Chapter 425: Akatsuki's Two Battlefields

Sasuke looked at the four of them.

"It seems you are quite confident in your ability to defeat me!"

Gaara: "Of course, we won't lose to you a second time!"

Nodding, Sasuke smiled, "Then come at me!"

"Let's see what you, my defeated foes, are capable of!"

As he spoke, Sasuke raised his hand and arrogantly beckoned them with his finger.

This insolent gesture made the veins on the foreheads of the four bulge simultaneously.

They were Kage!

The Kage of the Five Great Ninja Villages, yet Sasuke, a mere rogue ninja, looked down on them so disdainfully.

This was a tremendous insult to the four and their villages.

Not only were the four instantly enraged, but the ninjas from their villages also gritted their teeth in fury.

No matter how strong Sasuke was, they absolutely could not allow him to be so... arrogant.

The atmosphere suddenly grew tense, and at that moment, a thousand elite ninja troops emerged.

They split into two groups, left and right, each with five hundred men.

On the left and right, with the four Kage in the center.

They formed a semi-encirclement around Sasuke.

And at this very moment.

On the other side of the battlefield, in the direction of the White Zetsu army, the number of White Zetsu was rapidly decreasing.

Kimimaro was ruthlessly overwhelming Kakuzu.

Kakuzu had only two hearts left, and one had already been crushed in Kimimaro's hand.

Shattered in an instant.

With only one heart remaining, Kakuzu began to panic.

He had no way out, and with Kimimaro approaching step by step, the aura of death had completely enveloped him.

'Damn it... is the leader really dead?'

'Wasn't there supposed to be reinforcements? Where are they?'

'Where are they? Damn it... why haven't they appeared yet!'

'Are we just bait?'

Kakuzu's thoughts were correct; for the Akatsuki, their force of twenty thousand was indeed just bait.

Obito and Nagato had differing opinions. Nagato believed it was best to deal with Sasuke first and capture the Three-Tails Jinchūriki.

Obito, on the other hand, thought it was better to capture the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki first.

Their differing opinions led to the final decision.

Kakuzu and Hidan, along with the reincarnated Sasori and Deidara, led a force of twenty thousand White Zetsu to the Land of Fields.

They made it seem like they were preparing to capture the Three-Tails Jinchūriki.

Meanwhile, Obito led the main force of the White Zetsu army, preparing to attack Konoha.

At the same time, a large number of reincarnated ninjas were also deployed there.

The battlefield in Konoha, the real war, was about to break out.

However, Nagato was determined to deal with Sasuke first.

So, although most of the reincarnated ninjas were sent to the surroundings of Konoha.

But.

Among them, the reincarnated ninjas that Nagato truly cared about.

The First Hokage, Hashirama Senju; the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju; the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi; the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.

The Second Tsuchikage, Mu; the Third Raikage; the Fourth Kazekage all these Kage-level ninjas were brought to Nagato's side.

They were all by Nagato's side.

Nagato had lost the Six Paths of Pain.

He opened his eyes.

Looking at Konan before him.

Konan silently sighed; she knew the situation.

She hadn't expected Uchiha Sasuke to be so powerful.

He had effortlessly defeated Nagato's Six Paths of Pain, and even the combined attacks of the Tailed Beast Bomb and Shinra Tensei couldn't shake Uchiha Sasuke.

"Nagato, are you still going to continue?"

Nagato, who had emerged from a special device.

Gently moved his limbs.

Adjusting his chakra state, the recent battle had drained a significant amount of his chakra.

At this moment, the Eight-Tails chakra within him was somewhat restless; although it couldn't resist his suppression.

In this state, dealing with Sasuke would be impossible.

He needed to adjust properly and return to his peak condition.

"Give up?"

Nagato, while recovering his chakra, smiled and said, "Uchiha Sasuke is a hurdle we must overcome. If we can't surpass Uchiha Sasuke!"

"It means... our plan will not succeed."

If the plan didn't succeed, it meant he could only revive that man in the end.

However, reviving that man, Nagato didn't know what he truly wanted. Was it really,

as he said, to create peace for the ninja world, or did he have other intentions?

Nagato was now very suspicious.

But if it really came to that, and his plan failed, he still wanted to take the gamble!

But relying on himself as much as possible was more reliable.

"But Nagato, Uchiha Sasuke's power is immense. Even with these people, it's not certain"

"Konan, if we don't try, will you be satisfied?"

Hearing this, Nagato looked into the distance, "Yahiko's... body... I couldn't protect it, I'm sorry!"

"No! You being alive is enough. Yahiko probably wouldn't want to see you die."

"Then I must fight with all my might to defeat Sasuke!"

Nagato's gaze grew even more determined.

Konan didn't know if her persuasion had succeeded or not.

She turned to look at the once-revered Kage beside her.

With their power, perhaps they really could deal with Uchiha Sasuke.

"Later, I'll go with you!"

Konan said.

Nagato was stunned for a moment, wanting to refuse, but he didn't say anything. This time, he planned to act personally.

If the Six Paths of Pain couldn't handle it, then he would step in himself.

Moreover, chakra transmission always had a delay in reaction speed, far inferior to him personally executing the attacks.

Plus, with the numerous Kage-level fighters, Nagato didn't think their chances of winning were low.

On the contrary, the Six Paths of Pain's probing had made Nagato feel that he now understood Sasuke's limits.

So this time, he would definitely succeed.

"Shall we make our move?"

Konan asked.

Nagato shook his head and smiled, "No... let's wait. Right now, someone is helping us drain Sasuke's stamina."

"Who?"

"The Four Kage of the Five Great Nations: the Kazekage, Raikage, Mizukage, and Tsuchikage!"

The Four Kage?

The Four Kage had personally come to this battlefield? Then Konoha only had the Hokage left to defend it?

If Obito went to Konoha to capture the Nine-Tails, wouldn't it be easy?

With only one Kage guarding Konoha.

Given Obito and Kisame's strength, along with the sixty thousand White Zetsu.

And the reincarnated ninjas, breaching Konoha wouldn't be too difficult.

"It seems Obito will succeed in capturing the Nine-Tails."

Hearing this, Nagato smiled, "Not necessarily!"

Nagato had a feeling that the Nine-Tails might not be in Konoha!

But where exactly it was, he couldn't say for sure now.

But one thing was certain: there was a high possibility that the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki wasn't in Konoha!

As for the exact location, the Four Kage on the battlefield would provide the answer.

"Has Naruto Uzumaki not come?"

"I thought he would be the first to come after me!"

Sasuke said, while Gaara's expression beside him looked somewhat unnatural.

However, the Raikage spoke directly, "The Nine-Tails Jinchūriki is in a very safe place. If you want to get to the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki, you'll have to defeat us first!"

As he spoke, the Fourth Raikage lightly waved his hand.

The two groups of ninja troops on either side immediately began forming hand seals.

"I will!"

"Don't worry, defeating you will be easy!"

Sasuke spoke while keeping an eye on the ninjas preparing to unleash their jutsu.

Their synchronized hand seals indicated they had undergone special training!

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