The Avengers of the Uzumaki Family

He found his own reason to live.

The rogue ninjas who defected from their respective villages to join the Akatsuki organization almost all had their own motives. Sasori needed the organization to help him with his puppet research, which was very expensive, labor-intensive, and time-consuming.

Sasori has no interest in building his own faction like Orochimaru. While it might be convenient later on, it requires a lot of time and effort in the early stages, which Sasori has no interest in.

Deidara, who had already died at the hands of Menma in the same group, had another major reason besides similar ones: he was impressed by Itachi and wanted to truly prove his excellence and that his art was the best in front of Itachi.

Kakuzu, well, he's just after money.

He himself doesn't use it, but the joy of making money and the sense of security that comes with it are unparalleled. The Akatsuki organization can provide Kakuzu with such a stage.

Hidan simply felt that the Akatsuki organization could provide him with many high-quality offerings to his Jashin.

Let's not talk about Itachi.

They are genuine Konoha spies.

Even earlier, Itachi's first partner, Juzo Biwa, joined the Akatsuki organization with his own intentions.

Only Kisame Hoshigaki.

Kisame joined the Akatsuki organization very casually, which was a completely willful act, because in Kisame's view, it didn't matter whether he joined or not.

That's just how the world is.

It doesn't matter what you do.

But after meeting Itachi, Kisame felt like he had found a mentor. Walking side by side with Itachi, Kisame felt that his heart was no longer empty. Itachi was his 'true self'.

At least that's what Kisame himself believes now.

therefore.

Even if Madara Uchiha were to stand right in front of him, and even if the ultimate fear stemming from his biological instincts were to surface within him, Kisame would still resolutely follow Itachi if he said just one word.

After many years of getting to know each other.

Itachi was naturally very clear about his partner's personality.

The bond between the two transcended the level of ordinary team partners. In the original work, when Itachi was resurrected by Edo Tensei, he saw Killer Bee carrying Samehada and realized Kisame's death. A moment of sadness flashed across Itachi's face.

Even in his dying moments, Kisame's mind was filled with Itachi's face, and Itachi's words further illustrate the relationship between the two.

therefore.

Itachi merely glanced at Kisame.

In their hearts, they gained some understanding.

"Let's just proceed according to the original plan; this is our task after all."

Itachi took a deep breath and said softly.

After saying that sentence.

Itachi glanced meaningfully at Sasori in one of the seats, but ultimately said nothing more. He then led the way out of the room, intending to spend the next few days analyzing and pondering the matter.

What exactly were Madara Uchiha and Obito Uchiha's intentions?

In addition, what is the current state of the war between Uzumaki Menma and Konoha, and what is the current situation of his most important younger brother, Sasuke?

Itachi walked away.

Kisame Hoshigaki followed closely behind.

Sasori remained where he was, glancing in the directions where Itachi, Kisame, Madara, and Obito had each gone, a faint strange light appearing in his bright pupils.

What are their intentions?

Who can control anything?

It doesn't matter to Scorpion at all.

His lifelong ideal was to create the ultimate puppet and achieve a higher level of puppet life. However, the paths he had chosen before were almost all cut off, and all his research and deductions were nearing their end. He still could not realize the perfect puppet body he dreamed of. But today, after seeing Uchiha Madara...

Scorpion seems to have found a brand new path.

'Sooner or later, I will definitely turn you into a puppet.'

Sasori looked at the spot where Madara Uchiha had stood, and an uncontrollable greed flashed in his eyes.

The disparities within Yu Xiao's organization.

It's an inside story that outsiders can't know.

However, the massive wave of ninja wars that has swept across the ninja world will certainly attract the attention of all parties involved.

Times of Day.

It was not enough to spread throughout the entire ninja world.

It can take two days.

This would allow the whole world to know the general process of this earth-shattering battle. This was originally a battle that had captivated countless people, and it was thought that it would at least drag on for several months of intense clashes.

The outcome was decided in less than half a day.

Moreover, it ended with a resounding victory for the Hidden Light Village.

It should be said that when this news spread throughout the ninja world, countless high-ranking officials and leaders of ninja villages and countries were shocked and speechless. They could not understand, much less accept, such a situation.

How many people are there in Hidden Light Village?!

How many people were in the Shikoku Shinobi Village Alliance?

This was a war with at least a seven or eight-fold difference in combat strength, so how could the Hidden Light Village win with its overwhelming advantage?!

"Impossible, impossible, this is absolutely impossible!!"

"That's tens of thousands of ninjas! How could the Hidden Light Village possibly win?!"

"Even if they could win, it couldn't be this fast, could it!?"

"Absolutely impossible!"

"I don't believe it, I don't believe it, I don't believe it!"

"Oh my god, tell me this is fake! How could Lord Raikage possibly lose?"

"It's over, our Iwagakure is completely finished..."

The villages most severely impacted were naturally Kumogakure and Iwagakure. This wasn't news that spread normally; rather, it was news that Menma instructed to accelerate its spread throughout the ninja world. News of the war losses of major nations and the deaths of some key leaders was rapidly spreading to various parts of the ninja world with the help of the Hidden Light Ninja.

The Fourth Raikage died in battle.

The Eight-Tails Jinchuriki was captured alive.

The imprisonment of thousands of Cloud Ninja directly shattered the last psychological defense of the Hidden Cloud Village. The most tragic village, the Hidden Stone Village, had its psychological defense almost collapsed the moment the Third Tsuchikage died in battle, with its only remaining hope resting on the joint operation of the major powers.

Unfortunately, even this last glimmer of hope was extinguished.

Having lost all resistance and all their key figures, the two ninja villages are now on the countdown to their demise, just like Kirigakure before them.

From this moment on, the five great nations were merely nominal entities, with only Konoha and Sunagakure retaining some of the essence of great nations.

But this is what is meant by the so-called profound heritage of a great power.

Compared to the Hidden Light Village, which had achieved a great victory over the combined forces of the three ninja villages, it was undoubtedly a joke.

Located on the southwestern front.

Thanks to the sheer number of Sand Ninja, Sunagakure barely managed to maintain a delicate balance with the Light Ninja forces led by Mui, Utakata, and Suigetsu. This was only because Mui and Suigetsu had only recently become Jinchuriki, and even with the full assistance of the Three-Tails and Four-Tails, they couldn't truly unleash the full power of the Tailed Beasts.

Otherwise, Gaara could hold his own against Utakata, and might even have a slight advantage. But Maki's strength is still quite far from that of a true Kage. If it were Rasa instead, they could still gain a solid advantage, but for Maki, it's really too much of a stretch.

Even with the cooperation of the sealing team, Maki was unable to deal with Wuwei, who had just become a Jinchūriki. He borrowed the Tailed Beast's chakra and entered a half-Tailed Beast transformation mode, which was a balanced situation. However, once he entered the complete Tailed Beast transformation mode...

We're definitely going to get crushed.

The most terrifying thing is the Tailed Beasts' signature move—the Tailed Beast Ball.

One shot would definitely kill a huge number of Sand Ninja.

Rasa also learned from the lessons of the previous ninja villages, so his troops were almost never fully assembled, and the attacks on the fortresses were carried out in stages. Although the risks still had to be borne, they were reduced to the limit.

Two consecutive battles.

Although it seems that the Sand Village's casualties will indeed be much greater, it is only because of their numerical advantage that the Sand Village can successively eliminate all the strongholds on the outskirts of the Hidden Light Village. Of course, most of them were abandoned voluntarily under Menma's orders. This is not the main battlefield at all, as long as the Sand Village is not allowed to invade the heart of the village.

It's enough that the poison has spread to the people of the Land of Grass and that the western district of Hidden Light Village is threatened.

Once Menma has dealt with the main battlefield, will the remaining Sand Village still be a problem?

Wuwei, Yugao, and Shuiyue followed Menma's orders very well.

The defense was carried out entirely according to this standard.

"Damn it, he's like a mudfish, neither retreating nor fighting head-on. If he's so capable, why doesn't he just have a decisive battle? This cowardly Kazekage."

Inside the fortress.

Shuiyue, who had just returned from the outskirts, immediately began to curse and swear.

The Sand Ninja's tactics were truly disgusting to Suigetsu.

Even if they could kill some of the Sand Ninja, once they unleash their full Tailed Beast form, the Sand Ninja would stop their offensive and instead turn to attack other strongholds and Light Ninja units, unless they simply stayed inside their fortresses and refused to come out.

But that's clearly impossible.

If that were the case.

Maki will almost certainly let this fortress go, instead hoarding most of his forces to fight and wear down Wuwei and Shuiyue face-to-face, while the remaining forces will penetrate deep into the heart of the Land of Grass, directly threatening the western district of their Hidden Light Village.

Therefore, they had to send out personnel to fight the Sand Ninja multiple times based on their actions, with Wuwei, Utakata, and Suigetsu serving as their absolute fighting force.

In the last two or three days.

It's a cycle of one person staying at the fortress while two others lead teams out.

Today it's Shuiyue and Yugao's turn to go out.

Utakata is usually quite composed and almost never gets provoked, but Suigetsu is different. Today, he was disgusted by the Sand Ninja's back-and-forth maneuvering once again.

"Mizuki-kun, you need to calm down. The Sand Village is doing this because they are no match for our strength. Otherwise, they might be more willing to launch a full-scale attack. The Sand Village is the one who should be anxious. We just need to stay calm. Once Lord Menma defeats the combined forces of the three ninja villages, the Sand Village will be no match for us."

Inside the conference hall.

Wuwei sat upright in the main seat, a faint smile on his usually fierce face, and spoke softly.