Chapter 704: Konoha's Deployment and the Reborn Akatsuki

Chapter 704: Konoha's Deployment and the Reborn Akatsuki

Hidan felt that Nagato seemed to have changed. He had become very confident. The previous leader, although powerful, was very reclusive. He would never have appeared before them in his true form so openly like this. While this might be partly due to the Six Paths of Pain being exposed, a larger reason was that Nagato had acquired even greater strength, which gave him immense self-confidence. It made him completely unconcerned, even appearing before everyone in his true body.

"Leader! What are we going to Konoha for this time? Is it to capture the Tailed Beasts again?"

Tailed Beasts? This question was asked by Kakuzu.

But Nagato just smiled. "No! No! Not this time!"

"Even if we wanted to capture the Tailed Beasts, the current beasts are not in Konoha!"

Naruto Uzumaki had secretly left Konoha. To the other four great nations, perhaps they still didn't know this. But Jigen already knew. However, he didn't plan to release this information for the time being. After all, Nagato was going to attack Konoha. If they knew Naruto wasn't there, the shock value of Nagato's attack would be greatly diminished.

"Not in Konoha? Then where are they?" Sasori asked curiously, a question Nagato also didn't know the answer to. To be precise, Jigen hadn't figured out where Naruto had gone either.

"I'm more concerned about where Sasuke Uchiha is!" Deidara looked at Nagato.

Nagato shook his head. "I don't know that either, but they are definitely not in Konoha!"

"Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha are not in Konoha!"

"Then what are we going to Konoha for?"

Since the Tailed Beasts couldn't be captured, and Sasuke wasn't there either, Kisame was a bit confused. Going to Konoha in this situation seemed rather meaningless.

Of course, there was a meaning. Nagato looked at Kisame. "What I want is not as simple as just the Tailed Beasts. I also want to create a new world."

"And now, standing in our way, besides the Tailed Beasts, are Naruto, Naruto Uzumaki, and his Konoha!"

"And the most terrifying enemy, Sasuke Uchiha!"

As he spoke, Nagato walked towards the group. Konan looked at the Nagato before her, feeling strange, not knowing whether to be happy or sad. The current Nagato had changed a lot. He seemed to have perfectly inherited Yahiko's will, yet it felt as if his understanding was slightly off.

"The four great shinobi nations are at war with Konoha. During this initial period of the war, both sides are frantically deploying their troops. The only ones who have truly clashed are Konoha and the Hidden Sand!"

"To build a new order, this alone is not enough."

"I want the fires of this Great Ninja War to completely burn away all that is old, corrupt, and wrong."

"That way, it will be easier to build a brand new, correct, and hopeful world on this foundation!" Nagato's emotions grew more and more agitated as he spoke, infecting the members of the Akatsuki.

This was the promise Nagato had made to them back then: not only to provide them with a sanctuary but also to lead them in creating peace in the shinobi world. Although the members of Akatsuki killed without blinking an eye, their initial motivation was to create peace. It was just that their methods were extremely radical.

In Sasuke's view, such methods weren't all that extreme. It was just that Nagato's plan was missing a crucial link: dominion. He only thought of using military force to threaten the world. To use the words of the heavens, he was executing the "Way of the Hegemon." And Naruto's actions belonged to the "Way of the King." To bring peace to the world, one needed both the Way of the Hegemon and the Way of the King.

"Move out!" Nagato waved his hand.

Orochimaru, still tinkering with scientific ninja tools on the side, glanced at Nagato.

'How interesting. Destroying Konoha, is it?'

'I heard that old man, the Third, also came to this world because of the chaos. It's a pity he's not in Konoha right now, but on the front lines where the Hidden Sand and Konoha are fighting.'

'Otherwise, to let that old man watch his own village be destroyed with his own eyes, I wonder what kind of expression he would make!'

This Orochimaru was different from the Orochimaru of the Hidden Sound Village. This Orochimaru was from the time when he had just joined the Akatsuki. He held a deep-seated animosity towards the world, towards Konoha, and towards Hiruzen Sarutobi. In this situation, Orochimaru wished he could join Nagato and the others.

But the myriad of technologies here with Amado, the numerous new technologies, made it impossible for Orochimaru to tear himself away. He and Amado were currently conducting an experiment on the perfect fusion of ninjutsu and technology. If this experiment succeeded, then all ninjutsu, all forbidden jutsu, could be released through their scientific ninja tools. This would be an astonishing creation... a change that would be recorded in the annals of human history. So, naturally, Orochimaru could not leave at this critical moment.

Nagato, Konan, White Zetsu, and Black Zetsu—who had been enslaved by scientific ninja tools and was being controlled by White Zetsu as an energy source. In the new era, Jigen and the others were all too aware of what Black Zetsu had done and what abilities it possessed, and they had taken it down with ease. The three mentioned above, plus Kakuzu, Hidan, Sasori, Deidara, and Kisame—the Akatsuki now had only eight members in total. Counting Orochimaru, it was nine. Itachi, who had come to this world due to the chaos, had already been locked up for Orochimaru and Amado to study.

Then there was Obito, but Obito was currently in Konoha. He was with Rin, enjoying his ideal, perfect world. In this situation, Obito would not be coming back.

Although the Akatsuki now had only eight members, it made little difference to Nagato. The combat power of eight was more than enough. After all, they still had the Tailed Beasts...

At this moment, Konoha was still in the midst of intensively dispatching ninja forces and deploying defenses against the forces from every direction.

The First and Second Hokage were holding the fort in Konoha. The Sage of the Six Paths did not want to interfere in such a battle and left Konoha with his younger brother Hamura, heading for one of the three great sage regions, Mount Myoboku. Ashura decided to help Konoha, so he stayed behind to defend the village as well.

On Konoha's side, apart from the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was leading the vanguard in a fierce battle with the Hidden Sand's vanguard, Itachi and Neji were already on their way with the main army.

To face the Hidden Cloud Village, Kakashi and Might Guy were dispatched, along with Konoha's White Fang, the previous generation's Ino-Shika-Cho trio, and Aburame Torune. The lineup was already quite luxurious. After all, the Hidden Cloud's ninja followed an elite path; with fewer numbers, they couldn't be stopped.

As for the Hidden Stone front, Rock Lee, Tenten, Ino, Choji, and Sai were sent to resist, leading a ninja force of two hundred thousand, supplemented by older Konoha jōnin like Anko, Kurenai, and Hayate. The Hidden Stone's ninja force was numerous, but they didn't have many top-tier powerhouses. To counter this, Uchiha Fugaku and the Hyuga brothers, Hiashi and Hizashi, were also assigned to fight them.

As for the Hidden Mist, there weren't many arrangements. After all, the Mist needed to conquer the Land of Waves first, and the Land of Waves was enough to buy Konoha some breathing room.

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