In Kiri, the sounds of battle and screams echoed everywhere.
Obito sat calmly at a village corner, completely unaffected by the surrounding chaos.
Before him floated a Water Mirror rippling with waves, its surface displaying a distant battle taking place on the ocean.
"So you're actually trying to ambush me with my own eye, Kakashi? You really haven't improved at all!"
Obito felt immense satisfaction watching Kakashi—the so-called childhood genius—express shock at a puppet controlled by his former "dead last" classmate.
"Try harder! Entertain me more, and then... I'll crush every bit of your effort, slowly and thoroughly!"
Just as Obito indulged in his fantasy, Black Zetsu's voice suddenly interrupted from the side, "The situation has changed!"
Obito frowned, asking, "What happened?"
Black Zetsu sighed inwardly, "It's Akatsuki! Some of our own people have arrived!"
Obito couldn't help but laugh, "So what? They're our allies anyway..."
As he spoke, the expression beneath Obito's mask darkened slightly.
He suddenly remembered his companions didn't know he was the hidden force manipulating Kiri!
Thinking this, he asked, "Then what exactly happened?"
Black Zetsu sighed again, "You asked me to investigate why none of those people who should have died at Kisame's hands actually died, right?"
Obito asked gravely, "They're connected to this?"
Black Zetsu nodded, "The one who saved them was Aizen. He's leading the Kiri rebels against Mist. Kakuzu and Ruiga have arrived too—they're here to capture Three-Tails!"
"Aizen!" Obito wasn't surprised that Aizen had saved those people—it made sense, considering he even rescued Yahiko!
Still...
"Why does this guy always ruin my plans?" Obito felt frustrated. That bastard seemed like his natural nemesis!
Saving Yahiko ruined his ability to impersonate Madara Uchiha;
Being detected by his senior forced him to become "two people's creation";
And now again, coming to crash his operation!
"Tch, why didn't they hold a meeting about such a big move? Don't they fear exposing the organization's objectives?"
Black Zetsu explained for them, "Capturing a wild Three-Tails alone probably won't make people connect it to the tailed beasts. After all, pursuing all the Tailed Beasts means declaring war on the shinobi world, which is extremely difficult. Most people simply won't imagine Akatsuki having such great ambition!"
Obito calmed himself from frustration, "Actually, this isn't necessarily bad. Since capturing Tailed Beasts is ultimately our goal anyway, it doesn't hurt letting Akatsuki do it ahead of schedule!"
"It's up to you," Black Zetsu said, "but don't make it too obvious. If someone spots the flaw, it'll be a disaster!"
"Don't worry. Everything will be fine!"
...
On the ocean surface, two sneaky figures hid beneath the water, showing only their heads.
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"It's time!" Ruiga said, "If Konoha's shinobi lose, no one will be keeping Mist occupied anymore!"
Kakuzu spoke concisely, "Let's go!"
After speaking, the two dove directly into the water, approaching the Three-Tails from beneath the sea.
The Three-Tails, half-submerged in the ocean, naturally noticed them. Seeing them continuously drawing closer and even taking out a scroll that made it feel seriously threatened, it roared furiously.
Yagura simply acted as if nothing happened, raising his iron rod and striking the turtle's back hard. "Be quiet!"
However, Kakashi remained cautious, and upon noticing the movements of the Three-Tails, barely managed to open his Sharingan to peer beneath the water's surface.
"There's chakra flowing..." Kakashi was alarmed and shouted, "Something's wrong — someone is trying to seal the Three-Tails from under the sea!"
The battlefield suddenly fell silent; both sides instinctively gazed down at the sea surface.
Now, Yagura could no longer pretend he didn't know what was happening.
"Cursed thieves! Daring to steal the Three-Tails?! Water Release: Great Vortex!"
Under his control, the sea surface suddenly formed a massive whirlpool, resembling a black hole, pulling everything beneath the sea surface toward it.
Ruiga was in the middle of conducting the pre-inscribed Seal on the scroll when he noticed the vortex and gave Kakuzu a signal.
Without a word, Kakuzu charged toward the whirlpool, and a mask emerged from his left shoulder. It opened its mouth and fired a powerful Water Gun, piercing straight through the whirlpool.
Then, Kakuzu didn't stop at all and shot out of the sea.
[Earth Grudge Fear: Final Shot!]
Five masks gathered simultaneously on his right arm, and as he burst from the surface of the sea, they focused an incredibly terrifying chakra beam directly at Yagura.
"What the hell is this idiot doing?" The beam's power forced Yagura to avoid a direct confrontation, and he secretly cursed as he quickly dodged and retreated.
Although he had no intention of fighting Kakuzu, Kakuzu seemed to latch onto him, bombarding him with various compound jutsus one after another and making his life hell.
"Is this all the Mizukage is capable of? Doesn't seem too impressive!" Kakuzu couldn't resist mocking.
Hearing Kakuzu's taunts, Yagura could no longer hold back. "Fool! I've tolerated you for far too long!"
First, he used the Water Mirror Jutsu to summon a clone to block the attack, then effortlessly unleashed a variety of Water Release techniques.
Although they were only single-element Water Jutsus, in his hands, they displayed power fully equal to compound techniques!
Kakuzu's expression became slightly more serious. "Now that looks more like it!"
As the two were locked in battle, some of the Mist Shinobi abandoned Konoha, diving into the sea and rushing toward Ruiga.
Seeing these faces — some unfamiliar and some well-known — Ruiga grinned at the sight of them.
"You dare interrupt me? Have I been gone too long, that you've forgotten the terror of the Seven Swords of the Bloody Mist?"
Although he might be the weakest among the Seven Swords of the Bloody Mist, beyond the group, he remained quite formidable!
Ruiga clenched the scroll between his teeth and swung his Lightning Sword with both hands, his body spinning rapidly.
[Rai-sou: Feast of Lightning!]
Centered on his body, lightning surged through the water, spreading outward like a whirlpool of thunder.
The Mist Shinobi who had dived beneath the waves were all struck, their eyes rolling back white, foaming at the mouth as they sank lifelessly to the ocean floor.
Because he was holding the Lightning Sword, Ruiga himself remained completely unaffected, even though he too was submerged underwater.
As the three factions were locked in intense battle, the sea surface suddenly surged violently, as if the sea god himself had become furious, creating towering waves over a hundred meters high.
Even the Mist ninja, who were accustomed to working with the ocean, were terrified by this sight, their hearts pounding with fear.
"What the hell is happening? Could it be an S-rank Water Release technique?"
"No way! This definitely exceeds human capability!"
"Quick, dive into the sea!"
Even Yagura and Kakuzu, witnessing this horrifying scene, instinctively shrank their pupils. "What exactly is this..."
Suddenly, a voice called out.
"Wait a second, why isn't there any tidal wave on Konoha's side?"
Upon hearing this voice, those still on the ocean surface instinctively turned to look where the Konoha ninja stood.
What they saw was unbelievable — the ocean waves looked like they'd been sliced apart, stopping right in front of them.
"This isn't right. This is Sage Mode! The Sage Mode of Ryuchi Cave!" Yagura suddenly realized with a shout. "Don't jump into the water under any circumstances!"
But it was too late. Already, more than half of the Mist ninja had already dived into the sea to escape the waves.
The next moment, the sea itself seemed to awaken with life, transforming into chains that seized all the ninja who had jumped into the water!
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