"What are you doing in the shadows, hurry up and get that stinky boy back for me!"

The entire building of the Tsuchikage Building began to tilt, and a terrifying crater appeared in the huge rock wall behind it, which was created by the explosion.

Not only that, but even the foundation at the bottom of the Tsuchikage Building was severely damaged, causing the magnificent Tsuchikage Building to be affected and tilted to one side.

Standing on the rooftop of the Tsuchikage Building, where the three generations of Tsuchikage Onoki lost his temper wantonly, a terrifying chakra erupting from his short body, causing the surrounding air to freeze and give people a feeling of suffocation in the mire.

"I'm so sorry, Tsuchikage-sama, we're going to capture Deidara back!"

The ninjas of the Iwakure Shadow Division, who felt the monstrous anger of the Tsuchikage, did not dare to speak up, and carefully followed Onoki's instructions and quickly dispersed, intending to arrest the culprit who caused the damage to the Tsuchikage Building as soon as possible and wait for the Tsuchikage to fall.

"Really, one by one is so useless, in this way, how can I rest assured that the position of Tsuchikage will be handed over to the next generation."

Looking at the shadows who were hurriedly leaving, the dissatisfaction in Onoki's eyes became even stronger.

"Father, even if you are angry again, it is useless, the most important thing now is to capture Deidara back. In any case, this explosion of the Tokage Building can no longer be taken as a joke. ”

The tall loess walked over, and he also noticed the movement on the side of the Tuying Building, so he began to rush over.

A huge roar burst out at the location of the Tsuchikage Building like an enemy attack, but there was no shadow of an enemy attack, so there was only one answer.

It's a good thing done by a little ghost named Deidara who belongs to the Iwakuin Demolition Force.

The other party is a disciple of his father, Tsuchikage Onoki, who uses the forbidden art of Iwakuin Village, based on clay, and is able to use explosive ninjutsu similar to the Blood Inheritance Limit.

At the age of eleven, he was already a well-known genius ninja in the village.

But the other party's ability to cause trouble is completely proportional to the degree of his genius.

More than once, he experimented with explosives in the village, which caused dissatisfaction among many villagers, and this time he almost blew up the Tsuchikage Building into the sky, and his attitude and character are not bad.

"He must be secretly angry about how I locked him up...... Really, why can't his character be a little more restrained? If he doesn't change his stinky temper, sooner or later he will fall into this. ”

Ohnogi's tone was dissatisfied, but it was also full of concern.

No matter how naughty he is, the other party is also a disciple that he is proud of, and if he can lead him to the right path, he will definitely become the pillar of Yanyin Village in the future.

Furthermore, you may be able to inherit your own position as the Tsuchikage.

It's a pity that there is a huge flaw in his character, he is not calm enough, and if he is used by others, it is easy to suffer losses in battle.

"It's not easy to correct his troublesome artistic character."

Loess sighed.

Onoki snorted and said, "Forget it, the matter of arresting him has been handed over to the dark department." How's it going, has Han's whereabouts been found? ”

The five-tailed man Zhu Lihan, who went out on a mission, has been missing for about three months.

This incident can be said to have aroused the great attention of all the high-level leaders of Iwakuin.

At that time, even he, who participated in the Five Shadows Conference, rushed back directly from the Land of Iron, just to deal with the disappearance of the five-tailed human pillar force.

"I'm sorry, I just found some clues, but there is no chain between the intelligence, and there is no clue to who to point the suspicion at."

Loess tells the truth and tells the results of the investigation.

Although the Iwain Ninja was still secretly investigating, there was no news for so long, and Loess knew that there was no hope of retrieving the Five-Tailed Man Zhu Lihan.

Killed, the tailed beast was taken, this was the only result that Loess could think of.

"That's really strange, the time of Han's disappearance is very similar to the time when the Five Shadows Conference began. Intuitively, I suspect it's the oni country's hand. ”

"However, not long after the war between the country of ghosts and the country of wind ended, the three of Chiba Shiraishi didn't have time to commit the crime at all, after all, at that time, the country of ghosts, like the five major powers, were preparing to participate in the Five Shadows Conference."

Rational analysis of loess.

"I just suspect it, after all, the Konoha Uchiha clan is finished, and there is only one lone seedling left, and there are still quite a few ninjas of the Uchiha clan in the country of ghosts. Especially the Uchiha Ruri, who has awakened the kaleidoscope writing wheel eye, can effectively suppress the power of the tailed beast with those eyes. ”

There are very few ways to deal with tailed beasts, but they are not nothing, and sealing, wood escape, and writing wheel eyes are the most effective methods.

And Han himself is also a strong ninja, able to control the tailed beast to a certain extent, at the moment when the wood is not obvious, the general sealing technique and the writing wheel eye can not target Han.

"If that's the case, the Uchiha Itachi is the most suspicious."

Loess's face became solemn.

"The little imp who exterminated the race?"

Hearing Loess say this, Onoki nodded secretly.

Indeed, even though Uchiha Ruri had the special power to suppress the power of the human pillar, at that time, the Oni Country had just ended the war, and there was still time to prepare for the Five Shadows Conference, so there was no time to make waves in the ninja world.

And the Uchiha Itachi is different, the other party is a traitor, and his whereabouts are a mystery, and the destruction of the Uchiha clan also proves that it has extraordinary strength, and it is likely that it has also opened the kaleidoscope writing wheel eye, forming a strong suppressive force against the tailed beast.

But one thing doesn't make sense, and that's why did Uchiha Itachi catch tailed beasts?

How did he find Han's traces?

The traces of the human pillar force are very secret in Yanyin Village, a traitor, where did he get the information of the Han and capture it in a targeted manner?

No matter who he pointed his suspicions at, Onoki felt a huge headache.

There is too little information available to make a reasonable inference and analysis.

"Han's traces continue to be searched, hoping that apart from the country of ghosts, there will be no other mysterious and deeply hidden power......"

Onoki still decided to continue the investigation, and at the same time strengthen the protection of the four-tailed human pillar force, so as to prevent the disappearance of the human pillar force again.

"Yes, I'll arrange it."

"Anything else? If not, I'm going to deal with things, and being messed around like this by Deidara makes me even more unhappy. ”

"The letter from the daimyo seems to mean to unite with the Fire Country."

At this time, Loess presented a letter.

Onoki took the letter and read it from beginning to end.

"The Land of Rain? I didn't expect to really plan to do it at such a time. ”

"After all, Yuyin Village is a hard bone, if Yuyin Village is completely in power, it will not be a good thing for the daimyo."

Loess said.

"Who is the leader of the rain now? Is there any information on him? ”

Onoki asked.

Loess shook his head and replied, "Since Kanzo stepped down, he has mysteriously disappeared from the ninja world, and it is said that he has also broken off contact with Danzang in the roots. The man who now rules Rain Hidden Village, named Payne, is an unusually mysterious guy. ”

"Payne? Among Hanzo's subordinates in the past, was there such a rain hidden ninja? ”

Onoki frowned.

Sanshoyu Hanzo can be regarded as his old opponent.

As the saying goes, only by knowing each other and knowing oneself can one not be defeated in a hundred battles.

In the past, in order to deal with Sanshoyu Hanzo, he collected a lot of information about the other party, including the cronies beside the other party, and they were all investigated clearly.

Onoki remembered that among Hanzo's cronies, there should not be a ninja named 'Payne'.

"No, no. Of all the information we've collected about the Rain Hidden Ninja, there's no such thing as Payne. I just know that the Rain Hidden Ninja is called their leader by the name of Payne. ”

"So, it's a ninja with a mysterious background."

"Yes."

"How's his strength?"

"I don't know, but according to reliable information, after Kanzang stepped down, all the spies who infiltrated Yuyin disappeared and were never heard from. Since then, Yugakure has also completely cut off contact with the outside world, and only operates in the territory of the Land of Rain, but other than that, there is nothing worth paying attention to. ”

The loess complexion is dignified.

Onoki thought for a moment and said, "The person in charge of the civil war in the Land of Fire is now the head of the Rain Civil War, and he has a close cooperative relationship with Kanzo, who previously usurped the position of the leader of the Rain Hide. Since the daimyo has agreed to cooperate with the Fire Nation, it is necessary to be careful when working with Danzo. ”

"What does Father mean?"

"Danzang and Orochimaru, once during the Third Ninja World War, calculated Hanzo, and it is really insecure to unite with such a person. Anyway, as long as I suppress the momentum of Yuyin Village's seizure of power, after all, compared to the country of rain, the problem of the country of ghosts worries me more. ”

Onoki looked to the west with a deep gaze.

In terms of general business, although the Fire Nation has reaped the fruits of victory in the Third Ninja World War, its own losses are extremely serious.

In the battle between the Land of Wind and the Land of Demons, the Sand Hidden Wind Shadow was depressed, and thousands of ninjas were killed, almost losing the strength that had been restored from the Third Ninja World War for a while. The five major countries are at the bottom, and they have lived up to their name.

If it weren't for the fact that it was not for the development momentum of the Oni Country, the Wind Country would probably be eliminated from the ranks of the five great powers, allowing the Oni Country to ascend to the throne.

It can be said that in the central and western parts of the ninja world, the biggest enemy of the land country is no longer the country of fire, but the country of ghosts, which has a fierce development momentum and is more vigorous.

At this time, it is not a good choice to intervene in the civil war of the rain and relax the surveillance of the country of ghosts.

But this is the Daimyo's proposal, and on the premise of not violating the principles, Onoki is inconvenient to save face on the Daimyo of the Land Country.

Ending the civil war in the Land of Rain as soon as possible and quickly refocusing his attention on the Land of Oni is what Onoki really thinks in his heart.

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"Iwakure's movements have also changed."

The continuous heavy rain covered the entire valley, and Bai Jue reported to Xiao Nan.

Nagato has already traveled to the country of ghosts alone to conduct cooperative negotiations, and temporarily bring the country of ghosts over and become the help of Yuyin Village.

Therefore, Yuyin Village was temporarily handed over to Xiao Nan to deal with, and Bai Jue was responsible for intelligence gathering on the battlefield and exploring the movements of the enemy army.

"Do you know how many there are?"

Xiao Nan's brows furrowed tightly.

"There are about three hundred people, and the main force is mainly the middle ninja."

Bai Jue replied.

After Xiao Nan heard this, he bowed his head slightly and pondered, three hundred Iwain ninjas are not many, compared to the third ninja war, the number of troops that Iwain put into the battlefield can even be said to be very rare.

But Iwakure's entry is a very dangerous sign.

The Land Country, which was originally a wall-based view, also planned to intervene, coinciding with the Fire Country, and they were targeting only one target - Yuyin Village.

Only by trampling Yuyin Village on the soles of their feet again, or even exterminating them, will these big countries feel at ease.

Because compared to the Grass Hidden Village in the Land of Grass, the Rain Hidden Village has a potential factor of danger.

That is to resist, not to be submissive like Caoyin Village, and dare not fight back even if it is bullied by a big country.

"What's next? Does Nagato-sama have any next steps? ”

Bai Jue asked.

"Nagato has already gone to the land of demons to gather help."

"Chiba Shiraishi won't say yes easily. He's a guy who can't afford to make a profit, so this will only make the country of ghosts high-profile here and become the target of public criticism. ”

"Nagato has the means to get Chiba Shiraishi to agree."

Speaking of this, Xiao Nan remembered Nagato's words before leaving, and his face suddenly became strange.

"Huh?"

Looking at Xiao Nan's confident appearance, Bai Jue's face was a little confused, but he didn't ask.

Just as Xiao Nan and Bai Jue were talking, footsteps came from outside the cave, and the sound of rain came into the ears of Xiao Nan and Bai Jue.

"Oh, it's really a coincidence that you're back, you two, it's not a good time to organize a meeting."

Bai Jue smiled and looked at the two people who walked in.

One tall and one short.

Dressed in a red cloud coat on a black background, and wearing a hat with bells on his head, the slightly shorter man showed a pair of scarlet eyes, glowing in the dim cave, and you could clearly see three black magatama in the red pupils.

Writing wheels.

Itachi Uchiha.

The tall man was naturally his teammate Dry Persimmon Ghost Shark, and he grinned and walked over with a big knife on his back.

"It doesn't look like it's suitable for a meeting, it's getting messy outside, and Yuyin Village is a lot more empty than ever."

When the ghost shark said this, it meant that he had already returned to Yuyin Village with Itachi before coming over.

Due to the start of the civil war, almost half of the ninjas in the Rain Hidden Village were transferred out and began to mobilize in the territory of the Rain Country.

But this does not mean that the defense force inside the Rain Hidden Village is empty, if someone wants to sneak attack the Rain Hidden Village at this time, so as to cut off the retreat of the Rain Hidden Ninja, it can only be said that that person is very unlucky.

There is no more dangerous place in the Land of Rain than Rain Hidden Village.

"I'm sorry, it's going to be a war right now, probably next year will be much better."

Xiao Nan said apologetically.

"It's okay, but will we really be able to end the war next year? Based on what Itachi and I have observed, it seems that not only the land of fire, but also the Iwakuin Village of the land of earth has officially joined. If you have something useful, feel free to explain it to us. ”

The ghost shark laughed and said that he did not have any expectations for the end of the war next year.

"The Land of Fire and the Land of Earth do not want to expand the war in the Land of Rain...... No, they still don't know anything about the power of the rain hidden, and they are trying to get into the sovereignty of the rain country, but they are just starting the wrong war at the wrong time. ”

Xiao Nan said.

"Isn't Nagato here? I would also like to know what the next task is. ”

The ghost shark asked.

"Nagato has gone to the country of ghosts, and now it's up to me to decide this place for the time being."

"The land of ghosts?"

The ghost shark was slightly stunned.

Itachi's chakra eyes flickered, but he didn't speak, remaining silent.

"It's not time to expose Nagato's power, and it's good for both countries to use the country of oni to cover up part of the edge and achieve victory."

The power of the Ghost Country in the west has obviously overpowered the Wind Country, and now it is only a battle with the Earth Country to determine the status of the overlord.

If the Oni Country comes to the aid of the Rain Country and overpowers the Earth Country and the Fire Country in terms of momentum, then the Oni Country's position in the western part will be more stable. It will also be one step closer to the goal of becoming a great power.

Now the key is to see how the country of ghosts chooses.

Whether to continue to watch, or whether to intervene and move forward towards the goal of a great power.

"Really? It's good to have an idea, but if the leader fails, maybe his command over the organization will also decrease. ”

The oni shark chuckled softly, not knowing what he was thinking.

Xiao Nan has no comment on this.

Xiao and Yuyin Village were originally two different camps.

There are some things that Xiao can handle, but Yuyin Village is not convenient to come forward.

Once you embark on the road of state-to-country competition, there are some means that cannot be put on the table after all.

After defeating the Land of Wind, Chiba Shiraishi and others were eager to force Konoha to eliminate their renegade identity, but they were also worried about their own identity, which would attract criticism.

And once these rumors become a general trend, they will affect the ruling power, which is very fatal to the country's top leadership.

Xiao's interests and Yuyin's interests overlap in some places, and some places complement each other, in the final analysis, Xiao is an underground organization that includes dangerous rebellion, and Xiao Nan will not really believe that the members of Xiao will dedicate their lives to the rise of Yuyin Village.

"It's not something you need to think about, and as for your next mission, do whatever you like, as long as it doesn't attract the attention of the big powers, Nagato won't restrict your freedom. If you really want to do something for the organization, then you can just keep an eye on the powerful ninjas in the ninja world and absorb them recently. ”

"How can it be so easy to find a ninja who meets the requirements...... Forget it, Itachi, let's go, it just so happens that I want to take a break lately, and it's best if there is no task. ”

The ghost shark stretched and exhaled deeply.

"No, I'm going to a place next to replenish my equipment, the kunai and the soldier food pills are insufficient."

Itachi opens.

"Really? Then I'll go with you too, the pursuit force of the fog has been chasing me more closely recently, and the two of them are safer. ”

Oni Shark said.

Itachi pondered for a moment, looked at Xiao Nan with a silent face, nodded and said, "Yes." ”

Xiao organizes teams of two as action units, both to help each other and to spy on each other.

Itachi knows very well what kind of situation he is in in the Xiao organization.

Neither Nagato nor Madara Uchiha believed in him, they were just using his power instead of treating him as their own.

Xiao Nan, as Nagato's cronies, must also know that at such a critical time, it would be better for him to be monitored.

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The ruined city, with the traces of its destruction, is more than a hundred years old, full of ancient smells, empty, so silent that only the sound of wind and sand echoes in the ears.

Walking in such a ruined city, the ghost shark's face turned to the sides, and from time to time a black shadow flashed from the shadow of the ruins.

"Hey, Itachi, we're already being watched."

The ghost shark said to the Itachi who was walking in front, and at the same time placed his palm on the hilt of the shark's muscle-wrapped knife, and his eyes became vigilant.

Without saying a word, Itachi continued on his way to the front of the road until he came to a large abandoned factory, where a solid wall stood in front of him.

"Huh?"

The ghost shark looked at the abandoned factory in front of him and sensed that something was wrong.

I only saw Weasel's hands sealed, and he said, "Solution!" ”

The scene in front of me immediately changed, and a gate covered with rust suddenly appeared on the originally solid wall.

"Sure enough, it's an illusion."

The ghost shark snorted softly.

Itachi reached for the iron door, ready to push it open.

Knock knock!

Knock knock!

A loud sound sounded, menacing on the other side of the iron gate, and both the weasel and the ghost shark jumped backwards.

The moment they jumped backwards, the iron gate exploded with a thud and flew into the air, and smoke rose from the place of the explosion, depicting the outline of a giant beast in the form of a black shadow.

Judging by the volume, it was definitely not a human, but some kind of beast.

Rumble!

Huge fireballs flew out of the smoke, causing the air around them to rise in temperature rapidly.

"Water Escape: Water Shark Bullet Technique!"

The range of the fireball was too large, and the ghost shark immediately sealed, and while retreating, it gathered the current of water in the waterless place, forming a huge shark and biting at the fireball flying in the air.

The white, high-temperature water vapor spread, making the vision in front of him even paler, and there was nothing to see.

After the fireball evaporated the water shark, it still had the remaining strength and continued to attack the ghost shark.

"Suppressed my water escape technique. Looks like it's not a simple guy. ”

The fireball became weaker, and the ghost shark did not continue to use the water escape technique to resist, but jumped to the side to avoid the impact of the fireball.

But the other party was able to use the fire escape technique to suppress the restrained water escape ninjutsu, which impressed the ghost shark.

Itachi calmly looked at all this in front of him, and his writing wheel eyes swept to the side, and black shadows were all over the place, revealing their shapes, which were all kinds of cats of different breeds.

These cats move quickly and have a human glow in their eyes, and they are clearly not ordinary cats, but well-trained ninja cats.

It is also a family member of the ninja cat clan in the ninja world.

There were about thirty human cats that appeared, the largest one was one person tall, and the smallest was about the size of a domestic cat, showing sharp teeth, and the ferocious eyes that looked at the weasel were full of hostility and hatred.

Seeing that all the human cats were aimed at the weasel to release murderous aura, the ghost shark glanced at the weasel quite unexpectedly.

He didn't know what Itachi had done to provoke so many ninja cats.

"A traitor who turned his back on a clan, he really has the guts to come here, Uchiha Itachi."

The large ninja cat, whose height is no different from that of an adult, said in a cold tone, murderous and awe-inspiring.

The Ninja Cat Clan has a long history of contracts with the Uchiha Clan, and many ninja cats in the Ninja Cat Clan have signed contracts with the ninjas of the Uchiha Clan.

This kind of contractual relationship is not only about interests, but also about deep friendship.

And Itachi's extermination of the Uchiha clan also means that the contractors who had lived and died with many ninja cats were also killed by Itachi himself, and this unforgettable hatred made many ninja cats eager to kill Itachi and then quickly.

Even the ninja cat, who signed a contract with Itachi, learned of the Uchiha extermination incident, and immediately broke the contract with Itachi, making his position clear and no longer fighting for Itachi or collecting intelligence.

"I'd like to meet Granny Cat."

Itachi ignored the hateful and hostile gazes of the ninja cats and said calmly.

"Killing our contract friends, on what basis do you judge that Granny Cat will meet with a sinner like you who doesn't recognize her six relatives?"

The claws of the ninja cat's forelimbs stretched out, glowing with a cold white glow in the sunlight.

"I don't want to fight you, you're no match for me."

Itachi spoke as if he were stating the facts.

After he said this, the earth shook, and a huge shadow emerged from the thick dust.

It was an orange ninja cat as huge as a Stronghold.

The round body, walking upright like a human, its belly almost down to the ground, and the orange tail swept away the surrounding sand and gravel with a flick of its orange tail, blowing a strong wind, and a terrible depression-like crack appeared on the ground.