On the main road leading to the Hokage Building...
"The Akatsuki Organization's people are here..."
Might Guy looked around from side to side, observing the situation as he spoke to the ANBU behind him... in other words, Rin Setsu'a.
"Don't be hasty..."
Rin Setsu'a raised a hand, stopping Might Guy from taking further action.
"Wait until they come over and focus their attention entirely on the Hokage. Then we'll catch them off guard and take them down."
Rin Setsu'a spoke calmly.
"All right."
Might Guy nodded, feeling that he had made a good point.
"When the time comes... you'll do this..." Rin Setsu'a told Might Guy what they would do next...
On the roof of the Hokage Building.
Tsunade and the others stood there.
Behind her stood Jiraiya and Hiruzen Sarutobi.
There were also Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Izumi, Sasori... and other experts.
"There are seven members of the Akatsuki Organization..."
"Eight giant Summoned Beasts!"
Hizashi Hyuga and Hyuga Hiashi, who had kept their Byakugan activated to observe the situation, reported to everyone.
"Seven?" Jiraiya asked.
"Six of them have Black Receivers. They should be the Six Paths of Pain..."
"The remaining shark-faced man is the Tailed Beastless Beast, Kisame Hoshigaki."
"Everyone... get ready!"
Tsunade clenched her fists.
The battle to Protect Konoha would be decided here!
If they had not known about Pain's abilities,
Tsunade definitely would not have let him destroy the village.
However, after witnessing Nagato's unparalleled power in Amegakure... Tsunade and the others had realized something.
They could not defeat Pain one-on-one.
Only by gathering everyone's strength would they have a chance of defeating him.
Rather than calling this the wrong strategy,
it was more accurate to say... this was the correct way to respond.
"They're here...! They're... flying?!"
The stunned expressions on Hyuga Hiashi and