Chapter 214: The Fifth Hokage Arrives! 【17】
Chapter 214: The Fifth Hokage Arrives! 【17】
The Land of Rain.
This was where the new Amegakure lay.
In the tallest tower, at the very top, the apparent leader of the Akatsuki, Nagato, along with Uchiha Obito and Konan, were discussing their next plans.
"For now, capturing the Three-Tails and the Nine-Tails is out of the question. The jinchuriki of the Nine-Tails, the Silver Flash, is too powerful, and she always stays with the Three-Tails' jinchuriki. Unless we can lure the Nine-Tails' jinchuriki away, we won't be able to capture the Three-Tails."
"I can replicate a small portion of the Nine-Tails' chakra, but we're lacking in the Three-Tails' chakra. We need to obtain at least a bit of it."
Uchiha Obito spoke in a low voice, his eyes fixed on Nagato and Konan.
Everyone fell into deep thought.
Capturing the Nine-Tails was already a challenging task, but the Three-Tails' chakra presented another obstacle. And given the current situation, the Three-Tails' chakra was slightly more important than that of the Nine-Tails.
Due to the activation of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, they needed to seal the tailed beasts in sequential order, starting with the One-Tail. While they could leave the Nine-Tails for last, they had to act soon after capturing the Two-Tails to obtain the Three-Tails.
"With our current strength, we can't obtain the Three-Tails' chakra without capturing all seven of the tailed beasts. Any hasty action will only lead to failure."
Nagato spoke in a subdued tone.
Black Zetsu slowly said, "I think it's best to continue amassing funds and expanding our influence while encouraging other villages to keep fighting against Konoha... If Konoha shows any signs of weakness in protecting the Three-Tails' jinchuriki, we can seize the opportunity. If they don't, we can still divert Konoha's attention by provoking them with other villages."
Nagato murmured, "Encouraging war, huh..."
Uchiha Obito looked at him and said, "It's for the sake of creating a peaceful world."
Nagato nodded and turned to Konan, "We're counting on you, Konan."
"......I'll do my best."
Konan nodded slightly.
Most of the new Amegakure's funds came from the missions they undertook, as well as the sale of explosive tags—battle supplies for the various ninja villages—which she crafted.
Just as they were deep in discussion, both Obito and Nagato's expressions changed abruptly, and they turned their heads simultaneously toward the same direction.
"This chakra... "
"Not good!"
Obito's face twisted, and he immediately turned to Nagato, his eyes reflecting the kaleidoscope pattern of the Kamui, as a dark vortex swallowed Nagato.
Nagato reached out to grab Konan, but his hand grasped only air.
Almost simultaneously.
Boom!!!
A golden beam slashed down from the sky, piercing the building from the very top to the bottom.
Obito, Black Zetsu, and White Zetsu were all enveloped by the golden sword light, along with Konan, who was within the attack's range and disintegrated into countless paper fragments.
Crash!
The building split into two from the center and collapsed to either side.
Black Zetsu and White Zetsu had already vanished under the sword light, and Obito had entered his intangible state, his face grim as he looked up at the sky.
Konan's bisected paper-like body also began to move toward the center, rejoining and reforming as she, too, looked up at the sky with a shaken expression.
In the sky.
A figure bathed in golden light appeared, holding the Kusanagi Sword, which glowed with a golden radiance—a sign of highly concentrated senjutsu chakra.
Feng Ye flickered and landed on the split top of the tower.
"Land of Rain, it's been a while since I was last here. Thank you for the 'gift' you sent during my inauguration ceremony."
Feng Ye stood there, his Fire Shadow's sacred robe, tinted with a light golden senjutsu pattern, fluttering gently in the wind. His gaze, calm and detached, swept over Obito, Konan, and the multitude of Amegakure ninja below.
A massive wave of chakra surged and swirled, causing the nearby raindrops to scatter to either side.
"Then..."
"The Fifth Hokage, at your service."
His voice wasn't loud, but accompanied by the golden, overwhelming chakra, it left countless people speechless.
The Fifth Hokage of Konoha...?!
But Konoha only has the Fourth Hokage, doesn't it? Yet, this chakra—
As the rain scattered, forming a rainless zone due to the dispersing chakra, a chill ran through the hearts of all the Amegakure ninja.
The one who had slain Jiraiya of the Sannin and crushed the Rain Ninja Village!
Obito's expression turned ugly as he glared at Feng Ye. "Feng Ye? How dare you come to the Land of Rain?!"
Feng Ye didn't bother to acknowledge Obito and glanced at Konan by his side. "A few days ago, during my Fire Shadow inauguration ceremony... Was it you who sent a bunch of explosive tags from the sky?"
Previously, when Nagato had attacked Konoha, he had sent a Konoha ninja to deliver the Flying Thunder God Kunai to the Land of Rain. After receiving the confirmation, he had immediately activated the Flying Thunder God Technique, teleporting directly from Konoha to here. Upon sensing Nagato and Obito's locations, he had struck with a sword.
Although he had a pretty good temper and rarely got angry, sending a White Zetsu every day was not enough; on the day of his Fire Shadow inauguration, they had also sent two Pain bodies.
Since they had played this hand, he didn't mind returning the favor.
However, he had come in person, not as a clone.
After all, Konoha had the Flying Thunder God coordinates and he could return at any time. Moreover, Uchiha Obito's ability couldn't directly teleport him to Konoha in a very short time.
The only pity was...
One of them, Obito, had the body of a demi-god, and the other, Nagato, had the Rinnegan; both had strong perception. As soon as he had teleported over, the two of them had already sensed it, and Obito had immediately sent Nagato away.
"..."
Konan remained silent, a thin bead of sweat forming on her forehead as she stared intently at Feng Ye, not daring to be the slightest bit distracted.
She could sense just how vast the chakra was that surged within Feng Ye's body.
Previously, she had only felt a small portion of his chakra through the paper clone, receiving a little bit of information. But now, she was truly facing Feng Ye directly!
Swoosh!
In the next moment, Feng Ye's figure appeared silently at Konan's right side. The Kusanagi Sword in his hand slashed out, instantly slicing her body into countless tiny paper fragments.
In an instant, these paper fragments turned into a large number of explosive tags that stuck to Feng Ye's body and detonated, causing a series of loud blasts.
But...
These explosions couldn't even budge the layer of chakra cloaking Feng Ye's body.
That was a natural energy cloak from Sage Mode, combined with a cloak of the Nine-Tails' chakra, resulting in a chakra cloak with extremely high defensive capabilities.
Whoosh! !
A large number of paper fragments gathered in the distance and reassembled into Konan's figure. As she looked at Feng Ye, a hint of fear flashed in her eyes.
Feng Ye had appeared by her side in an instant; even though she had been fully focused, she hadn't been able to react at all. And her previous attack had already been at her limit, yet it had absolutely no effect on Feng Ye.
Konan glanced in the direction where Obito had been.
But Obito had merely glanced at her before disappearing into a spatial vortex.
"Don't bother looking," Feng Ye said indifferently. "He can't save you, or rather, he doesn't have the ability to save you..."
As his words trailed off, Feng Ye's right hand gripped the hilt of the Kusanagi Sword, and he slashed out once more.
Buzz!!
A golden beam of light sliced towards Konan.
"Shinra Tensei!!!"
Just then, a loud shout came from below Konan, and a powerful repulsive force struck out, barely blocking the golden sword light.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!!
Six figures with Rinnegan eyes flew out from within Amegakure and landed on the top of the tall tower next to Konan in an instant. All six pairs of Rinnegan eyes fixed their gaze on Feng Ye.
The Deva Path Pain, controlled by Nagato, coldly stared at Feng Ye and said, "Previously, the distance was too far to transmit a lot of chakra, but I didn't expect you to dare to intrude here alone."
"Since that's the case..."
"Then you can stay here."
(End of Chapter)
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