Suddenly, I fell down violently.

In mid-air, the neck of Deidara's big bird was suddenly broken by an invisible force. When he fell off the bird's back holding me and landed in the woods below, a shadow immediately wrapped around his body and fixed him in place, while I was steadily caught by Naruto and held in his arms.

In an instant, Deidara was surrounded by Kakashi, Naruto and Shikamaru.

He looked at Kakashi in astonishment, "Is that your eye technique...?"

Teacher Kakashi half-knelt on the tree trunk, covering his eyes, with beads of sweat oozing from his forehead.

For him, using the Sharingan is already a huge burden, not to mention the Mangekyō Sharingan which consumes even more energy than the Sharingan.

Perhaps it was a blessing in disguise that Shino did not catch up.

His swarm of insects cannot get close to Deidara, and his ninjutsu is more suitable for fighting puppet masters. Shikamaru and Kakashi may have ordered him to stay and support the Sand Village to fight against Scorpion.

"Asaro, are you okay?!" Naruto asked me anxiously, but I couldn't answer.

He carried me in his arms and hurried to Kakashi again, "Kakashi-sensei! Can your Sharingan free Asano from his control?"

Kakashi looked at me: "...I haven't tried it..."

He stood up tiredly and said, "However, the more important thing now is that maybe we can get more information about Akatsuki from this guy named Deidara."

Deidara sneered.

He looked at me, his eyes became complicated for a moment, then he closed his eyes and his body suddenly swelled up.

Kakashi's face changed: "Something is wrong, retreat!"

Not long after they evacuated with me, an explosion occurred where Deidara was originally located - he blew himself up.

But when Kakashi returned to the explosion site to confirm the situation, the body that was blown to pieces was obviously not Deidara.

Shikamaru said in a deep voice: "It's like a ninjutsu of possession..."

Naruto didn't quite understand: "Why did he become a different person?"

Kakashi said: "They borrowed other people's bodies. The real them are not here. Even if you kill them, it will not cause any harm to them."

"Those bastards!" Naruto was angry for a moment, then looked down at me and said happily: "But we saved Chaolu!"

I lowered my eyes, leaning into his embrace, and noticed Shikamaru and Kakashi approaching.

Shikamaru said: "Teacher Kakashi, please try using your Sharingan."

Kakashi squatted in front of me, looking at me, and I saw his face clearly for the first time in a long time.

He hadn't changed much, but years had certainly passed.

I still remember the first time we met, I had just entered the Ninja School and he was only 20 years old, very young.

In the blink of an eye, I graduated from the Ninja School.

I was 12 and he was 26.

I'm 16 now, only 4 years younger than Kakashi was when we first met.

Roughly speaking, we have known each other for almost ten years.

If my life only lasts until I'm 16, he'll have been in my life longer than if he wasn't there.

But just when I was ready for him to use his eye technique on me, Kakashi looked at the White Fang on my waist.

When he stretched out his hand, I subconsciously thought that he wanted to take White Fang away, and I immediately left Naruto's arms and landed on a branch nearby.

Naruto and Shikamaru were both surprised, and Kakashi looked at me in surprise.

Naruto was surprised and happy and asked, "Asaro?"

...This is a bit embarrassing.

For a moment, I didn't know whether I should pretend to be stimulated and wake up, or continue to pretend that I was still under control.

Deidara gave up his clone. If his real body was here, he would not have surrendered so quickly, and the range of his self-destruction would definitely not be so small.

I think he wanted to send me away, and he didn't want his own explosion to affect me.

But if I go back with Naruto, Shikamaru and Kakashi, it would probably be difficult to get in touch with Uchiha Itachi again.

But now, he is the companion who understands what I want to do best.

I decided to go back to Itachi.

I said coldly and stiffly: "Don't touch my knife."

Anyway, no one knows what it's like to be controlled by Itachi.

The Third Mizukage, Yagura Karuta, was controlled by Uchiha Madara for such a long time, and no one noticed anything wrong, which means that Uchiha Madara does not need to show up, and there are ways to make Yagura Karuta move like a normal person - including speaking normally.

Anyway, the final right of interpretation belongs to Itachi and me.

Naruto was confused and said, "Asaro?"

I looked at him and said nothing.

Before I could figure out how to explain my motives, I simply pretended not to recognize them and turned and ran in the direction of Akatsuki's base.

In this way, my behavior can also be interpreted as "after Deidara, who has obtained the authorization to use it, disappears, the puppet automatically returns to the real controller Itachi."

I heard Kakashi whisper, "Follow him."

We maintained the strange atmosphere like this, with me in front and them following behind, rushing towards the unknown front together.

I can still hear them analyzing it.

Shikamaru said: "...When receiving certain specific stimuli, Chaolu may react on her own...From what happened just now...if someone wants to touch White Fang..."

Naruto said, "That means White Fang is very important to Asano, right?"

Shikamaru considered his words carefully: "You can say that... After all, generally speaking, the more important something is, the deeper the emotional imprint will be... It is more likely to leave a mark in the mind even when being controlled, and it will not be easily erased..."

Naruto whispered, "White Fang is... a gift from Kakashi-sensei to Chaolu... Kakashi-sensei, do you remember that Chaolu said at that time that she would make the reputation of Hatake swordsmanship famous in the ninja world again... and would revive the reputation of 'Konoha White Fang'..."

I didn't hear Kakashi-sensei's voice, so he probably didn't say anything.

Maybe he thought that this was a conspiracy by the Hidden Mist Village to trick White Fang away.

Not long after, I heard heavier breathing coming from behind me.

I stopped and looked back, and it was indeed Kakashi who made the voice.

...After just one use of the Mangekyō Sharingan, his strength was almost exhausted.

Naruto had been supporting him since he didn't know when.

So weak.

I was surprised to discover this.

Is it true that Kakashi, the teacher who was once so reliable, powerful and dependable in my eyes, is so fragile?

Since when did I leave him far behind?

However, Kakashi was unable to use the Mangekyō Sharingan before, so it cannot be said that he has not made any progress compared to before, but even if he has become stronger, he now looks weak in front of me.

So, I became stronger.

I said coldly: "No, follow me again."

I had no reason to stop except to say that I hoped they would stop and rest for a while on their own.

Kakashi's ninja dog is very good at tracking, and it will catch up with me by smelling the scent on my body. It will be the same.

I didn't want to say bad things to Naruto and Shikamaru, nor did I want to be rude to them, so I just stared at Kakashi.

He originally suspected that I was a creation of the Hidden Mist Village, and later I actually joined the Hidden Mist Village, which probably confirmed his suspicion.

Sensei Kakashi always considers the overall situation and is rational and calm. Although Kirigakure and Konoha have formed an alliance, I don’t think he still trusts me.

He should have been disappointed in me a long time ago, so... I wouldn't have much psychological burden when he plays the role of the bad guy.

"Asaro..." But Kakashi panted and didn't reply. It was Naruto who looked straight at me and said firmly: "How could we abandon you!"

I looked at Shikamaru. I didn't have enough information and he wasn't an omniscient and omnipotent god.

Shikamaru couldn't judge my situation and could only look at me worriedly, but he had to remain rational and alert.

——But he was not alert enough, otherwise, he would not have looked into my eyes so unguardedly.

He fell into my illusion in an instant. In my pupil technique, he would grow up again from childhood and experience his life again. If no outsider helped him to remove the illusion, he would be able to stand here motionless and spend the sixteen years in his mind.

Theoretically, if I left him alone, he would die from lack of nutrition before coming out of the illusion.

But Neji, Haku, and Kankuro-sama should be here soon, so Shikamaru will be fine.

I looked at Naruto again and used the same trick again.

It is said that with the existence of the tailed beast, it is difficult for the Jinchūriki to fall into illusions. However, this depends on whether the tailed beast in the Jinchūriki's body is willing to help. Apparently, the Nine-Tails doesn't seem to bother with Naruto now.

All of a sudden, Kakashi and I were the only ones still conscious in the field.

Without Naruto's support, he half-knelt on the ground and looked up at me. His face was sweaty and his eyes were bloodshot.

"Do you want to... kill me? Chaolu...?"

Why should I kill him?

Why did he think I would kill him?

It even gave me the illusion that Mr. Kakashi really wanted to die in my hands.

I looked at him steadily, knowing that even if he was physically exhausted, he might not be completely powerless to fight back.

I have no interest in forcing him to use his killer moves, nor do I have any interest in fighting him meaninglessly.

After making sure that it would be difficult for him to catch up with me alone, I turned around without looking back and continued forward.

I heard the sound of a kunai breaking through the air behind me, but I dodged it easily, pretending not to notice that the sharp blade had cut off a piece of my sleeve.

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