Chapter 356 Kisame and Uchiha Itachi

Cardo, the most wealthy businessman in the ninja world and the behind-the-scenes ruler of the Wave Country.

By monopolizing the means of transportation, he dominated all the wealth of the Wave Country, making the people there live in dire straits and becoming slaves of Cardo in disguise.

In order to change this situation, the people of Wave raised money to build a bridge to the outside world and change their fate of being enslaved by Cardo.

This time, Dazna returned to the Land of Waves to oversee the construction of the bridge.

Building the bridge would break Cardo's monopoly, so Dazna was targeted by Cardo and ninjas were sent to assassinate him.

However, due to the shortage of funds, Dazna was reluctant to issue high-level commissions and could only issue C-level tasks.

If the Konoha Village gives up protecting Dazna this time, not only will Dazna die at the hands of Cardo, but the people of Wave Country will also continue to be exploited by Cardo and will never see any hope of turning things around.

After listening to Dazna's moral blackmailing speech, Kakashi and others fell silent.

Naruto and Sasuke are thinking about whether to help Dazna. Naruto wants to establish his image as the Will of Fire by saving the Land of Waves, while Sasuke wants to encounter more enemies and improve his strength through actual combat.

Kakashi thought more about it, and he finally understood why the Sandaime agreed to Dazna's commission.

Their mission this time was not to escort Dazna, but to help Dazna and the people of Wave Country solve the trouble of Cardo.

If Team 7 can defeat Cardo, not only will they be able to bring the Wave Country closer to Konoha, but they can even get their hands on Cardo's wealth, which is an astonishing amount of money.

After thinking for a moment, Kakashi said with an embarrassed look:

"Mr. Dazna, in principle, you issued the wrong commission and almost put us in danger. We should immediately terminate this mission and return to the village."

"But considering the difficulties faced by the people of Wave Country, it is not impossible for us to show some leniency."

"Well, as long as my men agree to continue the mission, we will fulfill our promise and escort you to the Land of Waves."

Hearing this, Dazna was delighted and immediately played the emotional card with Naruto and Sasuke.

Naruto and Sasuke looked at each other and immediately agreed to continue the mission. Seeing that everyone agreed to continue the mission, Sakura also nodded in agreement.

After resuming the mission, the few people did not set off immediately.

Instead, he set his sights on the two wandering ninjas, hoping to gather intelligence from them.

Sasuke stepped forward, opened his Sharingan, used the Sharingan illusion, and quickly obtained a lot of information from the two wandering ninjas.

The true identities of these two wandering ninjas are the defected Mist Shadows, whose former rank was Chunin.

After hearing the news, Kakashi, Naruto and Sasuke did not react much, but Sakura was shocked.

She thought it was exaggerated that Naruto and Sasuke had the strength of a Chunin, but she didn't expect that they could kill a Chunin in seconds.

Doesn't this mean that Naruto and Sasuke, who are of the same generation as her, are very likely close to being jonin in strength? The gap between people is so huge, won't she never be able to catch up?
The one who sent the wanderer to assassinate Dazna was none other than the wealthy Cardo.

In addition to these two Chunin-level rebel ninjas, Cardo also contacted many famous rebel ninjas on the black market with the aim of preventing Dazna from returning to the Land of Waves.

Kakashi and the others were not surprised at all that Cardo was the mastermind behind the incident.

Instead, it was the fact that Cardo had hired more black market ninjas that aroused Kakashi's vigilance. As an ordinary person, Cardo was not much of a threat to Team 7, but it was a different story for the rebel ninja.

Most of the black market ninjas are from small villages and rebel ninjas, including some dangerous S-rank rebel ninjas.

If Cardo hired dangerous rebel ninjas like Kakuzu and Orochimaru, the entire Team 7 would be no match for them.

However, a ninja of Orochimaru's level should look down on Cardo and it is impossible for him to be Cardo's subordinate.

After learning about Kado's situation, Kakashi casually dealt with two stray ninjas. These two stray ninjas should have been sent to Kirigakure or taken back to the village, but they were still on a mission and had no time at all.

The scene of Kakashi killing people shocked Dazna, and he couldn't help swallowing.

On the subsequent journey, Dazna, who had originally been stubborn and arrogant, became much more honest and began to take the initiative to build good relationships with Naruto and Sasuke.

However, Naruto, looking at Dazna's back, had many doubts about the construction of the bridge in the Land of Waves.

Naruto is not just a hot-blooded boy. After knowing his identity, he read a lot of books. Common sense tells him that even if the Wave Country built a bridge, the Wave Country could not escape the fate of being ruled by Cardo.

Cardo can control all external transportation, and it is also very simple to control a bridge.

At worst, Cardo can just allow Dazna to build the bridge. Once the bridge is open to traffic, it will not be difficult to destroy it, and he can still maintain his ruling position.

At this moment, Naruto suddenly remembered something and instantly understood Dazna's intention.

The purpose of Dazna building the bridge is not only to travel with the outside world, but also to break the myth of Cardo and let the people of Wave Country think that Cardo is not a "god".

Moreover, Jianshe is not unable to escape the fate of being enslaved by Cardo. Aren’t they here?

To the people of Wave Country, Cardo is indeed the god who rules over everything. To the third generation old man, no matter how rich Cardo is, he is just a lamb to be slaughtered.

If any problems occurred between him and Sasuke in the Land of Waves, Cardo would die suddenly.

After thinking about this, Naruto couldn't help but admire the methods of the Third Hokage. If he had not met Black Zetsu and learned to think independently, he would have definitely carried out the mission foolishly this time.

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After a few more days, Team 7 finally arrived at the eastern coast of the Land of Fire.

Smelling the salty and humid sea breeze, Kakashi and others looked at the foggy island across the sea and the concrete bridge connecting the coast and the island.

This several-kilometer-long bridge has been mostly built from the direction of the Fire Country.

It only needs to build a few dozen meters more to complete the project, connecting the Fire Kingdom and the Wave Kingdom and breaking Cardo's monopoly.

After sighing, several people looked at Dazna and thought about how to pass the strait.

They are all ninjas and can walk directly to the other side by treading water, but Dazna is just an ordinary person, and it is not realistic for him to swim to the other side.

Just when Kakashi and others were struggling, a thick fog suddenly appeared on the sea.

Then a small boat emerged from the thick fog and came in front of Kakashi and others. The ferryman asked cautiously: "Is this Lord Ninja and Mr. Dazna?" Dazna nodded and showed a boastful expression to Kakashi.

When he was in the Konohagakure, he was a poor country bumpkin, but in his hometown, he was a hero who dared to resist Cardo and build a bridge.

At this moment, with a surge of waves, the boat was overturned by the huge waves.

Two figures walked out of the thick fog and blocked the coastline. They first looked at the mission target Dazna, and then their eyes fell on Kakashi and others.

After spotting Kakashi, one of them looked a little complicated and said in a gloomy tone: "Captain Kakashi, I didn't expect that we would meet again!"

After seeing this man's figure, Sasuke gritted his teeth, raised his kunai and was about to rush over.

Because the ninja in front of him was none other than his brother Uchiha Itachi, the culprit who caused the Uchiha clan to disappear overnight.

Kakashi reached out to stop Sasuke: "Sasuke, don't be impulsive, you are no match for him."

Sasuke also knew that he was no match for Uchiha Itachi, but his gaze that wanted to kill him did not change at all and he locked onto Uchiha Itachi.

Naruto looked at the body as tall as an iron tower at the side. The other party had a shark face and looked very powerful. His intuition also told him that the other party was very strong.

After glancing at Uchiha Itachi and Kisame, Kakashi's face became extremely gloomy.

He had been worried before whether Cardo would hire a strong man like Orochimaru, but he didn't expect that Cardo did not hire Orochimaru, but instead hired Uchiha Itachi and Kisame.

There is no need to say much about Uchiha Itachi's strength. His record of Mangekyō and annihilation of his clan is known throughout the ninja world.

Although Kisame did not have any outstanding battle records, the Samehada in his hand proved something. There was no weakling among the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. The weakest one was a Jonin.

Such a luxurious lineup made Kakashi feel pressured. He hoped that the Anbu could discover the enemy as soon as possible and rush to support. Otherwise, not only would the mission of escorting Dazna fail, but Naruto and the other two would also be in great danger.

Trying to stay calm, Kakashi said to Uchiha Itachi:

"Itachi, we haven't seen each other for a long time. I have always felt very sorry for you becoming a traitor. If you hadn't done it, you might have become the captain of the guard."

After hearing this, Uchiha Itachi smiled:
"The captain of the security team is just a position. It doesn't bring any substantial benefits to me. But why are you still staying in Konoha, Captain Kakashi? Do you still have a reason to stay in Konoha?"

Kakashi's face changed slightly, and he continued, "You don't need a reason to stay in Konoha. Did you come here to become Cardo's subordinate and want to kill my protector Dazna?"

"not completely…"

Uchiha Itachi glanced at Sasuke, then said: "Before I saw you, rescuing Dazna was the most important task, but after seeing you, you are my biggest goal."

"Konoha technician Kakashi, Uzumaki Naruto, and my dearest brother."

"If we can catch you all in one fell swoop, Konoha will definitely suffer a great loss of vitality."

Kisame looked at Uchiha Itachi in surprise and whispered, "Mr. Itachi, have we revealed too much information? We want to capture the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, but this mission is only to kill Dazna."

Due to the distance, Kakashi couldn't hear what Kisame said, but that didn't stop him from staying alert.

After taking out a kunai from his body, Kakashi protected Dazna behind him and said to Naruto and others: "Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, you take Dazna and retreat first. I will buy time for you here."

After experiencing the baptism of battle, Naruto and others did not delay and quickly took Dazna away.

Looking at Dazna who was leaving quickly, Kisame drew out the Samehada sword behind him and was about to chase after Naruto and the others when Uchiha Itachi slowly said:

"Mr. Kisame, I'll leave Kakashi to you. I'll go deal with the remaining ninjas."

Kisame trusted Uchiha Itachi very much. He nodded slightly and walked slowly towards Kakashi, blocking Kakashi's retreat and said:
"I've heard of Hatake Kakashi's reputation for a long time. Let me meet you today."

Seeing that he was stopped, Kakashi had no choice but to raise his kunai and look at Kisame. Nearly ten years of career in the Anbu had transformed his strength from a jonin to an elite jonin, making him very strong among all the ninjas in Konoha.

But he was still not confident enough to defeat Kisame, as the deterrent power of the Ninja Swordsmen was too strong.

Without any hesitation, Kakashi took off his blindfold, revealing the three-magatama Sharingan that could not be closed. This pair of Sharingans allowed him to perform Raikiri without any scruples, but it also kept his chakra in an unstable state.

If you want to defeat Kisame, you must use a strategy of quick victory. If you delay, he will inevitably fail.

After making seals with his hands, a flash of lightning appeared in Kakashi's hands, and then he used the instant body movement technique to pounce forward.

The flashing lightning made it difficult for Kisame to open his eyes, so he could only raise the Samehada sword to block Raikiri. With a roar, Raikiri directly hit Samehada.

The hit Samehada didn't suffer much damage, which made Kakashi frown.

The defense of the Samehada sword is too strong. If you can't hit Kisame with Raikiri, any attack will be ineffective. However, conventional ninjutsu is really effective against Kisame.

If you want to completely defeat Kisame, you must develop a sophisticated tactic in a short period of time.

Kisame also has a headache facing Kakashi. Kisame is an elite jonin of the Hidden Mist Village. He is good at water-style ninjutsu and physical techniques. He thinks that his attainments in water-style ninjutsu are not inferior to those of the Mizukage.

However, the most embarrassing thing is this place, he can use water escape and physical skills.

In terms of physical skills, his strength surpasses Kakashi, but his speed is slower than Kakashi, making it difficult for him to hit Kakashi and cause damage to him.

And the water escape technique, which he was best at, was not easy to use here.

In theory, his use of water jutsu would be beneficial when he was near the sea, so even if the Hokage himself came here, he would be invincible.

But Kakashi is good at lightning style. If he uses water style, the power of lightning style will be enhanced.

In this situation, he could only defend himself while looking for opportunities. As long as he could attack Kakashi, with the characteristics of Samehada, he could kill Kakashi in one go.

At the same time, he hoped that the situation with Uchiha Itachi could be resolved as soon as possible, as long as Mr. Itachi could successfully deal with those people and come back for support.

If the two of them work together, it will be very easy to take down Kakashi.

By then, they will not only be able to complete the task of dealing with Dazna, but also be able to capture the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki directly.

Recovering his gradually scattered thoughts, Kisame raised the Samehada sword and continued to defend.

(End of this chapter)