Days later.
Konan flew toward the Land of Wind border with her paper wings spread, intending to recruit Sasori of the Red Sands.
Meanwhile, the alliance between Uchiha Obito and Nagato
had invaded Amegakure.
Dozens of corpses lay piled on the ground.
Just moments ago, they had
all been wiped out with a single blow.
The legendary "demigod," Hanzo of the Salamander, had also crumbled in an instant under the enemy's assault, suffering severe injuries.
"Who are you... How did you manage to injure me this badly?"
During the Second Shinobi World War,
when surrounded by dozens of Konoha's elite, as well as Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Jiraiya joining forces against him,
he had calmly counterattacked and defeated them all without leaving a single injury on his body.
Hanzo of the Salamander, who had bestowed the title of Legendary Sannin, was an undisputed powerhouse of the Shinobi World.
Yet someone like him hadn't even managed to survive a single exchange with the enemy.
"Have you forgotten me?"
From the shadows...
Yahiko appeared and stepped forward, fixing Hanzo of the Salamander with a grim stare.
"You—you're Yahiko of the 'Akatsuki'?! Aren't you dead?! How is this possible?!"
Hanzo of the Salamander would never forget Yahiko's death.
Yet now, the dead Yahiko had appeared alive and well right before his eyes.
"You went and joined forces with Shimura Danzō of Konoha and betrayed us... Now, all you care about is preserving your own life... You're a useless coward!"
Yahiko berated him.
"I respected the person you used to be, but... you changed. You became a despicable villain!"
"You... Who exactly are you, and why do you possess such overwhelming power?!"
Hanzo of the Salamander couldn't believe that the person before him was the leader of the Akatsuki.
Five shinobi who should have been