11 The Defeat of the Masked Man

"Is this a duel between our masks?"

Under the cloak of night, the masked man's voice echoed in the empty space, shattering its original tranquility.

There was a hint of amusement in his words as he observed the other party also wearing a mask.

The confrontation between them became intense.

Rikugan Satoru squinted, staring at this man closely through the mask.

His eyes seemed to see everything, delving into the hidden truths behind the mask.

"So, you shifted yourself to another space to avoid my attacks. You're not in this space now, are you?" The corner of his mouth lifted, a hint of jest appearing in his eyes.

As the masked man heard this, his pupils involuntarily tensed. He suddenly realized that the man he was facing was no ordinary person.

Relying on his ability, he could travel freely anywhere in the ninja world, like a fish in water.

But this white-haired man analyzed his own ability after meeting him!

This person might be a powerful enemy.

The masked man suppressed the disgust in his heart.

Satoru stretched lazily, but the sharpness in his eyes remained undiminished.

"I've suffered a lot from spatial abilities like this before. So I've been looking for ways to break it." He said coldly, "Take out that person, or you can stay here with him."

In this life, Satoru is committed to exploring the mystery of using chakra to cut space, but he is still in the early stages.

So far, because the nature of cursed energy and chakra is slightly different, he is trying to connect the same points between the two.

He has only mastered two of the Limitless Techniques, Infinity and Blue, and is still learning other deeper skills.

"Is that so?" The masked man chuckled. He didn't seem afraid of the threat. "Then let's try it."

Even though the other party saw his ability, if he wanted to leave, the masked man was confident he could easily do so.

As he spoke, the air around him began to swirl, forming a large vortex.

The swirling water seemed to be a portal to another world, trying to swallow the masked man into it.

But at this moment, Satoru appeared beside him like a ghost and punched hard.

The expression of the masked man changed drastically.

For a moment, Satoru's fist seemed to hit his body, but it seemed to pass through a layer of emptiness.

At that moment, the masked man's body seemed to lose its physical presence, and Satoru only felt his fist piercing through the air.

"Is this a teleportation technique?"

"No, this is faster than teleportation. Is this space-time ninjutsu?" The masked man took two steps back, keeping a safe distance.

As the other party suddenly appeared beside him, the masked man had to stop his teleportation and instead respond to the attack. However, what surprised him was the other party's speed, which exceeded normal, just like Kamui.

This was even faster than Kamui, almost instantaneous, rivaling his mentor's Hiraishin no Jutsu.

The masked man's face grew darker, making the retreat plan even more difficult.

"What ninjutsu is this?" He suddenly asked.

Satoru rubbed his fist, curious if it could penetrate the masked man's body.

He looked at the masked man and said with a smile, "This technique is called Blue. By compressing the space between the starting point and the endpoint, the effect of instant movement is achieved."

"So I said, it's not too difficult to restrain you." He added.

"Seeing your technique, it takes time to activate." Satoru analyzed slowly.

The masked man narrowed his eyes slightly, his mind racing.

Suddenly, before Satoru could react, two pairs of white arms emerged from the grass beneath his feet.

He was surprised, ducking down to see a figure as white as snow tightly embracing his legs, temporarily immobilizing him.

Because the amount of chakra in his body was not much, Satoru did not continuously use Infinity and only activated it when fighting Hanzo.

In an instant, Infinity opened.

The arms holding him were immediately flung away by the force of the pull.

As Satoru looked up, the masked man had disappeared from the other side of the water vortex.

"Looking forward to our next meeting." The masked man left these words and then vanished into the night.

"Huh." Satoru watched the retreating figure and sighed softly.

He shifted his gaze to the snow-white figure, "That was unpleasant!"

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On the outskirts of Konoha Village, a mysterious water vortex suddenly appeared, and the masked man slowly emerged from it.

He held Danzo, who was unconscious, in his right hand, as if he were holding a lifeless object, and casually dropped him to the ground.

"If it weren't for this person's help with the next plan, I would have let him die in Amegamure."

In the trees next to him, a black and white figure appeared like a ghost.

"That almost got you killed, Obito."

The masked man, Uchiha Obito, looked at the village he knew in the distance with cold eyes.

The war was about to end, so Konoha was brightly lit at the moment.

"It's so filthy here." Said Obito.

"But where did that person come from?"

"Do you know, Black Zetsu?"

Obito's heart was filled with doubt as he thought about the other party's methods.

"Not sure."

"If Yahiko didn't die, the bait plan for Nagato wouldn't have been completed."

"It seems that the Akatsuki organization and Hanzo have joined forces."

"This is not good news." Black Zetsu said to Obito with a serious tone.

"In that case..." Obito gently stroked his sleeve, "Then let's start the second plan, to capture the Kyuubi."

"Waiting for the day to come." He said coldly, with an unknown ambition shining in his eyes.

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When Satoru returned to the cliff, he saw Yahiko and Hanzo already talking excitedly.

The members of the Akatsuki organization who were previously defeated by the Amegakure ninja fell into a coma for a while, and now they had all awakened.

Yahiko's face was filled with a surprised smile: "Really? Hanzo-sama?"

"Yes." Hanzo nodded in agreement.

"I'm old, and I'm somewhat unable to manage Amegakure. When I return, I will announce that the leadership of Amegakure will be handed over to the new leader of the Akatsuki organization, Yahiko."

"In the past few years, the Akatsuki organization has helped many people. I am sure you have become the leader of Amegakure as expected." Hanzo gently patted Yahiko's shoulder and said with a smile.

Yahiko now realized that happiness came so suddenly. After this meeting, he would become the leader of Amegakure Village.

"Next, I will propose to the Daimyo that the leader of Amegakure be called 'Amekage.'"

"Amegakure will be handed over to you from now on."

The surrounding ninjas exchanged glances, clearly not expecting Hanzo's proposal to be so significant.

Satoru quietly returned to the lineup, and Hanzo now realized he was back.

They exchanged glances with each other.

As Yahiko was immersed in joy, he suddenly noticed a white-haired man wearing a mask among the Amegakure ANBU.

A pensive expression appeared on his face.