Underwater, Yato of the Hidden Mist Village kept making hand gestures to Yega.
Though they could not speak underwater,
as shinobi, they could convey their meaning clearly through battlefield hand signals.
"So many members of the Akatsuki have turned against them, and Shisui is still unscathed."
"Kisame Hoshigaki's chakra keeps swelling!"
"This mission has failed! Activate plan B immediately, or we won't be able to escape!"
Yega glanced back at Yugito beside him.
Yugito had taken both Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi head-on, leaving her the most badly injured of them all.
Her consciousness was already fading, and she could barely keep the oxygen whistle in her mouth.
After being injured by the Tailed Beast Ball earlier, the two Hidden Cloud shinobi, Yato and Yega, had stayed away from the main fighting. They had now recovered enough to move a little.
Seeing the situation, Yega did not hesitate.
He quickly formed hand seals, and intricate markings appeared on his palm.
He nodded at Yato, then slapped his own chest.
With a pop,
Yega vanished instantly.
Pain stared at the enormous sphere of water before him, his eyes filled with fury.
This should have been the battle that made the Akatsuki famous throughout the Shinobi World, yet they had encountered such fierce resistance as soon as they landed in the Hidden Mist Village.
The crucial problem was not that the enemy was too strong.
It was that the Akatsuki had turned on itself.
Pain felt no regret over controlling Karatachi Yagura.
His dream was lasting peace.
Any sacrifice along the way was acceptable.
Besides, whenever the great nations went to war, it was always the people of the smaller nations who suffered.
Nothing could be better than making the great nations feel pain!
Although Kakuzu had tied Kaito down earlier, Pain did