The Akatsuki members took Deidara's C2 Exploding Flying Dragon and quickly left with the Jinchuriki.
The clay dragon was flying at an incredible speed, furiously flapping its wings to move forward as quickly as possible.
"I didn't expect Kumogakure to have such a hole card..." Deidara sighed softly.
"Yes, the Kumo shinobi seem reckless, but they are actually quite cunning." Kisame also smiled, saying: "We almost got trapped."
With White Zetsu around, Akatsuki will naturally not suffer in terms of intelligence.
According to White Zetsu's investigation, Kumogakure has deployed several Chakra cannons around the village. The same ones that were planned to be used to destroy the Moon that would fall towards Earth because of Toneri in The Last: Naruto the Movie. Of course, these are just prototypes of those cannons, they are very expensive to produce, and their power is far from the same as the final products.
Obito naturally destroyed those giant cannons as soon as he made a move, but it turns out that Nii Yugito had taken precautions. On the surface, they said they were establishing chakra supply lines for the cannons, but in reality, they placed a huge seal around a wide area. Once activated, this seal could suppress the chakra of everyone within its range.
The amount of chakra suppressed by this seal is fixed, which would obviously give a great advantage to Jinchuriki, known for their large amount of chakra.
Fortunately, Akatsuki was also very cautious and from the beginning, Kisame cleared the area with his Water Release, destroying most of the seal and reducing its effectiveness.
Otherwise...
They could have had real problems with the Kumo shinobi.
"There is only one Nine Tails left now, and we are only one step away from our goal." Zetsu said softly. "We are only one step away.
"Yes, just one more step..." Kisame replied, a subtle smile on his face.
On the other hand, Deidara showed a depressed expression when he heard that.
The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki has been by Natsuo's side this entire time. If dealing with the attack on Kumogakure was so dangerous, facing Konoha...
It would be even more dangerous!
"It's lucky that the leader will take care of Natsuo, otherwise..." Deidara shook his head.
However, just at that moment. A clear voice rang out.
"Otherwise what?"
Everyone suddenly stood up.
The next second, the C2 Dragon flying in the sky was cut by several chakra blades, and they all fell to the ground.
Natsuo with a smile on his face, was standing right in front of them.
The moment Deidara and the others saw that person, they exclaimed directly.
"Natsuo?! Why are you here?!"
"Oh, I just came here to take a look." Natsuo smiled and looked at Nii Yugito passed out next to them. "I heard I could find a beautiful woman around here, so I came."
What the hell is this guy saying? They thought to themselves, although inside they felt worried. Did Natsuo know they would stop by? Had he planned it beforehand? Since this place is very close to their agreed meeting point, then...
"We have a traitor! It's Uchiha Itachi!"
They became serious at the same time, with heavy looks.
Although they had no idea how Itachi, under Kakuzu's watch, had passed the information to Natsuo, clearly he wouldn't appear here without a reason...
"Natsuo, what do you want to do?" Deidara was the first to speak and said: "I remember that we collaborated very well with you in Akatsuki. Why attack us now?"
"We haven't done anything against Konoha." Zetsu added. "If you have any requests, we can seriously consider them."
Their tone was respectful, although they kept their guard up, their words showed submission.
They had no choice!
Although the Akatsuki members were all Kage-level shinobi, at the top of the shinobi world, with arrogant and strong personalities, they also understood reality.
"If you are willing to consider it, everything will be easier." Natsuo smiled. "How about you give it to me?" As he spoke he pointed to Nii Yugito.
"Impossible!" Zetsu subconsciously said, but realized in the next second, and hurriedly said: "This is our mission, Natsuo-sama, why would you want to take this person?"
"She is a kunoichi from Kumogakure, an enemy of Konoha..."
"If Natsuo-sama wishes to obtain any secrets from her mind, I'm sure Akatsuki would be willing to help."
"If you wish to negotiate with Kumogakure using her capture, Akatsuki could offer you a price that satisfies you." Zetsu said without hesitation.
It's just a little money, except Kakuzu will be distressed, Zetsu doesn't care much.
"I don't need any intelligence, and I don't need any political deals." Natsuo shook his head. "I just need her."
"Why?" Zetsu couldn't help but said, "What do you need Fifth Raikage for?"
"Because she is a woman." Natsuo explained.
"Huh?" Everyone was perplexed.
"And besides, she's a Kage-level kunoichi." Natsuo continued.
"And then what?" They asked.
"She's of childbearing age..." Natsuo smiled. "I could give offspring to my Uchiha clan, surely her children would have excellent talent."
Everyone was silent for a moment.
Zetsu's eyes widened, Kisame was dumbfounded, and Deidara looked confused.
So you interrupted our mission just to get a new wife? What the hell...? Are you really a shinobi?
After a long time.
After a long while, Deidara gritted his teeth and said, "Natsuo, aren't you willing to give in even a little, even if we all turn against you?" As he spoke, there was a bit of murderous intent on his body.
Natsuo shook his head lightly.
"Then don't blame us!" Deidara exploded with killing intent. He did not hesitate to release the explosive clay that he had prepared beforehand.
"Explosive Clay: Grasshopper!"
Countless grasshoppers jumped towards Natsuo.
Zetsu didn't hesitate either; He separated several spores and formed twisted human figures that then fused together to form a huge carnivorous plant that pounced on Natsuo.
Although his coordination was minimal, as a high-level shinobi, his actions were fluid and seemed to have been planned from the beginning.
But...
In front of them was Natsuo.
The Mangekyo appeared in Natsuo's eyes, as an inextinguishable black flame quickly consumed the carnivorous plant.
Then, with a wave of his hand, he used the Iron Sand Weaponry, forming multiple needles before covering them with the Lightning Release, each needle precisely hitting all the explosive grasshoppers.
At the same time Kisame also attacked. He leaped back suddenly, his hands quickly formed seals, and a large amount of water spit out from his mouth, like ocean waves!
"Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave!"
Natsuo's mouth twitched. 'What is this Kisame guy doing attacking so seriously?' Then he disappeared in an instant, and the next second, he appeared in front of Kisame who had just started spraying water.
"Tsukuyomi!"
The consciousness of the two entered the illusion space and Kisame lowered his head slightly.
"Natsuo-sama, long time no see."
After Kisame confirmed the truth about the things Natsuo told him, he began to feel respect for him. But after Natsuo showed his terrifying power, Kisame decided to follow him wholeheartedly.
"Natsuo-sama, if we hadn't met after the Jinchuriki's capture, I really thought he had forgotten about me."
The tone of these words was a bit like an abandoned woman, and Natsuo got goosebumps when he heard it.
"Behave normally. I didn't look for you earlier because there's nothing I need you to do."
Kisame was stunned. "Then why did you subdue me?"
"I heard about your experience, and I thought you were a real man. That's why I decided to bring you to my side." Natsuo took it for granted.
Natsuo really liked Kisame's character in the Naruto Series and thought that I didn't deserve to die for a false objective, and he also thought about putting a spy in the Akatsuki organization to know his movements.
But after Itachi decided to betray Akatsuki, he naturally no longer needed Kisame.
Kisame laughed, not expecting that one day his actions would be recognized. He was even more determined to follow Natsuo.
"Forget it, since you are here, you just need to continue Akatsuki's actions."
"By the way, you should make sure to help as much as possible in the capture of the Nine-Tails."
Kisame nodded. "Is Natsuo-sama also interested in the Ten Tails?"
After Natsuo told him the truth, Kisame now also knows the true identity of the statue where Akatsuki sealed the Tailed Beasts.
"No, I just don't want things to happen outside of my control."
Natsuo waved his hand. "Okay, that's it, I have to hurry to save my new wife."
After he finished speaking, he released the illusion space. After returning to reality, Natsuo reached out a hand and closed Kisame's mouth firmly...
Soon, the flow of water stopped.
Deidara, and Zetsu all had cold sweat streaming from their foreheads.
It was too fast! Too easy!
No wonder both Rasa and Terumi Mei, who caused the Akatsuki organization to suffer a disastrous defeat, were defeated by Natsuo...
With such power, it is understandable that they lost.
Or maybe what's more surprising is that they could last fighting Natsuo for so long, which is even more amazing!
The probability of success in this mission should be zero...
'It's a pity that Obito is not here, otherwise relying on Obito's space ninjutsu, it shouldn't be a problem to keep the two Jinchuriki!' Black Zetsu thought.
Of course, Black Zetsu hadn't used all of his abilities either.
As one of the oldest Yin-Yang Release practitioners, created since the era of the Sage of the Six Paths and who has lived until now, he also has many cards up his sleeve and will not be so easy to defeat.
But Black Zetsu understood something even more important: if he revealed his true abilities, his enemies would not just be Natsuo.
Obito will definitely have doubts about Black Zetsu's existence, and Madara will have doubts immediately after his resurrection. Although Black Zetsu had hidden his true abilities very deeply, but both of them were extremely paranoid people.
Any small revelation could provoke an endless wave of suspicion...
This would directly ruin his plans!
So what to do now...?
"We understand, Natsuo-sama." Black Zetsu managed to squeeze out a smile. "It was a mistake on our part, and we will hand this person over."
"You can treat her whatever you want...We choose to give in!"
"So what about the other Jinchuriki? Do you need him too?" He said, pointing to Killer Bee.
"What am I going to do with him?" Natsuo looked at Zetsu with disdain. "Women can give me children, make me happy, what can a man do?"
"Then, we'll take him with us." Black Zetsu bowed slightly.
Then Black Zetsu gave Deidara a look. Deidara hesitated for a moment, but finally summoned the C2 Dragon.
Black Zetsu carried Killer Bee on his shoulders and slowly retreated with the others, as if they were afraid of causing a misunderstanding on Natsuo's part. Finally they got on the clay dragon.
The dragon spread its wings and flew away quickly.
Deidara controlled the dragon to beat its wings desperately while they tried to get away as quickly as possible. Finally, he couldn't hold back any longer and asked: "Hey, what's up with the mission this time?"
"Originally we had two Jinchuriki, now there is only one left... Our mission failed." Deidara said with a somber tone.
Kisame was silent and said nothing.
However, Black Zetsu shook his head slightly. "It doesn't matter. If the Two-Tails is gone, it's gone. No big deal."
"Isn't that a big problem?" Deidara couldn't help but said: "Our mission has completely failed!"
"It doesn't matter... during our previous battle, I collected some of the Two-Tails' chakra." Black Zetsu took out a sealed scroll. "Although it is only a part of the Two-Tails' chakra, it is enough..."
"Leave the rest of the questions to the leader!"
Reviving the Ten-Tails requires the chakra of all nine Tailed Beasts, but it doesn't necessarily need all of their chakra.
Although what Black Zetsu had was only a portion of the Two-Tails' chakra, it was enough to meet the requirements to revive Kaguya.
As an ancient of the shinobi world, he has long developed the habit of protecting himself against all accidents. This time, his actions were considered a success.
...
Natsuo just silently looked at the fainted Nii Yugito.
The Akatsuki members needed the Jinchuriki alive, but not necessarily intact.
Nii Yugito's body was covered in wounds, she was full of blood and dust. The intense battle also left countless rips on her clothes, making the beautiful kunoichi look extremely disheveled.
"This cannot go on like this." Natsuo said as he looked at the woman, showing a smile.
"These tattered clothes are not suitable for someone who is injured, they could cause an infection."
"Fortunately, I am a good person willing to help. Let me take off these dirty clothes and change you into something cleaner..." With that, he extended his hand in a 'kind' gesture towards Nii Yugito.
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