After taking down Deidara.
This guy finally became much more obedient.
Chuanyu used his unique ability to seize a portion of Shukaku's power from Gaara's body.
Then, the next step was to find Sasori.
This guy should have left by another route.
Deidara and the other two should have met near the riverbank.
Sand Village.
All the ninjas led by Kankuro were killed by Sasori.
Only he was left alive, but he was already poisoned.
Baki was helpless and finally went to a secluded city in Sand Village to find the reclusive Granny Chiyo.
Ever since the battle where Sand Village and Rock Village jointly attacked Konoha that year.
Granny Chiyo was defeated by Wuyihan Chuanyu.
As a result, she withdrew from the Ninja World upon her return.
Her only wish was to see her grandson before she died.
Coincidentally, before Kankuro lost consciousness, he discovered that the poison he had been afflicted with might be related to Granny Chiyo's grandson.
Granny Chiyo, who originally had no intention of acting, decided to go and see after hearing this.
Before taking her to Chiyo, Baki sent a top-secret message to Konoha.
This greatly displeased Granny Chiyo, and of course, she still harbored resentment about the events in Konoha that year.
Upon receiving the secret message, Tsunade dispatched Kakashi, along with Sakura and Naruto, to provide support.
As expected, Chuanyu's prediction came true.
The concept of Tailed Beasts was becoming increasingly critical among the various countries.
If no measures were taken, everyone in Akatsuki would still be unable to resist the fate of death.
Kakashi and the two encountered Temari, who was returning, on the way.
The four of them quickly arrived at Sand Village.
Finally, after pinpointing Sasori's location.
The group made their move.
"Where on earth did that guy Deidara go? It's already the third day."
Sasori stood by the riverbank, frowning.
Suddenly, several shuriken flew towards him.
Sasori controlled his tail and blocked the attacks in two or three moves.
"Who's there?"
Sasori slowly turned around.
He saw the four of them descend simultaneously.
Granny Chiyo stared at the Sand Scorpion before her and slowly spoke, "You were the one who administered the poison to Kankuro, weren't you?"
Sasori scanned the four people in front of him, and his gaze suddenly locked onto Naruto.
"Another Jinchuriki. It seems Itachi and the others had very bad luck. I didn't expect you to have left Konoha."
"Then, after I extract the Tailed Beast from Gaara's body, you'll be next."
As soon as he heard Itachi's name, Naruto froze.
The next second, he clenched his fists and gritted his teeth in anger.
"You left Sasuke with severe injuries and left Konoha, and now you've captured Gaara. You Akatsuki are unforgivable!"
Red chakra instantly appeared on Naruto's body surface.
Kakashi panicked.
"Naruto! Calm down!"
But how could Naruto listen now?
"Yes, that's the look. It hurts, doesn't it?"
"Hmph, Gaara might already be dead."
Sasori continued to taunt Naruto.
"Spiraling Sphere!"
Without another word, Naruto immediately summoned shadow clones and conjured a sphere.
He quickly charged towards Sasori.
Smoke billowed up instantly.
At this moment, Naruto was gasping for breath, his anger almost exploited by the Nine-Tails.
The dust settled.
A huge pit appeared on the ground.
However, Sasori's figure was nowhere to be seen.
"Where is he!"
Sakura suddenly pointed to the rocky cliff not far away.
Sasori was seen rapidly fleeing towards the mountains behind.
"Stop!"
Sakura quickly gave chase.
Just then, Deidara's figure suddenly appeared in the sky.
Grandma Chiyo and Sakura went to pursue Sasori, as Kankuro's poison required Sasori's antidote.
Naruto and Kakashi, on the other hand, went to chase Deidara.
They clearly saw Gaara, wrapped up, on the tail of Deidara's bird.
After they had all separated.
Chuan Yu slowly walked out with Karin.
But at this very moment, Karin suddenly sensed several powerful chakras in Sasori's direction.
"That must be the Phantom Dragon Nine Seals technique that Pain prepared."
"Let's go!"
The two quickly hurried towards their destination.
However, Sasori was not so lucky.
Sakura and Chiyo intercepted him on their way.
A great battle was about to erupt between the three.
Taking advantage of this, Chuan Yu brought Karin to a large stone gate in the mountains.
A talisman was affixed to the stone.
Chuan Yu raised two fingers, and the stone gate slowly rose.
The moment Chuan Yu stepped inside.
Suddenly, the phantoms of the other members of the Akatsuki organization appeared before him.
"Why are you here? Where are Sasori and Deidara?"
Pain's phantom asked, puzzled.
"I have obtained Shukaku's chakra. According to the suggestion I made, Deidara has compromised."
"As for Sasori, he is still fighting and won't be able to come for a while."
Chuan Yu said calmly.
"Did I ever agree to your suggestion?"
"You're quite proactive."
Pain said coldly, looking at Chuan Yu.
"At least I've made progress. Konoha and Sand have already allied. I think the most important thing now is to hand over Shukaku's chakra, right?"
Chuan Yu said, spreading his palm.
A faint brown-yellow halo gradually appeared.
Pain was silent for a moment, then summoned the giant container behind him.
A powerful suction force emerged from the container.
The chakra in Chuan Yu's palm was immediately pulled into it.
"Your ability is very special."
"I am very much looking forward to your next performance..."
Pain was overjoyed when he saw the container react after absorbing Shukaku's chakra.
Perhaps the suggestion Chuan Yu provided could indeed be implemented.
As long as the Jinchuriki's life was not endangered, the Five Great Nations would likely not target them directly.
This would indeed save a lot of trouble.
"There won't be a next time."
Chuan Yu spread his palm again.
A ball of fiery red chakra condensed and floated in the air.
"Nine-Tails chakra?!"
Everyone looked at Chuanyu in shock, except Itachi, who knew the truth.
Back when Chuanyu first joined Akatsuki and accompanied him to Konoha.
When Chuanyu had beaten up Sasuke, the Nine-Tails chakra within Naruto had suddenly appeared.
Chuanyu had used the unique ability of his left eye's Eternal Mangekyo to seize a portion of the Nine-Tails chakra.
It was just the right time to use it now.
But could this truly replace a Tailed Beast to awaken the Ten-Tails?
During the period when Obito had not yet joined Akatsuki.
The Tailed Beast chakra that Chuanyu had outwardly absorbed seemed to be usable by the Demonic Outer Image.
But in reality, it was merely an illusion created by the Illusionary Domain unique to his right eye's Mangekyo.
As Shisui's younger brother, his genjutsu was naturally powerful.
In fact, Chuanyu had now surpassed Shisui himself.
The influence of the domain was enough to alter the truth before their eyes.
And it was the same in Chuanyu's eyes.
To deceive others with genjutsu, one must first deceive oneself.
This was the strongest domain genjutsu ability, surpassing Kotoamatsukami: Dianli Dongxiang!
Since Chuanyu first awakened it, he had been able to completely control this special ability.
Even everything within its range could be manipulated and altered by Chuanyu.
"Uchiha Chuanyu..."
"I'm becoming more and more interested in you..."
"Perhaps in the near future, we can stand at the pinnacle of the world together..."
After Pain finished speaking, their figures slowly vanished.
Chuanyu walked out of the cave.
What he needed to do next.
Was to prevent Sasori's death.
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