"That's certainly disadvantageous, so how do you plan to complete the capture mission?"
Uchiha Itachi did not rush to kill Kisame Hoshigaki, leave the Akatsuki, or return to Konoha, which he cherished. Although he was very unwilling to see that situation occur, the fact that the entire Akatsuki had been mobilized meant that Naoki Senju's situation was still very dangerous.
If Naoki Senju were captured as Jinchūriki, his life would at least be guaranteed in the short term, because in Pain's Tailed Beast Weapon Plan, when extracting the Tailed Beast from Jinchūriki's body, the goal is to Jinchūriki does not die prematurely.
If this worst-case scenario were to occur, then as a member of Akatsuki, he would still have a chance to rescue Naoki Senju. However, if Kisame Hoshigaki were eliminated, it would be equivalent to completely betraying Akatsuki, and there would be no chance of rescue at all.
We've already waited three years, so there's no rush.
"Since there's no opportunity to act within Kumogakure, let's lure the target outside the village. Itachi-san, I'm afraid we'll need your Genjutsu as an aid." Kisame Hoshigaki revealed a cruel smile. It was easy to guess that the method he used to lure the Two-Tails Jinchūriki outside the village was extremely bloody and brutal.
After considering it, Uchiha Itachi did not refuse. After all, capturing a Two-Tails would not completely perfect the Tailed Beast Weapon Plan, but the fact that Kumogakure lacked a Two-Tails Jinchūriki would greatly weaken the Kumogakure's fighting power.
Especially after losing the Fourth Raikage and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki at once, the Kumogakure has now lost the Two-Tails Jinchūriki Kumogakure well. This "little girl" has lost her last protection and will be directly exposed to the fierce gazes of those around her.
Leaving aside the covetous and deeply vengeful Iwagakure, even small ninja villages like Kusagakure and Takigakure might dare to take a bite!
" Summoning Technique."
Having recovered some of his Chakra, the Animal Path Hand Seals once more, this time summoning two beasts simultaneously. Their eerie purple, wavy eyes revealed their unique identities.
Summoning Beast: Hell Crab!
Summoning Beast: Chameleon!
Adding to the bull that was summoned first, the three enormous summoned beasts were eyeing Naoki Senju menacingly, as if they were about to tear him to shreds at any moment.
Not to be outdone, Naoki Senju also began Hand Seals. There are many clans of summoning beasts in the Shinobi World. Kirigakure has a summoning beast that is good at Genjutsu, Sunagakure has a summoning beast that is good at Wind Release Ninjutsu, Kamatari; Amegakure has a summoning beast that is good at poison attacks, called Ibuse.
But when it comes to the most well-known, the most famous, and the most impressive battle record, it is definitely the summoning beast of the Konoha Sannin, Summoning: Three-Way Deadlock!
"He's a disciple of the Sannin, after all. I can't lose in a summoning battle," Naoki Senju muttered to himself, his expression becoming extremely serious. This Summoning Technique might cause quite a stir this time.
"Stop him."
Nagato issued concise instructions. Although he didn't know what Naoki Senju was trying to do with such a serious attitude, he was determined to stop whatever the enemy wanted to do.
The Asura Path's bald head blossomed like flower petals, revealing a dark cannon barrel within. Vast amounts of Chakra converged towards the barrel, and a terrifying azure laser condensed within it, as if to destroy everything in its path.
The Animal Path drove the bull to charge at Naoki Senju, while the Chameleon flicked its tongue and swallowed the Human Path. Also inside the Chameleon's belly was the True Naraka Path. On the front lines, they were temporarily disqualified from fighting, but in the most critical moment, their abilities would become the key to turning the tide!
The Chameleon's body color gradually blended into the surrounding environment, and even the Human Path and Naraka Path within its body became invisible. The Hell Crab stood quietly behind the Animal Path, showing no intention of making a move.
Naoki Senju completed his Hand Seals in a second, and then, as the massive summoning array unfolded, Pain realized something was wrong. They should have stopped it with all their might!
Pain's Deva Path used his skillful Yin-Yang Release to construct a black Chakra rod containing the Chakra of the Rinnegan. When this rod pierced the enemy's body, it could also disrupt the enemy's Chakra flow.
Hopefully, it's not too late to stop it...
Shinra Tensei!
The instantaneous burst of repulsive force propelled the black Chakra rod through the air, arriving first despite being delayed, and hitting the target before the Asura Path's laser could strike.
However, the target it hit was not Pain's Deva Path had intended. The bull summon, which had been charging forward as if it were about to smash through mountains, stopped at this moment. Its hooves dug deep furrows in the ground, but it could not take another step forward.
The Asura Path's laser also hit its target, but the expected explosion did not occur. It seemed to have been completely absorbed by an unknown force, without causing a single leak of energy.
Could Naoki Senju also absorb Ninjutsu?
The next second, Six Paths of Pain and Nagato, who was behind the scenes, were speechless, overturning their somewhat foolish guesses.
Although the laser from the Asura Path did not cause any real damage, it tore through the thick white fog, revealing what kind of enormous being Naoki Senju had summoned.
At first glance, its mountain-like size easily blocked the bull's charge. A rough estimate suggests that the bull was only one-tenth the size of this behemoth!
" Katsuyu, did you summon one-tenth of the Katsuyu Sage's body this time?"
Naoki Senju stood atop the Katsuyu's head, looking down at the Six Paths of Pain. One-tenth of the Katsuyu Sage's body could heal the wounds of 100,000 Allied Shinobi Forces. Although less than 100,000 of the Allied Shinobi Forces survived to the final battle, the Katsuyu was certainly not enough at this moment.
"You're still a little short, Lord Naoki, try again next time," the Katsuyu said, trying to comfort him, afraid Naoki Senju be feeling down.
This time it's a mature, older sister type of Katsuyu... Naoki Senju nodded, while estimating whether he could summon more than half of the Katsuyu Sage's body if he drained the Chakra of the One-Tail, Three-Tails, and Eight-Tails Slugs at once.
One-Tail, Three-Tails, Eight-Tails: "... Tailed Beast have no rights. If we could do it all over again, we would never want to be Tailed Beast!"
With a slight movement of its massive body, the Katsuyu crushed the Bull Spirit Beast, which was gathering its power, to a degree that even the Naraka Path might not be able to recover from.
The Katsuyu raised its head, its few offensive capabilities brewing. The Six Paths of Pain Katsuyu on high alert. Naoki Senju's summoning beast was no secret, so they had already devised a battle plan: the Animal Path's summoning beast— the Hell Crab.
The dense Utakata can wash away the Katsuyu's acidic liquid, and even adding a high concentration of salt water to the Utakata can cause serious damage to the Katsuyu.
But looking at the Katsuyu, which was much larger than Tailed Beast and had an absurdly high regenerative ability, Nagato seriously doubted whether his previous plan would still work. Given the size of the Hell Crab, it would probably be gone in a mouthful of acid...