The thick blood gradually became shallow under the wash of rain, and slowly penetrated into the narrow gaps as the terrain went downwards, disappearing completely.
Hidan lay quietly on the muddy ground, his young and handsome face full of piety, and his slightly parted lips seemed to be praying silently.
In that state of concentration, he put aside the terrifying giant scythe that he usually never left his hand.
"Troublesome and boring bad taste."
After casting a disdainful glance at his companions, Kakudu slowly leaned down among the corpses on the ground. What fell into his field of vision was a middle-aged man dressed as a traveling businessman.
He still had a faint breath left.
"Let, let me go, please, let me go."
The Adam's apple rolled, and gurgling blood flowed out along with the man's voice.
He must not be an ordinary person, otherwise it would be impossible for him to maintain his life even when all his limbs were crucified.
"Eh,"
"Kumogakure? Iwagakure? Or Konoha's?"
"Well, it doesn't matter anymore."
"Of course I will let you live, but in another way of existence."
'Pfft. '
As he spoke, Kakuzu's right hand had already penetrated the man's left chest, and he calmly took out a piece of the bright red 'engine' that was still beating.
[As expected, I remembered correctly, it is of wind attribute. 】
Then he threw the scarlet, sticky object behind him without looking at it. At the same time, objects as thin as hair suddenly flew out from his wrist, arriving first and second. He restrained the thing that was thrown out earlier and stuffed it into the chest of a black monster.
The threads were intertwined, and the bright red thing that was still beating was sealed inside. Then the black thing that was limp on the ground stood up slowly as if it was alive, and its limbs touched the ground like a wild beast. It even has a pair of thin little wings, and between the wings, there is a delicate air flow rushing around.
And after regaining life, the damaged white mask on his face was slowly spliced back together at the same time.
As for Kakuzu himself, he did not pay attention to what happened behind him, but continued to search for something in the corpse with his right hand dripping with blood.
He remembers,
A guy with fire attribute chakra was deliberately left nearby.
ah,
found it.
His eyes were narrowed, causing his originally small pupils to become as big as beans, and there was light of danger and joy pouring out of them.
[Then, just follow me for eternity. 】
He slowly leaned down,
The blood on the palm of his hand splashed randomly on the man's cheek.
'Pfft. '
Not far away,
A scary and terrifying psychic object stood steadily. It seemed to come from the underworld, with strange lines painted on its body and the word "王" written on its forehead.
Just looking at it from a distance gives people an inexplicable creepy feeling.
At this moment, as if it had been brewing for enough time, it suddenly opened its mouth as big as a small hill. The first thing that caught the eye was a long tongue like a red belt, followed by two humanoid figures slowly coming out of it. Come out from the base of the tongue.
They seemed to be reborn in this strange psychic creature!
This is,
[Hell Realm·Prison King! 】
'Clatter. '
The flying white paper gathered from all directions, and a woman with a cold face appeared. The blue-purple paper flowers in her hair seemed to be the dividing point that was incompatible with the bloody atmosphere around her.
"There's still no movement from Sansho Hanzo's side."
"He even threatened the ninjas of Kusakuin Village who were approaching the border, so that the coward who was following the five major countries did not dare to act rashly."
Xiao Nan's voice was cold and calm, just like the drizzle falling one after another.
However, only those who are extremely close to her can detect the subtlety in her voice.
It seems to be confirming and confirming something in his heart.
In front of Yu Zhi stood a young man with short orange hair.
It seems that he has been standing here and watching the entire field since the beginning of this killing.
No matter how fierce the wind and rain around you are, no matter how crazy the roars and roars in the surrounding areas are, they remain unmoved, like a king strategizing.
"So, he helped us in disguise?"
The young man asked in a low voice, with no emotion in his plain voice.
Hearing this, Xiaonan's thoughts froze slightly.
For a moment, she recalled what the young man said to her that night.
"No,"
"Perhaps, that person just doesn't want the war to burn in the Kingdom of Rain anymore."
There was a hint of melancholy and confusion in the woman's voice.
That was a senior whom Yahiko respected very much.
He is also the enemy that the Akatsuki organization most urgently wants to deal with right now!
The day of revenge is not far away,
The delay in taking action was just because we still needed to use that person's name as a demigod, to communicate with the outside world, and to intimidate the surrounding countries.
After hearing this answer, Payne fell into a brief silence.
The pain and hatred of the past seemed to have become shallower in his companion.
His eyes were slightly lowered, and subtle emotions that were difficult to detect were flowing in those special purple pupils.
But this emotion only stayed for a moment and was quickly dispersed.
No,
Will not,
How could the bond between the three of them be severed?
How could the pain and hatred in their hearts be easily erased?
Suddenly, a young, indifferent face appeared in front of his eyes.
His name is Uchiha Ara!
There is a clear anger condensed in his eyes,
Everything, all the changes, started when that guy showed up.
【So,】
【Just deal with it all together. 】
[Anyway, Kyuubi is also in Konoha. 】
"Whatever the reasons, whatever the facts."
"Yahiko's hatred cannot be erased."
Payne's voice was much colder than the cold rain, and contained a sense of chill.
Hearing this, Xiaonan's figure trembled slightly, and there was a trace of hesitation in his calm eyes.
However, after catching a glimpse of the Juehou standing casually aside, she still swallowed the words she wanted to blurt out.
Is this intentional or unintentional?
She doesn't know.
And most importantly, the evidence of what the young man said has not yet been released.
"Um."
Looking away, all her words turned into a simple hum.
........
The encirclement and suppression campaign launched by the five major countries against the Akatsuki organization ended in failure, and the elite ninjas who set foot in the Land of Rain disappeared overnight.
Such thunderous methods and such tragic losses directly caused the several ninja villages involved in this incident to feel a chill in their spines, and they chose to remain silent and stop fighting for the time being.
Especially Kumogakure, who had exerted the most force during the period, immediately after this incident, like a tiger whose teeth had been pulled out, began to silently lick his wounds and calm down his violent temper.
Overall, there were many reasons for the failure of this operation:
For example, Kirigakure and Sunagakure chose to sit on the sidelines in order to preserve their own strength;
For example, the ninjas sent by Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Konoha fought independently, without any cooperation or coordination at all;
Another example is Sanshou Hanzo's strong stance and his arrogant declaration of starting a war if he dares to invade the Land of Rain, which makes the surrounding countries dare not take any action easily.
After all, it's hard to say how those seemingly allies would react once they fall to the same position as the Rain Country.
now,
A remote stronghold in Konoha Hidden Village,
This dark area seems to be cooler than before.
"The Akatsuki organization is much more difficult to deal with than we thought, and Sansho Hanzo also has an ambiguous relationship with the other party."
In the depressing atmosphere, Sarutobi Hiruzen was the first to break the silence, his face looked very ugly.
All the elite ninjas dispatched overnight had no news. This strange situation clearly explained one thing.
Total destruction.
"Ha, anyway, those who died were all my subordinates."
Danzo Shimura's expression was unusually gloomy.
The grief and indignation shown by the former completely ignores it.
three months ago,
This old guy came to him and asked for power, to scout Yuyin Village and test the Akatsuki organization.
But he didn't get much important information, but his troops were completely reduced.
If he hadn't clearly known it, the other party wouldn't have sent the root ninja to death in order to divide his own power.
He had already picked up the crutch in his hand and fought hard with the old man in front of him!
"Those are Konoha's ninjas."
"Sacrificed for the future of Konoha."
Regarding Danzo's cynicism, Sarutobi Hiruzen did not directly refute, but responded in a deep voice.
Of course he didn't want to see such a loss.
But on our own side,
No,
Not just our own side,
Even though the three major ninja villages were in trouble, they still underestimated the power of the Akatsuki organization and the firm attitude of Sanho Hanzo.
As for Caoyin Village, who was lured by them, they were not stupid.
Before seeing any real benefits, they just stayed around the border line without taking a step beyond the boundaries.
Such an answer obviously cannot appease Shimura Danzo's emotions.
You must know that his decades of savings were basically spent on the two operations of annihilating the Uchiha and encircling the Akatsuki organization!
On the other hand, the old man Hiruzen still had a sufficient number of ANBU members directly under him and had not suffered any losses.
How could he let go of this situation?
How can we deal with possible games that may arise in the future?
The atmosphere became increasingly depressing,
However, he had no reason to vent.
For the sake of Konoha's future, just these words suppressed him to death.
"What are we going to do next? What do Kumogakure and Iwagakure say?"
The stiff atmosphere was broken by Mito Gate inflammation.
He cares more about the follow-up than the loss of the roots.
"Hold on."
"Standing around the jinchūriki is the best conclusion to draw at the moment."
"The grievances between the five major countries are really too deep, and no one can easily leave their back to others."
"No party dares to dig out its own defense lines and use all its strength to encircle and suppress the Akatsuki organization."
"Since the conclusion we have reached now is that the Akatsuki organization needs to hunt tailed beasts to achieve its ultimate goal, then just focus on the Jinchūriki."
"After leaving the Country of Rain, without the protection of Hanzo the Sanshouyu, it is impossible to compete with the regular ninja village with only the power of an organization!"
"What happened in Yunyin Village was just because we were caught off guard."
"You can't use the same move twice."
Sarutobi Hiruzen eloquently narrates.
This is the conclusion reached by the three parties after immediate communication after yesterday's incident.
You should know that even the irritable fourth generation of Yunyin Village has temporarily chosen to compromise, choose to rest and recuperate, and no longer act impulsively.
It can be seen that the two losses before and after were a serious blow to them!
Moreover, that guy Ai had to start guarding against Kirigakure Village, which was the first to enter a shrinking and closed state.
“Secondly, it’s about deepening ties between all parties.”
“It’s not just connections in terms of intelligence exchange, but also connections between countries.”
"This is difficult, but if the Akatsuki organization's plan is really to resurrect the legendary ninja Uchiha Madara, then this alliance must be inevitable in the end!"
Speaking of this, the white-haired old man also had a dignified expression on his face.
The reason why the Akatsuki organization can still stand firm in this three-party siege is inseparable from the contradiction between the three parties.
If this contradiction can be resolved,
So no matter how strong Sansho Hanzo is, Amegakure Village alone cannot resist the joint force of several major ninja villages.
"In order to set an example of cooperation, I decided to return Nozomi from Yunyin Village unconditionally."
When referring to this,
He slowed down his voice a little, and his eyes fell on the faces of the three old companions who were at the same time.
After all, this was just a private conversation, and he didn't take it too seriously.
And it's just a suggestion.
"I'm afraid the Hyuga clan will have objections."
It was rare for Xiaochun to speak when she went to bed.
Since being grounded, she has become taciturn.
"Um."
"Then, we will hold a meeting of clan leaders to discuss it."
Hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded slightly.
However, he didn't pay too much attention to it. In the previous meeting, he and Hinata Rizu had accumulated some conflicts that were difficult to resolve.
Moreover, its current focus has been on those civilian ninjas.
Only they can represent the hearts of the people!
"Last point, continue to communicate with the person in Yuyin Village."
"If he can nod his head, then the Akatsuki organization will have nowhere to rely on."
This is the most critical point that led to the failure of this operation.
The ninjas who went there were all shackles and had to act carefully for fear of attracting the hostility of Amegakure Village.
After all, that was the ruthless man who directly declared war on the Iron Country, Sunagakure, and Konoha during World War II!
"However, judging from the situation of the fourth generation of Kirigakure, there is a high possibility that the half-hidden genjutsu is involved."
"I want Kakashi Hatake to go there."
"Come to think of it, the Akatsuki organization would not have thought that we would take action again so soon."
Sarutobi Hiruzen continued to add.
"It's up to you, you're the Hokage anyway."
"The roots no longer have the strength they can continue to provide."
Danzo Shimura closed his eyes towards the white-haired old man who was talking eloquently.
This time, he decided to stay out of it.
He will not take any further action until the next batch of followers are trained.
As for Uchiha Madara?
No matter if he reappears in the world, if this timid situation is solved, then he will have a chance to rise to the top!
