Chapter 179: Ch.179 Sound of the Biwa
The streets of a long town.
In the battle of the long streets, two groups of shinobi wearing the Akatsuki's red cloud cloaks fought, almost leveling the entire small town.
Until now, the Five Great Shinobi Villages hadn't figured out the reason behind that battle.
However, because one of the sides had their eyes engraved with the word 'Upper Moon', and the other eyes marked with symbols like 'Five' and 'Six', they were very easy to recognize. The Five Great Shinobi Villages temporarily labeled this group within Akatsuki as the 'Upper Moon Group,' estimating that the group consisted of about six members.
Because members with the 'Five' and 'Six' markings demonstrated strength at the level of elite jōnin, the archives of the Five Great Shinobi Villages specially noted that the first four members of this 'Upper Moon Group' were possibly at kage-level strength.
However, since that group went silent afterward, never appearing or clashing with the Five Great Shinobi Villages again, they weren't highlighted in subsequent meetings.
Still, as an eyewitness of that battle, Kakashi was fully aware of how strong these people were. Their power was certainly no less than the other members of Akatsuki.
Because of this, when Kakashi noticed the number 'Two' engraved in the eyes of the opponent, he immediately wore a serious expression as if facing a formidable enemy.
There was no need for Kakashi to even remind the others.
Just seeing the three pairs of eerie, crimson eyes on the enemy's face, along with the immense chakra that seemed almost palpable, the members of the United Shinobi Forces knew that they had encountered an exceptionally tough opponent.
Undoubtedly, the warrior with the three pairs of eyes and a stern expression standing there wasn't anyone else—he was Upper Moon Two from the Demon Slayer world, Kokushibo.