The Uchiha Are Coming-Don't Let Them Enter the Village!

Konan said, "Seventeen of them came as well."

"Seventeen is still enough to divide up and deal with Akatsuki's members."

Obito said,

"Pain still has the Six Paths of Pain. With the Six Paths Technique working together, they can disrupt the Temple Formation."

"As long as we don't let them join forces and unleash that Thunder Forbidden Technique, we have every chance of wiping out all four squads on the outskirts of the Land of Rain."

Kisame gripped Samehada again, his gaze settling on Pain.

Obito continued,

"Ren may be strong in his normal state, but he can hardly withstand the Six Paths' attacks all at once."

"If he uses the Susanoo-Enhanced Deification Technique again, that power cannot be maintained for long. Besides, Akatsuki has its own god-level power."

Pain slowly raised his Rinnegan.

Everyone in the tower turned their eyes, one after another, toward those purple eyes.

Deidara grinned again.

"That's right. The Uchiha have their forbidden techniques, but we're not just going to stand here and take it, hm!"

Kakuzu picked up the bounty notice again, his voice returning to its usual cold hardness.

"Just four squads. If we really leave them here, that bounty on the Uchiha should be withdrawn."

Sasori's tail spike rose again. Kisame grinned, and even the several Akatsuki members who had fallen silent earlier straightened up once more.

Konan was still looking at the intelligence report.

She had not overlooked the significance of seventeen Kage Level fighters, but Pain was here.

The Six Paths of Pain were here too.

The Uchiha had displayed all their strength, but Akatsuki had yet to make its move as well.

Beyond the Rain Curtain, news of the Uchiha Shrine's march passed station by station toward the Land of Rain.

They had not relied on the Body Flicker