Chapter 274: Onoki vs. Pain!
Sunagakure is in chaos!
As Pain's Animal Path continuously summoned colossal summoned beasts using the Summoning Jutsu, the entire Sunagakure village was thrown into turmoil.
Civilians fled, while Stone Ninja roared in anger, leaping and rushing towards the summoned beasts.
From the Tsuchikage Building, Onoki flew out with a grim expression. His gaze swept across the battlefield and landed on Deva Path Pain, causing him to grit his teeth. "The Akatsuki Organization!"
Among the Five Great Shinobi Villages, besides Konoha, which was unknown to outsiders, the Stone Ninja Village had the closest ties with the Akatsuki Organization.
Or rather, the Akatsuki Organization had undertaken the most commissions from the Stone Ninja Village.
For instance, assassinations, coups, and manipulating smaller nations.
These were all aimed at expanding the Stone Ninja Village's influence or seizing various resources.
There were also commissions to acquire intelligence from the Akatsuki Organization.
Especially targeting the other four Great Shinobi Villages.
He never imagined that the Akatsuki Organization would one day attack the Stone Ninja Village.
Even though Konoha had previously sent intelligence about the Four-Tails Jinchuriki being taken by the Akatsuki Organization.
"Damn it!"
Looking at the village in utter disarray, Onoki's body streaked through the air, heading straight for Deva Path Pain.
But he suddenly paused, looking up at the sky.
A large white bird was diving down.
"Deidara!"
Onoki's expression darkened.
"Hey, old man, you're getting on in years, you should really take care of yourself!"
Deidara greeted with a smile, but his actions were anything but friendly.
Clay birds rained down, all heading directly for Onoki.
"You little brat!"
Onoki snorted, and with a breath, earth and rock surged from his mouth.
BOOM!
The clay birds exploded.
As the dust settled, a stone giant in front of Onoki had blocked the full force of the explosions.
Onoki then opened and closed his hands, a transparent barrier of Dust Release appearing, and shot out, directly towards Deidara in the sky.
"Old man, you're underestimating me!"
"Let's see if your Dust Release is art, or if my Explosion Release is!"
Deidara grinned. The moment he was enveloped by the barrier, his body turned into explosive clay, and then... BOOM!
Dust Release and the explosion occurred almost simultaneously.
Beneath the Sage Tree, Namikaze Minato watched and said, "Onoki is still faster!"
As he spoke, his gaze sharpened.
Behind Onoki, numerous explosive clay birds were soaring towards him.
Deidara and Tobi also appeared behind Onoki, riding the large white bird.
RUMBLE!
The explosions merged into a continuous barrage, engulfing Onoki.
On the buildings below, Stone Ninja watched in alarm and exclaimed, "Third Tsuchikage-sama!"
"Damn that Deidara!"
"Quick, take that guy down!"
Stone Ninja shouted, rushing to the rooftops. With open mouths, they fired stone bullets towards Deidara and the others in the air.
However, such attacks posed no threat to Deidara and the others, who could rapidly ascend.
"Wow, it looks like explosions are the true art, you even took down the Third Tsuchikage!"
Tobi exclaimed.
Deidara, however, showed no signs of joy. "Don't get careless, the old man won't be defeated that easily!"
"It seems you've learned a lot out there!"
Onoki's voice echoed. He suddenly appeared from the side, his fist, encased in rock, piercing through Deidara behind him.
"Hm?"
Onoki immediately sensed something was wrong.
His body passed right through Tobi's.
"This guy..."
Onoki's extensive combat experience prevented him from panicking. Instead, he quickly adjusted his posture. With a turn, he opened his mouth, releasing a barrage of rock bullets that shot towards Deidara and the others.
However, Deidara reacted just as quickly, creating a barrier of small clay birds to block all the attacks.
"As expected of the Third Tsuchikage! I almost got taken out just now!"
Behind Deidara, Tobi put on an exaggerated show of being shaken.
"Coward!"
Deidara scoffed, then looked at Onoki and said, "Hey, is that a clone!"
"Huh, it's a clone?"
Tobi sounded doubtful.
At this moment, from behind clouds scattered around them, three more Onokis appeared.
Deidara looked down and saw Onoki's true body standing atop a building, his hands opening and closing, Dust Release appearing once more.
The target was none other than Deva Path Pain.
But just as the Dust Release barrier was about to envelop Deva Path Pain, Animal Path suddenly appeared and stepped in front of him, pushing forward with both palms.
"What?"
Onoki was startled, his pupils dilated. A cold sweat trickled down his temple.
His Dust Release was actually ineffective!
"No, it was absorbed!"
"This guy..."
Onoki instantly recalled Sarutobi Asuma.
The one who had nullified his Dust Release back then.
"Onoki!"
Deva Path Pain emerged from behind Animal Path and said calmly, "Hand over the Five-Tails Jinchuriki!"
"That's absolutely impossible!"
Onoki flatly refused.
At this moment, with a series of swift movements, Stone Ninjas descended, surrounding Deva Path Pain and Animal Path.
Without any wasted words, ninjutsu erupted.
Then, Deva Path Pain spread his hands.
Almighty Push!
The ground cracked three feet deep as ninjutsu attacks were repelled or detonated, sending Stone Ninjas flying back, spitting blood. The house beneath Onoki's feet also collapsed and exploded.
Banshō Ten'in!
Deva Path Pain reached out his right hand towards Onoki, and Onoki's body was immediately pulled uncontrollably towards him.
Although the target this time was the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, Nagato wouldn't mind eliminating Onoki if the opportunity arose, laying the groundwork for unifying the Ninja World in the future.
"My body's out of control!"
Onoki, with his extensive combat experience, immediately thought of a countermeasure.
Heavy Rock Jutsu!
Onoki's speed of movement was immediately reduced.
Super Heavy Rock Jutsu!
Boom!
Onoki's body broke free from the control of Banshō Ten'in and slammed into the ground from the air.
Immediately after, the ground shook, and a colossal stone giant erupted from the earth, its fists like massive hammers, smashing down towards Deva Path Pain and Animal Path.
Boom!
The ground sank and exploded, dust billowing.
Onoki frowned, thinking to himself, "It seems that the technique that can absorb ninjutsu can't absorb all ninjutsu?"
"As expected of the Third Tsuchikage!"
Under the Sage Tree, Namikaze Minato couldn't help but praise Onoki's response.
This was also his first time witnessing the power of the Rinnegan.
Whether it was repelling ninjutsu or absorbing it, it was beyond the ordinary.
An average Jonin encountering such abilities would, like those Stone Ninjas just now, have little power to resist.
Watching the battle, Namikaze Minato was also analyzing secretly, thinking of countermeasures.
Sarutobi Asuma, however, was calm.
He had witnessed Nagato's strength long ago.
He might have improved a lot over the years, but ultimately he didn't possess the Rinnegan, so he couldn't fully unleash its power.
If I could master Limbo: Border Jail, even ten Onokis would be finished!
...
And just as Onoki and Pain were fighting.
At the location where the Five-Tails was sealed, Uka appeared.
He didn't use the Rinnegan either, only his Mangekyo ability, Uka Mikoto, to easily control the guarding Stone Ninjas with genjutsu. After reading their memories, he leisurely entered the depths of the stone forest and arrived before a stone tower, the place where the Five-Tails Jinchuriki was in closed-door training.
Looking up at the stone tower, Uka's pupils suddenly dilated slightly.
With a boom, the stone tower exploded, and a red figure shot out.
The Five-Tails Jinchuriki—Han!
Boil Release: Monster Strength Unmatched!
Uka raised a fist and punched out, colliding with the charging Five-Tails Jinchuriki.
Boom!
The air exploded.
The Five-Tails Jinchuriki somersaulted backward, flying away. Uka's feet dug into the ground, sliding back over a dozen meters before stopping.
"As expected of the Five-Tails!"
Uka chuckled lightly.
The Five-Tails Jinchuriki looked at Uka with immense shock. This guy had actually used a physical burst of chakra to block his full-power attack.
In that case...
A thought crossed the Five-Tails Jinchuriki's mind. Scarlet Tailed Beast chakra immediately appeared on his body. Then, this chakra rapidly changed, being controlled by him, and finally condensed into a tail behind him.
With steam armor spewing gas and the ground beneath his feet collapsing and exploding, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki shot forward again.
Pale golden chakra appeared on Uka's body, condensing into a half-body Susanoo skeleton, and then a bone fist shot out.
Bang!
The Susanoo's bone fist collapsed and disintegrated. Then, the Susanoo half-body itself couldn't withstand the Five-Tails Jinchuriki's power and also broke down with a roar.
Uka flickered, dodging the Five-Tails Jinchuriki's charge. "Unfortunately, I don't have time to play with you!"
As his voice fell, he had already completely immobilized the Five-Tails Jinchuriki and the Tailed Beast within him.
Immediately after, Ōtsutsuki Kamishiki appeared, personally separated the Five-Tails, and disappeared with the Yang-release Five-Tails.
Outside Iwagakure.
Clone Mido, using a Summoning Jutsu, directly summoned Uka, who was in Iwagakure, over.
Of course, he could have actually used the Flying Thunder God Technique.
But Zetsu was nearby.
"Mission accomplished, we can notify the leader to retreat!"
Uka said with a smile.
"Understood!"
Zetsu's body rapidly sank into the ground.
In less than 2 minutes, the summoned beasts disappeared, followed by the Six Paths of Pain.
High in the sky, Deidara also retreated with Tobi.
The enemy's arrival was sudden, and their retreat was just as abrupt.
Onoki and the numerous Stone Ninjas couldn't stop them.
Some Stone Ninjas roared in frustration, "What do these guys think our Iwagakure is?"
Onoki's expression was grim. He had already figured it out and immediately shouted, "Go check on Han; their target was Han!"
Clearly.
The members of the Akatsuki Organization just now were all meant to create a diversion.
By now, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki was probably already...
Thinking of the reminders and proposals from Konoha earlier, Onoki couldn't help but feel regret.
"Akatsuki Organization!"
"Damn it!"
"I will definitely find you all!"
Onoki clenched his fist.
...
Konoha, beneath the Sage Tree.
Sarutobi Asuma dispersed the water screen.
"Without the Sage Tree, Konoha would likely have suffered heavy losses under such an invasion!" Namikaze Minato said.
Sarutobi Asuma nodded.
In the original story, Nagato had completely demolished Konoha, earning Yamato the title of 'Construction Captain'.
"The Akatsuki Organization already possesses five of the Nine Tailed Beasts. They will soon obtain the Six-Tails and Seven-Tails as well."
"The impact of the Akatsuki Organization's invasion of Konoha this time will also be unprecedented. I suspect the Five Kage Summit will be inevitable, even without us proposing it."
Namikaze Minato said.
There had been similar analyses before, but seeing the Akatsuki Organization's invasion of Iwagakure with his own eyes...
Namikaze Minato was certain that the impact of this event would exceed expectations.
"Then let's begin preparations for war!" Sarutobi Asuma said. "I'll create Shadow Clones to make the Lightning Burst Talismans, Medical Talismans, and Heavenly Sun Talismans."
Namikaze Minato nodded. "Then I'll trouble you with that!"
"As for Naruto, let him go train in the South Sage Continent first," Sarutobi Asuma suggested.
Namikaze Minato thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
Naruto's identity as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki had been exposed during his fight with Kimimaro. The Akatsuki Organization had likely already obtained this information.
Compared to Uzumaki Kushina, Naruto was clearly more vulnerable to targeting.
Although the Akatsuki Organization was currently under control, unexpected events could not be ruled out.
...
Just as Namikaze Minato predicted, the news of Iwagakure being attacked by the Akatsuki Organization quickly spread throughout the Ninja World, causing a huge uproar.
In the past three Ninja World Wars, none of the Five Great Shinobi Villages had their strongholds breached. To have it done by a mere ninja organization now was truly astonishing.
Land of Lightning, Kumogakure.
The Fourth Raikage frowned as he listened to his secretary's report. "The Akatsuki Organization is getting more and more audacious. But what exactly are they trying to do?"
"Now, they already have five Tailed Beasts in their possession!"
Mabui said, "Raikage-sama, it's likely more than five Tailed Beasts. According to our intelligence, the Six-Tails Jinchuriki from Kirigakure has already defected and is being targeted by the Akatsuki Organization."
"With the abilities the Akatsuki Organization has demonstrated, they should capture the Six-Tails very soon."
The Fourth Raikage was displeased upon hearing this. "What is the Fifth Mizukage doing, allowing a Jinchuriki to defect!"
Mabui didn't answer the question but instead said, "The Seven-Tails is in Iwagakure. Although our intelligence doesn't currently know who the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki is, based on past situations, the Akatsuki Organization also possesses astonishing intelligence capabilities."
The Fourth Raikage slammed the table and shouted, "Then immediately send people to protect the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki!"
Mabui nodded. "That is indeed a good idea, but this matter might need to be discussed with the other Great Shinobi Villages. Otherwise, it might cause unnecessary reactions from other villages."
This made the Fourth Raikage very unhappy. He snorted angrily and said, "Then contact Konoha and the others immediately!"
"We absolutely cannot let those Akatsuki fellows succeed again!"
"Also, keep a close eye on Killer Bee!"
Mabui nodded. "Yes, Fourth Raikage-sama!"
...
Kirigakure, the Fifth Mizukage Mei Terumi opened her fiery red lips. "That guy Onoki is finally reaping what he sowed!"
"Ao, immediately increase the intensity of the pursuit for the Six-Tails Jinchuriki!"
"We absolutely cannot let the Akatsuki Organization succeed this time. If necessary, please ask Konoha for assistance!"
Ao immediately nodded. "Understood!"
Sunagakure.
Gaara, who had become the Fifth Kazekage, had matured considerably. He was discussing the attack on Sunagakure by the Akatsuki Organization with his teacher, Baki.
"This matter has a significant impact, and the Akatsuki Organization has already obtained more than half of the Tailed Beasts. This is a very powerful force," Baki said with a grave expression.
Setting aside the past grudges between Sunagakure and the Akatsuki Organization, with the Akatsuki Organization now controlling so many Tailed Beasts, Sunagakure, as one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, could not possibly remain uninvolved.
Gaara nodded. "Send envoys to contact Konoha to facilitate an alliance of the Five Great Shinobi Villages and to completely annihilate the Akatsuki Organization."
As the Five Great Shinobi Villages began their communications, immediately after completing the sealing of the Five-Tails, the Akatsuki Organization, without pause, split into two groups and went after the Six-Tails and the Seven-Tails.
After Ōtsutsuki Kamishiki snatched Han, he also quietly followed.
He had already separated the Six-Tails.
This time, he intended to capture the Seven-Tails.
At that point, Sarutobi Asuma would have gathered all nine Tailed Beasts.
Through analysis and research, the cultivation of the Clone Mido would not be far off!
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