The Tenseigan started from the Hyuga main family.

"The enemy actually infiltrated the camp in such a bizarre way?"

Seeing Mei Terumi lead the way back to the camp to surround and kill White Zetsu, the Mist Ninja guarding the gate looked at each other, unsure whether to continue guarding or enter the camp to wipe out the enemy.

The enemy infiltrates from deep underground to attack, so what's the point of them guarding the gate?

"There are enemies here too!"

Before the squad leader could make a decision, more than a dozen White Zetsu suddenly appeared on the ground nearby, rushing over with kunai in their hands.

Whoosh whoosh!

Just then, kunai shot out one after another, landing on the white Zetsu and immediately reducing their numbers by a third.

"Today, the Sand Village and the Mist Village fight side by side!"

Seeing the group of Sand Ninja charging towards them wielding kunai with extremely high fighting spirit, the squad leader immediately shut up any words of refusal he was about to utter.

These White Zetsu weren't particularly strong, and they were quickly wiped out.

"Thanks to your help."

Then the Mist Ninja squad leader turned around, looked at the Sand Ninja beside him, and showed a grateful smile.

"Yes, we will definitely be able to join forces to defeat the Akatsuki and reclaim all the Tailed Beasts tomorrow."

The tall Sand Ninja lowered its head, making it impossible to see its eyes at that moment.

"Yes, it will definitely go smoothly..."

Before he could finish speaking, the Mist Ninja squad leader felt a sharp pain in his abdomen as a kunai was plunged deep into his stomach.

Suddenly, the tall Sand Ninja's abdomen opened up, and long white spikes pierced deep into the Mist Ninja squad leader's body and limbs, locking the squad leader, who was trying to scream in pain, in place, and preventing him from even opening his mouth to warn anyone.

The tall Sand Ninja's dark skin gradually turned white, revealing his true appearance—it was White Zetsu.

"Not bad chakra..."

White Zetsu opened its massive maw and began absorbing the chakra of the Mist Ninja squad leader.

Through an ambush at the border of the Land of Wind, and with the advantage of their overwhelming numbers, all the Sand Shinobi were killed by the White Zetsu, except for Kankuro who managed to escape by relying on the three puppets left behind by Sasori.

By absorbing chakra, these White Zetsu seamlessly disguised themselves as Sand Ninja and approached, so much so that even Mei Terumi did not notice any flaws.

Once White Zetsu obtains the target's chakra, his transformation technique is virtually flawless, making it impossible to distinguish between real and fake, whether it's a sensory ninja or a bloodline limit like a dojutsu.

Now, the exact same scenario is playing out again.

After absorbing the chakra of the guarding Mist Ninja, the White Zetsu present changed again, all of them taking on the appearance of Mist Ninja, with identical chakra fluctuations and appearances.

After dragging the corpses of the Mist Ninja deep into the earth, the White Zetsu revealed cruel smiles and dispersed to their respective tents throughout the camp.

Medical ninjas, sensory ninjas, and vital supplies for the camp will all become targets for these White Zetsu.

A silent massacre has begun.

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In a dark cave, everything that happened at the Kirigakure camp was displayed on a screen of light.

"Wow, that's impressive! You're not lazy at all!"

Wearing a mask, Obito Uchiha offered a compliment, then turned to look at Pain, the Deva Path, beside him.

"Pain, is the preparation for the Gedo Statue complete?"

Pain's reaction was a full beat slower than usual, and he only gave a brief reply after several seconds.

Obito immediately noticed Pain's unusual behavior, his crimson Sharingan peering through the mask at the other.

Could it be that he sent Konan to attack Konoha as a covert attempt to make contact?

It doesn't matter anyway. After we defeat the Allied Forces tomorrow, Nagato will lose his last usefulness. All we need to do is retrieve Madara's Rinnegan from him.

"Kisame and the others must have started attacking the Iwagakure camp by now, right?"

After a moment of silence, Obito spoke again.

This is Akatsuki's strategy of exhausting their forces, sending members to attack the outposts of various ninja villages using different methods, creating as much commotion as possible to increase their chances of winning tomorrow's decisive battle.

"Yes, Suzaku is already fighting the Tsuchikage Onoki."

After leaving behind a message, Pain did not switch the battle situation on the light screen to the Iwagakure camp. Instead, he suddenly stood up and left the cave.

Does Nagato really think he's the leader of Akatsuki?

Obito Uchiha's eyes turned incredibly gloomy. After standing there for a long time, his entire body was swallowed up by the vortex.

Even Xiao Nan can't be contacted...

Inside the massive mechanical device, Nagato once again tried to contact Konan through the Akatsuki's White Tiger Ring, but still received no response.

Could it be that even Xiao Nan has met with misfortune?

Nagato felt cold all over, and a tear slid from her eye and fell onto her chest.

Chapter 149 The Great Battle Begins

Where is this...?

Xiao Nan suddenly opened her eyes, looked at the completely unfamiliar surroundings, and jumped up from the stone bed.

I lost to Hinata Zechen and was imprisoned by him.

Konan, who was trying to extract chakra, found that her meridians and dantian were completely empty and there was no movement at all.

Is it a sealing technique, or some other secret technique?

Xiao Nan tried to find the root cause, but to no avail.

Just then, light footsteps sounded, causing Xiao Nan to turn her gaze toward the prison gate.

A short maid carrying a lunchbox approached and stared intently at Xiao Nan through the door, her purple pupils quite striking.

"I want to see Hinata Sawatatsu."

Xiao Nan didn't reach out to take the lunchbox, but instead spoke coldly.

However, the maid remained motionless, neither speaking nor leaving, and just stared intently at Konan.

This is... a puppet?

Because the prison passage was extremely dimly lit, it wasn't until Xiao Nan looked closely that she was surprised to discover that the short maid had no life at all and was clearly a puppet.

Xiao Nan then remembered that Sasori had mentioned that Hyuga Zetsu's eye technique was extremely powerful, allowing him to manipulate puppets without chakra threads, and even more flexibly than a puppeteer.

After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Nan picked up the lunchbox.

As long as she was alive, there was hope. She was unwilling to die before she saw the peaceful world that Yahiko and Nagato had described.

The ramen tasted good, but Xiao Nan found it bland and tasteless, finishing it in just a few bites.

When Xiao Nan put the empty box back on the tray, the maid's eyes suddenly became incredibly bright. She reached out and gently peeled off a sealing talisman from the prison door.

Seeing the wide-open gate, Konan hesitated for a moment before following the puppet maid out of the prison.

After walking up a long staircase, the puppet maid led Konan to a spacious hall.

A long wooden table was placed in the center of the hall, and two figures that Xiao Nan knew very well sat on the left.

Sasori of the Red Sand, and Deidara.

On the right, two people were sitting, but not side by side.

One is Orochimaru's capable assistant, Kabuto Yakushi.

The other Konan had never seen before, but recognized him by his distinctive dark circles under his eyes; he was Gaara, the Jinchuriki of the One-Tailed Beast from Sunagakure.

Where is this place?

Without the slightest hesitation, Xiao Nan walked to Scorpion's side, but instead of sitting down, she stood and asked.

"If I'm not mistaken, this is a special space that is independent of the outside world."

After hesitating for a moment, Scorpion finally spoke up and told everyone what he had discovered.

A separate space?

Has Hinata Sawatatsu become this powerful?

Or perhaps it was created by his pupil technique?

Based on Obito Uchiha's various displays of space-time ninjutsu, Konan guessed that he probably also possessed such a space.

Just as Xiao Nan was about to ask more questions, Hinata Ze Chen appeared at the head of the table, looking at the group of people with different reactions with a slight smile.

"Hyuga Zechen, what exactly do you want? The concept for the new puppet isn't even finalized yet, don't waste my time. Also, could you bring me a sample of that dragon vein chakra?"

Scorpion spoke first, making various demands without any politeness.

"The Dragon Vein Chakra has been sealed by the Fourth Hokage. Although unsealing it is not difficult, it will cause a great commotion, so we must find a suitable opportunity."

Hinata Sawatatsu is quite good-natured towards people like Sasori who have the ability to help him achieve his goals. He will try his best to agree to requests that aren't too difficult.

"As for inviting you all here today, the main reason is to watch a grand show together..."

As Hinata Zechen focused his mind, a huge light screen appeared in the sky above the hall, and an image gradually became clear, soon appearing before everyone.

It was a city forever shrouded in dark clouds, with rain falling constantly all year round, drizzling down to the ground.

"Amegakure? Could it be that the great war outside has already begun?"

As the camera zoomed in, everyone present could clearly see that four different types of ninjas had surrounded Amegakure from different directions, and a great battle was about to break out.

Whether it was the White Zetsu or other Akatsuki members' nighttime raids, although they caused considerable losses to the teams of the four great ninja villages, they ultimately could not fundamentally damage them.

Having been able to control the situation in the ninja world for so many years, the organizational strength and foundation of the four great ninja villages are not so easily shaken.

To avoid any unforeseen complications, the four Kage unanimously decided after communicating with each other that the attack time would remain unchanged, with all four sides simultaneously attacking Amegakure to completely eradicate the Akatsuki organization!

The visuals shifted repeatedly, showing the ninjas from the four major ninja villages making their final preparations, creating an atmosphere of impending doom for everyone in the hall.

The Rain Village remained completely silent from beginning to end. There were no ninjas or civilians to be seen, as if it were an empty city.

"Hyuga Zetsu, you actually didn't choose to participate in the war?"

Seeing that Hinata Zechen had been smiling and watching the light screen the whole time, without showing any sign of moving to participate, Konan asked the question that had been bothering her.