Chapter 155
Blitzkrieg on Amegakure
Chapter 155 Blitzkrieg on Amegakure
The Land of Rain, the Hidden Village of Rain.
The endless, cold rain shrouded the entire country in a deathly and oppressive atmosphere.
The number of figures on the demonic statue's hand dwindled, and the atmosphere grew increasingly tense.
"Is that all the intelligence we have?"
Pain stood on the golem's thumb, his Rinnegan coldly gazing at Zetsu and Kaguya.
"That's right."
Black Zetsu's slightly wary voice echoed in the cave: "The two teams sent to the Land of Snow—completely wiped out."
"Hidan, Kakuzu, Deidara, Sasori—these four have completely disappeared from our sight."
What follows doesn't need to be explicitly stated.
In the ninja world, the disappearance of chakra has only two possibilities: either death or imprisonment by a more sophisticated method.
Either way, it would be a huge blow to Xiao.
A deathly silence fell over the cave.
"—Hey, is this for real?"
Kisame's illusory figure flickered, his tone filled with disbelief: "Those are four S-rank rogue ninja! Even if they were to attack the Five Great Nations—if they couldn't win, at least one or two should have escaped, right?"
"Completely wiped out? Not even a message was sent back?"
He took a deep breath, shook his head, and sighed, "That force—what kind of monsters are they?"
On the other side, Itachi Uchiha kept his eyes closed in deep thought.
Only then did he slowly open his eyes, his voice calm as still water: "The situation has changed, Chief. Even though we overestimated the enemy as much as possible, his strength still exceeded our expectations."
Itachi still vividly remembers the scene of his brief encounter with Naruto in Tanabata Street, where his mental world was instantly crushed.
"I must remind everyone that the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is no longer some genius who will grow stronger if left unchecked."
"He has grown into a chess player who attempts to overturn the world."
"If we continue to let him run wild—"
Itachi's words were brief and to the point, but everyone present understood them.
In Itachi's mind, neither the Akatsuki, which planned to use the Ten-Tails to intimidate the world, nor the Northern forces, which planned to overturn the table, were good people.
Ideally, they should fight each other to the death, or one of them should be destroyed, which would be a good thing for the world.
That's why he instigated the Akatsuki to attack the Northern forces twice.
And the effect is quite significant.
The Akatsuki organization has already lost four combatants, which will greatly delay their plan to collect the Tailed Beasts.
But the power in the North grew stronger.
At this point, his provocations were basically the limit of what he could do.
Just then, space suddenly distorted.
A mysterious man wearing a vortex mask emerged from the void and stood directly beside Payne.
He originally planned to use his "Ah Fei" identity to fool everyone, but before he knew it, all the members who were supposed to act with him were wiped out.
At this moment, the killing intent emanating from Obito's single eye made the surrounding air seem to drop several degrees.
"The previous plan had major flaws, and we can no longer adopt a piecemeal approach."
His voice was low and hoarse, with a hint of gritted teeth, each word seeming to be squeezed out from between his teeth: "Nagato, that so-called mutual aid society, including the entire Land of Snow—must disappear!"
"Their very existence has become a huge obstacle to the plan."
Pain tilted his head slightly, a hint of arrogance and cold light flashing in his Rinnegan.
As someone who considers himself a god, he cannot tolerate the provocations of mortals.
He cannot tolerate anyone trying to define what "peace" is before him.
"Since they have rejected God's mercy, then let them be punished by God."
Payne's booming voice echoed through the cave, carrying an undeniable air of judgment, as he declared, "The entire Akatsuki organization is assembled."
His gaze fell upon the phantom images of Itachi and Kisame: "Abandon all current missions."
"Everyone, proceed immediately to the border of the Snow Country to rendezvous."
"We will launch a annihilation-level attack and raze the Snow Country to the ground!"
Obito added coldly from the side, "No matter how many secrets they've hidden in the Land of Snow, no matter what kind of armor or medicine they've created."
"Before absolute power, all will turn to dust."
"This time, I will personally take action. Even if it means temporarily killing Kurama, I will annihilate Naruto Uzumaki!"
A strategic consensus was reached.
Just as everyone had agreed on their rendezvous route and were preparing to dispel the illusionary magic and head to the Northern Territory to meet up,
A very faint, extremely sharp sound suddenly rang out.
And the sound kept getting louder and louder.
At first it sounded like the buzzing of mosquitoes, but in just one second, the sound turned into a piercing shriek.
"What was that sound?!"
Xiao Nan suddenly spread her paper wings and looked warily in the direction of the sound.
In the shadows, Nagato's eyes widened suddenly.
Through the Rain Tiger Freedom Technique, he sensed a terrifying aura.
High in the sky, an object radiating chakra as hot as the sun was falling at an alarming speed—it was incredibly fast!
The raindrops were so fast that they didn't even have time to form their shape before they were completely evaporated by the high temperature they carried!
next moment.
"Get out of the way!!!" Payne roared in shock and anger.
But the speed at which sound travels cannot even keep up with the speed at which the object falls.
Boom!
A deafening roar resounded in the heart of Amegakure—right above the high-rise building where they were.
It was like a golden meteorite that crashed directly into the Akatsuki's headquarters!
A terrifying shockwave erupted instantly.
The rainwater within a radius of 100 meters was completely evaporated in an instant, and a scorching wave surged up in the originally cold and gloomy Rain Village.
The tower, which served as a base for the Akatsuki, collapsed like a paper toy under this attack.
Obito immediately activated Kamui Hollowfication, making his body transparent.
Xiao Nan transformed into countless pieces of paper, barely managing to dodge.
Kisame and Itachi's illusionary images were disconnected due to intense chakra interference.
Smoke and dust billowed, and gravel flew everywhere.
Pain stood at the edge of the ruins, using Shinra Tensei to deflect the falling rocks, his Rinnegan fixed on the center of the explosion.
"Who exactly is it?"
A sudden gust of wind erupted from the center, forcefully dispersing the dust and smoke.
With a crisp sound of bones grinding together, a figure slowly rose from the center of the ruins.
He was wearing a black trench coat, and despite the violent impact, he had no injuries whatsoever.
Behind him, a pair of enormous bone wings were slowly folding in.
This ferocious and violent demeanor startled everyone present.
"Oh, everyone's here?"
Naruto dusted himself off and turned his gaze to Pain.
"Did I... interrupt your team building activity?"
Then, he glanced at Obito, who was shielding everyone in front of him: "It seems I've arrived just in time."