There was a very competitive battle between Pain and the Kages.
Pain was in the lead at the beginning of the war, but later on, the Kages got used to fighting them and eventually found their weak spot.
After a long battle, only one of Pain's bodies remained.
Naruto, on the other hand, was watching the whole battle while eating something that looked like popcorn from afar. Frankly, he felt like he was watching a very exciting action movie.
Raikage, whose name was A, grabbed his head and said in a rough voice, "Tell me! Where is my brother!?"
"Kill him quickly! Otherwise, he will use his ability again!" Tsuchikage, whose name is Onoki, shouted quickly.
But A didn't seem to care what he said. All he cared about was what happened to his brother.
"Answer me!!" A said while squeezing his head harder.
"Raikage! This is not his real body! Kill him now!" Onoki said. He understood because when a black rod pierced his body, he realized that Pain's real body was not here. But he still couldn't understand where his real body was.
At that moment, a powerful thrust from Pain came out, and it knocked A backward.
But since Onoki was already expecting something like this, he immediately aimed to kill him using the dust release technique.
After Pain's body entered the cube that Onoki had thrown, his body suddenly disappeared.
Gaara was on the ground on his knees breathing heavily, "Is he dead?"
Onoki said solemnly, "He must be dead but still his real body is out there somewhere. He'll definitely come back again, but at least we bought time by destroying his bodies."
This fight was quite competitive. It was the first time that all Kages had united as a group and fought against a single enemy.
The Kages hadn't taken that much damage, just that most of their energy had been depleted. But that could not be said for others. Many of the samurai were dead, while the survivors were heavily wounded.
There were no dead people in the Kages' bodyguards, but some escaped death at the last moment.
While everyone was relaxed, a mocking voice came from somewhere nearby, "It was a pretty good fight! Congratulations to you!"
In an instant, everyone took a fighting position again and turned to the source of the sound. When they turned, they saw a person wearing an Akatsuki cloak and an orange mask with only one eye open. This person was Obito, who had many fake names.
A asked while preparing his fist, "Who are you!? Tell me, where is my brother!?"
"Your brother? Oh, you're talking about Hachibi's Jinchuriki. Don't worry, we couldn't catch him, he actually managed to escape." Obito said in a deep voice.
A took a deep breath, relieved by the news. However, as he was still uncertain, he wanted to leave quickly and look for his brother.
"So who are you?" Onoki asked.
"Me? All right, I'll tell you the truth. I am the true leader of Akatsuki, Mada…" Obito said.
At that moment, A quickly jumped up and swung a powerful fist at him. But A's fist couldn't touch him, it went directly through his body and hit the wall.
When A realized that his attack had failed, he quickly backed off as he was in a dangerous position.
The other Kages were looking at Obito in surprise. They were surprised because A had passed in through his body, how could this happen?
Obito said as he made a cool pose, "You shouldn't be so rash, Raikage. I haven't fully introduced myself yet. I am Madara Uchiha, the true leader of Akatsuki."
"What? But you were supposed to be dead already!" Mei said in surprise. Also, the other kages were pretty much taken aback. They were also afraid of Madara because of what they had heard about him.
"What is the purpose of collecting tailed beasts?" Onoki asked. That's what he was really curious about.
"Of course, to get even stronger. Just like Rikidou Sennin, I will be the jinchuriki of all the tailed beasts." Fake Madara said. He then continued to talk by telling a long story.
The Kages were taken aback by what they heard. Naruto, on the other hand, watched the events with a grin.
"I wonder how they would feel if they knew Shinju was with them." Naruto thought with a grin.
"Our next meeting will be on the battlefield. I hope you amuse me enough." Fake Madara said and then disappeared as his body swirled inward.
All the Kages were feeling pretty stressed out. Because it was clear that the enemy they faced this time would be very strong.
"Let's end the meeting for now, meet again in a few days. Until then, let's use our spies to get as much information about Akatsuki as we can." Mifune said.
A already wanted to go and find his brother immediately, so he nodded and left immediately with his team.
The other Kages left with their crews.
For some reason, Naruto felt like Sakura for a moment as he returned with his team. Because he did almost nothing during the fight. All he did was attack sometimes with clones.
The reason why Naruto did not attack was that he was curious about what would happen and did not want to reveal his identity.
The next event could have changed quite a lot with a possible effect he made. That's why he couldn't take the risk. After all, Raikage would give a sheep to the wolf with his own hands.
Obito reappeared in the cave where an ultra-skinny, red-haired man with a few black sticks on his back.
Next to the red haired woman was a blue haired woman.
After Obito appeared, he pulled out the body he had hidden in the Kamui dimension and said, "I think you would like to get back your favorite body."
Obito said while thinking to himself what to do. Because what he was about to do was very important for the future.