Daring to Question a God

As soon as Obito finished speaking, he stepped directly into the black Uzumaki and instantly disappeared in front of Black Zetsu.

"It seems that brat Obito Uchiha has been fooled after all."

"Heh, but this isn't the first time he's been fooled. He's so easy to fool."

Black Zetsu sneered.

Soon after, Obito Uchiha left Cloud Village and headed towards Sound Village.

It's only noon now; if he moves quickly, he can still reach Sound Village tonight.

The only problem is that, regardless of whether we can capture Orochimaru or not, we definitely won't be able to join the battle in time using the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

"Damn Orochimaru, how dare you deceive me!"

He cursed angrily and quickened his pace again.

Half a day passed in the blink of an eye.

As night approached, Ōnoki led the new Iwagakure Ninja force quietly toward the Land of Fire.

Nagato then controlled Pain's Deva Path, to fly low in front, which excited the native Ninja of Cloud Village who followed behind.

"The leader is awesome!"

"As expected of our leader! That old man from Iwagakure can fly, so our leader can too!"

"That's right, the leader is invincible!"

The native Ninja shouted excitedly.

Little did they know that this faint sense of vanity they experienced would be their last.

The scenario they fantasized about—that Akatsuki would defeat Konoha and that Ōnoki would betray them—would never come true.

"Damn Orochimaru!"

Obito Uchiha, who had arrived at Orochimaru's Secret Base in Sound Village, shouted angrily.

Aside from some imprisoned Monster, he couldn't find Orochimaru anywhere in the Secret Base, and even all the equipment he had previously used was gone.

It's obvious they've run away!

Orochimaru, I will kill you!

His crimson Sharingan flashed with an unusual red light.

"Who?! What are you shouting about?!"

A roar came from the Dungeon, followed by several loud bangs as the dungeon door was pounded on.

"What are you yelling about again! Can't a person get some sleep at night?!"

"What are you sleeping for? We haven't been allowed out since this morning, and no one has brought us food. Lord Orochimaru has probably given up on us."

"Sizzle--"

Just as they were arguing, a black Uzumaki appeared out of thin air in the circular arena in the middle.

"What's this??"

"I don't know,"

"It looks like something inside is about to come out!"

"What's there to be afraid of? I don't care what kind of demons or monsters they are, I'll eat them all! I'm starving!"

The strangely shaped people locked in the Dungeon clung to the iron gate, staring greedily at what lay before them.

Their Dungeon was arranged in a circle, a circular Dungeon, with an open platform in the middle.

"You want to eat me?"

Obito Uchiha's cold voice rang out.

The sounds from the surrounding Dungeon fell silent for a moment.

But soon someone shouted, "What the hell? Wearing a mask? What kind of shady thing are you?"

"Wearing a mask and pretending to be Masked Superman?"

"You little brat, go home and ask your mom for a drink of water!"

Laughter erupted all around.

"Alright!" Obito Uchiha's face was Killer Bee gloomy. He instantly raised his hands and shot countless Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence at the gaps in the iron pillars of the surrounding Dungeon!

"Wood Release: Cutting Sprigs Technique!"

"Choo choo choo!"

"Puff--"

The sound of something cutting through the air, mixed with the sound of something piercing flesh, was incessant.

"Burst!"

Obito Uchiha out a low shout.

The Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence embedded in their bodies suddenly burst open!

Pierce through their entire bodies!

"Aaaaaah!!"

Soon, even more Killer Bee screams erupted from all around.

"..."

After some time, the Dungeon fell silent, the only sound the slow gurgling of blood.

Obito Uchiha was already furious; he would have wanted to kill them even if they hadn't provoked him. Now, after they did provoke him, almost everyone in the Dungeon was dead.

"Hmph, trash! Useless wretch!"

After venting his Obito Uchiha a single sentence, turned around, and stepped into the Kamui Dimension, disappearing from the scene.

However, after he left, some people in the Dungeon did not die. Even though blood was flowing on the ground, their bodies were trembling slightly.

Border of the Land of Fire.

Soon, it was late at night, almost dawn.

Ōnoki, leading the Vanguard Army and Akatsuki's Vanguard Army, has already entered the border of the Land of Fire, and is advancing at a very fast pace.

"We've already entered the border of the Land of Fire, Chief."

Several Black Ghost Ninja spoke, panting heavily.

Actually, the ones who should be complaining about being tired the most are not them, but Nagato.

Their ability to travel at such a high speed was entirely due to Ōnoki's Super Lightweight Rock Technique, combined with Nagato's manipulation of Pain's Deva Path to force them into flight.

After all, cannon fodder can't arrive too late, otherwise they'll instantly become logistics support.

Pain's Deva Path, with his Rinnegan, naturally saw things much more clearly than they did; he didn't need their reminders.

Therefore, they were ignored.

These people didn't seem to mind.

In their hearts, this is what God should be like!

After another three or four hours of travel, Ōnoki and the others finally arrived at the outskirts of Konoha Village.

"Slow down, prepare for Raid. Pain, get ready."

Ōnoki slightly raised his hand, signaling to the Vanguard Army.

Pain glanced sideways at Ōnoki: "You don't need to worry about me."

After saying that, he flew straight towards the gate of Konoha Village.

"Hey, you!"

Ōnoki clenched his fists immediately.

Damn Brawler! You're a complete brute! Anyone who didn't know better would think you were the reincarnation of the Lightning Shadow!

He cursed inwardly.

However, the other party's reckless behavior may be part of the reason why these natives of Cloud Village are attracted to them.

"Tsuchikage-sama, should we follow?" Kitsuchi asked from behind Ōnoki.

"Follow up, observe the situation, and then consider whether to attack directly."

Ōnoki responded in a low voice.

Immediately, Pain, along with several Black Ghost Ninja, charged straight to the Konoha Village Entrance.

However, he did not go in, but instead landed at the Village Entrance.

It was simply because, through his Rinnegan, he saw the entire Konoha Village enveloped by a circular Barrier Ninjutsu.

"Will Barrier Ninjutsu be able to sense a stranger the moment they step in?"

If it were just Sensory Barrier, he wouldn't care; he could just charge straight in.

However, there were no Ninja guarding the Village Entrance.

Did they skip work and run away?

This is a major village in Konoha; how could the guards just run away like that?

He quickly dismissed the idea.

There's only one possibility left: there's an ambush!

The Empty City Stratagem!

Ōnoki, who had followed behind, looked at Pain, who was standing at the Village Entrance, too afraid to go in, with a look of disdain on his face.

"You were so brave just now, but you've become a coward at the door?"

"Is this what God?"

"How dare you! You question the God?!"

A Black Ghost Ninja's eyes widened as he shouted.

You've got even more guts!

Ōnoki's eyes hardened, and he conjured a white, transparent cube in front of his chest with both hands.

"Dust Release: Atomic Dismantling Jutsu!"