Ninja World: I, Kisame Hoshigaki, am no longer human!

He let out a painful roar, and the vast amount of chakra within his body was continuously transferred to the Gedo Mazo through these receivers.

Then, the Gedo Mazo opened its gaping maw and spat out a purple chakra dragon.

call out.

The Chakra Dragon descended from the sky, sweeping through the crowd at an incredible speed.

Wherever it passed, the Root ninjas had no time to react before collapsing one after another, utterly powerless.

That's because this chakra can devour the enemy's chakra; once someone comes into contact with it, they will be drained of their chakra and die.

In an instant, almost all of Danzo's subordinates were wiped out by Nagato single-handedly, with only a few, including Yamato, surviving.

To protect his master, Yamato used all his strength to unleash a Wood Release ninjutsu in an attempt to seal the Gedo Mazo. However, due to the vast difference in power, he was slapped away by the Mazo and sent flying, his fate unknown.

Danzo finally panicked, filled with fear and dread, thinking he had encountered a second Kisame Hoshigaki.

He dared not confront Nagato and was about to flee when he discovered that the Gedo Mazo had suddenly gone silent.

It turned out that Nagato had exhausted his chakra in order to control the Gedo Mazo, and his body had reached its limit.

"Ho ho..."

The red-haired boy was panting heavily, sweat streaming down his face. In just a short while, the golem had drained him dry, leaving him emaciated.

Click.

As the black chakra rods behind Nagato broke one by one, the Gedo Mazo, having lost its chakra support, quieted down and returned to being a soulless husk of the Ten-Tails.

"Nagato!"

Konan helped Yahiko to Nagato's side. The Akatsuki organization they had painstakingly built up had, in the blink of an eye, been decimated, with all their comrades killed, leaving only the three of them.

Just then.

call out.

A sharp, white aura, resembling that of a scythe-weasel, hurtled towards them from the front, aiming to slice the three of them in half at the waist.

Wind Release: Vacuum Wave.

It was Danzo who made the move.

Shinra Tensei!

Nagato roused himself, raised his right hand again, and released a repulsive force, deflecting Danzo's attack.

Danzo was not surprised but delighted by this scene.

He turned to Orochimaru, who was not far away, rolled up his sleeves to reveal his right arm with transplanted Wood Release cells, and gave the latter instructions:

"After I kill this brat, you immediately remove his eyes and transplant them onto my arm."

Orochimaru neither refused nor agreed upon hearing this, but simply gave a meaningful smile.

Danzo didn't think too much about it and attacked Nagato and the other two again.

Vacuum jade!

This time, he unleashed an even more powerful Wind Release ninjutsu, continuously exhaling short breaths from his mouth like bullets fired from a machine gun, intending to riddle Nagato and the other two with holes.

Shinra Tensei!

Nagato used the technique to defend again, but faced with Danzo's continuous attacks, he could not hold on until the end and fell into exhaustion.

Puff puff.

All three were hit by the Wind Release: Breath Technique and suffered injuries of varying degrees.

"Next, it's time for the final blow."

Danzo walked towards the three of them step by step, raised his hands, and condensed two huge shuriken in his palms using wind release chakra, then threw them out.

Swoosh.

The Wind Release shuriken spun rapidly towards the three. However, this time, Nagato, having exhausted his eye power, was no longer able to use Shinra Tensei to protect his comrades.

"Konan, take Nagato with you!"

Yahiko suddenly shouted, unleashing his last bit of strength, and stepped forward to shield his two companions. He transformed himself into a human shield, buying his comrades a chance to escape.

However, there was one person who was faster than Yahiko.

Whoosh.

A figure arrived in an instant, wielding a round fan taller than a person, effortlessly deflecting the wind-style shuriken with a wave of his hand.

Kisame Hoshigaki, no, I should say Madara Uchiha, finally made his appearance at this moment.

149. Do not lick the blood off your sword.

boom!

Danzo's two Wind Release shuriken were deflected by Kisame's Flame Fan, shattering a nearby boulder.

Is there anyone who knows?

Danzo frowned. He thought that only those three brats were left in Akatsuki, but he didn't expect there to be another expert.

In reality, Yahiko and his two companions were also completely bewildered, because they did not recognize the mysterious man in front of them, who was dressed in a black robe and wore an orange swirling mask.

Just as the three were wondering what was going on, Kisame turned around and asked them:

"So you're Akatsuki? I just heard that an Akatsuki organization has appeared in the Land of Rain, dedicated to maintaining world peace. So I traveled all this way to join. I didn't expect you to be on the verge of extinction. This is really a dilemma, should I join or not?"

After hearing Kisame's words, Yahiko was stunned for a moment, then replied solemnly:

"My friend, as you can see, Xiaozheng is under attack by a powerful enemy and is on the verge of destruction. You are not one of us, so there's no need for you to get involved. Please leave immediately."

Konan and Nagato didn't speak, but judging from their expressions, they had no objection to Yahiko's decision.

This masked man looks very powerful and might be able to save the three of them. However, while Yahiko and his companions don't want to die, they won't easily drag innocent people down with them.

Faced with Yahiko's good intentions, Kisame pretended to consider it for a moment, then asked, half-jokingly and half-seriously:

"Besides the three founders, all the other members of Akatsuki are dead, right? If I join you now, wouldn't I be able to become a high-ranking member of Akatsuki right away? From now on, the Akatsuki trio will become a quartet, how about that?"

"This……"

Upon hearing this, the three were stunned, unsure how to respond to Kisame's "four-person group" suggestion.

However, Danzo, who was in the distance, understood what was happening. So without further ado, he attacked Kisame directly.

Swish swish.

Danzo quickly formed several hand seals, took a deep breath, and then exhaled, instantly spitting out a white whirlwind.

Wind escape·vacuum jade.

This is Danzo's strongest Wind Release ninjutsu. The high-pressure wind ball he spews from his mouth is like a rocket launcher; if it hits an enemy, it can instantly shatter them.

It is an extremely powerful ninjutsu that cannot be resisted head-on.

"hehe."

Kisame chuckled as he saw the wind ball flying towards him, then raised his flaming fan again and swung it forward.

Chi Chi Chi.

The Vacuum Jade Ball collided with the Flame Fan, bending the fan surface at one point. However, with Kisame's exertion, the wind ball bounced back along its original path, just like hitting a tennis ball.

what? !

Danzo was startled. Facing the Vacuum Ball flying back, he quickly formed hand seals, and a giant tree instantly grew from his right arm, blocking the impact of the wind ball.

Ding Deng Deng.

Despite using Wood Release to neutralize the Vacuum Ball, Danzo still swayed and took several steps back.

Only then did he realize that the fan in the mysterious masked man's hand looked increasingly familiar. Suddenly, a flash of lightning struck Danzo's mind, startling him.

"That fan is the Flame Fan, a lost art of the Uchiha clan! Who are you?"

He said in a deep voice, his expression solemn.

"Is there even a question? Since you've recognized this fan as the Flame Fan, you probably can't guess my identity either."

Kisame said calmly, lifting his bangs to reveal his three-tomoe left eye.

"Did the Uchiha clan send you to kill me, or was it Hiruzen's order?"

Danzo squinted.

Before his defection, during a peace conference between Konoha and Kirigakure, he was publicly exposed by Kisame Hoshigaki for murdering Kagami Uchiha and stealing his Sharingan.

Given the Uchiha clan's modus operandi, they certainly wouldn't let this go so easily. Danzo simply hadn't expected the Uchiha to have caught up with them so quickly and reached the Land of Rain.

However, to his surprise, the masked man opposite him shook his head and gave an even more astonishing answer.

"I am neither an Uchiha from Konoha, nor did I come here on the orders of the so-called Hokage. I am a lonely ghost, a ghost named Uchiha Madara."

Kisame looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle and spoke slowly, with an air of profound mystery.

Madara Uchiha.

When this name reached the ears of Danzo and Orochimaru, they both widened their eyes in astonishment, feeling utterly incredulous.

As for Yahiko and the other two, they obviously hadn't heard of this name before, and simply assumed that the masked man was a powerful ninja from the Uchiha clan.

But they were increasingly confused as to why the ninjas of Konoha were fighting amongst themselves right in front of them.

Just when the three of them were completely confused.

"Hmph, you pretentious charlatan. Madara Uchiha is long dead. Do you think you can scare me by using his name?"

Danzo snorted coldly, then said to Orochimaru beside him, "Stop watching the show, come with me and take down this guy."

"……it is good."

Orochimaru's eyes flickered, and after hesitating for a moment, he finally agreed.

He is a very cautious person, and he generally will not act rashly before he has figured out the background and details of the enemy.

However, like Danzo, Orochimaru didn't believe the masked man was Madara Uchiha. Therefore, he decided to test the waters; if he could snatch the man's flame fan, all the better.