From the night of genocide, marching towards the strongest.

Chapter 107 The Arrival of Xiao

Inside a dark, enormous cave.

Inside the cave, there was a huge humanoid golem, its color and body resembling withered wood, with ten pillar-like protrusions on its back.

The distorted expression on the human face and the nine tightly closed eyes looked somewhat strange and eerie in the dark cave.

Itachi Uchiha's phantom form appeared on one of the Gedo Mazo's fingers, and he glanced indifferently at the surroundings.

It was discovered that all members of the Akatsuki organization, except for Kakuzu and Hidan, had arrived.

After all the members had arrived, Pain slowly said, "There's been some trouble with Takigakure. We need reinforcements. Which group of yours will go?"

Upon hearing this, Itachi Uchiha lowered his eyes slightly, appearing uninterested. Helping others launch a coup reminded him of some unpleasant things.

He doesn't want to get involved in this kind of thing unless it's absolutely necessary.

He wasn't interested, but his companion Kisame was somewhat intrigued, grinning, "Kakuzu, what about Hidan and the other two? Didn't you arrange for them as a backup plan, boss?"

Pain said calmly, "Kakuzu and the others have encountered a powerful enemy, as for Hidan..."

At this point, Pain paused and pondered for a moment.

"He may already be dead."

A few minutes earlier, Pain had sensed that Hidan's ring had been destroyed. The rings worn by Akatsuki members were specially made by Nagato.

It is imbued with Nagato's spiritual power, which, in addition to facilitating communication among internal members, also serves as a means of surveillance.

"died?"

Deidara's tone was tinged with sarcasm as he sneered, "Didn't that guy always act so arrogant, claiming he was immortal? Kakuzu always seemed pretty strong too, but I didn't expect him to be unable to handle even this small matter. By the way, boss, who are the enemies?"

"The enemies who are hindering my subordinates in Takigakure are from Konoha. I don't have detailed information about who they are."

Pain shook his head: "As for Kakuzu and the others, they should also be from Konoha. I previously inscribed the Seal of the Transformation Technique on two of my subordinates, so you can use the Seal of the Transformation Clone Technique to quickly go and provide support."

Upon hearing that they were from Konoha, Itachi Uchiha, who had been silent all along, slightly moved his eyes and perked up his ears, but he did not offer to volunteer.

"Ok."

Deidara laughed and turned to Sasori, saying, "Brother Sasori, this time it will be..."

"I know the enemy's specific situation."

Suddenly, Jue spoke.

"Hidan is indeed dead, and the one who killed Hidan was..."

At this point, Zetsu's tone trailed off slightly, and a playful look appeared in his eyes as he glanced at Uchiha Itachi. He casually said:

"Uchiha Sasuke!"

Sasuke?

Upon hearing the name, Itachi Uchiha slowly opened his eyes, revealing his crimson Sharingan.

...........

Takigaku Village.

The collision of Water Release techniques created splashes of water, and the immense impact caused trees and buildings to collapse, leaving broken wood and branches scattered everywhere.

Thousands of kunai, shuriken, and other iron ninja tools shot out, only to be torn apart and scattered by a giant humanoid tornado, with iron fragments of the ninja tools scattered everywhere.

"Naruto!"

A figure leaped across the sky, and as soon as it landed, it shouted at Naruto in front of it.

"Combined Ninja Technique!"

"Roger that!"

Naruto responded quickly, extending his right hand. At the same time, the shadow clone beside him moved and rotated his hands in his palms, creating massive, tangible whirlwinds of chakra.

"Water Release: Breaking the Torrent!"

Sakura quickly formed the hand seals, and huge waves suddenly appeared on the water's surface, with a massive torrent of water surging out like a waterfall!

"Spiral pills!"

combine!

Water Release: Hurricane Water Vortex Technique!

Sakura's Torrent and Naruto's Rasengan combined to instantly create a massive water vortex that swept towards the Rain Ninja forces ahead! (This combined ninjutsu technique appeared in the original manga.)

"what!"

The Rain Ninja's perfectly aligned formation was shattered by the powerful and fast-moving water vortex, eliciting painful screams.

"Rain Ninja, you have already lost."

He glanced at the Rain Ninjas lying on the ground, groaning in pain, now incapacitated.

Sakura stepped forward and addressed the gray-haired man, the man and woman beside him, and the few Rain Ninja who had stood up behind him, saying in a deep voice:

"Leave now before things escalate and can still be salvaged, or you'll face the consequences!"

As she spoke, Sakura glanced at the battle in the distance out of the corner of her eye.

The rogue ninja named Mizuki Takigakure could only barely hold on under Fu's continuous attacks before he breathed a sigh of relief.

Sakura never expected that the dark-skinned girl who looked like Naruto, who was naturally clumsy and outgoing, would be so powerful after she took action.

Normally, with her and Naruto's strength, it would have been impossible for them to defeat nearly forty Rain Ninja so quickly.

But after Fu released a secret technique filled with countless grains of scale powder, capable of paralyzing the opponent's movements and obstructing their vision. (Scale Powder Concealment Technique.)

The battle situation instantly reversed. With Naruto's superior taijutsu disrupting the formation and her water-style attacks, the Rain Ninja quickly fell into a disadvantageous position.

"fail?"

The gray-haired man muttered something softly, then his voice suddenly rose, and he cried out maniacally, "How could I possibly fail? I still possess the power bestowed upon me by the God!"

"Foggy rain!"

The gray-haired man looked at the masked Kirisame and shouted, "What are you waiting for?!"

After hesitating for a moment, Kiriyu finally sighed and said, "I understand!"

"The rest is up to you, Bingyu."

Kirisame whispered to the female ninja from Amegakure, "It's a pity... I won't live to see the day that God spoke of."

Bingyu nodded heavily and said, "The day that God spoke of will surely come, don't worry!"

Let's hope so!

A wry smile appeared on Wu Yu's face, which immediately vanished, replaced by a look of resilience and faith.

"Alright, let's begin!"

As soon as they finished speaking, the gray-haired man and Kirisame simultaneously formed a hand seal, their skin bulging and contorting as a mysterious and inexplicable chakra emanated from them.

"Naruto! Stop them!"

Seeing that something was wrong, Sakura quickly shouted.

Although we don't know what the Rain Ninja are up to, what the enemy wants to do is what we must stop!

"Water Escape..."

"Wind Release..."

Once again, a fierce combined ninja technique erupted, heading towards the direction of the Rain Ninja in an attempt to stop them.

"How could I possibly let you stop me!?"

"Water Release: Multiple Water Barrier!"

Bingyu roared and simultaneously unleashed a defensive ninjutsu.

boom!

The clash of ninjutsu produced a deafening sound and generated a huge shockwave, splashing countless whirlpools and surging waves on the water's surface.

"Was it successfully stopped?"

Sakura stared intently at the distant waves, the thick currents and huge waves obscuring her vision and making it difficult for her to see clearly.

The next moment, something unexpected happened!

boom!

A massive fireball pressed down on the water, hissing as it hurtled towards Naruto and Sakura at an alarming speed!

Chapter 108 Your teacher never told you this...

This is the Great Fireball Technique!?

Is its power really that great?

Sakura's eyes narrowed; she could sense that the power and speed of this Fireball Jutsu were in no way inferior to Sasuke's Fireball Jutsu.

It's worth noting that even Kakashi, an elite Jonin, is inferior to Sasuke in Fire Release techniques.

"Naruto, stand by my side!"

Despite having these thoughts in mind, Sakura reacted extremely quickly, forming two hand seals and letting out a delicate shout.

"Water Escape·Water Formation Wall!"

Suddenly, a waterfall-like surge of water erupted from the surface, forming a rotating wall that enveloped Naruto and Sakura.

This water formation wall, passed down from the Second Hokage, has even fewer hand seals.

Moreover, unlike ordinary water array walls which simply raise a circular water shield.

The Second Hokage's Water Wall rotates around the caster in a circular motion, creating a defense with no blind spots.

The defensive effect of the rapidly rotating water flow is far superior to that of ordinary water barriers!

boom!