"Finally..."
"Once everyone has successfully captured the Tailed Beasts, head directly to the Land of Snow."
"The base in the Land of Rain is completely abandoned as of today!"
"As for the Akatsuki Organization's new base, I will naturally be able to sense you once you enter the Land of Snow."
"..."
Pain issued the mission directly, wasting no time at all.
And to this...
Sasori, Deidara, Kakuzu, and Hidan did not refuse; after all, their mission objectives were the easiest.
Konan was one of their own, so that goes without saying!
Kisame had no objection either; he was fine with whatever he was told to do.
Only Obito's expression was unsightly.
Damn it!
It was one thing not to have a teammate, but he had to deal with two Tailed Beasts alone?
This was too much!
But there was no way out!
Who told him to go around swindling people under the name of 'Uchiha Madara'? If he said he couldn't handle it now, wouldn't he be ruining 'Uchiha Madara's' reputation?
So...
Even though he knew Nagato was testing him, he could only grit his teeth and nod to accept the mission.
"Ninja World's Shura? Uchiha Madara?"
"This masked guy, he's Uchiha Madara?"
"You've got to be kidding, right?"
"How many years has it been since that old fossil was around?"
"..."
Those present spoke up one after another.
Clearly...
No one believed that the masked Obito could be the legendary Shura of the Ninja World, Uchiha Madara!
Including—Kakuzu!
He was the one who had lived the longest among everyone present, and had even truly fought Senju Hashirama back in the day, so he was very clear about the pressure Senju Hashirama gave him.
Even though he hadn't seen Uchiha Madara, the presence of someone who could rival Senju Hashirama surely couldn't be that much weaker than Senju Hashirama's, right?
But now?
He could feel Obito's presence, and while it was quite good, it was still far from Senju Hashirama's.
However...
He had no intention of exposing it. He just gave Obito a disdainful look, the meaning of which anyone could see.
Obito's face was full of displeasure, and he was so angry he felt like he was about to explode.
Was he being looked down upon?
But he also knew that no amount of explanation would help.
So...
In the end, he only gave a cold snort and then directly activated Kamui. Accompanied by a distortion in the void, he left the place.
This move shocked everyone!
Although people still didn't believe Obito was Uchiha Madara, the mockery decreased significantly. After all, the strong always receive a bit of preferential treatment.
Obito's display of Kamui, combined with the Mangekyo Sharingan, still intimidated many people present.
It might not make them feel fear or terror, but at the very least, giving a bit of respect was no problem.
"Alright, meeting adjourned!"
Seeing this, Pain didn't bother saying more.
He just gave the departing Obito an indifferent glance and then left with Konan.
Following that...
The others looked at each other and then left one by one... Half a month later, New Konoha.
Kakashi, like a white flash, leaped directly over the Village's houses and quickly arrived at the Hokage Office.
After seeing the 'Hokage-sama' sitting bored behind the desk, taking a nap out of boredom, he immediately knelt on one knee and began to report.
"Hokage-sama, new intelligence from the Anbu!"
"Kumogakure's Two-Tails Jinchuriki has been successfully captured by the Akatsuki Organization. The Eight-Tails Jinchuriki is also now heavily injured. The Fourth Raikage, A, paid the price of being heavily injured and unconscious to barely repel the Akatsuki Organization and save the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki."
"Takigakure's Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, Sunagakure's Ichibi Jinchuriki, and Iwagakure's Four-Tails Jinchuriki have all been successfully captured!"
"Iwagakure's Five-Tails Jinchuriki is heavily injured, and Ōnoki has sustained light injuries!"
"Hidden Mist has not received any attacks, but according to Anbu intelligence, the two Tailed Beasts of the Hidden Mist seem to have both died, and there is currently no news of their revival."
Hiss!
As Kakashi spoke, Uchiha Jin's eyes instantly lit up.
Good heavens!
As expected of the Akatsuki Organization!
Even though Orochimaru and Itachi hadn't joined, this level of strength was still enough to be shocking.
Acting against three Great Ninja Villages and Takigakure simultaneously, they could instantly capture the Ichibi, Two-Tails, Four-Tails, and Seven-Tails—four Tailed Beasts in total—and even manage to heavily injure the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki and the Raikage, while Ōnoki sustained light injuries...
Before Uchiha Jin could speak, Tsunade, at the small desk next to him, had a drastic change in expression.
She subconsciously stood up and looked at Kakashi in horror.
"What?"
"The Akatsuki Organization has now captured four Tailed Beasts? They even heavily injured the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki and the Raikage?"
"That old fossil Ōnoki is also lightly injured, and in the end, they only managed to save the Five-Tails?"
"How—how is this possible?"
"How can this Akatsuki Organization be so powerful?"
She couldn't understand it!
One must know that Sunagakure, Kumogakure, and Iwagakure were three of the Five Great Nations. The Akatsuki Organization could still achieve such great gains even when acting separately, and they even captured Takigakure's Seven-Tails Jinchuriki in passing.
If they targeted a single Great Ninja Village with all their might—for example, their Konoha—would Konoha really be able to withstand it?
There was no helping it!
Even though Uchiha Jin had told her beforehand that the Akatsuki Organization was very strong, as long as the Akatsuki Organization hadn't truly acted, although she had been secretly on guard, she didn't actually have any real sense of how powerful they were.
But this time...
With the Akatsuki Organization truly going all out, she was completely startled.
"Lady Tsunade, the intelligence is correct!"
"This is the final intelligence derived by the Anbu after multiple rounds of research and judgment."
"Hokage-sama, what should we do?"
Kneeling on one knee, Kakashi respectfully explained in response to Tsunade's inquiry.
Following that...
He looked at Uchiha Jin!
Clearly, he knew very well in his heart that this matter had to be left to Uchiha Jin.
However...
Similarly, before Uchiha Jin could speak, Tsunade took the initiative to suggest: "Lord Jin, should we invite my grandfather and the others first?"
"That—works too!" Uchiha Jin nodded. "Shisui!"
As he spoke, Shisui, who was hidden in the shadows, appeared directly and knelt on one knee.
Looking at Shisui before him, Uchiha Jin spoke directly: "Notify those Edo Tensei strong practitioners, as well as Konoha's current high-level officials, that there will be a meeting in the small conference room in half an hour."
"Yes, Hokage-sama!"
Shisui respectfully took the order and then left.
Following that...
Uchiha Jin also stood up directly and, along with Tsunade and Kakashi, went to the small conference room nearby.
Half an hour later.
Shikaku and Fugaku, the two core high-level officials, arrived, and Senju Hashirama, Tobirama, and Sakumo Hatake also arrived one after another.
Uzumaki Mito and Kushina were not interested in these Village matters and were both at home playing with Uzumaki Naruto, so they didn't come this time.