Warlock Invasion of Naruto.

Something's not right!

Sensing something was wrong, Xiao Nan quickly ran towards the village and soon saw houses collapsed and many villagers lying on the ground, their fate unknown.

She rushed to the unconscious villager's side, extended her finger, and checked his pulse.

However, Xiao Nan discovered that the other person's body was still warm, but there was no pulse at all.

"not good!"

The next second, the unconscious villager in front of Xiao Nan suddenly swelled up rapidly and then exploded, sending a large amount of purple smoke into the air.

Xiao Nan retreated immediately, but all the villagers around her exploded, and purple smoke quickly covered the surrounding area.

"Oh no, this smoke..."

Xiao Nan jumped into the air. Although she held her breath immediately, the smoke seemed to seep into her body through her skin. Almost instantly, she felt her body go numb and her mind go blank. When she landed, everything went black and she fainted.

At that moment, four ninjas wearing Amegakure headbands quickly arrived from nearby, tied up the unconscious Konan, and carried her away on their shoulders.

After the four people left with Xiao Nan, the Wood Spirit's incarnation emerged from the ground.

Before informing Yahiko of the information, Bai Yu knew that they would most likely not believe it.

After all, compared to Hanzo, this mysterious person has very low credibility.

So he remained hidden in the shadows.

For Hanzo to deal with the Akatsuki, the most important thing is to eliminate Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato. If these three leaders die, the Akatsuki will immediately collapse.

Of the three, Konan is the weakest, so the probability of Amegakure attacking her is the lowest. They kidnap one of them and then use her to threaten the other two – a classic trope.

After discovering that Xiao Nan had gone out on patrol alone, Bai Yu followed her.

As he expected, Amegakure ambushed Konan and captured her alive using poison.

Bai Yu could have easily stepped in to help save Konan, which would have made Yahiko and Nagato owe him a huge favor.

Furthermore, since the attack occurred in a small village near Amegakure, it must have been done by people from Amegakure, and Hanzo is definitely involved.

However, after a brief encounter, Bai Yu learned that Yahiko was a naive person, or rather, an idealist.

Such people are most likely to trust others and are least willing to speculate about others with malice.

To be honest, Bai Yu really likes, or rather admires, people like Yahiko.

When such a person becomes the leader of an organization, the organization will definitely be very cohesive, because most people who are attracted to idealists will have dreams and beliefs.

However, given the premise of a chaotic era, idealists will only lead the organization to destruction.

There are only two possible outcomes if Bai Yu saves Konan. One is that he gains the gratitude of Yahiko and Nagato, but Yahiko will still defend Hanzo, thinking that someone might be able to break the alliance, so he disguised himself as a Rain Village ninja to attack Konan.

The second possibility is that Yahiko and Nagato might not only not be grateful to Bianyu, but would instead believe that this was a conspiracy by Shiraha.

Bai Yu has always liked to assume something malicious about others first. After all, in the Naruto world, the protagonist's name is Uzumaki Naruto, not Nawaki or Yahiko.

In chaotic times, one wrong step could cost you your life.

Because of his preconceived notions, Yahiko has now placed all his hopes on Hanzo. If he wants Hanzo to see reality, he has to experience the pain himself.

"This world harbors too much malice towards innocent and kind people. I hope things will change in the future."

Bai Yu murmured to himself, even if he could save the Akatsuki members this time, he didn't know if Yahiko would remain as pure as before. He wondered if, after such a dramatic change, his emotions would become even purer or undergo a fundamental transformation.

......

the next day.

Today is the day Akatsuki and Hanzo will meet.

Yahiko, Nagato, and the rest of the members got up early.

Although only Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan were able to attend this formal meeting, the other members were all very excited.

This time, we need to discuss the specific details of forming an alliance with the three kingdoms of Wind, Fire, and Earth. Although there is still a long way to go before a formal alliance is formed, we can only proceed with the next steps after completing the first step.

From this day forward, the Akatsuki organization will truly stand on equal footing with Amegakure and become close partners.

"Nagato, have you seen Konan and Kyusuke?" Yahiko asked when he arrived at the top of the tower and saw that Nagato was alone.

"That should be the case. I heard from Kyusuke yesterday that they were going to search the entire surrounding area. Konan also went to patrol the nearby villages; she's probably with Kyusuke," Nagato replied.

Yahiko frowned slightly: "Today is such an important day."

Nagato asked, "What should we do? Should we wait for Konan to come back?"

Upon hearing this, Yahiko shook his head slightly and said, "No need, let's go first. We can't keep Hanzo waiting too long. When Konan comes back and sees that we're not here, she'll rush over as soon as possible."

“Okay!” Nagato nodded.

"From today onwards, a new era begins!" Yahiko said firmly, having now completely chosen to trust Hanzo.

Shortly after the two left.

Kyusuke, who had gone on patrol, returned to the tower base.

He was about to go to rest when a ninja rat carrying a small scroll climbed down from the roof beam and quickly came to his side.

"Is there any intelligence?" Kyusuke asked doubtfully as he unrolled the scroll. The information inside made his expression change.

"Hey! Get up!"

"Kyusuke cried out."

Inside the room, the Akatsuki members, who were fast asleep, were startled awake.

"Where are Yahiko and Nagato?! Did they go to see Hanzo?"

"I can't believe it," Kyusuke asked anxiously.

"Yes, today is the day of the meeting. We set off ten minutes ago," replied a tall and muscular Akatsuki member.

"Something's wrong! Come with us quickly!" Kyusuke exclaimed.

"What happened?"

"Our organization members who infiltrated the border of the Land of Fire discovered that a large number of Konoha's ANBU members have entered the Land of Rain and are now heading towards Amegakure. Today happens to be the day of their meeting, which is too much of a coincidence. Boss and the others are in danger!"

"Then let's go provide support!"

The group of about twenty people quickly left the tower and headed towards Amegakure.

It was raining heavily outside. After leaving the village, the group sped through the forest.

However, before they could leave the dense forest, ripples appeared in the space in front of them, and Obito, wearing a white swirling mask, appeared before them. Immediately afterward, Black and White Zetsu emerged from the ground.

"I can't let you go any further from here."

Obito imitated Madara's voice, his deep voice carrying a hint of coldness, his eyes looking indifferently at the Akatsuki members in front of him.

At this moment, Bai Yu controlled his Wood Spirit avatar, standing on a tree trunk not far away, with half of his body merging into the trunk. Neither Obito nor Black and White Zetsu noticed his presence.

"Are you Hanzo's men?" Kyusuke asked coldly.

Obito said in the same tone, "We are not Hanzo's people, but in order to make Nagato face reality, we cannot let you cause trouble."

"Kill him!"

At Kyusuke's command, more than twenty Akatsuki members charged toward Obito and Zetsu.

Obito showed no intention of making a move, and instead ordered the black and white Zetsu beside him, "You're in charge of the grunts."

"Honestly, he really knows how to order people around." The real White Zetsu couldn't help but complain. Although Obito was now playing the role of Madara Uchiha, the real White Zetsu had no respect for him.

Of course, despite his verbal complaints, the White Zetsu himself was quick to act, immediately summoning dozens of White Zetsu to attack the Akatsuki members.

According to Bai Yu's observation, the chakra strength of these white creatures was only slightly stronger than that of Chunin, but not quite at the level of Jonin.

However, among the twenty-odd ninjas of the Akatsuki organization, apart from the leader, Kyusuke, who had light blue paint on his face, the others were all Chunin level, with only Kyusuke possessing Jonin-level chakra strength.

Ultimately, Akatsuki is just a new type of organization in the small country of Rain, and its size already makes it quite powerful.

In Bai Yu's perception, Yahiko also possessed the chakra strength of an elite Jonin, while Nagato had even reached the Kage level.

"What a pity! I didn't expect Obito's strength to have reached this level in such a short time!"

Bai Yu, who was watching from the sidelines, sighed inwardly.

"Is this the eye technique of the Mangekyou Sharingan?"

Faced with Kyusuke's attack, Obito stood still, while Kyusuke's sharp blade sliced ​​across Obito's neck.

It looked as if a ninja sword had sliced ​​through the air.

"This isn't an illusion; it's a physical entity. How could the attack miss? Could it be... spatial ability?!"

Bai Yu quickly realized what was happening; he clearly sensed the spatial fluctuations.

"Obito is indeed a completely different person now. With the Mangekyou Sharingan, space-time abilities, and Wood Release, he has directly jumped from Chunin level to first-class Kage level. I wonder if he can use Susanoo like Madara."

Seeing that Obito had slaughtered all the Akatsuki members, Bai Yu disappeared underground and quickly headed towards Amegakure.

With his spatial abilities alone, Obito is now invincible against both him and Kushina.

Recalling Obito's cold words and actions just now, it seems that because of Rin's 'death' and Madara's brainwashing, his mind has been twisted.

"Speaking of which, Yahiko and Obito are quite similar. That's probably why Obito wanted Hanzo to kill Yahiko. After all, people who have abandoned their past are most afraid of seeing someone who resembles their former selves. Unfortunately, I can't let you have your way."

Bai Yu sped up his journey, determined to save Yahiko at the crucial moment in order to gain the complete trust of the Akatsuki organization.

As for the lives of the other Akatsuki members, that was the price Yahiko paid for his naivety.

"If I advance to level two, I should be able to learn 'Dimensional Lock'."

Obito and Minato's spatial abilities made Bai Yu feel somewhat troubled. The future Konoha might be an enemy rather than a friend, and Obito clearly had psychological problems. Although he had Rin as an ace, it was best to rely on himself. In the "Book of Ancient Sorcerers," there was a powerful spell called "Dimensional Lock" that was specifically designed to imprison space. The learning requirements for this spell were extremely high.

After all, the ability to access spatial abilities at level two is due to the power of the "Ancient Book of Sorcerers".

Many level one wizards are stuck at level one because they can't find suitable level two spells.

Every high-level spell is a wizard's precious treasure.

......

Outside Yuyin Village, below the open cliffs.

This was once the site of the great battle between Hanzo and the three legendary Sannin of Konoha.

At this moment, Hanzo stood on the cliff, with the ninja beside him grabbing Konan, who was bound by ropes.