Attack on Konoha

There were many ways to capture Jinchuriki. Why Akatsuki insisted on launching a full-scale war against Konoha remained a mystery to Long Ye and his companions.

Three days later...

Nagato appeared at the head of his Six Paths of Pain.

Besides the Akatsuki members who formed his main fighting force, Nagato used the Summoning Rinnegan to summon a vast number of beasts.

He also used Impure World Reincarnation, a forbidden technique he had obtained from Orochimaru, to revive many powerful shinobi from the previous era.

Akatsuki threw everything it had into assembling a terrifying army of the dead. Dark clouds hung over the entire Hidden Leaf Ninja Village.

Long Ye's group was an elite fighting force. They did not march with the main army and had complete freedom to act on their own.

The moment they reached the outskirts of Konoha, they understood why Nagato had staked everything on a battle of this scale.

A massive barrier protected Konoha. From a distance, it looked like an enormous glass bowl turned upside down over the entire village.

But the barrier was not what surprised Long Ye. It was the people inside it.

The Five Kage of the five nations had gathered!

Each had brought their village's finest fighters.

Clearly, they had been waiting for Nagato's army and had known it would come.

"Is this the start of the Fourth Shinobi World War?"

Lang Xing was taken aback by the sight.

The Five Great Ninja Villages had joined forces.

Long Ye did not know whether Akatsuki had heard about an alliance this large. He certainly had not.

"When you think about it, it makes sense!"

"Akatsuki has acted openly for the past six months, and every operation has succeeded. The Jinchuriki of the other four villages have all been captured, and their