An ocular technique surpassing Kotoamatsukami

After capturing Deidara.

The guy finally became much more cooperative.

Using his unique ability, Chuan Yu took a portion of Shukaku's power from Gaara's body.

Next, they had to find Sasori.

He must have taken another route.

Deidara and Sasori should have met near the banks of the Shuqu River.

At Sunagakure.

Sasori had killed all the ninja led by Kankuro.

He had left Kankuro alive, but the man had already been poisoned.

Baki was at a loss, and ultimately went to a remote town in Sunagakure to find Grandma Chiyo, who had retired from the world.

Ever since the battle in which Sunagakure and Iwagakure joined forces to attack Konoha.

Grandma Chiyo had been defeated by Wuyihan Chuanyu.

After returning, she had withdrawn from the Ninja World.

Her only wish was to see her grandson before she died.

Just before losing consciousness, Kankuro had realized that the poison in his body might be connected to Grandma Chiyo's grandson.

Grandma Chiyo hadn't intended to get involved, but when she heard this, she ultimately decided to go and see for herself.

Before going to find Grandma Chiyo, Baki sent an urgent secret message to Konoha.

Grandma Chiyo was very displeased. Of course, she still held a grudge over what had happened with Konoha all those years ago.

After receiving the message, Tsunade sent Kakashi, along with Sakura and Naruto, to provide support.

Chuan Yu had been right after all.

The Five Great Nations had become increasingly concerned about the Tailed Beasts.

If they didn't take action, everyone in the Akatsuki would still be unable to escape their fate of death.

Kakashi and the others encountered Temari on their way back.

The four of them quickly reached Sunagakure.

After they pinpointed Sasori's location.

They made their move.

"Where the hell did Deidara go? It's already the third day."

Sasori stood by the riverbank, frowning.

Suddenly, several shuriken came flying at him.

Sasori controlled his tail and blocked the attack in a few quick movements.

"Who are you?"

Sasori slowly turned around.

The four of them landed together.

Grandma Chiyo stared at the Sand Scorpion before her and slowly spoke. "You were the one who poisoned Kankuro, weren't you?"

Sasori looked over the four of them, then suddenly fixed his gaze on Naruto.

"Another Jinchuriki. It seems Itachi and the others have been having terrible luck. I didn't expect you to leave Konoha."

"Once I've extracted the Tailed Beast from Gaara, you'll be next."

At the mention of Itachi, Naruto froze.

The next moment, he clenched both fists and gritted his teeth in anger.

"You left Sasuke covered in injuries and forced him to leave Konoha, and now you've taken Gaara! The Akatsuki will pay for this!"

Red chakra suddenly appeared across Naruto's body.

Kakashi immediately panicked.

"Naruto! Calm down!"

But Naruto couldn't hear him anymore.

"Yes, that look in your eyes. It hurts, doesn't it?"

"Heh. Gaara might already be dead by now."

Sasori kept taunting Naruto.

"Rasengan!"

Without another word, Naruto summoned a shadow clone and formed a sphere of chakra.

He charged straight at Sasori.

Smoke billowed everywhere.

Naruto was panting heavily. His anger had nearly let the Nine-Tails take control of him.

The dust cleared.

A huge crater had appeared in the ground.

But Sasori was nowhere to be seen.

"Over there!"

Sakura suddenly pointed toward the rocky cliff in the distance.

Sasori was fleeing toward the mountains.

"Stop!"

Sakura hurried after him.

Just then, Deidara suddenly appeared in the sky.

Grandma Chiyo and Sakura went after Sasori. Kankuro needed Sasori's antidote to survive.

Naruto and Kakashi went after Deidara.

They clearly saw Gaara wrapped up in the tail of Deidara's bird.

After everyone had split up.

Chuan Yu slowly emerged with Karin.

But just then, Karin sensed several powerful chakra signatures coming from Sasori's direction.

"That must be Pain's Phantom Dragon Nine Seals technique."

"Let's go!"

The two of them hurried toward their destination.

But Sasori wasn't so lucky.

Sakura and Chiyo intercepted him along the way.

The battle between the three was about to begin.

Taking advantage of the moment, Chuan Yu and Karin arrived at a large stone door in the mountains.

A talisman was attached to the stone.

Chuan Yu raised two fingers, and the stone door slowly lifted.

The moment Chuan Yu stepped inside.

The ghostly images of the other Akatsuki members suddenly appeared before him.

"Why are you here? Where are Sasori and Deidara?" Pain's image asked, puzzled.

"I've already obtained Shukaku's chakra. Deidara has agreed to my proposal."

"As for Sasori, he's still fighting. He won't be able to make it for a while."

Chuan Yu spoke calmly.

"Did I ever say I agreed to your proposal?"

"You certainly took the liberty of deciding that for yourself."

Pain looked at Chuan Yu coldly.

"At least I made some progress. Konoha and Sunagakure have already formed an alliance. I think the most important thing now is to hand over Shukaku's chakra, right?"

As he spoke, Chuan Yu opened his palm.

A brownish-yellow glow gradually appeared.

Pain fell silent for a moment, then summoned the enormous vessel behind him.

A powerful suction force came from inside the vessel.

The chakra in Chuan Yu's palm was immediately drawn inside.

"Your ability is quite unusual."

"I look forward to seeing what you do next..."

Pain saw the vessel react as it absorbed Shukaku's chakra and was overjoyed.

Perhaps Chuan Yu's suggestion really could work.

As long as the Jinchuriki's life wasn't in danger, the Five Great Nations probably wouldn't make them their main target.

This would certainly save them a lot of trouble.

"There won't be a next time."

Chuan Yu opened his palm again.

A mass of fiery red chakra hovered in the air.

"Nine-Tails Chakra?!"

Everyone stared at Chuan Yu in shock. Itachi alone knew the truth.

Back when Chuan Yu had first joined the Akatsuki, he had accompanied Itachi to Konoha.

When Chuan Yu had beaten Sasuke, the Nine-Tails' chakra had suddenly appeared inside Naruto.

Chuan Yu had used the unique ability of his left eye's Eternal Mangekyo to take a portion of that Nine-Tails Chakra.

Now it had finally come in handy.

But could this really take the place of the Tailed Beasts in awakening the Ten-Tails?

During the period when Obito hadn't yet joined the Akatsuki.

The Tailed Beast Chakra that Chuan Yu appeared to be absorbing seemed to be supplying the Demonic Outer Image.

But in reality, it was only an illusion created by the unique Illusionary Domain of his right eye's Mangekyo.

As Shisui's younger brother, he was naturally skilled in genjutsu.

By now, Chuan Yu had even surpassed Shisui.

The effects of his domain were enough to change the truth before one's eyes.

And the same was true from Chuan Yu's perspective.

To fool your opponent with an illusion, you first had to fool yourself.

This was the Illusionary Domain technique that surpassed Kotoamatsukami: Dianli Dongxiang!

Since first awakening this ability, Chuan Yu had learned to completely control it.

He could control and alter anything within its range.

"Uchiha Chuanyu..."

"I'm becoming more and more interested in you..."

"Perhaps in the near future, we can stand together at the top of the world..."

With that, the images of the others slowly disappeared.

Chuan Yu walked out of the cave.

Next, he had to.

Prevent Sasori's death.