In Konoha, they wiped out the Sarutobi clan at the start.

Chapter 215 Capturing the Five-Tailed Beast

"Among the nine tailed beasts, the One-Tailed, Two-Tailed, Three-Tailed, and Seven-Tailed are among the weaker ones. The Jinchūriki of the Four-Tailed, Five-Tailed, and Six-Tailed beasts all possess the corresponding bloodline limits of their tailed beasts and are quite powerful. They are considered among the stronger ones. The Eight-Tailed and Nine-Tailed are the strongest. If you'd like, I can send you an even stronger one."

Payne said in a deep voice.

"That won't be necessary. The Five-Tails is fine." Chiya shook his head. He wasn't a workaholic like Kakuzu. He could just grab any Five-Tails as a token gesture.

"What about us?" Kisame asked from the side.

Pain said, "You and Itachi go and capture the Four-Tails. I will personally go and capture the Six-Tails. As for the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails, we don't yet know where the Hidden Cloud Village and the Leaf Village have hidden them."

"If you receive information or encounter such a situation during your mission, you can act accordingly and make the arrest."

"I understand." Kisame revealed his jagged white teeth, a dangerous smile playing on his lips. "But I'm actually quite looking forward to it. My Samehada sword is itching to get my hands on that Jinchuriki with the Four-Tails' Lava Release."

Itachi, with his crimson Sharingan eyes glaring, remained silent throughout, as if none of this concerned him.

Of all those present, only Qianye knew that the filial son was now terminally ill.

Because of frequent use of the Mangekyou Sharingan, his eyesight and physical condition have deteriorated to a low point, and he can only barely maintain his health with medication. He is not far from death.

"Then, Chiya, Pakura, Hidan, and Kakuzu, you should act now. The rest of you should also prepare. From now on, all missions except for those related to collecting information on the Tailed Beasts are temporarily suspended."

Payne said expressionlessly.

"So, after capturing the Jinchuriki, can I go and earn the bounty?" Kakuzu asked.

"As long as you capture the Jinchūriki on time, the organization will not interfere with your personal freedom at other times."

After Payne finished speaking, he ended the meeting abruptly.

three days later.

In a forest on the border between the Land of Earth and the Land of Grass.

Four ninjas dressed in Iwagakure uniforms, led by a tall, five-tailed jinchūriki named Han, who was clad in specially made fiery red steam armor, leaped through the forest, rushing rapidly towards Iwagakure.

Suddenly, the group saw two people appear in front of them.

The two people stood among the trees, dressed in red and black robes and wearing bamboo hats with wind chimes, seemingly waiting for them. From their build, it was clear that they were a man and a woman.

"Stop," Han immediately waved his hand.

The five people stopped almost simultaneously, landing on the ground thirty meters away from each other.

"Lord Han, the other side seems to have ill intentions. What should we do?" one of the Iwa ninja asked.

"This outfit," Han said, narrowing his eyes, "looks like Xiao's."

"Akatsuki?" The four Iwa ninja were taken aback and immediately reached for their ninja tool pouches, eyeing the other party warily.

The people of Iwagakure are no strangers to Akatsuki, because the current Tsuchikage of Iwagakure, Onoki Tenka, has secretly employed Akatsuki more than once to achieve military objectives at minimal cost.

This is practically an open secret in every country.

Because of the Third Hokage's rule, Konoha became complacent and mired in a false peace, oblivious to its own predicament.

It wasn't until the Fifth Hokage took office that they became aware of the danger.

"You must be members of Akatsuki. What do you want by blocking our way?" Han asked, scrutinizing the other party with a wary expression.

The man in the straw hat spoke up, "It's nothing, it's just that our leader wants you to visit the Akatsuki base."

"Not interested, move aside." Han clenched his fists, and with a whoosh, terrifying steam at hundreds of degrees Celsius billowed from the holes in his steam armor.

"That's not up to you," the man in the straw hat said, his right hand forming a symbolic hand seal.

Four screams of varying lengths were heard. The four Iwa ninja behind Han collapsed to the ground.

Han glanced back at his fallen companion, his pupils contracting sharply. "You managed to trap my companion so easily with an illusion? Who are you people?"

Upon hearing this, the man and woman dressed in red cloud-patterned black robes slowly removed their bamboo hats.

Beneath the man's straw hat was a young, handsome face, and a Konoha headband with scratches.

Beneath the woman's straw hat was a stunningly beautiful face, and a sand-covered headband with scratches.

Han recognized the two at a glance: "Mie Clan Qianye, Zhu Dun Ye Cang."

"It's a great honor to be recognized by the famous steam ninja of Iwagakure. Come with us then. Or you can bring the Five-Tails inside you with us." Chiya pointed at Han.

"Originally, you wanted the tailed beast inside me." Han lowered his head, thoughtfully stroking his abdomen, his gaze suddenly turning cold. "Don't even think about it."

"Steam Armor - Jet Legs!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a scorching stream of air rose from Han's steam armor, carrying terrifying power and temperatures of several hundred degrees Celsius. He then launched a flying kick that swept towards Qianye and his companion.

Propelled by steam, Han was fast, but not fast enough for Qianye and the other to dodge.

Yekura immediately retreated to avoid it, while Chiya stood still.

Just as Han's kick landed, he slowly raised his left hand.

boom--

The earth cracked in a spiderweb pattern within a radius of tens of meters around the point where the two people made contact, and dust rose everywhere.

As the smoke cleared, Qianye was found unharmed, holding onto Han's ankle.

"He actually caught my jet kick in my steam armor form with his bare hands! No, even if he caught my jet kick, how did he withstand the hundreds of degrees of heat from the steam?" Han's pupils dilated, his eyes trembled, and he looked at Qianye with disbelief.

"Surprised, aren't you? Your monstrous strength, propelled by steam, is far inferior to that of the Fifth Hokage of Konoha." With a slight exertion of his left hand, Chiya heard a crack, and the steam armor covering Chiya's ankle shattered instantly.

At the same time, his right leg also shattered, crushed by Chiyo's pirate-sword master-level physique and monstrous strength far exceeding Tsunade's.

"Ah!" Han screamed in agony, Qianye gave him no chance to resist.

His fighting style has always been to strike while the iron is hot.

No matter how powerful or weak the enemy is, he never lets his guard down.

With his right hand clenched into a fist, covered with Armament Haki, he swung out a punch that struck Han squarely in the chest.

Bang!

Click!

With the sound of metal and bone shattering, Han's steam armor instantly broke, and he was sent flying backward like a cannonball. He flew nearly a hundred meters close to the ground, crashing into several ancient trees that would take one person to encircle, before finally coming to a stop with a thud against a towering tree.

He fell from the tree.

"Ugh!" After landing, the man clutched his chest, hunched over, and lay on the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood containing fragments of internal organs. His entire chest was almost completely caved in, and at least seven or eight ribs were broken.

Han tried to get up several times, but ultimately failed due to the severity of his injuries and the fact that his right leg had been crushed by Qianye, amidst pain and cries of agony.

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