Naruto: Starting with the Two Kamui

Qing said indifferently, "No problem."

Tian Dou stretched his shoulders and said, "Full of determination!"

"Then you may set off." Pain seemed worried, looking at Minazuki Ao, and specifically instructed, "Remember... the Jinchuriki must be alive!"

Qing asked, "What about the others?"

Payne said, "If they're in the way, just kill them..."

"Understood." The phantom of Qing responded indifferently and disappeared from the finger of the Gedo Mazo.

"Then wait for our good news! I can't wait to see what kind of opponent awaits us!" said Shenzu Tiandou eagerly.

Kisame said, "Hmph, Tendou-kun is so full of energy. It's good to be young. I need to find a place to properly recover my chakra..."

In the tower hidden by the rain.

Konan walked up to Pain and asked, "Nagato, what do you think about Konoha's actions regarding its vassal states?"

"It must have been an information asymmetry that led to the decision-making error. If Mr. Yu were here, this would never have happened. Something must have really happened to him..."

Pain gazed at the gloomy sky, his eyes downcast: It seems that after sealing the Six-Tails, the Seven-Tails, Eight-Tails, and Nine-Tails will become the next challenges Akatsuki will face...

Chapter 481 Ice and Fire Assault!

This is a small island located in the eastern part of the ninja world map, in the vast ocean.

Numerous Hidden Mist ninjas are stationed here, constantly observing the movements at sea through binoculars.

The Six-Tails Jinchuriki was then protected in a fortress at the center of the island.

The Three-Tails was stolen on the day of its resurrection. A few days later, Sunagakure was attacked, the One-Tails Jinchuriki was kidnapped, and the Four-Tails and Five-Tails Jinchuriki of Iwagakure fell one after another...

This led the ninja world to a new assessment of Akatsuki's strength and objectives!

They are not a transnational mercenary organization formed simply to make money, but a group of rogue ninjas formed to hunt tailed beasts!

They accurately grasped the date and location of the Three-Tails' resurrection, made advance arrangements, and succeeded before Kirigakure could. Then, like thunder, they successively attacked the One-Tails, the Four-Tails, and the Five-Tails.

This was an organized and premeditated action!

Next, they will definitely do anything to get the Six-Tails!

Given the precedent set by Sunagakure, even if the Jinchuriki are protected in the village, Akatsuki will definitely find a way to attack. At that time, not only ninjas, but also civilians will suffer!

To prevent this situation from escalating, the high-ranking officials of Kirigakure decided after consultation to send the Jinchuriki outside the village for isolation and protection, and to seek help from the Shinobi Kingdom to stop Akatsuki's actions!

In the building next to the fortress.

Mei Terumi, the Fifth Mizukage, met with her attendant Zabuza Momochi and the reinforcements who had just arrived from Konoha.

The Konoha delegation consists of four people.

The leader of the team was Might Guy, a third-rank ninja of Konoha, accompanied by the Konoha Ino-Shika-Cho team: Nara Shikamaru, Yamanaka Ino, and Akimichi Choji!

At opposite ends of a long table, the two sides face each other.

“Mr. Kai, your country’s Ino-Shika-Cho trio is renowned throughout the ninja world, but this enemy is no ordinary foe. Sending these children here to risk their lives would only lead to their demise…”

Mei Terumi looked at the three young faces behind Kai and spoke frankly.

Kai said, "The older generation of Ino-Shika-Cho, as the Mizukage should know, Mr. Shikaku has already..."

The fact that Nara Shikaku was resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation was a secret known even within Konoha, known only to a very few high-ranking officials, including Kakashi! Even Shikamaru didn't know about it!

"Moreover... the Ino-Shika-Cho trio's power is very special. It relies more on their teamwork than on the strength of their individual abilities. These three children grew up together and have excellent teamwork, which will definitely come in handy!"

"I hope so. This is the enemy intelligence we have gathered..." Mei Terumi pushed two documents in front of Kai.

After carefully examining the document, Kai's eyes narrowed slightly: "As far as I know, Akatsuki has ten members. How can you be so sure that these two will be the ones who come?"

Mei Terumi said, "Based on Akatsuki's modus operandi, they usually operate in pairs. The ones who stole the Three-Tails from our Mirror Lake in the Land of Water were Akatsuki members Saikawa and Tobi... The Three-Tails doesn't have a Jinchuriki, so it's not a primary reference point."

"Furthermore, the Akatsuki members who fought against the One-Tailed, Four-Tailed, and Five-Tailed Jinchuriki later were all different members, which suggests that they were operating in multiple groups."

"The two fighting the Five-Tails are the same two who stole the Three-Tails before. It's clear that Pain, the leader of Akatsuki, won't easily make a move. Therefore, the most likely candidates to deploy the remaining Six-Tails are the two mentioned in the intelligence report!"

"I see..." After thinking it over, Kai handed the information on the two people in his hand to Shikamaru for review.

Kai asked, "Won't your village's Six-Tails Jinchuriki, Lord Utakata, participate in the battle? He himself is an extremely powerful force!"

Mei Terumi said, "The enemy came for him. Therefore, the village elders do not approve of him participating in the war. As compensation, all the Kirigakure members who remain on this island, including myself, will do everything in our power to protect his safety!"

Matt Kai frowned.

At this moment, Nara Shikamaru, standing behind Kai, said, "But this doesn't seem to have much to do with the interests of Konoha..."

"Shikamaru..." Ino and Choji were both astonished, unable to understand why Shikamaru would interrupt in this situation.

But instead of stopping him, Matt Kai even had a smile of approval on his lips.

This is a social maneuver: even if you've decided to help the other party, you should try to secure as much benefit as possible. This benefit doesn't necessarily have to be money; it also includes a higher negotiating position, which can give you more initiative in future cooperation!

Shikamaru continued, "If Akatsuki acts based on Jinchūriki, then Konoha no longer has any Jinchūriki, so they can't find us."

Mei Terumi said, "No one knows what Akatsuki will do with the Tailed Beasts. They have been plotting for a long time and will certainly not use them for good. At that time, it will not only be a matter for our Hidden Mist Village, but will also concern the safety of the entire ninja world. Konoha... will not be spared either!"

Yes, Konoha saw this point, which is why they unilaterally accepted Kirigakure's request.

Shikamaru laughed and said, "There's no need to worry too much. The most powerful of the tailed beasts, the Seven-Tails, Eight-Tails, and Nine-Tails, are still held by the Dark Ninja Kingdom, which belongs to our Konoha Ninja Kingdom. Under the current circumstances, even if Akatsuki had the Six-Tails, it wouldn't make a qualitative change!"

"Also, I just remembered something. When our Konoha was besieged by the combined forces of Kumogakure and Iwagakure, we also asked Kirigakure for help. At that time, the Kirigakure leadership refused to provide assistance, citing the long distance as the reason, right?"

Mei Terumi clenched her fist slightly and said, "In that matter... I was personally forced into it. To be honest, at the time, there were even calls in the village to join forces with Kumogakure and Iwagakure to attack Konoha, but I suppressed them all in my personal capacity..."

In fact, given the circumstances, it was already quite good that Kirigakure didn't take advantage of the situation... but now Kirigakure needed Konoha's help, so they had no choice but to back down.

Mei Terumi lowered her stance and said, "But we didn't lend a helping hand back then, and ultimately we failed to fulfill our obligations as a neighbor. We are sincerely grateful to you all for coming from so far away this time, and we will cooperate wholeheartedly!"

Seeing that he had gained the upper hand in the negotiations, Shikamaru changed the subject: "Of course, Konoha is not such a small organization. I just want to ask the Mizukage to recognize the situation more clearly. Akatsuki's strength is obvious to all. If we are all killed, how can the Jinchuriki be spared? Why not concentrate our existing strength and repel the invading enemy!"

"And as Lord Mizukage said, if no one can escape this fate in the future, how can Lord Utakata, as the only remaining Jinchuriki in the ninja world, remain uninvolved?"

This is what Shikamaru truly wants to achieve!

Konoha provided assistance, but Kirigakure itself did not go all out. This meant that Konoha had to take on a higher risk, as he was responsible for the lives of Ino and Choji!

What a terrifying boy… Mei Terumi gazed at Shikamaru with admiration in her beautiful eyes.

"To be honest, Yu Gao himself wanted to participate in the war, but he was ordered by the higher-ups to refrain from taking action. I will make the decision to let him participate as a main force!"

Zabuza exclaimed in astonishment, "Lord Mizukage..."

Terumi Mei solemnly declared, "I will bear all the consequences!"

As night fell, the Hidden Mist ninjas were observing the sea through binoculars...

Suddenly... a ball of fire burst into his view on the horizon!

It was a boy engulfed in flames, racing wildly across the sea!

"Awoooooo, youth is all about spirit!!!!" He roared like a wild beast as he ran!

Boo!

From another direction, the phoenix's cry resounds!

A cold and beautiful ice witch, with disheveled hair, stood on the back of an ice phoenix... *crack crack crack crack!* Wherever she passed, the sea surface froze instantly!

The Vermilion Bird of Dawn, the Divine Throne of Heaven!

The Azure Dragon of Dawn, the Azure Water Without Moon!

They're coming in pairs!

"Enemy! Enemy attack!!"

A shout that shattered the night sky heralded the start of the Six-Tails' battle!

Chapter 482 Fierce Beasts Clash!

As news of the enemy attack spread, a large number of Fog Shadows gathered on the coastline!

Because they had gathered intelligence beforehand and knew that the enemy had air combat capabilities, Kirigakure also made preparations for air defense, urgently dispatching several ballistae to the Daimyo's residence in the Land of Water!

The Hidden Mist ninjas lined up their ballistae near the coastline, loaded large explosive arrows with detonating tags, and fired them at the Ice Phoenix hurtling through the night sky!

Mizuki Ao possesses a face as white as snow, with pale blue eyes, pale blue eyebrows, and long pale blue hair that dances in the wind.

Her curvaceous body was wrapped in Xiao's fiery cloud robes, exuding an icy aura.

Both were stunningly beautiful women.

If Xiao Nan is an angel who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside, then Qing is a witch who is consistent inside and out. She exudes a coldness that keeps people at a distance, so cold that it chills to the bone. When the coldness reaches its extreme, it turns into a poisonous fire that devours life!

*Snap! Snap! Snap! Snap! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!*

The cold air condensed into a thick wall of ice around him, blocking all the arrows that came flying through the air. The explosive tags were frozen by the cold air before they could be activated, rendering them ineffective!

Her ice-style techniques are incredibly advanced; she can use most ice-style ninjutsu without hand seals!

Secret Technique: Thousand Kill Water Flight!

With a flick of her sleeve, the chilling air instantly condensed into a thousand ice crystals, which shot downwards...

"Ughhhhhhh...!!!" The Mist Villagers who were operating the ballistae screamed and fell to the ground, their faces turning blue and their limbs stiffening as they died!

That was the result of ice-style chakra seeping into their bodies from the Senbon of Ice, freezing their blood in an instant!

Whoosh!

Mizuki Ao leaped off the Ice Phoenix's back, his body gracefully flipping in the air before landing on the ballistae. A chill emanated from beneath his feet, instantly freezing all the ballistae into ice carts...

The cold air continued to spread around, and with a crisp, melodious freezing sound, the ground quickly froze. In less than ten seconds, a third of the island was frozen solid!

"Awoooooo...!!" On the sea, the fiery boy was still sprinting with all his might!

"Stop him!!! Don't let him land on the island!!!"

On the coastline, dozens of Misty Hidden Ones took their positions, their hand seals forming perfectly synchronized.

—Water Release: Super Explosive Water Wave!

Splash! Splash!