Time flew by.
Naruko's training on Turtle Island had hit a bottleneck.
Although Naruko had initially mastered Nine-Tails Chakra Mode,
reconciling with the Nine-Tails was still a problem.
Therefore, Naruko's training had temporarily stagnated.
Meanwhile, on Sasuke's side.
His proficiency in Sage mode, ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu, as well as his use of the Sharingan, was improving by leaps and bounds.
Especially...
Sasuke was also secretly practicing many techniques in private.
It could be said that Sasuke's strength was advancing by the day.
The deal between the Akatsuki Organization and Danzo.
After several long months,
Nagato's eight Summoned Beasts had finally been successfully cloned.
Giant Centipede, Giant Taurus, Giant Rhinoceros, Yata Mirror, Three-Headed Dog, Stone Panda, Hell Crab, and Chameleon.
All of them had been resurrected!
With the eight Summoned Beasts in his possession, Nagato had recovered the strength of the Animal Path.
The New Six Paths of Pain were ready for action!
As an added product,
Danzo had cloned several bodies for Deidara.
Every Deidara looked exactly the same, as though they had been carved from the same mold.
Deidara's art was about to reach a whole new level.
The deal between Uchiha Obito and Danzo, however, was not going smoothly.
Before becoming Hokage, Danzo had refused to provide Uchiha Obito with the Impure World Reincarnation technique.
After several months of waiting,
once it was confirmed that Hyuga Sho had made no move at all, and Hidan had cast the curse several more times...
the Akatsuki Organization's plan to join forces with Darkness of Shinobi and attack Konoha was put on the agenda...
But before that,
the Akatsuki Organization needed allies to restore its strength.
Even if Hyuga Sho really was still alive,
Nagato was confident he could deal with him.
The problem lay in the interference of