"Oh my, oh my, so this is Ryūchi Cave's White Snake Sage?"
Hidan carried the Triple-Bladed Scythe over his shoulder and licked his lips, a sickly smile spreading across his face.
"To think this mission would need so many of us to act at once. Quite the spectacle~"
Deidara kept both hands in the pockets of his Red Cloud Robe and grinned. "That 'Madara Uchiha' only told me half an hour ago to come here for a mission. I didn't expect it to be this big, hmm!"
Zabuza Momochi stood coldly with a greatsword on his back, saying nothing.
Orochimaru stared at the White Snake Sage with his golden snake eyes, the corners of his mouth curving upward.
Kisame stood beside White Tiger, stealing a glance at him with a hint of inquiry in his eyes.
Lin Ze's White Tiger Clone, however, was inwardly frowning.
He, too, had only received Obito's instructions half an hour earlier to gather here for an interception mission. But now, looking at the lineup before him-
Almost all of the Akatsuki's main fighting force was here.
Then who was leading the attack on Ascension Island?
Just Nagato and the reanimated bodies of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha?
Although that combination was already among the strongest, after the battle in the Land of Water three years ago, Obito and the others had gained a sufficient understanding of Lin Ze's forces.
That combination was not enough to completely overwhelm them!
No, that wasn't right...
The White Tiger Clone suddenly thought of a possibility-
Obito might have allied with other forces!
And the most likely candidate was Kumogakure, which was in a difficult position and gradually declining!
The White Tiger Clone's heart sank.
If that was true, the situation on Ascension Island was probably even worse than expected!