Isobu's Deep Sea Anomaly, Tailed Beast Resonance

In the open space of the Konoha training ground, golden chakra and pale purple chakra intertwined and collided. Naruto, his body enveloped in the Nine-Tails' chakra cloak, his fingernails transformed into sharp claws, lunged fiercely toward Su Ye. Su Ye stood motionless, and the moment Naruto closed in, his Rinne Sharingan flared, an invisible barrier of chakra trapping Naruto firmly in place.

"Don't just focus on releasing chakra; try to communicate with Kurama," Su Ye's voice came through the barrier. "The more you resist it, the harder it will be to control its power." As he spoke, he condensed a wisp of pale purple chakra at his fingertip and slowly injected it into the barrier. This wisp of chakra acted as a bridge, instantly connecting Naruto's consciousness to the Nine-Tails' mental space.

Naruto's vision went black, and when he opened his eyes again, he was already inside the Nine-Tails' cage. The massive Nine-Tails curled up behind the iron bars, its crimson eyes staring daggers at him. "Brat, what kind of tricks are you trying to pull now?"

"I'm not here to fight you," Naruto took a deep breath, recalling Su Ye's words. "We've both been targeted by the Akatsuki. Only by joining forces can we protect everyone."

Kurama scoffed, just about to retort, when the mental space suddenly shook violently. A flash of pale purple light streaked by, and a phantom of Su Ye appeared beside the cage. "Kurama, you must be able to feel it—the other Tailed Beasts are under threat. Obito's goal is every single Tailed Beast. If you continue to resist, you will only end up with the same fate as Matatabi."

Kurama's pupils contracted slightly; it had indeed sensed the chakra fluctuations of the Two-Tails weakening. Just then, the ground of the training ground shook violently, and Su Ye's Rinne Sharingan heated up again as a clear image flooded his mind: deep in the ocean, the Three-Tails Isobu was being bound by countless black chains, and a figure wearing a conical hat was manipulating the chains to extract the Three-Tails' chakra.

"No, it's the Three-Tails!" Su Ye opened his eyes abruptly and dispelled the barrier. "Naruto, come with me immediately! The Akatsuki has already made a move on the Three-Tails!"

Kakashi and Jiraiya heard the commotion and rushed over. Upon learning the situation, Jiraiya immediately said, "I will notify Kumogakure and Kirigakure to send ninjas for support! You head to the sea area where the Three-Tails is located and do your best to stall for time!"

Su Ye, Naruto, and Kakashi set off immediately, riding a speedboat condensed from Water Release ninjutsu, racing toward the deep sea where the Three-Tails was located. On the way, Naruto suddenly asked, "Su Ye, how were you able to enter the mental space earlier? And how did you know Kurama's name?"

Su Ye looked back at Naruto and said softly, "My Rinne Sharingan can perceive the consciousness of Tailed Beasts, and I once saw Kurama in the memories of Madara."

As they spoke, the speedboat reached the deep-sea region. Su Ye leaped into the water, activated his Rinne Sharingan, and instantly locked onto the location of the Three-Tails. He shouted to Naruto and Kakashi, "Follow me, the Three-Tails is in the underwater canyon!"

The three dived to the seabed, and the sight before them made their pupils shrink: the Three-Tails Isobu was firmly bound to the canyon wall by black chains, and a figure wearing a conical hat stood atop the Three-Tails, hands forming seals as he extracted its chakra. This person was none other than a member of the Akatsuki—the Animal Path Pain.

"You finally arrived." Pain turned slowly, his eyes devoid of any emotion. "However, it is already too late; the Three-Tails' chakra will be fully extracted soon."

Naruto roared, his golden chakra erupting as he charged toward Pain. "I won't let you get away with this!" He threw a punch, a golden Tailed Beast Bomb condensing in his palm, and blasted it toward Pain.

Pain remained expressionless, forming seals with his hands. "Summoning Technique!" A massive summoning beast burst from the ground, blocking Naruto's Tailed Beast Bomb. At the same time, more summoning beasts emerged from the seabed, attacking Su Ye and Kakashi.

Kakashi immediately activated his Sharingan, Chidori condensing in his palm as he cut down the incoming summoning beasts. "Su Ye, go stop Pain! Naruto and I will handle these summoning beasts!"

Su Ye nodded and activated Heavenly Hand Power, instantly teleporting to Pain's side. His black sword thrust straight at Pain's heart, only to be blocked by Pain's black iron rod. Su Ye's Rinne Sharingan sensed that within Pain's body, there was a chakra fluctuation similar to Nagato's.

"You are not the original body." Su Ye frowned. "Where is Nagato?"

Pain did not answer but formed seals again, and more black chains erupted from the ground, coiling toward Su Ye. Su Ye activated Limbo, and three black phantoms separated from his body to block the black chains. He seized the opportunity to leap up, thrusting his black sword again and piercing through Pain's body.

However, Pain's body turned into smoke and vanished on the spot. Immediately after, more Pain clones appeared in the underwater canyon, surrounding Su Ye and the others.

"No, it's Pain's Clone Technique!" Kakashi's expression changed. "These clones all have physical bodies, and they can all use summoning beasts and black iron rods!"

Naruto gritted his teeth, the Nine-Tails' chakra erupting once more. "No matter how many clones there are, I'll beat them all!" He leaped up, a Tailed Beast Bomb condensing in his mouth, and blasted it toward the Pain clones.

Su Ye's Rinne Sharingan spun rapidly, analyzing the weaknesses of the Pain clones. "These clones' chakra all come from the same source. As long as I find the connection point of the chakra, I can take them all out at once!" His gaze swept across every corner of the underwater canyon, finally locking onto a black vortex deep within the canyon—that was the connection point for the Pain clones' chakra.

"Naruto, Kakashi, cover me!" Su Ye shouted, activating Heavenly Hand Power to instantly teleport beside the black vortex. His black sword condensed pale purple chakra as he slashed fiercely at the black vortex.

"Don't even think about it!" The Pain clones simultaneously performed ninjutsu, and countless summoning beasts and black iron rods attacked Su Ye. Kakashi immediately activated Kamui, sucking the incoming ninjutsu and summoning beasts into another dimension. Naruto, enveloped in golden chakra, stood in front of Su Ye, cutting down the approaching Pain clones.

Su Ye seized the opportunity and slashed his black sword hard against the black vortex. Pale purple chakra erupted instantly, splitting the black vortex in two, and the bodies of the Pain clones simultaneously turned into smoke and vanished.

The black chains on the Three-Tails also disappeared, and it broke free from its restraints, swimming toward the depths of the ocean. But just then, a strong chakra fluctuation suddenly came from the sea surface in the distance—it was Obito's aura, and it was even more violent than before.

Su Ye's expression turned grave instantly. "Obito is here; we must evacuate as soon as possible!"

The three swam toward the surface, but as soon as they broke the water, they saw Obito standing on a massive wooden ship. Obito's right eye rotated, his gaze locking onto Su Ye. "Su Ye, you ruin my plans every time. This time, you won't escape."

Obito raised his hand to form a seal, and the sea surface shook violently as countless White Zetsu emerged from the seabed, attacking Su Ye and the others. Kakashi immediately activated the Flying Thunder God, bringing Su Ye and Naruto to the shore. "Let's retreat; this is no place to linger!"

The three retreated rapidly. Obito watched the direction in which they disappeared, a cold sneer curling his lips. "It doesn't matter. The Three-Tails is already injured and will soon become our prize. Su Ye, next time we meet, I will definitely take your Rinne Sharingan."

Meanwhile, the three returned to Konoha. Jiraiya had already gathered the core members from Konoha, Sunagakure, Kumogakure, and Kirigakure. Su Ye informed everyone of the situation in the underwater canyon, and Jiraiya frowned. "With Pain and Obito acting simultaneously, it seems the Akatsuki has begun using its full strength to capture the Tailed Beasts. We must accelerate our joint defense, otherwise, the other Tailed Beasts will soon be captured by the Akatsuki."

Gaara stood up, his tone firm. "Sunagakure is prepared and can dispatch elite ninjas at any time to cooperate with other villages in protecting the Tailed Beast jinchuriki."

Yugito also nodded and said, "Kumogakure will also send ninjas to assist in protecting the other Tailed Beasts."

Su Ye looked at the group, his Rinne Sharingan heating up slightly. "My Rinnegan can perceive the location and status of the Tailed Beasts. Moving forward, we can formulate targeted protection plans based on their distribution. Furthermore, I suspect that Nagato is in Amegakure. As long as we find Nagato, we can disrupt Pain's operations."

The group's eyes lit up at these words. Jiraiya immediately said, "I will go to Amegakure to find Nagato's whereabouts; you all continue to refine the joint defense plan."

After the meeting, Su Ye went to the training ground alone. His Rinne Sharingan heated up again, and a blurred memory flooded his mind—it was a conversation between Madara and Nagato, which mentioned the key to the "Eye of the Moon Plan": collect all the Tailed Beasts, resurrect the Ten-Tails, and then use the power of the Ten-Tails to realize the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

"The Eye of the Moon Plan..." Su Ye clenched his fists. "Obito's goal is the entire ninja world. It seems a greater war is already inevitable."