In the Shinnō Subjugation Battle, the scene of Ryosuke pulling out the Golden Spiral: Rasengan from his trouser pocket fell into the eyes of quite a few people.
Going further back, he could even draw from the void that enormous and terrifying Ruin Greatsword.
It was obvious, he possessed a dimension that belonged solely to himself.
"Once Ryosuke really pulls out the Tailed Beast Disc and throws the disc into that dimension, we will never again be able to gather all nine tailed beasts." Uchiha Itachi said.
Through space-time ninjutsu linking to a personal dimension, once the caster dies, either the dimension is destroyed, or the entrance can never be found again.
No matter which result, the Tailed Beast Discs would be lost.
What was even more troublesome was that, judging from Raikage A's condition, extracting a disc didn't mean death. Even the revival mechanism of the tailed beasts was restrained.
It was a truly unsolvable state.
Kisame asked, "But can something like this really be done? Just hearing it sounds like us extracting tailed beasts, yet without harming the jinchūriki."
Pain said in a deep voice, "In the past, it was probably impossible. Now, it's hard to say. Don't forget, Ryosuke's Research Institute just obtained the memories of the White Snake Sage."
Everyone suddenly understood.
The Evil God White Snake Squad's invasion of the Research Institute had ended in failure. Orochimaru's puppet body had died, Hidan's mouth and eyes were captured alive, and White Snake Sage No. 2 had died in the machine room.
Before it died, it kept frantically linking memory, filling the database to avoid the central control computer discovering abnormalities and triggering alarms.
Although only a part was read, that was still one of the Three Great Sacred Grounds' White Snake Sage.
The research data, cultivation experience, and Sage Art ninjutsu in its memory were incomparably abundant.
With its knowledge, plus the support of thousands of scholars at the Research Institute, as well as Ryosuke's bizarre and unfathomable ability,
No one could say for sure.
The most important point was that Pain couldn't afford to gamble.
The Tailed Beast Weapon Project was the spiritual pillar that had supported Nagato all the way until now.
He had never been someone who craved slaughter. For every person who died because of him, Nagato would feel guilt.
Only, the great cause in his heart overcame that guilt.
If Ryosuke truly succeeded, the Tailed Beast Weapon Project would directly be declared dead, and Nagato would be devoured by the guilt in his heart, driven into madness, perhaps even directly choosing suicide.
No one knew whether Ryosuke could do it.
No one knew whether, after finishing negotiations with the Daimyo of Land of the Wind, Ryosuke would immediately bring people flying back to Hidden Mist Village.
The longer time dragged on, the more variables would appear.
So…
Pain said in a deep voice, "We must take action now, and only now can we act."
"Next, I will split into three squads, to capture the Two-Tails Matatabi, the Seven-Tails jinchūriki · Fū, and the One-Tail jinchūriki, Gaara. We must in this operation complete the capture and sealing of One through Seven Tails in full."
The Akatsuki members nodded slightly.
If in the past, they weren't really interested in Pain's plan, they only saw it as an evil leader tinkering with high-powered doomsday weapons.
Anyway, none of them were good people. The messier the world, the better they could thrive.
But now it was different.
After one operation after another, they genuinely wanted to see, to what degree the legendary Tailed Beast Weapon could reach. And with such a military deterrent in hand, just how far Akatsuki would go.
"Two-Tails Capture Squad, Itachi, Kisame."
"Seven-Tails Capture Squad, Tobi, Konan, Zetsu."
"And the One-Tail Capture Squad."
Pain said, "Led by me. Deidara, Sasori, Hidan, you will act together with me."
Everyone nodded in agreement, just about to end the meeting.
With arms folded, standing to the side, Tobi said in a deep voice, "Pain, switch places with me."
At these words, one gaze after another turned sharply toward him.
Switch places?
One must know, the One-Tail Capture Squad was specifically arranged to deal with Ryosuke. Pain and Ryosuke could be considered king against king, their clash the greatest reliance for capturing One-Tail.
What Tobi meant was, that he was stronger than Pain?
Assigned to the One-Tail Capture Squad, Deidara felt a bad premonition surge up.
It wasn't weak teammates he feared. What he feared was weak teammates still putting on airs.
Deidara was just about to speak when he heard Tobi continue, "After last time's failure, I kept thinking what way could kill Ryosuke. Now, I've already found the answer. Let me go, Pain."
Pain stared deeply at the eye showing through Tobi's mask. After a long silence, "I have only one condition, the capture action must be completed before Ryosuke leaves Land of the Wind."
"No problem."
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[Land of the Wind]
The dusk sun sank into the rolling sand dunes. Heaven and earth instantly darkened. After a few more seconds, once the eyes adjusted to the dark, one could see the dotted stars in the sky.
Ryosuke's squad was making a fire and cooking in the desert.
For the first two days of departure, Ryosuke had gone along with local custom, following desert convention of resting by day and traveling by night.
But after only two days, everyone's biological clock began to falter. In addition, Ryosuke discovered that as long as his feet touched the earth, he could manipulate it to naturally regulate the temperature.
Centered on him, the road the squad traveled was cool, even the wind that blew carried a touch of chill.
After discussion, they decided it was better to travel by day and rest at night, convenient for routine, also better to preserve stamina to handle any possible attacks.
After all, only four days remained until they reached Warsaw City.
The closer they got, the more likely they were to encounter attacks from the consortium.
City Blind poked at the roasting potatoes in the fire pit, sniffed, nudged Takeshi with his elbow, grinning, and whispered, "Lord Ryosuke really has no lack of blessings in love. Even in this boundless desert, beauties write him letters, two of them, no less."
Takeshi glanced back at Ryosuke, who was reading letters, and also whispered, "How do you know they're beauties?"
City Blind pointed at his nose.
"This nose of mine, I can smell fragrance and know women."
"The first letter, top note fruity, middle note rich, base note refreshing. This writer, at a glance, must be a cold and beautiful woman."
"The second letter, no separation of top or middle notes, all floral, base note lingering. The writer is clearly a dignified and energetic woman."
Takeshi was astonished.
The two messenger hawks that had just flown in were ones he personally inspected and confirmed safe before handing to Ryosuke.
The letter writers were exactly Samui and Tsunade.
The former cold and beautiful, the latter energetic.
Unexpectedly, his words were not off by even a hair.
City Blind raised his chin slightly, "Back in my youth, I too was a lady-killer. Just a sniff and I could grasp a woman's character seven or eight parts. If not for later being forced by life, how would I have married an ugly wife."
Takeshi looked him up and down, seeing his smug face, and felt it looked familiar, "I know a guy named Kamihara Hayato. You two should be able to talk for days."
Sitting on the other side of the fire, Ryosuke ignored their muttering, and read through the letters one by one.
The first letter he finished was from Samui, reporting the invasion situation. At present, the database had already read part of the White Snake Sage's memories, awaiting Ryosuke's return to check.
Ryosuke read with a strange expression, not quite understanding, what did Hidan's group come for?
To deliver things?
And let Orochimaru get some air… though the time he revived for was only enough for a breath.
Ryosuke shook his head, continued to read the second letter from Tsunade.
Tsunade's words were much more concise, writing only one matter, "Uchiha Itachi has applied to return to Konoha."
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