The tremendous commotion Deidara and Sasori caused while capturing the Five-Tails drew not only Hudi, the special grade cursed spirit preparing to destroy the Land of Earth, but Shinji's group as well.
Of course, Iwagakure's ninja had presumably already reported the situation here as quickly as possible.
"Is that... the Five-Tails?"
The Five-Tails Kokuō's enormous body was visible from far away.
Shinji was very surprised as he led the others over.
Even the little Turtle lying obediently on his shoulder couldn't help stretching its neck.
"Someone's fighting a tailed beast again? Did Iwagakure's jinchūriki go berserk?"
Riding on the enlarged Bright Moon, Tamamo Hotaru couldn't help commenting.
First the Three-Tails, and now the Five-Tails.
People used to be unable to get away from these tailed beasts fast enough, yet now someone was always going out of their way to pick fights with them. What had happened to the world?
Tobi's heart sank. Unless something unexpected had happened, it was very likely that members of the Akatsuki were carrying out their tailed beast capture plan.
He knew about that.
He just hadn't expected such a coincidence, running into them again.
He couldn't help glancing at a certain someone, thinking, This guy isn't going to mess things up again, is he?
While Tobi was considering what to do, the Five-Tails suddenly toppled to the ground for no apparent reason, then let out cries of pain.
By the time they finally reached the vicinity, the Five-Tails' enormous figure had simply vanished.
"Was it defeated and captured, or did something else happen?"
Each harboring his own agenda, Shinji and Tobi sped up again.
But when they arrived and saw the situation, their brows immediately furrowed.
The situation before them was completely different from what they had expected.
What was especially unexpected was running into