Immortality begins with the ninjas of Konoha

After the modification was completed, there was no opportunity to seal the tailed beast. Madara Uchiha's malice was very obvious. He wanted to seize this opportunity to target Nagato.

Hearing that the opponent's power had increased again, Konan became even more worried. With ninjas from the three great ninja villages and Madara Uchiha involved, her friend's plan was far too risky.

"Do you need my support?"

Upon hearing Konan's question, White Zetsu immediately shook his head, seemingly unconcerned about Nagato's situation, and responded with a smile:

"Changmen sent me here to stop the angel. The other side has already cleared out the peripheral mercenaries, and a direct confrontation is expected in a few days!"

"Amegakure ninjas cannot participate in combat; this was specifically instructed by Lord Nagato."

Konan sighed helplessly. She understood her friend's thoughts, but she lost faith in the future. The Tailed Beast Project was likely to fail.

Even the Hidden Mist Village, which was on good terms with them, secretly strengthened the protection of the Six-Tails Jinchuriki. It was almost impossible for Nagato to snatch the Tailed Beast from Madara Uchiha.

As yet another White Zetsu appeared to relay information, Konan grew increasingly melancholy. Looking out over the village from the fence outside, a look of confusion appeared in her eyes.

"Can I really protect Amegakure?"

Osamu Furukawa's split spirit was also pondering the matter. Collecting the tailed beasts was tantamount to declaring war on the ninja villages. Although the Fourth Shinobi World War had transformed his spirit, it had also made his future plans more difficult.

If Nagato and Obito cannot achieve their goal, then he will have to initiate the Hidden Mist Project ahead of schedule and use war to complete the collection of the Tailed Beasts.

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In a canyon in the northwest of the Land of Wind, near the Land of Bears, a cold wind howled. Kakuzu, dressed in a black robe, stared at his "partner" beside him with his green eyes:

"I didn't expect you to have 5000 million taels at such a young age. Your heart must be very strong! That big sword is also worth collecting."

Looking at his "senior" who was completely wrapped up, Kisame ignored the provocation and responded slowly and deliberately:

"This is a place I've been searching for for a long time. It's easier to use water-based techniques to change the landscape here."

"I didn't expect the leader to send you to cooperate with me. Senior, could you tell me about your ninjutsu? I know very little about Takigakure."

When Kakuzu was recruited, his water-attribute heart was destroyed by Pain and others. Although a new one was added, its strength was not as good as the original.

"Kid, a ninja's secret techniques aren't easily revealed!"

"The total bounty for this opponent is several hundred million taels. If you take one down, I can give you 30% of it."

"You only need to assist me with large-scale water-style ninjutsu; I'll take care of the rest."

"Hasn't that cowardly guy arrived yet? Uchiha Madara, I won't be intimidated by that name."

"When I fought Hashirama Senju, we were evenly matched. The power of the Uchiha clan is no match for that of the First Hokage."

Kakuzu calmly revealed some of his information, which startled Kisame. Although he had expected his "senior" to be someone of great importance, he hadn't anticipated that the man was so old.

"Senior is indeed very powerful. I can rest assured now. I don't want to be marked by the Flying Thunder God Technique!"

Kisame offered a nonchalant compliment, and Kakuzu fell silent. The two continued to conceal themselves on the steep rock face, focusing intently on the upcoming battle.

Outside the canyon, the Konoha ninjas had arrived at their designated positions. With Yamanaka Inoichi connecting the group, the 10 squads advanced in an orderly manner.

Nara Shikaku observed from above using binoculars, while Hyuga Shuichi beside him activated his Byakugan and whispered a supplement:

"The terrain here is somewhat similar to Sunagakure, where the entrance to the canyon is extremely narrow."

"The Iwagakure and Sunagakure squads have begun their aerial advance."

"Wait, those are five protective barriers!"

When Hyuga Shuichi whispered the reminder, Shikaku was taken aback. Then, remembering the Akatsuki's target mentioned in the intelligence report, he replied with a serious expression:

"Does the enemy intend to seal the tailed beasts at this time? Why would they do this? There were clearly better opportunities before."

"There might be unknown enemies as well!"

Akimichi Choza stroked his chin and added a sentence, causing the others to frown. Yamanaka Inoichi promptly reminded the Konoha ninja before opening his eyes again:

"Fortunately, Jiraiya-sama is almost ready. Even with air support, it would be difficult to solve the problem in this kind of terrain."

"Once the enemy uses that kind of wide-range attack ninjutsu, the rock walls on both sides will become their weapons."

"The barrier might be a decoy. Hopefully, Jiraiya-sama can quickly locate the enemy's true form."

Nara Shikaku sighed. The enemy still possessed a Jinchuriki, so in this kind of battle, they could only serve as restraints. The main battle would still require several powerful ninjas.

"Including Shu and Minato, we have three ninjas who have mastered Sage Mode."

"Kushina's sensory ninjutsu is also excellent. With Inoichi and the others, we will definitely be able to find the opponent's true form."

Just as the group was about to continue their observation, a battle suddenly broke out at the entrance to the canyon. The enemy was more reckless than they had imagined, and instead of ambushing them, they took the initiative to attack.

"Damn it! This kind of area-of-effect ninjutsu..."

When Nara Shikaku observed the massive flow of water ahead through his binoculars, he couldn't help but mutter under his breath, "The members of Akatsuki are all freaks."

...

"Water Release: Exploding Water Wave!"

Ignoring the enemy's air power, Kisame jumped off the rock wall immediately after being reminded by Kakuzu, spewing out a huge stream of water that quickly formed a lake.

Four black clones silently appeared beside Kakuzu. The fire and water clones leaped on the rock wall, continuously spitting out "fire bullets" and "water bullets" at the enemies in the air.

At the same time, the lightning-attribute heart clone jumped onto the water's surface, arcs of electricity spreading across the water. Kisame noticed that Rasa and Yotsuchi in the air were continuing to accelerate with their team members, and immediately shouted a warning:

"Senior, they're heading towards the barrier inside the valley!"

Kakuzu's true form still didn't reveal itself immediately. As the aerial squad dodged and lowered their altitude, his wind-attribute heart suddenly sprang out:

"Fire Escape·Tou Ke Ku!"

"Wind Release: Pressure Damage!"

Lightning Release: False Darkness!

The wind fanned the flames, and the enormous whirlwind spewed from the black clone sent waves of fire, like a vast ocean, surging into the valley.

At the same time, a violent, thick arc of electricity also struck the group from Sunagakure and Iwagakure.

Just as the attack was about to reach them, a gold dust "barrier" suddenly erupted from the ground, rising high like ocean waves and blocking the group as they prepared to land.

"boom!!"

The impact of the ninjutsu clashes with a deafening roar, causing sections of the rock walls on both sides to collapse. From behind Sand Gold, Rasa shouts commands:

"Fly through this space as quickly as possible, I will cover you."

Seeing Kisame gliding on the water, preparing to evade the "monster" attacking them, Huang Tu had no choice but to agree. Just as he was about to maintain the Light-Heavy Rock Technique to speed up their flight, a "clucking" sound came from the air again.

Dozens of puppets brandishing weapons lunged at the crowd. At the same time, black iron sand suddenly appeared, and Sasori in human form commanded the Third Kazekage's puppet to suddenly materialize.

"Magnetic Release: Iron Sand Boundary Technique!"

Black iron sand spikes began to spread rapidly in the air. Luo Sha, turning his head to see this, had a complicated expression, while Huang Tu, who was still dodging in mid-air, shouted angrily:

"What the hell are these things?!"

"Be extremely careful with this poisonous iron sand! Sasori defected at the start of the Third Shinobi World War!"

Rasa shouted a reminder again, and the water vapor generated by the collision of ninjutsu began to spread. Kisame immediately used the Hidden Mist Technique, and the entire canyon was covered by mist. Then, all kinds of "cannonballs" flew around.

The small teams that rushed to the ground gained a foothold under the protection of Rasa and Huangtu. The lake behind them seemed to be spreading over, and the Iwagakure ninja from two teams immediately used a combination ninjutsu.

The ground instantly caved in, a huge crater swallowing the water. Just as the Sand Village ninja breathed a sigh of relief, Kisame's ninjutsu silently activated:

"Water Release·Yu Sixiao!"

Four transparent sharks flew up from in front of the huge pit. After being attacked, they immediately split apart, and shark water bullets rained down on everyone.

The enemy's attacks came wave after wave. Rasa gave up confronting Kakuzu and flew through the fog to the vicinity of Huangtu. Then, the gold dust covered the entire group, forming an absolute defense.

"boom!"

A muffled sound immediately followed, and the faces of everyone inside the sand gold were not good. A mere rogue ninja had actually surrounded them. They had wanted to take the lead, but instead they had fallen into an ambush.

"Lord Kazekage, Minato and Shu will be here shortly."

Hearing the voice in his mind, Rasa knew that everything that had happened had been observed by the Byakugan ninja. At this moment, in order to protect his subordinates, he couldn't care less about saving face:

"The enemy has used Water Release ninjutsu again, please be careful!"

"Water Release: Big Explosive Water Wave!"

Kisame released a giant water sphere after using his ninjutsu to completely cover the ground at the entrance of the canyon, intending to drown everyone. Just then, an astonishing burst of chakra suddenly erupted from the direction of the entrance.

"Eight Gates Formation, Sixth Gate, Gate of View, open!"

"The morning peacock!"

Might Guy's skin turned red, and after a roar, he swung his fists wildly. The shockwaves created flames by friction with the air, instantly covering the front of the giant water sphere.

Kisame hadn't expected the enemy's attack to be so swift; some of the water was directly evaporated. Helpless, he could no longer maintain the water sphere. Sasori behind him understood, and the iron sand transformed into a triangular pyramid that shot out.

"boom!"

As water splashed in front of Might Guy and he was about to continue dodging, a fist suddenly shot out of the water with a bang.

His wrists were covered in dense black threads, and his fist quickly transformed into a palm, lunging straight at Might Guy in mid-air.

Just then, a blue light suddenly appeared from the black thread in the air, and then the wrist fell limply. Kakashi arrived at Might Guy's side in time, and the White Fang short sword in his hand was covered by a bright blue light blade.

"A bizarre ninjutsu! It can even connect?"

Back to back, Might Guy also saw the strange scene before them. The black threads quickly pulled away from their wrists, and a tall figure vaguely appeared before their eyes.

"Jonin of Konoha? If you have a bounty on your head, you're probably on par with that shark-faced junior."

Kakuzu slowly walked out onto the water, and due to the fog, Kakashi and Might Guy still couldn't see each other clearly.

"Water Release: Five-Foot Shark!"

Five chakra sharks suddenly sprang to life underwater. Kisame silently swam over to Kakuzu's side, and as the attack began, his heart clones started bombarding the rock walls from above.

After a brief charge, Kakashi activated his body and charged towards the enemy the instant Might Guy disappeared.

The two dodged various missiles, with Might Guy rushing towards the clone on the rock wall, while Kakashi swung his sword at Kakuzu's main body.

Explosions rang out continuously. Kisame tried to cover for his "senior," but his ninjutsu was too slow to activate, and the Water Prison Technique could only trap afterimages.

"Damn it! How are they so fast?!"

As Kakashi, moving with a serpentine agility, sensed that Kakuzu was using Earth Release, the blue light blade covering his White Fang short sword suddenly swelled, silently activating the chakra points in his brain, and his speed increased dramatically once again.

Kakashi used his sense of smell to keep colliding with Kakuzu, who frowned at this hit-and-run attack, and soon his clones gathered in his direction.

As the water-attribute heart clone coordinated with Kisame to disrupt the enemy, a mournful cry suddenly echoed from above. The lightning-attribute heart clone had been blasted apart by Might Guy's newly unleashed secret technique...

The fire and wind attribute heart clones suddenly stopped moving, and Kakuzu realized something was wrong. When the black threads pierced through Kakashi, his opponent turned into azure lightning, paralyzing both him and Kisame underwater.

"Damn it! A lightning clone?!"

Kakuzu forced himself to stay upright and cursed under his breath. A piercing scream suddenly appeared, and then he lost contact with his two clones. In the distance, Kakashi's blade had already pierced through the two monsters.

What's going on with these monsters?

Nara Shikaku slowly rose and ended the Shadow Imitation Technique. Kakashi and Might Guy, panting heavily, returned to the group's side.

"A core member of Akatsuki, who possesses mysterious secret techniques, and the opponent also has a clone who can use Water Release."

Kakashi responded in a low voice, while Might Guy took the opportunity to use a secret medicine to recover his physical condition, and looked at Yamanaka Inoichi to ask in a low voice:

"Captain Haiyi, what's the situation up ahead?"

"The sealing team and the barrier team have been sent to their designated locations by Shu and Minato, but Jiraiya-sama still hasn't given a clear signal."

Yamanaka Inoichi frowned and gave a simple reply. Although he had confirmed that the Jinchuriki was inside the barrier, he still could not confirm the location of the enemy's main body.

"Could the enemy's true form be inside the barrier?"

"Those two are planning to retreat!"

Akimichi Choza and Hyuga Shuichi both spoke up. Kisame had already transformed into a "shark" and was escaping at high speed in the water, while Kakuzu absorbed the water-attribute heart and used water-style ninjutsu to glide rapidly across the water's surface.

"As planned, prioritize the protection of the sealing team and the Jinchūriki candidates!"

Nara Shikaku made a quick decision: the ANBU ninja named Ko could use Wood Release, which was an extremely precious bloodline limit, and it was absolutely crucial that it didn't go wrong at this time.

Instead of giving chase, the group headed straight for the direction where Luo Sha and the others were fighting. As the water level in the canyon dropped, they quickly arrived at the gathering point ahead.

Above them, the battle between Rasa and Sasori continued, while on the Iwagakure side, Huangtu had already begun preparing barriers and sealing techniques with his own ninjas.

The same applies to Sunagakure. These teams consist of members from the barrier and sealing teams. All three sides have prepared for the worst, sealing this space to eliminate the tailed beasts and enemies.

The sounds of iron sand and gold dust colliding echoed continuously. Upon seeing the Konoha ninja arrive, Huang Tu immediately shouted a warning: