The Avengers of the Uzumaki Family

The reason is that Scorpio is a person who is very conscious of time and cares a lot about the passage of time. Unnecessary waste of time is the thing that Scorpio hates the most.

It's not that they're resisting the order to capture the Tailed Beasts.

Some time after joining Akatsuki, Sasori had already been assigned to a tailed beast capture mission. Since they were all missions anyway, he didn't care what the organization's ultimate intentions were. Even if they wanted to overthrow the entire ninja world, so what? As long as it didn't affect his pursuit of eternal art.

Therefore, capturing the tailed beasts shouldn't be a problem.

The key issue is the repetitive back and forth, which wastes a lot of time.

Issue the order early.

We could have captured them successfully last time, why waste this time?!

Scorpions would naturally feel extremely dissatisfied.

"Haha, I knew Brother Scorpion would be unhappy, after all, it's such a waste of time to give such an order."

Deidara laughed heartily, as if he had won the lottery.

"If you have something to do, Sasori, you can take care of it first. As for the two injured Jinchuriki, let Hidan and I capture them."

Kakuzu turned his head directly to Sasori of the Red Sand and said.

There was really no other meaning behind it; I just thought it was a good idea to do it.

If it were two complete Tailed Beasts, it would be very difficult for him and that idiot Hidan to handle it. But now it's just two severely injured Tailed Beast Jinchuriki, so his two-person team can easily capture them.

what did you say?

What about the other light ninjas?

Kakuzu didn't take these mere grunts seriously at all; he was a man who had fought the First Hokage and survived.

"Hmph, no need. The Three-Tails is our team's mission. Let's go, Deidara, and complete the mission quickly."

Sasori snorted coldly, completely rejecting Kakuzu's 'goodwill'.

"whoosh"

With a sway of its body, the seemingly bulky figure moved forward at an extremely rapid speed toward the due north.

"Yes, yes, Brother Scorpion."

Deidara smiled slightly and followed suit.

"That guy is still annoying."

Looking at Sasori who had already left, Hidan spoke with a tone that seemed to be both disdainful and wary.

"Let's go too, let's finish the mission sooner and go back sooner."

Kakuzu said in a calm tone.

They were completely unaffected by Scorpion's words.

Just like the other members of Akatsuki, who all have their own goals and principles, Kakuzu has had no other principles since he was completely betrayed by Takigakure decades ago. In his eyes and in his heart, there is only the thought of 'making money and saving money'.

As for what to do with the money, that's not important. Kakuzu only cares about how much money he can make, and he believes that money is the only thing that doesn't lie.

Yes~~~

Hidan replied indifferently.

"whoosh"

"whoosh"

The next second, the two of them also leaped up and headed rapidly towards the due north.

The four members of the Akatsuki organization resumed their pursuit.

It's a little further ahead.

Wuwei, Shemu, Yugao, Shuiyue, and others were also retreating rapidly, as the situation at the front lines had completely collapsed.

The Mist Ninja pressed forward with overwhelming force.

They completely crushed their troops.

Whether it's inaction or exploration, the only thought is to return to the village first and rebuild the defense line using the village's barrier and basic defensive facilities.

We must hold out until our reinforcements arrive.

They also believed that as long as reinforcements, or even their own Lord Menma, arrived, all dangers would vanish!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 435 A Choice at a Necessary Moment

The most urgent task is to return to the village immediately.

However, along the way, even without the pursuit of Kakuzu, Sasori, Hidan, and Deidara at the beginning, there was still harassment and encirclement by other ordinary Mist Ninja. Obito initially had his master order that the Akatsuki members he hired were to help his village reclaim the two tailed beasts. Although Obito did not initially intend to do so, the Mist Ninja believed him completely. Almost every Mist Ninja secretly praised their master in their hearts.

The morale, which had almost plummeted to rock bottom, surged back up in an instant. The huge casualties seemed so insignificant in the face of victory.

Humans, or rather the vast majority of ordinary humans, are short-sighted creatures. They are not unaware of many principles, nor are they unable to understand them, but they easily forget them when faced with a situation.

This is a common human ailment.

Moreover, it's a problem that has persisted for hundreds or thousands of years, a problem that cannot be changed in any dimension or world.

Just like the classic line at the end of an ancient text called "The Rhapsody on the Epang Palace" that Mianma studied in his previous life: "Later generations lament it but do not learn from it, thus causing later generations to lament again."

Humans keep making the same mistakes.

This is not a limitation of the times.

It's simply a commonality belonging to ordinary human beings.

That's how the Kirigakure ninja are now; they can only see the immediate benefits. The thought of being able to take powerful revenge on their enemies, reclaim the Three-Tails and Six-Tails, and restore the glory of their Kirigakure village is all they can muster.

In turn, they could seize more benefits for their own ninja village and for themselves. The eyes of the Kirigakure ninja were so red that they no longer saw any risks, only endless profits.

“This won’t do. If we keep getting delayed, it will be difficult for us to return to the village within the allotted time. Although we don’t know why those four guys aren’t continuing the pursuit, without support, these Mist Ninja pursuit forces could very well wear us down. We have to make a decision.”

After barely managing to repel another pursuing Mist Ninja unit.

Shibuki, who was also injured, spoke with a very serious expression.

In the previous war, due to the powerful destructive force of the air combat troops, after completely defeating the Mist Ninja in the border area and destroying the Mist Ninja's forward command camp, they went straight into the territory of the Land of Rivers.

If given just a day or two more, Wuwei, Shemu, Yugao, and Suigetsu could have driven the Mist Ninjas into the sea to feed the fish.

Unfortunately, it was at this crucial final moment that things went wrong.

The sudden appearance of Kakuzu and his three companions destroyed their advance force. Because of their excessive incursion, so much time has passed, and they have only just crossed the border and returned to the territory of the Land of Grass. However, it is still at least half a day's journey to get back to the village, not to mention the harassment and attacks by the Mist Ninja along the way.

Shuiyue was already seriously injured and unconscious.

Although Yu Gao was in slightly better condition, his pale face and weak breathing showed that he also didn't have much fighting power.

This is their most dangerous moment.

"Therefore, I suggest that some people stay behind to cover the rear, while the rest retreat immediately. This is the wisest decision."

Shibuki took a deep breath and said with a resolute look in his eyes.

“Hmm, you make a good point. Shibuki-kun, then you will cover the retreat of Mizuki-kun and Utaka-kun. I will lead a group of people to stay behind and block the approaching Kirigakure forces.”

After thinking for a moment, Wuwei slowly nodded and said.

Now is indeed the time to make tough decisions and cut our losses.

If we don't leave some people behind to cover the retreat, it's very likely that no one will be able to escape.

This is a necessary trade-off.

Wuwei felt that it was a responsibility he should bear.

His own life had been bleak, and the meaning of his life was to redeem his son. If it weren't for Menma, Wuwei didn't know if he would ever be able to see his son again. Menma had already fulfilled his wish. Even though his son Wugou could not truly live as a human being, Wuwei was already content.

Now is the time for me to repay Mianma.

They've already lived to this age.

Regarding death.

Wuwei means having no fear.

This is his duty.

"No, the one who should stay is me, Muwei-san. As the person in charge of the western district of the ninja village personally appointed by Menma-sama, the upcoming defense battle cannot be separated from your command. Only with you here can we continue to coordinate the remaining comrades to fight until reinforcements from Menma-sama arrive. Moreover, among the pursuers, there is a rogue ninja from our former Takigakure village. I have an even greater responsibility to stay and hold off the pursuers!"

Shibuki shook his head heavily, rejecting the suggestion to do nothing.

Those who remained were almost certain to die.

This is a consensus on wood and non-action.

Even with them huddled together, they couldn't completely withstand the pursuers' onslaught, and people were dying every now and then. If they split up, the person covering the rear would definitely be surrounded, and in order to buy time, retreating would be out of the question. Once the gap was opened, the pursuers wouldn't care what would happen to the person covering the rear!

Therefore, those who remained were destined to die.

These people were risking their lives to delay the safe retreat of another group of their comrades.

From Shibuki's perspective.

The western district was originally part of the Grass Village. Just a few months ago, these ninjas were still Grass Village ninjas. If Muwei were to stay behind and die in the rearguard action, the western district of the ninja village would definitely be plunged into a huge upheaval.

It was impossible for him to appease and lead those former Hidden Light Ninja who originally belonged to Kusagakure.

With a crisis of trust among his ninjas, continued collapse on the front lines, and internal turmoil within the ninja village, Shibuki could almost foresee a future scenario where the western district is directly breached, or even a large number of light ninjas choose to surrender.

This was a huge blow to the newly established Hidden Light Village.

This is a situation that Shibuki absolutely cannot accept.

Although the name Takigakure Village no longer exists, the village is still the same village, and the people are still the same group of people.

Mianma truly led them onto a bright future, and they no longer needed to endure the oppression of the five great powers every day, living in fear as they had for the past decades.

In order to preserve everything we have now, and for a brighter future for the ninja village.

Shibuki possesses the courage and awareness to sacrifice himself.

“Shibuki-kun, this is not the time to show off your courage. We need to make a rational assessment of the situation. As it stands, I am the one who should stay. Don’t worry, Menma-sama’s judgment is always very decisive. You don’t need to worry about the subsequent defenses. Maybe Menma-sama will have already arrived by the time you get back to the village. Listen to me, you take Utaka-kun, Mizuki-kun and the others to retreat. I will hold off the pursuers!”