Shindai was lying on the sofa, getting ready to sleep.
But his heart suddenly began racing for no apparent reason. He had a strange feeling something was about to happen.
He rolled over and scratched his backside. "Come on, what could possibly happen in my own house? Time to sleep!"
While Shindai slept, two figures were watching him from outside the window.
"Mom, Shindai brother's asleep!"
"Just wait a little longer. His sleep might still be light."
"Gotta admit, Mom sure knows her stuff."
"Of course! When you were my age, I was already a ninja!"
Obito, Kakashi, and Rin Nohara gathered with Kushina Uzumaki and Naruto as planned.
"Lady Kushina, how's it looking?"
Kushina Uzumaki gave instructions. "They're all asleep. Rin, you and I will carry Pakura and Hikaku off separately, then follow through with the plan!"
Obito and the others responded, "Roger that!"
"Then let's begin the operation!"
At Kushina Uzumaki's command, she and Rin Nohara went around to the back of the house. They slipped in through the window into Pakura and Hikaku Uchiha's room and discreetly carried the sleeping figures out.
Kushina Uzumaki, carrying the unconscious Pakura, reminded them, "We'll head to the rendezvous point first to wait. You all get ready too, and be careful."
After giving her instructions, Kushina Uzumaki and Rin Nohara took Pakura and Hikaku Uzumaki away.
Naruto sneaked out to meet up with his teammates.
Naruto had already met up with Sasuke, Shikamaru, and Choji.
Noticing someone missing, Naruto said confusedly, "Huh? Where's Hinata?"
Shikamaru replied, "It's late at night. How could Hinata come out? The Hyuga clan has so many rules..."
However, before Shikamaru could finish, a tiny figure came running over.
"I'm here!"
Hinata ran from afar and joined her teammates.
Surprised, Shikamaru asked, "Hinata, are you okay coming out at night?"
"I sneaked out. As long as nobody finds out, it's fine."
Actually, Hinata really wanted to see what would happen, so after much hesitation, she still chose to sneak out secretly.
Right now, Naruto was extremely excited and thrilled. "Alright then, let's go quickly. The operation has already begun."
Naruto led his teammates toward the rendezvous point.
Obito and Kakashi were plotting something.
"I'll disguise myself as Red-Sand Sasori!"
"No way. Kakashi, you should pretend to be that grotesque puppet, Hiruko!"
"Obito, you know what? You actually look the part of Hiruko. This role is definitely tailor-made for you!"
Kakashi didn't give Obito a chance. He immediately used the Transformation Jutsu to become Sasori, then threw a kunai tied with a scroll toward the window.
The kunai smashed through the window and lodged itself next to Shindai.
Obito's eyes widened. "Kakashi! That's so sneaky!"
Kakashi hissed, "Transform already! Don't ruin our disguise!"
Muttering curses, Obito used the Transformation Jutsu to become Hiruko.
The sound of breaking glass and the kunai striking the ground startled Shindai awake.
The first thing Shindai saw was the kunai embedded in the floor. He jolted upright instantly and turned sharply toward the window.
His eyes narrowed sharply.
Sasori?!
As soon as Kakashi and Obito confirmed that Shindai had seen them, they immediately retreated and vanished.
Shindai stood there momentarily confused—What the hell? How did Sasori appear in Konoha?
He slapped his own cheek hard—pain shot through, so he wasn't dreaming.
But why was Sasori here in Konoha? Had Konoha's barrier become nothing more than decoration?
Shindai noticed the scroll tied to the kunai.
He picked it up and unrolled it.
[Meet me in the western woodland. Refuse, and these two women die.]
Shindai flung the scroll aside and stormed into the room.
"Pakura! Hikaku!"
Both rooms were empty—Pakura and Hikaku were nowhere to be found, their windows left wide open.
Shindai instantly flew into a rage. He leaped directly out the window, using his magnetic field to fly westward.
Meanwhile, Kakashi and Obito had already regrouped with Kushina Uzumaki.
Pakura and Hikaku were bound to trees.
Naruto and the others crouched silently in the grass, waiting.
Kushina Uzumaki looked toward the horizon. "He's coming! Get ready!"
Kushina Uzumaki and Rin Nohara were also in disguise—as Pain the Deva Path and Konan, two figures who had once attacked before.
Descending from the sky, Shindai landed right in front of Kakashi and Obito.
His gaze shifted to Pakura and Hikaku tied to the trees. His eyes immediately reddened with fury.
Shindai glared furiously. "Bravo, Sasori! Too scared to face me head-on, you stoop to underhanded tricks and drag these two along? If you're afraid, go hide in the sewers where you came from!"
Disguised as Sasori, Kakashi rasped in a distorted voice, "Today, I'll show you the true meaning of art—and you'll die by it!"
Shindai sneered. "Fine by me. Today, I'll kill you, even if that corpse tries to protect you!"
Shindai summoned Kannazuki and activated its automated combat program. The ninja-ware unleashed its power, continuously launching ninjutsu attacks.
Then, Shindai immediately formed hand seals and slammed both hands onto the ground.
[Magnet Release! Iron Sand Tidal Wave!]
Shindai generated a wave-shaped Iron Sand Body, surging toward Kakashi and the others.
Meanwhile, Shindai rushed headlong toward Pakura and Hikaku Uchiha.
Kakashi formed hand seals and used Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall to block both the impact of the Iron Sand Body and Kannazuki's Ninjutsu attacks, but the earthen wall was quickly destroyed.
Obito, acting as Hiruko, launched himself at Kannazuki and engaged in close combat with him.
After dodging the Iron Sand Body by leaping into the air, Kakashi drew a shuriken and hurled it at Shindai.
Actually, Shindai should have easily seen through the disguises of the current Sasori and Hiruko.
After all, Sasori rarely uses Earth Release techniques or kunai. Likewise, Hiruko mainly fights using his own mechanical traps.
Yet Shindai had already lost his composure—he only wanted to rescue Pakura and Hikaku Uchiha, and then kill Sasori dead.
Besides puppets, what Sasori is most famous for is poison.
Therefore, Shindai assumed that Sasori must have poisoned Pakura and Hikaku Uchiha; otherwise, given their strength, how could they have been captured so easily?
Shindai dodged the shuriken thrown by Kakashi and continued rushing toward Pakura and Hikaku Uchiha.
Kakashi formed several hand seals and unleashed Chidori, though he suppressed its signature screeching sound to avoid detection by Shindai.
Kakashi altered the Chidori's form, morphing it into a [Chidori Wolf] that lunged toward Shindai.
After forming hand seals, Shindai activated his Magnetic Field to directly neutralize the lightning wolf.
Immediately afterward, Kakashi used the Shifting Body Technique, appearing at Shindai's side and kicked him hard, sending him flying, stopping Shindai from getting closer to Pakura and Hikaku Uchiha.
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