Could There Be a Traitor?

"Leader, things don't look good. I searched the entire area around the Allied Shinobi Forces, but there wasn't a single trace. I suspect the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki wasn't hidden away, but sealed."

Uchiha Qingfeng suddenly appeared. Nagato remained expressionless, with only Konan and the reanimated Yahiko by his side.

After hearing Uchiha Qingfeng out, Nagato's expression did not change in the slightest. He was not surprised at all.

Even if the Allied Shinobi Forces had not initially planned to protect the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, after witnessing the full strength of the Akatsuki Organization, they would certainly have prepared for the worst.

Even if it meant making the Eight-Tails disappear completely, they would not allow it to fall into the Akatsuki Organization's hands.

"As long as we win this battle, whether we capture the Eight-Tails is no longer important."

That was true. As long as they won, they had plenty of time ahead. Even waiting for the Eight-Tails to be reborn again would not be a problem.

The problem was, they could not win.

Although the Akatsuki Organization's High-End Combat Power had increased considerably because of the Reanimation Jutsu, these were rootless forces. Their strength was nowhere near what it had been in life, and at most, they retained sixty percent of their former power.

It looked like a sizable force, but at the level of top-tier Ninja, even a slight loss of strength was still a loss. Victory was simply impossible. Their only advantage was their "immortal bodies," but Ōnoki had long prepared a countermeasure: seal them directly.

That was the limitation of reanimated bodies. They could wear down the enemy, but they could not become the decisive means of determining victory or defeat.

Watching the battle in the distance, Uchiha Qingfeng did not have much confidence either.

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