In a lush forest, Kakashi and the Konoha 12 seemed to be searching for something.
But everyone was stunned by what happened next.
"Pain, Konan, Uchiha Itachi, Kakuzu, Kisame, Sasori, Deidara, Hidan!" These are all members of the Akatsuki. Why are they all together?
I remember they always liked to be in pairs, why are they all out together today?
Kakashi also noticed the situation at this moment. In their view, the Akatsuki members should have been dead long ago, so why were they resurrected?
"Each of them is a dangerous character!" Shikamaru said solemnly.
But Shikamaru immediately gave orders to capture the eight people in front of them.
[Obito: Ah, what is Shikamaru thinking? Does he really think that just a few of them can capture so many Akatsuki?]
[Minato Namikaze: Indeed, Kakashi should have retreated immediately in this situation, otherwise he might have been in danger.]
[Kisame: It seems these kids don't know much about this. Let me teach them a lesson.]
[Kakuzu: This is ridiculous. A bunch of weaklings who aren't even Jonin, paired with a weak Jonin. I don't know how they could possibly lose.]
Have you gotten too arrogant, or has our Akatsuki lost its edge?
["Rasengan!"
"Boom!"
Just as everyone was preparing to ambush, an explosion immediately drew their attention, and it seemed the ambush had failed.
Naruto's purpose in using the Rasengan was simply to lure all the Akatsuki members there so he could take them all down.
[Scorpion: Boss, if you don't teach him a lesson, none of us will stand for it!]
This kid is too arrogant. He's not just messing with the eight of us, what gives him the right to act so high and Sasuke Uchiha?
You've never seen the Akatsuki mobilize as a whole before, have you? We'll teach you a lesson later.
[Madara Uchiha: Nagato, that guy... he might pique my interest a little.]
Madara did acknowledge Nagato's Rinnegan, not Nagato, but rather his eyes.
[Madara Uchiha: Hashirama, let me show you the power of the Rinnegan.]
At this moment, the Akatsuki members immediately surrounded Naruto, and then Naruto easily dodged Pain's left hook.
Then Kakuzu kicked Naruto from behind.
Faced with so many punches and kicks, Naruto quickly fell into a disadvantageous position. At the critical moment, thanks to Choji, who used his large hands to pull Naruto back.
"You really have no brains!" Ino complained to Naruto, who had directly exposed their ambush.
"What did you say?!" Naruto stubbornly retorted.
In response, Ino suggested that Naruto should go and rest, as this level of battle was beyond Naruto capabilities.
"Multi-Size Technique!"
At this moment, Pain began to pretend to dance, because he was surrounded by the opponent's insects. Just then, a fleshy ball impact hit him and sent him flying.
Hinata also unilaterally suppressed Konan.
"Power March!" At this moment, two green figures came into everyone's view.
It turned out to be two Youth Bro. With a single kick, they sent Kisame and Uchiha Itachi flying.
[Madara Uchiha:?]
This feels a bit different from what I expected. It's not Nagato; I gave you the Rinnegan so you could fight people hand-to-hand.
Chibaku Tensei, Shinra Tensei, Banshō Ten'in —you've eaten them all!
And weren't the people Obito Uchiha rather trash? In the Warring States period, they weren't even qualified to be his subordinates' subordinates.
[Hashirama Senju: Is this Madara's Rinnegan? It doesn't seem as good as the One-Tomoe Sharingan; at least that one can see the opponent's movements clearly.]
[Yahiko: I'm wondering the same thing, when did Nagato become so bad?]
[Nagato: Uh, I don't know either.]
[Ao: So Kisame should really keep a low profile. How did someone with your strength become Jonin? It's way too much of a stretch.]
Even Kisame was starting to have doubts. Wasn't the other guy supposed to be that strong? How could he have been kicked away by someone called Rock Lee?
Wait a minute, the odds between me and that rare beast were only 40/60, how come it became 100/10 with his apprentice?
Even more outrageous is that Hidan, wielding a weapon, was single-handedly blocked by Tenten, while Sasori was chased and bitten by Kakashi's summoning beast Pakkun, leaving him covered in scars.
Sai beat Deidara's junior sister so badly that she didn't even recognize her.
In short, the Akatsuki members were beaten so badly they fled in panic, and none of them could withstand the pressure head-on.
Just when everyone was about to eliminate the Akatsuki members, Naruto finally arrived.
Watching the enemies disappear underground one by one, Naruto felt a little embarrassed. How did it all end in the blink of an eye?
Suddenly, a pair of hands reached out from below and grabbed them.
Holy crap, what is that?!
Kakuzu reached out and grabbed Naruto, nearly scaring Naruto to death. Sai, who was standing nearby, saw this and severed Kakuzu's arm with a single stroke.
Kakuzu realizing their attack had been discovered, Kakuzu and his companions vanished into the ground, their breaths fading away.
"Looks like we've successfully repelled the enemy," Kiba Inuzuka said proudly. They had repelled the Akatsuki's attack; this deserved at least an S-rank mission reward.
In that case, promotion to Jonin around the corner.
[Madara Uchiha: Those arms?]
At this moment, Madara's gaze fell on the arm that Sai had cut off; if he wasn't mistaken, it should be White Zetsu's arm.
So that's how it is. I thought it was something much stronger, but it turns out it's just fighting a few White Zetsu.
I can't take it anymore, they're making me laugh so hard. You're so proud of yourself for taking down a few White Zetsu? Anyone who didn't know better would think you took me down too.
Who on earth came up with this idea?
[Obito: Indeed, that looks like White Zetsu's arm, but I don't remember Kakuzu having a White Zetsu arm installed.]
[Kakashi: Need I say more? These Akatsuki members must be White Zetsu in disguise, otherwise there's no way to explain why they're so weak.]
[Obito: Really? Who is so malicious? Are they trying to make the people of Konoha underestimate their strength and become arrogant and complacent?]
Obito was disgusted by the actions of the mastermind behind it all.
[Kisame: Yeah, right. How could the Akatsuki Konoha look down on those Konoha kids who aren't even Jonin?]
[Hozuki Mangetsu: Even so, has anyone noticed that one person is missing from the Akatsuki? Maybe that person is the mastermind!]
[Obito: Ah, I knew it was Orochimaru! It must be Orochimaru pulling these tricks again!]
[Rin: Um, Obito, is it possible he's talking about you? After all, you seem to be the only one who can command White Zetsu.]
[Obito:...]
The mastermind was myself, but what was the point of all this?