Konoha: Start from untying the caged bird

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why...

Sasori of the Red Sand slowly landed.

He raised his head and looked at Luo Sha in the distance.

A hint of mockery appeared at the corner of his mouth.

The Fourth Kazekage?

If you made it into a puppet... that would be really interesting.

The moment Rasa realized that the situation had changed drastically.

He made a quick decision and shouted it out.

"Yagura Karatachi, we've been scammed!"

His shouts went unanswered.

This is because at this moment, Yagura Karatachi has already transformed into his complete tailed beast form.

He turned to look at Luo Sha and uttered indistinct words.

"kill...

Kill them all...

"Kill all the ninjas..."

They were affected by the Tailed Beasts!?

Isn't he the perfect Jinchūriki?!

No, no! There's something wrong with him!

Luo Sha felt a chill run through his heart in an instant.

Only now did he dare to be certain.

I'm in deep trouble this time.

Members of the Akatsuki organization appeared one after another.

Gaara had already transformed into his One-Tailed form and was engaged in battle with the Akatsuki members and ninja from various villages.

At this moment, Yagura Karatachi, who was blinded by rage, completely ignored the orders given to Kirigakure's actions and was instead engaged in a fierce battle with the Second Hokage.

Rasa's expression changed repeatedly, and finally, he decisively said, "I concede! I've been deceived! Sunagakure concedes defeat in this battle!"

Regardless of the Akatsuki members who suddenly betrayed him, and even the Hidden Mist Village abandoning the alliance, he could only barely hold his own against the First Hokage's Edo Tensei. If the fight continued, he would probably wipe out his entire force and even lose his Jinchuriki.

Those Akatsuki members were definitely after the Jinchūriki!

The agreement they made had become meaningless. He never imagined that even Wuying would be manipulated and become a pawn of the other side.

You're supposed to be a Mist Shadow, for crying out loud!

Hashirama Senju raised an eyebrow and glanced at Tobirama Senju in the distance: "Alright, the Sand Ninja who are restraining you, stop. Let's deal with these mysterious people together. We'll decide your situation when the Fifth Hokage returns."

He clasped his hands together, looking at the Akatsuki members who were besieging Gaara in the distance, his eyes turning unusually cold: "Is the goal of these guys the Tailed Beasts...? This power must not fall into the hands of such ambitious people!"

Hashirama Senju could clearly feel that his abilities were far inferior to what they used to be—even if he were resurrected from the body of White Zetsu, he would not be as powerful as his original body. After losing his absolute power that made him the most powerful ninja in the world, he could already foresee the terrible consequences that would result if someone possessed a large number of tailed beasts.

Even the Impure World Reincarnation technique is not foolproof; it can still be sealed. Hashirama Senju worried that the tailed beasts he had sent away would become a noose around Konoha's neck.

Moreover, since Hyuga Yuzuru left them behind and departed immediately, it's clear that there are other dangers that he needs to deal with.

The sheer number and quality of the enemies before them were enough to be alarming. It was hard to imagine how the ninja world had come to be like this.

Countless trees rose up, and Yagura, in his tailed beast form, darted and weaved among them. Tobirama Senju's Flying Thunder God Technique flashed continuously within them, and every now and then a sharp water blade would cut Yagura, forcing him to flee in panic.

"Mizukage! If you surrender now like Sunagakure, I..."

Before Tobirama Senju could finish speaking, a Tailed Beast Cannon shot came straight at him. He quickly used Flying Thunder God Technique to move away, but the terrifying Tailed Beast Cannon blasted a long, winding path through the arena.

The arena was no longer recognizable as an arena. The Akatsuki had a clear objective: the Pain Path and Jiraiya, who had entered Sage Mode, were locked in a fierce battle. The Animal Path's summoned beasts, immortal and indestructible, were severely restricting Konoha's Anbu.

The remaining Six Paths of Pain cooperated effectively, but tacitly refrained from attacking Iwagakure and Kumogakure for the time being. Their objective was clear: first, to subdue Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast. Their next target was likely not the Eight-Tailed Beast, nor the Three-Tailed Beast within the Mizukage, but rather...

Nine-tailed.

After Jiraiya's summoned Toad's stomach wall was canceled, the genin retreated towards Konoha along the originally planned route.

A large number of elite ninjas have gathered around Konoha. At this moment, the signal flare has been fired, and in a little over half an hour, the entire Konoha army will be able to reach the battlefield.

It wasn't that Hyuga Yuzuru didn't want to place the assembled ninja army nearby—but if he did that, the other five Kage would probably object.

The tragedy of the Third Raikage being surrounded by 10,000 Iwa ninja is still fresh in our minds. Who knows if Konoha is about to launch a major attack?

In the village, at least everyone has the ability to fight to the death. If you dare to attack me, at least Konoha Village will be destroyed.

But not long after the genin withdrew, Hidan, Kakuzu, Kisame, and Konan from the Akatsuki rushed into the ranks of Konoha genin, their target clear: Naruto Uzumaki.

Jiraiya, who was still fighting Pain, changed his expression slightly. The opponent's Rinnegan and astonishing fighting power made him feel troubled. Even if he could win, it would probably not be a quick victory.

The enemy's aggressive advance clearly indicates they are confident of victory.

At this moment, the Jonin who led the genin to retreat were all elites of Konoha with considerable strength. Among the trio of Sarutobi Asuma, Yuhi Kurenai, and Ino-Shika-Cho, apart from Nara Shikaku and a few members of the Nara clan, the elites of the other two clans were also present. This was almost a one-to-one ratio of ninjas, and no matter how you looked at it, the protection for the genin was impregnable.

But Jiraiya had a bad feeling.

He frowned, looked at Shisui beside him, and shouted, "Go provide support..."

Before he finished speaking, two figures arrived one after the other from a distance.

One of them had short, shimmering silver hair, wore a mask, and had a Sharingan staring at the Akatsuki members.

The other one, dressed in flowing black robes, had the Sharingan with its three tomoe swirling silently in his eyes.

"Itachi, Kakashi!"

Jiraiya was overjoyed, but Pain Deva Path in front of him merely raised a hand, making him feel ignored—the next moment, a tremendous repulsive force rushed towards him, but Jiraiya's expression remained unchanged, and his hands rapidly formed hand seals. The next moment, a raging sea of ​​fire rushed towards him. Even Pain Deva Path dared not casually withstand the Sage Technique released in Sage Mode, so he simply released Shinra Tensei again, sending Jiraiya flying.

It's just like a hedgehog!

Jiraiya was panting heavily. He couldn't maintain Sage Mode indefinitely; at most, he could only buy himself a few more minutes. He had already vaguely figured out the enemy's information.

Can Itachi and Kakashi withstand the pressure head-on?

"Lord Yuzuru first used Shadow Clone Jutsu to bring me to this vicinity. My troops will arrive in at least ten minutes."

Kakashi spoke in a low voice, and Itachi Uchiha nodded calmly. After quickly assessing the situation by looking at the four people rushing towards them from a distance, he said, "Konoha Jonin will hold them off, Genin will retreat as planned."

Sarutobi Asuma and the others quickly turned around to prepare for battle, but the next moment, their expressions changed slightly.

In the distance, Xiao Nan stretched out a pair of paper wings and took flight. The next moment, countless explosive tags seemed to have grown wings and 'flooded' towards them.

What kind of wasteful spending tactic is this?!

Uchiha Itachi's expression remained unchanged, but the Sharingan in his eyes suddenly changed, and its shape was astonishing—it was a strange kaleidoscope shaped like a windmill, causing Kakuzu of the Akatsuki organization to subconsciously stop in his tracks.

Those eyes...

As an incredibly old man in the ninja world, he had witnessed Madara Uchiha's battle from a great distance. Madara Uchiha at that time had eyes that resembled his own.

What surprised him even more was the strange outline that appeared in Uchiha Shisui's eyes at this moment.

Is this the legendary Mangekyou Sharingan of the Uchiha clan...?

How come there are still such strong members in the Uchiha clan?

However, before they could even warn their companions, the next moment, all they saw was that guy known as the Copy Ninja Kakashi...

That single Sharingan also slowly rotated, transforming into strange and unique patterns.

what?

Kakuzu subconsciously stopped in his tracks.

Is something... wrong?

"Divine power!"

Kakashi's single Sharingan suddenly started spinning.

His judgment was accurate. Just from the way the group rushed towards them, he determined that Hidan was the weakest link. At this moment, Hidan was still charging towards them with a crazy expression. He felt a chill on half of his body, and the next moment, he let out a puzzled "Eh".

"Huh!?"

Hidan's upper body floated forward a short distance with a thud, but his lower body suddenly lost all feeling. He looked down in confusion and saw that the line on his waist had disappeared.

It wasn't cut off, but... a section is missing.

Hidan collapsed to the ground in a sorry state: "Damn it, Kakuzu, Kakuzu! Where's my butt?!"

He propped himself up with both hands to find his butt, but Jiao Du was completely ignoring him at the moment, because his eyes were filled with confusion. He leaped out and actually stood in front of Xiao Nan, and was blown away by the explosive tag.

Shisui covered his eyes, blood gushing from his Sharingan, while Itachi calmly said in an admiring tone, "As expected of Konoha's strongest genjutsu, Kotoamatsukami, it can hit the opponent even at this distance."

Uchiha Shisui, panting heavily, pointed his katana into the distance and let out a few slightly helpless laughs: "You... aren't bad either..."

Kisame Senshiki was already kneeling on one knee, clutching his head, panting heavily, and even spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Itachi Uchiha rubbed his eyes. The Tsukuyomi had taken a heavy toll, but his Mangekyou Sharingan was still newly used, and it was far from the point where he would shed tears of blood.

"Shisui, you should get some rest..."

He had already realized that Shisui's eye power had been depleted too much—probably because the use of Kotoamatsukami that night had taken a huge toll, and Shisui had not yet recovered.

Uchiha Shisui nodded silently, looking at Konan, whose face was serious and who was flapping her wings to keep her distance and not daring to make a move, and said in a low voice, "I'll go and take care of that immortal being."

"I'll cover you."

The two exchanged only a few words before deciding on their tactics.

Kakashi, who was directing the ordinary Jonin to spread out their formation to avoid being wiped out by Konan, who was using a large number of explosive tags, calmly said, "Asuma, you will lead the team to fight Kisame, the rogue ninja from Kirigakure. You should know the enemy's information."

"Kakuzu, I'll handle this."

The Akatsuki members sensed something was amiss when they heard the other party call them by their names directly.

It seems...

These guys from Konoha know me very well!

Could it be that the intelligence has been leaked?!

The Akatsuki members were confused, but they realized the seriousness of the situation. Konan even shouted, "Pain!"

Pain, who was still locked in battle with Jiraiya, also realized the problem. After a moment of calm contemplation, he immediately changed his plan: "Target the One-Tailed and the Three-Tailed. Move out."

The Akatsuki members immediately retreated, ceasing their pursuit of the Konoha ninjas. They left behind a barrage of explosive tags, blocking the Konoha ninjas' path. Shisui only had time to kick Hidan's upper body back into his own ranks before the rest of the Akatsuki members retreated behind the explosive tags.

"Wait! Wait! I haven't gone online yet..."

Before Hidan could finish his loud words, Itachi Uchiha coldly stomped on his jaw, crushing it. Hidan tried to struggle with his hands, but Shisui's sword flash and Asuma's chakra hand chop that swept low in the air severed both of his arms.

Ultimately, Hidan's strength lies in his incredibly unique special ability. Once you know his weakness, you realize that he's just a madman with excellent taijutsu skills who's fearless.

Faced with Konoha's resources, even if all five Hidans came out together, they probably wouldn't be able to do much.

Once Susanoo is activated, he can't even touch the Uchiha's skin, let alone break through their defenses, let alone use secret techniques to draw blood.

Hidan cursed inwardly, but only stared at Uchiha Itachi with eyes full of killing intent and hatred, muttering indistinctly.

"You stepped on my head, huh? I'm going to kill you, you..."

Itachi Uchiha stomped on Hidan's face again, this time crushing Hidan's entire cheek. Hidan could only gasp for breath and was no longer a threat.

“Take him back. This guy has great research value, and Lord Yuzuru should like him.”

"Asuma, Shisui, take the genin and the jinchūriki back to the village."

"Kakashi, you and I will rush to the aid of the other ninja villages. This time, we can't let them take the Tailed Beasts away!"

Itachi calmly gave the order, and no one else objected. Only Kakashi looked into the distance with a puzzled expression—the arena was now completely deserted, with towering trees everywhere, the ground riddled with craters, and the Tailed Beasts' furious Tailed Beast Balls exploding from time to time, accompanied by screams and cries of agony.

"Where is Yuzuru-sama!?"

He asked instinctively.

Itachi Uchiha turned to look at Shisui, who could only shake his head: "He seems to have more important things to do. After resurrecting the First and Second Hokage using Edo Tensei, he used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport them away..."

"learn."

Kakashi covered his one eye, seemingly lost in thought.

Ever since this started, this eye of mine has been vaguely sensing something. Could it be...?