Since being defeated by Hitomi, Nagato has fallen into a state of crazy practice.
If he had time, he would not waste it. He would try his best to increase his strength.
In the past, he had never worked so hard. It was because he had been stimulated too much.
He, who boasted of being a god, was defeated by another god and almost died. If Black-Zetsu had not suddenly appeared and used the ability to possess and control, he would not have been able to protect his Rinnegan.
This deeply stimulated Nagato, making this originally cold and extreme man more and more crazy.
"Leader, in fact, I can also investigate the situation. In terms of camouflage and stealth, I am not inferior to White Zetsu. In terms of strength, I am stronger than him." At this time, Black-Zetsu, who had half of Nagato's body attached to him, said darkly.
Nagato said coldly, "No need. Anyway, it is just a mission issued by a small village. It is enough to send White Zetsu's clone."
"But..."
"There is no but. Your greatest value is to exist as a part of me. Don't think of a way to escape. You will not have this opportunity." Nagato said.
He sensed the benefits of controlling Black-Zetsu.
White Zetsu formed his new body, bringing him a steady stream of life force.
Black-Zetsu, on the other hand, strengthened his consciousness and refined his chakra, which had an upgrade effect.
Moreover, Nagato also suspected that Black-Zetsu, this strange thing, was actually some kind of special Yin-Yang Creation, but he could not find reliable information to verify this speculation for the time being.
Nagato's response made Black-Zetsu burn with anger.
He still had a lot of things to do and had no time to waste on trash like Nagato.
"This guy, ever since he obtained White Zetsu's body, his strength has grown a bit faster. This might be a hindrance to the plan." Black-Zetsu thought maliciously.
How to guide Nagato to use the Reincarnation Art and revive Uchiha Madara was also a difficult problem.
Black-Zetsu had been thinking about this for a long time, but he could not think of a feasible plan. He could only wait until Bijuu's plan was officially launched, and then he would find an opportunity.
"Kisame, Duy, I will leave it to you two," Nagato said coldly.
"Oh, I can finally move around, but leader, I apply to act alone. If I am alone, I can complete the task more efficiently. I am fed up with this precious beast." Kisame rubbed his teeth , looking at the guy beside him from the corner of his eye.
Might Duy.
"Oh! Don't worry, Kisame, I will not disappoint your trust." Might Duy gave a thumbs up, and the light from the corner of his mouth illuminated the dark basement.
"'... Don't give me a thumbs-up, and don't give me any more light. Otherwise, I'll find a chance to kill you." Kisame suppressed the inexplicable restlessness.
"Be more confident, Kisame, you won't be able to beat him at all," Nagato said.
"What? Even you think so? I clearly still have the strongest technique that I haven't used. With my strength, how could I not defeat this precious beast..."
However, he had to obey the orders of the leader.
Although Heavenly Pain had already been killed by another Rinnegan, and his main body, Nagato, had returned with a crushing defeat, nearly losing his life.
This crushing defeat had indeed shaken Nagato's position to a certain extent.
However, Nagato had united with Black-Zetsu and White Zetsu. He directly walked up to the front desk from behind the scenes and stood in front of all the members of Akatsuki. He even displayed battle prowess that far exceeded that of Heavenly Pain. He had forcefully suppressed these unruly fellows.
Especially Kakuzu and Hiruko, these two are the most selfish and like to act without authorization, they only run for pure profit.
The others, such as Konan, Kisame, and the others, were gathered together for the sake of "peace" on the surface. They would be able to appear even more calm and composed in a face-to-face battle against the defeated Nagato.
Kisame sized up Nagato.
Looking at this strange guy, he wiped away the strange thoughts that arose in his heart.
"Forget it, then I will try to get along with this guy." Kisame met Nagato's extremely oppressive gaze and immediately snorted.
Before Kakuzu left, he said coldly, "Don't fail, you two, this is a lot of money."
One figure after another began to disappear.
Only Kisame and Might Duy were left.
"Speaking of which, you are also in Amegakure. It is not too far from Grass Country. If we travel now, we will arrive in less than two days at most... Senior Duy, this is the first time we have cooperated. Don't drag me down." Kisame looked at Might Duy.
"Don't worry, I will protect you."
""... I will kill you. "
The two of them began to move.
Both of them had astonishing physical strength, and their movement speed was extremely exaggerated. They quickly arrived at the Country of Grass.
However, they did not rashly enter Hozuki castle. Instead, they stayed in the surrounding towns and spent some time gathering information.
When White Zetsu's clone found them, the gathering of information about Hozuki castle finally came to an end.
"The two of you are in trouble. Hozuki castle's Lord Mui also hired a team from Konoha. Not only that, I also discovered that many people are hiding their identities and are also searching for information about Hozuki castle." Said White Zetsu.
"What?" Kisame frowned, "It's understandable for that guy to hire us Akatsuki and Konoha, he is worried about us and wants us to check and balance with Konoha... But what happened to the others?"
"I'm not sure. Perhaps Mui also hired some ninjas from other villages."
"Understood. Continue to investigate. If you have any news, tell me as soon as possible." Kisame revealed a sinister smile.
He realized that things had suddenly become interesting.
"Let's go, senior. No matter what that guy, Mui, wants to do, he can't stop the two of us..."
Kisame took the lead and walked to Hozuki castle.
Might Duy's eyes focused on Kisame's back. After a moment of silence, he immediately followed.
Although he was not very smart, he was never a fool.
"Konoha's people were involved, but I didn't get Lord Yuuji's secret order... Was it because it happened so suddenly that I didn't have the time to issue an order to me, or was it just an ordinary mission?" A hint of doubt appeared in Might Duy's eyes.
Hozuki castle.
Recently, some strange guys have entered this city.
For this reason, Mui even went against the norm and directly opened the door, allowing entry and not exiting.
All the people who came in would not be allowed to leave this place.
Some of the troublemakers were even fortunate to be attacked by Mui, and their bodies were sealed, so they could not use chakra, so they were imprisoned in Hozuki castle.
Just like that, Kisame and Duy entered Hozuki castle.
After revealing their identities, there were naturally ninjas leading them.
"You guys came early, the people from Konoha will arrive tomorrow." said the ninja who led the way.
"Hehe, this time you gave our Akatsuki organization a bounty of 40 million, but now you have hired Konoha, maybe there are other ninjas... Are you so rich in Hozuki castle? Let's talk first, I won't share the 40 million with those trash." Kisame asked suddenly.
"This is not something I can know. Perhaps only the lord of the city can answer your question." The ninja leading the way lowered his posture.
The muscles all over his body were tense. This was not just vigilance, but also fear.
Ever since the three battles, all the big Ninja Villages began to lay low and recuperate. However, Akatsuki stood at an astonishing speed in front of Ninja World. The core members all had Kage level's strength, and his might shocked Ninja World.
Sage's eyes, Shoudai Hokage, and Uchiha Madara. Just the combination of these three people was enough to make people terrified.
Facing a behemoth like Akatsuki, the small Hozuki castle is not worth mentioning at all.
"It seems that you understand the strength of our organization very well. Then don't make any unnecessary moves. After the mission is completed, obediently hand over all the rewards to us." Kisame pulled out his Samehada and placed it horizontally on his shoulder. A terrifying killing intent assaulted his face, causing the people nearby to tremble. "Otherwise, I'll slaughter this entire city!"
"That's right, youth is not allowed to be deceived, godfather!!" Duy was so excited that he did a backflip on the spot.
"... "
"...? "
Kisame could no longer continue acting. The atmosphere and image he created were easily crushed by Duy.
"The two of you?"
"Stop talking. Take me to your city lord now. Now, immediately!" Kisame's eyes were filled with terrifying killing intent, bringing along a huge dark cloud as he attacked.
The ninja leading the way was shocked and immediately brought the two of them to the City Lord Manor.
After walking far away.
Only then did the surrounding people look over in shock.
"What happened just now? That level of killing intent, it feels even more terrifying than Mui."
"Red cloud in black, so it turns out that these two guys are actually members of the Akatsuki organization? According to legend, it is an organization led by immortals. There are many strong people. I didn't expect them to come too. Could it be that this is actually a stronghold of the Akatsuki organization? "
"Such a powerful organization is enough to fight against a Great Ninja Village. Why did they come to Hozuki castle..."
Some people revealed uneasy expressions. Some of the smart people rolled their eyes and wondered if they could take the opportunity to escape.
Their Chakra had already been sealed, and they couldn't even defeat Genin, let alone escape.
Now that Akatsuki was here, they might have a chance to escape.
At this time, another person slowly walked in.
The leader was stooped, wearing a large robe, and a huge hood covered his head, making it impossible to see his face.
"Those two guys are Akatsuki's people... What exactly does Mui want to do? Does he not know that Akatsuki has enmity with Konoha?" The man narrowed his eyes slightly, but he lowered his head deeply.
Behind him, there were a few people who also lowered their heads to cover their faces.
One of them whispered, "Lord Setsuna, there are traces of Orochimaru here? Are we going to meet up with the village? They probably don't know that we've already arrived here..."
"Shut up, Hikaku. You're here to assist me, not to teach me how to do things."
"I'm really sorry!"
After warning him, Setsuna slowly walked into the city.
He met the other people's scrutinizing gazes.
A trace of haze and heat flashed through Setsuna's eyes.
"The chest of bliss, a legendary divine artifact that can grant any wish, has appeared in the era of Rikudou Sennin for the first time... I used to think that this was just a myth. I thought that this thing was just like Rikudou Sennin, a story made up by the ancient people."
"However, now that even Rinnegan has appeared, it proves that Rikudou Sennin really existed. In addition, some clansmen have reported to me that when Kumogakure attacked Konoha previously, he used Rikudou Sennin's precious artifact, the amber bottle... "
The extremely aged Setsuna revealed a deep longing in his eyes.
He was already too old.
Originally, leading the radical faction of Uchiha's clan to continuously advance, finding a qualified successor before the end of his life was something that an old man like him should do.
But in recent years of unforeseen events, Setsuna suddenly didn't want to die.
He still had a lot of things to do, and he still had to continue to lead Uchiha clan.
He clearly had so many strong people, and there were so many pairs of Mangekyou Sharingan outside the clan, so why was he still restricted by the Hokage side?
The living space of Uchiha clan should naturally be opened up even more!
Moreover, Setsuna also had a lot of words for Fugaku, the clan leader.
"Hmph, Fugaku is a soft and indecisive person who lacks decisiveness. Letting such a person lead the clan is simply a disaster. However, that person has Mangekyou Sharingan. Only Kazue and Shisui have the qualifications to compete with Fugaku for the position of Clan Leader..."
But it was impossible for these two geniuses to listen to him.
Especially Kazue. Setsuna had originally regarded Kazue as a sharp blade that he had raised single-handedly. Back then, he had even given the forbidden technique, Izanagi, to Kazue on his own.
Reality proved that Kazue had crippled one eye and died once. Yet, he had succeeded in obtaining even stronger power from Yuuji.
It laid the foundation for opening the Mangekyou Sharingan in the future.
However, Setsuna's most fatal mistake was that he was unable to win over Kazue. Instead, he helplessly watched as Kazue sided with Yuuji. Not only that, but Kazue also stabbed him in the back, causing his prestige in the clan to suffer some damage.
"Fugaku's sons Itachi and Sasuke are also geniuses. If there is another kaleidoscope Sharingan from these two little boys, after the next generation patriarch comes to power, the Uchiha clan will definitely become the plaything of the Hokage faction!!"
A cold light shot out from Setsuna's eyes, but it instantly disappeared.
He can't die yet, he needs a healthier body to realize his long-cherished wish.
"That guy Madara doesn't care about me, and I don't know what he is thinking. Could it be that he has a better candidate? Is he confident that after this old man dies, he can better control the radical faction?" Setsuna couldn't figure it out even if he racked his brain.
What exactly did Madara want to do - oh, it was Akatsuki's Madara, not the weak second Madara.
Setsuna did not go to the City Lord's Mansion, but found a place and silently waited for the moment to come.
The chest of bliss...
If the rumors are true, if he makes a wish with the Box of bliss, he will surely regain his youth.
"That guy Mui, Tailless Bijuu, hired Akatsuki, imprisoned countless people in this city all year round... Is the key in Chakra?"
Setsuna thought silently.
Not long after, other teams arrived one after another.
Mui, who was ready, did not want to wait for a moment and immediately opened the chest of bliss.