Within the borders of Fire Country, at dusk.
A campfire blazed brightly. Su Xiao and Bubu Wang sat beside it, while not far away was a rat-like creature. It was about the size of a house cat, with brownish-yellow fur covering its entire body.
The unknown creature stared at Su Xiao curiously. It was merely a wild animal from the Naruto World, not a Summoning Beast.
Bubu Wang gazed at the unknown creature in astonishment. This thing was unbelievably stupid. It actually dared to approach Su Xiao. Given Su Xiao's aura, no animal would come within a hundred meters of him. They would all be frightened away by the bloodlust radiating from his body.
The incredibly stupid beast continued to observe Su Xiao curiously. Bubu Wang casually tossed it a piece of dried fruit, which delighted the creature.
Su Xiao ignored Bubu Wang as he teased the incredibly stupid beast and looked toward Mei Terumi.
"When will the battle begin?"
Hearing Su Xiao's question, Mei Terumi froze. She then became furious, but in the next moment, her body began to stiffen.
"About four days. 'Madara' just transplanted the Rinnegan, so he needs time to adapt."
Kabuto took control of Mei Terumi's body. Su Xiao had been asking Kabuto all along.
"Four days. That's faster than expected."
Su Xiao stood up, extinguished the campfire, and headed toward the Akatsuki base.
Several hours later, Su Xiao returned to the base entrance. When he entered the base, he found it filled with corpses that had yet to be activated by the Impure World Reincarnation Technique.
Large numbers of coffins had been placed everywhere. The Akatsuki base, which had originally been deserted, now looked like a medieval morgue—one that could be used to film a horror movie without any special effects.
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