"Kisame? Didn't I hand him over to Danzo?"
Kazuki was a bit puzzled, then looked at Yūgao beside him.
As the secret boss of Konoha, he surprisingly knew nothing about what had happened.
"Karin, do you know what's going on?"
"About half a month ago, someone rescued Kisame Hoshigaki."
"Is that so..."
The direction of the plot had taken an unexpected turn that Kazuki hadn't anticipated.
Kisame and Itachi came to Konoha and didn't return, it would be strange if this didn't catch the attention of the other members of Akatsuki.
But he had no idea who rescued Kisame.
"Do you know what the person who rescued Kisame looked like?"
"Not sure, only that they wore a mask with a whirlpool pattern."
At this point, there was only one person who would wear such a mask—Uchiha Obito. Could he be the one coming?
"Karin, locate all the positions of those invading Konoha."
"Are you planning to act?" Karin asked.
"No, I'm looking for someone!"
With Karin's Mind's Eye of the Kagura, Kazuki quickly pinpointed the location of the nearest individual.
To be precise—there were two people!
One was an elderly man with a hunched back, wearing a black mask and some ostrich feathers on his head.
The other was a young man with golden blonde hair.
One was swinging a mechanical-like weapon at the Konoha shinobi attacking them, while the other kept throwing bombs, laughing maniacally as he did so—
"Art is an explosion!!!"
"...Not these two. Let's go."
Kazuki, Karin, and Yūgao left without any intention of helping the Konoha shinobi. Compared to Uchiha Obito and Zetsu, these two were just small fry.
He could deal with them anytime, but for now, he'd let them enjoy their moment of arrogance.
Besides, Konoha wouldn't fall without him, the elite Jounin weren't pushovers. It would be impossible for Sasori and Deidara to easily defeat Konoha.
Soon, Kazuki and his companions crossed a few streets and arrived at a new battlefield.
Here too, there were two intruders.
One wore a black mask, but he looked much more robust! His figure was tall and straight!
The other had a grey hair that was slicked back and distinctive purple eyes, wielding a massive red scythe as he continuously swung it around!
"Still not them."
Kazuki shook his head, about to leave, when he suddenly spotted two familiar figures.
"Moegi, you need to run."
"I can't... My legs won't move."
"Damn it, me too! If only Konohamaru were still alive, he wouldn't have been scared by these invaders!"
When the Sarutobi clan was wiped out, Konohamaru hadn't been able to escape either.
Though Kazuki had known him, it wasn't as if they were particularly close, so Sasuke hadn't spared him.
Ever since Konohamaru died, Moegi and Udon had formed a duo, training hard every day, vowing to avenge him!
But clearly, they were still too young. They didn't have the courage to face Kakuzu and Hidan!
As one Konoha ninja after another fell, the villagers were also exposed to Kakuzu and Hidan's blades.
Moegi and Udon were so terrified that they didn't dare move, hiding behind a wall, trembling in fear.
But their chakra signatures were obvious, and soon after Kakuzu and Hidan had cleared out the Konoha shinobi, they found them.
"Oh, look, two little Konoha brats!"
"Hidan, don't waste time. Just kill them quickly—they're worthless."
"Yeah, yeah, I got it."
Hidan replied begrudgingly to Kakuzu, then turned with a wicked grin toward Moegi and Udon.
"Sorry, kiddos. I was hoping to let you live a bit longer, but I've got a mission, so next time, I'll play with you!"
As he spoke, Hidan raised his scythe, ready to strike.
Moegi and Udon, frozen in fear, could only close their eyes, trembling as they awaited their fate, unable to move a muscle.
Were they going to die?
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