In a hidden base of the Akatsuki organization.
"Damn it, I must tear that damn Demon to shreds with my own hands!"
Hidan was cursing incessantly.
In the Land of Grass battle, his immortal body was torn to pieces multiple times, so his body was full of stitching marks everywhere at this moment.
Because the retreat before was too hasty, his colleagues failed to retrieve all the fragments of his body, resulting in a piece still missing from his back now.
Zetsu took a lump of White Zetsu cells and filled it into Hidan's back: "Don't move, cell fusion takes time."
"My body is not a toy, be careful!"
Although Hidan was still cursing, his body became much more obedient.
Obviously, Hidan was not the only one needing body repair.
Deidara aside was adapting to his new arms.
In the previous battle, both his arms were severed by Tanjiro's 'Crimson Red Nichirin Blade', extremely wretched, almost losing his life.
On the other side, Sasori was silently repairing his puppets. Ranmaru and Juzo Biwa, wrapped in bandages all over, were resting.
Obito watched all this with a solemn expression.
The sudden appearance of 'Upper Rank One' clearly disrupted his plan. What surprised him even more was that 'Upper Rank One' was so powerful, almost sweeping the Akatsuki organization and the Ninja Village Alliance on the Land of Grass camp battlefield single-handedly.
After filling Hidan's body, Zetsu came to Obito's side: "Hidan and Deidara need at least a week to fuse cells. Ranmaru and Juzo Biwa are heavily injured. The opponent's weapon is a bit weird, so they might need two weeks to recover."
Obito whispered: "Take so long?"
Zetsu shrugged: "If Shinno were here, with his medical ninjutsu, recovery speed should be accelerated a bit."
Obito asked: "What about others?"
Zetsu said: "Sasori's puppets suffered severe losses and need some time for repairs. Kakuzu went out to find new hearts!"
Obito asked again: "What about Itachi?"
Zetsu said: "He and Hiruko preserved their condition best, so they went to search for the tracks of 'Upper Rank One'!"
Obito's face darkened: "Any clues on 'Upper Rank One'?"
In the Ninja World, strength was everything. 'Upper Rank One' had already proved with his battle record that he was qualified to sit at the table, so Obito couldn't help but take it seriously.
Zetsu shook his head: "Not yet for now, but searching with full effort!"
Land of Earth.
After entering the territory of the Land of Earth, Itachi and Hiruko, each with their own ulterior motives, tacitly chose to split up.
Itachi wanted to take this opportunity to contact the Ninja Village Alliance, pass on intelligence, and end the Ninja War.
Hiruko coveted the amazing recovery ability of 'Upper Rank One', wanting to capture 'Upper Rank One' alone and decipher the secret of 'Upper Rank One's great strength.
Of course, he wouldn't act rashly. If 'Upper Rank One' had recovered his condition, he would retreat immediately, never taking risks.
After separating from Hiruko, Itachi didn't rush to act.
Even if he wanted to contact the Ninja Village Alliance, he must pay attention to the method. Otherwise, not only would he be exposed, but it would also affect the direction of the Ninja War.
"Although transmitting messages via Genjutsu is safe, the efficiency is too low. The current battle situation is chaotic, with wounded everywhere. If the high command of the Ninja Village Alliance doesn't notice my message in time, this precious opportunity will be wasted..."
He shook his head secretly. The method of transmission last time probably wouldn't work this time.
Just as he was considering whether to choose a trustworthy high-ranking official of the Ninja Village Alliance to transmit the message directly, he suddenly turned his head and looked not far away.
There, he saw Orochimaru pouncing straight towards his direction.
"Orochimaru?"
Itachi frowned.
Encountering Orochimaru at this time was not a good thing.
Orochimaru's group sped all the way, finally shaking off the 'Itachi Uchiha' trailing them, only to run head-on into the real Itachi Uchiha.
"How is this possible!?"
"Shadow Clone? Or Space-Time Ninjutsu?"
"Damn it!"
Yakushi Kabuto, Guren, and Tayuya all had ugly expressions on their faces.
Orochimaru was even more annoyed: "Itachi Uchiha, must you make things difficult for me?"
Itachi frowned even tighter.
On the other side.
Like Hiruko, Kakashi's squad was also searching for Tanjiro's tracks in the Land of Earth.
Just then, Yakumo in the team possessing 'Ketsuryugan' suddenly raised her hand, signaling others in the squad to be alert.
Kakashi asked in a low voice: "What happened?"
Yakumo said: "Itachi Uchiha found ahead!"
Sasuke was shocked: "What?!"
"Itachi Uchiha!?" Kakashi first showed joy on his face, then confirmed: "Is he alone? Is his partner beside him?"
As a high-ranking official of the Ninja Village Alliance, Kakashi was one of the few who knew Itachi Uchiha had secretly transmitted intelligence to the Ninja Village Alliance, so he was surprised and delighted.
Yakumo observed the surroundings: "Seems only him alone."
Kakashi nodded and instructed others in the squad: "Everyone spread out and be alert. Yakumo and I will go check the situation ahead!"
Although believing there were no Akatsuki spies in his squad, Kakashi still adhered to the principle of caution, deciding to take only Yakumo to see Itachi Uchiha.
Sasuke said: "I want to go too!"
He was also present when Shinji cracked Itachi's message Genjutsu last time, so although no one said it explicitly, he also guessed a bit more or less.
Precisely because of this, when hearing news of Itachi Uchiha this time, he didn't rush up desperately in rage like before.
Kakashi stared at Sasuke pondering for a while, finally nodding: "Okay, but you are not allowed to be impulsive. Listen to my arrangements for everything!"
"Understood!"
Sasuke nodded heavily.
Frankly speaking, he wanted to see Itachi more than anyone now, asking face to face what exactly happened on the night of the genocide!
Soon, the two sides met in the forest.
Kakashi asked: "Itachi Uchiha, why are you here?"
'Itachi Uchiha' glanced indifferently at Kakashi, then flashed, trying to bypass Kakashi and others.
Swish...
Just then, Sasuke directly used a 'Body Flicker Technique' to block in front of 'Itachi Uchiha', roaring: "Itachi, answer me, why did you kill our entire Uchiha clan back then?"
'Itachi Uchiha' didn't even look straight at Sasuke, seeming to trigger some judgment, directly activating Mangekyo Sharingan and 'Susanoo'.
Instantly, a red phantom projected from his body, turning into a skeletal giant hand in an instant, grabbing Sasuke blocking in front, then throwing him aside fiercely!
"This!?"
This move stunned Kakashi and Yakumo on the spot.
They never expected the reunion of the brothers Itachi Uchiha and Sasuke Uchiha would be such an explosive scene.
Sasuke, thrown flying, was dizzy. Immediately, he also activated Mangekyo Sharingan and 'Susanoo', gritting his teeth: "Itachi Uchiha!"