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The Land of Rain, Amegakure, or more accurately, Amegakure that has become ruins.
Temporary tents were erected around the ruins. These were Amegakure who had returned from a mission only to find that not only their homes were gone, but their entire village was also destroyed.
Fortunately, the timely appearance of ' Pain's Deva Path ' stabilized the situation and immediately organized search and rescue and repair work; otherwise, half of the ninjas in Amegakure might have defected.
Even so, White Zetsu still managed to capture quite a few Amegakure who were preparing to defect, and these 'potential defectors' naturally became fertilizer for White Zetsu.
Although Amegakure was destroyed, this issue wouldn't affect the Eye of the Moon Plan, so Obito and Black Zetsu care too much. At most, they would use the Rinnegan to manipulate the nearly damaged ' Pain's Deva Path ' to make an appearance in Amegakure and stabilize morale.
What truly troubled them was the long-delayed Eye of the Moon Plan.
Kisame Hoshigaki and Uchiha Itachi were tasked with capturing the Two-Tails. Their mission was accomplished, but not entirely.
The initial infiltration and entrapment operations went very smoothly, and the Two-Tails Jinchūriki was even lured outside the village. However, perhaps because the plan was going too well, an unexpected incident occurred.
During the battle, the Two-Tails Jinchūriki, who Complete Tailed Beast Transformation, touched the warning device set up by the Kumogakure. At that time, Kisame Hoshigaki deliberately held back, so the Two-Tails Jinchūriki was still in the upper hand. In other words, touching the warning device was indeed an accident.
Kisame Hoshigaki and Uchiha Itachi were able to easily infiltrate Kumogakure because the A B Combo were captured, Kumogakure lacked sufficient high-level combat power to protect the village. However, they were discovered by Kumogakure again because Kumogakure was lacking in high-level combat power and had to deploy a large number of security devices.
Kumogakure and failure both Kumogakure.
But they didn't come back empty-handed either; to use Kisame's excuse:
"My precious shark has already torn off a tail and an arm. Just give my precious shark three more minutes, and I can bring back the Two-Tails Jinchūriki."
Before the Ten-Tails Statue, the four remaining Akatsuki members gathered together, staring at the Chakra and an arm on the ground, speechless.
" Kisame, didn't you say you were going to Jinchūriki's life was stable?"
Obito, now wearing a brand new mask and openly appearing at the Akatsuki base, rebuked them in an unfriendly tone.
"There's no other way, that cat is too fierce. I had to let Samehada have a meal first, but Samehada isn't very obedient after it's eaten."
Kisame said nonchalantly, his shark-like eyes fixed on Obito as if he had smelled blood, seemingly contemplating where to begin his Obito.
"Don't bother showing off your clumsy tricks in front of these eyes."
Obito opened his tightly closed left eye, and the purple ripples of the Rinnegan made Uchiha Itachi retreat without hesitation. However, Obito Uchiha for two days in order to familiarize himself with the Rinnegan as soon as possible, so how could he give Uchiha Itachi a chance to escape?
" Banshō Ten'in."
Nagato's physical body couldn't support the burden of the Rinnegan, but that doesn't mean Obito couldn't. Obito could already use the various abilities of the Rinnegan with ease.
Uchiha Itachi's body was uncontrollably pulled toward Obito. In response, several Shuriken shot straight at Obito's mask. Judging from the speed of the Shuriken, once Obito was hit by Shuriken, he would be done for. The mask was simply not strong enough to protect him.
However, Uchiha Itachi's precise Shuriken throwing technique missed Obito; more accurately, it passed right through Obito's body.
Kamui Intangibility.
Obito did not transplant a pair of Rinnegan, but retained his own Sharingan Mangekyō Sharingan, which played an important role at this time.
" Puppet Technique."
Although the second wave of attacks was neutralized by the suddenly appearing Chiyo, Konan's cold and beautiful face remained unchanged; this level of strength was not enough to make her take it seriously.
Before Konan could launch another attack using her aerial advantage, the battle-experienced Chiyo preemptively struck first.
Although Naoki Senju's aura was still terrifying, Temari at least realized that he wasn't targeting her, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"There are many, but the only ones who truly hold power in Sunagakure are the financial advisor Ebizo and the elders of the council. The others are only subservient because of the power of the council."
Temari carefully considered her words. Although she wanted to kill all the Sunagakure Ninja who had shown hostility towards her and her brother, these people would also become her bargaining chips. A Sunagakure that was just an empty shell was of no value.
" Ebizo... you's Chiyo's younger brother, right?"
Naoki Senju recalled the old woman with the dark face at the gate of Sunagakure; her eyes seemed to look at him as if he owed her money.
"Yes, Ebizo and Chiyo are indeed siblings, but Chiyo only has high prestige in Sunagakure; her power is not particularly great."
Temari to sow discord between Chiyo Ebizo. While Chiyo did indeed lack factional influence, Chiyo excessive prestige was not good news for Temari.
She wants to succeed her father as the Fifth Kazekage, and the only things she can rely on are the support of Konoha and the prestige left by the Fourth Kazekage. However, Chiyo's prestige is no less than that of the Fourth Kazekage. If Chiyo leads the opposition, Temari will have no choice but to be ousted from the position.
Therefore, if Chiyo wants to secure her position Kazekage, Chiyo must be eliminated! This has nothing to do with any personal grudges; it's an inevitable struggle for power.
Naoki Senju's mention of Chiyo wasn't just a casual remark; it was because he remembered her.
"Water..."
As soon as Konan uttered her first murmur, a glass of cool, clear boiled water was brought to her lips, moistening Konan that had been parched for days.
Although there was a map indicating the approximate location of Sunagakure, finding a village that only covers a few hundred square kilometers in the vast desert was no easier than finding a needle in a haystack. Naoki Senju was lucky enough to encounter a patrol of Sunagakure Ninja, which led him to the exact location of Sunagakure.
When that group of Sunagakure Ninja brought Naoki Senju into Sunagakure, Chiyo, the only remaining leader of Sunagakure, turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
Sunagakure... this time it's really in danger...
But this news was a rare treat for a brother and sister who were in a semi-imprisoned state.
The Fourth Kazekage was killed by Orochimaru, Orochimaru used the Fourth Kazekage's identity to trick Sunagakure. Someone has to take responsibility for this. If Gaara, the One-Tail Jinchuriki, were still alive, the people of Sunagakure would naturally have no objection, nor would they dare to.
But now Gaara is dead, Sunagakure has lost the One-Tail that has been passed down for generations. The combined guilt of these two crimes is simply too much for these two helpless siblings to bear. The fact that they are only in semi-imprisonment is due to the lingering influence of the Fourth Kazekage and Chiyo's small act of care.