Naruto, your uncle is going to be Hokage!

……

Bird country.

The giant water sphere that had covered most of the forest began to slowly recede, revealing the forest that had been covered by the water sphere.

Kisame, having reverted to his shark form, wielded the Samehada sword and stared with a sinister grin at the Dark Release ninja who had escaped the water prison and was now completely unconscious.

The Samehada sword he carried on his shoulder was chewing on something, its blade slightly bloated as if it had just finished a satisfying meal.

"The power of Netherworld Escape is nothing special."

Kisame gave a contemptuous sneer.

He had already drained the opponent's chakra. If he hadn't intentionally spared the opponent's life, he could have completely drained the opponent's chakra and caused them to die.

In the end, he won this contest of who could absorb more!

"Well done, Kisame. With that, the capture of the Dark Release ninja is complete."

With a whoosh, Kisame jumped down from the tree where he was watching the battle, marveling at Kisame's abilities.

Without his involvement, in a one-on-one situation, he won in such a short time.

Not only was he unharmed, but because he had absorbed all of the opponent's chakra, he was in even better condition than before the battle.

It truly lives up to its reputation as a tailless tailed beast.

Fighting such a powerful opponent would be an absolute nightmare for any enemy!

Kisame used Samehada to lift the unconscious Dark Release ninja from the ground, hoisted him onto his shoulder, and grinned.

"Let's start heading back. The leaders must be getting impatient."

Meanwhile, in the Land of Bears.

Standing atop the flying chimera, looking down at the ground where the swift-escape ninjas were surrounded by chimeras and had completely lost their ability to escape, Hiruko finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The swift-escape ninja was more troublesome than he had anticipated.

With speed far exceeding that of ordinary ninjas, he broke through his encirclement several times, forcing Hiruko to use all his methods.

A swift-escape ninja who is determined to escape is very difficult to catch.

Fighting against such an enemy, Hiruko deeply understood what it meant for speed to be power.

This made him even more irritable and eager for the power of swift escape.

Fortunately, the capture was ultimately completed without any major incidents.

Having lost all hope of escape and exhausted, the Swift Ninja finally collapsed, becoming a toy for the chimera to play with.

Hiruko let out a long sigh of relief.

If he, the one who is actually carrying out the "Bloodline Synthesis Project," fails, he will definitely be ridiculed by other members of the organization when he returns.

"Wow, that's amazing! Even such a cunning enemy couldn't escape your grasp. It's unimaginable how powerful you would be after you complete the fusion of your bloodline limits!"

Shennong's perfectly timed flattery swept away Beiliuhu's resentment from his humiliation.

Although Shennong was not very useful in battle, he was quite skilled at flattery.

"Don't worry, once I've completed the bloodline limit fusion, I'll complete the artificial tailed beast project for you."

The idea of ​​artificial tailed beasts was proposed by Shennong.

To complete this plan, a vast amount of chakra is required.

Shennong hoped to get his help.

Since Shennong is giving him so much face, he naturally has to show his strength.

"Great! Then I congratulate you in advance on your swift success."

He habitually wore a flattering smile, but in his heart he was utterly disdainful.

Having roamed the ninja world for many years, Shennong had become accustomed to wearing a mask of hypocrisy.

The experienced man keenly sensed the inferiority complex in Birukhu's heart and chose to cater to his desires, satisfying Birukhu's lack of vanity through flattery.

What a simple-minded guy! He let his guard down so easily. He must be the weakest-minded member of Akatsuki!

What good is gaining power by fusing with bloodline limits?

Without sufficient mental fortitude, no matter how strong one is, one can only become someone else's pawn.

The contempt in his heart did not change the hypocritical smile on Shennong's face.

He also needs to use Hiruko to complete the artificial tailed beast project.

As remnants of the Hidden Void Village, the operation of the Bandian Fortress requires a huge amount of chakra. Only by creating the artificial tailed beast Zero-Tails and utilizing its massive chakra supply can this goal be achieved.

Before the plan can be accomplished, he still needs to curry favor with Biljukhu.

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The Country of Rain, Akatsuki Organization Base.

In the dark cave, space twisted for a moment, and Obito Uchiha, dressed in a black robe with red clouds, suddenly appeared.

With a thud, he threw the Uchiha ninja he was carrying on his shoulder down, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"The capture of the Sharingan bloodline limit is complete. I wonder how the others are doing?"

"The capture using Dark Release and Swift Release has been completed, and Kisame and the others are on their way back."

White Zetsu slowly emerged from behind Obito.

"Hmph! So slow?"

Obito was quite dissatisfied with the speed of the other members.

In order to capture the Sharingan bloodline limit, he tracked the peacekeeping forces all day long before finding an opportunity to strike at night.

After spending so much time, I still ended up being the first to finish.

"Hey! Obito, not everyone has your space-time teleportation ability!"

Listen to what this is saying?

White Absolute Obito's Versailles is quite displeased.

The bloodline limit ninjas to be captured are scattered across different countries, and just traveling there will take a long time.

Not everyone has Obito's space-time abilities, which allow him to appear at a target location regardless of distance.

Neither Obito nor White Zetsu noticed that the badge bearing the name of Konoha Village Teru, belonging to the peacekeeping force member who had collapsed to the ground, was faintly flashing red.

The land of grass.

Shisui, who was searching for Uchiha Ryota, suddenly stopped.

"Ryota's location has been revealed!"

Ryota's location suddenly appeared, and he was no longer in the Land of Grass.

Zhi Shui's brows furrowed instantly.

"Brother Zhishui, what happened?"

“Ryota’s location has been found, but…” Shisui said in a deep voice, “He is currently in the Land of Rain.”

“The Land of Rain???”

The faces of the peacekeeping troops around them froze.

The Land of Rain and the Land of Grass are quite far apart. How could Ryota appear in the Land of Rain in such a short time? Is it really a mysterious space-time ability?

Zhi Shui's tightly furrowed brows did not relax.

He vaguely sensed an even more terrifying possibility.

Pain of the Akatsuki organization resides in the Land of Rain, proclaiming himself the god of the Land of Rain.

The fact that "Sandalus" brought Ryota to the Land of Rain is certainly not as simple as it seems on the surface.

It's probably related to the Akatsuki organization!

"I'm going to the Land of Rain to gather intelligence myself. You all stay where you are and don't follow me."

The order to stop the water flow was met with opposition from peacekeeping troops the moment it was issued.

"No way! How can we let Brother Zhishui go on this adventure alone?"

Shisui said heavily, "If I'm not mistaken, Ryota should be at Akatsuki's headquarters right now. The Land of Rain has strict controls, and the peacekeeping forces are too big a target and too easy to be discovered."

"The only way to confirm this is for me to go there in person."

"Don't worry about my safety. I have the Flying Thunder God Kunai that the Hokage gave me. If I encounter any danger, I can just summon the Hokage."

Hokage?

Upon hearing the name "Namikaze Mirai," the peacekeeping force members felt reassured.

With that Hokage around, nothing should be considered dangerous!

A ferocious look appeared in Zhi Shui's eyes.

If he wasn't mistaken this time, Ryota had probably caught a big fish.