Kakashi vs. Itachi!!

" Kakashi vs. Itachi!! " ( カカシVSイタチ!! , Kakashi Bāsasu Itachi!! ) is chapter 260 of the original Naruto manga.

## Summary [ ]

Itachi attacks Team 7 with his Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique . They manage to avoid the attack and Kakashi engages Itachi. Itachi tries to catch him in a genjutsu but finds that it is only a shadow clone . Having created an opening, Kakashi instructs Naruto to attack. Naruto then strikes Itachi with his Big Ball Rasengan . When looking at the dead body, they discover that it was only a body double used remotely by Itachi, just as Kisame had done in his fight with Team Guy . Team 7 and Team Guy continue on to the Akatsuki lair, Akatsuki having bought the necessary time to continue Shukaku 's removal from Gaara 's body.