Itachi and Kisame's Retreat

Just as Ryoha's Amaterasu was about to land on Kisame, Itachi cast his Amaterasu on to counter them. The two black flames clashed and burned each other.

"Phew, I've managed to get away for now." Kisame heaved a sigh of relief in his heart as if he had just survived a calamity. Amaterasu was very dangerous. The moment it landed, no matter how strong the target was, the malicious flames would continuously burn until their target was completely incinerated.

Therefore, no matter how big the gap between Sasuke and the Raikage was in the original work, Sasuke still managed to keep up with him.

Sasuke's timing was very good. Under the protection of the Susanoo, he seized the opportunity to use Amaterasu on the Raikage, who ended up losing his left arm to the burning Amaterasu. This jutsu really ignored any difference in strength.

But as long as you could dodge it, you would be fine. Even the great Senju Hashirama himself would die if he failed to dodge it. No one could withstand the fiery black flames from the sun.

The only ones who could withstand the Amaterasu were those immortal characters from fantasy novels. Who were not afraid even though they were facing a black hole in front of their eyes. But the problem was, were there people like that in this world?

Obviously, there was no one like that. The inhabitants of this world were just some ninjas that were a bit stronger than ordinary people. They were also human, with flesh and blood. No matter how strong their bodies were, it wouldn't be enough.

"Now is not the time to let out a sigh of relief." Ryoha's voice startled Kisame, who previously thought he had avoided a disaster.

Ryoha suddenly appeared behind Kisame, striking the Kirgakure criminal's back with the Rasengan. Even though Kisame's skin was thick and his chakra was enormous, he couldn't protect himself from the Rasengan.

Ryoha's Nine-tails chakra-infused Rasengan's power surpassed every other Rasengan. It blasted Kisame away, shattering and twisting his body.

"Tch, Kisame is down. It seems like we have no choice but to retreat." Although Itachi didn't want to miss this opportunity to defeat Ryoha, he had no other choice. Kisame was down, and he had used the Amaterasu twice today. Something bad might happen if he prolonged the battle.

This time, Itachi wasn't aware of Kisame and Samehada's true healing ability. However, even if he knew, he could only retreat. After working with Itachi for so long, Kisame also understood the situation. Even though he was cold-blooded and cruel, he was not an idiot.

The two realized that this was the best time to retreat. The Akatsuki ordered them to keep a low profile at all times. Now that the two had caused a big commotion, they might be scolded by Pain. They had to face Pain and his Rinnegan.

Apart from Tobi and Zetsu, every Akatsuki member had fought with Pain before, and they had been beaten up by him. Therefore, even though every member had peculiar personalities, they obediently followed Pain's orders. In the Akatsuki, strength prevailed over everything,

"Hey, trying to leave now?" Jiraiya realized the two Akatsuki members were going to retreat. Although he was curious about how Ryoha suddenly turned the tables to gain the upper hand against the two criminals, he knew that Ryoha couldn't stop them if they intended to leave.

"What? The three of you can't even stop me from leaving. Water Release - Exploding Water Shockwave!" Kisame summoned a great tsunami to cover their escape.

"Forget it! You can't stop them from escaping! If you force them to use another trump card, the losses will be greater!"

Ryoha jumped into the water. He released Fire-attribute chakra from his body. The temperature of his skin suddenly rose, evaporating the water around him. However, he didn't need to worry about his clothes since Bulma had made them. It was made with special materials and technology. It could be used in sea, land, and air battles. It wouldn't be affected by the change in the environment.

"Although you are no longer a ninja of Konoha, or even a traitor of Konoha, do you really come here to fight Itachi and Kisame?"

Jiraiya knew that Ryoha was hard to stop since he had gotten much stronger. However, his intuition told him that Ryoha's appearance might become an obstacle for him in finding Tsunade.

"No longer a ninja of Konoha? To be precise, I'm Konoha's enemy now. Why would I tell you? But since I was indebted to the Third Hokage, fine. Our purpose in coming here is the same."

After saying that, Ryoha ignored Jiraiya's surprised expression and disappeared into the water.

"Pervy Sage, why don't you let me talk? I can ask Ryoha to come back." Naruto apparently didn't know about what happened between Ryoha and Konoha.

"It's useless. Ryoha won't come back. I don't know who is right or wrong in this matter anymore. But Ryoha is now an enemy of Konoha for sure. In the future, you should be careful when you meet him. He is now an extremely dangerous person, even more dangerous than an S-level criminal like Itachi.

Jiraiya explained briefly. He didn't want to tell the real stories about the filthy Konoha's Higher-ups to an earnest guy like Naruto. He didn't want Naruto's impression of the village to be affected.

On the other side, Ryoha had already returned to the inn where he was staying. Bulma had already been prepared there since early on because she knew that Ryoha's battle earlier was tough since he had to face a Mangekyo used and two ninjas at the same time. Bulma had already taken out a treatment pod from an all-purpose capsule.

If one had seen the Dragon Ball series before, they would definitely know that this treatment pod was the one Goku had used before he went to Namek to face Frieza. It could heal injuries with no side effects. Bulma had spent a certain amount of time developing it successfully.