"What!"
"The true identity of the masked man is Uchiha Obito, who was once a teammate of Kakashi!"
Upon learning the identity of the masked man, Konan and Nagato were both shocked, their eyes widened. It wasn't that they didn't believe it, but it was just too unbelievable.
Looking at the two shocked people, Uchiha Yoru put on a wry smile and nodded.
"Indeed, at first I also found it too unbelievable, but after several tests and confirmations, it was indeed confirmed without a doubt."
Seeing the skeptical looks in their eyes, Uchiha Yoru had no choice but to present the evidence.
"I have fought against the masked man. There was blood left during the fight with the Fourth Hokage on the night of the Nine-Tails' attack. The blood comparison confirmed that it was indeed Uchiha Obito. Kakashi's Sharingan originally belonged to him."
Upon truly realizing the identity of Uchiha Obito, Kakashi's teammate, Nagato and Konan's expressions grew more solemn.
They became even more wary. The existence of such a terrifying person meant that the one behind him must be even more fearsome, probably related to his Rinnegan.
"So, the plan with the Nine Tailed Beasts will continue, but you must be more cautious and careful."
As he spoke, Uchiha Yoru slowly took out two trident-shaped kunai from his ninja tool bag, engraved with the Flying Thunder God runes.
"When the collection of the Tailed Beasts is nearly complete, and you encounter danger, you can inject chakra into these."
Looking at the Flying Thunder God kunai in his hand, Nagato couldn't help but remark, "So this is the Fourth Hokage's space-time ninjutsu."
"I understand now. Perhaps this is also the reason why you, Mr. Yoru, have been accumulating power all this time."
At this moment, as if realizing something, Nagato thought about Uchiha Yoru's development over the years. He clearly had the power to sweep across the ninja world but had held back, probably because he had discovered an enemy in the shadows, hence he had been accumulating power.
Looking at Nagato and Konan, who seemed to have understood something, Uchiha Yoru smiled without saying anything, but he was inwardly muttering that this was a rare opportunity.
This would be the time when the hidden hands behind the ninja world would be revealed, and it would also be his fastest way to unite the ninja world.
"I understand. Konan, immediately gather the rest of the Akatsuki members for assistance."
Since they were not dealing with Masked Obito for now, he naturally wanted to take advantage of this opportunity.
Uchiha Yoru smiled at this scene, "Good, this is an opportunity to mobilize the Akatsuki as a whole. The Two-Tails and Eight-Tails from the Cloud Village are to be handled by Obito, I think he'll be more than willing to do so."
After exchanging glances, both of them smiled.
…
Within the borders of the Land of Fire, on a solid yellow dirt road, two ninjas with black cloaks and red clouds slowly appear, coincidentally near a large public restroom.
"This is the only exchange office within a hundred miles," says Sarutobi Asuma, casually holding a cigarette in his mouth. Masked Tobi, seeing this, pretends to be foolish and laughs loudly, "Haha, in a toilet, a toilet, how smelly."
However, Asuma and Masked Tobi exchange a look, both showing a hint of seriousness, having noticed a slight disturbance in the treetops in the distance.
Meanwhile, in another part of the forest, members of the Akatsuki organization appear in the trees, with the talkative Deidara frowning.
"Kakuzu is too careless, daring to cause trouble in the Land of Fire," he comments.
"But, do we really need to mobilize our entire organization this time?" Deidara wonders skeptically, but seeing their leader Pain personally involved, he can only mutter to himself.
Outside the restroom.
"Hey, hey, are we waiting for Kakuzu and the others to come out, or should we deal with these little mice first?"
Just then, footsteps are heard from inside the restroom. Masked Tobi tilts his head, his Sharingan eye filled with amusement.
"This is delicious, even watermelon-flavored," remarks a figure with a blood-red scythe, wiping his mouth as he steps out of the restroom. It's Hidan, who looks blissful as he chews and swallows a candy.
Following him, Kakuzu nods in agreement, "Yes, because of the merger of the three great ninja villages, most elites are concentrated in the Land of Fire, so business here is a bit bleak."
"That's why the cleanliness here is not too bad."
As the two talk and laugh, leaving the restroom, their conversation leaves everyone stunned.
Even the playful Tobi is dumbfounded. Stepping out of the restroom, still talking, and uttering such shocking words!
Members of the Akatsuki, hurrying over from a distance, are baffled. Deidara's face turns green, exclaiming in shock, "Hidan, eating...!"
This scene disturbs Deidara, who is into art, and the other Akatsuki members exchange glances in confusion.
"Shut up, Deidara!" says Pain coldly. If he weren't a corpse, he might be speechless at this moment.
The Konoha ninjas, too, look at each other in disbelief.
"This! This is our opponent?" exclaims Naruto, always a bit dense, his face turning green in shock. "An opponent who eats...!"
"Idiot!" scoffs Sasuke, "This is obviously a hidden exchange office."
Despite this, even Sasuke is somewhat speechless. This member of the Akatsuki seems to have a mind as peculiar as Naruto's, speaking without considering the situation.
Hidan's words, and Kakuzu's cooperation, leave the members of the Akatsuki in deep contemplation.
Should the Akatsuki organization not only look at strength but also consider intelligence when recruiting people in the future?
Asuma, waiting outside the restroom, couldn't help but deeply inhale his cigarette, exhaling a thick cloud of smoke before calmly saying, "Some small fries have arrived."
"Asuma!"
Just then, a hate-filled roar suddenly erupted, accompanied by the whistling sound of shurikens cutting through the air.
Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique
"Konohamaru!"
The ninjas of Konoha, seeing the attacker, were all shocked, even Asuma showed a hint of surprise.
At this moment, Konohamaru, forming hand seals, his eyes filled with vengeful hatred, shouted loudly, and the thrown shurikens instantly began to transform.
"This kid is not bad, a genius."
At this time, Kakuzu calmly uttered a sentence. Judging from Konohamaru's age, the fact that he could use this ninjutsu showed that he had an extraordinary amount of chakra.
However, though Konohamaru was a genius, the gap was too wide.
Facing the rapidly approaching shurikens, Hidan, walking out of the restroom, sneered disdainfully. His scythe flew out in a spin, easily deflecting the incoming shurikens.
"Asuma!"
Konohamaru, holding kunai, his eyes red with rage, had lost his mind upon seeing the figure he had longed for in his dreams and charged madly at his enemy.
Seeing this, Asuma calmly exhaled a puff of smoke, "Leave this kid to me."
"Konohamaru!" Seeing Konohamaru in danger, Naruto immediately roared anxiously, revealing his position and rushing forward.
Seeing this, Kisame couldn't hide his annoyance, "Kakashi! Is this your subordinate!"
Exposed. Due to Naruto's impulsiveness, everyone's position was revealed.
As the team leader of this mission, Kakashi, seeing this, also showed his annoyance, shouting loudly, "Plan C!"
Watching the appearance of the Konoha enemies, Hidan let out a weird scream.
"Kakuzu, I told you to hurry up. Look, now the Konoha pursuit squad is here."
Fire Release: Great Flame Technique
Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique
Suddenly, the battlefield was engulfed in the clash of water and fire, while Naruto quickly rushed up, pulling Konohamaru back.
"Itachi, you and I will deal with the man in the mask, Kisame will hold off…"
However, before Kakashi could finish his sentence, the four members of Akatsuki launched their attack simultaneously, rendering their initial tactics ineffective.
"Konohamaru!"
Just as Naruto rescued Konohamaru, the latter, in a frenzy, ran towards Asuma. Seeing this, Naruto hastily abandoned the so-called tactics.
Seeing this, Kakashi was almost furious and angrily shouted, "The battle plan has failed. Itachi, you and I will hold off the mysterious person, and others will find your opponents."
Due to Konohamaru's impulsiveness, coupled with Naruto's hot-blooded impulsiveness, all their well-planned tactics were thrown into disarray.
"Team 7, responsible for dealing with the green-eyed ninja wearing a mask."
Sasuke, Gaara, and Sakura quickly attacked toward Kakuzu, leaving Temari and Shikamaru to attack Asuma.
Meanwhile, Kisame's opponent was naturally Hidan. The two exchanged glances and both revealed a smile.
One wielded a wildly blood-red scythe, and the other possessed a domineering, shark-like physique.
"Naruto!"
Shikamaru shouted urgently. This time, their opponent was Asuma.
"It's been three years, and your hatred is still far from enough."
Facing the oncoming Konohamaru, Asuma spoke indifferently. However, in the next moment, a bright blue light sphere suddenly appeared in Konohamaru's hands.
Boom!
"Rasengan!" At this moment, Asuma couldn't help but reveal a serious expression. Although he firmly grasped Konohamaru's wrist, when he saw the others attacking, he directly elbowed Konohamaru in the abdomen.
'Pfft!'
Everything in his stomach, along with blood, was spat out. At this moment, Konohamaru's eyes widened, and the heavy blow made him lose all control of his body.
"Konohamaru!"
An angry Naruto immediately used the Rasengan. Facing the same Rasengan, Asuma this time did not dare to be careless and quickly retreated.
Boom!
Instantly, a battle erupted in front of a public restroom along the road.
"Damn shark face, fight a proper battle with your grandpa!"
In the battle, Hidan was definitely the most frustrated. He was purely a physical attacker, but he faced ninjutsu artillery.
Under Kisame's enormous chakra, various Water Release jutsu were almost effortless, leaving Hidan's face bruised and in a sorry state.
He couldn't get close, it was too bullying.
"Hmm, it seems you are a ninja skilled in taijutsu."
At this time, Kisame smiled. He enjoyed bullying these half-baked taijutsu experts, except for freaks like Might Guy.
Under Kisame's jutsu bombardment, Hidan screamed continuously.
"This guy! Is he really immortal?"
Both were increasingly shocked by the battle. Hidan was shocked that he couldn't get close, the opponent's chakra was like that of a Tailed Beast.
Kisame was shocked that his opponent's body was seemingly immortal. Such injuries would have crippled anyone else, but this guy was still hopping around, it was terrifying.
Therefore, Kisame kept increasing the distance between them, wary of Hidan's immortal body.
And the battle with Kakuzu was a dazzling display of ninjutsu.
Sasuke held a chakra blade, using Lightning Release jutsu for close combat, with Sakura assisting from time to time.
Gaara supported from a distance, his ever-present sand was exceptionally troublesome.
And Kakuzu also displayed terrifying ninjutsu of five different properties. Having lived for nearly a hundred years, he had extremely rich combat experience, especially in various ninjutsu, practically like a dictionary.
Boom boom~
Under the unending layers of various ninjutsu, Kakuzu felt unprecedented pressure.
His green eyes constantly moving, he stared intensely around, "Damn it, are the kids these days all so outrageous!"
Among them, some knew about their alliance. Even though they were in battle, they still restrained themselves.
The situation with Masked Obito was quite bizarre, a feast of tactical wisdom competition.
Kakashi and Itachi perfectly demonstrated what high intelligence combat is. Masked Obito was exceptionally tense, especially since the opponent also possessed the Mangekyo Sharingan, making him very wary.
The most intense fight was with Asuma. Facing the combined attack of Shikamaru, Temari, and Naruto, it was indeed fierce.
As for Konohamaru, he had been kicked away and was now lying under a big tree, continuously retching.
"Asuma!"
This time, Shikamaru was utterly resolute, showing no mercy, and Temari, facing the son of the man who killed her father, naturally didn't need to say more.
Everywhere were the shadow clones of Naruto, who was also furiously yelling. After all, his comrade Konohamaru had almost been killed.
In the intense battle, the members of the Akatsuki organization in the distance all squint their eyes. Deidara was excitedly shouting, "Leader, shall we...?"
However, before he could finish speaking, Pain simply looked back calmly, gazing in the direction behind them.
"Uchiha Yoru is coming!"
Just one sentence, and all the other members of the Akatsuki organization tensed up.
After all, 'the shadow of a tree, the name of a person,' this wasn't just talk. Uchiha Yoru's numerous actual combat achievements, even the most cheerful Deidara, was filled with seriousness.
"Rasengan!"
Boom boom~
It must be said, Naruto's fighting style was still extremely exaggerated. Of course, only someone of his caliber could pull it off.
For others, just creating so many shadow clones and dividing the chakra among them, how much chakra would be left for using ninjutsu, let alone a B-ranked jutsu? Well, then there would be no chakra left.
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