Naruto, your uncle is going to be Hokage!

"Ryota!"

Shisui rushed over quickly, picked up the unconscious Ryota, and jumped back behind Namikaze Mirai.

Feeling Ryota's faint breathing, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although his injuries were severe, he at least survived. Once he returns to Konoha, Konoha's medical resources will naturally be able to heal him.

Hiruko gritted his teeth in resentment; his Oni-roya material had been stolen just like that!

Pain's gaze swept over the group, and his expression grew increasingly grim.

Uchiha Shisui, Kakashi, Might Guy... He saw a familiar face among them.

"Scorpion??? Aren't you dead?"

Konan looked surprised, staring in astonishment at the red-haired boy standing behind Namikaze Mirai.

There's no mistake, this red-haired boy is Scorpion in his true form.

She personally recruited Scorpion, and she had seen Scorpion's true form before.

"I am dead?"

Sasori of the Red Sand had a gloomy expression. He glanced around and when he saw Hiruko's astonished expression, as if she had seen a ghost, he instantly understood everything.

"Ask Beiluhu how I died?"

Scorpion stared at Birukyu with anger surging in his eyes.

Xiao Nan looked over in surprise.

"Scorpion! Since you're not dead, why don't you return to the organization and stand behind Namikaze Mirai? Have you defected?"

Feeling the intense gaze from Xiaonan, Hiruko didn't care about anything else and slapped a hat on her head first.

"What a despicable bastard!"

Sasori got angry as soon as he heard this: "I shielded you from Namikaze Mirai, and you ambushed me, causing me to fall from the sky and be captured by Namikaze Mirai. I should have just killed you back then!"

Xiao Nan listened and instantly understood everything.

His gaze towards Hiruko was icy cold.

Her actions of ambushing members of the organization and then lying that her companions were killed by Mirai Namikaze upon returning to the organization have crossed her bottom line.

Hiruko felt a cold sweat break out on his back. Now that his ritual had been interrupted, if he were attacked by Sasori and Konan at the same time, things would be in trouble!

"Xiao Nan, don't be impulsive. Now is not the time for internal strife."

Pain's cold words pulled him back from his tension.

Most of the organization's members are currently injured and in poor condition, and with the formidable enemy, Namikaze, looming ahead, if they were to fight amongst themselves first, they would be handing the enemy an opportunity for nothing.

Xiao Nan took a deep breath and cleared her mind of distractions.

"clear."

Pain's gaze lingered on Sasori, and he asked, "Sasori, do you plan to rejoin Akatsuki, or do you intend to follow that person?"

The person he was referring to was, of course, Namikaze Mirai.

Sasori knew very well that Pain was forcing him to make a statement.

Mirai Namikaze is a major enemy of the Akatsuki organization and an enemy that Pain, the Deva Path, must eliminate!

If he chooses to follow Namikaze Mirai, it would be tantamount to completely betraying the Akatsuki organization and becoming their enemy.

"Right now, all I want is to kill this bitch!"

Scorpion gritted his teeth and stared at Biliuhu.

Chapter 176 Unit-01 vs. Hiruko!

A moment of silence fell over the mountaintop.

Looking into Sasori's eyes, which were filled with resentment and malice, Nagato knew that it was impossible for Sasori to return to the organization.

Sasori of the Red Sand has now taken the form of Mirai Namikaze!

Although Beiruhu violated the organization's taboos.

With a formidable enemy at hand, he cannot afford to weaken his own forces for the sake of Scorpion.

He hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"Hiruko, how long until you complete your Oni-Garra Technique?"

Beiliuhu was overjoyed.

The experiment was interrupted, and he thought he had no chance since he was only one step away from success. He never expected the leader to ask such a question.

"One minute, no, thirty seconds!"

The fusion experiment was just one step away from completion, but Shisui took away his Sharingan bloodline, which greatly angered him.

However, with only four bloodline limits remaining, the fusion process takes even less time.

Before the aurora phenomenon completely dissipated, he still had one last chance to complete the ritual.

"Okay, you finish the ceremony, leave the rest to me."

Pain's expression remained indifferent.

Having suffered a devastating blow, Akatsuki members were injured and their fighting strength was diminished. Hiruko's completion of the ritual will make up for this loss of fighting power.

"Come! Mirai Namikaze, witness the power that belongs to the gods!"

After receiving Hashirama cells, Nagato's control over the Rinnegan was amplified.

He was determined to avenge his previous humiliation!

He pinned Namikaze Mirai down hard!

Hiruko hurriedly continued the ritual, the viscous, ominous, and eerie crimson gel enveloping the remaining four unconscious bloodline limit ninjas, and the interrupted ritual began anew.

"Hiruko!!!"

The scorpion charged forward in anger.

The scene of Hiruko kicking him away is still vivid in my mind.

Xiao Nan flapped her paper wings and flew to the scorpion.

"Scorpion, although I don't want to be your enemy, I have no choice but to do this for the sake of the organization!"

Sasori of the Red Sand was a member she personally recruited. Hiruko's actions have crossed Konan's bottom line. If she had to choose between the two, Konan would definitely choose Sasori without hesitation.

But now is not the time to make decisions based on personal feelings.

If Sasori were to kill Hiruko, the Akatsuki organization would be in even greater danger.

"Your opponent is me!"

As Konan stood in front of Sasori, a dark figure darted out and stood before her, his Sharingan eyes as red as blood.

Uchiha Shisui?

Xiao Nan frowned slightly.

This peacekeeping minister has been making headlines lately, pulling off several shocking moves that have reverberated throughout the ninja world.

With his mastery of the kaleidoscope, he is a formidable enemy!

"Chief, we've arrived."

Kisame Kakuzu and the others arrived to provide support, only to be met by Kakashi and Might Guy.

"Konoha Tornado!"

A fierce spinning kick swept down, and Kisame hastily raised Samehada to block it. The violent impact sent him flying backward, and his arm went numb.

"Your opponent is me! Shark Monster!"

Watermelon Head Kai defiantly swept his right thumb across the tip of his nose, revealing a set of gleaming white teeth.

"Looks like a troublesome guy." Kisame, who was getting up from the ground with a sore and throbbing arm, looked wary.

A taijutsu-type ninja?

That's the type I hate the most!

Kakashi stood in front of Kakuzu, drew his short sword, and heard Guy's loud laughter in his ear.

"Kakashi, fight alongside me, let's embrace our passionate youth!"

A few black lines appeared on Kakashi's forehead; he didn't want to deal with this clown.

"Obito, should we go help?"

On the raised rock, the pitcher plant Zetsu poked half of its body out from beside Obito.

The Akatsuki's elite forces are all concentrated here. If they lose here, Akatsuki will inevitably suffer an unprecedented blow.

At that time, Madara's resurrection plan will be affected.

Witnessing Konoha's siege of Akatsuki, Obito's face beneath his vortex mask revealed an indescribable gloom.