Yūto raised his head again, looking towards the direction of the Konoha Great Gate, which was currently covered by a thick fog:
"I didn't expect Zabuza and his group to actually charge in directly through the main gate. How arrogant, but... I like it!"
"How are Zabuza and the others doing currently?"
Yūto looked at Ranmaru beside him and asked curiously.
"Yūto-sama, although Zabuza and the others are only three people, they are not in any danger. On the contrary, because there are few of them, many of Konoha's Ninja are somewhat restrained."
"Furthermore, the Village's troops have arrived and are continuously joining the battle."
Ranmaru opened his large eyes, which emitted a faint red glow, and quickly said to Yūto.
"Oh, who is leading this Mist Ninja Force?"
Yūto said with interest. Although the general plan was arranged by him, Yūto had entrusted all the details to Mei Terumī.
"It's Ao-senpai." Ranmaru blinked his eyes and giggled.
So it was him!
Yūto nodded. There was no surprise; it was quite suitable for Mei Terumī to hand this matter over to Ao.
Although Yūto had been sitting on the Hokage Rock, he had almost a complete understanding of the current battlefield situation.
The battle between the two sides had entered a heated phase. Facing the combined attack of two Ninja Village, relying solely on the Hokage lineage and the civilian lineage of Ninja was completely insufficient to sustain the current battlefield.
This battle was advantageous for the Sand Ninja and Kirigakure from the start, as it was taking place within the territory of Konoha Village.
The longer the battle dragged on, the greater the destruction to Konoha, and the more disadvantageous it would be for Konoha.
At this point, perhaps Danzo and the patriarchs of the various great clans were preparing to intervene in this battle.
If they didn't act soon, even if Hiruzen Sarutobi had the best temper, it would likely be impossible to avoid settling accounts later.
"This is still not enough. We need to add more fuel to the fire."
Yūto looked down at the entire Konoha and said with a light chuckle.
Just as Yūto was preparing to make his move, Ranmaru, who was standing beside him, suddenly showed a hint of nervousness on his small face.
"Yūto-sama, Ranmaru feels a dangerous presence..."
Ranmaru quickly said to Yūto, but halfway through his sentence, his voice paused slightly, and he quickly continued:
"They are coming in this direction!"
They?
Yūto showed an interesting expression on his face. With a slight thought, he knew who Ranmaru was referring to.
Not long after.
A series of light sounds, like bells colliding, came from behind.
Two men wearing straw hats and long black robes with red clouds slowly appeared in Yūto's line of sight.
Uchiha Itachi! Kisame Hoshigaki!
Yūto was still sitting on the stone statue of Senju Hashirama, looking down at Konoha below, his legs hanging naturally and swinging casually.
He seemed completely oblivious to the sudden appearance of Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki.
However, Ranmaru, who was standing beside Yūto, seeing the appearance of the two, nervously clasped his small hands together.
Clearly, Ranmaru was a little scared of the two people, one with a shark face and the other with a poker face.
Uchiha Itachi and the other stopped when they were still some distance away from Yūto.
Reaching up, Uchiha Itachi removed the straw hat from his head, revealing his eyes as he looked down at Konoha engulfed in war.
Although Uchiha Itachi's face remained calm, a hint of sadness, faint but present, flickered in his eyes.
It seemed he was mourning for himself, and perhaps also for why Konoha was so plagued by disasters.
Compared to Uchiha Itachi, Kisame Hoshigaki, who was standing beside him, looked towards Ranmaru, clearly recognizing the kid who had thrown the paper slip directly onto the ground back then.
However, Kisame merely glanced briefly before retracting his gaze, not even sparing a look in Yūto's direction.
"You shouldn't be sitting on top of Lord Hashirama Senju's stone statue."
"In this world, no one should have that qualification yet."
Uchiha Itachi withdrew his gaze, looked towards Yūto, and spoke in a cold tone.
As Uchiha Itachi spoke, Ranmaru, standing beside Yūto, showed an unhappy expression on his face, glaring angrily at Uchiha Itachi with wide eyes.
It was as if Ranmaru would immediately attack if Uchiha Itachi said one more unfriendly word towards Yūto-sama.
"Kid, are you staring with your eyes so wide because you want me to gouge them out?"
Kisame Hoshigaki on the side let out a sinister chuckle.
Hearing Uchiha Itachi's words, Yūto had no particular reaction; instead, he felt that Uchiha Itachi's way of thinking was quite unique.
Under Uchiha Itachi's gaze, Yūto lifted one foot and stepped on the stone statue of Hashirama, saying with a bored expression:
"Just because you don't have the qualification doesn't mean others don't either."
This is someone who is very confident in himself!
Uchiha Itachi narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Yūto, and suddenly said, "You should be able to take charge of all the Mist Ninja Force, so I hope the Kirigakure's attack can be stopped."
A look of surprise appeared on Yūto's face for the first time, and he turned his head to look at Uchiha Itachi.
Yūto wasn't particularly surprised that Uchiha Itachi could guess he was from Mist Ninja Village, or rather, he didn't care at all.
What truly surprised Yūto was that Uchiha Itachi could actually guess that he could control all the Mist Ninja Force. This was somewhat unexpected for Yūto.
However, thinking about it carefully, it wasn't that difficult to guess.
As someone from Kirigakure, not engaging in battle with Konoha's people but instead appearing here was inherently a rather suspicious matter.
After a while, he noticed that Yūto had no intention of speaking.
Uchiha Itachi's face did not show any surprise: "In that case, I can only capture you."
As Uchiha Itachi's words rang out, Ranmaru's small face instantly turned completely red; he was clearly angry!
For Ranmaru, disrespect towards Yūto-sama meant battle.
Ranmaru reached into his embrace, took out a scroll, and slammed it hard. Exploding Blade: Burst appeared directly in mid-air.
Boom!
With a muffled sound, Ranmaru's body rapidly expanded at a visible speed, transforming before Exploding Blade: Burst even landed.
Grabbing Exploding Blade: Burst, Ranmaru stomped hard on the ground, his entire body instantly turning into an afterimage and disappearing from the spot.
The wild aura caused a rare trace of surprise to flash in the eyes of Kisame Hoshigaki and Uchiha Itachi.
Both of them knew Ranmaru was a Ninja, but the fact that Ranmaru's body would undergo such a huge transformation surprised them somewhat.
In the blink of an eye, Ranmaru appeared in front of Uchiha Itachi, raising the Exploding Blade: Burst in his hand and slashing down forcefully.
However, before Exploding Blade: Burst had completely descended, Ranmaru's hand holding the blade stopped in mid-air, and he mumbled softly, "This is fake, it's on the left."