At this moment, this "Uchiha Madara" looked utterly wretched, battered and in dire straits!
Meanwhile, cheers erupted among Hatake Kakashi and the Police Force members, everyone brimming with excitement!
Even though this so-called "Madara" had lost one arm and half of his body had been blasted apart, he still showed no sign of dying. In fact…
Besides the blood oozing out, there was also a strange white substance.
And the mortal injuries on his body did not finish him off; on the contrary, he was already recovering at a rapid pace!
Though it was impossible for him to regain full strength in the short term, such horrific regenerative abilities and vitality still shocked everyone.
Hatake Kakashi, staring at the odd phenomenon in the "Madara" man's wounded area, frowned deeply.
Chiyu knew perfectly well—that was the power derived from implanting Hashirama's cells; plus, half of Obito's body was merged with White Zetsu's tissue.
Between that and the body's monstrous lifeforce, his recovery power was indeed appalling.
Breathing heavily, the masked man forced down the intense pain and rage, making his figure once again fade away and reappear several steps farther from Chiyu.
Even his mask had been cracked in places, revealing a bloodstained face. Yet Kakashi noticed those scars didn't seem to come from just now; they appeared to be old injuries. New ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄhapters are published on novel⚑fire.net
Searing with anger, the masked man roared:
"I already knew you were skilled at Lightning Release Chakra Mode!
Yes, I fell for it just now, but don't think you can injure me again! That trick won't work twice!"
Chiyu did not bother denying. In truth, though he remained the fastest shinobi by virtue of his Lightning Release Chakra Mode, that was still no true space-time jutsu.
If the masked man prepared himself, Chiyu would not easily land another blow.
"So it seems Uchiha Itachi was correct…"
"In my current state, indeed, I can't defeat you yet…"
"I really do need more power…"
"I was careless this time, far too underestimating you."
Chiyu simply gave a mocking snort:
"Uchiha Itachi is already dead."
All at once, the masked man's face changed drastically:
"Impossible. How could Uchiha Fugaku and those few possibly be a match for Uchiha Itachi with Mangekyō Sharingan, unless—was it you?!"
Kakashi and the others were also stunned to hear that.
"Yes. I left behind a shadow clone to guard Patriarch Fugaku."
The masked man's eyes widened:
"A mere shadow clone… killed Itachi?!"
Chiyu shook his head.
"That's not the main point I wanted to make. The point is…"
"Here as well, I'm only a shadow clone."
The masked man was completely dumbstruck.
Kakashi and the others were also bowled over by this revelation.
As for the masked man himself, his fighting spirit took a huge blow—
He now realized that the man in front of him, who had severely injured him, was merely Chiyu's second shadow clone!
Chiyu's real body had evidently done something else in parallel.
That meant he was currently fighting at only a fraction of his main strength.
"Hiding a clone… your actual plan from the start…?"
He realized that his survival was only because this was the second shadow clone.
Probably it only possessed perhaps 20–30% of Chiyu's full power.
Meanwhile, he'd been so proud of himself for "underestimating"…
Even more frightening—
"Could you have already foreseen all of this, so you made all these arrangements?!"
Chiyu just smiled enigmatically, inscrutable.
Seeing that, the masked man felt a cold dread swirl within him—the same terror that Uchiha Itachi had felt.
At long last, the masked man said harshly:
"Uchiha Chiyu, you truly are terrifying…
Except for Hashirama, you're the second shinobi who forced me to fight all-out.
Next time we meet, I'll personally kill you!"
Leaving that resentful threat, the masked man's heavily wounded figure vanished into the void.
In front of Police Force Headquarters, the courtyard had become a total wreck. But everyone breathed a huge sigh of relief.
Such a formidable enemy…
Without Chiyu-sama intervening, who knew how many casualties the Police Force would have suffered?
Either way, the battle was over…
Kakashi turned toward Chiyu:
"As expected of you, Chiyu-sama. Even that 'Uchiha Madara' was—"
But Chiyu only shook his head:
"He's not Uchiha Madara.
And dealing with him seriously with a mere shadow clone is no simple matter."
Kakashi and the others nodded, quite amazed.
That masked man's abilities—near-limitless regeneration; intangible space-time Mangekyō jutsu; plus the forbidden Izanagi—made him notoriously hard to kill.
On top of that, the shadow clone only had a fraction of Chiyu's power, yet it nearly took him down.
He was forced to flee in abject defeat…
Chiyu looked to Kakashi:
"Kakashi. I'm leaving that masked man to you."
Kakashi's heart shook:
"Chiyu-sama, who is he really…?"
But Chiyu gave no reply.
Kakashi nearly asked another question, but the words stuck in his throat. Deep down, he didn't want to face the horrifying suspicion churning inside him…
So both men fell silent for a time.
At last, Uchiha Tekka asked gravely, "Chiyu-sama, you said Itachi…?"
So Chiyu informed them of the truth.
When everyone heard that Uchiha Itachi had tried to slaughter his own parents, intending to exterminate the whole clan, they were outraged and cursed him viciously.
"First Shisui, and now Itachi…
And he actually tried to kill his own mother and father, to wipe out the entire Uchiha clan.
He's simply beyond redemption—less than human."
All the Uchiha present were furious, spouting more abuse.
Kakashi then asked, "But Chiyu-sama, if even this you is just a shadow clone… where is your true body?"
They all turned to Chiyu, who quietly gazed into the night sky under the bloody moon:
Uchiha Itachi, the masked man… None of them were the main dish tonight."
"The ones lying in ambush elsewhere are."
In that instant, everyone's faces changed. They understood Chiyu's meaning:
Yes—some infiltration squad from the Konoha's high command and the Third Hokage must be lurking about.
Chiyu's true body was dealing with them.
And from his words—that was the real main event…
The Uchiha all seethed with fury and excitement:
"Chiyu-sama, lead us into battle!"
Chiyu nodded slightly:
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