**Chapter 273: Battle Against the Ninja Alliance**

"Yo, Onoki brat, you actually came?" 

Itsuki laughed heartily, his eyes revealing the three-tomoe Sharingan. 

Onoki brat? 

Onoki's expression froze, and veins bulged on his forehead. 

*I'm older than your grandfather!* 

*You piece of trash, do you think you're Madara Uchiha?* 

*Besides that bastard, no one else dares to call me that!* 

*And that guy? He's older than me! Right! That's it!* 

Furious, Onoki roared, "What are you all waiting for? Attack!" 

*Clang!* 

Following Onoki's command, a large group of ninjas rushed in, surrounding the Akatsuki members in an instant. 

Even the Akatsuki were surprised. 

*So many ninjas?* 

*They're not all from Iwagakure, are they?* 

*What's going on?* 

*Two, maybe three ninja villages have joined forces?* 

Despite being surrounded, the Akatsuki remained unfazed. 

Even those severely injured like Sasori wore indifferent expressions. 

That was contempt. 

As S-class rogue ninjas from various hidden villages, these common ninjas were beneath their notice. 

"Ladies and gentlemen, things just got interesting!" 

Itsuki chuckled softly. "There must be at least 10,000 or 20,000 ninjas. How did they get so close to us?" 

The Akatsuki remained silent. 

*How did they get close?* 

*Something definitely went wrong.* 

Someone within Akatsuki had betrayed them! 

That person had sabotaged their sealing of the Eight-Tails, allowing them to ignore the outside world. 

Otherwise, no matter how focused they were, they wouldn't be completely oblivious to their surroundings. 

"Heh heh!" 

Itsuki laughed again. "Well, it doesn't matter how they got here. Now that they've come, we need to figure out how to deal with them, don't we?" 

"Who's going?" 

More silence. 

"Forget it!" 

Itsuki said indifferently, "Orochimaru, Zetsu, how about you two?" 

"Us?" 

Orochimaru and Zetsu were both taken aback. 

"That many ninjas, just the two of us?" 

Orochimaru grinned. "Itsuki-kun, you seem confident. Do you think the two of us can handle 10,000 or 20,000 ninjas?" 

"Of course!" 

Itsuki replied calmly. "Sensei, I believe in you." 

After a brief pause, Orochimaru glanced at Zetsu. 

"What do you think?" 

"My opinion?" 

Zetsu chuckled darkly and began sinking into the ground. "This is my opinion!" 

He fled! 

Disappearing without a trace. 

Orochimaru turned to Itsuki. "Itsuki-kun, you're just going to watch him run?" 

"I trust Zetsu's skill in running away." 

Itsuki chuckled lightly. "This also proves that the ninjas outside managed to approach us thanks to Zetsu." 

"And so?" 

"So, from now on, if you see Zetsu, kill him." 

Itsuki casually remarked, "Meanwhile, let's continue the sealing. We're almost done." 

"Sealing what?" 

A deep voice interrupted. 

The Raikage! 

The Fourth Raikage, A, appeared behind Itsuki, his body crackling with lightning, his expression furious. 

He coldly said, "Bring me Killer Bee... Ugh!" 

*Boom!* 

Before he could finish, a foot shot out and sent the Fourth Raikage flying. 

"What did you say?" 

Itsuki casually turned to the side, curiously asking. 

The area fell deathly silent. 

"This bastard!" 

Onoki's face tightened. 

*So strong!* 

That was the Raikage! 

Among the Kage, he was considered one of the strongest, yet he was kicked away so effortlessly. 

"Ugh!" 

The Raikage climbed to his feet from hundreds of meters away, glaring at Itsuki. 

"So strong!" 

Itsuki praised. "To get kicked by me and walk away unharmed, you really are impressive. As expected of the Raikage!" 

"..." 

"Uchiha Itsuki!" 

The Raikage roared with anger. 

"Don't be mad just yet!" 

Itsuki waved his hand dismissively and turned to Sasori, Kakuzu, and Hidan, smirking. "Didn't you say you seriously injured the Fourth Raikage and his right-hand men? Why are they fine now?" 

"No idea!" 

Hidan responded without hesitation. "I remember injuring them badly. Weird." 

Kakuzu and Sasori remained silent. 

"Forget it!" 

Once again, Itsuki let it go. 

He kept saying "forget it" all day. 

"Hurry up and deal with all these people!" 

Itsuki waved his hand. "Everyone except Sasori, Kakuzu, and Hidan, get ready. If we don't take care of them quickly, it'll be hard for us to move." 

"All of us?" 

"Yes!" 

Itsuki shot a cold glance at Kisame. 

This man was unusually quiet. 

In the original story, Kisame was always reserved, but he had a faint vibe of being Uchiha Itachi's follower. Now, though, he was completely silent. 

Ever since Itsuki joined Akatsuki, Kisame had barely spoken more than five times. 

Too little. 

Far too little. 

"Fine!" 

Seeing Itsuki's cold gaze, Kisame quickly agreed. 

*Crack!* 

They flexed their limbs, bones cracking audibly. 

*Boom!* 

The Raikage appeared once more, but this time, he didn't attack recklessly. He just stared coldly at Uchiha Itsuki. 

"Akatsuki, today is the day you fall." 

Onoki joined his side, speaking in a low voice. "Kid, be careful." 

"I know!" 

"Heh, old man, why are you here?" 

Deidara tilted his head, glaring at Onoki. "Did you come here to die?" 

Onoki coldly stared back. "Deidara, you bastard!" 

The ninja alliance gathered. 

It was clear to Itsuki that this was not just one or two ninja villages. 

They had banded together for survival. 

At the same time, Itsuki received a report from a Konoha scout in his ear. 

"Lord Hokage, it's reported that Iwagakure and Kumogakure are moving troops irregularly. Additionally, many smaller villages allied with them have had a significant number of ninjas leave without a trace." 

"Oh, understood." 

Itsuki pieced it together. 

Iwagakure and Kumogakure had teamed up, gathering all the ninjas from the smaller surrounding villages. 

They assembled an army of over 10,000. 

As for how they hid it from him… 

It was likely Zetsu! 

That bastard was a master of stealth and infiltration. 

The spies Itsuki had sent were probably sacrificed. 

"Damned Zetsu, I won't forget this!" 

Itsuki narrowed his eyes. 

It wasn't that Zetsu had tricked him—it was because Zetsu had harmed the people of his village. 

Since the founding of the Fire Hidden Village, the number of deaths in battle had been extremely low. 

But Zetsu specialized in assassination. 

In the original story, Zetsu absorbed chakra and transformed into others, creating huge problems for the ninja alliance. 

If it weren't for the Nine-Tails' ability to sense good and evil, the alliance would have failed long ago. 

"Hmm?" 

At this moment, Itsuki turned his gaze towards Akatsuki. 

Could there already be a member of the Akatsuki that Zetsu has transformed into? 

If there was, Itsuki wouldn't be able to do anything about it. 

Zetsu can completely transform into someone else. 

Itsuki can't sense good or evil. 

Except for distinguishing between good and evil, the transformed individual is almost exactly the same as the real person. 

"This is trouble!" 

Itsuki sighed helplessly. 

What he hated the most was Zetsu's ability to transform into anyone. There was simply no way to tell the difference. 

Just this one ability was enough to give Konoha headaches. 

About the original story... 

Sometimes, Itsuki really wanted to complain. 

What the heck were you doing? 

You managed to lose even when you had a perfect hand? 

That was definitely the author's idea, something done intentionally. 

Otherwise, there's no way the Allied Shinobi Forces could have won. 

Just with Zetsu's ability to transform into the enemy. 

Tell me, how could you lose? 

How could you lose? 

Before the big battle even began, if Zetsu had infiltrated a village, he could've killed everyone in it. 

Just like that, taking down village after village, wouldn't that have been perfect? 

Yet they spread out, giving the enemy a chance. 

Idiots! 

If Itsuki had controlled Akatsuki and commanded the hundred thousand White Zetsu, if he had lost, he wouldn't have the face to live in his next life. 

"Ninjutsu!" 

While Itsuki was lost in thought, the battle below had already begun. 

Kisame Hoshigaki had turned the surroundings into a world of water, and any ninja who entered it was waiting to be devoured by sharks. 

Zabuza Momochi, fearless, wielded his Executioner's Blade, continuously taking the lives of ninjas. 

Finally, with a crisp sound, the Executioner's Blade was unexpectedly broken in half. 

But! 

Before the nearby ninjas could even celebrate, they were stunned to see that the Executioner's Blade was slowly repairing itself. 

Is that even possible? 

All the ninjas were dumbfounded. 

"Heh heh!" 

Zabuza grinned and said, "This blade of mine thirsts for the blood of my enemies." 

With that, he charged towards the Allied Shinobi Forces again. 

On the other side. 

Orochimaru clapped his hands. 

Summoning Jutsu! 

Manda! 

A gigantic snake appeared, glaring at the Allied Shinobi Forces with displeasure, "Orochimaru, what are you up to?" 

"Stop with the nonsense!" 

Orochimaru chuckled lightly and said, "This is Lord Itsuki's order. Do you dare disobey, Manda?" 

"Lord Itsuki!" 

Manda's expression immediately changed. 

There was a hint of respect! 

And a hint of both respect and fear. 

"Where is he?" 

"Up there!" 

Orochimaru pointed upwards. 

There, on the giant finger, Itsuki stood quietly. 

Like a god, overseeing the world below. 

As soon as Manda's eyes met his, the snake instantly became obedient. 

It didn't dare say a single word. 

"Since it's the Lord's order, I'll obey!" 

With a roar, Manda charged towards the Allied Shinobi Forces. 

In the wake of Manda's rampage, numerous ninjas were sent flying. 

Orochimaru laughed sinisterly. 

He didn't care in the least about Manda's differing attitudes towards him and Itsuki. 

As long as he achieved his goal, none of that mattered. 

Itsuki glanced at Orochimaru but said nothing. 

He had intended for Orochimaru to use the Impure World Reincarnation. 

Who would've thought that Orochimaru wouldn't bother? 

The enemy was right before them, and Itsuki didn't feel like arguing with Orochimaru at that moment. 

As long as the other side was willing to fight and kill the enemy, it was enough. 

Konan! 

Konan was still as fierce as ever! 

With a wave of her delicate hand, a large number of paper cranes took to the sky. 

They flew into the crowd, immediately causing explosions. 

These paper cranes were undoubtedly made from explosive tags. 

Folded into the shape of cranes by Konan, they even carried a hint of elegance. 

But. 

The terrifying killing intent and destruction they caused were even more shocking. 

... 

"This can't go on!" 

Onoki floated in front of the Fourth Raikage, A, and said in a deep voice, "These Akatsuki members are too strong. Our ninjas won't hold out much longer." 

The two Kage were smart enough not to send their own village's ninjas into the fight. 

All the ninjas here were from other villages! 

Ninjas from smaller villages had no rights. Whatever the major villages commanded them to do, they had to obey. 

Otherwise! 

Their only fate was destruction. 

It wasn't the first or second time that a small village had been wiped out for disobedience by a major village. 

Almost every major village had experience in destroying smaller ones. 

Even Konoha, which claimed to champion "benevolence," was no exception. 

Amegakure had been destroyed several times, only for other ninjas to come and rebuild it each time. 

During this process, the major villages would even lend a helping hand, ensuring the quick reestablishment of the smaller villages. 

Small villages were just tools for the major ones. 

This was an eternal truth. 

Even Konoha only regarded Amegakure as its strategic buffer zone. 

Nagato's hatred for Konoha wasn't without reason. 

His parents had been killed by Konoha's ninjas. 

"Can't hold out for long?" 

The Fourth Raikage, A, sneered, "Then let them hold out as long as they can. Once enough of them are dead, our people can take the field." 

Onoki glanced at him and said, "You're ruthless." 

"If you're not ruthless, then why don't you send in your Iwagakure ninjas?" 

Raikage sneered, "Onoki, don't play games with me. I know exactly what kind of person you are." 

Onoki fell silent. 

As the Kage of a major village, who didn't know what the others were like? 

The only relatively secretive one was the Mizukage of Kirigakure. 

That village was so mysterious that even its own ninjas didn't know much about their Kage. 

Many didn't even know their gender. 

Onoki looked up at Uchiha Itsuki and said, "It seems like he's planning to seal the Eight-Tails." 

"Hmph!" 

Raikage snorted heavily, "He's dreaming. Onoki, let's not wait any longer. If Killer Bee gets sealed... Hmph, we'll attack together and see what Uchiha's power is really like." 

Onoki hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Alright!" 

Swoosh! 

The two of them shot straight towards Uchiha Itsuki. 

Many of the Akatsuki members noticed but chose to ignore it. 

Although they took orders from Itsuki, it was more of a cooperation than seeing themselves as his subordinates. 

Sasori, Kakuzu, and Hidan stood silently on the statue's finger, watching the battle. 

"Swoosh!" 

The two Kage soon reached Itsuki. 

"I'm curious!" 

Itsuki looked at them and said, "You two don't have a good relationship. What made you team up against me?" 

"Not only did you join forces, but you even gathered all the ninjas from your subordinate villages." 

"Tsk tsk, you didn't even do this during the Shinobi World Wars."