Even though every one of them was an S-rank rogue ninja from their respective hidden villages and immensely proud of their own strength, their mouths went dry at this moment.
If a force like this encountered any one of their teams, it would be a complete catastrophe!
Faced with such a lineup, even people as proud as them did not think they would have the slightest ability to fight back.
Looking across the Shinobi World, Saiki Yuu had casually turned the Akatsuki Organization into a target everyone wanted to destroy. Pain's eyes darkened.
This further demonstrated Saiki Yuu's monstrous influence. With a single sentence, the Akatsuki Organization had become public enemy number one.
No hidden village or nation now dared to hire the Akatsuki Organization for missions, even before Saiki's pursuit order had officially begun.
The nations and hidden villages that had once conducted business with the Akatsuki Organization had, out of fear, voluntarily formed extermination squads in an attempt to kill the Akatsuki members they had dealt with and bury those transactions forever.
And what about Saiki Yuu? He sat loftily upon a throne high in the sky, looking down upon the entire Shinobi World and watching this war that had been sparked by a single sentence from him. Did he really think he was a god?!!!
In a hidden location within Amegakure, Nagato, who was controlling Pain, clenched his fists tightly. Veins bulged across his hands as he raised his head, his gaunt face twisted with struggle.
Slowly exhaling, Nagato calmed himself. Forming a hand seal with one hand, he continued controlling Pain. "Our forces are carrying out missions in different locations and cannot gather quickly. If we are picked off one by one, it will be extremely disadvantageous for us."
"If Saiki's pursuit forces find us, everyone