Granny Chiyo of Sunagakure Village guessed correctly.
The Whitebeard Pirates did not take a detour to the Land of Wind, because what is closer to them is the Land of Earth next to The Land of Waterfall!
When the Whitebeard Pirates' Moby Dick left Takigakure Village and directly sailed into the Land of Earth on land, the ninjas of Iwagakure Village in the Land of Earth discovered their whereabouts.
"Whitebeard Pirates are really coming at us!"
A Jonin from Iwagakure Village couldn't help but gasp.
He was ordered by the Third Tsuchikage "Oonoki" to run to the border between The Land of Waterfall and Land of Earth to monitor the situation.
Obviously, Oonoki also guessed that the next one the Whitebeard Pirates might target... is their village's Jinchuriki.
"This is bad!" Looking at the Moby Dick appearing in the distance, the Jonin from Iwagakure Village hurriedly said to the two Chunin next to him, "I will continue to monitor the Whitebeard Pirates here, you two immediately return to the village to notify the Tsuchikage!"
"Yes!" The two Chunin next to him nodded seriously, and then disappeared in an instant.
"Unbelievable... there really are ships sailing on land, is this a special Water Release Ninjutsu? Or Earth Release Ninjutsu?"
The Jonin from Iwagakure Village murmured to himself.
Recalling what the Whitebeard Pirates had done in the ninja world, he inevitably felt a bit worried for his own Iwagakure Village.
The Whitebeard Pirates broke into the Land of Earth, their purpose...
Ninety percent is for the two Jinchuriki of Land of Earth, right?
"Damn it, isn't there anyone in the entire ninja world who can stop these pirates??"
...
On the other side.
Several cabins of the Moby Dick were connected to each other and were transformed into a large laboratory.
This is the laboratory of Orochimaru and Tsunade.
At this moment, Orochimaru, looking at the humanoid special creature soaking in the nutrient solution, raised the corners of his mouth, "Hehe... success."
The humanoid creature soaking in the nutrient solution has already opened its eyes, and the other party is curiously looking around.
Tsunade crossed her arms and said expressionlessly, "Does this cloned thing have human wisdom and human thoughts?"
If the other party has the same wisdom and thoughts as humans, then Tsunade is a bit reluctant to use this creature as a sacrifice for Edo Tensei.
Orochimaru shook his head and said, "These clones that have not been given souls, their intelligence may be similar to that of small mouse."
Tsunade asked, "Then why does that guy named Tobi, who only has half of his body left, also have wisdom?"
"Perhaps the person who created them has stronger genetic technology than us." Orochimaru licked his lips and guessed.
Then he looked at Tsunade again, "Do you want to try to transplant the cells of this creature? Maybe as a member of the Senju clan, you will awaken Wood Release!"
Tsunade shivered, she didn't lack any parts all over her body, and it was a bit outrageous to transplant such a strange thing into her body.
She couldn't accept it, and decisively refused Zetsu, "I myself have the bloodline of the Senju clan. If I could awaken Wood Release, I would have awakened long ago."
Orochimaru shrugged, and didn't say much.
"But this special creature can be used as a very precious medical supply." Tsunade said, "If anyone loses their arms and legs, we can just use the cells of this creature to make a leg, and these cells will not produce rejection with the human body."
"Hehe..." Orochimaru could not deny it.
He thinks Tsunade's goal is too short-sighted.
This special creature made Orochimaru see the hope of immortality.
This made his pair of golden vertical pupils flash a few degrees of heat.
Immortality...
It was his lifelong pursuit after the end of the Second Ninja World War!
Meanwhile.
On the deck of the Moby Dick.
"Naruto! Sasuke! Look! Look! I'm flying!"
Two insect-like wings sprouted from Fu's back, and she vigorously flapped them. To her astonishment, she actually lifted off the ground.
After days of effort communicating with the tailed beast and with Naruto and Sasuke's assistance, Fu could finally converse with the Seven-Tails residing within her body.
Sasuke's Two-Tails, Matatabi, played a significant role in persuading Fu's Seven-Tails.
In the end, a faint bond formed between Fu and the tailed beast.
The Seven-Tails even agreed to lend Fu a bit of chakra. For a tailed beast, lending a small amount of chakra was akin to taking a casual breath.
"A tailed beast that can fly..."
Sasuke's envy was evident.
Among the many shinobi in the ninja world, few possessed aerial dominance.
However, in the next moment, Sasuke watched helplessly as Fu lost control from several meters above, screaming as she plummeted to the ground.
Sasuke's mouth twitched, and he reminded her, "Can you avoid flying so high until you've actually learned how to fly? You might end up falling to your death."
Fu climbed back onto the deck, rubbing her reddened forehead. She grinned, saying, "Don't worry, I'm tough as nails!"
Just as Fu was about to say something else, her eyes widened as she looked ahead.
"Huh? Wait, that guy Kisame—can he fly too?"
Fu was genuinely shocked.
Kisame? Can he fly?
Fu's words made both Sasuke and Naruto instinctively turn their heads to where she was looking.
Naruto glanced over and immediately spotted Kisame not far away. It was as if Kisame stepped on invisible stairs, propelling himself several meters into the air.
Then, with another step on thin air, Kisame ascended even higher, reaching a height of over ten meters.
And he can constantly change his position and direction in mid-air.
"This seems to be Geppo! Uncle Kisame actually learned the Geppo that Pops taught!"
Naruto also widened his eyes, his face full of shock.
A few months ago, Whitebeard taught all his sons and daughters a special "Taijutsu".
In Naruto's memory, Pops once said that this is a special Taijutsu on the sea.
They are - Soru, Geppo, Rankyaku, Kamie, Shigan, Tekkai.
Naruto has also been practicing this Taijutsu during this period, but he has never learned it. Unexpectedly, Uncle Kisame took the lead and learned the Geppo in Rokushiki first!
"Gurara! Silly son, how about it? This move Geppo is very useful!" Whitebeard laughed loudly at Kisame.
Kisame stepped on Geppo and came down from the sky.
When he smiled, he showed a mouthful of sharp teeth: "Pops, this Taijutsu is really convenient, not only we can walk in the air, but also very fast."
"Gurara! After all, it's a trick that my old opponents are good at! Your current level is just a beginner. I have seen the old guy Sengoku use Geppo to jump to a height of several hundred meters, and then slap it down. , Smashed several mountains!"
Whitebeard laughed loudly, and the words he said made Kisame a little embarrassed.
A slap smashed several mountains, what kind of monsters were Pops' opponents?
.....
"Sakura, you are weak!"
On the other side, Ino sat on the sweaty and panting Haruno Sakura's buttocks, and Haruno Sakura was lying on the ground in an embarrassing posture.
The corners of Ino's mouth lifted in a triumphant arc.
She slapped Sakura's side buttocks with a mischievous smile, causing Sakura to grit her teeth for a moment.
But there was nothing that could be done about it.
Because she was sitting on top of Ino, she couldn't even roll over.
"Damn it, it's not that I'm weak, it's that you're progressing too fast, Ino!"
Sakura couldn't help but complain, "We used to be evenly matched when we sparred at the ninja school. But now... I can't even take two of your moves."
As she said this, Sakura's face couldn't help but darken a bit.
Her best friend's progress was too fast, so fast that she could no longer see Ino's back.
Sakura even doubted whether Ino could already be considered a Genin.
How long has it been?
Has Ino been away from the village for a year? It seems to be just over half a year, right?
"Hehehehe, that's because I've put in a lot of effort!" Ino rolled up her sleeves, and her white forearm was covered with scars and bruises.
The "strong atmosphere" on the Moby Dick was very intense, and even Ino couldn't help but be affected by it.
Whenever she saw the family members of the pirate group training hard, Ino couldn't help but join in.
For a while, Ino felt like she was going to be tortured to death.
Even the thought of her imminent death came up.
But as time passed day by day,
She found that she had actually persisted!
"It seems that my Pop's warning was right, women are really scary... The cuter the woman, the scarier she is."
Shikamaru glanced at the scars on Ino's body next to him, and he couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, "She's tough on others, and she's tough on herself!"
In Shikamaru's memory, Ino didn't seem to be so fierce!
Can the environment really change a person so easily?
Chouji was munching on chips, and mumbled, "Shikamaru, we won't be become burden to the Ino-Shika-Cho combination's, right?"
Shikamaru twitched the corner of his mouth, "The possibility is indeed quite large... I think that if the two of us go together now, we may not necessarily be Ino's opponents."
Chouji really brought up the wrong pot, which made Shikamaru couldn't help but have a sense of urgency to become stronger.
It's too shameful for two boys to be a burden in the Ino-Shika-Cho combination!
Then, Shikamaru couldn't help but look at Lee.
He found that Lee, like the people of the Whitebeard Pirates, was also training hard on the ship.
Lee, who was sweating profusely, had entered a state of selfless hard training.
Even though his hands and feet were trembling from exhaustion.
But he was still gritting his teeth and persisting.
This scene made Shikamaru couldn't help but mutter, "It seems that he is the one who integrated into the atmosphere of the pirate group the fastest."
"Really... why are they all working so hard, it's embarrassing for me to want to rest for a while..."
Shikamaru scratched his head in collapse and complained.
Then he reached out and pulled Chouji next to him.
Chouji was confused, "What's wrong?"
Shikamaru gritted his teeth, "We're going to train too!"
Chouji: "!!!"
...
Land of Earth, somewhere.
"Ha! Found it, the Four-Tails Jinchuriki of Iwagakure Village, Roshi!" Terumi Mei had a look of excitement on her face, and she was currently in a restaurant on the second floor of a town in the Land of Earth.
Looking down from the window on the second floor, you can see a man who looks exactly like the photo in the information passing by below.
Yes, after Terumi Mei handed over the annual fiscal revenue of Kirigakure Village to the Whitebeard Pirates, she did not return to Kirigakure.
Instead, she took a group of Kirigakure ninjas to Iwagakure Village to search for the whereabouts of the Jinchuriki for the Whitebeard Pirates!
This was not Whitebeard's order, but Terumi Mei did it on her own.
Because Terumi Mei felt that their Kirigakure Village needed to show enough value to be appreciated by Whitebeard-sama.
In the entire ninja world, there are only two Jinchuriki that are unaccounted for.
One of them is the rebel Four-Tails Jinchuriki Roshi from Iwagakure Village, and the other is the rebel from Kirigakure Village.
And that missing Tailed Beast is the Three-Tails that was once killed by Whitebeard-sama.
The target that Terumi Mei focused on was Roshi from Iwagakure Village.
With hard work and dedication, after more than two months of searching, Terumi Mei finally found the right person!
"This is the Four-Tails Jinchuriki? He's so short, does he look like he's 1.5 meters tall? It seems that he's not even 1.5 meters tall, right? He also has a red beard, and he looks so sloppy. This kind of person might not even get a second glance when passing by, I didn't expect him to be the former Jinchuriki of Kumogakure Village..."
Sitting with Terumi Mei were several ninjas from Kirigakure Village, but they were disguised to look like a group of merchants.
The one who spoke was one of the Kirigakure ninjas, he lowered his voice and continued to say, "Terumi Mei-sama, what should we do? Should we notify the Whitebeard Pirates, or should we take action... and take him down?"
Terumi Mei thought for a moment, she shook her head, "Although the Water Shield is very restraining to that guy, he is a Jinchuriki after all. To be safe, don't act rashly."
"In case we startle the snake and fail to catch him, but let him run away, that would be troublesome."
Terumi Mei decided to let a few people go to notify the Whitebeard Pirates first, and then bring the entire Whitebeard Pirates to hunt the Four-Tails.
She is the leader of this group of Kirigakure ninjas.
Her orders naturally met with no opposition.
...
Land of Rain.
Akatsuki.
Last night... Uchiha Itachi finally couldn't help but find "Zetsu", he learned some secrets from Zetsu's mouth. At that moment, he finally understood that the leader of Akatsuki was actually just a puppet.
The real mastermind behind the scenes... is this person called Zetsu in front of him, and that "Uchiha Madara"!
At the same time, Uchiha Itachi also learned a shocking news from Zetsu's mouth - Uchiha Madara is dead.
Yes.
Itachi didn't know this information, and even in the entire Akatsuki, only Nagato, Zetsu, and Konan knew this information.
Zetsu threw an olive branch to Itachi.
He openly wanted Uchiha Itachi to be the successor of "Uchiha Madara", and let Itachi inherit Madara's will!
"Moon's Eye Plan..."
"Infinite Tsukuyomi..."
Itachi murmured to himself, "Let all the people in the ninja world immerse in dreams, and live in a beautiful Genjutsu."
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