Akatsuki Headquarters rooftop, Land of Rain.
Uchiha Shin slowly opened his eyes, his gloomy face filled with irrepressible hatred and anger!
"I never thought Uchiha Houka would seal the Seven Ninja Swordsmen so easily."
Zetsu's voice came from behind Uchiha Shin.
On the battlefield, the countless clone troops were all Zetsu's clones. Nothing that happened there could escape Zetsu's notice. "Shin, to prevent any accidents, have Kinkaku and Ginkaku withdraw."
The two had Nine-Tails Chakra within them. With no way to capture the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, they were the only sacrifices capable of briefly reviving the Ten-Tails. They absolutely could not be sealed by Uchiha Houka.
"Fine. Contact Orochimaru immediately and have him seal Kinkaku and Ginkaku to revive the Ten-Tails!"
A trace of excitement appeared on Uchiha Shin's face. Once the Ten-Tails was revived, he would be ready to reap the rewards.
Zetsu secretly revealed a faint smile, then swiftly sank into the ground.
Meanwhile, in an underground cavern somewhere along the border between the Land of Rain and the Land of Fire, Orochimaru lay quietly in wait. Countless venomous snakes crawled and twisted around him in dense, overlapping layers. Even more snakes were scattered throughout the Land of Fire's border, lurking in every direction to form a "snake net." Through these countless snakes, Orochimaru continuously received updates on the battle outside, his efficiency no lower than Zetsu's clone army.
Orochimaru was not surprised in the slightest that the Seven Ninja Swordsmen had been sealed. After all, their opponent was Uchiha Houka. That despicable, shameless, underhanded, untrustworthy bastard was not someone the mere Seven Ninja Swordsmen could handle.
At the same time, the Allied Shinobi Forces slowing down and turning two combat divisions into flanks had not escaped Orochimaru's notice either.
"Zetsu, come out!"
Orochimaru slightly lifted his eyelids, revealing