Chapter 402: The Akatsuki Forces

"The Three-Tails Jinchūriki has appeared!"

White Zetsu reported to Nagato.

At this moment, Obito had just led a large group of White Zetsu toward the direction of the Hidden Leaf Village,

preparing to seize the Nine-Tails.

Before Nagato could even finish making preparations to depart, White Zetsu brought this shocking news.

This made Nagato pause for a moment.

Konan, standing beside him, was also quite surprised.

"The Three-Tails? It's already appeared?"

Logically, the Three-Tails Jinchūriki should have been well-hidden by Sasuke!

How could it have been discovered so quickly?

How is this possible?

"Did the Allied Shinobi Forces act this fast?"

Nagato asked suspiciously, but White Zetsu shook his head. "No, the Three-Tails Jinchūriki appeared on its own!"

Appearing on its own? Now that's interesting.

Nagato smiled: "In that case, I'll take the Three-Tails without hesitation!"

"Tell Hidan and Kakuzu to begin!"

At this stage, Hidan and Kakuzu, leading a group of White Zetsu, had already infiltrated the vicinity of the Land of Rice.

They were just waiting for the signal to act.

"Tell Kabuto not to rush. The White Zetsu army, combined with the reanimated shinobi, will unleash even greater combat power!"

White Zetsu nodded and then slowly sank into the ground.

Nagato glanced at Konan beside him. "Let's begin as well! What exactly is Uchiha Sasuke thinking, revealing the Three-Tails so early?"

It seems he has no intention of hiding it at all!

Arrogant!

Just from this alone, one can clearly sense Sasuke's arrogance.

It's as if he's saying, even if he places the Three-Tails right in front of you, he's not worried in the slightest.

Even in such a situation, he has full confidence in his ability to defeat them.

Thinking of this, a smile involuntarily appeared on Nagato's lips.

He looked down at his hands. With White Zetsu no longer here, Nagato no longer needed to pretend to be immobile.

Instead, he clenched his fists, and red chakra began to surge around him.

Within Nagato's body, the Eight-Tails Gyūki's chakra was being forcibly extracted by Nagato in a brutal manner.

Although this method allowed Nagato to obtain the Tailed Beast's chakra,

if Nagato were to weaken, the Tailed Beast's chakra would suppress him instead.

The risk of losing control would become even higher.

However, Nagato, currently at his peak, didn't believe such a situation would occur.

"Between you and me now, who is stronger?"

Nagato murmured, his gaze drifting into the distance.

At this moment, as White Zetsu relayed the orders, Kakuzu and Hidan, who had been waiting near the Land of Rice, immediately stood up and prepared to move out.

"Finally, it's time to act!"

"The Three-Tails has appeared. Capture it immediately!"

Kakuzu said, glancing back at the group behind him.

Hidan, standing beside him, was also excited. "Uchiha Sasuke... I finally get to fight this guy. But do we really need so many people just to deal with him alone?"

Hearing this, Kakuzu smirked coldly. "Do you think you can defeat him alone?"

"No..."

Though arrogant, Hidan wasn't so delusional. He just felt that having so many people took away the thrill of battle.

It felt more like ganging up on Sasuke, which didn't give him much sense of accomplishment.

"Let's go!"

At Kakuzu's command, the massive White Zetsu army—estimated to be over twenty thousand strong—began to move.

Behind him, aside from Hidan, were the reanimated members of the Akatsuki:

Deidara and Sasori.

Four Akatsuki members, leading an army of twenty thousand White Zetsu, were about to make their appearance.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Kakashi and the Allied Shinobi Forces, who were confronting Kimimaro, had already relayed the information to their rear forces.

At the same time, Kakashi and the others prepared to act.

Since the Three-Tails Jinchūriki had appeared, there was no reason to let it go.

"Sasuke sent you out alone, Kimimaro. You must know how much preparation the Five Great Nations have made for this."

"If you surrender now, we can avoid a battle."

"Moreover, we won't impose any restrictions on you. You just need to return to the Hidden Leaf with us."

Hearing Kakashi's words, Kimimaro smiled.

He raised his hands, and two bone blades emerged.

"I think you've misunderstood."

"Do you think I'm here to die?"

Kimimaro shook his head. "I... am the sharpest weapon in Sasuke-sama's hands."

As he spoke, the ground began to tremble.

Feeling the slight vibrations, Kimimaro slowly turned his head to the side, opposite the Allied Shinobi Forces.

To his right,

a cloud of dust was rolling in.

Seeing this, Kakashi, Ao, and Ōnoki were stunned.

This scene could only mean one thing.

A large force was approaching.

And it couldn't be the Allied Shinobi Forces. So, who were they?

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Explosions rang out, and suddenly, several craters appeared in front of Kimimaro.

Then, laughter echoed from the sky.

"Hahaha! I'm back! Bet you didn't expect that!"

Kimimaro looked up to see Deidara standing on a giant white bird in the sky.

He frowned. Wasn't this guy killed by Sasuke?

Wait!

This feeling... could it be?

The Reanimation Jutsu?

The enemy was wearing Akatsuki robes, and Kakashi and the others were equally shocked.

The Akatsuki?

The Akatsuki also had an army?

And from the looks of it... a large one.

Boom! Boom! Boom! As the White Zetsu army approached and gradually came to a halt, the dust began to settle.

Seeing the countless White Zetsu, the Allied Shinobi Forces were stunned.

"What is this?"

"Who are these people?"

"The Akatsuki's army?"

"These white creatures look disgusting."

While the White Zetsu army was shocking, what caught Kakashi and the others' attention even more were the four figures at the front:

Kakuzu, Hidan, Deidara, and Sasori.

Having been reanimated earlier, Sasori had created new puppets after his revival.

Now, though in a reanimated state, he still had a large number of puppets behind him.

"Where is Uchiha Sasuke?"

As soon as he appeared, Sasori's first question was about Sasuke.

From his tone and expression, it was clear that his killing intent toward Sasuke was overwhelming.

"The Akatsuki actually has such a force? And it seems this isn't even all of it!"

"The Akatsuki leader hasn't appeared yet. The other two also seem to be Akatsuki members, but they look a bit strange!"

Ao analyzed calmly.

"You're still looking for Sasuke-sama? It seems you're not satisfied with dying by his hands. Do you want to die again?"

"In your current reanimated state, you're not worthy... of facing Sasuke-sama!"

Kimimaro said coldly.

Ao was stunned. The Reanimation Jutsu?

Could it be... that forbidden technique?

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