Wrapping Up and Opening!

Takigakure

"Whoosh—crash!"

"Clang!"

Jiying pressed a Takigakure ninja's head down and smashed him hard into the ground. Ignoring the kunai that bounced off his neck, he looked up at Pain, who had dealt with the Seven-Tails in just a few exchanges.

Then he continued slaughtering the Takigakure ninja.

At the same time, on a small hill, Hiruko stood with both hands in his pockets, watching Pain slowly descend from the sky under the protection of three deathsworn guards. His gaze lingered especially on Pain's eyes for a moment, and a trace of burning desire flashed through his own.

But he snuffed it out in the next instant. He knew very well that this was not a power he should covet. He still had some sense of where he stood.

Besides, the Chimera Technique required him to completely subdue the other party. With his small frame, he probably could not even withstand one glare from those eyes. So this was something he would only think about.

But someone else did not think that way. Young and reckless, he had very little self-awareness.

Sasori stared fervently at Pain in the sky, especially at those eyes so different from ordinary people's. In his heart, he had already decided that one day, he would definitely turn them into his art!

With the Seven-Tails defeated, the morale of the Takigakure ninja rapidly declined. Before long, they were completely beaten into submission by the members of Akatsuki.

Takigakure still had a use in Nagato's plan, so he was not going to destroy the place just like that. He merely killed off all the troublemakers, then controlled a few people with strength and prestige, having them stabilize the situation. After that, everyone from Akatsuki headed toward Pain.

A Tailed Beast was an extremely rare thing. Many of