"Don't treat this as if you haven't heard it. Naruto is a member of Team 7 and a talent that the Hokage values. His future prospects are limitless. If he enters the root, there will inevitably be some stains. If there is any problem, your root

Can you take responsibility?"

Tianzang did not give in to the root and swept over him with sharp eyes.

What kind of place the root is, Tianzang knows best.

Too much contact with this place will be harmful to Naruto.

"Both of you, please calm down. The crisis has not been resolved yet, and this is not the time for internal strife. Seeing that Konoha has been damaged, not only Akatsuki, but also the Kingdom of Demons doesn't know what action to take. I don't believe it.

Behind the recent series of events, there is no Ghost Country to add fuel to the flames. Don’t you think that this lose-lose situation is most beneficial to the Ghost Country?”

Shikamaru shook his head helplessly.

Tianzang and Gegen were silent.

With many sources of information, they naturally learned many secrets that ordinary ninjas did not know through various recent incidents.

The Land of Rain, Rain Hidden, Akatsuki, Samsara Eye... what happened these days was sudden and bizarre, and it was obvious that someone was secretly guiding them to achieve a certain purpose.

Akatsuki's plan to seize the Nine-Tails failed, and Konoha successfully stopped it, but it was also traumatized. It seems that neither side achieved the victory they wanted.

"In this case, let the Hokage-sama and Danzo-sama meet and communicate alone. Now that the pressure from outside the village has become so great, we really shouldn't target it secretly and let outsiders benefit."

I took a step back.

"I also agree with this."

Tianzang also took a step back and walked down the steps.

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The land of rain.

Heavy rain poured down in torrents.

Dark clouds hung low in the sky, as if they were about to cover the entire land. Thunder and lightning flashed among them, and explosive thunder roars sounded from time to time, making people feel extremely depressed.

On the rock, two Konoha ninjas responsible for reconnaissance were holding military binoculars to explore the movement ahead.

Then their bodies stiffened and their pupils began to shrink in shock.

"This, what is this... No, I have to report it to Lord Hokage quickly!"

What appeared in front of the two of them was an endless stretch of white human shapes on the rainy ground.

They have human body shapes, but their skin is pale, and their faces are basically the same. They don't wear any clothes, exposing all their body skin, but they take extremely steady steps and walk forward in the rain, with a strange light shining in their eyes.

.

There are endless white humanoid shapes like this all over the mountains and plains, and their number is still increasing.

The white light moved forward, compressing the living space of the Konoha ninjas.

Not only that, but there was also a thundering roar.

A giant beast with a carnivorous lizard head appeared from behind the white humanoid army. Their forelimbs were short and their hind limbs were thick and powerful.

The eyes of these giant beasts are also very huge, and appear in the shape of lavender circular ripples, spreading out layer by layer, full of violence and malice.

In addition, there are a large number of flying giant beasts in the sky. They also have the heads of carnivorous lizards, but compared with the giant beasts on land, they have strong and huge fleshy wings and can fly freely. Their eyes are the same as those on land.

The giant beasts are the same, showing greedy and cruel eyes, looking down at the earth from the sky where heavy rain and thunder meet.

They discovered the traces of the Konoha ninjas, but did not attack. They just flew around and over the heads of the Konoha ninjas, bringing them a terrifying pressure like death.

It is more accurate to say that it is a deterrent rather than an attack.

Once you witness such a scene, even if you want to invade, you must first weigh the consequences. You cannot act without any scruples.

"Walk!"

The two Konoha ninjas who were conducting reconnaissance had an insight into the enemy's plan and were filled with fear and panic.

Such a huge change has occurred in the Kingdom of Rain, and it is no longer beyond their control. They need to report to the upper management of Konoha and accept new instructions.

Once such a level of troops launches a surprise attack on the Country of Fire, the consequences will be disastrous.

So, they took a few extremely high-definition photos and left simply.

Not only Konoha, but also the ninjas of Sunagakure, Iwagakure and Kumogakure who settled in the Land of Rain, all encountered the same situation at the same time. The scouts returned as soon as possible and reported the matter to their superiors.

…

"The villages in Konoha have become aware of the presence of the White Army and the dragon beasts. Next, a deterrent stalemate will form."

Bai Jue returned to Yuyin and reported the matter to Xiaonan, who is now the top person in charge of Yuyin.

Xiao Nan nodded. She was sitting on the high tower, looking into the distance through the rain curtain.

"The Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki failed to capture, the Three-Tails and Six-Tails were obtained. The rest depends on Kisame and Beiruhu. I hope there won't be any accidents there."

Overall, Akatsuki's operation has completed half of its targets. Even if the situation is worse, there is still a price to negotiate with other countries, so that they will not use military means against the Kingdom of Rain in the short term.

What Xiao lacks most now is preparation time.

If it weren't for the secret inducement from the Kingdom of Ghosts, they wouldn't have acted so quickly and without complete preparations.

"With the capabilities of Kisame and Beiruhu, the Eight-Tails will probably not have any problems. After all, Kisame has accumulated a lot of experience in dealing with jinchūriki when he teamed up with Itachi in the past."

Bai Jue is very optimistic.

"The perfect Jinchuuriki is different. Otherwise, Nagato would not have brought that thing with him when he went to Kirigakure this time. Once too much time was spent on capturing the Jinchuuriki, he would be trapped in a stalemate and besieged, causing the plan to fail.

"

Xiao Nan warned with a serious face.

Compared to Nagato, Kisame and Beiruhu are the ones who really need to worry.

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Kisame and Beiruhu traveled from the River Country in the west of the Rain Country, then spent dozens of hours crossing the sea to the Thunder Country, and then headed towards Kumogakure Village.

Finally, we arrived at Kumogakure at midnight. At this time, it was completely dark. From a distance, we could see the lights in Kumogakure Village, which were shining brightly at night, making it particularly eye-catching.

They easily bypassed Kumogakure's patrol force and passed through the cordon set up by the barbed wire. Even in the dark night, the sky above Kumogakure was filled with mist, like a city nestled among the clouds and mist.

Considering the size of the Great Country Ninja Village, it is not an exaggeration to call it a city.

Even the populations of many small countries may not exceed the total population of these ninja villages, otherwise they would not be able to afford such a large number of ninjas.

Kisame and Hiruhu, who were both from Kirigakure and Konoha, knew the importance of Kumogakure Village very well.

This super-powerful Ninja Village, second only to the Demon Country in terms of military strength, is by no means as simple as it seems.

Invading this village and taking away the Eight-Tails Jinchuuriki is undoubtedly a very challenging job.

"I just traveled such a long way and my chakra consumption was very serious. Why, can you still hold on?"

Kisame touched the large sword Samehada on his back, and showed concern for Beiruhu's chakra consumption as a colleague.

Running at high speed for thirty to forty hours at a stretch is not a problem for Kisame, who has a huge amount of chakra, and he can use Samehada to replenish it at any time, but Beiruhu does not have such powerful chakra.

The journey that originally took three or four days ended up arriving in half the time. The price paid for this was the consumption of more chakra.

If there is insufficient chakra, the assistance that Beiruhu can provide for the subsequent capture of the Jinchuuriki will be very limited.

"Don't underestimate me."

Biruhu was not out of breath, but it turned out that he had indeed consumed a lot of chakra, so he quickly put a few pills into his mouth, bit them into his stomach, and his chakra and physical strength began to recover.

"I almost forgot, you are a research geek just like that guy Orochimaru."

Kisame chuckled.

Although Beiruhu and Orochimaru have different research focuses, it is not difficult for researchers of their level to prepare some special drugs.

"Do you need some?"

Beiliuhu asked in a normal manner.

"No, my chakra is still sufficient and it will not affect my next actions."

Kisame refused.

Bei Liuhu nodded, without forcing himself, and put the remaining pills into the ninja bag in case of emergency.

"According to the information collected by White Zetsu, the Eight-Tailed Jinchuuriki will be training in Kumogakure's Cloud Thunder Gorge. Let's just go to Cloud Thunder Gorge next."

Beiliuhu said at this time.

Unlike Yunin Village, Yunyin Village does not have a clear division of territory. Instead, it is a village built on high mountains. It is undoubtedly a very difficult thing to build a city wall in such an environment.

This resulted in that, although many places were nominally under the jurisdiction of Kumogakure, they were separated by a certain distance and were not directly adjacent to the center of Kumogakure.

Among these places, Yunlei Gorge is one of them.

There are mountains, criss-crossing rivers, clouds and mist all year round, and the sound of thunder in the sky, so it is named Yunlei Gorge.

It is a very famous place in Kumogakure.

"It's better to investigate this kind of thing yourself. Sometimes, the information Bai Jue investigates is unreliable."
To be continued...