Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan.

Chapter 413 Black Zetsu Appears

With the entire Akatsuki mobilized, even without the boost from techniques like the Impure World Reincarnation, Kumogakure would inevitably be suppressed once all Six Paths of Pain appeared.

This was even though Hidan's abilities were exposed by Sasuke from the beginning, and the Fourth Raikage's heart was not pierced; otherwise, he should have been defeated by now.

The Human Path's method of extracting souls led to the deaths of two Jonin in succession.

"Visual sharing?"

Darui's analysis was transmitted via radio, and the Cloud Village members were all taken aback.

Yukito added, "So, if you attack from behind, as long as even one of the six of them sees it, the element of surprise is lost."

"Truly worthy of being the Sage of Six Paths' eyes; combined with the different abilities of these six individuals, it's as if they've filled in every aspect..."

She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth; the force of the impact, which the other party could manipulate, had caused her considerable injury.

Killer Bee, standing to the side, also became serious. If he were to sing another song now, he might get beaten to death by his older brother later.

"Sasuke hasn't returned yet. That masked guy who's immune to attacks followed us, and I couldn't stop him."

Darui was getting anxious. Even with the combination of Water Release and Black Lightning, he still couldn't harm that person. He was now worried about Sasuke's safety.

The Fourth Raikage's gaze remained fixed on Pain: "The other side knows of that person's existence, so Sasuke won't be in danger. We're the ones who should be worried about being killed."

As soon as he finished speaking, Pain, the Deva Path, slowly stepped forward.

"You ants' struggling strength dares to defy the gods. Hand over your Jinchūriki, and you may leave! This is your last chance..."

The Fourth Raikage, his eyes blazing with fury, charged forward: "As a Kage! How could I possibly agree to such a request?"

Shinra Tensei!

The repulsive force erupted, and even with the Fourth Raikage's speed and power, he only paused for a moment before being blasted away.

At that very moment, Killer Bee suddenly charged forward, and the eight octopus tails behind him slammed down one after another.

The opponent's ability to manipulate gravity and repulsion cannot be used indefinitely. This was already understood during the previous battle, and the two were cooperating now to catch the other off guard.

"boom!!!"

The Asura Path Laser blocked Killer Bee's tail, and a bison charged forward, blocking the Fourth Raikage.

At the same time, the chameleon's long tongue shot out, interrupting Darui's hand seals.

The Preta Path stretched out its hand and absorbed all the miniature Tailed Beast Balls that the wooden golem had attacked.

As soon as the dust settled, the wooden figure rushed forward, its blue flames falling as if to provide support.

However, a giant blade crashed down, and the massive flow of water submerged it.

At the same time, sharks formed by the water flow rushed in from the bottom of the water, and for a moment they imprisoned Yugito's limbs and tails.

After a series of battles, even the perfect Jinchūriki, Yugito, no longer possessed her initial peak fighting power.

A hand touched her.

The human path pulled with both hands, and in an instant, the soul that had originally returned to the body was pulled out.

Complete tailed beast transformation was no longer sustainable, and Samehada began to devour the chakra of the Two-Tails Jinchuriki.

For a moment, Yukito's vision began to blur.

As the tide receded, all that was left for everyone was an unconscious Yukito.

"asshole!"

Lightning crackled as he unleashed a devastating hand strike, severing the head of the bison summon beast, and continued his rapid march toward Pain.

Pain stretched out his hand, and several black rods attacked the Fourth Raikage.

One day, a water dragon flew about, sweeping the Fourth Raikage back with it. Darui's expression was solemn.

"Buzz..."

Chakra gathered in Killer Bee's mouth. The Fourth Raikage hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed to Killer Bee's attack.

"boom!!!"

The Tailed Beast Ball struck, instantly destroying all the nearby trees and creating a massive semi-circular crater in the ground.

"Is he/she dead?"

The Fourth Raikage slowly shook his head: "No. The power of the Rinnegan is not just that."

As soon as he finished speaking, Pain slowly rose from the crater: "Not bad."

A condescending praise seemed to further acknowledge the power of the Eight-Tails.

Immediately afterwards, Yama, the King of Hell, appeared from behind him.

Rebirth!

When the group saw the same guys who had just been destroyed reappear, they were all stunned.

It can actually be resurrected?

"Your resistance is meaningless to God."

The hungry ghosts stretched out their hands and absorbed all the incoming lightning.

Pain, the Deva Path, also extended his hand, facing the Fourth Raikage directly.

"You... are no longer of any value."

"Um?"

After a moment's hesitation, Pain instantly retreated, avoiding the sudden black flames.

Uchiha Sasuke landed, accompanied by Masked Obito.

"This is terrifying... The power of the seniors is simply too strong. If this is the power needed to become a full member, I'm afraid I have no chance..."

Obito, who was on the verge of tears, was concerned about his senior, while Sasuke Uchiha was facing his superior.

Clearly, Nagato, who was hiding behind the scenes, was also aware of Sasuke Uchiha's past.

"Now that you've completed your revenge, Uchiha, do you hate Konoha?"

"This world has always been like this; hatred grows through war and the plunder of resources. From the Warring States period or even earlier, their hatred has been passed down from generation to generation."

"Uchiha Sasuke, after everything that's happened, don't you want to create a peaceful world?"

Sasuke calmly looked at the other person and replied, "Peace...what does it have to do with me?"

As he spoke, Sasuke drew his long sword, crackling with lightning, and the Mangekyou Sharingan, a six-pointed star, appeared in his eye sockets: "I am now a ninja of Kumogakure. There are many people in this village I care about, and protecting them is enough for me. Peace... what does it have to do with me?"

Pain: "So... that's what you think? Although the ant has grown stronger, you are still facing a god."

And so, the battle began again.

But half an hour later, Pain looked into the distance and saw a large number of reinforcements from Kumogakure arriving in that direction.

After a moment's thought, the Animal Path activated the Summoning Jutsu, and the Six Paths of Pain disappeared from the spot.

Kisame formed hand seals, and a massive torrent of water engulfed everyone.

Sharks formed from chakra rushed in, and a giant white bird took the opportunity to land and carry everyone away.

This is an order from the leader: everyone retreat.

"Next time, I will come and take away the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki."

As soon as he finished speaking, Pain vanished from the spot.

……

Three hours later, at Yunyin Hospital.

With his chakra depleted and his left arm burned by Amaterasu's flames, the Fourth Raikage, his injuries evident, was now enraged.

As Payne declared his last words that day, the group rushed toward the unconscious Yukito.

But they were clearly right.

A White Zetsu clone, having absorbed Yugito's chakra, prevented everyone from noticing that Yugito had been taken away.

"Bang!"

The iron-framed hospital bed was still broken by the Fourth Raikage, who was extremely furious at the moment.

"Whoosh!"

The dark forces have arrived.

"explain!"

"The other party... has disappeared."

Disappeared?

Before the Fourth Raikage could ask any questions, the Anbu member gave a detailed account of what had happened.

"Contact Konoha! We need all the information about the Akatsuki!"

……

In the dark underground cave, all the members of the Akatsuki organization were controlling the Ten-Tails to absorb the Two-Tails' chakra.

The eyes of the demonic statue slowly opened.

At the other exit, Nagato and Obito stood by the cliff, looking at the ever-flowing river outside.

"You should bring back the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki as well."

Nagato replied, "The Eight-Tails' chakra is stronger than the Two-Tails', but we need to absorb it in the penultimate phase. Bringing it back would introduce too many variables."

Obito couldn't deny that as long as that bastard didn't show up, the power of Kumogakure would definitely not be able to stop the Akatsuki.

Ever since he witnessed Uchiha Yun's power, he has become increasingly anxious about the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki's strength.

Having experienced so much, Obito was not foolish. There was only one place for the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki to ascend to immortality, and that was arranged for him by Madara Uchiha.

He had also looked at the stone tablet left by the Sage of Six Paths, which contained the method to truly bring peace to the world, a long time ago.

The principle remains the same, but the Infinite Tsukuyomi must be activated in one's own hands.

"Leave the task of the Three-Tails to Tobi."

After saying this, Masked Obito turned around and left.

He wanted to complete the collection of the tailed beasts as soon as possible; he needed that power to fight the person from back then.

……

A week later, the Three-Tails, which had just been resurrected, was captured.

A month later, the four-tailed, five-tailed, six-tailed, and seven-tailed creatures were captured.

Compared to the Hidden Cloud Village, these individuals, who are not perfect Jinchuriki, can be captured by a small team.

In this way, all that is needed beneath him are the Eight-Tails of Kumogakure and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki of Konoha.

……

Konoha, Hokage Building.

Tsunade, who had been captured and conscripted, was still drunk and reeked of alcohol.

She had just become the Fifth Hokage three years ago, but at that time it was clear that she did not have the power of a Kage, and she didn't even have many resources to rely on.

Now that he finally managed to get it back through some means, he goes out drinking at night and goes to work during the day to catch up on sleep.

"Bang bang bang".

"Enter."

The sound of silence was rang out, but Tsunade, who was lying on the table, was still fast asleep.

The ANBU member who entered bowed and said, "A letter from Kumogakure requests that it be delivered to the Hokage Building."

Upon hearing this, Shizune glanced at Tsunade and knew perfectly well that the lady had no interest in working at the moment.

"Just leave it there. I'll tell the Hokage when she wakes up."

The secret service team left.

But the next moment, Tsunade sat up.

As he unrolled the reel, his expression grew increasingly grim.

The information the Fourth Raikage conveyed to Konoha was simple: he needed to unite. And the enemy... was the Akatsuki.

The intelligence clearly states that Akatsuki's goal is the Tailed Beasts. Konoha already knew this from the Sand Village's operation, and also understood that Konoha, possessing the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, could not remain unaffected.

However, the fact that Akatsuki could suppress the Hidden Cloud Village to this extent shows that the Akatsuki organization is becoming increasingly dangerous in Tsunade's eyes.

Tsunade, her brows furrowed, kept her eyes fixed on the scroll she had already finished reading.

Despite the relationship between Kumogakure and Konoha, and the combined strength of the other side, they still managed to notify Konoha at top speed, requesting an alliance.

It seems that the Akatsuki have already succeeded in taking over the Cloud Village, and now they just need the Nine-Tails.

"Notify Kakashi's team to assemble."

……

Outside the forest of Konoha, inside a huge tree hollow.

"A Konoha this weak is not worth your time. Jiraiya-sensei is not in Konoha either."

Konan looked at Nagato; the pipes behind him and his indescribable thinness both indicated Nagato's current weakness.

The current Konoha is perhaps not even as good as the Hidden Cloud Village. She didn't feel it was worth taking such a risk to come in person.

But clearly, Nagato has already made his decision.

"Xiao Nan..."

"Don't worry..."

……

Meanwhile, underground.

"It will be soon, it will be achieved very soon."

A dark shadow emerged from the ground, and Black Zetsu appeared beside Obito Uchiha: "True peace is coming."

Obito looked at Black Zetsu with some surprise.

You should know that because that person reappeared three years ago, Black Zetsu had been hiding for a long time.

"Weren't you already hiding in fear?"

Black Zetsu ignored him, his gaze remaining fixed on the Gedo Mazo.

As long as Mother can be rescued, even that guy can only be killed by Mother with a flick of her wrist.

Because mothers are the strongest.

Only the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails are left. After that, perhaps some more methods will be needed.

And that person... could they be from outer space?

It was around this time...

"Buzz..."

A spatial passage opened, and a hand reached out from it, squeezing Black Zetsu in its hand like a squeezing a chick.

"I've been waiting for you for months. If you don't show up soon, I really don't know what to do."

The sound caused Obito Uchiha to retreat repeatedly, and the Mangekyou Sharingan under his mask was activated, constantly defending against the man who had suddenly appeared in front of him.

Uchiha Yun stepped out of the spatial passage, his gaze falling on Uchiha Obito: "Oh? Want to fight?"

These words stunned Obito.

Fight? How?

Even though his Mangekyou Sharingan was now activated, his ability to become intangible still didn't put him at ease.

At that time, he rushed into the alternate dimension and gouged out his own eyes with one hand. He couldn't help but be terrified by such power.

"Don't be so nervous..."

With a casual wave of his hand, Uchiha Yun covered Black Zetsu's entire body with black rods.

"You are not Obito Uchiha from my world, so I have no need to kill you. All I need is him."

???

Obito was stunned.

Black Zetsu is merely an embodiment of Madara Uchiha's will, so why would the other party want Black Zetsu?

However, this seems like a good idea.

The power of the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki—that guy who was already lying in his coffin waiting to die—was never something he intended to obtain for himself.

Madara Uchiha must have left behind a contingency plan at the very end.

Being taken away by Black Zetsu might not necessarily be a bad thing for him.

……

(End of this chapter)