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Jiraiya nodded silently, saying nothing more.
The masked man who can control the Nine-Tails to launch attacks still hasn't shown up...
on the screen.
In the training ground.
Swish!Swish!Swish!
With a few swift whooshing sounds, three figures suddenly appeared and stopped steadily in front of Naruto and Kakashi. All three members were wearing various animal masks.
The leader of the ANBU knelt on one knee, clasped his hands in a fist salute to Kakashi and Naruto, and reported, "Lord Kakashi! Young Master Naruto! The audience and examinees have been almost completely evacuated!"
Upon hearing this good news, Kakashi breathed a sigh of relief.
He nodded: "Well done."
Then, his gaze swept over the Sand Ninja scattered on the ground—
Kakashi pointed and commanded in a deep voice, "Take these people away and lock them up, awaiting the Hokage's decision. Also..."
He narrowed his eyes slightly, pointing specifically at Gaara, and solemnly instructed, "That red-haired guy is the Jinchuriki of the One-Tailed Beast, he's extremely dangerous. Have the sealing team add several more layers of seals to him, don't be careless!"
"Yes!" the head of the secret service replied crisply.
He gestured to his companions behind him, and the three ANBU immediately and skillfully carried the four unconscious Sand Ninjas off the ground, preparing to escort them away.
The Konoha Anbu acted swiftly and efficiently, finishing the job in the blink of an eye.
Seeing that the enemies on the battlefield were under control, the Konoha ninjas finally relaxed a little.
However, at that moment, an aged yet powerful voice suddenly rang out: "Wait—"
Before the words were finished, a short figure appeared out of nowhere and blocked the way for the members of the Dark Guard.
The newcomer was short, stout, and hunched over, yet possessed an extraordinary aura; his earth-yellow shadow robe fluttered in the night wind.
It is none other than the current Tsuchikage of Iwagakure—Onoki!
Onoki's expression was rather unpleasant.
Naruto stepped forward and said, "Why did the Tsuchikage stop us? Do the examinees from Iwagakure need help? Should we contact the medical team?"
Onoki, however, said rather curtly, "The examinees from Iwagakure are doing just fine! You don't need to worry about them!"
Kakashi's eyes narrowed, and he stepped forward to protect Naruto, coldly saying, "What exactly is the Tsuchikage planning to do! You don't have to take your anger out on a junior!"
Onoki slowly landed on the ground, his wrinkled face looking extremely unpleasant.
With his hands behind his back, his sharp gaze swept across Naruto, Kakashi, and the members of the Anbu, finally settling on Gaara, who was lying unconscious on the shoulder of an Anbu member. A hint of fear and complexity flashed in the depths of his eyes.
Onoki snorted coldly and said unhappily, "Konoha is really amazing... Two rampaging tailed beasts were dealt with so easily?"
Upon hearing this, Kakashi's mind immediately went on high alert.
Has Iwagakure also set its sights on Jinchūriki?!
Kakashi quickly considered all the possibilities, but his expression remained unchanged.
He looked directly at Onoki and said in a deep voice, "Lord Tsuchikage, what do you mean by this? We have important matters to attend to and are afraid we don't have time to linger here."
Kakashi spoke politely but did not back down.
"Hmph, kid, you're quite composed." Onoki narrowed his eyes at Kakashi, and after a long while, he slowly spoke: "Then I'll get straight to the point—I want to ask, what are Konoha's plans to do with the One-Tailed and Three-Tailed?"
They really came for the Jinchūriki!
Kakashi's face darkened, and he replied bluntly, "These two Jinchuriki are war criminals who attacked Konoha without authorization. Now that they have been captured by us, their fate is naturally up to our Hokage. I'm afraid His Majesty the Tsuchikage has no right to interfere."
Upon hearing this, Onoki's face darkened, and the wrinkles on his face tightened. "Hmph, you can't say that!"
"The Tailed Beasts involve the balance of power among the Five Great Nations, and this matter is of utmost importance! The balance of the Tailed Beasts must not be broken! Konoha cannot simply take him away like this!"
At that moment, a deafening male voice came from the side: "You're right! You can't take the Tailed Beasts away! Leave the Jinchuriki behind, and we'll 'guard' them for you!"
Immediately afterwards, as heavy footsteps approached, a tall and burly man strode out of the shadows of the rest area and came to Onoki's side.
The Raikage stood there with his arms crossed, like a mountain of flesh, his sharp, hawk-like gaze fixed on the Konoha members.
He stood shoulder to shoulder with the Tsuchikage, and the immense aura emanating from the two Kage-level powerhouses almost made the air tremble.
The secret service was on high alert.
……
in the audience.
Naruto jumped up from his seat: "What...what are they trying to do?! Are they going to take this opportunity to attack Konoha as well?!"
[Ding! Naruto's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +200!]
“No, they probably aren’t planning to attack Konoha.” Jiraiya shook his head slightly, his expression equally grave.
He stared intently at the figures confronting each other on the screen and explained in a low voice to Naruto and the others, "The Tailed Beasts have always served as an extremely important strategic deterrent force among the Five Great Nations. If Konoha shows that it can easily subdue the Tailed Beasts, that's not a good thing!"
……
on the screen.
On the training ground, two Kage-level powerhouses stared intently at Kakashi and his group, ready to fight at the slightest provocation!
at this time--
boom! ! !
A loud bang suddenly came from the center of the training field!
The earth seemed to tremble, and a powerful shockwave, mixed with smoke, dust, and debris, scattered in all directions!
Kakashi and Naruto were taken aback and instinctively looked in the direction from which the sound came.
In the very center of the training field, a huge crater had appeared in the ground.
It looked as if some enormous thing had crashed down there!
Kakashi and Naruto both frowned.
Are there still enemies?
Immediately afterwards, Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki descended from the sky!
As the night wind blew, the dust gradually dissipated, revealing the huge, deep pit in the center of the field.
However, what puzzled everyone present was—
The pit was completely empty!
"what happened?"
"That explosion was so loud, but there's nothing in this pit?!"
At that moment, a strange ripple effect appeared in the air!
The air above the pit rippled like water, and a huge outline gradually emerged.
That was a gigantic chameleon!
It lies in the pit like a small mountain.
Even more bizarrely, many dark metal rods were stuck in various parts of its body, like shackles driven into its flesh, exuding a chilling and eerie aura!
"Roar--"
The chameleon-like behemoth let out a low, hoarse roar, its massive, dark maw opening wide!
Surprisingly, someone walked out of his mouth.
The man's skin was as white as paper, and his body was covered with black sticks stuck in various places.
He had orange hair styled in a high ponytail and wore a long black robe with red cloud patterns. The collar was turned up high, covering half of his face, revealing only a pair of cold, lifeless eyes.
The pupils were an eerie pale purple, with wavy lines spreading outwards from them.
At this moment, the purple Rinnegan coldly looked down at everyone present, without the slightest emotional fluctuation, like a god judging all living beings from above.
"Who...is that guy?!"
Kakashi stared blankly at the black-robed figure appearing on the screen, feeling a chill run down his spine.
On the screen, the figure in black robes appeared indifferent, seemingly oblivious to the astonishment of the crowd.
He raised his hands and formed a mudra, then slammed his palms into the ground, uttering a few cold words.
"Psychic art!"
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The audience was completely silent in the dark theater.
Jiraiya stared wide-eyed at the man who had suddenly appeared on the screen.
The man was pale, with his orange-red hair tied up high, and his body was covered with strange black rods. Most striking of all were his eyes!
The ring-shaped, wavy pupils are none other than the legendary Rinnegan!
Jiraiya's heart sank, and he almost doubted his own eyes. The image of his disciple Nagato flashed through his mind.
[Ding! Jiraiya's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +200!]
"Nagato's Rinnegan...why is it on this guy?!"
"Could he have killed Nagato? Nagato and the others... died at the hands of the Akatsuki?!"
Meanwhile, on the screen...
As the white mist of the psychic spell gradually dissipated, several unfamiliar figures suddenly appeared on the field.
The black trench coats with red cloud patterns fluttered in the wind!
Pain stood at the very front of the group, his defiant figure particularly striking.
Behind him stood Kakuzu, Sasori, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Juzo Biwa, in that order!
Almost the entire Akatsuki organization was present, their menacing presence looming over the scene.
Sasori's hoarse, deep voice came from his heavy Hiruko puppet: "Where's Orochimaru? Why isn't he waiting here?"