Naruto: I wrote in my diary that I exposed the Otsutsuki's arrival.

Chapter 17 The Man Who Almost Kicked the End of the Story

As the mysteries multiplied, so did the doubts in Uchiha Sasuke's mind.

Uchiha Sasuke gradually realized that the world seemed to be completely different from what he had learned in the Ninja Academy.

What he learned at the ninja academy seemed far too simplistic.

"What you want is the Nine-Tails inside Naruto, right?"

Kakashi Hatake remembered what Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin, had mentioned to him before: the terrifying organization called Akatsuki.

It contains many notorious rogue ninjas such as Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki, and even Orochimaru, one of the legendary Sannin of Konoha who had just attacked the village, whom he was extremely wary of.

This organization has a total of nine people. Of the three known members, Orochimaru is someone I can't defeat, while Itachi Uchiha can easily control me. If we really fought, I probably wouldn't stand a chance.

In particular, Itachi Uchiha was skilled in genjutsu, and could even eliminate himself without much fanfare.

This is a characteristic of illusion ninjas.

Judging from his brief appearance, Kisame Hoshigaki is at least an elite Jonin.

Currently, Kisame Hoshigaki has not yet shown his true terrifying power as a humanoid tailed beast, so he would definitely be downgraded by one level in Kakashi Hatake's assessment, but he is still at the level of an elite Jonin.

If an organization is full of people like this, then that organization is very dangerous.

Even in Konoha, it's not difficult to gather elite Jonin, but gathering Kage-level ninjas is no easy task.

Having a Kage-level ninja in charge is already a remarkable achievement outside of the Five Great Ninja Villages. For example, the demigod from the Land of Rain once bestowed upon the Sannin a title that outsiders might consider an honor, but for the three of them it was undoubtedly a disgrace.

So, how many of the remaining six who haven't shown up yet are at the Kage level?

If there were two or three more like that, then this organization would be truly extraordinary.

In terms of the pool of skilled ninja, it is already comparable to the five great ninja villages, which would be a huge problem for Konoha, which is currently facing a talent shortage.

"Naruto? Nine-Tails? What's that?"

Sasuke Uchiha, who was off-screen, had no idea that Naruto had the Nine-Tails inside him.

Or perhaps he didn't know what the Nine-Tailed Fox was. Because of the deliberate concealment by the Konoha leadership, ordinary people didn't know much about the Nine-Tailed Fox.

Even someone like the Uchiha clan, lacking systematic family instruction, only knew that a terrifying demon fox had existed more than ten years ago and had taken away the Fourth Hokage.

However, he had no idea what this had to do with Naruto.

No, Sasuke Uchiha immediately remembered that some people called Naruto "Demon Fox Boy".

He had heard this title more than once; both children and adults called him that.

He hadn't taken it seriously before; how could he possibly believe such an absurd thing as Naruto being a Nine-Tailed Fox?

But now, according to Kakashi Hatake, Naruto wasn't actually a Nine-Tailed Fox, but there's a Nine-Tailed Fox inside him.

"I know it's not just the two of you who's involved; your organization is called Akatsuki, right?"

Kakashi Hatake probed further.

Everyone present was shocked to hear this.

Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki were shocked that Kakashi Hatake knew about the Akatsuki organization, while Asuma Sarutobi and Kurenai Yuhi were shocked that they had never heard of the organization before.

"Kisame, take Kakashi away. As for the others, you can make them disappear," Itachi Uchiha ordered directly.

Just as Kisame Hoshigaki was about to make his move, a figure blasted him away. The newcomer was none other than the Blue Beast of Konoha, the taijutsu jonin, Guy.

When Kai appeared, another comment from Kitahara Kaede floated across the screen.

[Wuhu, the man who almost kicked the ending has appeared!]

Neither Uchiha Sasuke nor Hatake Kakashi knew what this so-called "almost kicking off the final chapter" meant; they simply took it as another of Kitahara Kaede's wicked jokes.

"Never look into his eyes."

In the scene, Sarutobi Asuma quickly reminded him.

Kai then said directly, "I already knew that. In order to deal with Kakashi, I have already studied how to deal with the Sharingan. You can open your eyes now."

"When fighting someone with the Sharingan, you can simply avoid eye contact. You can also discern their intentions by observing their feet before taking action."

Kai then shared some of the tactics he had practiced over the years to counter Kakashi Hatake.

The reason he and Kakashi Hatake were able to fight to a draw without each using their full strength was because of his skill in targeting the Sharingan.

Although Kakashi Hatake's Sharingan is definitely significantly different from Itachi Uchiha's, the general methods are still similar.

Faced with this sudden appearance of the Leaf Village's blue wolf, Itachi Uchiha did not intend to linger, especially since the other party had mentioned that he had already notified the Anbu.

Itachi Uchiha stopped Kisame Hoshigaki. This time, he returned not for the Nine-Tails inside Naruto, but for the sake of public relations. He also used this action to send some information to Konoha.

The real goal was to come back and see Uchiha Sasuke, and at the same time convey a message to the higher-ups in Konoha: I am still alive, and you cannot harm Uchiha Sasuke.

Of course, Kakashi Hatake and the others didn't understand, because they hadn't reached that level yet; they were just ordinary members of the Jonin team.

Although in theory the Jonin team is the highest authority in Konoha, even the Hokage is elected by the Jonin team.

However, among the Fourth Hokage, only the Fourth Hokage was officially elected by the Jonin class through voting.

Let's not even talk about the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, who was the true founder. The Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, naturally succeeded him as Hokage; there was no question of whether he was chosen or not.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, was designated by the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, on the battlefield and had no say in the Jonin class.

It wasn't until the time of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, that the Jonin team truly played their role, choosing Minato over Orochimaru.

However, this voting choice was based on the will of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, rather than the will of the Jonin team themselves.

Logically, the Jonin Team is the highest authority in Konoha, but in reality, the most powerful people in Konoha are still the Hokage and his advisors.

The fact that Itachi Uchiha was a spy was probably unknown even to Nara Shikaku, the leader of the Jonin team, let alone the ordinary members.

After watching Itachi Uchiha leave, the group couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The video finally ended there.