Whoosh-
A fierce gust suddenly swept up, nearly knocking over the ninja standing close by.
"Move out!"
At Shihōin Naraku's command, Gore Magala shot forward first, leaving a distinct trail of dragon element in the air as the ninja followed close behind.
Having a flying summoning beast really was convenient!
The ninja running hard on the ground could not help feeling envious.
But flying summoning beasts were rare in the Shinobi World to begin with, let alone ones that could carry people.
So they could only pick up their pace on the ground as they envied him.
As for whether they were truly envying Shihōin Naraku or cursing him in their hearts, there was no telling.
The Land of Rice Fields was only a small country, with little territory.
It served as a buffer between the great powers, but when war broke out, it also became their battlefield.
Under the tacit, coordinated suppression of the Five Great Nations, small countries like this had no chance to truly rise.
The lesson of Amegakure, which had nearly broken through the Five Great Nations' restrictions, had robbed these small countries of hope in particular.
Precisely because their military strength was weak and their oversight lax, organizations large and small throughout the Shinobi World liked to establish bases in such countries.
Orochimaru and the Akatsuki were examples, and with such small populations, the same familiar faces came and went, making the bases' secret locations less likely to leak.
Of course, if the Five Great Nations devoted their full efforts to it, some secrets really were difficult to hide.
By now, the Land of Rice Fields had received notice from the Five Great Nations and understood that the Akatsuki could not escape its fate. So when Naraku arrived near the Akatsuki base with his