rushed towards Kozuki as Terumi also joined them.

"Fire Style Great Fire Ball Jutsu"

"Lava Style Slaying Dragon Jutsu"

Shisui and Terumi nearly added all of their chakras in this Jutsu as its power turned massive, ultimately into an S rank Jutsu.

A vast sea of fire and a giant red magma dragon moved towards Kozuki.

At this time, Itachi also appeared beside Kozuki, as his red eyes under the mask spun sharply as Kozuki, who stood motionless, suddenly felt the world around him turn red.

"This should stop him from blocking the attack."

Itachi moved away from Kozuki as he saw him motionless and the powerful Jutsu about to devour him.

"This isn't enough."

A voice fell in the ears of Itachi, whose pupils suddenly shrank as he wanted to look back, but only a fist came into his vision.

Boom...

Itachi flew away, hitting the ground destroying the ground underneath as blood leaked down from his mask.

"Itachi"

Shisui cried seeing Itachi being hit, he never expected Kozuki to dodge their attacks so quickly, and with his Sharingan, he couldn't even notice when Kozuki appeared behind Itachi.

Shisui arrived near Itachi in the pit but saw him motionless, checking his breathing; he learned he had passed out, making him angry that someone injured his friend so much.

"You should sleep as well."

Terumi, panting, was exhausted by the fight earlier and using this big Jutsu, suddenly heard the voice that she least wanted to.

The next moment she felt her head spin as her vision darkened and she fell down, also lying motionless on the ground.

At this moment, Kozuki sensed a huge aura from behind as he saw Kakashi didn't know when he appeared behind him, his hands covered with purple lightning.

"Raikiri!!!"

Kakashi, without wasting any moment, thrust it towards Kozuki's chest.

But at this moment, a dark hand suddenly grasped the hand covered with purple lightning as the eyes of Kakashi showed an unbelievable look.

"This...how is this possible."

Raikiri was an S rank Jutsu that could pulverize anything, but he never expected the enemy to stop it with just a hand.

"Hatake Kakashi, you are strong, but if you want to beat me, then this is far from enough."

Kakashi looked at his hand stopped by the enemy and couldn't help but remember that time years ago in the Chunin exam.

At that time, he used Chidori, but it was stopped quickly by Kozuki, and today, the situation was no different from it.

"It seems I'm coming to meet you, Kozuki."

A weak smile appeared on the face of Kakashi under the mask; he knew that he was about to die.

Raikiri was his decisive attack; if the enemy could stop it with such ease, he didn't know what else could work.

Thump...

A chop fell on the neck of Kakashi as his vision darkened and he fell lying on the ground passed out.

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