The sky has darkened, and when night falls, everyone has finished practicing and gathers together to eat barbecue over a campfire.
In order to celebrate Naruto passing the first test of the real waterfall, it is also to welcome the arrival of Seeli and others.
Kumo Ninja Jonin Ki specially arranged a bonfire barbecue party.
Most people like barbecue, especially the Bull Demon King's favorite food is barbecue.
The atmosphere was very lively, but the lively atmosphere did not last long.
because...
The Cloud Ninja Jōninji walked out of the dark forest with an information scroll in his hand, a serious look on his taut cheeks.
"Gee, go on!"
Kirabi didn't even look up, he tore off a large piece of cooked and steaming meat and threw it over.
Ji quickly stretched out his hand to catch the flying barbecue. Although the smell of barbecue was very tempting, he was not in the mood to eat right now.
And he believed that after everyone knew the news from Konoha, they might not be in the mood to eat barbecue.
"Brother Bi, this is urgent information from Raikage-sama."
Ji is a Kumo nin after all. Although the news was passed from Konoha to Seeli through the hands of Raikage, he still chose to hand it over to Kirabi first.
Seeing the solemn expression on Ji's face, Kirabi suddenly felt an ominous premonition in his heart.
Something must have happened, otherwise it would be impossible for the eldest brother to send someone to notify them based on his personality.
Kirabi took the information scroll, his pupils under his sunglasses shrank slightly, and then he turned to look at Seeli.
"What? Looking for me?"
Xili took a big bite of meat and asked incoherently.
"The leader of the Akatsuki organization attacks the Leaf Village."
Kirabi handed over the information scroll and said in a solemn voice.
Surprisingly, when everyone else in Konoha heard the news, they all stood up.
But Xili was the only one who acted very calmly, as if he didn't care about Konoha's information at all.
Do you care?
of course not!
First of all, Konoha Village's current combat power is not as lacking as in the original work. Now there are Tsunade and Jiraiya, the second among the three ninjas, in the village.
In addition, there are the Third Hokage, Uchiha, Hinata, and an Uchiha Itachi in the dark.
It is simply impossible for Nagato to push Konoha flatly like in the original work!
Secondly, what if Konoha is pushed flat?
Quanmei, whom Xili cares about, is now practicing in the mountains northwest of the village with Erzhu, so he is not worried at all.
"Why don't you go back to Konoha and have a look?"
Kirabi asked Seely.
When everyone heard this, they all turned to look at Xili. Although Xili was not old, seniority in the ninja world was not based on age, but on strength.
Both the former Shadow Guards and the elite Jonin Metkai respect Seeli's opinion.
Tsunade's orders to everyone were also based on Xili.
"Do you think I should go back?"
Seeing the pair of scorching Kazilan's big eyes, Xili instantly understood what they meant.
They are all from Konoha, and everyone has a strong sense of belonging to Konoha, including Naruto, who are very worried about Konoha's situation.
Perhaps in the eyes of most people, Xili is an alternative.
"There is a second piece of information here, but it is not from Hokage-sama, but it has the emblem of the Uchiha clan on it."
At this time, Ji took out another scroll, which was also sent to Turtle Island by the Raikage, along with Tsunade's information scroll.
However, this scroll did not come from Konoha Village, but was delivered to Kumogakure Village by a crow.
"This is Itachi's handwriting..."
Seeli recognized the second scroll at a glance. He and Uchiha Itachi had secret contacts. Although the number of contacts was not many, there were quite a few contacts accumulated over the years Itachi had infiltrated the Akatsuki organization.
Seeli could recognize Uchiha Itachi's handwriting.
Of course, it is not ruled out that others can imitate it.
But it is absolutely impossible for others to know the code above.
I sleep in spring without waking up, and mosquito bites are everywhere.
One bite of a bag is simply unbearable.
Whenever there are these four sentences, they must be genuine information from Uchiha Itachi, because these four sentences were taught to Itachi by Xili.
After glancing at the contents of the information scroll, Xili's entire face darkened.
"Itachi Uchiha...I'm going to kill you!"
Xi Li shouted loudly and stood up suddenly.
The violent evil energy spurted out and turned into a substantial storm. With a buzzing sound, the terrifying storm directly blew Naruto beside him away.
That bastard Uchiha Itachi actually called Izumi and Sasuke to have a group masturbation with Nagato?
Xili doesn't care whether Er Zhuzi dies or not, he is worried about Miss Quanmei!
Although Izumi's strength is not weak and she has activated the Mangekyō Sharingan, this does not stop Xili from worrying.
After all, Nagato is also the boss of the Akatsuki organization. If he were so easy to kill, he would have been killed ten thousand times by him!
Are you looking down on Madara’s reincarnation eye or something?
"No, I have to go now!"
There wasn't much hesitation or even need for thinking.
Before Xi Li could finish his words, the figure had already disappeared.
The next moment.
Above the boundless ink-colored sea, a black stream of light was seen across the entire sea, and a wave several feet high rose into the sky.
Wow!
The water waves are like two rows of fans pushing crazily one to the left and one to the right.
It wasn't until a while later that everyone on Turtle Island suddenly realized that Xili had left, and his breath had completely disappeared and could no longer be felt.
"What do we do? Do we want to chase?"
After Seeli left, a group of Konoha ninjas were vaguely led by Kai.
Ordinary people don't know Gai's combat power, but the Konoha ninjas who come to perform the mission of protecting the Nine-Tails are not ordinary people.
Who doesn’t know the power of Eight Gate Dunjia?
This is a world where strength is valued.
"No, we continue to stay here to protect Naruto." Kai shook his head, "Besides, even if we want to chase him, we can't catch him."
As soon as these words came out, all the Konoha ninjas gave up their intention of returning to Konoha.
Indeed, as Kai said, it is impossible to catch up.
By the time they arrive at Konoha Village, the battle will probably be over.
Except that Raikage can keep up with the Bull Demon King.
other people...
Forget it!
In addition, their mission is to protect the Nine-Tails from falling into Akatsuki's hands. If everyone leaves Turtle Island, they won't feel safe leaving Naruto here alone.
For a time, the campfire barbecue meeting was no longer as lively as before.
Suddenly, Naruto patted the weeds and soil on his butt and broke the silence, "Uncle Bi, I want to continue practicing."
"Now?"
Yamato's face froze, he was the one who suffered from Naruto's training!
Kirabi didn't speak but turned to look at Naruto.
"Now."
Naruto replied, this was for Yamato and also for Kirabi.
Kirabi raised the corners of his mouth slightly. Could he understand Naruto's eyes? Could he be unwilling to accept that his power was too weak?
This time Naruto came to Turtle Island to practice, and Xili didn't hide it from him.
He was even told clearly that the fundamental reason for this Ninja World War was to protect the Nine-Tails and Eight-Tails from falling into Akatsuki, so the five major nations formed an alliance.
That's why Naruto was unwilling to give in.
He wants to master new power, he doesn't want to be the one being protected, he wants to protect everyone.
"follow me."
Without any unnecessary nonsense, Kirabi put down the barbecue in his hand, turned around and walked in the direction of the real waterfall.
Upon seeing this, Naruto's eyes flashed with joy and he quickly chased after him.
Yamato, on the other hand, looked down at the half-bitten barbecue, and then looked up at the disappearing figures of Kirabi and Naruto.
"well..."
He's not full yet, no, he hasn't even started eating yet!
You must not be underestimated.
Even if your face is swollen, you have to put this fat man down!
Yamato put down the barbecue in his hand expressionlessly, and even though there was still saliva hanging from the corner of his mouth, he resolutely raised his feet and followed.
…
The country of thunder, offshore.
Two Bai Jue clones who were gathering intelligence suddenly noticed a strange giant wave rolling over on the sea.
The waves on the sea crash against the shore, this is the most normal thing.
But this time it's different.
In the huge waves, a jet-black stream of light came over the waves. A pair of horns were clearly visible, and the violent aura made the two Bai Jue clones feel palpitations.
The two White Jue clones noticed Xili in an instant.
"The Bull Demon King?!"
"Why is he here?!"
"He seems to have come from the sea! After searching for so long in the Land of Thunder, there is no sign of the Eight-Tails. Could it be that..."
"The Eight-Tails hid in the deep sea?"
"The Bull Demon King is coming, let's bring the news back first!"
The bodies of the two White Jue clones sank into the ground as if they had no body, and then completely lost their breath and disappeared.
Xi Lixin hurried back to Konoha Village without even paying attention to his surroundings.
One wants to avoid it, and the other doesn't want to find out.
Therefore, Xili was completely unaware of the two Bai Jue clones that sneaked away, and it was even less likely that he would have pointed out a way for Bai Jue because of his appearance.
…
Rain Country, Tower.
After Nagato left, Uchiha Obito and Yakushi Kabuto hid here.
This is Akatsuki's base camp.
Although the five major countries sent many people to sneak into the Kingdom of Rain to search for information, Nagato was able to clear away all of them.
Killing every group without missing a beat, this horrific record is shocking.
As a result, the five major countries only dared to deploy intelligence teams outside the Kingdom of Rain.
Rain Tiger Freestyle Jutsu, Nagato's jutsu, is a sensory ninjutsu that allows him to inject his own chakra into the rain and control it freely.
Every drop of rain falling during the activation of the technique is closely related to Nagato's feeling.
Although Nagato left the Country of Rain, the five major nations did not know how the intelligence team they sent was discovered.
Therefore, the Rain Country is currently the most hidden.
"Huh? Why are you here?"
Kabuto Yakushi is hiding in a dark stone room playing with chess pieces. This is his bargaining chip and his trump card.
Suddenly, circles of swirling ripples rippled inside the stone chamber.
Uchiha Obito and Zetsu appeared together.
"Is there any news?"
"We have found the hiding spots of the Eight-Tailed Jinchuuriki and the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki." Bai Zetsu said straight to the point.
"Oh? Finally something has been done."
Kabuto Yakushi licked his tongue and grabbed all the chess pieces.
Uchiha Obito took over, "The news has not been confirmed yet, but it is almost certain that Nagato's trip to Konoha Village will probably be unsuccessful."
"Because the Nine-Tails and Eight-Tails should be hiding in the Land of Thunder..."
"This location."
While speaking, Uchiha Obito threw out a map and spread it on the stone table, pointing at the sea area within the Kingdom of Thunder.
Yakushi Kabuto raised his eyebrows slightly, interestingly.
"It's actually hidden in the sea..."
"This is analyzed by the Bai Jue clone after collecting intelligence from all over the Kingdom of Thunder. What is the real situation is still uncertain."
"But you should be able to gain something when you get to that sea area."
Uchiha Obito explained.
Bai Jue's clone met Xili on the coastline of the Kingdom of Thunder, and then spent some time investigating it carefully.
Only then can we roughly determine the sea area where Turtle Island is located, which has confirmed the previous guess.
Kabuto Yakushi understood what Uchiha Obito meant, which was to let him go, or more accurately, to send Deidara to go.
The Akatsuki and the five major nations have openly declared war, and it is impossible to send ground troops into the Kingdom of Thunder.
And it's still on the sea.
If it's a team in the air, it's different.
Deidara's strength is not weak, and he is absolutely excellent in aerial combat. Deidara is definitely the best choice for the aerial team.
Yakushi Kabuto's eyes flickered slightly, and he didn't know what he was thinking in his heart.
He asked, "So my mission this time is to capture the Nine-Tails and Eight-Tails?"
Uchiha Obito shook his head, "The capture of the Eight-Tails and the Nine-Tails can be slow. This time, you need to confirm whether the Eight-Tails and the Nine-Tails are really there."
"If you are confident, you can bring back the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails."
Although Kabuto Yakushi can channel the powerful undead from the Pure Land to fight, Obito Uchiha doesn't think Kabuto Yakushi can capture the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails under the strict defense of the five great nations.
If it was really that easy, why would we fight the Fourth Ninja War?
The background of the five major countries is not as simple as it seems.
"I see."
Kabuto Yakushi nodded slightly, and did not pretend to be brave enough to say that he would capture the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails.
"Bai Jue will show you the way."
After Uchiha Obito finished speaking, a whirlpool of lines rippled out, gradually sucking his body in.
Jue just stayed.
"Let's go too!"
Yakushi Kabuto raised his hand and slapped the ground, a coffin broke out of the ground, and Deidara, a blond-haired man, pushed aside the coffin board and walked out.
…
Konoha Village, Hokage Building.
Not without wasting too much time, Tsunade had already received the information sent back by Izumi in advance and knew that Itachi Uchiha was responsible.
Tsunade knew Uchiha Itachi's identity as a spy.
After all, Itachi revealed a lot of information about the Akatsuki organization to Seeli and Izumi, and Izumi informed Tsunade of this information.
Seeli will not tell Tsunade, neither what he knows nor what he doesn't know.
Firstly, Xili didn't want to reveal too much that would affect the plot. Secondly, he didn't have much affection for Konoha Village, and he even had no sense of belonging because of the third generation.
Tsunade... Seeli doesn't hate her, but she can't be said to like her either.
There is only one reason for Xili to stay in Konoha Village, and that is because Izumi is in Konoha.
Tsunade glanced at the information scroll in her hand, and a flash of light flashed in her eyes, "Is the enemy's true identity in the highest mountain in the northwest..."
As long as the battlefield is not in Konoha Village, the fight will not be so constrained.