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

Chapter 219 The Seal Ends

"Want to give it a try?" Erzhuzi laughed in anger, a dangerous smile on his face. He activated his three-tomoe Sharingan and glared at Kabuto, while his right hand slowly reached for the Kusanagi sword at his waist.

Thanks to Orochimaru's influence and his own efforts, Sasuke has now fully mastered the power to control the cursed seal, and his eye power is now on a completely different level.

When Dou met his gaze, he felt as if he had fallen into an abyss and broke out in a cold sweat.

Seeing that Sasuke was about to make a move, Orochimaru stopped him in time, "Alright, Sasuke, don't do that. Starting today, I'm going to give you special training. Go to the training grounds and wait for me."

"Remember how you treat me; I won't always be this lucky."

Upon hearing that Orochimaru was going to teach him something new, Sasuke stopped, glanced at Kabuto with disdain, and turned to walk outside with Orochimaru.

"Don't worry about Kabuto. You're my most trusted subordinate, thank you for your hard work." Orochimaru patted Kabuto on the shoulder, then walked in the direction Sasuke had left.

"Yes." Only Dou remained standing there, his face gloomy.

Five days later.

Amegakure Village.

Inside the cave at the Akatsuki's base.

The tailed beasts were sealed to their final moment.

Han, who had been the first to have his tailed beast power absorbed, had died and fallen to the ground.

Fu was also nearing the end of her life, her vitality was extremely weak, and she was almost dying.

"It's almost over," Payne said. "Hang in there, everyone."

"The sealing ritual is really boring. Fortunately, it only lasts five days, which isn't too long. Hmm." Hearing this, Deidara immediately complained, saying listlessly, "But speaking of which, leader, you could improve this sealing ritual; it's taking far too long. Hmm."

Payne ignored Deidara. "Sasori, how's your preparation going?"

"Preparations are almost complete," Sasori replied, still using Hiruko's voice, hoarse and deep, making it hard to imagine that a beautiful young man lived inside.

Pain said, "That's good. After the sealing ceremony is over, you and Deidara should rest in place for three days, and then head to Sunagakure to prepare for the capture of the One-Tailed Beast."

The mention of the One-Tailed Beast instantly energized Deidara. "Leave that One-Tailed Jinchuriki to me, Boss. I'll take care of him with my art."

"Deidara, your opponent is not only the One-Tailed Jinchuriki, but also the Fifth Kazekage and the entire Sunagakure. If you are not well prepared, you could die." Sasori looked at Deidara.

Qianye spoke up from the side, "In that case, I might as well go and join in the fun. I've got nothing better to do anyway."

Upon hearing this, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became serious, and all the Akatsuki members looked at Chiya in astonishment.

Did the sun rise in the west today?

Chiya, who usually just uses shadow clones to get by when doing missions, actually took the initiative to join this troublesome mission.

"Hey, Brother Qianye, didn't you just complete your quota? Why are you taking mine?"

Hearing Qianye's words, Deidara was somewhat displeased. The thrilling battle process of capturing tailed beasts was quite in line with the pursuit of an artist. He did not want to see Qianye kill the target as soon as he arrived. How could he pursue art if he did that?

Qianye patiently explained, "Don't worry, I won't interfere with your mission. In the past, I only dealt with missions because those intelligence-gathering missions were too boring, but this time is different. Xiaodi and that Kazekage's abilities are quite entertaining. As you probably know, I like to join in the fun, and you can't miss such a memorable battle scene."

"As expected of Brother Qianye, he truly has a unique perspective on art, hmm."

Deidara felt that Chiyo's ideas coincided with his own, and he also enjoyed the thrill of capturing tailed beasts in such exciting battles.

"He only mentioned aesthetics, but he didn't say that the most beautiful art is that which lasts for a moment. When it comes to art, only eternity is the true essence," Scorpion said disdainfully.

"Hey, Sasori, you're sabotaging me, aren't you?" Deidara looked at Sasori's projection with dissatisfaction.

Seeing that the two sides were about to start arguing, Pain spoke up in time to stop them, "Quiet down. Deidara. And Sasori, you should say less too."

Upon hearing this, Sasori and Deidara both clicked their tongues in unison, turning their heads away with extreme arrogance, no longer looking at each other.

"Then, Chiya, you should go with them this time. Just in case, if Deidara fails, you can try to capture him." Pain looked at Chiya.

"No problem. I think as long as Xiao Di is well prepared and doesn't lose his composure because others look down on his art, there shouldn't be any issues." Qianye nodded.

"You really analyzed this guy's weaknesses perfectly." This time it was Kisame who spoke, and he began to expose Deidara's shortcomings. "I know that Deidara loses his mind every time he feels that his art has been destroyed or despised."

"Just like when we invited him to join Akatsuki, he was controlled by Itachi's Sharingan. He almost self-destructed."

Upon hearing this, Deidara immediately bristled, "You bastard, are you questioning my art? Hmm."

"See, what did I just say?" Kisame ignored Deidara, but pointed at the Akatsuki members and made a teasing sound.

"Damn it, watch out or I'll blow you up!" Deidara roared at Kisame.

boom!

The golem suddenly began to tremble violently.

Sensing the golem trembling, Sasori assumed it was Deidara's doing and quickly scolded, "Calm down, Deidara, don't affect the seal."

"I didn't do anything," Deidara said innocently, also sensing the golem's abnormality.

"No, this wasn't Deidara's doing; it was the golem reaching its limit," Payne finally spoke, his expression grave. "It seems I was a bit too hasty."

"Originally, the tailed beasts were to be sealed in order of their tails, but this was the best time to capture the Five-Tails and the Seven-Tails, so we were a little too hasty."

Hearing this, Black Zetsu felt a chill of fear. If the golem collapsed, its mother wouldn't be able to be resurrected. He then feigned composure and said, "Boss, it seems we must seal them in the order of their tails from now on. Otherwise, the tailed beast chakra within the golem might lose its balance and collapse."

Pain nodded in deep agreement. He looked around and said in a deep voice, "Kisame, Itachi, Kakuzu, Hidan, your efforts to capture the tailed beasts will be suspended for now. After sealing One-Tail, you can capture them in order of the tails."

As they were talking, the Seven-Tails was sealed.

The beam of light that the Gedo Mazo spewed from its mouth, along with the last wisp of tailed beast chakra, was swallowed into its belly.

All Akatsuki members simultaneously stopped performing hand seals.

Having become the former Jinchūriki, Fu lost her grip and plummeted straight to the ground.

Just as she was about to fall, a dark figure suddenly appeared and caught her.

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