Finalized

Ice-cold raindrops fell in patter.

Yuyin Village was wrapped in rain as always, and the howling north wind made the air here feel even colder.

The sky was gloomy, and the tall towers that stood in the village seemed to be soaked in mist and rain.

"Based on the information obtained so far, it is estimated that it will be difficult for the Kingdom of Demons and the alliance ninja forces headed by Konoha to fight in the future."

Bai Jue, who came from afar, briefly and directly reported the information he had obtained.

Also returning with it was Black Zetsu.

At this time, he just maintained the posture of merging with Bai Zetsu's body and stared at Nagato without saying a word.

In the living room on the top floor of the tower, only the three of them were discussing matters. The other Akatsuki members did not stay here. Those core members also had important tasks to deal with at this time and would not stay here for a long time.

Yuyin Village.

"What is expected is that Chiba Shiraishi cannot directly fight the four big countries and cause both sides to suffer losses and let our side benefit."

Nagato sat on the large and soft sofa and responded expressionlessly.

In Samsara's eyes, there were not many emotional fluctuations.

And his words also showed that the Kingdom of Demons now indeed has the strength to fight head-on with the ninja villages of the four major countries at the same time.

Even though his tone didn't change at all, he still felt a little shocked inside.

Although the Shikoku Ninja Village did not block all the military power, and the spies of the Demon Country were obstructing it, the trust between the Shikoku Ninja Village was destroyed from the inside, causing their success to fail... However, as the most powerful of the Demon Country,

The three combatants did not devote their energy wholeheartedly to the frontal battlefield of Ninja Village, but used it to deal with Miaomu Mountain.

Even if the top combat power of the Demon Kingdom is discarded, the strength of the middle and senior levels seems to have improved significantly compared to a few years ago. It no longer appears weak and relies heavily on the charge of the top ninjas.

The militarized power of the Demon Country has been thoroughly formed and is more complete than the Ninja Village of a traditional big country.

"The bad thing is that at this time, we were tricked. Not only did we fail to get the first tail, but it also made Sunagakure suspicious of us. Even Deidara almost lost his life in the wind.

country."

Bai Jue chuckled. Although his tone was regretful, it still gave the impression that he was gloating about his misfortune, smiling heartlessly.

"It is indeed a pity that I couldn't bring back the One-Tailed Beast. But there are still opportunities. Compared with the other tailed beasts, the One-Tailed Beast is the easiest to get. If I had to lose Dida in order to get the One-Tailed Beast,

Pulling in such a talented ninja will make things more difficult."

Nagato glanced at Bai Zetsu.

Obviously, he didn't intend to pursue the matter of Scorpion using the tail he had in exchange for Deidara.

"Is this why you didn't blame Scorpion and Deidara? In the long run, their role is indeed more valuable than a tailed beast that will be obtained sooner or later."

Bai Zetsu chuckled. Even though Nagato's attitude was slightly cold, he didn't have the slightest fear, and his tone and posture were quite casual.

"The problem is that Sunagakure, like Kumogakure and Iwagakure, will be on guard against us in the future. Because of the war, Iwagakure's search for us has temporarily dropped, but Kumogakure's search intensity is very difficult. In a few days

Before, one of our branch strongholds was eliminated, and Orochimaru's side seems to have been affected as well."

Hei Jue said at this time, his voice was low and hoarse.

Although Akatsuki's headquarters is located in the Hidden Rain Village, the members of the organization are not just S-class rebel ninjas.

These recruited S-class rebellious ninjas will be given the status of core members as soon as they enter Akatsuki, and their main task is to capture the tailed beasts.

In addition, there are also a certain number of non-staff members who usually perform tasks for the core members and provide logistics and intelligence assistance, similar to Bai Jue's work.

However, due to the capture of Kumogakure's second tail, Kumogakure's ANBU are searching for traces of Akatsuki all over the world. Not long ago, a stronghold where non-staff members gathered was forcibly removed, and the personnel inside evaporated out of thin air. At this time, they had been destroyed by Kumogakure.

The Yin Anbu brought him back to Yunyin Village for interrogation.

The outcome is nothing more than execution or severe torture.

Fortunately, these peripheral members don't know much information, so even if they are caught, it will not have any serious impact on Akatsuki's actions.

Only if Orochimaru is targeted, there will be some trouble.

As Akatsuki's most important technical staff, it is much more important than ordinary core members.

"There is no need to worry about Mr. Orochimaru. What has been swept away are just insignificant abandoned strongholds and will not affect the research there. However, after this negotiation between countries, there will be more people targeting our village.

A Sunagakure will indeed make things more troublesome."

Nagato nodded.

Judging from the attitude of Kumogakure and Iwagakure in persevering to recover the tailed beast, they are determined to pursue it to the end. The failure of this attack also made Sunagakure alert, and Konoha cannot underestimate it...

The only one who is relatively stable is Kirigakure who has not been affected by Akatsuki.

"What should we do next? Should we sabotage this negotiation, or should we continue to focus on hunting jinchūriki?"

Black Zetsu stared at Nagato quietly, not knowing what he was thinking.

"It is difficult to disrupt this multi-national negotiation. We don't need to deal with the one-tailed beast for the time being. There is a tailed beast that can be taken away at any time. There is no need to focus on it. This can also alleviate Sunagakure's vigilance a little. What's next

The action is to focus on Kirigakure and determine the location of the Six-Tails as soon as possible."

Nagato finalized the matter and issued orders to Bai Zetsu.

"Vulpix? I understand."

Black Jue's eyes were deep, and he and Bai Jue dived into the floor and disappeared.

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Earth Country, Iwagakure Frontline Military Camp.

In the temporary office, there were a large number of integrated intelligence documents piled up. Ohnoki fought hard on the front line despite his old age. He basically stayed up late these days to read these intelligence documents and summarize the important parts.

Although the personal medical ninja said that doing so would further consume his remaining energy, he couldn't care less at this time.

Iwagakure currently does not have a jounin who can serve as the main beam. Even his proud son Huangtu is still a little bit uninterested in taking on the heavy responsibility of Tsuchikage.

Before he died of old age in the hospital bed, Onoki just wanted to seize every moment and work hard.

As for when this old life will die, there seems to be no point in exploring it.

As long as Loess can implement his strategy of staying, although he will not be able to directly face the power of the Ghost Country, he will be able to protect himself and will not ruin the decades-old foundation of Iwagakure Village.

Otherwise, he, the third Tsuchikage, would have no shame to meet the deceased first and second Tsuchikage once he reaches the underworld.

Scanning the battle reports of the entire war, especially the battle situation in the Earth Kingdom, is Onoki's main research content.

The ninja troops of the Kingdom of Ghosts, the mechanical armored troops, and later the large-scale reinforcements... Every piece of information made Onoki study it carefully.

The management of ninjas in the Kingdom of Demons is stricter than that of ninja villages in other major countries.

They took a streamlined route in selecting ninjas.

This means that there will not be more than 10,000 working ninjas in the Kingdom of Oni.

Judging from the number, the number of ninjas in the Demon Country is almost half of the number of ninjas in the ninja villages of other major countries.

But in terms of combat effectiveness, the ninjas of the Demon Country who are equipped with various sophisticated weapons are extremely powerful.

From the comparison of the above data, if you want to completely wipe out the ninja troops in the Kingdom of Demons, you need to invest 40,000 ninjas, or even more.

The most important point... Ohnoki looked at one of the unusual places.

The Kingdom of Demons is suspected of having a large number of non-ninja soldiers. In addition to not being able to use ninjutsu, they are proficient in physical skills and weapon operation, and their strength is similar to that of genin.

A total of 10,000 such mass-produced soldiers were invested in the Demon Kingdom in the western part of the Earth Kingdom to assist the ninja troops in combat.

The more he looked at it, the more frightened Onoki became.

All signs indicate that the military structure of the Kingdom of Demons is by no means composed only of ninjas.

Although these mass-produced soldiers cannot use ninjutsu, their mobility is similar to that of genin. They are well-armed and equipped with five, six, or seven or eight people working together, and they have the possibility to threaten the lives of chunin.

How many such soldiers are there in the Kingdom of Ghosts?

Ohnoki frowned deeply, feeling that tonight would be another sleepless night that would give him a headache.

With such a country with a powerful military as our neighbor, just thinking about it makes me feel sleepless.

"Father."

Huang Tu knocked on the door from outside and walked in.

"Is the matter over?"

Ohnoki put away the intelligence documents on the table and rubbed his swollen eyebrows. His cloudy old eyes began to feel sour, and they were bloodshot, anxious and gloomy.

Huang Tu glanced at Onoki's face worriedly. He wanted to comfort him, but after thinking about something, he stopped talking and nodded and replied: "The negotiations with the Ghost Country have been completed. The armistice negotiations will be held in three days.

Iron Kingdom is on time.”

Onoki nodded slightly.

A big stone fell in his heart, and he breathed a sigh of relief after a long time in his depressed heart.

The nerves that have been tense for a while can finally relax a little.

After so many days of exhausting his body, he felt extremely tired and wanted to sleep.
To be continued...