IW: Chapter 131 - Ōnoki: Why does this guy look more and more like Uchiha Madara?
"Nagato, I think we can advance the Tailed Beast capture plan!"
Inside the Akatsuki Organization, Obito found Nagato, suggesting that the Tailed Beast capture plan could begin.
If they missed this opportunity, they wouldn't know when they'd get another one.
Obito even felt a bit fortunate that his previous self-destruction attempt was stopped; if the Three-Tails had self-destructed, collecting Tailed Beasts at this moment would have been impossible.
"No."
Nagato shook his head, directly refusing Obito's request.
He wasn't ready.
More accurately, Konan wasn't ready.
The explosive tags weren't prepared yet; how would they deal with the Masked Man later?
Konan also knew the weakness of the Masked Man's Kamui. She had been preparing, just waiting for the Masked Man to turn against them, to use that ability to eliminate him in one fell swoop.
However, Konan still hadn't prepared enough explosive tags. If they acted now, they could indeed seize the opportunity to capture many Tailed Beasts, but they would have no means to counter him.
"What else needs to be prepared?"
A cold sneer flashed across Obito's face. Although he had long known that Nagato wouldn't be so obedient.
But now, with such a good opportunity, the other party still openly refused, which made it even more suspicious.
"Madara, we have our own ideas about when to capture the Tailed Beasts. Why are you in such a hurry?"
Konan looked coldly at Obito. The more he acted this way, the more she knew they couldn't agree.
"Let's wait and see for now. The situation isn't very clear yet, and acting at this time isn't a good idea. How about we wait until they finish fighting?"
Zetsu also spoke up at this moment.
Watching the atmosphere seemingly grow tense, although he deeply wished for the plan to be executed.
But he also knew he shouldn't rush; being hasty now would gain him nothing.
"En, let's watch first."
Nagato nodded. He agreed with this point.
Obito gave the two a deep look, then nodded and agreed: "Then so be it!"
After speaking, Obito left with Zetsu.
Meanwhile, Konan looked at Nagato, hesitating to speak.
"I know, now is a chaotic time, and we can take the opportunity to get more explosive tags. Also, Konoha has given us inspiration. We can eliminate those nobles to get some. There's a guy in Land of Waves who seems quite rich. Let's eliminate him, take his money, and then buy explosive tags!"
If they followed the normal progress, it would take them several more years to gather this money by completing missions.
But if they followed Konoha's approach, targeting nobles and wealthy merchants, they would get the money much faster.
With money, Konan could buy more explosive tags.
"Okay, then let's focus our missions on this for now. However, the price of explosive tags has already soared. Later, if possible, I'd like to buy more."
Although she had already calculated the approximate explosion time for the explosive tags, if she could have more, Konan would be even more confident.
She wanted to see if the Masked Man could withstand it if the explosive tags could explode for fifteen, or even twenty minutes.
"Tobi, you're too hasty."
Zetsu looked at Obito and reminded him. Obito had been too hasty just now, but he could understand, after all, Obito had his own little schemes.
"Now is the best time. What are they preparing? Giving them time will be disadvantageous to us."
Obito said indifferently. He knew about Nagato's small actions, but he didn't care, because in Obito's view, Nagato was just a pawn for him to use.
"As long as Nagato continues to execute this plan, it doesn't matter to us."
Black Zetsu said, a cold sneer in his heart. He knew Obito's thoughts.
However, in this regard, he already had a backup plan; at worst, he could just activate it.
He didn't care about anyone now. As long as Madara was there, his plan wouldn't fail. Black Zetsu believed this was his closest to success.
On the battlefield front.
Inside the Land of Fire, Bai Ye was leading his squad towards the front lines.
Currently, both sides' main forces had already moved, waiting for their respective main combatants to arrive on the battlefield, and this great war would officially begin.
"Hokage-sama, the current battlefield situation is roughly that the enemy has five Jinchuriki together, and two Kage. On our side, we have you, Jiraiya-sama, as well as Fugaku, Hiashi, and Shisui, three of them. The combat power seems a bit difficult to balance."
Shikaku analyzed.
Actually, Hiashi couldn't really be counted in this. Hiashi's strength simply couldn't compare to those previously mentioned, and Fugaku was only there because he had the Mangekyo.
So currently, Bai Ye and Jiraiya were the main combatants, and then Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Shisui were the secondary combatants.
But these four combatants facing so many people simply couldn't succeed.
"Shisui, he has an opportunity to change the tide of battle."
Bai Ye waved his hand, not caring at all. Kumogakure was the hardest to surrender, so they would first beat them into submission, and then have Shisui make his move. Kumogakure was nothing to worry about.
As for the Tailed Beasts, aren't they just pets?
"Shikaku, don't worry about how much combat power the other side has. At that time, you just need to ensure we minimize casualties as much as possible!"
"Okay."
It seemed this person's strength was even greater than before.
Shikaku knew very well that Bai Ye was not the type to boast. Since he said that, it could be confirmed that Bai Ye was definitely confident.
"Hokage-sama, a squad of Grass Ninja, approximately fifteen people, has been spotted ahead!"
Grass Ninja?
What were they doing coming through the Land of Fire?
Taking out a map, Bai Ye looked at the positions of both sides, then realized they were taking a shortcut to the border between Takigakure and Land of Snow, so they were coming through the border of the Land of Fire.
"Kill them!"
"Yes!"
Since they encountered them, they would naturally just kill them.
These were people they would meet on the battlefield later.
If they met them now, it was just their bad luck.
Screams echoed from not far away, followed by some crying sounds. Bai Ye paid no attention, continuing his journey towards the front lines.
"Hokage-sama, we've captured two people who claim to be Uzumaki Clan members from Uzumaki."
"Uzumaki Clan?"
Bai Ye turned his head curiously to look at the two red-haired women in front of him: one a mature, slightly older woman, and a little girl with glasses. Were these two UzumakiKarin and her mother?
Land of Grass.
It seemed everything matched up.
How pitiful, brought to the battlefield to be used for recovery.
Following his gaze, the two in front of him seemed a bit flustered. Karin also timidly hid behind her mother, not daring to look at Bai Ye.
Just now, she had thought she would die. These KonohaNinja acted swiftly and decisively. In her eyes, the brutal and powerful Grass Ninja couldn't even take a single hit and were all killed.
And just as she was about to be killed by a KonohaNinja, her mother burst out with courage, revealing their origins and predicament, and pleaded with the KonohaNinja to spare her daughter, which made the Ninja hesitate.
The Uzumaki Clan had always been allies of Konoha, but their country was destroyed back then. Now, they didn't know what to do, so they brought them to Bai Ye.
"Since they are from the Uzumaki Clan, then take them back to Konoha."
The Uzumaki Clan was truly rare in this world. Since he encountered them, he might as well take them back.
"Yes!"
Were they saved?
Karin looked curiously at Bai Ye, then at the Ninja who was leading them away.
From what the other party said earlier, it seemed the Uzumaki Clan wouldn't be treated like they were by the Grass Ninja in Konoha. Over there, they were just mobile blood bags.
[Ding! Changed Karin's fate, rewarding one lottery chance.]
Sorry, Orochimaru, I've intercepted your prize again.
Use lottery.
Bai Ye silently chanted in his mind.
[Ding! Lottery used successfully. Congratulations on obtaining: AshuraChakra!]
AshuraChakra!?
Bai Ye already had IndraChakra before.
Now he had both types of Chakra, and he had the Sage Body, and the Sage Eyes. Couldn't he just activate the Rinnegan?
However, this Rinnegan thing also seemed to require immense emotional stimulation, right?
The Six Paths Sage activated the Rinnegan directly when he saw his brother die. Madara also activated the Rinnegan when he was close to death, and at that time, Madara's heart was probably filled with despair and unwillingness. That intense emotional stimulation made Madara awaken the Rinnegan.
And what kind of stimulation did he need to find?
"Hokage-sama, is something wrong?"
"Nothing, let's continue!"
Bai Ye recovered his senses, waved his hand, and didn't dwell on the matter. He was just a little regretful that he hadn't activated the Rinnegan on this battlefield.
However, he didn't need the Rinnegan to deal with these guys.
He was quite curious, though, if Nagato would break down when he saw his Rinnegan later, as Nagato had always believed himself to be a god, chosen to save this world.
On the battlefield, as the main combat forces from all sides continued to gather.
Jiraiya and the others had already been on the Iwagakure battlefield, so they had arrived earlier. And after Bai Ye arrived, Jiraiya's furrowed brow also relaxed a bit.
Although he had somewhat disagreed with Bai Ye's ideals before, now Konoha was facing a life-or-death crisis, and if they won this time, then what Bai Ye said could definitely be achieved.
So Jiraiya was also very serious, but after thinking for a long time these past few days, he still couldn't figure out how to win.
"Hokage-sama, you've arrived."
Everyone cleared a path. Bai Ye came to the main seat, looked at everyone, and said, "Everyone, I won't say much. Let's just have Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and all those miscellaneous Ninja come for a decisive battle!"
"..."
Are you that reckless?
Don't you usually probe before starting a war?
Perhaps the other side also thought, with so many Ninja on our side, there's no point in dragging it out with you, let's just go for it. The other side hadn't temporarily thought about probing this matter either.
"Are you sure?"
Jiraiya swallowed. He always felt that Bai Ye seemed a bit overconfident.
"Of course!"
"Then let's declare war directly."
Hyuga Hiashi had long been impatient. He wanted revenge on the KumogakureNinja. The death of his brother back then had to be settled now.
At the temporary Allied Shinobi Forces on the opposite side.
After a period of mutual bickering, Ōnoki and Ay calmed down. Although there were still conflicts between them, they clearly understood that the enemy they most needed to face right now was Konoha.
"Report! The enemy has sent a declaration of war, saying that the decisive battle will begin today, a single decisive strike!"
"..."
Who exactly has the advantage?
Ay and Ōnoki, upon hearing this, were momentarily speechless.
Should they call Bai Ye arrogant, or something else?
Why was Bai Ye, the disadvantaged party, even more eager than they, the advantaged party?
"Could there be some conspiracy?"
Ōnoki rubbed his brow, not rushing to decide on the matter immediately.
"Are you scared, old man?"
Compared to Ōnoki, Ay greatly admired Bai Ye's courage. He didn't want to probe in waves, but rather, as Bai Ye said, set up their formations and have a grand decisive battle, a test of raw power.
"Heh heh, I'm just afraid you'll be ambushed to death."
A cold sneer flashed across Ōnoki's face. His reminder instantly infuriated Ay.
Wasn't his remark hinting at the death of the Third Raikage?
"Cough cough, if everyone wants to be crushed by Konoha, you can start the war now."
Kitsuchi coughed lightly, quickly trying to smooth things over.
"Calm down, our main enemy is Konoha!"
Samui also reminded them.
At that moment, as the two sides confronted each other, the people from the other small Ninja villages sat on the sidelines, not daring to speak, fearing a fight would break out.
They were supposed to be united against Konoha; how could they turn on each other like this?
"Where is the location of the battle they proposed?"
Samui asked.
"On the large plain about a thousand meters ahead."
"..."
Can you set up an ambush on a large plain?
Clearly, it was impossible.
This also made Samui wonder if the other party truly wanted a decisive battle.
"What kind of brains do the Uchiha have? Aren't they just a bunch of reckless fools? Isn't choosing a decisive battle very much in line with their style? A clan that could directly rebel and eliminate the Hokage, and then kill the Daimyo—they seem to have no strategy at all!"
Kurotsuchi believed they were all too timid.
Everything the Uchiha Clan had done before, in her opinion, was brainless.
Otherwise, Konoha wouldn't be besieged by the entire Ninja World at this moment. If Kirigakure hadn't joined Konoha, Konoha would probably be under attack from both front and back right now.
"Then let's have a decisive battle. I want to see what that brat is up to!"
Ōnoki pondered for a moment and thought it made sense. If it were him, he definitely wouldn't choose a large plain for an ambush.
Moreover, since they said it was a decisive battle, with so many Ninja brought by their side, the other party couldn't possibly set up an ambush.
And so, after a series of decisions among the group, they also decided to go and see. If it truly was a decisive battle, then there would be no delay; this one time would determine the winner!
On the vast plain.
Ōnoki watched from afar as the person leading the Konoha side, clad in armor, with spiky hair and long hair fluttering in the wind, made him feel as if he had seen an old acquaintance from his youth.
A bad memory suddenly surfaced in Ōnoki's mind!
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