Chapter 49: Chapter 49
The wooden spike's ambush was just right!
Because it was a trap set by Akihara Kagura!
The wooden spike thrown by Akihara Kagura was aimed at the moment the mysterious masked man couldn't resist while materializing from the space-time jutsu!
The mysterious masked man looked down at the wooden spike embedded in his body, his voice somewhat dull. "I thought I would never get hurt again in this false world..."
How long has it been since he was last injured?
The last time he was injured, was it during the Nine-Tails' rampage?
The last time he was hurt, he wanted to kill Naruto Uzumaki's father who stood behind him, and this time he was injured while trying to protect Naruto Uzumaki...
This world is so false that it feels ironic.
The mysterious masked man naturally assumed he was protecting Naruto Uzumaki, protecting this Jinchūriki of the Nine-Tails from being killed, protecting the Moon's Eye Plan from any accident.
"Wood Release: Piercing Branch Technique!"
Akihara Kagura raised his fingers!
The wooden spike inside the mysterious masked man's body started growing instantly!
A bizarre scene suddenly occurred, the growing wooden spike didn't harm the mysterious masked man's body, and even suddenly fell to the ground from within him.
The body of the mysterious masked man had just seemed to become translucent!
This was the mysterious masked man's space-time dojutsu, capable of placing his body in a separate space, avoiding any harm in the real world!
"An eerie jutsu...and the Sharingan!"
Akihara Kagura's gaze moved to the Mangekyou Sharingan that the mysterious masked man had revealed, his expression gradually turning cold. "Uchiha clan member, state your identity, why are you skulking around here late at night!"
"There's no need for you to know who I am."
The mysterious masked man stared at Akihara Kagura, speaking coldly. "I'm here only to prevent the blond kid behind me from getting killed..."
How could this brat have the audacity to ask that!
His appearance here was because of you, you crazy brat!
To frame the killer, you're thinking about killing the Jinchūriki of the Nine-Tails of Konoha, a Konoha Anbu, you're more extreme than I, an enemy of Konoha!
"How do you know someone wants to kill Naruto Uzumaki..."
Akihara Kagura's eyes narrowed slightly, staring intently at the mysterious masked man as if trying to see the secret hidden within him. "I, as an Anbu, didn't know about this..."
"Oh? You didn't know?"
The voice of the mysterious masked man questioning was somewhat cold.
If it wasn't for this brat suddenly wanting to kill the Jinchūriki of the Nine-Tails, how could he possibly expose his identity and rush over? What the hell was Kakashi Hatake doing, letting such a dangerous brat into the Anbu!
"Now I know!"
"I'm from the Konoha Anbu, I will protect him!"
"You are probably the one who wants to harm Naruto!"
Akihara Kagura sneered, then suddenly shouted, "Naruto Uzumaki, come behind me quickly, this guy might be an enemy!"
"Huh?"
Naruto Uzumaki was a bit confused.
Undoubtedly, in Naruto Uzumaki's mind, Akihara Kagura was definitely an ally. Naruto quickly ran towards Akihara Kagura.
"Don't go there!"
The mysterious masked man threw a black rod, stopping Naruto Uzumaki's action. "Naruto Uzumaki, don't go near him, he wants to kill you!"
"An intruder slandering the Konoha Anbu?"
"Has the world become too absurd?"
Akihara Kagura quickly manipulated a vine that drilled out from the ground. The vine quickly reached for Naruto Uzumaki, as if trying to protect him!
"This false world existing in the first place is absurd!"
The mysterious masked man teleported to Naruto Uzumaki's side, kicked Naruto Uzumaki away from the vine, and Naruto's body flew backwards!
The mysterious masked man didn't believe Akihara Kagura!
In an instant!
Naruto Uzumaki saw the face of the mysterious masked man!
A hint of red emerged in Naruto Uzumaki's eyes, a violent scarlet chakra instantly enveloped his body, cloaking him in a layer of chakra!
Naruto Uzumaki stared ferociously at the mysterious masked man, his whole person seemed to have lost reason, he pounced towards the mysterious masked man!
"The Nine-Tails, huh..."
"Still not willing to learn your lesson?"
The mysterious masked man glanced at the out-of-control Naruto Uzumaki, quickly raised his hand, a black rod instantly emerged from his sleeve, directly pierced into Naruto's shoulder, pinning the young boy to the ground!
Against the Nine-Tails, the mysterious masked man had plenty of ways, let alone controlling a young Jinchūriki just cloaked in a bit of the Nine-Tails' chakra!
"Now it should be my turn to find it interesting, right?"
Akihara Kagura tilted his head, seeming very curious about the scene before him, "Why would Naruto Uzumaki react this way after seeing you? No, I should ask, why would the Nine-Tails inside Naruto Uzumaki react this way after seeing you?"
"..."
The mysterious masked man clenched his fists hard!
Since the Nine-Tails chaos six years ago, there had been no problems with the Nine-Tails inside Naruto Uzumaki. But this time, upon seeing his mask, it became violently agitated!
Now that was good, everyone knew there was a problem!
He was simply trying to protect the Nine-Tails from being killed, but he hadn't expected the Nine-Tails' violent reaction to expose some of his past secrets!
"Let me guess..."
Akihara Kagura stroked his chin, began to infer the process from the known outcome, "The Nine-Tails couldn't have gone berserk for no reason. The last time it went berserk... during the Nine-Tails chaos, you were involved too, right, invader?"
"You really are smart..."
The mysterious masked man reluctantly complimented.
"Your Sharingan is also impressive..."
Akihara Kagura reciprocated the compliment, then continued at a leisurely pace, "The Mangekyō Sharingan of the Uchiha clan can control the Tailed Beasts. If I'm not mistaken, you controlled the Nine-Tails six years ago..."
"Not bad."
The mysterious masked man nodded slowly.
"Do you hate Konoha?"
Akihara Kagura suddenly sped up his questioning.
"Indeed."
The mysterious masked man didn't deny it.
"And you don't like this world?"
Akihara Kagura seemed to be asking a meaningless question.
"Indeed."
The mysterious masked man thought this question was quite meaningful.
If Akihara Kagura kept chatting like this, the mysterious masked man wouldn't mind letting this youngster understand his thoughts, and he even wanted to entice this youngster to agree that this false world needs change.
However...
Akihara Kagura's questions started to get weirder, "If we dislike this world, we always need a reason. It seems like all of your family members should have passed away, right?"
"Indeed."
Before the mysterious masked man could elaborate to Akihara Kagura about how this world is a mistake, he was suddenly reminded of his grandmother, whom he hadn't thought of in a long time.
"Did you kill Aburame Tatsuma?"
Akihara Kagura suddenly asked a question.
"Indeed."
The mysterious masked man unexpectedly spoke the truth.
"Brat..."
The mysterious masked man's pupils abruptly narrowed, feeling like he'd been tricked, "You deliberately diverted my attention, just to find out about this?"
"I should say, I could only ask about this."
Akihara Kagura held his own arm, his left finger gently tapping on his right arm, "The person who once triggered the Nine-Tails chaos, you have too many secrets. Killing Aburame Tatsuma seems somewhat trivial, so I was able to ask about it..."
"However..."
"That doesn't really matter..."
"After tonight, these will no longer be secrets..."
Chakra on Akihara Kagura's body surged violently, vines erupted from the ground, "Now, all I need to do is entangle you. The rest is just waiting for the reinforcements from Anbu!"
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