Chapter 252: Konoha Crush Plan (3K+)
"This is… the might of a god…"
Even Orochimaru could only utter such a sigh of awe at the terrifying scene before him. Among all the ninja he had ever seen, none could achieve such a feat.
Neither he, Tsunade, and Jiraiya, who were called the Sannin, nor Hanzō the Salamander, once hailed as a demigod of the Shinobi World, nor even his own teacher, Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Professor of Ninjutsu, could possibly accomplish such a thing.
He once believed that the contest between ninja was a contest of techniques and skills, a duel of wits, a competition of information, but after witnessing Tendō Pain's ability, everything became meaningless.
It was a realm of pure meaning, completely beyond that of a ninja.
Perhaps only the legendary Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara could do such a thing. But Senju Hashirama was already known as the God of Shinobi, and a ninja capable of doing the same as the God of Shinobi calling himself a god was not arrogant or conceited.
He turned his head and saw the magic carpet flying thousands of meters away.
"If that Tao Bai Bai has already been killed, can these little ones be given to me?"
He spoke, a sinister smile on his face. Orochimaru had coveted the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan for a long time, and now was a rare opportunity.
In this brief lull, even Zetsu lost information from the completely destroyed area.
Chō Shinra Tensei also destroyed the spores beneath the surface.
Konan frowned but ultimately showed no reaction.
The next moment, rain began to fall from the sky again. The rain and mist, which had been dispersed by Tao Bai Bai's terrifying taijutsu, once again enveloped the Rain Country.
Sasori put on his hood unhappily.
"The weather in this country is truly terrible."
He disliked the rain and mist because where he grew up, even rain was a rare commodity. Yet, on this ruin, there was almost constant excessive rain, how ironic.
Konan heard Sasori's words but looked up. She suddenly realized this was the Rain Tiger at Will Technique, and Tendō Pain had reactivated it. He was monitoring this area!
Konan's mind raced. Since Tendō Pain reactivated this technique, either the battle was over, and he had left the former village's territory, but Tendō Pain had no reason to leave without informing them.
Or, Tendō Pain's way of ending the battle was different from what they thought. Even the terrifying Shinra Tensei that had just destroyed tens of kilometers still hadn't killed Tao Bai Bai, and…
Tendō Pain and the other party were engaged in some secret communication, the content of which he did not want certain people on their side to know.
Konan remained calm, her first reaction was to suspect Orochimaru, as Orochimaru was a rogue ninja from Konoha and always acted secretly, but she said nothing, only shaking her head to stop Orochimaru from approaching Catherine and the other person.
"Tendō Pain will likely search for information from those people. Before Tendō Pain returns, we just need to ensure they don't leave."
Orochimaru's eyes changed when he heard the Angel stop him, but he did not continue to act.
Before long, under the strange gazes of the other Akatsuki members, Tendō Pain and Tao Bai Bai actually walked side-by-side through the wind and rain.
And that tall figure was now also wearing a red cloud black robe.
Bai Cangshu's figure flickered, arriving before them. He showed none of the fierce demeanor he had just displayed against Orochimaru. Instead, he turned and showed off his current attire.
"How is it? I told you, this robe of your Akatsuki organization really suits my temperament."
Orochimaru looked at the unguarded figure, his eyelids lowered, his snake-like vertical pupils filled with coldness, but soon, he revealed a sinister smile.
"Tao Bai Bai, since you've also joined the Akatsuki, are you willing to make a deal with me?"
He was still coveting Uchiha Itachi's eyes. After today's battle, he completely realized his limitations. When fighting opponents of Tao Bai Bai and Tendō Pain's caliber, no matter how many tricks he had, without a pair of eyes of that level, he couldn't even clearly see the other party's movements.
His taijutsu was originally quite good among Jonin, but in battles of this level, it seemed inadequate.
Sharingan… if only he had those eyes, he could…
He considered many plans in his mind, including finding a way to partner with Tao Bai Bai, and then how to use medicine or other means to deal with him later.
"You want Sharingan? Sure."
Orochimaru was stunned. This white snake showed a look of surprise for the first time, because Tao Bai Bai directly pulled out a pair of eyes still stained with blood from somewhere.
In those eyes, the scarlet three-tomoe was indeed the Sharingan!
Moreover, the other party didn't ask his purpose at all and directly took out these eyes, as if they were not precious items. Those were Sharingan!
Sharingan that would be madly pursued by the Uchiha Clan if even one pair was lost!
Orochimaru suddenly realized that it was probably because the other party had taken these eyes that the Uchiha Clan sent Uchiha Shisui to pursue him, but this Tao Bai Bai's methods were terrifying, and even Uchiha Shisui fell into his trap.
The others also looked over in this direction, intentionally or unintentionally. Catherine descended from the sky. She thought to herself that she was lucky she didn't choose to betray Tao Bai Bai, otherwise she would probably be facing this monster's pursuit by now.
She saw Tao Bai Bai take out those Sharingan. This item likely couldn't be taken out of this world, and making a deal with a plot character was indeed the optimal solution, but this method could only be used by someone like Tao Bai Bai, whose combat power was off the charts.
Ordinary Reincarnators who dug out the eyes of Uchiha ninja in this world would probably be killed by several Uchiha ninja before nightfall.
Sharingan and genjutsu were both very deadly to most Reincarnators. Reincarnators not specialized in Mental power generally found it difficult to be immune to Sharingan genjutsu, while Mental specialized Reincarnators might not be able to cope with the fierce attacks of Uchiha ninja.
"What do you want?"
Although Orochimaru pretended to be calm, Bai Cangshu easily perceived the change in his heart rate through the Transparent World.
At the same time, Uchiha Itachi on the magic carpet behind him also had a slightly increased heart rate. This twelve or thirteen-year-old boy, after all, could not bear to watch his clan's eyes being dug out and traded without reacting.
At this moment, Uchiha Itachi was not yet the one who would eventually exterminate his entire clan.
Bai Cangshu had a playful smile on his face, and he directly threw the eyes to Orochimaru.
"What do I want… let me think. This isn't exactly a rare item. Danzo of Konoha probably already transplanted it for himself."
Uchiha Itachi's whole body trembled, and the three-tomoe in his pupils rotated slightly.
Bai Cangshu continued to speak.
"Actually, there are also Senju Hashirama's cells. Those are the real rare things, but unfortunately, they were probably also ruined by someone like Danzo."
"Right, Orochimaru…"
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Bai Cangshu asked knowingly. Orochimaru looked at the eyes in his hand and sneered twice.
"Danzo did indeed have me perform a modification surgery on him."
He didn't make it clear, but Uchiha Itachi already understood his meaning. He closed his eyes, for the first time questioning the Will of Fire in his heart.
His clan members certainly had limited tolerance and could only see the internal squabbles of their clan, but high-ranking Konoha officials like Danzo were still coveting the bloodline and bodies of Uchiha Clan members?!
As a village leader, yet coveting the bodies of villagers…
This kind of thing had nothing to do with tolerance; the other party was completely… an enemy!
Tendō Pain waited until the other Pains reappeared from the rain and mist before saying to them,
"We have a new member, Tao Bai Bai, codenamed… 'Vermilion'."
Bai Cangshu heard the codename and turned to look at Konan, codenamed 'White'. The two exchanged glances and then looked away. Konan frowned. She didn't yet know why Nagato was persuaded by Tao Bai Bai, but even if this guy joined the organization, he continued to emit that kind of malice, making one uncomfortable.
Tendō Pain continued to speak,
"I just received information that Hidden Mist Village was attacked, suffered heavy casualties, and… the Three-Tails, Isobu, has been lost. Hidden Mist Village is now in chaos."
Upon hearing this news, everyone's expressions changed, especially Zetsu. He immediately realized something and looked at Bai Cangshu.
But Bai Cangshu merely smiled and didn't respond. Tendō Pain also didn't lead the conversation towards the identity of the attacker. Instead, he said,
"Since Hidden Mist Village is now in chaos, it is an excellent time for us to proceed with our next action."
"Zetsu, Sasori, you two will now go to the Land of Water to carry out a special mission."
Tendō Pain spoke calmly, leaving no room for discussion. Zetsu sensed something, looked at the smiling Tao Bai Bai, and nodded, accepting the mission. Sasori, however, was indifferent and said,
"What special mission? Probably to find some rogue ninja again."
Sasori assassinated the Third Kazekage and defected from the village, feeling no sense of belonging to anything.
Bai Cangshu seemed to remember something at this moment and spoke again,
"That Rasa, who succeeded as the Fourth Kazekage, apparently used Pakura of the Hidden Sand Village as a political bargaining chip and sent her to Hidden Mist Village to be killed. Tsk, what disgusting politics."
Sasori's body stiffened. He looked at Bai Cangshu, his eyes turning cold.
But Bai Cangshu showed no fear. Instead, he leaned forward, using his height advantage to look down at this genius ninja who had turned himself into a puppet.
"Ha, I wonder if the guy who killed the Third Kazekage knows that his actions merely kept Hidden Sand Village and the Land of Wind revolving in the hands of those disgusting politicians."
"Enough!"
Nagato did not want to create more trouble at this time and stopped Bai Cangshu from further irritating Sasori's nerves. Bai Cangshu turned around, satisfied, and walked towards Uchiha Itachi. The purpose of his words was secondary to irritating Sasori; more importantly, they were for Uchiha Itachi to hear.
To let this genius of the Uchiha Clan know the truth of this world.
So-called martyrs, in this world, have always been played with as political bargaining chips.
Whether it was Pakura, who once saved Hidden Sand Village, or Uchiha Itachi, who would later slaughter his own clan to protect Konoha and his younger brother, ultimately, they were nothing more than pawns in the hands of those in power.
A story that should have been tragic became ridiculous and laughable after being smeared with that layer of political transaction.
Tendō Pain also sensed Bai Cangshu's purpose. He didn't stop him, but looked at the others.
"The rest of us will carry out… the Konoha Crush Operation."