Konoha: Unable to learn ninjutsu, they had to develop their own.

His expression wasn't very good.

Itachi suppressed his pain: "To be precise, he was the Second Hokage."

Although he didn't lose half of his strength without Samehada, it still had some impact on his power, and it was also a bit embarrassing for him.

"Mr. Itachi, you have done your best. Please don't blame yourself. It was my mistake this time."

Itachi sighed and said, "I didn't expect him to be here too. What a miscalculation. If I had known this would happen... I don't think there would have been a better way to deal with the opponent's Flying Thunder God Technique."

Zetsu silently complained to himself, then looked at Itachi.

This was entirely Kisame's own fault; he didn't know what to say about losing Samehada.

He glanced at Itachi, then at Kisame, and sighed softly, "I was a bit careless this time. I didn't expect him to have mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique."

absolutely.

Itachi covered his eyes and said.

"So that's how it is. He used the Fourth Hokage's Flying Thunder God Technique?"

"What's the next step? Continue tracking?"

"Mr. Itachi, are you okay?"

next moment.

Dark flames appeared.

"Thank you for your hard work."

The weasel covered its eyes, blood trickling out, and let out a painful groan.

The art of flying thunder god!

He was panting heavily as he looked ahead, only to find his vision becoming somewhat blurred.

"No, it's nothing, I'm just a little tired."

"We can't catch them. We don't even know where they went. But Naruto Uzumaki is under my Tsukuyomi, and he definitely won't wake up anytime soon."

"It's the Second Hokage again. That guy really knows a lot. It's a good thing he died early, otherwise we would probably be in even more trouble."

Just as Kisame was about to speak again, he saw a figure emerge from the ground.

Kisame couldn't help but complain.

"We can manage, but we need to rest for a while."

Kisame Hoshigaki narrowed his eyes.

result.

He remained silent for a few seconds.

Itachi really put in the most effort and caution. If Kisame had cooperated and Chiba hadn't been there, success would have been a sure thing. No one expected that something like this would have happened.

and.

Even Obito couldn't stop the complete Flying Thunder God Technique.

He was even considering whether to give Itachi some White Zetsu cells first.

While this might make Itachi stronger and alleviate the side effects on his body, Obito currently has very few people under his command, and Kisame has lost Samehada...

After thinking for a moment, Jue said, "I will report the details of this plan's failure to Payne. You can rest for a while, and we will hold another meeting to discuss the next steps."

"it is good."

Itachi nodded and turned to leave with Kisame.

After a while.

Obito appeared and disappeared beside him.

"Let's go back and talk later."

Back at their temporary base, both Obito and Zetsu remained silent.

His carefully laid plans always seemed to be interrupted by Chiba, and what puzzled him was where that guy had come from this time.

How did he know?

Obito couldn't understand, "Even if he mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique and could get here from Sunagakure quickly, it would still take him a lot of time and chakra. How did he know we were going to deal with the Nine-Tails?"

"Perhaps it was exposed elsewhere. I've been keeping an eye on Itachi all day, and he hasn't done anything to betray us."

Black Zetsu replied.

Obito was a little incredulous.

Where are the crows?

“He hasn’t left. He’s been recuperating during this time and hasn’t gone out much. The crows have also been put away, and I haven’t seen him bring them back.”

"Strange."

Obito fell silent for a moment.

If it's not Itachi Uchiha, then who is it...?

"Could it be a newcomer? That guy might be close to Chiba, and could be passing on information to him."

"You mean Kabuto Yakushi?"

Zetsu shook his head. "Impossible. He's under my surveillance too. He's been doing research lately. Orochimaru's soft body modification research is useless to us, but it's very effective against ordinary ninjas."

"He isn't either?"

Obito is having a real headache.

This lousy organization, Dawn, is riddled with holes now, and we still can't figure out who's behind it. If this continues...

It would be better to just destroy it and rebuild it, or have a few trustworthy individuals work independently.

Obito fiddled with the fan, then suddenly a possibility occurred to him.

"Has there been any action from Sunagakure?"

"It seems like Sasori and Deidara are in charge over there. Do you suspect that Sasori has slipped up a loophole?"

Black Zetsu thought about it and actually felt there was some possibility to it.

Chiba couldn't possibly be a prophet; he must have gotten wind of their plan to attack Konoha's Nine-Tails.

The most likely explanation is...

Something's happened in Sunagakure!

Obito frowned.

"It seems something happened to Scorpion. That guy is more trouble than he's worth. If they hadn't messed things up, we would have succeeded already."

"Yes, Itachi was decisive, and he has actually succeeded."

If it's not Flying Thunder God.

Black Zetsu added in his mind.

Obito understood what he meant. Itachi had indeed done his duty this time, almost killing Naruto directly. He was impeccable, while it was Obito who made a mistake.

If Obito can stop Chiba, Itachi and Kisame will still have the upper hand.

In conclusion, it was Obito himself who caused the problem.

How is Itachi now?

"This isn't good. Although he didn't say it, I suspect his eyesight is deteriorating rapidly. Should we provide him with some White Zetsu tissue?"

"..."

Obito has a headache again.

This problem is fatal.

Kisame has now lost Samehada, and the strength of his trusted subordinates has decreased. Although Itachi may not be loyal to him, he can still be an asset if used well.

At least on the surface, Itachi still had to obey his orders.

After thinking for a moment, Obito said, "Go help Itachi. We are indeed short-handed recently, but not now. We need to develop a counter technique first."

"Understood. Orochimaru might have some information on this technique. Kabuto Yakushi was Orochimaru's assistant before, so he must have some knowledge of it."

Jue said.

Obito thought for a moment and said, "If he can be trusted, then this is indeed a path worth considering. From this perspective, bringing Kabuto Yakushi into the organization is not a bad choice."

"At least he's much easier to control than Orochimaru. Orochimaru is too troublesome, while Kabuto Yakushi's strength is relatively average, but his research ability is very strong."

"Okay, let's get started then."

……

Another place.

Jiraiya quickly untied Naruto from Chiba's back and examined him repeatedly, but found no injuries.

"No need to look. This is mental damage caused by genjutsu. There will be no physical problems. It is an exclusive eye technique of the Uchiha Mangekyou Sharingan."

Chiba sensed and surveyed his surroundings, then breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Jiraiya looked at Chiba.

"What happened to you? There was no immediate support, and things didn't go according to plan afterwards."

"Something unexpected happened. Do you remember that successor of Uchiha Madara?"

Chiba explained his situation.

Jiraiya's expression also turned solemn upon hearing this.

The other party's actions...

It was indeed beyond their expectations.

He pondered for a moment and said, "So, our investigation into their ninjutsu has been exposed?"

"Well, it's alright. I'll study it further later. I actually already had some ideas about that technique, but I didn't expect them to have figured out my sound wave detection technique ahead of time."