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

After a long pause, Pain spoke first, breaking the silence in the arena, "Don't worry, the Nine-Tails must be captured last; now is not the time."

"The Eight-Tails Jinchuriki is the Raikage's younger brother. If we capture him now, the enraged Raikage might initiate the Five Kage Summit, directly alarming the Five Great Nations. This would be detrimental to the organization's subsequent plan to capture the Tailed Beasts."

"So I won't be giving you the task of capturing the Eight-Tails for the time being."

"For now?" Qianye smiled calmly. "So, what do you plan to have me do?"

Pain said, "Orochimaru has been restless lately, and he's very likely eyeing the Three-Tails, which is about to be resurrected. His subordinate, Kabuto Yakushi, is Sasori's spy."

"Ten days later, at the Tenchi Bridge in the Land of Grass, Sasori originally planned to meet with Kabuto there after completing his mission to capture the One-Tailed Beast, so as to find Orochimaru's location and eliminate him completely."

"But now that Sasori is dead, among the Akatsuki members, only you and Pakura are not tasked with capturing the Tailed Beasts. The task of hunting down Orochimaru will be assigned to you. Having dealt with Orochimaru so many times, I'm sure no one is more suitable for this task than you."

"This mission seems pretty good." Qianye smiled lightly; it was just the right time for him to go and see his stepson.

"That's settled then, let's disband."

After saying that, Payne deactivated the slideshow.

Opening her eyes, Yekura didn't ask Chiya when she would go to the Tenchi Bridge, but instead asked about the situation in Sunagakure.

Because she knew that Chiyo possessed the Purple Cloud Wings and the Flying Thunder God Technique, and had secretly left the Flying Thunder God Technique mark on Sasuke long ago, she could find Orochimaru quickly no matter which one she used.

When Yekura first learned from Chiya that the cold-hearted village, when faced with Gaara's capture, didn't think about saving him but instead cowered in their village, guarding their tiny plot of land that nobody cared about, Yekura was undoubtedly disappointed.

Then, upon hearing that Gaara had become a hero of the village, this disappointment was replaced by another unexpected surprise.

"That's really unexpected; that child has become a hero in the village."

When heroes are mentioned, Yekura's emotions become somewhat lost and angry.

She was abandoned by the village of Sunagakure as a hero.

"They call him a hero, but it's really just because the tailed beast inside him is gone." Qianye said with disdain. "If that kid still had the tailed beast inside him, do you think those people would really consider him a hero?"

"That's true." Yecang knew that Chiya was trying to comfort her, and gently leaned into Chiya's arms.

Qianye also raised his hand and put it on Yecang's shoulder, smiling slightly.

The two walked towards the bedroom without saying a word.

For the next period of time, Qianye's days became leisurely again.

In the evenings, they would take turns visiting the Yekura family, Mrs. Mikoto's room, Izumi's room, Tsunade's room, and Kurenai's room.

I would occasionally go to Hinata's room to see how she was feeling.

During the day, in addition to his training, he travels between Amegakure and Konoha to spend time with his two daughters.

Life can be described as endlessly joyful.

On the tenth day, Xiao Nan finally couldn't stand it anymore and knocked on Qian Ye's door early in the morning.

Qianye then suddenly remembered that there was such a thing as the Heaven and Earth Bridge.

When he brought Yekura to the Tenchi Bridge, Naruto, who had transformed into the Four-Tails, was already locked in battle with Orochimaru.

Kabuto Yakushi, Karin, Sakura Haruno, and Yamato, the acting captain of Class 7, stood on the other side of the bridge watching the battle.

"Hey, Kabuto, long time no see." Chiya appeared silently beside Kabuto with Yekura and patted him on the shoulder.

Kabuto suddenly snapped back, his body instantly retreating. He gripped three kunai in his right hand, locked onto the approaching figure, and hurled them.

It's no wonder Kabuto reacted so strongly; the sudden sound really shocked him.

You must understand that for a ninja, if someone touches your back and you don't even realize it, you're practically dead.

"Kabuto, attacking me isn't a wise move," the calm voice rang out again. The three kunai that Kabuto had fired had already fallen into Chiya's hands, which he caught softly and played with in his hand.

Cold sweat beaded on "Lord Qianye's" forehead, his voice trembling. Without any hesitation, he knelt down on one knee. "I'm sorry, Lord Qianye. I thought it was someone from Konoha who attacked me. Please forgive me if I have offended you."

Kabuto Yakushi knew that the guy in front of him was someone whose strength and methods were unfathomable.

Orochimaru praised him as an even more troublesome figure in the Akatsuki than Pain.

If the other party wanted to kill him at this moment, even Orochimaru, whom he respected the most, would not be able to escape.

On the other side, Yamato, Karin, and Sakura also spotted Chiya and his companion.

Knowing how terrifying Chiya was, Sakura and Yamato were both terrified, their faces turning pale and breaking out in a cold sweat.

Karin almost drooled; if there hadn't been so many outsiders around, she would have pounced on Chiyo and rubbed herself against him.

"Don't worry, I don't mean to blame you. I know you were acting in self-defense." Qianye smiled faintly, turning his gaze to Yamato and the other two, his face displaying his usual harmless smile. "Looks like there are quite a few acquaintances here today."

"Captain Yamato, this is Fujiwara Chiya." Sakura's eyes glazed over as she met Chiya's gaze. She swallowed hard and whispered a reminder to Yamato.

"I know." As the guide for Chiya's ANBU, Yamato naturally knew Chiya. However, he never imagined that a ninja who was so outstanding in his eyes would become a rogue ninja of Konoha today.

At the same time, he couldn't help but feel anxious. Naruto was currently engaged in a fierce battle with Orochimaru, and they were unable to retreat.

Two Akatsuki members suddenly appeared, presumably there to capture the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

One of them is even more powerful than Orochimaru. Can they really leave safely today, just like the Kazekage did when he retrieved the mission?

Chiya understood Yamato's gaze, smiled faintly, and greeted him, "Yo, Tenzo-senpai, oh no, I should call you Yamato now, Yamato-senpai, it's been a long time. It must have been seven or eight years since the Uchiha clan was wiped out."

"Yes, it has indeed been a long time." Yamato feigned composure and cautiously asked, "So, could you please refrain from attacking the Konoha ninja today, considering our past acquaintance?"

"Of course, because becoming the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki wasn't my mission to begin with. I came here to find Orochimaru. And it seems that it's almost over now," Chiya said calmly.

As they were talking, Naruto, in his four-tailed form, was sent flying by Orochimaru's Kusanagi sword.

P.S.: This is the second update. I got off work late today. I'm still writing the third update and will update it later.