Naruto, your uncle is going to be Hokage!

Sounds a bit familiar.

It seems like I've heard it somewhere before, but I can't quite place it.

Not long after, the second group, including Kakuzu, arrived.

Compared to Kisame and Juzo Biwa's composure, Kakuzu's condition was far worse.

Not just physically, but also mentally.

With a listless demeanor, dark circles under his eyes, and carrying the Steel Release ninja on his back, Kakuzu looked as if he hadn't slept for days and nights.

"When we get back this time, we must make the leader replace Hidan!"

At this moment, Kakuzu had only one thought in his mind.

burden!

Hidan has become nothing more than a burden!

He glanced at Hidan following behind him. Knowing Hidan's usual personality, he would definitely jump out and yell at him if he was ridiculed like this.

Hidan, however, was acting out of character, muttering incoherently like chanting, "Where did the evil god go?" or "My god!"

Jiao Du never tires of it.

Hidan didn't exert any effort throughout the entire battle against the Steel Release ninja.

After finally obtaining the enemy's blood and handing it to Hidan, Hidan used it as blush and applied it to his face.

Kakuzu seriously suspects that something is wrong with Jashin, and that Hidan's brain has also gone mad.

No, it's not broken.

Hidan is an idiot.

At best, he's gone from moderately mentally disabled to severely mentally disabled!

"If it weren't for that bastard Beiruhu, I wouldn't have wasted so much time!"

"Time is money! Rounding up, we've lost at least a hundred million!"

Just thinking about the money spent on capturing the Steel Release ninja.

Kakuzu was so angry he wanted to grind his teeth!

His mutterings were also heard by Shisui, who was operating the drone.

His furrowed brows deepened.

This is the second Akatsuki member to mention Hiruko.

Shisui recognized the name Hiruko, but couldn't quite place it.

Based on the information pieced together so far.

Pain of the Akatsuki ordered the capture of bloodline limit ninjas, which is suspected to be related to Hiruko.

It seems that the Akatsuki organization is likely to make a big move soon.

Could it be that the enemy kidnapped the Uchiha clan members of the peacekeeping force for the same reason?

Zhishui thought it was very likely.

The Sharingan is also an extremely powerful bloodline limit!

Just as he was pondering this, the drone's thermal imaging system detected ninjas approaching from a distance at high speed.

The cautious Zhishui immediately activated the drone's optical stealth function.

It would be almost impossible for Kisame Kakuzu and the others on the ground to spot the drone that appeared as a tiny dot in the air.

But enemies that fly in the air are a different story.

The enemy's flight altitude allows them to pinpoint the drone's exact angle.

Fortunately, the research department took this scenario into account when developing the drone.

The unmanned vehicle has optical stealth capabilities, which can eliminate any possibility of visual detection from its appearance.

The dark-colored drone disappeared, as if all traces had been erased by an eraser.

Zhi Shui stared intently at the view on the control screen. Under the reconnaissance of the drone, a black dot appeared in the distant sky and continued to expand.

It quickly transformed into a flying ninja beast. When Shisui saw the human figure standing on the flying ninja beast, his pupils shrank.

"This is!"

Hiruko, an S-rank rogue ninja from Konoha.

He defected from the village because of human experimentation.

Upon seeing the Sky Eye system logo marked with red warning text on the footage transmitted back by the drone, Shisui finally understood where his strange sense of familiarity came from.

As an S-rank rogue ninja of Konoha, Hiruko was definitely Konoha's primary target for elimination.

Every S-rank rogue ninja, except for outliers like Orochimaru who were redeemed by the current Hokage, has caused enormous losses to the ninja village and is someone who must be eradicated no matter what.

It was only because Hiruko had a close relationship with the Sannin that the village ninjas intentionally overlooked his existence, which is why Shisui was momentarily slow to realize this.

Therefore, it seems that the Akatsuki's large-scale operation this time is inextricably linked to the other side.

Capturing these bloodline limit ninjas is probably to complete their secret technique, the Demon Sprout Technique!

Zhi Shui felt heavy-hearted.

The Heavenly Eye's intelligence network contains records of the Oni-Garra Technique. Hiruko was so obsessed with developing this secret technique that he was willing to defect in order to conduct human experiments.

Once the Demon Sprout Technique is completed, all Bloodline Limit Ninjas will die.

Including Ryota.

Just as Shisui was pondering how to rescue Ryota...

The red alert indicating that Hiruko's S-rank rogue ninja status has changed again.

The footage transmitted by the drone focused on an inconspicuous middle-aged man next to Hiruko.

His hair and beard were gray, and his face was gentle and non-aggressive.

If Shisui hadn't been standing next to Hiruko, he would never have associated him with the Akatsuki.

You'd just think of him as a kind old man next door, who might even be working in the medical field.

next second!

Shisui's expression hardened.

The image on the screen suddenly turned blood red, raising a level of alert far exceeding that of the S-rank rogue ninja, Hiruko!

what happened?

If Shisui hadn't been aware of the terrifying power of the Heavenly Eye system, which had gathered information and intelligence from the entire Hidden Leaf Village and most of the ninja world, he might have even suspected that the Heavenly Eye system was malfunctioning.

and many more!

Remnants of the Hidden Ninja Village?

Intending to destroy Konoha and rule the ninja world?

Did they launch an attack on Konoha?

The barrage of intelligence left Shisui frozen in place for a moment!

Chapter 168 The Uchiha Peacekeeping Department Has Its Eyes on You

The Empty Village was once a renowned village in the ninja world.

Known for their mastery of flight.

There are very few ninjas in the ninja world who possess the ability to fly.

Every ninja with the ability to fly is virtually invincible in battles against ninjas of the same level.

The Sky Ninja Village possesses a squadron of these flying ninjas.

The Sky Village, which possesses such immense power, launched an attack on Konoha, the dominant force in the ninja world, during World War II, causing enormous losses to Konoha at the time.

It was precisely because of their ambitious aspirations that they incurred the wrath of Konoha, leading to the destruction of the Sky Village and its expulsion from the ninja world.

In addition to marking the history of the Sky Ninja Village, the Sky Eye System also provides detailed annotations on the abilities of the Sky Ninja remnants named Shennong.

The most prominent are cell activation and cell regeneration.

Especially its cell regeneration, which allows the body to regenerate and survive even when torn apart, is arguably the strongest medical ninjutsu.

The police report contains a detailed description of Orochimaru's abilities as described by the Sannin, revealing his strong desire for those abilities.

Zhishui speculates that the uploading of information about Shennong was Orochimaru's doing.

Only he could obtain this classified information.

Faced with such an ambitious enemy, a chilling, predatory glint appeared in Shisui's dark pupils.

He is more dangerous than Biljukhu!

They are targets that the peacekeeping forces must eliminate!