Naruto: Starting from the time when the Six Paths of Pain was Kira Yoshikage

Chapter 92 Countdown to the Night of the Nine-Tailed Fox

On October 7th, sunlight filtered through the dense foliage of Konoha, casting dappled shadows on the streets. The shouts of vendors and the laughter of children mingled in the everyday atmosphere, a peaceful and uneventful day. Minato Namikaze, unusually free from Hokage duties, nestled close to Kushina. Kushina embroidered a small garment, her eyes filled with the tenderness of impending motherhood. Minato occasionally glanced at her, his fingertips gently tracing the top of her hair. They whispered their dreams about having a child. The tranquility of Konoha, like a soft blanket, enveloped the young couple in sweet bliss.

On October 8th, Kushina suddenly felt a sharp pain in her abdomen as she got up. Minato, sensing something was wrong, immediately carried her to Konoha Hospital. The Third Hokage's wife, Biwako Sarutobi, who had already been notified, was waiting in a cozy and secluded special ward. The ward was located in a very hidden spot deep within the hospital, filled with herbs to help with pregnancy and comfortable cushions.

Outside the ward, several ANBU ninjas dressed in black and wearing masks stood like statues, their sharp eyes scanning the surroundings warily.

Throughout Konoha, apart from a very few ninjas such as the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Fourth Hokage Minato, no one knew of the existence of this ward. And those few ninjas were the most trusted people of the Third and Fourth Hokage.

On the evening of October 9th, Obito finally contacted Nagato and told him about the plan for the next day.

If possible, we could try to capture the Nine-Tails at that time. However, if it proves too difficult or carries the risk of exposing ourselves, we should abandon the plan immediately. After all, Nagato is still young and has room to grow in strength. In addition, the Akatsuki is not yet fully staffed, and there is still a long time before we can officially capture the tailed beast. Forcibly capturing it would hinder the implementation of subsequent plans and could easily alert the enemy.

The gears of time slowly turned, and finally October 10th arrived.

In the forest outside Konoha Village, led by Obito, Konan pushed Nagato, who was in a wheelchair, and easily arrived at the outer edge of Konoha's barrier.

Under the gaze of the Rinnegan, a semi-transparent chakra membrane appeared in his field of vision. This membrane was like a huge spherical dome that stretched from the sky to the ground, completely enveloping the entire Hidden Leaf Village.

"Is this Konoha's barrier?" Nagato murmured, a hint of envy in his voice. "Truly worthy of being the work of a great ninja village."

Konoha's barrier combines protection, reconnaissance, and counter-reconnaissance. It not only defends against external attacks but also keenly senses any abnormal chakra fluctuations. Even a flying insect carrying chakra cannot escape its surveillance. Infiltrating Konoha silently is virtually impossible, and even leaving quietly is only possible through the single passage of Konoha's main gate.

Nagato's voice grew softer and softer, as if he were talking to himself, he murmured, "If only Amegakure had one too."

Small ninja villages like Amegakure don't really have any barriers. Firstly, ninjas who understand barriers are a scarce resource, and secondly, Amegakure struggles to even maintain its daily tasks, let alone set up a dedicated barrier team.

Previously, in order to protect himself, Hanzo transferred his directly subordinate Rain Ninja troops to guard the village, resulting in no one to carry out the daily tasks of Amegakure. The villagers complained bitterly, and in the end, they had to recruit wandering ninjas to fill the vacancies. Takigakure, on the other hand, could only rely on its unique geographical advantage, using the secluded valley as a means of defense.

There is a huge, insurmountable gap in the foundation between the major and minor ninja villages.

In the original story, Nagato's Rain Tiger Free Technique was responsible for monitoring the entire Amegakure. This technique involves injecting chakra into water to create rain clouds, causing continuous rainfall during its activation. Each drop of rain is connected to his senses, and he can immediately detect the intruder's presence if their chakra blocks the rain.

Although the effect of this technique is somewhat similar to the Leaf Village Barrier, and although the technique itself does not consume much chakra, it requires Nagato to continuously output chakra. Over the years, this has placed a great burden on his body, which is one of the reasons why he later became emaciated.

Nagato's voice was soft, yet it reached Obito's ears clearly. A barely perceptible hint of contempt flashed in Obito's eyes, and a cold laugh rippled through his mind.

It's ridiculous that they would go to such lengths for a small ninja village.

"Barriers? Such things mean nothing to me."

Obito scoffed dismissively and strode straight toward the Konoha barrier. His body moved like a ghost, passing effortlessly through the seemingly indestructible chakra membrane. The entire process didn't trigger any alarms; the barrier was as if it were nothing more than empty air before him.

As he himself said, the barrier...is meaningless.

The layman looks at the excitement and the insider looks at the doorway.

Nagato, who knew Obito's abilities, knew what he had done. Obito first made his body intangible, then entered the barrier's range before solidifying it, thus perfectly avoiding the barrier's detection.

Not only barriers, but any protective measures are useless against Obito, who possesses the ability to become intangible.

The ability to become intangible... is truly an incredibly overpowered ability, practically a bug among bugs.

It would be a lie to say that Nagato didn't want it.

Even if Yoshikage Kira of the Animal Path obtained the sub-vacuum miasma, which also belongs to the spatial attribute, it still cannot compare with Kamui in terms of functionality alone.

"How do we get in?" Konan asked Obito, who had already entered Konoha.

With their strength, the barrier's protective function was naturally meaningless and could be destroyed at will. However, the real challenge was to avoid being discovered by Konoha, just like Obito did.

They don't possess the ability to become intangible like Kamui.

Obito's figure emerged from the barrier once more, the entire process as smooth as silk. He looked at Nagato and said in a calm tone, "I will release the Nine-Tails. You can just come in then."

Once the Nine-Tails is released, its massive chakra will inevitably cause enormous chaos. Konoha's barrier will shatter instantly under the Nine-Tails' attack, and all of Konoha's attention will be drawn to the Nine-Tails.

After Obito finished speaking, he paused and added, "Remember, once the Nine-Tails appears, you must act immediately, but know when to stop and don't linger in the fight."

This was a decision Obito made after thinking about it for several days. He didn't want Nagato to enter Konoha too early, fearing that Nagato would use this opportunity to do something else in Konoha and ruin his overall plan.

By having Nagato and Konan enter after the Nine-Tails appears, we can both use their power to restrain the Konoha ninjas and keep their actions under our control.

Although Obito himself didn't have any grand plan... his goal was simply to cause a ruckus in Konoha.

To this, Nagato's attitude was surprisingly straightforward. He simply nodded slightly and said decisively:

I'll follow your instructions.

Meanwhile, at the main gate of Konoha.

A man with blond hair was registering to enter the village: "My name is Yoshikage Kira, I am 24 years old, and I am a businessman... I heard that Konoha in the Land of Fire is very prosperous, so I came here to see if there is any business I can do."

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