Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan.

Chapter 282 I Will Protect This Village

Uchiha Un!

Just one name was enough to silence Hidan and Deidara.

Although they have never fought each other, the person who can defeat Uzumaki Sora is definitely not someone they can defeat.

"Let's go, let's go. There aren't many devout believers here... Speaking of which, which village are we heading to next?"

Hidan immediately changed the subject, saying that he only knew that Uzumaki Sora could easily replace his head, and Uchiha Kumo would be even more terrifying.

"Return to the shrine of the Land of Rain."

Pain's words made Deidara feel downcast.

"Going back to cowering again? Didn't we already declare war on the Five Great Ninja Villages? Why don't we take advantage of their visit to Sunagakure and wreak havoc in Konoha?"

Upon hearing this, Kakuzu looked over disdainfully: "With the Fourth Hokage and Uchiha Un's Flying Thunder God Technique, they would have already gone back to wait for you before you even arrived in Konoha. If you're so eager to die, no one will stop you."

Then Kakuzu asked Pain, "Sora Uzumaki... do you have another mission?"

Heaven did not speak.

……

On the Yatagarasu, Pain looked at the Sunagakure village that was getting further and further away from him.

The attack on Sunagakure has achieved its objective, drawing the attention of the five great ninja villages and allowing Kirigakure to complete its task.

While they make a big show of things on their side, Uzumaki Sora will take assassination measures on the other side.

Sunagakure Village...

Once the militant faction is eliminated, that young Jinchūriki, as a moderate with power, should gradually gain recognition.

In other words, he is still too young. Even if he has enough strength, he still cannot convince the masses.

Otherwise... if we find an opportunity to kill the Fourth Kazekage, then Sunagakure will have accomplished all its objectives.

……

Meanwhile, in Sunagakure Village.

After Pain and Akatsuki withdrew, the devastated Sunagakure was filled with the sounds of weeping.

For a time, the five great ninja villages that came to provide support felt a sense of shared sorrow, like the fox mourning the death of its kin.

However, upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that none of the weeping and wailing were from ordinary villagers, and the closer one gets to the center of the Wind Shadow Building, the more wailing there is.

Those located near the village center represent the core strength of the village.

At this moment, the support team had already gathered in front of the Fengying Building.

"All the enemies in the village have left. Judging from the rising smoke, it looks like a psychic spell."

Onoki was the first to share his side's information.

Minato replied, "I didn't get much information because I needed to send Lady Chiyo from Sunagakure out for treatment. Repulsion and attraction—those should be the opponent's abilities."

Mei Terumi and Darui exchanged an awkward glance.

"We only have one enemy here, but his abilities are formidable. Whether it's Water Release, Lightning Release, or even the Mizukage's Boil Release and Lava Release, he can absorb all of their chakra."

Mei Terumi nodded: "And their taijutsu is equally formidable. With their abilities countered, neither the Raikage nor I were able to retain their power for the time being."

Then the group turned their attention to Yun.

But Yun shrugged: "I fought a few summoned rhinos and chameleons. As soon as they saw me, they didn't even think about fighting me. They exchanged a couple of blows, then found an opportunity to leave the summoned beasts behind and escaped."

As they were talking, the door to the Fengying Building was opened.

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, looked extremely grim. The losses suffered by Sunagakure had reached a critical point.

Many Jonin and Chunin with war experience have been killed.

"Please come in, everyone..."

Luo Sha's heart had already undergone some changes at this moment.

After exchanging glances, the group went to the conference room together.

Rasa then recounted the details of the attack on Sunagakure, which was part of his previous work.

Luo Sha, who always acted in his own self-interest, looked heavily at the four figures in front of him.

"Everyone, Sunagakure has suffered heavy losses. It could even be said that most of their fighting force has been killed this time."

"The power of Akatsuki has already been proven this time."

Onoki looked up slightly at Rasa: "Tell me your plans for after this. Akatsuki is now not only the enemy of Sunagakure, but also the enemy of the entire ninja world."

"Under these circumstances, I urge Lord Kazekage not to hold back his strength. After all, if it weren't for Konoha's Flying Thunder God Technique, we probably wouldn't have arrived so quickly."

Rasa immediately replied, "Even if it's to avenge our fallen comrades, Sunagakure will never hold back their strength."

Rasa then looked at Minato: "Hokage, the Akatsuki is still making their move. Is it still necessary for Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, to go?"

Minato replied somewhat helplessly, "My master has probably already arrived at Amegakure by now. Let's put aside the possibility of negotiation for now... I suppose the Kazekage should know the success rate of my master's mission..."

Luo Sha nodded slightly.

Jiraiya went to find the disciple who possessed the Rinnegan, but the one who attacked Sunagakure this time was none other than Pain.

The intelligence reports they received upon their return indicated that the other party, having already found the way, would not be persuaded by Jiraiya.

"Then let's gather the intelligence."

Minato then looked at the group and said, "Furthermore, I think you should send a message back now. If you're going to form Akatsuki, request support from here first. With Yun's Flying Thunder God coordinates, our mobility isn't inferior to theirs."

Yun, who was standing nearby, also spoke up: "It would be best to use spirit communication as the medium, as that's the fastest method. After all, we're in a very passive position right now."

passive.

The appearance of this word caused everyone to frown.

After a long silence, Onoki said in a deep voice, "Almost everyone in the village had already been notified before this. The most urgent task now is to analyze the information about the Rinnegan."

Darui nodded: "When news of the attack on Sunagakure came, I notified the village to be on high alert. Also... Kumogakure has methods for teleporting items, so message transmission can be done very quickly."

At this moment, Mei Terumi hesitated: "I wonder if you all noticed that Uzumaki Sora was not among the Akatsuki members who attacked Sunagakure this time."

Darui added, "Indeed not. With such formidable combat power, the other side wouldn't leave it at home to rot."

After he finished speaking, everyone fell silent for a moment, pondering the question.

If Uzumaki Sora isn't here, where could he have gone?

It's worth noting that Uzumaki Sora also possesses the Flying Thunder God Technique, and combined with his individual combat strength, perhaps...

Their target was not Sunagakure from the beginning, but had another purpose!

After a moment of silence, just as Minato was about to say something, Yun interrupted him, saying, "Someone's coming."

……

Yun looked out the conference room window: "It seems that the two people who came this time are from the Akatsuki split. We already knew their plan beforehand, the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan."

"Everyone, it seems we were right. They've already headed towards Gaara, taking advantage of the chaos."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yun's figure vanished from the spot.

Onoki also took to the air: "Those two bastards are only good at self-preservation, yet they dared to try and steal a Jinchuriki at this time. It seems they don't take us seriously!"

With that, Onoki flew out of the window and headed in the direction Yun had just been looking.

Minato sighed and looked at the remaining three: "Let's go. In any case, it would be beneficial for us to take down one of them first."

……

A place of seclusion.

When Goara, Temari, and Aiba arrived, besides a tattered battle scene, only a few Sunagakure investigative ninjas were still working.

Gaara paused, then murmured, "Is it... over? Under that kind of power..."

At this moment, the searching ninja looked at the three of them.

He frowned as his gaze swept over Gaara, but returned to normal only when it landed on Aiba.

"Lord Aiba."

One of them walked over and bowed slightly.

Aiba glanced at Gaara and then asked, "What's going on here? Where are Granny Chiyo and Lord Ebizo?"

The Chunin from the search team clenched his fists so tightly that his body trembled slightly.

"Granny Chiyo is critically injured and unconscious, and Lord Ebizo shows no signs of life. If the Hokage of Konoha hadn't arrived in time, Granny Chiyo would probably be in the same situation..."

At this point, everyone's expression turned sorrowful, and when Xiao was mentioned, their voices were filled with hatred.

"call……"

After letting out a breath, Gaara turned around and said, "Now that it's over, let's go."

The indifferent tone instantly displeased several Chunin from the search team.

The one who had just spoken glared at Gaara and said, "It was Granny Chiyo who sealed the One-Tailed Beast inside you. Now she's seriously injured and unconscious. You should be very happy, right? Jinchuriki..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gaara, who was about to leave, stopped in his tracks.

Seeing this, Temari looked at Gaara with some nervousness. If he lost his temper at this moment, all the efforts he had made before would be in vain.

However, Gaara did not get angry, and there was not even any murderous intent in him.

Gaara turned to look at the other person.

"Are you enraged, you monster? If you're going to kill me, then hurry up and do it. After all, that's how you killed Yashamaru, wasn't it?"

Yashamaru...

A figure from the past surfaced in his mind, and Gaara asked, "What is your relationship with Uncle Yashamaru?"

"Hehe...Uncle?"

After a cold laugh, he looked at Gaara: "How can you say that title so casually? If it weren't for you, how could Yashamaru have died?"

After he finished speaking, Gaara remained silent for a moment.

Then, looking directly into the other person's eyes, he said, "Uncle Yashamaru did indeed die because of me. At that time, I didn't understand what my mother and uncle left me."

"And now... I want everyone's approval. If you feel an irreparable hatred for me, then come and kill me!"

"Gaara!"

Temari exclaimed in surprise, reaching out as if to do something, only to find that she couldn't do anything at all.

The Chunin retorted sarcastically, "As the village's Jinchuriki, I have no right to kill you. However... gaining my approval is impossible!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a figure slowly rose from the ground.

Masked Obito chuckled and said, "As the village's most important weapon, they can't bear to kill you like this. The One-Tailed Jinchuriki, how about I do it for him?"

The sound startled everyone, because they hadn't detected the person's presence before.

Aiba gripped his longsword tightly: "Black clothing with red clouds, I can't believe you dared to come back in this situation."

return?

These words puzzled Obito. Having infiltrated from underground, he was unaware that Pain had only just left.

"call……"

Obito shrugged: "As a villain, isn't it normal for him to come back and take his target away?"

As he spoke, Obito walked towards the group.

"Whoosh!"

Aiba's long sword pierced through Obito's body in an instant, yet he felt no force whatsoever from the blow.

Turning around, Obito was seen dramatically looking down at his abdomen.

"Terrible, absolutely terrifying. I almost lost my life just now."

Obito then looked at Aiba and said, "Why don't you try it again? At the speed of a Jonin, it's actually quite exciting."

At that moment, Gaara instantly raised his hand.

A stream of quicksand rose up and swept towards Obito.

However, when the quicksand passed, Obito under the mask still had no wounds.

"Damn it, who is this guy?"

Temari was somewhat hysterical, and the tear stains at the corners of her eyes were still visible.

Masked Obito bowed slightly to his mate, saying, "Akatsuki, trainee reporting for duty."

Trainee?

This identity caused them all to frown.

That ability that rendered almost all attacks ineffective was something that even a trainee in the Akatsuki organization would only possess.

At that moment, Black and White Zetsu also emerged from behind Obito.

"I think you should hurry. The timing of your arrival is a bit off. Uzumaki Sora and the others just left, and the people from Konoha are still here. Some people are already on their way."

These words startled Obito, who then reached out to grab Gaara.

"Bang!"

Under the violent impact, Obito vanished from his spot in a flash, and the Mangekyou Sharingan beneath his mask began to slowly rotate.

"Whoosh..."

As if he had foreseen the future, Obito suddenly appeared and reached out to stab Gaara in the back.

"boom!!"

The automatically defending sand stopped Obito's hand, but Obito just smiled.

"squeak……"

In an instant, countless branches suddenly burst forth from the sand and gravel.

With a single blow, the Sand Armor slowly shattered and fell to the ground.

On Gaara's face, the mask formed from sand also cracked, and a trickle of blood slid down his face.

"Whoosh!"

After disappearing in a flash, Obito, wearing a mask, spoke from a short distance away: "Your age limits your chakra reserves. So, how many more times can you use your sand manipulation power?"

Gaara ignored the blood on his face and said in a deep voice, "No matter how many times, I will protect this village."

Obito clapped his hands dismissively and said, "You, who have been ostracized since childhood, actually want to protect this village now. Heh..."

……

(End of this chapter)