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

Chapter 400 The Akatsuki Arrives

"Ah!" Shuiyue thought she had misheard and looked surprised.

Orochimaru gazed solemnly at the blood-red full moon in the sky, his voice slightly hoarse, "The reason I chose to help Sasuke is because Sasuke didn't follow my example like Kabuto did. I wanted to see what choice he would ultimately make, and how his final fate with Naruto would be."

"Kabuto seems to have changed now. Compared to Sasuke, I'm more curious about what kind of world Chiya can create."

Meanwhile, the Allied Shinobi Forces led by Kakashi, Gaara, and Jiraiya also encountered resistance.

It was still the same swirling white Zetsu, Tobi, that enveloped Yamato.

It summoned a miniature version of the True Thousand Hands, a giant Buddha statue with countless massive arms.

"Sorry, this road is blocked." White Zetsu Afei, dressed in black robes, stood atop the Buddha statue with his arms crossed, looking down arrogantly at the allied forces.

"Get out of my way." Jiraiya didn't dawdle. By now, the allied forces were exhausted, except for Jiraiya, who had Sage Mode and was not vulnerable to this weakness.

With the help of Naruto's Nine-Tails chakra, he condensed a giant Rasengan in his right palm, its size comparable to a huge Buddha statue, and slammed it down on Tobi.

"Immortal magic, super large jade Rasengan!"

"This is..." White Zetsu was shocked and instinctively controlled the Buddha statue to raise its hand to meet Jiraiya. The two powerful forces collided, and a strong shockwave erupted from both sides.

"Everyone, don't just stand here and watch. Do your best to defeat the enemy before you. Go and reinforce Guy. The safety of the ninja world rests in our hands."

While Jiraiya launched his attack, Gaara was not idle either. As the Kazekage and the commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces, he immediately called on the Allied Forces ninjas to launch an attack on Konoha.

"This is bad!" Seeing the Allied Shinobi Forces ninja charging towards him, White Zetsu could no longer maintain his composure. Jiraiya alone was already keeping him busy, and now with so many Allied Shinobi Forces ninjas possessing the Nine-Tails' chakra, things were in serious trouble.

Just when White Zetsu thought his ambush was about to fail, at the critical moment, a sudden explosion occurred between the Allied Forces and the Buddha statue, and Jiraiya and the Allied Forces ninjas were instantly blown away by the shockwave.

Meanwhile, the allied ninjas who were further away raised their hands to block in front of them.

Looking up, eight figures emerged from the dust.

"Looks like we made it in time." A teasing voice rang out.

A gentle breeze blew, the dust settled, and six men and two women, eight ninjas dressed in red cloud-patterned black robes and wearing headbands of rogue ninjas, appeared in the sight of the allied forces.

"It's Akatsuki!" Upon recognizing the newcomers' clothing and appearance—allied ninjas—a murmur of surprise rippled through the crowd. "What's going on? How did Akatsuki members end up here? Even Akatsuki members who died in battle have been resurrected!"

Jiraiya was the most excited of them all.

He stared at Nagato, unable to contain his emotions, and shouted, "Nagato, how did you get here? Weren't you dead? Did Chiya control you?"

They were none other than the Akatsuki members who, in the eyes of the world, were almost dead.

Konan, Nagato, Sasori, Kakuzu, Hidan, Kisame, Juzo, and Izumi, a minor female protagonist in this book.

Izumi, wearing the Akatsuki robe that Chiya once wore, stood in the center, his pair of scarlet three-tomoe Sharingan eyes particularly eye-catching.

"Qianye's clothes are really a bit too big," she murmured playfully, then smiled at the allied forces and said, "I'm sorry, everyone, this road is blocked."

Xiao Nan stands to the left of the spring, raises her right hand, and her body gradually turns into paper.

"I'm sorry, Jiraiya-sensei, but Chiya has already found a path to peace that will solve everything once and for all." Nagato stood to the right of Izumi, gave Jiraiya a deep look, and replied indifferently.

He slightly bent his upper body, assuming a posture of explosive power, and released five Vajra chains behind him, just like those of Karin.

Although he lost his Rinnegan, his body has fully recovered. As a member of the Uzumaki clan with an extremely high bloodline concentration, he easily mastered the Adamantine Sealing Technique with the support of massive chakra.

To their left stood Kakuzu and Hidan, who had just acquired a body from a nearby battlefield.

To their right are Sasori, Kisame, and Juzo, who hasn't appeared in a long time.

Hidan, wielding the blood-stained three-month scythe, looked at the Ino-Shika-Cho trio of the allied forces with a sickly expression and said mockingly, "Ino-Shika-Cho brats, this time, you won't be as lucky as last time."

The three members of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, standing in the allied forces, exchanged a horrified glance, their brows furrowed. Shikamaru feigned nonchalance and said, "That's exactly what we wanted to say to you."

At this moment, unsurprisingly, Kakuzu began to mock his own teammate, saying calmly, "Hidan, be careful not to get blown to pieces like last time. When the battle starts, I won't be able to take care of you."

As he spoke, he slightly bent his upper body, and with a rustling sound, four masked monsters sprang out from his back.

Unsurprisingly, this sparked an argument between the immortal duo: "Hey, Kakuzu, whose side are you on?"

Hearing the commotion around him, Juzo, who had already retrieved his Executioner's Blade, picked up the blade, picked at his ear, and asked hesitantly, "Hey, Sasori, Kisame, have these two always been like this?"

"You'll get used to it," Scorpion replied indifferently.

Kisame chuckled, "It seems so." He glanced at the opposing allied forces, his gaze finally settling on Darui, since the Eight-Tails had been captured by Chiya, and Samehada had already been retrieved by Darui.

Upon seeing Samehada, Kisame laughed even harder. With a gentle wave of his right hand, Samehada, sensing the summons amidst the wary and angry gazes of Darui and the other Cloud Ninja, broke free from Darui and automatically returned to its former master.

It's clear that, in Killer Bee's absence, it still leans towards Kisame rather than the Allied Shinobi Forces.

"It seems the enemy still has a backup plan." Darui took a step forward and landed next to Gaara, standing shoulder to shoulder with Kakashi, Jiraiya, and the others. "Although we have their information, these Akatsuki members are not easy to deal with."

"There's no other way, Kazekage. If we want to go and provide reinforcements, we have to break through this line of defense." He looked at Gaara.

Gaara nodded, and the battle between the two was about to begin.

At the same time, a sharp shriek echoed from the sky, "Looks like I'm not too late. Hmm."

In the distance, Deidara, also dressed in a red cloud and black robe, flew over on explosive clay and landed in the Akatsuki camp.

"Deidara, has your training ended?" Konan looked at Deidara with some surprise.

"Ah," Deidara responded with a confident and smug smile, his gaze unconsciously sweeping over the other Akatsuki members. "Looks like there are quite a few new faces in Akatsuki lately. Hey, Sasori, Kakuzu, and Hidan, weren't you guys dead?"

(End of this chapter)