The Third Hokage's move

Why did his Sage Eyes consume so much chakra!

Why couldn't he deactivate his Rinnegan!

Because these weren't his eyes at all!

Why did that man calling himself Madara know so much? He had been a contingency left behind by the real Madara!

He had been a plaything in someone else's eyes ever since his birth!

He was nothing more than a vessel for nurturing these eyes...

Calling himself a god?

Nagato only felt ridiculous...

His face was filled with desolation, guilt, and a trace of hidden defiance...

In the end, all of it gave way to crazed resolve!

"Hahaha!"

"Uchiha Fengyao, I believe you!"

"But so what if the Rinnegan isn't mine? If that real Madara has what it takes, let him come take it himself!"

"My goal, Yahiko's dream, a world without war... I'll still pursue it!"

Feng Yao gave Pain a gratified look.

Pain's purple Rinnegan brimmed with madness and resolve.

"Feng Yao, tell me what you want. As long as you can help me bring peace to the shinobi world, I'll agree to anything!"

Feng Yao smiled faintly.

"Nagato, you don't need to worry. My position is the same as yours. It's just that my first goal is to lead the Uchiha Clan to survival."

"As for the rest of the secrets, we can discuss them at length once we're back in Amegakure!"

Soon, Feng Yao and Nagato reached an agreement.

The Uchiha's joining them had indeed caught Nagato off guard.

But it was nothing more than a little trouble!

It wouldn't have much effect on the plan to capture the tailed beasts.

In any case, the final outcome would be him sweeping through the entire shinobi world, making it know pain!

Soon, Feng Yao and Deva Path Pain teleported out of the Kamui Dimension together.

Meanwhile, at the Uchiha Clan Compound.

Since Deva Path Pain had been pulled into the Kamui Dimension by Feng Yao.

The other Five Paths of Pain had not attacked under Nagato's control.

Thus, inside the Uchiha Clan Compound at that moment.

The Uchiha were facing off against the members of the Akatsuki.

The scene was terrifyingly silent.

Just then, space twisted, and the appearance of two figures broke the silence.

"It's the clan head!"

"Leader!"

Feng Yao looked at Fugaku and Setsuna and nodded. "Proceed as planned!"

Fugaku and Setsuna nodded.

Seeing this, Pain knew that Feng Yao had made preparations long ago.

His faith in Feng Yao's Mangekyo ability grew a little stronger.

"Konan..."

A moment later.

Feng Yao and Deva Path Pain exchanged glances, fighting spirit surging in their eyes!

Both used the Body Flicker Technique to leave the Uchiha Clan Compound!

Boom...

The thunderous sounds of battle came from a distant valley!

And with Feng Yao and Pain's departure,

Everyone on the scene resumed fighting!

"Hmph, this time, I'll bring out my Perfect Puppet!"

With a hint of resentment in his eyes, Sasori once again brought out his Human Puppet of the Third Kazekage.

Clearly, losing several puppets earlier had left him very displeased!

"The Uchiha, huh? You're worthy of being my teammates!"

Kakuzu had previously faced more than a dozen Uchiha alone.

Although he had barely held his own and had even lost his Three Hearts, Kakuzu had always maintained a humble attitude toward those stronger than himself.

The Uchiha, a clan as renowned as the Senju, should have plenty of assets, shouldn't they?

"Heh heh, Sensei, it seems you've truly grown old. Konoha, in your hands..."

Orochimaru sighed.

Fugaku came at him in a flash and engaged him.

"Lord Fugaku, your strength has improved!"

Orochimaru said with a sinister smile.

"You flatter me, Lord Orochimaru. You're very powerful yourself!"

Fugaku said modestly.

Fugaku faced Juzo Biwa in a flash.

Konan, Kakuzu, and Sasori relied on their wide-area attacks to fend off several Uchiha!

Only this time, both sides acted with a tacit understanding.

Elsewhere, the Third Hokage and Danzo heard the commotion and decided to act immediately!

"Alas, Uchiha, you forced my hand. I have no choice..." This time, Hiruzen Sarutobi made up his mind and personally led the Anbu and the village's powerful fighters.

Ultimately, the Uchiha Clan only had twenty or thirty ninja with a three-tomoe Sharingan or above. Even counting those with Jonin-level strength, there were only a little over forty.

Konoha, however, had hundreds of Jonin, even if Hiruzen Sarutobi hadn't brought all of them this time.

He had nevertheless brought over a hundred Jonin and several hundred Chunin, most of them from his Sarutobi Army, along with ninja from the Shimura, Utatane, and Mitokado clans.

The aim was to swiftly wipe out the Uchiha with overwhelming force!

As for the other ninja clans, they had chosen to watch, though each had also sent a few of their clan's ninja.

This was plain to see.

As disciples of the Evil Senju Old Ghoul, the Third Hokage and Danzo had discovered the Mangekyo's weakness in the research the old Senju ghoul had conducted back then.

The Mangekyo's eye power was limited!

Continued use would cause the eyes to lose their sight!

Only by merging them with the eyes of a close blood relative could their eye power be restored.

When he first learned of this, the Third Hokage had been overjoyed. He had the patience to wear the Uchiha down, so he had intended to proceed gradually.

Yet, to his surprise, Danzo had used his money to hire the shinobi world's renowned assassin organization-the Akatsuki!

This time, the Akatsuki could be said to have come out in full force!

According to the intelligence, every member of the Akatsuki was a rogue ninja from one of the villages.

Nearly all of them possessed elite Jonin-level strength, and there were even Kage-level fighters among them!

Their leader was said to possess Kage-level strength.

Moreover, according to Danzo's investigation, Orochimaru seemed to be part of this organization!

Orochimaru...

The Third Hokage's feelings about Orochimaru were complicated.

But he still held Orochimaru's strength in high regard.

This was also why the Third Hokage had suddenly acted decisively for once.

The enemy Uchiha:

Kage-level strength: Feng Yao, Fugaku, and Itachi.

Jonin-level strength: twenty or thirty.

Their own side:

Including Hiruzen Sarutobi himself, at least four Kage-level fighters.

Jonin: over a hundred.

Chunin: several hundred.

Conclusion: no matter how one looked at it, several hundred against thirty-the advantage was theirs!

"Surround them! Today, the Uchiha won't escape even if they sprout wings!"

Danzo sneered repeatedly, his eyes filled with the excitement and exhilaration of finally getting his revenge!

The ninja pressed forward, surrounding the entire Uchiha Residence.

A small number hesitated briefly, but ultimately chose to follow the crowd.

Jiraiya looked at the surrounded Uchiha Residence.

He couldn't help recalling Feng Yao's disdain and mockery a few days earlier.

"From beginning to end, all we Uchiha ever wanted was to survive. But what did we get? The village falsely accused us, seized our businesses, forced us out of our ancestral land, and Shisui died a horrible death..."

Feng Yao's words seemed to ring in his ears.

No... that's not right. The Nine-Tails was controlled by the Sharingan, and that day, Feng Yao also... also...

Jiraiya wanted to convince himself.

But then he thought of Naruto.

That day, when he questioned the Third Hokage, the Third Hokage hadn't panicked as he had expected, as though he had anticipated it.

"This is all to protect Naruto..."

Yes, the old man was right. Naruto was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. With the old man doing this, the enemy wouldn't... wouldn't...

Jiraiya tried to convince himself. That way, perhaps his heart wouldn't hurt so much...