The Base Discovered! The Army Assembles

Noticing Kabuto Yakushi's shocked expression, the Masked Man said smugly, "Just cultivating so many White Zetsu has consumed most of the Chakra of the captured Tailed Beasts."

Kabuto Yakushi asked, "So what do you plan to do now? Attack the Allied Shinobi Forces headquarters directly?"

The Masked Man shook his head. "No, that's too foolish. Our ultimate goal is still to obtain the remaining five Tailed Beasts."

"We must first find the location where the Shinki, Naruto, and Killer B are hiding..."

"As for the three Tailed Beasts on the Shinki, we'll have to rely on your help..."

Kabuto Yakushi nodded. "But nobody knows where Shinki and the others are right now."

The Masked Man laughed, "Didn't you already bring back a tongue? Just ask around and you'll know."

Above the secret Ruins, Mitarashi Anko leads a small team of Ninjas to explore...

Suddenly, the pain intensified at the location of the Cursed Seal Curse Mark on her shoulder.

Mitarashi Anko gasped in pain, but she didn't forget her mission and forced herself to say, "The Cursed Seal suddenly activated; there should be something related to Orochimaru nearby! (≖╻≖;)"

"Tokuma, use your Byakugan to investigate!"

Upon hearing this, the Ninja Tokuma Hyuga nodded and activated his Byakugan!

The Hyuga Clan's Byakugan is on par with the Sharingan, which is no small feat.

It can not only see the flow of Chakra in Ninja's meridians, but also has an extremely long field of vision and X-ray vision!

At this moment, Tokuma activated his Byakugan and looked around, but didn't find anything suspicious, until he lowered his head...

Using the Byakugan's X-ray vision, his gaze pierced through the Akatsuki base underground and saw the White Zetsu Army in the culture medium!

ヽ( ຶ▮ ຶ)ﾉ!!!

Tokuma was so shocked he couldn't speak!

Anko, standing nearby, asked anxiously, "What did you see? Tell me quickly!"

After a long while, Tokuma Hyuga finally realized, "There's an army underground."

Upon hearing this, Anko felt the pain in her shoulder intensify. She immediately decided, "Send this message back to the village right away! Let's go!!"

Shortly after Tokuma Hyuga and another reconnaissance team left, Anko, Ninja was covering their retreat, breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank goodness..."

Before she could finish speaking, another voice sounded behind her, "Impressive, you actually managed to find this place. Too bad you can't take this message back with you... (▿)"

The voice was mocking and extremely grating!

Anko turned around and found that there was a person wearing a dark red cloak behind her at some point!

As Kabuto Yakushi removed the hood of his cloak, Anko saw his face clearly. "So that's why the Cursed Seal activated at this time! It was you nearby!"

"Kabuto, what happened to you? You look like a ghost!" Anko stared at Kabuto Yakushi's pale face after he learned Sage Mode, her voice filled with mockery.

Kabuto chuckled, "You're nothing but someone Lord Orochimaru abandoned. How could you possibly understand me now? I'm a dragon!"

As Kabuto Yakushi finished speaking, "Whoosh!!" A snake's head suddenly emerged from under his cloak!

Faced with Kabuto, who has now mastered Senjutsu and various technologies, Anko was powerless to fight back and was captured instantly!

A while later, the Masked Man arrived and raised his hand, ready to kill Anko, who had already been captured alive.

"Wait." Kabuto manipulated the snake's head, moving Anko's body backward slightly.

The Masked Man's eyes, hidden beneath the mask, instantly sharpened. "What do you mean?"

Kabuto replied with a forced smile, "She can't die yet. She has the Cursed Seal of Heaven left by Lord Orochimaru, which is very valuable for research. Besides, using the Impure World Reincarnation requires a living Sacrifice..."

The Masked Man then lowered his hand and said in an icy voice, "Now that your Impure World Reincarnation Legion has been mobilized, we absolutely cannot allow any information about this base to leak out."

Dou nodded, bound Anko with the snake, and slowly walked away. "Don't worry."

Behind them, the Masked Man watched Dou's retreating figure with a flicker in his eyes.

White Zetsu emerged from underground at some point and whispered, "The discovery of our base is probably related to him..."

The Masked Man nodded. "Of course I know that. He's not genuinely cooperating with us. He wants to use us to counterbalance the Ninjas of the Five Great Nations; a lose-lose situation is what he most desires..."

"We still need his Impure World Reincarnation, let's keep him... Hmph! No one can use me! (▼ヘ▼#)"

The Land of Fire, Konoha.

It was almost time for the Ninjas from various villages to gather. After leaving a small group to protect their villages, Tsunade led the main force to Kumogakure.

At this moment, among the Konoha Ninja, some were afraid, some were excited, and some remained silent...

Kiba Inuzuka patted Akamaru beside him, clenching his fist excitedly. "Heroes emerge in chaotic times! If I can shine in the Shinobi World War, maybe I'll be the next Hokage of Konoha! (ﾉ∇︎ )"

Shikamaru, standing nearby, scoffed, "We haven't even reached Kumogakure yet, and they're already dreaming."

Neji nodded. "The Five Great Shinobi Villages have gathered about 80,000 Ninja this time, and they are all elites. It will be too difficult for you to stand out."

Shino, wearing Sunglasses: "More like cannon fodder."

Toothless: "The war hasn't even started yet, why are you trying to dampen my enthusiasm like this! (′д`σ)σ"

Tenten she says, "It's not a blow, just stating the facts. ┐(´-`)┌"

Ino interjected, "We've already started assembling and forming teams here. I wonder how things are going with Shinki Naruto."

"They're Akatsuki's main targets, will they be found? (ᗒᗩᗕ)՞"

Shikamaru: "Alright, instead of worrying about him, you should worry about yourself. Shinki's strength far surpasses ours..."

Ino: "That's true..."

Konoha.

With the main force gone, only some elderly, weak, sick, and disabled people, along with a small number of combat Ninjas responsible for protecting the village, remained in the village.

The sensible Konohamaru volunteered for the guard duty and was currently standing on the city gate tower with Udon and Moegi, gazing at the slowly advancing army in the distance...

"How terrifying, war is about to break out," said the timid Moegi.

Konohamaru patted his chest and assured him, "Don't worry, I will definitely protect you and the village!"

"In short, I will definitely not let Shinki down!"

Inside Turtle Island.

In the room where the Tailed Beast Chakra is being trained.

After Naruto successfully obtained the Nine-Tails Chakra, it was Shinki's turn.

Killer B asked, "Can you handle dealing with all three Tailed Beasts sealed away by yourself?"

Shinki nodded. "Don't worry, since I was able to seal them away, extracting their Chakra won't be too difficult. ( ˝ᗢ̈˝ )"

Shinki had barely finished speaking when his expression suddenly changed: Σ( ° △ °|||)

Naruto was standing nearby, quickly asked, "What's wrong? The Tailed Beasts have started to rebel?! ∑(°Д°)"

Shinki shook his head. "No, they willingly gave up their Chakra! ╭(°A°`)╮"