9

Aleph, The Power of the First Bullet

Tears ran through Itachi's eyes, a deep pain pierced his heart, a few minutes ago he just killed, whom he would considered his younger brother and also a good friend.

"Sorry...Little...Yuki" Itachi said as he looked up at the sky and tears streamed down his face.

He knew it... He knew he would be hated by the Village, by Sasuke.

He would be treated like a criminal, a deserter, but he had made his decision.

"I wanted you to live, little Yuki..."

He didn't want to meet Yuki, he didn't want to kill him, so he let the masked man take care of that part of the clan.

But the reality is cruel, in the end, he had to kill him.

"I hope to see the right decision I made" he couldn't leave anyone besides Sasuke alive, anyone else would be used by Danzo.

Taking a painful sigh, Itachi wiped away his tears, his body flickering into the darkness of the night.

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After sending his clone with Sasuke, Yuki sent another one towards the masked man.

After seeing his clone go through the masked man, killing his clone, he fired twice, but like his clone, his attack only went through the masked man.

"My bullets don't seem to work either" Yuki frowned at this.

(Do physical and chakra attacks not work?)

The bullets used in his flintlock pistol and musket use chakra.

Being thus also immune to ninjutsu.

(But he must have a weakness) everything has its advantages and disadvantages, for example, his angel Zafkiel, is very powerful but the price for it is very high, right now he has almost no chakra.

"My chakra is running out fast" Yuki gritted his teeth hard.

"Damn bastard! Why don't you die?!"

"If you want to kill me, you'll have to do better than this" said the masked man showing interest, he wanted to know what had happened a moment ago.

" Well, is that all? Little mouse"

(Is he trying to provoke me?... Well the more you underestimate me, it will be your downfall)

Smiling inwardly, Yuki decided to play along with the masked man.

"I'll kill you bastard!"

(Damn! I've almost exhausted my chakra..)

Wiping the sweat on his forehead, Yuki tries to put on a desperate face at the masked man.

(Well, I'll have to use that... even if I can't kill him, I'll at least cut off one of his arms!)

Raising one of his arms to the sky, a shadow came out of his body and continued to expand until it reached a diameter of 200 meters.

[Toki Hami no Shiro] Yuki activated the 'City of Devouring Time'.

Looking at the Sharingan, the masked man could see that a gigantic shadow came out of his body and thus blended around him.

Although he could dodge, he didn't as he was curious about what he was doing, plus he also thought that a boy whose chakra was almost empty, didn't pose a threat.

(I see, I don't misjudge you) thought Yuki seeing that the masked man didn't avoid his 'City of Devouring Time'.

Yuki knew people of his type very well, they are those who rely a lot on their power, and those people tend to underestimate their opponents, turning that into their downfall.

Undeterred, the masked man continued to look at the boy, with a calm look, but that didn't last long, as he noticed that the boy's point grew and continued to grow.

"Interesting" although it seemed like some kind of unfair chakra absorption or seal like that of the legendary Sannin, although it was rare due to a child using it, it wasn't that impressive.

(But... Why does my body feel different?)

Noticing something strange on his body, the masked man raised his guard.

(This is?!...)

Eyes widening in shock the masked man once again.

"He's stealing my chakra!"

"Looks like you figured it out, well it wasn't hard at all"

A cruel smile formed on the boy's face.

"Now prepare to die bastard!... Come to me, Zafkiel!"

(I have to find his weakness quickly!)

Although he was smiling, Yuki knew it was a front.

A huge antique gold watch appeared behind Yuki.

"What's that?" said the masked man with a surprised voice, this was something he hadn't seen before, this fact made him more interested in the boy, his strange clothes for which with his Sharingan he could see chakra lines on them, his strange weapons, whose speed is superior to kunai, now a huge clock.

"Apparently it has to do with that eye of yours" quickly, noticing the similarities between them, the masked man came to a quick conclusion.

"Interesting... Interesting!... Come on kid, show that you have the strength to kill me!" the masked man said, his blood boiling with excitement.

Not everyone is afraid of the unknown, many are excited and intrigued to discover new things. It's like a child with a new toy, this man was one of them.

"Let's get this over with... Aleph" Aiming the pistol at the number I on the clock, a crimson black mist came out and was sucked into his flintlock pistol.

*tick tock

Aiming for his head, Yuki pulled the trigger, then that masked man saw him, and the boy's body vanished.

"Eh?"

*Bang

However before he could react, he felt an incredible impact on his head, half of his mask cracked and blood ran.

"I told you, it's time to end this" Yuki said looking coldly at the corpse at his feet.

"Hmm?" as Yuki wondered if it was very easy to take out his target, he noticed the body at his feet vanish.

"clang

Feeling intense bloodlust, Yuki quickly blocked a kunai straight at his body.

Sparks flew from the collision between his flintlock and the kunai.

"I must say... you almost killed me brat!" said the masked man with a deep voice, half of his mask was missing, Yuki quickly noticed, the scarlet eyes of the Sharingan, he was a little surprised to see it, however, one of his eyes closed.

(What's going on?!... Genjutsu?!... It's not possible, it was a perfect headshot, no doubt)

While his hands were shaking from the masked man's force, his opponent was also in shock, at how quickly he lost an eye.

(A quickly superior to the Fourth Hokage!)

The masked man could not react at that speed, his speed was so high that in an instant the boy had already attacked him.

The masked man couldn't see when the boy was next to him, he couldn't even activate his Dojutsu when the boy attacked him.

That was how terrifying his speed was.

If it wasn't for that, he took precautions and placed the Izanagi in his left eye, maybe he would have already died.

"I have decided!... I will take you with me brat" with these words the masked man activated his Dojutsu.

(This is bad)

A huge attraction attacked Yuki's body,. he felt as if his entire body was being sucked in.

Yuki had a bad feeling, that if he was absorbed by that man's ability, it was his end, but having his hands blocking the kunai he couldn't activate his angel, however, that doesn't mean that his clones couldn't.

Six long white hands with red traces came out of Yuki's shadows and passed through the masked man's body.

Quickly dodging, the masked man canceled his Dojutsu, however, an arm pierced his abdomen.

(It was close)

Gasping a little, Yuki felt that he was very close to death.

(So it becomes tangible when attacking) Yuki's Sharingan quickly analyzed the masked man's weakness.

The masked man felt very frustrated.

Twice... Twice he was injured by a child, he could see that the child had many tricks up his sleeve, just moments ago he felt that those six white hands would take his life if he didn't dodge in time.

(I underestimate it)

That's right, he had underestimated the boy, the threat the boy caused was greater than Kage level Shinobi.

(Shit!... Zafkiel is already starting to take my life force)

Seeing that change in his body, Yuki frowned, the chakra he absorbed from the City of Devouring Time' was less than his consumption.

(I have to finish this!)

Clenching his teeth tightly, Yuki was losing his vitality with each passing second.

It's time for the second round.

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