"Found it."
A pale face emerged from the ground, followed by shoulders and the entire upper body.
This is the top floor of the tallest steel tower Amegakure. The rain outside the window is dripping down the glass. There are no lights in the room, and only the gloomy skylight shines on the map on the table.
Pain was originally standing in front of the window. After hearing the voice of White Zetsu, he turned his head and looked over.
Konan also put down the information he was sorting out.
White Zetsu raised his head.
"It has been confirmed, it is Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."
Pain turned around and took a few steps towards him.
"Where are you now?"
"Still northwest of Land of Fire."
White Zetsu's body continued to rise, and soon left the ground, standing in front of the two people.
"After they left that town, they have been moving in the mountains and forests. They changed directions several times and are now heading east."
Konan asked:
"Besides them, is there anyone else?"
"No, only Nine-Tails and Jiraiya."
Hearing this name, Konan paused in sorting out the information, but she didn't say anything.
Pain continued to ask:
"What have they done these days?"
"Push on, practice, rest, and then continue on your journey."
White Zetsu thought about it for a moment.
"Nine-Tails has been practicing a technique recently. He will first separate Shadow Clone, then create a ball of high-speed rotating Chakra in the palm of his hand, and then add wind attribute changes into it."
"The technique hasn't been completed yet, and it often loses control suddenly. But it's very powerful, and the wind blades scattered can tear apart the tree next to it."
Pain After listening, there was no reaction on his face.
"Did Jiraiya take action?"
"No."
White Zetsu shook his head.
"He has been watching from the side, and sometimes he will give some pointers. But the guy is very alert. A few times I just approached from the ground, and he suddenly stopped."
Having said this, White Zetsu raised his hand and scratched his face.
"I was almost discovered yesterday. He explored my hiding place for a long time. I could only continue to sink and wait for them to leave before following up again."
The room was quiet for a while.
Pain lowered his head and looked at the map on the table, his eyes moving slowly along several roads in the northwest of Land of Fire.
After a moment, he raised his head.
"Call everyone."
Konan put the information in his hand back on the table without asking any further questions.
An underground cave somewhere.
Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's huge body was sunk in the darkness, and only his outstretched hands could barely see clearly.
Soon, blurry figures appeared on the demon's fingers one after another.
Hidan carried the sickle and was the first to complain.
"You suddenly called everyone over. What happened?"
No one answered him.
Itachi and Kisame appeared immediately, and Kakuzu, Deidara and Tobi also arrived one after another.
After everyone arrived, the projection of Pain slowly raised its head.
"The location of Nine-Tails has been determined."
Kakuzu heard this and immediately looked at Pain.
"Nine-Tails?"
"Isn't he being closely guarded by Konoha?"
Kakuzu paused and then said:
"And if I remember correctly, Nine-Tails must be sealed at the end. Now that he is captured, there is no way to immediately send him to Demonic Statue of the Outer Path."
"That's right."
Pain looked at everyone.
"But Nine-Tails has been taken out of Konoha by Jiraiya and is currently traveling outside."
"This is our best chance to capture Nine-Tails. When they return to Konoha, it will only be more troublesome if they try to take action again."
Hidan was a little absent-minded at first, but he raised his head after hearing Jiraiya.
"Jiraiya?"
He frowned and thought for a while.
"Is it one of Konoha and Legendary Sannin?"
Kakuzu said nothing.
Hidan suddenly laughed.
"What legend Legendary Sannin, after all, aren't they just a few guys who were lucky enough to survive the war?"
Kakuzu turned to look at him.
"Don't underestimate that title."
The smile on Hidan's face did not disappear.
"What, you know him?"
"I don't know him, but I experienced that era."
Kakuzu looked away.
"At Second Shinobi World War, the Konoha troops met Hanzo of the Salamander at Rain Country. At the end of that battle, Konoha Ninja was still standing, and only Jiraiya, Orochimaru and Tsunade were left."
"They lost."
"However, Hanzō recognized the strength of the three people and did not kill them. He also personally gave them the name 'Konoha Sannin'."
Hidan curled his lips.
"We talked for a long time, but we still lost in the end?"
"The opponent is Hanzo of the Salamander, who was called a demigod by all Shinobi World at that time."
Kakuzu gave him a cold look.
"Being able to survive from that man's hands speaks volumes in itself."
Hidan made a sound, obviously still unconvinced, but this time he did not continue to argue.
Kisame After listening to what the two said, he suddenly turned his head and looked at Itachi beside him.
"Mr. Itachi."
"Jiraiya should belong to the same family as you, Konoha. How much do you know about him?"
Itachi raised his eyes.
"Not much."
His answer was brief.
"When I was still at Konoha, he had been traveling abroad for a long time. I had only heard of his name, but had never really come into contact with him."
Kisame is a little regretful.
"Well, that's really a pity."
"Okay."
Kakuzu interrupted this meaningless discussion.
"Back to this mission first."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Pain.
"Chief, who are you going to send?"
Pain's Rinnegan slowly swept across the crowd.
"This time, all hands are on the move."
The cave suddenly became quiet.
Hidan was stunned for a moment, as if he suspected that he heard wrongly.
"Huh?"
"It's just to catch Nine-Tails. Do you need everyone to go together?"
Kisame chuckled.
"When Six-Tails was captured last time, if the leader hadn't taken action himself, I'm afraid it wouldn't have just been Scorpion left there."
Hidan's expression suddenly froze.
Then he turned to look at Kisame.
"Hey, hey, hey! You're not much better, are you?"
"Catch Four-Tails, but in the end, Kazekage almost buried him alive in the sand!"
The smile on Kisame's face softened a little, and Samehada, who was covered in bandages, also moved.
"The two of us brought back Four-Tails."
"You..."
"That's enough."
Pain suddenly spoke.
Hidan immediately held it back, snorted and stopped talking.
The cave that was noisy just now quickly became quiet.
Pain did not waste time on the two of them and announced directly:
"The plan is tentatively scheduled to take action in seven days."
"You are now scattered in different countries. Within four days, you will all arrive at the northwest border of Land of Fire."
"After everyone arrives, White Zetsu will reconfirm the location of Nine-Tails, and then a specific combat plan will be arranged."
Hidan still felt that the movement this time was too big, and couldn't help but mutter:
"Do we need to be so serious? There are only two of them."
Pain slowly turned his eyes.
After the emotionless Rinnegan fell on Hidan, he swallowed the rest of his words.
Pain then continued:
"According to our existing information, Jiraiya is able to skillfully use Fire Release and Earth Release, and has also signed Summoning Contract with Mount Myoboku."
"He also has deep knowledge of Sealing Jutsu and barrier. In addition to the abilities that have been exposed, no one knows how many ninjutsu he has mastered."
Hidan did not interrupt again.
Kakuzu has experienced Second Shinobi World War, so of course he knows that there is nothing wrong with Pain's reminder. Others are gradually becoming serious.
Pain continued:
"White Zetsu also discovered that Nine-Tails is developing a new Wind Release."
"The technique hasn't been completed yet, and it can easily tear apart nearby trees after losing control. Continuing to delay will only make them more prepared."
Deidara didn't speak much during the whole scene, just quietly listening to other people's exchanges.
Since the last action, he seemed to have completely changed.
Pain looked around at everyone.
"Everyone who can survive Shinobi World War cannot be underestimated."
"What's more, Jiraiya is one of Legendary Sannin, and Nine-Tails is also with him."
"We only have one chance. If we fail, they will be on guard."
"This action can only be won, not defeated. I hope you can all take it seriously."
Kakuzu was the first to respond.
"Arrived at the northwest border of Land of Fire in four days, I understand."
Kisame also regained his smile.
"Looks like we have to hurry up, Mr. Itachi."
Itachi nodded.
Pain took one last look at everyone.
"No more questions, just start taking action."
After saying that, he directly dismissed Magic Lantern Body Technique.
"Disperse."
On Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's fingers, figures disappeared quickly.