Avengers of the Whirlpool Family

"I have passed on the order, then."

This White Zetsu also shrank his head humorously, and then following the increasingly strong aura of Feidan, he suddenly jumped up and disappeared.

"whispering sound!"

After seeing White Zetsu slip away so cleanly, Feiduan smacked his lips in dissatisfaction.

There is no place to relieve the heat.

This also doubled Feiduan's unhappiness.

"Alright, Hidan, since it's the leader's order, just execute it. It's just a matter of recapture anyway."

Kakuzu on the side said nonchalantly.

In the previous battle.

When the four of them attacked together, the Three-Tails Jinchuriki and the Six-Tails Jinchuriki were easily suppressed by them.

Even when it transforms into a tailed beast.

Whether it was Deidara's clay bomb, Kakuzu's own earth spirits, or Scorpion's puppet troops, they were all able to cause varying degrees of damage and completely covered the offensive. The two tailed beasts could only resist for an hour or so before they were all defeated. If it weren't for Obito's instructions, the two jinchūriki could not have been killed, and Suigetsu and Yugao would not have been able to wait for the support of Wuwei, Shibuki and others.

Although the arrival of Shimu, Wuwei, and especially the air combat force represented by the giant flying fortress did cause some trouble to the four people, that was all.

Restart the pursuit to capture the two tailed beast Jinchuriki.

It just takes a little more time, which is not a big problem.

At least that's what the corners think.

Deidara also looked indifferent.

Anyway, it's just to kill time. Deidara doesn't care how he does it. As long as it doesn't affect his artistic research and release, Deidara's interest in other things is very low.

"Humph, unnecessary orders, this is just a waste of time."

On the contrary, Sasori, like Hidan, felt somewhat dissatisfied.

The reason is that Scorpio is a person with a strong sense of time. He cares a lot about the passage of time, and meaningless waste of time is what Scorpio hates the most.

It's not about resisting the order to capture the tailed beast.

As early as a while after joining the Akatsuki organization, Scorpion had already been assigned to the corresponding tailed beast capture plan. Anyway, it was a mission, and he didn't care what the organization's ultimate intention was. Even if it was to subvert the entire ninja world, so what? As long as it didn't affect his pursuit of eternal art, it was fine.

So catching the tailed beast is not a big problem.

The key is to go back and forth and waste time.

Give the order early.

We were able to capture him last time, why waste time?!

Scorpio will naturally feel extremely dissatisfied.

"Haha, I knew Brother Scorpion would be dissatisfied. After all, it's such a time-wasting order."

Deidara laughed as if he had won the lottery.

"If you have anything to worry about, Scorpion, you can go and deal with it first. There are only two injured Jinchuriki, so leave it to me and Hidan to capture them."

Kakuzu turned his head and looked at Scorpion of the Red Sand and said.

There really isn't any extra meaning to this, I just simply think it's okay to do this.

If there were two complete tailed beasts, it might be difficult for him to bring that stupid guy Hidan with him. But now there are two severely injured tailed beast jinchuriki, and his two-man team can easily capture them.

what did you say?

Those other light ninjas?

Kaku didn't take those mere soldiers seriously at all. He was a man who had fought with 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."

Scorpion snorted coldly, totally refusing to accept Kakuzu's 'goodwill'.

"whoosh"

With a flash of his body, the seemingly bloated figure moved forward towards the north at an extremely fast speed.

"Yes, yes, Brother Scorpion."

Deidara also smiled slightly and followed suit.

"That guy is still annoying."

Looking at Scorpion who had already left, Feiduan spoke with a tone that seemed to be both contemptuous and fearful.

"Let's go too, finish the task earlier and go back earlier."

Kakuzu said in a calm tone.

He was not affected by Scorpio's words at all.

Just like everyone else in the Akatsuki organization has his own goals and persistence, Kakuzu no longer has anything else to persist in after being completely betrayed by the Takigakure Village decades ago. In his eyes and in his heart, the only thought is "making money and saving money."

As for what to do with the money, it doesn't matter. Kakuzu only cares about how much money he can make. He also believes that money is the only thing that will not deceive people.

"Yes~~~"

Hidan responded indifferently.

"whoosh"

"whoosh"

The next second, the two of them also leaped up and headed towards the north at the same high speed.

The four members of Akatsuki organization resumed their pursuit.

A little further ahead.

Wuwei, Shibuki, Yugao, Shuiyue and others were also retreating rapidly. The situation on the front line had been completely defeated.

The Mist Ninja came forward forcefully.

Their troops were completely defeated.

Whether it was Wuwei or Shemu, the only idea was to return to the village first and rebuild the defense line relying on the village's barrier and basic defensive facilities.

We must hold on until our reinforcements arrive.

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

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 435: The Decision at the Necessary Moment

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

However, along the way, even though there was no pursuit from Kakuzu, Sasori, Hidan, and Deidara at the beginning, there were still harassment and sieges from other ordinary Mist Ninjas. Obito asked the Master to order at the beginning that the hired members of the Akatsuki organization were to help their own ninja village to recapture the two tailed beasts. Although Obito did not have this plan at first, the Mist Ninjas below believed it 100%. Almost every Mist Ninja secretly admired in their hearts that he was worthy of being their own Master.

The morale that had almost fallen to the bottom suddenly soared back up. The huge casualties seemed so insignificant in the face of victory.

Human beings, or rather the vast majority of ordinary humans, are short-sighted creatures. It's not that they haven't heard of many truths, nor that they can't understand them, but it's very easy for them to forget them completely when they are faced with the situation.

This is a common problem among humans.

Moreover, it is a problem that has lasted for hundreds or thousands of years and cannot be changed in any dimension or any world.

It is just like the classic words at the end of an ancient Chinese essay called Fu on Afang Palace that Mian Ma learned in his previous life - if future generations mourn for it but do not learn from it, future generations will also mourn for future generations.

Human beings always make the same mistakes over and over again.

This is not a so-called limitation of the times.

It is simply the commonality of ordinary human beings.

This is what the Mist Ninjas are like now. They can only see the immediate benefits and think about how they can take revenge on their enemies, recapture the Three-Tails and the Six-Tails, and restore the glory of their Mist Village.

In order to gain more benefits for their own ninja village and themselves, the eyes of the Mist Ninjas became red to the extreme. There were no so-called risks in their eyes, only endless benefits.

"This won't work. If we keep getting delayed, it will be hard for us to return to the village within the stipulated time. Although we don't know why those four guys didn't continue to pursue us, in the absence of support, these Mist Ninja pursuit troops are likely to drag us down. We must make a decision."

After barely repelling the pursuit of a Mist Ninja unit.

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

In the previous war, because of the powerful destructive power of the air combat force, after completely defeating the Mist Ninja in the border area and destroying the Mist Ninja's front-line command camp, they went straight into the territory of River Country in one breath.

If they were given another day or two, Wuwei, Shibuki, Yugao, and Shuiyue would be able to drive the Mist Ninjas into the sea to feed the fish.

What a pity is that it happened at this last critical moment.

The sudden appearance of Kakuzu and his four men directly destroyed their advancing troops. It was precisely because they had advanced too deep that so much time had passed and they had just crossed the border and returned to the territory of the Land of Grass. However, it would take at least half a day to get back to the village, not to mention the harassment and attacks from the Mist Ninjas on the way.

Shuiyue was seriously injured and unconscious.

Although Yu Gao is in better condition, his pale face and weak breath show that he doesn't have much fighting power.

Now is their most dangerous moment.

"So, I suggest leaving some people behind to cover the retreat, and the rest of you retreat quickly. This is the wisest decision."

Shibuki took a deep breath and said with a determined look.

"Well, what you said makes sense, Shibuki-kun. Then you will cover the retreat of Suigetsu-kun and Yudaka-kun. I will lead some personnel to stay behind to block the incoming Mist Ninja troops."

Wuwei thought for a moment and then slowly nodded and said.

Now is indeed the time to take drastic measures.

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

This is a necessary trade-off.

Wuwei felt that it was also his responsibility.

His life used to be dark, and the meaning of living was to redeem his son. If it weren't for Menma, Wuwei didn't know whether he could see his son again. Menma has already realized his wish. Even if his son Wuque cannot truly live as a human being, Wuwei is already content.

Now is the time for me to repay Menma.

We have already lived to this age.

For death.

Inaction means having no fear at all.

This is his responsibility.

"No, I am the one who should stay behind, Wuwei-san. As the person in charge of the western district of the ninja village appointed by Menma-sama himself, the next defensive battle cannot be separated from your command. Only with you can we continue to coordinate the remaining companions to persist in the battle and wait for the support from Menma-sama to arrive. Moreover, among the pursuers, there is a traitor from our former Takigakure Village. I have the responsibility to stay and resist the pursuers!"

Shemu shook his head heavily and rejected Wuwei's suggestion.

Those who stayed behind were almost certain to die.

This is the consensus of Shemu and Wuwei.

Even if they held together, they still couldn't completely resist the attack of the pursuers, and people were killed from time to time. Once they were divided, the people left behind would definitely be trapped in the siege, and in order to buy time, it would be impossible for them to choose to retreat. Once the gap was opened, the pursuers would not care about the people left behind, what would they do! ?

Therefore, those who stayed behind were doomed to die.

These people are willing to use their lives to delay the smooth retreat of their other companions.

From Shibuki's perspective.

The West District was the former jurisdiction of the Kusagakure Village. A few months ago, these ninjas were still Kusagakure ninjas. If Wuwei stayed behind to cover the retreat and died in battle, the West District of the Ninja Village would definitely fall into great turmoil.

It is impossible for him to appease and command those current ninjas who originally belonged to the Kusagakure Village.

The ninjas under his command are experiencing a crisis of trust, the front battlefield is continuing to collapse, and there is turmoil within the ninja village. Shibuki can almost see a future scenario where the western district will be directly breached, or even a large number of light ninjas will directly choose to surrender. If such a development occurs.

This was a huge blow to the newly established Hikari Village.

This is a situation that Shibuki cannot accept at all.

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

Menma was indeed leading them onto a path to a bright future. They no longer had to endure the oppression of the five major countries and live in fear every day as they had done in the past few decades.

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

Shibuki has the courage and awareness to sacrifice himself.

"Shibuki-kun, this is not the time to show off our courage. We need to judge the situation rationally. From the current point of view, I am the one who should stay. Don't worry, Lord Menma's judgment has always been very decisive. You don't need to worry about the subsequent defense issues. Maybe as soon as you return to the village, Lord Menma will have arrived. Listen to me, you take Yudaka-kun, Mizuki-kun and others to retreat, and I will stop the pursuers!"